English Practice Set-5
Total Questions: 20 Time: 20 min.
DIRECTION: In Question 1 & 2 Change the Voice.
(A) Has the letter not been delivered by the postman ?
(B) Is the letter delivered by the postman ?
(C) The postman hasn’t delivered the letter,
(D) Has the letter been delivered by the postman ?
2)Some people were helping the wounded woman.
(A) The wounded woman is being helped by some people.
(B) The wounded woman was being helped by some people.
(C) The wounded is helped by some people.
(D) The wounded woman was helped by some people.
Direction: In Question 3 & 4 Change the narration.
3)“I shall go tomorrow,” he said.
(A) He said that he would go the next day.
(B) He said that he shall go the next day.
(C) He said that he should go tomorrow.
(D) He said that he would go tomorrow.
4)She said to the children, ‘You mustn’t play with fire.’
(A) She told the children they were not to play with fire.
(B) She told the children that they mustn’t play with fire.
(C) She told the children not to play with fire.
(D) She told the children they are not to play with fire.
5)Food was packed, and they ______, a merry, delighted party.
(A) went off
(B) start off
(C) cut off
(D) set off
6) As the driver swerved violently at the turning, the wheel came off, as it was already __.
(A) lose
(B) lost
(C) loose
(D) loss
DIRECTION :- Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option.
7)(A) Gowri told me/ (B) his name after/ (C) he left./ (D) No error
8)(A) Sudha fell in/ (B) the well and nobody / (C) tried to save him./ (D) No error.
9)(A) He did not/ (B) succeed in the examination,/ (C) yet he had worked hard and had adopted the right strategy./ (D) No error.
10) (A) The tiger was not/ (B) the only dangerous animal/ (C) in the forest there was hyenas too./ (D) No error
11)(A) When the minister was shot dead,/ (B) people were run here and there / (C) to save themselves. /(D) No error.
12)(A) She requested me / (B) to wait for her / (C) until she returns from school. / (D) No Error
DIRECTION :- In 13 & 14 question, the sentence is split into four parts. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
13)
1.The students
P. touched the
Q. arrived and
R. their teacher
S. feet of
6. with reverence
(A) QRSP
(B) RQSP
(C) QPSR
(D) QPRS
14)
1. Architecture began
P. to build their own shelters
Q. on ready-made ones
R. when early people started
S. rather than relying
6. such as trees and caves.
(A) RPSQ
(B) PRQS
(C) RQPS
(D) PSQR
Direction: In question 15 & 16 select the word similar in meaning to the given word.
15)PIVOTAL
(A)Confuse
(B)Adventure
(C)Vital
(D)Disfigure
16)SOLICIT
(A)Seek
(B)Require
(C)Claim
(D)Demand
Directions: In Question 17 & 18 select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
17)AUSTERE
(A)Eventful
(B)Exciting
(C)Boisterous
(D)Luxurious
18) PERSIST
(A)Appear
(B)Exist
(C)Perplex
(D)Disappear
19)Rest on their laurels (complacent)
(A)To feel or satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do anymore
(B)Join together, become united
(C)To ponder over/meditate
(D)Occupy an inferior position
20) Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) embarrassed
(B)embarassed
(C) embarrased
(D)embarased
1)(A)
2)(B)
3)(A)
4)(B)
5) (D) Set off (to begin a journey).
6)(C)
7)(c)’ He had left' is the correct formation.
8)(a) Use ‘fell into’ in place of 'fell in'.
9)(c) Change ‘yet’ into ‘though’.
10)(c) Use ‘were' In place of 'was'. ‘Hyenas' is the main subject which is ‘plural'.
11)(b) Sentence is in Active Voice . So, change ‘were run’ into 'ran'.
12)(c) Sentence is in Past tense. Change ‘returns' into ‘returned’.
13)(C)QPSR
14)(A) RPSQ
15)(C)Pivotal means critical importance.
16)(D)Solicit means try to obtain something from someone.
17)(D)Austere means having no comforts or luxuries
18)(D)Persist means continue to exist.
19)(A)Rest on their laurels ( ख्याति पर संतोष किये बैठे रहना )
20)(A) The correctly spelt word is embarrassed
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