Question and Answer (English)

1. Identify the author with the story

a) Susannah Hickling 1. The Race of Judas Iscariot

b) Rex Coker 2. The Piano

c) Bonnie Chamberlin 3. Swept Away

d) Rob Reilly 4. A close Encounter

a b c d

a) 4 2 1 3

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 3 4 2 1

2. Match the name of the authors in Colum A with their work in column B and select the correct

answer from the code

Column A Column B

a. Oscar Wilde 1. The Refugee

b. O‟ Henry 2. The Open Window

c. Pearl S. Buck 3. The Selfish Giant

d. Saki 4. The Last Leaf

a b c d

a) 3 1 2 4

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 2 3 1

d) 2 1 4 3

3. When you pray he said you transcend your body and become a part of the cosmos, which knows

no division of wealth, age, caste and creed

Identify the speaker

a) Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

b) Kalam‟s Father

c) Kalam‟s Teacher

d) Kalam‟s Mother

4. Choose the correct answer of the words under Column B and select the code containing the answer

Column A Column B

a) Rumour 1. Hit

b) Pelted 2. False story

c) Regime 3. Flattering

d) Oily 4. Rule

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 1 3 4 2

5. Kesavan Nair said he would never perpetrate that adharma. Kutty Mappila who was listening to it

all, said, half soliloquising..........

The word soliloquising means

a) Speaking to others b) speaking to oneself

Speaking to somebody d) not speaking to anyon

6. And in his mantle, muffling up his face.

Here the word mantle indicates

a) Cloak b) Clock c) Mettle d) Metal

7. but must I confess how I liked him, how glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at

my water trough

The above lines are from

a) The man be liked b) Snake c) A Psalm of life d) be The Best

8. Match the characters under Column A with the relevant titles under Column B and select the

correct code

Column A Column B

a) Laxmi 1. The Helping Hand

b) Gunga Ram 2. To the Land of Snow

c) Kesavan Nair 3. The Mark of Vishnu

d) Lady Anstey 4. The Farmer

a b c d

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 3 2 4 1

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

9. Match the titles of the poems under Column A with their relevant poets under Column B and select

the correct code

Column A Column B

a) Migrant Bird 1. Stephen Vincent Benet

b) Be the Best 2. Famida Y. Basheer

c) The Flying Wonder 3. John Masefield

d) Laugh and be Merry 4. Douglas Malloch

a b c d

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 4 2 3 1

10. Find out the odd pair from those given below

a) Johnsy - The Last Leaf

b) Phatik - Holiday

c) Ivan - The Lottery Ticket

d) Kaanchanai - Reflowering

11. Which of the following stories

a) Reflowering b) Holiday

c) Kaanchanai d) the Necklace

12. Pick out the poem which is not written by Robert Frost

a) Going For Water b) Laugh and be Merry

c) The Road Not Taken d) Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening

13. Find out the odd pair from those given below

a) The Wooden Bowl – Leo Tolstoy

b) The Piano Lesson – Rob Reilly

c) Reflowering – Sundara Ramaswamy

d) Is Life, But a Dream? – Lewis Barry

14. “Man‟s little Day in haste we spend”. This line is from the poem written by

a) William Shakespeare b) Lewis Carroll

c) Thomas Hardy d) Walt Whitman

15. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option:

The woman writer who has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize is

a) Annie Louise b) Jane Austen

c) Pearl S. Buck d) Kamala Das

16. Find out the poetic collection that does not include the poems of H.W. Longfellow:

a) Voices of the Night b) Ballads

c) Lyrical Ballads d) Evangeline

17. Fill in the blank with the right participle. Choosing from the given options.__________ by

hunger, he stole a piece of bread

a) Driving b) Driven c) To Drive d) Drive

18. Pick out the sentence that contains a gerund:

a) Swimming is a good exercise

b) After finishing the work, he went on a vacation

c) Hearing the noise, the boy woke up

d) Having rested, we continued our journey

19. Where is the Shop Assistant?

a) Sales Clerk b) Sales Boy

c) Assistant Manager d) Assistant Clerk

20. A mirror of his changing moods now sure, now steeped in thought. Who does the word “his”

refer to?

a) The Poet b) the Shilpi c) the Tourist d) the Dramatist

21. Identify the sentence that contains an adverb:

a) Praveen writes neatly b) French is an easy language

c) The tallest building is on fire d) He looks as stupid as an owl

22. Fill in the blank with the option containing an infinitive: She refused ______‟no‟ for an answer

a) Take b) taking c) to take d) took

23. Betrays me back, till the heart of me weeps to belong to the old Sunday evenings at home, who

does the word „me‟ refer to?

a) The Poet D.H. Lawrence b) The Poet H.W. Longfellow

c) Archibald Lampman d) Douglas Malloch

24. We ran as if to meet the moon. Identify the figure of speech.

a) Hyperbole b) Anaphora c) Ellipsis d) Simile

25. We pierce your bosom with swords and spears and you dress our wounds with oil and balsam

what does the word „you‟ refer to?

a) Water b) Earth c) Trees d) Man

26. Fill in the blank with the right word: Nehru loved all_______

a) Child b) Childs c) Children d) Childrens

27. Identify the sentence which has an error

a) The issue is an alarming one b) Kolkata is the populous city

c) The doctor examined the patient carefully d) Sachin is a well-known cricketer

28. Select the correct sentence from the following:

a) The patient has been discharged in hospital

b) The patient has been discharged from the hospital

c) The patient has been discharged from hospital

d) The patient have been discharged from hospital

29. Identify the sentence which is correct

a) Gunga Ram was not at home b) Gunga Ram was not in home

c) Gunga Ram was not on home d) Gunga Ram was not into home

30. Which of the following options has a sentence with the verb in the active voice?

a) The letter has just been posted b) The bird was killed by a cruel boy

c) The cat drank all the milk d) He is loved by all

31. Identify the poetic line that differs in figure of speech, from the other lines.

a) In the world‟s broad field of battle

b) Writhed like lightning and was gone

c) As bumble plants be country hedgerows growing

d) In solitary confinement as complete as any goal

32. with the teacups circling round me like the planets round the sun. Why are the teacups circling?

a) Because of heavy gravitational force

b) Because of lack of gravitational force

c) Because the speaker is dancing in circles

d) Because the teacups fell off the hand

33. Love‟s not Time‟s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle‟s compass come; in

which poem do these lines occur?

a) Is life, But a Dream? b) Be the Best

c) O captain! My Captain! d) Sonnet No.116

34. In which poem do the following lines occur? There is something for all of us here. There‟s big

work to do and there‟s lesser to do

a) Travel Planet b) Be the Best c) No Men Are Foreign d) Manliness

35. He knows what rules are necessary and the rules are made to be enforced. It would be wrong of

me to override his rules and decisions of this kind.

Who does “me” refer to in the lesson: The One Minute Apology”?

a) The Colonel b) Edwin Stanton

b) Abraham Lincoln d) Scott

36. Match the titles with the lines:

a. Piano 1. We heard, we know we heard the brook

b. Migrant Bird 2. Softly in the dusk a woman is singing to me

c. Going for Water 3. Their wind comes in our faces

d) The cry of the children 4. The globe‟s my world

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 4 2 3 1

37. Which of the following is not a poem?

a) The cry of the children b) Earth

c) Snake d) the Last Leaf

38. Identify the poet in whose poem these lines occur? Had he and I but met by some old ancient inn

a) Thomas Hardy b) W.H. Longfellow

c) Norman Nicholson d) Walt Whitman

39. Whose autobiography is this? “The story of my experiments with truth”

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Kasturba Gandhi d) Indira Gandhi

40. Replace the underlined British word with its American equivalent. It is dark. Get me a torch

a) Torch light b) long light

c) Flash light d) stop light

41Which of these titles is a poem?

a) When Catastrophe Strikes b) Bon Voyage

c) The Man He Killed d) a Golden Path

42. Match the following poetic lines under Column A with their relevant titles under Column B and

select the correct code

Column A Column B

a) A bird has feathers, it is true 1. With a friend

b) Save the sad story of your misery 2. The Flying Wonder

c) And share my umbrella in the rain 3. The Apology

d) I got to the God of wood 4. To India – My Native Land

a b c d

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 3 4 1

43 Pick out the poetic line which is not written by Walt Whitman?

a) Walk the deck my captain lies b) Till the bridge you will need be form‟s

c) Ready to run to hiding new d) Rise up for you the flag is flung

44. Match the characters under Column A with their relevant titles under Column B and select the

correct code`

Column A Column B

a) Monsieur 1. The necklace

b) Framton Nuttel 2. Two friends

c) Mme. Foresier 3. How the Camel Got Its Hump

d) Djinn 4. The Open Window

a b c d

a) 4 2 1 3

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 4 2 3 1

45. Match the following poetic lines under Column A with their relevant titles under Column B and

select the correct code

Column A Column B

a) And stopped and drank a little more 1. O Captain! My Captain!

b) And the word will be God in Man 2. The cry of the children

c) Fallen cold and dead 3. Snake

d) And the walls turn in their places 4. English words

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 4 3 2 1

46. Fill in the blanks choosing the correction option:

The animal that is not mentioned in the story „How The Camel Got Its Hump‟ is

a) Dog b) Ox c) Cat d) Horse

47. This was the unkindest cut of all

a) Mark Antony b) Brutus c) Cassius d) Calphurnia

48. Match the lines under Column A with poets under Column B and select the correct option from

the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) In a wonder land they lay 1. H.W. Longfellow

b) There‟s something for all of us here 2. Thomas Hardy

c) Yes quaint and curious war is 3. Douglas Malloch

d) Not enjoyment and not sorrow 4. Lewis Carroll

a b c d

a) 4 3 1 2

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 2 4 1 3

49. Match the lines under Column A with the poets under Column B

Column A Column B

a) For learning how to rule the air 1. Lewis Carroll

b) Athwart Time‟s dark resistless stream 2. Stephen Vincent Benet

c) If you can‟t be a sun, be a star 3. Walt Whitman

d) But I, with mournful tread 4. Douglas Malloch

a b c d

a) 4 2 1 3

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 2 1 4 3

50. Which of the following is not a poem?

a) Be The Best b) O Captain! My Captain!

c) Is Life, But a Dream? d) Two friends

51. The rhyme scheme of the following line is Let us, be up and doing with a heart for any fate; Still

achieving, still pursuing Learn to labour and to wait

a) aaab b) abab c) abbb d) abca

52. Was it perversity that I longed to talk to him?

What is the meaning of the word perversity?

a) acceptable behaviour b) Good behaviour

c) unacceptable behaviour d) bad behaviour

53. Match the poems with the poets

a) The Piano 1. Khalil Gibran

b) The cry of the children 2. Robert Frost

c) Going for water 3. D.H. Lawrence

d) Earth 4. Ellizabeth Barrett Browning

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 3 2 4 1

d) 1 4 2 3

54. Match the names of the authors under Column A with Under Column B and select the correct

code.

Column A Column B

a) The Gift of the Magi 1. Pudumaipptittan

b) Kaanchanai 2. Oscar Wilde

c) The Selfish Giant 3. James Harriot

d) Every Living Thing 4. „O‟ Henry

a b c d

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 4 2 3

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 2 1 4 3

55. Who among the following writers is not a dramatist?

a) Oscar Wilde b) William Shakespeare

c) Charles Babbage d) Rabindranath Tagore

56. The ............ palace was built by the Nayaks and later renovated by the Marathas.

a) 16th Century b) 15

th century c) 14

th century d) 18

th century

57. Name the poem in which the following line occurs:

“It is the human earth that we defile”

a) No Men Are Foreign b) Be the Best

c) Shilpi d) Women‟s Rights

58. Identify the figure of speech in the following poetic line.

And hymns in the cosy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide

a) Oxymoron b) Onomatopoeia

c) Hyperbole d) Simile

59. In which poem do these lines occur? All are turning, all the day, and we with all-And all day, the

iron wheels are droning.

a) Going for Water b) Migrant Bird

c) The Cry of the Children d) piano

60. Pick out the line which occurs in the poem “A” Tiger in the Zoo”

a) I won‟t look down b) He hears the last voice at night

c) O the bleeding drops O red d) I listened motionless and still

61. Was Replace the underlined British word with its American equivalent

The hike in the price of Petrol is resented

a) Fuel b) gasoline c) energy d) petrol

62. Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife? Who is the author of these poetic lines?

a) H.W. Longfellow b) Robert Frost

c) Rudyard Kipling d) Walt Whitman

63. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles, choosing the right option from those given below: We are

camped at Rangash Kund, ___________little pond with ____________Shepherd‟s

Cave______grassy meadow above_______glacier.

a b c d

a) the the a a

b) a the a the

c) the a the a

d) a a a the

64. Be In the world‟s broad field of battle In the bivouac of life What is the meaning of the phrases

“Bivouac of life”?

a) A simple temporary stay in this world b) A permanent peaceful life in this world

c) A pitiable life in this world d) A grand palace in this world

65. Be‟O ye wheels‟

„Stop! Be silent for today‟

Identify the speaker of these lines

a) The children working in mines b) The children working in their houses

c) The children playing in the street d) School-going children

66. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctor called Pneumonia,

stalked about the colony, touching one here and there with icy fingers. Here Pneumonia stands

for________

a) a rude person b) a kind person

c) a deadly person d) a good person

67. The next step is to develop proper self-concept. What you think about yourself is very important?

„Self-concept‟ is______

a) What you think about your colleagues? b) What you think about others

c) What you think about yourself? d) What others think about you?

68. Select the correct tense of the verb underlined.

The Sun rises in the east

a) Simple present tense b) Present continuous tense

c) Present perfect tense d) Present perfect continuous tense

69. Fill in the blank with the correct question tag:

They lessons are quite interesting, _______

a) are it? b) aren‟t they? c) isn‟t they? d) don‟t they?

70. Fill in the blank with the right preposition:

My uncle will visit me ________May

a) on b) at c) with d) in

71. Match the underlined words under Column A with their grammatical function under column B

and select the correct code.

Column A Column B

a) Equal status to women is a far cry 1. Adverb

b) The two live the same life 2. Adjective

c) Let us hope for the best 3. Noun

d) She sings well 4. Verb

a b c d

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 3 1 2 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 4 1 2 3

72. “There is no power in the tongue of man to alter me. I stay here on my bond”

Which character in the play, “Merchant of Venice” utters these words?

a) Antonio b) Bassanio c) Portia d) Shylock

73. Fill in the blank:

In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for _____years to

receive the first line of master piece.

a) Ten years b) Twenty years c) Forty years d) Twenty five years

74. Fill “Neighbours gave prizes for the best back stabber and double crosser of the week, and most

passionate hater” Pick out a suitable word from the extract which means „one who hits from

behind‟

a) Passionate hater b) Double crosser

c) Back stabber d) Neighbourhoods

75. Fill Whose Autobiography is „Wings of fire‟?

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Dr. Johnson d) Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam

76. Fill Replace the underlined British word with its American equivalent. This lift is meant for

VIP‟s

a) lift b) escalator c) elevator d) stair case

77. Identify the figure of speech in the given poetic line.

A mother like the mom you were to me.

a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Ellipsis d) Allusion

78. Replace underlined British word with it American equivalent. Children like Sweets.

a) Cookies b) Candies c) Crisps d) Sweets

79. Fill replaces the underlined British word with its American equivalent. This is a handbag made

of leather.

a) bag b) pouch c) purse d) wallet

80. Replace the underlined British word with its American equivalent. The lorry met with an

accident.

a) van b) truck c) cab d) car

1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a

9. b 10. d 11. d 12. b 13. d 14. b 15. c 16. c

17. b 18. a 19. a 20. b 21. a 22. c 23. a 24. a

25. b 26. c 27. b 28. b 29. a 30. c 31. a 32. b

33. d 34. b 35. c 36. c 37. d 38. a 39. b 40. c

41. c 42. b 43. c 44. b 45. c 46. c 47. a 48. c

49. d 50. d 51. b 52. c 53. a 54. c 55. c 56. a

57. a 58. b 59. c 60. b 61. b 62. a 63. d 64. a

65. a 66. c 67. c 68. a 69. b 70. d 71. c 72. d

73. d 74. c 75. d 76. c 77. a 78. a 79. c 80.b

1. The period of Williams Words worth is

a) 1770-1850 b) 1807-1882 c) 1836-1907 d) 1840-1928

2. Which of the following poems has not been written by the poet “H.S. Longfellow”?

a) Be The Best b) A Psalm of life

c) Tales of a Wayside Inn d) Hiawatha

3. “„Ahimsa‟ Means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering”. The above is a

quote by

a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Abdul Kalam

c) Swami Vivekananda d) Mahatma Gandhiji

4. Identify the poem in which this line occurs. “I often contemplate my Childhood Mom”

a) The Flying Wonder b) A Sonnet for my Incomparable Mother

c) In Search of a Friend d) Laugh and be Merry

5. Identify the correct degree. No other metal is as useful as iron.

a) Comparative b) Positive

c) Superlative d) None of these

6. Find out the odd word.

a) Bless b) Praise c) Raise d) Talkative

7. Abandoned Bhutia villages do our path and I increasingly get the feeling that we are traversing a

long-forgotten route. On the fourth day we cross the ghost villages of Burfu and Bilju before we

reach milam. „Ghost Villages are‟

a) Villages full of ghosts b) villages ruled by ghosts

c) villages without people d) villages often visited by ghosts

8. Select the correct option to complete the given sentence.

If you do not submit your assignment today

a) The teacher will have punished you b) The teacher will punish you

c) The teacher punished you d) The teacher had punished you

9. Identify the part containing and error. One of the boys look happy in my class

a b c d

a) One of the boys b) look

c) happy d) in my class

10. Match the characters given under Column A with the titles given under column B and select the

correct answer from the code

Column A Column B

a) Vera 1. Holiday

b) Old man 2. Open Window

c) Phatik 3. Lottery Ticket

d) Masha 4. The Refuge

a b c d

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 3 2 4 1

d) 3 2 1 4

11. He taught me Hindi Indentify the sentences pattern

a) S V DO IO b) S V O C c) S V O A d) S V IO DO

12. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate infinitive. He refused __________the orders.

a) obey b) obeying c) to obey d) obeyed

13. To which nationality does the poet V.K. Gokak belong?

a) China b) India c) Australia d) England

14. Identify the sentence-. The boy was disobedient, so the teacher punished him

a) Simple b) Compound c) Complex d) None

15. Match the following words given in column A with the blending words column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) Electro + executer 1. Heliport

b) Helicopter + airport 2. Smog

c) Smoke + fog 3. Telex

d) Teleprinter + exchange 4. Electrocute

a b c d

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 3 2 1 4

d) 1 3 4 2

16. Identify sentence that contains the Superlative form of the adjective.

a) Mr. Soundar is one of the most helpful persons

b) Very few persons are as helpful as Mr. Soundar

c) Mr. Soundar is more helpful that most other persons

d) No other street in this area is as busy as this one

17. Identify the sentence:

I had to walk back home as the transport workers were on strike.

a) Simple b) Complex c) Compound d) None of these

18. The following lines are taken from the poem:

“The music in my heart I bore

Long after it was heard no more”

a) „A Pslam of Life b) „Sonnet No‟116‟

c) „Be the Best‟ d) „The Solitary Reaper‟

19. Who said this?

„Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacities‟

a) Kalpana Chawla b) Mahatima Gandhi

c) Rani of Jhansi d) Helen Keller

20. Identify „Sonner No: 116‟ is written by

a) William Wordsworth b) Wordsworth Longfellow

c) William Shakespeare d) William Blake

21. Name the greedy moneylender in the play The Merchant of Venice.

a) Antonio b) Bassanio c) Shylock d) Lorenzo

22. Failure is an acceptable procedure in experimenting, research, testing and all scientific forms of

“finding out”. Failure is simply the means of finding out what will not work so that it can be

eliminated in the search for what will work‟.

What can be eliminated?

a) Things that will not work b) failures in life

c) scientific processes d) searches for success

23. Choose the appropriate prefix for the word: „Fortune‟

a) dis- b) mis- c) il d) un-

24. “Knowledge is an exacting mistress; she needs devotion, whole-hearted, on the part of the person

who seeks her”

What requires whole-hearted devotion?

a) A mistress b) A nation c) The pursuer d) Knowledge

25. “Any organisation, society of even a nation without a vision is like a ship cruising on the high

seas without any aim or direction. It is clarity of national vision which constantly drives the

people towards the goal:

What drives the people towards the goal?

a) a ship in the high seas b) a clear national vision

c) The guide in the sea d) an organisation or society

26. “A Boat beneath a sunny sky Lingering on ward dreamily” What is lingering onward?

a) a ship- b) a sunny sky c) a fish d) a boat

27. „In solit‟ry confinement as complete as any goal‟ Solit‟ry refers to

a) being alone b) a pain c) a group d) a dormitory

28. “We ran as if to meet the moon That slowly dawned behind the trees”

These lines are taken from the poem

a) A Psalm of Life b) Sonnet No: 116

c) Going for Water d) The Solitary Reaper

29. The man who posed as a beggar in the story “The Model Millionaire” was

a) Austin Ronaldo b) Bebeto

c) Thomas Kaka d) Baron Hausberg

30. I like to eat Maize.

Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent

a) Candy b) Chips c) Corn d) Cookies

31. Identify the sentence with the verb in its passive form.

a) The symposium was inaugurated by the Director

b) The Director inaugurated the symposium

c) The workers are painting the walls

d) Gopi has written a poem

32. Identify the sentence that contains a verb in its active form.

a) The work was completed by the students

b) The old man completed his work

c) The gifts were issued to the children

d) The culprits must be arrested by the police

33. Choose the correct verb:

Tendulkar_________ (bat) since the match started this morning

a) batted b) is batting c) has been batting d) has batted

34. Fill in the blanks with a suitable tense form:

I______ (talk) to my mother, when the guests arrived.

a) talked b) is talking c) talk d) was talking

35. Select the correct question tag: His mother cooks well.

a) did she? b) doesn‟t she? c) does she? d) don‟t she?

36. Match the word child with the correct suffix.

a) ism b) ish c) ful d) ness

37. Match the following synonym from column A with Column B and select the correct answer from

the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) Logic 1. Focus

b) Electron 2. Inability to wait

c) Concentration 3. Reasoning

d) Impatience Particle in a cell

a b c d

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 3 4 1 2

38. Fill in the blank with a suitable gerund. _________well is an art.

a) To cook b) Having cooked c) Cooking d) Cook

39. kalpana Chawala was born in

a) Pakistan b) California c) Karnal d) New Delhi

40. He lives in a flat

Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.

a) hotel b) cottage c) apartment d) bungalow

41. She hired a taxi to the airport

Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent

a) cycle b) cab c) bike d) tricycle

42. Identify the author of the short story: “The Selfish Giant”

a) Anton Chekhov b) O‟ Henry

c) Oscar Wilde d) Rudyard Kipling

43. Shylock was envious of Antonio, a

a) merchant b) teacher c) farmer d) lawyer

44. The Selfish Giant stayed with his friend for

a) ten years b) five years c) three years d) seven years

45. Match the following poems under Column A with the poets under Column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) The Cry of the Children 1. Jack Prelutsky

b) Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face 2. Stephen Vincent Benet

c) The Flying Wonder 3. D.H. Lawrence

d) Snake 4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

a b c d

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 3 4 1 2

46. Choose the option that completes the given sentence.

Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel prize for his work

a) Galpaguccha b) Chitra

c) Binodini d) Gitanjali

47. In which story do you come across the character‟Saruli‟?

a) After the Storm b) Kari, the Elephant

c) The Neem Tree d) The Farmer

48. „Ingratitude, more strong than traitor‟s arms‟.

a) Antonio in, „The Merchant of Venice‟

b) Antony in, „Antony and Cleopatra‟

c) Mark Antony in, „Julius Caesar‟

d) Romeo in, „Romeo and Juliet‟

49. Fill in the blank with a suitable article.

Where there is _______will there is a way

a) an b) a c) the d) no

50. Pick out the rhyming words in the given lines: “Through the coal-dark underground-Or, all day,

we drive the wheels of iron In the factories round the round‟

a) the, through b) we, wheels c) underground d) dark, drive

51. To which nationality does the poet Robert Frost belong?

a) Lebanon b) France c) America d) England

52. Mention the theme observed in the poem, „Be The Best‟.

a) Optimism b) Naturalism c) Humanism d) Existentialism

53. Identify the poet in whose work do the following lines occur?

„Love is not love

Which alters when it alteration finds‟

a) William Wordsworth b) H.W. Longfellow

c) William Blake d) William Shakespeare

54. Which one of the following literary works is concerned with „Global Warming‟?

a) Migrant Bird b) To the Land of Snow

c) The Sun Beam d) Gaia Tells Her Tale

55. In which poem do the following lines occur? „We extract your elements to make

Cannons and bombs out of our elements you crate lilies and roses‟.

a) Shilpi b) With a Friend

c) The Flying Wonder d) Earth

56. “For the soul is dead that slumbers” Identify the option with words in alliteration.

a) that, dead b) for, is c) soul, slumbers d) soul, dead

57. Select the correct plural form of the word “Story”

a) Storys b) storeys c) storyses d) Stories

58. Find out the odd word.

a) Donkey b) Dew c) Dawn d) Draw

59. Identify the correct sentence.

a) Either of the dogs bark ferociously

b) Road accident at Anna Salai was a terrible sight

c) The hospital has three lady doctors

d) He lived in the village since 2001

60. The post came late

a) letter b) news c) message d) mail

61. “Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream‟

These lines are from the poem

a) „A Psalm of Life‟ b) „The Solitary Reaper‟

c) „Sonnet No: 116‟ d) „Where the Mind is Without Fear‟

62. „Listen to the sound of nature....... Take good care of our fragile planet‟. Who said this?

a) Dr. Salim Ali b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Kalpana Chawla

63. Identify the part containing an error: Ragu prefers milk than tea

a b c d

a) Raghu b) prefers c) milk d) than tea

64. Fill in the blanks with the correct homophones. I paid_______to go to the__________

a) fare, fair b) fair, fire c) fare, fear d) fair, fare

65. Identify the author of the short story “The Refuge”

a) Guy de Maupassant b) Pearl S Buck

c) Anton Chekhov d) Oscar Wilde

66. Who is the author of the short story “Swept Away”?

a) Saki b) Pearl S Buck

c) Sundara Ramaswamy d) Susannah Hickling

67. In which country does the story “Two Friends” take place?

a) England b) France c) India d) Africa

68. How many plays have been written by the famous playwright William Shakespeare?

a) 37 b) 38 c) 36 d) 27

69. Identify the correct degree

Usha Kiran is not the tallest of all the buildings in the city

a) Positive b) Negative c) Comparative d) Superlative

70. Identify the figure of speech in the line: “As all as a Skyscraper”

a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Oxymoron d) Onomastopoeia

71. „And the grave is not its goal‟ The word „grave‟ refers to

a) Winning b) Death c) Defeat d) Victory

72. „For I‟m off to outer space tomorrow morning‟. Where is the poet going?

a) office b) abroad c) outer space d) home

73. „Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron‟ What do the children do all day?

a) Drive the car b) play with the wheels

c) drive the wheels d) beat the iron

74. „Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high‟ The given lines are written by

a) Rudyard Kipling b) Rabindranath Tagore

c) Robert Frost d) Robert Browning

75. Where did Antony address the public while displaying Caesar‟s body to the Romans/

a) from the grave yard b) at the market place

c) at the senate house d) from Caesar‟s palace

76. Alan Trevor was a

a) writer b) painter c) teacher d) colonel

77. In the story “The Selfish Giant”, the Giant was covered with ______ blossoms when he lay dead

under the tree in his garden.

a) White b) Golden c) Yellow d) Silver

78. „The Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre‟ is situated in

a) New York b) New Delhi c) New Jersey d) New Zealand

79. „It is heartening to meet Laxmi, our porter, the following morning. He is a sturdy young man‟

Sturdy means

a) Learned b) Tall c) Short d) Strong

80. Match the British English words under Column A with their American English equivalents under

column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) Autumn 1. Truck

b) Holiday 2. Freight

c) Lorry 3. Fall

d) Goods 4. Vacation

a b c d

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 3 2 1 4

81. What is the American English word for the British English word „Underground‟?

a) Pavement b) First floor c) Subway d) Pathway

82. What is the American English for the British English word, “Terminus”?

a) Final b) Depot c) Bus stand d) Shop

83. Baron Hausberg was one of the __________in Europe.

a) Famous Scientists b) greatest Football players

c) richest Men d) talented Neurosurgeons

84. Use a torch when there is no power supply.

Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent.

a) flash light b) candle c) tube light d) pen torch

85. Identify the words in alliteration in the lines:

„Like gnomes that hid us from the moon

Ready to run to hiding new

with laughter when she found us soon‟

a) Moon, soon b) like, from c) laughter, found d) ready, run

86. Fill in the blanks with a gerund.

a) To read b) Reading c) The read d) Read

87. Which of the following words is formed with a prefix attached to it?

a) International b) Interest c) Interior d) Interim

88. Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word from the options given:

Nowadays, the criteria to avail Educational Loan is flexible

a) Supple b) Stiff c) Stupid d) Expandable

89. Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word from the options given:

Napoleon faced a catastrophic defeat.

a) Success b) Failure c) Excitement d) Danger

90. Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word:

Most of its inhabitants were still in the arms of sleep.

a) Habitats b) Residents c) Truants d) Tyrants

91. Match the following poems under Column A with the poets under Column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) A Psalm of Life 1. Khalil Gibran

b) The man he killed 2. Douglas Malloch

c) Be The Best 3. Thomas Hardy

d) Earth 4. H.W. Longfellow

a b c d

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 2 4 3 1

92. Which one of the following options is not a famous tragedy of William Shakespeare?

a) Hamlet b) King Lear

c) Othello d) A Midsummer Night‟s Dream

93. Acquiring knowledge is one‟s primary duty-not only for one‟s success in the examination but also

for one‟s life. What is the primary duty?

a) Playing well b) Succeeding in the examination

c) Working earnestly d) Acquiring knowledge

94. Kalpana Chawla was a famous

a) Astrologer b) astronaut c) teacher d) doctor

95. Who is the „Bird Man‟ of India?

a) Dr. Abdul Kalam b) Dr. Salim Ali

c) R.K. Narayanan d) Thakazhi Sivasankaran pillai

96. “Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit”

These lines are taken from the poem.

a) A Psalm of Life b) Be The Best

c) Where the Mind is Without Fear d) The Solitary Reaper

97. „The 16th century palace complex was built by the Nayaks and later renovated by the Marathas‟.

Who renovated the palace complex?

a) Nayakas b) Marathas

c) Cholas d) Pallavas

98. Match the authors given under Column A with the characters given under Column B and select

the correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) Sundara Ramasamy 1. Hughie

b) Oscar Wilde 2. Mark Antony

c) William Shakespeare 3. Gunga Ram

d) Kushwant Singh 4. Rowther

a b c d

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 4 2 1 3

c) 3 1 2 4

d) 4 1 2 3

99. “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him”

Whose words are these?

a) Marcus Brutus b) Mark Antony

c) Casca d) Cassius

100. “Good Heavens! I gave him a sovereign!”

Identify the speaker.

a) Alan Trevor b) Hughie

c) Shelley d) Diane

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A

11. D 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. C

21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. C

31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. C 40. C

41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. B 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. C

51. C 52. A 53. D 54. D 55. D 56. C 57. D 58. D 59. C 60. D

61. A 62. D 63. D 64. A 65. B 66. D 67. B 68. A 69. D 70. A

71. B 72. C 73. C 74. B 75. B 76. B 77. A 78. A 79.D 80. C

81. C 82. B 83. C 84. A 85. D 86. B 87.A 88. B 89. A 90.B

91. C 92. D 93. D 94. B 95. B 96. C 97. B 98. D 99. B 100.B

1. Identify the sentence pattern.

The crowd cheered him lustily.

a) SVCA b) SVOC c) SVAA D) SVOA

2. Select the correct voice

Which of the following options has a sentence with the verb in the active voice?

a) The exhibition was opened by the Governor

b) The dog chased the sheep

c) Nothing will be gained by hurry

d) The thief was caught

3. Select the correct tense.

She is singing now.

a) Simple present tense b) present continuous tense

c) present perfect Tense d) Present perfect continuous tense

4. Match the following words and phrases given in column A with their meanings in column and

select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) call for 1. take care of

b) break for 2. Improve

c) pick up 3. Start suddenly

d) look after 4. demand

a b c d

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 2 4 3 1

5. Identify the sentence with adverb.

a) That day he arrived late b) Generally speaking, we receive what we deserve

c) The sweet mango is fit to eat d) Everybody wishes to enjoy life

6. Who has uttered these words?

His sceptre shows the force of temporal power.

a) Shylock b) Bassanio c) Portia d) Antonio

7. „Romance at short notice was her speciality‟

a) Mrs. Sappleton b) Vera c) Masha d) Johnsy

8. Pick out a sentence that has an error in “Adverb” from the options given below.

a) She speaks English well b) He has never seen a Tiger

c) It is raining heavily d) L know the answer

9. Pick out sentence that has an error in articles

a) Flight like a hero b) A book you mention is out of print

c) The darkest cloud has silver lining d) Twelve inches make a foot

10. Choose the correct antonym:

The diligence and persistence of such groups have resulted in some states initiating legislation.

a) Disinterest b) abundance

c) halt d) introducing

11. Identify the sentence pattern – He is always honest

a) SVO b) SVOA c) SVOC d) SVIODO

12. “Was out of work-had sold his traps”

The word „traps‟ in this line means

a) Two-wheeled bullock carts b) Two-wheeled tractor

c) Two-wheeled horse carriage d) Two-wheeled bicycle

13. Tell me not in mournful numbers

Numbers‟ here refer to

a) Even numbers b) Fractional numbers

c) Rhythmic metres d) Odd numbers

14. “And in the hush we joined to make we heard, we knew we heard the brook”

In which poem do these lines occur?

a) The Apology b) The brook

c) English words d) Going for water

15. Pick out the folk dance of Gujarat State from the following.

a) Bhangra b) Kolattam

c) Garba d) Kummi

16. “I have many beautiful flowers he said, but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all”

In which story does the following line occur?

a) The last leaf b) Open window

c) The selfish giant d) Two friends

17. Match the names of the authors in column A with their works in column B.

a) Charles Dickens 1. Vision for the Nation

b) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam 2. Oliver Twist

c) R.K. Narayan 3. Jungle Book

d) Rudyard Kipling 4. Waiting for the Mahatma

a b c d

a) 4 1 2 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 4 3 2 1

18. Name the poem in which the following lines appear.

: O winging words! Like homing bees you borrow

Grown murmurous, the honey of delight”

a) A Psalm of Life b) Snake

c) With a friend d) English words

19. What is „Frisbee‟?

a) A fish b) A bird c) A fly d) A game

20. „Like „genomes‟ that hid us from the moon‟ What does „genome‟ mean?

a) Giant b) Home

c) Dwarf d) Fame

21. Fill in the blank with the correct option.

Dr. Salim Ali is a ________

a) Ornithologist b) Ophthalmologist

c) Opportunist d) Oncologist

22. “You must tell him to be sure and come here tomorrow”

Who said this to whom “The selfish giant”?

a) The giant said this to the children b) The children said this to the giant

c) The giant said this to the little boy d) The giant said this to his friend

23. Life is but an empty dream!

This line is an extract from the poem.

a) Hopes and Dreams b) Is life, but a dream

c) A psalm of life d) Laugh and be merry

24. A child sitting under the Piano, in the boom of the tingling strings.

The figure of speech in the above underlined phrase is:

a) Smile b) Metaphor

c) Onomatopoeia d) Personification

25. What is the theme highlighted in the lesson, “The Mark of Vishnu”?

a) Patriotism b) Friendship

c) Integration d) Superstition

26. Which of the following is not a poem?

a) Philpi b) Snake

c) A Psalm of life d) Our Heritage

27. What is meant by „Shilpi‟?

a) Writer b) Sculptor c) Painter d) Constructor

28. “Good friends, Sweet friends, let me not stir you up to such a sudden flood of mutiny”

Who uttered these words?

a) Brutus b) Antony c) Casca d) Cassius

29. “Any Tradition, however, ancient, if inconsistent with morality, is fit to be banished from the

land. Untouchability may be considered an ancient tradition.

The words are said by

a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru b) Gokhale

c) Far and Near Stories d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

30. pick out the title that does not belong to the writer Pearl S. Buck

a) The Good Earth b) My several worlds

c) Far and Near Stories d) The Last Leaf

31. “The brave little Voyages?

a) Cricketers b) Butterflies

c) Children d) Birds

32. In which poem does the following lines occur? Ready to run to hiding new.

With laughter when she found us soon.

a) Brutus b) Earth

c) Going for water d) The Apology

33. Name the poem in which the following lines appear. “Only bloodshot eyes betray Deep pride, the

reverence Lo! God in Man‟s image”

a) Snake b) Migrant Bird c) Shilpi d) Be the Best

34. What is the implied theme of the poem, “The Cry of the Children”?

a) Child-Rights b) Child-Marriage

c) Child-Labour d) Child-Care

35. O! ye wheels! (breaking out in a mad moaning)

Stop! Be silent for to-day! –Mention the figure of speech.

a) Smile b) Metaphor

c) Personification d) Hyperbole

36. Choose the correct sequence of articles that would complete the passage, from the options given.

_______ days went by with no one showing up to claim __ dog. When Goldy was feeling all

better. We played Frisbee and football in ____ yard. He was _______ very smart dog.

a) A the the a b) the a the a c) the the the a d) a a the a

37. Choose the appropriate answer for the noun + verb pattern

a) Chessmen b) Knee deep

c) Sunset d) Iron box

38. Choose the appropriate answer. The ______ in Italy are dangerous

a) Volcano b) Volcanoes

c) Volcanos d) Volcanose

39. I have no advice to offer you

a) simple b) compound

c) complex d) None of the above

40. Citizens of those border states – Brothers of her brother‟s sons

What is mentioned through the line “Brothers of her brother‟s sons?”

a) National brotherhood b) Regional brotherhood

c) Universal brotherhood d) Interstate brotherhood

41. Every dawn is preceded by a thick darkness border states – Out of the four given context – select

the correct antonym for the underlined word

a) In summer day time is longer than night time

b) I heard birds singing in the early morning

c) People started moving from the beach at dusk

d) Due to flood, all people moved out from

42. Select the correct question tag for the following sentence?

Shreya draws well_____________?

a) Can‟t she? b) Do she?

c) Doesn‟t she? d) Didn‟t she?

43. Identify the sentence which has no error

a) Either of roads leads to the railway station

b) Either of road leads to the railway station

c) Either of the roads lead to the railway station

d) Either of the road leads to the railway station

44. For Brutus is an honourable man.

Which poetic device is used by Shakespeare in this line?

a) Irony b) Euphemism c) Diction d) Epithet

45. You let me play once in your garden today you shall come with me to my garden

The Giant‟s final journey was to

a) the paradise b) his friend‟s palace

c) the king‟s palace d) the neighbouring village

46. The knocking softens, fades to a mild judicious tap.

What is the knocking sound?

a) Knocking at the door b) Carving of the statue

c) Hitting the ball d) Boxing at the nose

47. Fill in the blank:

The Lessons, „Gaia Tells her Tale‟ highlights the issue of ______

a) Forest conservation b) Water pollution

c) cleanliness d) Industrialization

48. Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. These lines belong to the

poem____

In which poem do the following lines occur?

a) The Blind Boy b) Give me the Strength

c) The Solitary Reaper d) Travel plans

49. Harmonic cacophony to oblivions ears. Identify the figure of speech.

a) metaphor b) oxymoron

c) personification d) simile

50. Now drops that floated on the pool Like pearls, and now a silver blade.

What is the “Silver blade”?

a) Drops of water b) Moon

c) brook d) pool

51. My austere father used to avoid all in essential comforts and luxuries.

This means___________

a) Dr. Kalam‟s father preferred a luxurious life

b) Dr. Kalam‟s father preferred a lavish life style

c) Dr. Kalam‟s father preferred a simple life style

d) Dr. Kalam‟s father preferred all comforts in his life

52. Pick out the sentence – where “like” is used as preposition.

a) We shall not see the like Gandhiji again

b) Today Ang San Suu Kyi fights lke Gandhiji

c) Many wanted to be like him

d) I like Gandhiji

53. I was weary to the last extent, __________

Select the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given below.

a) Tired b) Drained c) brisk d) inactive

54. Select the correct answer form the following:

a) Veena was the cleverest girl in the class

b) Babu is the most poor boy in the class

c) The girls are active than boys

d) She went home most disappointed than her friends

55. Which of the following options has a sentence with an active voice?

a) The letter was posted last night

b) The boy was bitten by a dog

c) Columbus discovered America

d) The enemy was compelled to surrender

56. Select the correct sentence from the following:

a) Dams has facilitated the Stanley reservoir

b) Dam have facilitated the Stanley reservoir

c) Dams is facilitated the Stanley reservoir

d) The dam has facilitated the Stanley reservoir

57. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles from the options given below:

______ Mettur Dam is ___________large dam in India built in 1934. It was constructed

in_________gorge, where_______river Cauvery enters.

a) The, a, the, a b) The, a, a, the

c) The, the, a, the d) The, a, the, the

58. Read the two sentences and select the correct pair/

1. Why do you come here to appeal to my humanity?

2. Go to the war department.

a) Declarative and interrogative b) Interrogative and imperative

c) Interrogative and exclamatory d) Interrogative and assertive

59. Choose the relevant meaning for the underlined word.

His expression was the most piteous.

a) Joyous b) Kind c) Anxious d) Pathetic

60. The poem „Be the best‟ highlights the idea that one should be__________

a) A pessimist b) an Optimist

c) a Scientist d) a Chemist

61. Identify the degree of comparison.

Iron is more useful than any other material.

a) positive b) comparative

c) superlative d) none of the above

62. Choose the correct tense:

Tomorrow will be Sunday.

a) simple future tense b) future continuous tense

future perfect tense d) future perfect continuous tense

63. Our hope lies in the fact that even in the older generation, there a number of persons who are

ready to face challenges. Most of the people are proud to see India that is bold. In addition, the

younger generation is ready to take action in such a complex environment.

Pick out the irrelevant statement:

a) Indians feel proud to se India that is bold

b) Younger generations are ready to take action in complex environment

c) Indians feel proud to see an India that is timid

d) Older generations are ready to face the challenges

64. Even as a young girl she preferred to sketch and paint airplanes. Out of the four given contexts

select the most accurate for the underlined word

a) My sister was delighted to take up medical profession

b) Gandhiji followed non violence

c) The culprit chose the wrong way to make money

d) I enjoyed playing cricket

65. Tantia Top, a childhood friend helped to fight against the British for which of the following

celebrities:

a) Helen Keller b) Rani of Jhansi

c) Subash Chandra Bose d) Nelson Mandela

66. We can‟t all be captains; We‟ve got to be crew.

Who is the poet of this line?

a) Douglas Malloch b) Lewis Caroll

c) Randall Jarell d) Brain Paltern

67. “The do not realize I can fulfil any ambition They do not realize among them walks a magician”

The speaker of these lines points out that present day youth.

a) Do not want to be different

b) Want to trail the beaten track

c) Do not wish to exhibit their hidden potentialities

d) Are capable of working wonders

68. Which of the following poem does not picture childhood memories?

a) A Sonnet for my incomparable mother b) Sonnet – 116

c) Piano d) Paper boat

69. Pick out the poem which is written by Ralph Waldo Emerson

a) The Apology b) With a friend

c) Snake d) Women‟s rights

70. Fill in the blank choosing the correct option:

The pen-name of Hector Hugh Munro is_____

a) H.H. Munro b) Saki

c) Hugh d) Saghi

71. Match the words given in column A with their equivalent meanings in column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

a) Breeding Haunts 1. Travellers

b) Well defined 2. Chirping

c) Twittering 3. Clearly defined

d) Voyagers 4. Nesting places

a b c d

a) 4 3 1 2

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 4 3 2 1

72. “Only bloodshot eyes betray

Deep pride, then reverence”

Which poem has these lines?

a) An Apology b) Snake

c) Shilpi d) Laugh and be Merry

73. The first organized activity that I saw in New York, on the every evening of September 11th 2001

was singing.

The author here is trying to stress the point that

a) Music is a part of “art and entertainment”

b) Music is amusement

c) Music is a past time

d) Music is one of the ways in which we express feelings

74. „Music‟ The Hope raiser is written by

a) Oscar Wild b) Robert Frost

c) Dr. Karl Paulnack d) Kalpana Sharma

75. Select the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given below.

His request had been rejected as a battle seemed imminent and every officer was essential.

a) Important b) Nearing

c) Avoidable d) Immigrant

76. “No walls for me, No vigil gates, No flags, no machine guns that blast”

Whose words are these?

a) Walt Whitman b) H.W. Longfellow

c) D.H. Lawrence d) Famida Y. Basheer

77. The author of the story, „The Mark of Vishnu‟. Kushwant Singh belongs to which state – choose

the option

a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Karnataka d) Punjab

78. What is the significance of the following day 5th June?

a) World health day b) world peace day

c) world integration day d) world environment day

79. Match the poems with their poets?

a) English Words 1. D.H. Lawrence

b) Snake 2. V.K. Gokak

c) The Man he killed 3. Elizabeth Barret Browning

d) They cry of the children 4. Thomas Hardy

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 3 4 1 2

80. “With the tea-cups circling round me like the planets round the sun”

Identify the figure of speech

a) Personification b) Simile

c) Alliteration d) Metaphor

81. A child sitting under the Piano, in the boom of the tingling strings. The child mentioned in the

poem is _________

a) The poet‟s child b) A child on the road

c) The poet himself d) The singer‟s Child

82. Laura presented a Wallet to her friend

Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent?

a) Flash light b) billfold

c) closet d) crib

83. Match the poems with their poets:

a) A Noiseless patient spider 1. Annie Louisa Walker

b) A Tiger in the Zoo 2. James Kirkup

c) No men are foreign 3. Leslie Norris

d) Women‟s Rights 4. Walt Whitman

a b c d

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 3 1 2 4

84. “I am not a mere ball of mud, water and minerals. I too possess a body and mind, a heart and

soul-just like you”

Whose words are these?

a) The mountain b) The River

c) The Ocean d) The Earth

85. Match the poems with the poet:

a) With a friend 1. Paul holmes

b) Migrant Bird 2. Vivian Gould

c) The cry of the children 3. Famida Y. Basheer

d) Beautiful Inside 4. Elizabeth Barret Browning

a b c d

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 3 3 4 1

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 1 4 3 2

86. name the poem in which the following lines appear.

“A mirror of his changing moods”

Now sure, now steeped in thought”

a) No men are Foreign b) Shilpi

c) Don‟t Quit d) My Grandmother‟s House

87. Fill in the blank with correct question tag- you like her.......?

a) do they? b) don‟t they?

c) do you? d) don‟t you

88. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.

Ravi stayed with his uncle________ six months.

a) for b) since c) at d) in

89. Identify the sentence

Night came on and the room grew dark

a) simple b) compound c) complex d) interrogative

90. Match column A with B, and select the correct answer from the code given

a) International + Police 1. Moped

b) Education + Entertainment 2. Electrocute

c) Motor + Pedal cycle 3. Interpol

d) Electro + execute 4. Edutainment

a b c d

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 3 1 2 4

c) 3 3 4 2

d) 3 4 2 1

91. Her friends remember how she incessantly talked about designing and flying planes.

Select the correct antonym for the underlined word from the given options:

a) Occasionally b) Often

c) always d) usually

92. A mirror of his changing moods

Mention the figure of speech employed in this line

a) simple b) allusion

c) anaphora d) metaphor

93. “I could then see my reflection in the window and in the retina of my eye the whole earth and sky

could be seen reflected”

Who is the speaker?

a) Helen Keller b) Sunita Williams

c) Dr.APJ. Abdul Kalam d) Kalpana Chawla

94. “You must prepare your bosom for his knife”

Here „you‟ refers to __________

a) Antonio b) Bassanio

c) Portia d) Shylock

95. Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves__________?

Select the most accurate of the four given contexts for the above questions

a) Caesar would not have enslaved his countrymen, if he had been alive

b) Caesar would have enslaved his countrymen if he had been alive

c) Caesar would have made his countrymen free if he had been alive

d) Caesar would have killed his countrymen if he had been alive

96. “It is an attribute to God himself”

a) Macbeth b) Portia c) Nerrisa d) Jessica

97. Love‟s not time‟s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle‟s compass come;

These lines refers to the __________

a) Destructive power of love

b) Destructive power of time

c) Permanency of external beauty

d) Constructive power of beauty

98. Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls

What world does the poet dream of?

a) Broken world with fragmented walls

b) Unbroken world with fragmented walls

c) The world without fragmented domestic wall

d) Broken world with narrow minded people

99. As students – their attitude towards the government of the country, such as it may be good, bad or

indifferent, should be one of acquiescence, loyal acquiescence”

What should be the students‟ attitude towards government?

a) Aggressive b) Supportive without protest

c) Unfriendly d) Non-cooperative

100. “Oh, my God! I could not make out why he was so interested to know all about you”

a) understand b) say

c) find d) Think

1. d 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. b 10. a

11 c 12. c 13. c 14. d 15. c 16. c 17. c 18. d 19. d 20. c

21. a 22.a 23. a 24. c 25. d 26. d 27. b 28. b 29. c 30. d

31. d 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. c 36. c 37. c 38. b 39. a 40. c

41. c 42. c 43. c 44. a 45. a 46. b 47. a 48. c 49. b 50. c

51. c 52. c 53. c 54. a 55. c 56. d 57. b 58. b 59. d 60. b

61. b 62. a 63. c 64. c 65. b 66. a 67. d 68. b 69. a 70. b

71. d 72. c 73. d 74. c 75. b 76. d 77. d 78. d 79. a 80. b

81. c 82. b 83. a 84. d 85. b 86. b 87. d 88. a 89. b 90. a

91. a 92. d 93. d 94. a 95. b 96. b 97. b 98. c 99. b 100. a

1. Identify the sentence that is different from the others in structure:

a) Being ill my brother did not attend the class

b) In spite of this poverty he helps the poor.

c) You must run fast or you will not win.

d) In case of the cat being away the nice are at play.

2. The active form of the sentence is: The wounded man was being helped by some boys

a) Some boys were helping the wounded man

b) Some boys are helping the wounded man

c) Some boys have been helping the wounded man.

d) Some boys have not been helping the wounded man.

3. Choose the option that contains the answer that would complete the sentence:

__________ is easy; but practising is difficult.

a) Have been preaching b) preaching

c) Having been preaching d) Having preached

4. In which short story of Oscar Wilde does the character Baron Hausberg appear?

a) The Selfish Giant b) The Happy Prince

c) Two friends d) The Model millionaire

5. “What an amazing model!” Whispered Hughie. Who is referred as? „an amazing model‟ in Oscar

Wilde‟s “The Model Millionaire”?

a) Alan Trevor b) Laura Merton

c) Baron Hausberg d) Colonel Desmouline

6. Choose the correct passive voice of the sentence given below:

He will have written a letter.

a) A letter will have written by him

b) A letter will have write by him

c) A letter will be written by him

d) A letter will have been written by him

7. In „Music-The Hope Raiser‟ Dr. Karl Paulnack says:

“The Greeks said that music and astronomy were two sides of the same coin”.

“Two sides of the same coin‟ would mean.

a) similar in every way

b) similar in approach but different in aim

c) opposite in every way

d) none of the above

8. Match the following words given under column A with their meanings under column B and select

the correct answer from the codes given below

column A column B

a) avocation 1. Relevant

b) tranquillity 2. Distraction

c) squashed 3. Calmness

d) pertinent 4. Silenced

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 1 2 3 4

9. Which of the following lines are not from John Masefield‟s „Laugh and be merry‟?

a) Better the word with a blow in the teeth of a wrong.

b) The longing in my heart, the everlasting life in my soul.

c) god made heaven and earth for joy, He took in a Rhyme

d) Laugh till the game is played.

10. Identify the author of the poem „Sonnet No:116

a) Alfred Shakespeare b) John Keats

c) William Wordsworth d) William Shakespeare

11. Identify the word which is not a verb.

a) reverberate b) vibrate

c) immaculate d) celebrate

12. Choose the option that does not bear the same meaning as that of the statement given below;

Honest labour bears a lovely face.

a) Our beauty is marred when we work hard

b) Hard work bears good results

c) Virtuous work beings contentment

d) We achieve contentment by doing the right things

13. Have you the determination to succeed?

One must devote __________ to reach his/her goal.

a) time and energy b) time and tide

c) time and tide d) crest and fall

14. Find out the correct plural form for the underlined word.

The recent analysis on women‟s education show a tremendous change

a) analyses b) analysis‟s

c) analysis d) none of these

15. Identify the type of the sentence given below.

Having posted the letter, I returned home.

a) compound b) simple

c) complex d) None of these

16. “A Race in the Space” is an interview of ________

a) Kalpana Chawla b) Sunitha Williams

c) Neil Armstrong d) Rakesh Sharma

17. Read the passage and choose the correct option that completes the given sentence:

As Prime Minister, Nehru set out to, realise his vision of India. He oversaw India‟s transition from

a monarchy to a republic.

a) Change b) Travel

b) Plan d) Tradition

18. Match the following dialogues under Column A with the related characters under column B of

Shakespear‟s “The Merchant of Venice” and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A Column B

a) Thou Shalt have justice more than thou desir‟d 1. Shylock

b) There is no power in the tongue of man to alter me 2. Duke

c) Here, I tender it for him in the court 3. Portia

d) Are you acquainted with the difference that holds this present question 4. Bassanio

a b c d

a) 1 4 2 3

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 4 2 3 1

19. Which of the following were the words of Antony in Shakespear‟s “Julius Caesar”?

1. My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar.

2. Who is here so base that would be a bondman?

3. I will not do them wrong; I rather choose the dead to wrong myself.

4. Who is there so rude that would not be a Roman?

a) 1, 2 b) 3, 4 c) 1,3 d) 1,4

20. Et. Tu, Brute? (you too Brutus)

Who uttered these words?

a) Mark Antony b) Marcus Brutus c) Julius Caesar d) Casca

21. Choose the correct antonym of the word underlined:

He groaned is agony.

a) ecstasy b) Harmony c) Faith d) Freedom

22. Choose the appropriate prefix for the word: „seen‟

a) un- b) in- c) en- d) mis –

23. Attach a suitable suffix to the word underlined to complete the sentence.

Ganga Ram died due to his Stupid

a) ical b) ity c) ify d) dom

24. Choose the correct synonym of the word underlined

His enthusiasms were abominable

a) contemptible b) desirable

c) preferable d) attractive

25. Match the following phrases given in column A with the blending word in column B

column A column B

a) Technology + Wizard 1. Diffabled

b) International + police 2. Forex

c) Differentlly + abled 3. Techno-wizard

d) Foreign + exchange 4. Interpol

a b c d

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 2 3 4 1

26. Match the following words given under column A with the blended forms under column B

column A column B

a) splash + spatter 1. Skylab

b) travel + catalogue 2. docudrama

c) sky + laboratory 3. splatter

d) documentary + drama 4. travelogue

a b c d

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 3 1 2 4

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 2 1 4 3

27. Find out the right word for the combination Noun + Noun+

a) washing machine b) red rose

c) school girl d) white washing

28. The compound word of the form noun + adjective is

a) radio active b) red rose

c) sea food d) dancing bird

29. Choose the right word to complete the idiom:

„born with a silver ___________ is one‟s mouth‟

a) tooth b) spoon c) tongue d) fork

30. “The journey matters as much as the goal. Listen to the sounds of nature............ Take good care

of our fragile planet:

Who gave this message to Indian children?

a) Mother Teresa b) Kalpana Chawala

c) Sunitha Williams d) Kiran Bedi

31. “The selfish giant” is written by________

a) Guy Stevenson

c) Oscar Wilde d) E.M. Forster

32. Which character utters these words? “But mercy is above this sceptered way”

a) Antonio b) Bassanio

c) Portia d) Duke

33. Identify the sentence pattern. The room appears dark.

a) S V C b) S V O c) S V A d) S V

34. „Ahimsa‟ means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering. Who but

woman, the mother of man.

Who uttered these words?

a) Nelson Mandela b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Mahatma Gandhi

35. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai popularly referred to as “Thakazhi” is the most celebrated

contemporary __________ writer.

a) Russian b) Indian

c) American d) Malayalam

36. Identify the figure of speech employer in this line: “The reddest flower would look as pale as

snow”

a) Personification c) Metaphor

c) Simile d) Hyperbole

37. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”

Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line:

a) resonance b) transferred epithet

c) alliterative words d) onomatoepic words

38. Choose the correct sequence of prepositions that would complete the passage, from the codes

give below:

A friend _______ mine returned ________ Moscow ________ a beautiful story________ a

missionary.

1. from b) About c) with d) of

a) 4 1 3 2 b) 1 3 4 2 c) 2 4 3 1 d) 3 2 1 4

39. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows, by choosing the right option:

“We learn of some high ideals of human conduct from the epic Ramayana”. It tells us how king

Dashrath preferred death to going back on his word. The phrase underlined means:

a) keeping one‟s promise b) formulating a new idea

c) acting against one‟s words d) checking the truth one‟s words

40. Read the statement given below and choose the option with the answer to the question that

follows; “When you lead with warmth, it helps you connect immediately with those around you,

demonstrating that you hear them, understand them and can be trusted by them”

What is meant by „connect immediately‟?

a) establish a rapport with others b) overpower everyone

c) disclose one‟s secrets d) reveal confidence

41. Identify the meaning of the words underlined:

Books serve as friends better than those of flesh and blood

a) heart and soul b) brain and character

c) real and living d) spirit and enthusiasm

42. Use the positive degree of comparison in the following:

a) Japan is as wealthy as any other country in Asia.

b) Japan is not so wealthy as other countries in Asia

c) No other country in Asia is so wealthy as Japan

d) Very few countries in Asia are as wealthy as Japan.

43. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct tense forms from the options given below:

I shall ring you up as soon as_________

a) I will arrive b) I shall arrive

c) I shall be arriving d) I arrive

44. Fill in the blank with a suitable article._______ harder you work, the greater are the chances of

your success.

a) The b) A c) An d) No article

45. Choose from the following short stories written by Oscar Wilde

a. The Selfish Giant b. a man who had no eyes

c. The Happy Prince d. The wooden Bowl

a) a, d b) a, c c) b, d d) c, b

46. Fill in the blank with the suitable answer: ___________ is the life history of Mahatma Gandhi.

a) I Dare b) Wings of Fire

c) My Experiments with Truth d) Specimen Days

47. Choose the sequence of articles that would complete the passage, from the codes given below:

Jijabai used to tall Shivaji stories from__________Ramayana and ____________Mahabharata.

This made him_______terror to Aurangzeb.

a) an, a, the b) a, a, the c) a, the, an d) the, the, a

48. “Take up one idea, Make that one idea your life-think of it dream of it, live on that idea. Let the

brain muscles every part of your body, be full of that idea and leave every other idea alone”.

This is the way to success. Who said the above?

a) Dr.APJ. Abdul Kalam b) Subhash Chandra Bose

c) Swami Vivekananda d) Gopala Krishna Gokhale.

49. The poem „Going for Water‟ is written by________

a) Thomas Hardy b) Robert Frost

c) D.H. Lawrence d) Walt Whitman

50. Choose the right option:

Pearl S. Buck, known for her book “The good Earth” had a __________ background.

a) Russian b) Chinese

c) Burmese d) Finnish

51. Identify the phrasal verb: She was brought up by her aunt

a) brought about b) brought as

c) brought for d) brought up

52. Choose the option that contains the meaning of the given statement:

Fortune is a fickle goddess; her wheel is always revolving,

a) Fortune favours the brave

b) One doesn‟t remain fortunate for every in life.

c) Miseries come in series

d) Look before you leap.

53. Choose the option with the statement that means the same as this sentence:

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

a) One who treads fearlessly is an angel

b) Fools are often scared

c) Foolish acts fetch the glory of angels.

d) Hasty actions result in disaster.

54. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below to fill in the blanks with appropriate

prepositions. Sitting ________the tree, the four thieves were dividing the money ________

themselves, Suddenly they picked ______ a quarrel _______ a silly issue.

a) among, up, over, under b) up, over, under, among

c) over, under, among, up d) under, among, up, over

55. Choose the correct question tag that completes the following sentence

Let‟s complete the work immediately, ___________?

a) Let we b) Will you c) Will We d) Shall we

56. Match the statements given under column A with their question tags under column B and select

the correct answer from the codes given below

column A column B

a) It is raining now, 1. Could he?

b) She can sing well, 2. Isn‟t it?

c) He could not solve the problem 3. Did he?

He never wanted to help me 4. Can‟t she?

a b c d

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 3 1 4 2

57. Fill in the blanks with the suitable verb form: Rita ______ in the garden when her mother called

her

a) has been playing b) will be playing

c) is playing d) was playing

58. Match the following poetics lines under Column A their poems under column B and select the

answer form the codes given below:

column A column B

a. It isn‟t by size that 1. Sonnet No:116

you win or Fail

b. If this be error and 2. A Pslam of life

upon be proved

I never writ, nor no

man ever loved

c. But once within the

wood, we paused 3. Be the best

Like gnomes that hid

us from the moon

d. Let the dead past 4. Going for water

bury its head

a b c d

a) 4 2 3 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 4 1 3

59. If you can‟t be a Muskie, then just be a bass But the liveliest bass in the lake.

In the above lines what does the word, Muskie, mean?

a) a sweet smelling substance obtained from a cat

b) a type of rose

c) grapevine

d) a large north American rodent.

60. Match the characters with the relevant titles and select the correct codes given below

a) Sudie 1. How the camel got his humph

b) Ox 2. Open Window

c) Colonel Dumoulin 3. The Last Leaf

d) Ronnie 4. Two friends

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 3 1 4 2

d) 4 3 2 1

61. Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition:

Shivani is gifted _________ an amazing memory power,

a) of b) in c) for d) with

62. Fill in the blank with the suitable phrasal verb:

I just had to __________ the orders of my employer

a) carry on b) carry through c) carry out d) carry away

63. The family looked for a double bedroom _________ for three days.

a) soot b) suite c) suit d) sweet

64. Identify the right option:

The poem, “Beautiful inside” conveys the idea that __________

a) anything that is buried deep into the earth is beautiful

b) a golden heart lies concealed into the earth is beautiful

c) a sweet smile on the face hides the villainous heart

d) apparel decides the man

65. Identify the right option:

The character „Johnsie‟ in O. Henry‟s „The Last Leaf‟ belonged to ____

a) Russia b) England

c) California d) Africa

66. Choose the right option: Anton Chekhov is one of the greatest writer from

a) Japan b) Italy

c) Russia d) Switzerland

67. Choose the option that brings out the meaning of the given statement:

“Most of the troubles of the present day arise from the fact that instead of doing their duty,

people blame others for their misdeeds”.

a) Our problems are caused by the misdeeds of others.

b) Troubles arise because of trusting others.

c) There are problems as people do their duty perfectly

d) People spend their time accusing others and shirk their duties.

68. Fill in the blank with a suitable word: “The last leaf‟ is a short story written by_____

a) O. Henry b) Saki

c) Oscar Wilde d) Rabindranath Tagore

69. „Every Living Thing‟ is written by _______

a) Khushwant Singh b) James Harriot

c) Rabindranath Tagore d) O. Henry

70. Fill in the blank with the suitable prepositional phrase.

Shoba is good_________

a) at music b) on dance

c) for talking d) over Meena

71. “We can‟t all be captain, We‟ve got to be crew

There is something for all of us here”

These line are from the poem

a) O captain, my captain b) Be the best

c) A Psalm of life d) Our local team

72. „Manliness‟ is an extract from the poem__________

a) „If‟ b) Our heritage c) Laugh and Be merry d) The piano

73. The poem “Shilpi” is about

a) farmer b) dancer c) sculptor d) writer

74. Match the titles in column A with their authors in column B and select the correct answers from

the code

column A column B

a) to the Land of snow 1. Khushwant Singh

b) Making visible the invisible 2. Oscar Wilde

c) the Model Millionaire 3. Ahtushi Deshpande

d) The mark of Vishnu 4. Kalpana Sharma

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 4 3 2 1

75. Find out from the following options, what does the given statement reveal about the character in

“Farmer”?

“Cut open bunds in the dead night! can a farmer do that?”

a) ignorance b) craftiness

c) selfishness d) honesty

76. Match the following and write the correct answers from the codes given below

column A column B

a) The first organised 1. Collapse of the Twin Towers

public expression of grief

b) Concentration camps 2. The Brabms Requiem

c) September 11,2001 3. Oliver messiaen

d) Quartet for the End of time 4. The Nazi Germany

a b c d

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 4 2 1 3

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 3 1 2 4

77. Which of the following lines does not belong to Shakespeare‟s Sonnet no 116?

a) O! no it is an ever fixed mark

b) It is the star to every wandering bark

c) Echoes fade and memories die

d) Love‟s not time‟s fool

78. Choose the option that brings out the meaning of the given statement:

A smiling a face may hide an aching heart.

a) Sorrow is concealed by the smile

b) Smile is hidden by sorrow

c) The pain is indicated by the smile

d) Face is the index of the mind

79. Identify the word which is not an adjective.

a) diagnose b) grandiose

c) venomous d) verbose

80. Identify the word which is not a noun:

a) cowardice b) patronise

c) promise d) menace

81. Select the correct sentence from the options given below:

a) He come late to school

b) Shakespeare‟s plays are read with passion by youngsters.

c) Compare the copy with the original

d) Hari is the older boy in the class

82. Ahtusi Deshpande‟s “To the Land of snow‟ is a/an_________

a) biography b) travelogue

c) autobiography d) motivational essay

83. Find out the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence:

a) Will our English be tested by the teacher?

b) Will we test out English by the teacher?

c) Will the teacher be tested in English?

d) Will our English test the teacher?

84. Match the following words given in column A with their antonyms in Column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) creator 1. hopeful

b) contempt 2. exposed

c) desperate 3. destroyer

d) hidden 4. respect

a b c d

a 2 1 4 3

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 3 1 4 2

85. Select the plural form of “datum”

a) datums b) datem c) data d) datume

86. Fill up the blank with the suitable preposition.

Suddenly, the car dashed against a tree and the wheel came __________

a) off b) of c) in d) into

87. Identify the right option: Yaanani Malai is a ________

a) sculpture b) temple-town

c) painting d) monolith

88. Good men perform just deeds, and brave men die and win not honour such as gold can give .

While the vain multitudes plod on, and live and serve the curse that pins them down But I,

Identify the rhyme scheme in the given lines.

a) a b a b b) a a b b

c) a b b c d) a b b c

89. Fill in the blanks with the suitable article;

He did ____________ experiment in the lab.

a) an b) a c) the d) no error

90. Who said the following lines in „Julius Caesar‟–Friends Romans countrymen–Lend me your ears?

a) Brutus b) Mark Antony

c) Julius Caesar d) Cassius

91. Fill in the blank with the right from of the verb:

We have decided ___________ on a picnic this Sunday

a) to be going b) having gone

c) to go d) for going

92. Fill in the blank with the right word:

I feared I would have to carry the __________ of infamy with me till my death.

a) want b) white c) weight d) wheat

93. Fill in the blank with the right word: Thus the field fell..............

a) fellow b) follow c) flow d) fallow

94. Identify the sentence pattern: We found the him playing in the garden

a) SCOCA b) SVOA c) SVCA d) SVIODO

95. Identify the sentence pattern. She is playful at times.

a) SVAA b) SVOA c) SVCA d) SVOC

96. “This means the vision should become a part of the nation, transcending governments – the

present and the future”

a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) M.K. Gandhi d) Dr, APJ. Abdul Kalam.

97. To my immediate tight the Nanda Pal glacier slopes down sharply. It could easily have been built

up as a very challenging ski slope except, of course, for the fact that it winds in a cold and

menacing snout with icy waters flowing beneath

In the above passage Nanda Pal glacier is not associated with

a) sharp slopes b) the land of demons

c) a cold and mincing snout d) icy waters.

98. “For three days, our path first takes us upstream along gorging and then into the shrouded Milam

Valley where the narrow gorges afford few views”

a) exposed b) covered

c) revelled d) threatened

99. “I know the glacier like the back of my hand, I will find us a way”, he insists. His confidence is

heartening.

The meaning of “like the back of my hand “ is____________

a) partly b) partially

c) thoroughly d) similarly

100. Who is the villainous personality in the play „Othello‟?

a) Miranda b) Iago

c) Shylock d) Olivia

1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. c 6. d 7. b 8. c 9. b 10. d

11. c 12. a 13. a 14. a 15. b 16. b 17. a 18. b 19. c 20. c

21. a 22. a 23. b 24. a 25.b 26.c 27.c 28.a 29.b 30.b

31.c 32. c 33. a 34.c 35.d 36.c 37.c 38.a 39.c 40.a

41. c 42. d 43. d 44.a 45.b 46.c 47.d 48.c 49.b 50. b

51. d 52. b 53. d 54.d 55.d 56.a 57.d 58.b 59.b 60.c

61. d 62. c 63. b 64.b 65.c 66.c 67.d 68.a 69.b 70.a

71. b 72. a 73. c 74.a 75.d 76.c 77.c 78.a 79.a 80.b

81. b 82. b 83. a 84.b 85.c 86.a 87.d 88.d 89.a 90.b

91. c 92. c 93.d 94.a 95.c 96.d 97.b 98.a 99.c 100.b

1. Match the words in column A with the suffixes in column B

column A column B

a) astonish 1. –ful

b) potential 2. – ment

c) ferocious 3. –ness

d) success 4. – ity

a b c d

a) 1 4 3 2

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 2 3 1 3

2. Pick out the sentence with the wrong usage of articles:

a) The cow is a useful animal

b) The rose is the sweetest of all flowers

c) Let‟s go to the park

d) The banyan is a kind of a fig tree

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

The most popular therapy ______getting rid _______ hiccups is to have someone to scare you

when you least expect it.

a) to, away b) on, to

c) off, for d) for, of

4. Fill in the blank with a suitable question tag:

Let’s go for a walk, ___________?

a) should we? b) shall we?

c) can we? d) could we?

5. Choose the correct from of the verb to fill in the blank:

They ___________ the bridge for several months.

a) have been building b) are building

c) will be building d) had been building

6. Pick out the correct words from the options given below:

He gave me _________ notes

a) a ten five rupee b) ten five rupees

c) a ten five rupee‟s d) ten five rupee

7. Which one of the following word is incorrect?

a)means b) scissors

c) luggages d) premises

Passage:

Even researchers are finding that introverts make better leaders than extroverts for the simple reason

that they are more likely to listen and pay attention to what other people are saying. By taking a

backseat, introvert leaders encourage others to suggest ideas, contribute actively and take initiative,

thus increasing morale and motivation.

8. Introverts make better leaders because they are__________

a) interested b) attentive

c) attention-seeking d) alluring

9. Which one of the following sentence is incorrect?

a) The flowers smell sweet

b) Of Mumbai and Chennai, the former is the wealthiest.

c) Six miles is a long distance.

d) As a novelist, Jane Austen is superior to Mrs. Henry wood.

10. Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree

a) His age is a matter of minor importance

b) This is the most perfect specimen I have seen.

c) The last time I saw him, “He was in high spirits.

d) The longest lane has a turning

11. Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree:

a) This is major issue.

b) The latter chapters are lacking in interest.

c) Rama‟s intelligence is superior to Hari‟s

d) He is junior to all his colleagues

12. Which one of the following words is an example of a compound word consisting of an adverb +

participle?

a) pale blue b) well defined

c) seafood d) outsourcing

13. Which figure of speech does the expression, “the hissing noise of the snake” contain?

a) logopoeia b) anaphora

c) diaspora d) onomatoepia

14. “The ship is anchor‟d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done”

The figure of speech used by Walt Whitman in this lines is___________

a) Oxymoron b) personification

c) simile d) metaphor

15. “Imagine if your precious nose were sandwiched in between your toes”

What does the word “Sandwiched” mean here?

a) Become like a food item b) Trapped

c) Replace d) pressed between two things

16. H.W. Longfellow‟s poem “The psalm of life” is a piece of

a) prayer b) Encomium

c) Appeal d) Advice

17. Who do you think is these lines addressed to:

You cannot rob us of the rights we cherish,

Nor turn our thoughts away

From the bright picture of a „women‟s mission‟

Our hearts portray

a) An individual reader b) The poet‟s companion

c) Society at large d) A particular misogynist group

18. Which of the following lines belong to H.W. Longfellow‟s “A Psalm of Life”?

a) And you O my soul Where you stand

b) All human roads are dark and dry

c) Your minstrel has no wreath to weave for you

d) Art is long and time is fleeting

19. Who told the following statement?

“Tolerance is the highest result of education”

a) Dr. Abdul Kalam b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Helen Keller d) Subash Chandra Bose

20. “To call woman the weaker sex is a lible: It is man‟s injustice to woman”.

Who said these words about Women?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Swami Vivekananda

c) Rabindranath Tagore d) Mahatma Gandhi

21. Rani of Jhansi was associated with ______

a) Battle of plassey b) Sepoy Mutiny

c) British Government d) Indian National Congress

22. “The story of My Experiments with Truth” is an autobiographical work written by

a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Abraham Lincoln d) Subash Chandra Bose

23. In Oscar Wilde‟s The selfish Giant the spring season did not come to the giant‟s garden because

a) he built a huge wall around his garden

b) he was very unkind to the spring season

c) he did not allow the children inside the garden

d) he liked winter season

24. In Oscar Wilde‟s The Model Millionaire” Hughie is humane and handsome but

a) ineffable b) a man of no means

c) heartless d) a paranoid

25. In Oscar Wilde‟s “The Selfish Giant, the giant‟s heart melted when he saw

a) the spring season

b) the children playing in the garden

c) the children singing and dancing

d) a little child unable to climb a tree

26. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Model Millionaire‟ what did Hughie do in Alan Trevor‟s absence?

a) Hughie spoke to the beggar

b) Hughie gave the beggar some money

c) Hughie enjoyed a smoke

d) Hughie was dreaming

27. In Oscar Wilde‟s „The Selfish Giant‟ only one little boy did not run away on seeing the giant

because

a) he was blind b) he was lame

c) he was afraid d) he did not see the giant coming

28. “The habit of co-operation once required will continue with you all your life”

Which among the options best conveys the meaning of the above passage?

a) The author insists on hard work

b) The author states the importance of team work

c) The author insists on friendship

d) The author reiterates the importance of good behaviour

29. “No matter what happened, I always insisted on their being themselves”.

What does the writer mean by this statement? Choose the right option form the following

a) the writer wants human beings to be day dreamers

b) the writer wants human beings to be in their own world

c) the writer wants human beings to be calm.

d) the writer wants human beings to be individuals and not to imitate others

30. What is a refrain?

a) The first line of a poem that is repeated in all stanzas

b) the repetition of a line or lines within a poem, at given intervals

c) The first line and the last line are one and the same in the last stanza

d) The last two lines of the first stanza and the last two lines of the last stanza are one and the same

31. What is the height of Shiva linga in the sanctum sanctorum of the Brihadeeswarar Temple?

a) 8.7metres b) 8.5 metres

c) 8.8metres c) 8.9 metres

32. The author who wrote the lesson „Yaanai Malai” suffered from the disease?

a) Chronic Glaucoma b) Retinitis Pigmentosea

c) Astigmatism d) Myopic Vision

33. Where is Yaanai Malai located?

a) In the south Eastern outskirts of Madurai

b) In the North Eastern outskirts of Madurai

c) In the north western outskirts of Madurai

d) In the south western outskirts of Madurai

34. Identify the pair of British English and American English expression with incorrect spelling

British American

a) plough 1. plow

b) cheque 2. check

c) theatre 3. theatre

d) Skilful 4. skilful

35. Match the British English words with their American equivalents:

British American

a) jam 1. fall

b) happy 2. Antenna

c) aerial 3. jelly

d) autumn 4. diaper

a b c d

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 2 4 3 1

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 1 2 4 3

36. ____________ warns Caesar about the “Ides of March”

a) A soothsayer b) Calphurnia

c) Pompey d) Mark Antony

37. Match column A with column B select the correct code given below

a) The ant and the Grasshopper 1. Oscar Wilde

b) The Cop and the Anthem 2. Somerset Maugham

c) The Happy Prince 3. Bonnie Chamberlian

d) The Face of Judas Iscariot 4. O. Henry

a b c d

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 1 3 4 2

d) 2 3 1 4

38. Match column A with column B select the correct code given below:

column A column B

a) My country my life 1. Sachin

b) My story 2. Nehru

c) Play it my Way 3. Kamala Das

d) Toward Freedom 4. L.K.Advani

a b c d

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 2 3 1 4

39. Which one of the following statements is correct?

a) V.K. Gokak is a Telugu poet and novelist

b) V.K. Gokak is a Kannada poet and novelist

c) V.K. Gokak is a Marathi poet and novelist

d) V.K. Gokak is a Guajarati poet and novelist

40. Saruli figures in

a) Farmer b) The sun beam

c) After the Storm d) Dari, the Elephant

41. In Julius Caesar Antony says,

“The noble Brutus

Hath told you Caesar was ambitious

If it were of, it was a grievous fault”

What is referred to a „grievous fault‟ here?

a) Brutus‟ nobility b) Cunningness

c) Being ambitious d) Caesar‟s balour

42. Match the following

a) Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai 1. Sonnet 116

b) Being ambitious 2. Kuttichovan

c) William Shakespeare 3. Is life but a dream?

d) Lewis Carroll 4. Be the Best

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 1 2 4 3

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 4 1 2 3

43. Match the following:

Author Title

a) Norman Nicholson 1. The road to success

b) Dale Carnegie 2. O Captain! My Captain!

c) The Happy Prince 3. Bonnie Chamberlian

d) William Wordsworth 4. Off to outer space tomorrow morning

a b c d

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 1 4 2 3

d) 3 1 2 4

44. In Julius Caesar, Antony says, „He hath brought many captives home to Rome,

Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill”.

„Ransoms‟ in this line means

a) payment for the release of refugees

b) payment for the release of criminals

c) payment for the release of prisoners

d) payment for the release of leaders

45. “Envy is ignorance and imitation is suicide”.

These are the words of

a) Robert Frost b) Khali Gibran

c) F. Hoanna d) Ralph Waldo Emerson

46. Annie Louisa Walker is a well-known _________ poet

a) Canadian-born b) American-born

c) British-born d) Australian-born

47. ____________ is not a Noble Prize winner.

a) Rudyard Kipling b) William Golding

c) Oscar Wilde d) Pearl S. Buck

48. Match the poems under column A with the poets under column B and select the correct code:

column A column B

a) The Apology 1. Jack Prelutsky

b) Be glad your nose is on your face 2. Emerson

c) Where the mind is without fear 3. David Roth

d) Nine Gold Medals 4. Tagore

a b c d

a) 2 1 3 4

b) 1 3 3 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 1 2 3 4

49. The ozone gas that acts like a canopy protecting you from the harmful ultra violet rays of the sun is

deploying

Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word:

a) a preventive medicine b) a damage-control system

c) an overhanging shelter d) a storehouse of gases

50. Match the following idiomatic expressions under column A with their core meaning under

columnB Choose the right code.

column A column B

a) I can ride a motor cycle 1. Asking for permission

b) No one can be right all the time 2. Theoretical possibility

c) Can I use your mobile phone, please? 3. Ability

d) Any one can make mistakes 4. Possibility

a b c d

a) 4 4 1 2

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 2 1 4 3

51. If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given

a) muscle b) blood

c) strength d) negligible

52. Choose the correct synonym for the word – “vital”

a) major b) short

c) essential d) negligible

53. Some people argue that computerisation will aggravate the unemployment problem. Find out the

antonym for the underlined word.

a) wipe out b) consolidate c) alleviate d) remove

54. Choose the appropriate stem-word with the prefix „mal‟ can combine

a) directional b) theism

c) Colon d) nourished

55. Complete the following sentence with suitable article:

on _______ day of __________ tea party, Apsara took her mother to Mrs. Rose‟s room.

a) the, the b) an, the c) a, an d) the, a

56. Complete the following sentence using suitable from of the passive voice

In primitive times stone implements __________ to kill animal.

a) was employed b) were employed

c) will be employed d) had been employed

57. Fill out the blank with the correct word from the options:

Alexander‟s hope __________ the whole of India was not materialised due to his ill health.

a) to conquer b) of conquer

c) of conquering d) conquered

58. Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the options:

We will have to find __________ source of energy in the future.

a) alternate b) altered

c) alternative d) adulterated

59. Identify the odd word among the options.

a) delicious b) expensive

c) industrious d) jubilantly

60. Find out the odd word among the following.

a) sojourn b) countenance

c) species d) recreate

61. They failed to add an appendix to the book. Which of the following is the right plural form for the

underlined word?

a) appendices b) indices

c) appendixes d) annexures

62. Choose the simple sentence out of the sentences given below:

a) He finished his exercise and put away the books

b) The man endured all the horrors of the campaign without any one of them making complaint.

c) we must eat, or we cannot live

d) Not only did his father give him money, but his mother too.

63. Which among the following is an example for onomatopoeic words?

a) clip-clopped b) tongue-twister

c) ambitious d) entertainment.

64. An implied simile is a __________

a) metathesis b) metaphor

c) metonymy d) metamorphosis

65. In the poem “Going for Water”, why did the children have to go to the brook?

a) to relish the sylvan atmosphere in the dense woods

b) Because the well was dry beside the door

c) to enjoy the natural beauty of the brook

d) to find whether there is water in the brook

66. “Laugh till the game is played” – What is the game referred to here?

a) Hockey b) Exam

c) Dice d) Life

67. Only bloodshot eyes betray Deep pride, then reverence,

Lo! God in man‟s image

Who is referred to as “God in man‟s Image” in the above lines?

a) Goldsmith b) Divine Artist

c) Sculptor d) Blacksmith

68. Behold her, single in the field, You solitary Highland Lass!

The underlined word in the above lines of “The Solitary Reaper” refers to

a) England b) America

c) Scotland d) Ireland

69. The meaning of the word “impediments” in the poem Sonnet no 116

a) Obstacles b) Victory

c) Success d) Happiness

70. Choose the option containing the author of the following lines

“No Nightingale did ever chant

More welcome notes to weary bands”

a) Hopkins in „Laugh and be Merry‟ b) Khalil Gibran in „Earth‟

c) Wordsworth in “The Solitary Reaper” d) Kamala Dass in “Punishment in the Kindergarten”

71. “The music in my heart I bore Long after it was heard no more‟

These lines appear in__________

a) Be the best b) tables turned

c) industrious d) the Solitary Reaper

72. “She left India as a student, but she would see the nation of her birth, all of it, from hundreds of

miles above. „Hundreds of miles above‟

George W. Bush spoke these lines about whom?

a) Kalpana Chawla b) Sunitha Williams

c) Meena Alexander d) Chitra Diwakaruni

73. Who among the following is not a character in Shakespeare‟s Merchant of Venice?

a) Calphurnis b) Bassanin

c) Portia d) Nerissa

74. Who speaks the following lines in Shakespeare‟s “The Merchant of Venice”

“The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven, Upon the place

beneath”

a) Bassanio b) Antonio

c) Portia d) Antony

75. The following line is from the play Julius Caesar. “O judge‟ ment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts”

The figure of speech employed in the above line is

a) Antithesis b) Personification

c) Metaphor d) Oxymoron

76. In Julius Caesar, Antony says, “For Brutus is an honourable man”.

Here the tone of Antony is one of

a) Admiration b) Irony

c) Friendship d) Hero-worship

77. Who was the first senator to stab Caesar?

a) Carsius b) Lepidus

c) Casca d) Brutus

78. Paulnack was the director of the music division at __________

a) The Boston Conservatory b) The Philharmonic Royal

c) The France School of Arts d) The Manhattan Academy

79. Which one of the following statements is not related to the lesson “Music – The Hope Raiser”?

a) Music is a basic need of human survival

b) Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives.

c) Music is a luxury and lavish thing

d) Music is not extravaganza or a hobby

80. ___________ composed the German Requiem.

a) Messiaen b) Johannes Brahms

c) Charles Tindley d) Karl Paulnack

81. Who wrote the following motivational poem, “You can‟t be that, No, you can‟t be that”?

a) Hope Spencer b) Brian Patten

c) Rupert Brooke d) William Shakespeare

82. “Good luck is round the corner” What does this line suggest in the poek “Keep your spirits High”?

a) Do Anticipate luck

b) Do think that luck would favour you

c) Be positive and optimistic in all your attitudes

d) Do have the frame of mind that you are fortune‟s minion

83. What is the name of porter who accompanied Athushi Deshpane?

a) Laxmi b) Kundu c) Bamon d) Raman Singh

84. “A dominant landmark of the north-eastern outskirts of Madurai is Yaanai Malai”

Choose the inappropriate statement from the following.

a) Yaanai Malai is a sold rocky hill

b) Yaanai Malai is in the north-east direction of Madurai

c) Madurai is the landmark of Yaanai Malai

d) Yaanai Malai is otherwise called elephant hi...

85. Match the following British / American expressions in column A with column B and select the

correct answer from the options given below

column A column B

a) trash 1. faucet

b) cookie 2. candy

c) sweets 3. rubbish

d) tap 4. biscuit

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 3 2 4 1

d) 1 3 2 4

86. „Car park‟ in British English is ____________ in American English

a) Parking space b) parking fees

c) parking plot d) parking lot

87. Find out the British English equivalent of “fall”

a) Winter b) Summer c) Spring d) Autumn

88. “The present seems all dreary The future very grim

The underlined words mean _____________ and ____________ respectively

a) confusing and dark b) dear and lovely

c) boring and sad d) damp and weak

89. Match the poems under column A with the authors under column B and select the correct code

Column A column B

a) A Psalm of Line 1. Lewis Caroll

b) Is life but a dream 2. H.W. Longfellow

c) Going for water 3. Kamala Das

d) Punishment in Kindergarten 4. Robert Frost

a b b d

a) 2 3 1 4

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 4 2 3 1

d) 3 1 2 3

90. Which of the following is not a poem?

a) Shilpi b) Be the best

c) Off to Outer space Tomorrow Morning d) Flying with the moon on their wings

91. Which of the following is a short story?

a) Be the Best b) The Tears of the Dessert

c) The flying Wonder d) The Man He killed

92. Pangolin figures in

a) The Anteater and the Dassie b) The Neem Tree

c) Reflowering d) the Necklace Holiday

93. Who uttered the line “I craved the law” in “The Merchant of Venice”?

a) Portia b) Shylock c) Antonio d) Bassanio

94. Match the following

a) Randall Jarell 1. The Neem Tree

b) Indira Anandakrishnan 2. Nobel Prize

c) Tagore 3. Bombay

d) Rudyard Kipling 4. Bat

a b c d

a) 4 1 2 3

b) 1 4 2 3

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 1 3 4 2

95. Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form from

a) Kerala b) Bihar c) Kashmir d) Tamil Nadu

96. Which of the following works is not a poem?

a) Be the best b) Manlines

c) Swept Away d) The Man he killed

97. Choose the correct answer from the options given below

“There was never mystery but” it is figured in the flowers, Was never secret history

But birds tell it in the bowers”. These lines are taken from the poem

a) My native land b) the Selfish Giant

c) The Apology d) Laugh and be Merry

98. Mr. Pneumonia figures in ____________

a) the last leaf b) The Selfish Giant

c) The Lottery Ticket d) The open Window

99. What is the title of H.A. Longfellow‟s volume of poems which included “A Paslm of Life”?

a) Hiawatha b) Tales of a Wayside-Inn

c) Evangeline d) Voices of the night

100. Match the following

Quote/Line Author/Character

a) “I was born a farmer” 1. Kamala Surayya

b) “Nations are built by the imagination and

untiring enthusiastic effort of generations” 2. Kesavan Nair

c) .......You cannot believe darling,

can you that 3. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

d) Into that heaven of freedom,

My father let my country awake” 4. Rabindranath Tagore

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 2 4 1 3

d) 2 3 4 1

1.c 11.a 21.b 31.a 41.c 51.a 61.a 71d 81.c 91.b

2.d 12.d 22.b 32.b 42.a 52.c 62.d 72.a 82.c 92.a

3.d 13.d 23.c 33.b 43.b 53.c 63.b 74.a 83.a 93.b

4.b 14.d 24.b 34.d 44.c 54.d 64.b 74.c 84.c 94.a

5.a 15.d 25.d 35.c 45.d 55a 65.b 75.b 85a 95a

6.d 16.d 26.b 36.b 46.c 56.b 66.d 76.b 86.d 96c

7.c 17.c 27.d 37.a 47.c 57.c 67.c 77.c 87.a 97.c

8.b 18.d 28.b 38.c 48.c 58.c 68.c 78.a 88.c 98.a

9.b 19.c 29.d 39.b 49.c 59.d 68.a 79.c 89.b 99.d

10.a 20.d 30.b 40.c 50.a 60.d 70.c 80.b 90.d 100b

1. Choose the option denoting the speaker and the play from which these lines are taken:

“It droppeth as a gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath”

a) Brutus in „Julius Caesar‟

b) Mark Antony in „Julius Caesar‟

c) Portia in „The Merchant of Venice‟

d) Shylock in „The Merchant of Venice‟

2. Choose the option containing the author of the following line:

“Where words come out from the depths of truth”.

a) Kamala Das in „Punishment in Kindergarten‟

b) Deepa Agarwal in „After the Strom‟

c) Dhar Gopal Mukherjee in „Kari – the Elephant‟

d) Rabindranath Tagore in „Where the Mind is Without Fear‟

3. Choose the option containing the right word that suits the context of the sentence given below:

The ___ on the grass sparkled in the morning sunlight

a) due b) dew c) do d) doe

4. Choose the option that contains the name of the speaker and the play from which these lines are

taken:

“Believe me for mine honour,

And have respect to mine honour,

That you may believe”

a) Bassanio in “The Merchant of Venice”

b) Brutus in „Julius Caesar‟

c) Antonio in „The Merchant of Venice‟

d) Antony in „Julius Caesar‟

5. Find out the appropriate Superlative degree for the following sentence:

Very few boys in the class are as tall as Ramu.

a) Ramu is the tallest boy in the class.

b) Ramu is a tall boy in the class

c) Ramu is one of the tallest boys in the class

d) No other boy in the class is as tall as Ramu

6. Which one of the following has the correct infinitive?

a) Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast

b) Music hath charms to soothing the savage beast

c) Music hath charms to having soothe the savage beast

d) Music hath charms to having soothing the savage beast

7. Identify the sentence pattern:

Brutus is an honourable man.

a) S V C A b) S V O C c) S V C d) S V IO DO

8. Read the passage and choose the correct option that answer the given questions:

The life of a student is, comparatively speaking is a sheltered life. There are, of course, certain

responsibilities, they are definite and they are assigned to you by those who are willing to take care

of you and there is not much need to be constantly exercising your own judgements.

Which of the following sentence is false?

a) Students have certain responsibilities

b) Students need not exercise their own judgements

c) Students are well-cared for

d) Students are not assigned their work.

9. Freedom and power bring responsibility. That responsibility rests upon this assembly. Before the

birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory

of sorrow. But the past is now over and the future beckons to us now. The ambition of the

greatest man is to wipe every tear. As long as tears are there, so long our work will not be over.

Which statement is correct?

a) India became rich after Independence

b) Ignorance, poverty, inequality of opportunity are eradicated

c) Our work will not be over till we wipe every tear

d) Freedom means to live a life as we like

10. Identify the right meaning of the idiom.

a) encouraged b) discouraged

c) appreciated d) disagreed

11. Identify the sentence with Hyperbole

a) He has fallen asleep

b) Why man, if the river were dry

I am able to fill it with tears

c) The child is father of Max

D) You are telling me a fairy tale

12. Select the correct option to complete the given sentence:

If the sun had not been bright _________

a) the pictures would have come out well

b) the pictures would not have come out well

c) the pictures would have been come out well

d) the pictures would come out well

13. Which of the following lines does not occur in William Shakespeare‟s works?

a) The evil that men do lives after them

b) My deeds upon my head! I crave the law

c) O judgment ! Thou art fled to breetish beasts

d) Was it cowardice, that I dared not kill him?

14. Mention the poem in which the following lines occur.

Your eagle pinion is chained down at last

And gravelling in the lowly dust are you

a) Laugh And Be Merry b) The Apology

c) To India – My Naive Land d) A Tiger in the Zoo

15. How many lines are there in a sonnet?

a) eight lines b) eleven lines

c) fourteen lines d) sixteen lines

16. A poem of two lines is called a

a) Couplet b) Monologue

c) Ballad d) Ode

17. Match the following characters in Column A with their roles in Column B and select the correct

code:

column A column B

a) Portia 1. A Jewish Money Lender

b) Jessica 2. A Merchant of Venice

c) Shylock 3. Shylock‟s daughter

d) Antonio 4. A wealthy Lady in Belmont

a b c d

a) 4 1 2 3

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 2 4 3 1

18. Match the characters in column A with their association in column B as seen in Julius Caesar and

select the correct code given below:

column A column B

a) Calphurnia 1. Eloquence of speech

b) Decius Brutus 2. Caesar‟s wife

c) Marcus Brutus 3. One of the conspirators

d) Mark Antony 4. Beloved friend

a b c d

a) 1 3 4 2

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 2 4 3 1

19. Match the following Phrasal verbs given under column A with their meanings under column B

column A column B

a) pick on 1. to select

b) pick up 2. to criticize

c) pick over 3. to check carefully

d) pick out 4. to improve

a b c d

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 2 1 3

c) 2 4 3 1

d) 3 1 2 4

20. This process goes on and the nation climbs steps of glory and gains higher strength

pick out a suitable word from the extract which means “fame”

a) strength b) steps

c) glory d) nation

21. Match the lines under column A with the poets under column B

column A column B

a) Art is long and Time is fleeting 1. V.K. Gokak

b) And I like a second comer, waiting 2. H.W. Long fellow

c) O‟ tongues of fire 3. Thomas Hardy

d) Or help to half a crown 4. D.H. Lawrence

a b c d

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 2 4 1 3

22. Which of the following is not true?

a) Chawala always spoke about travelling to the states

b) Chawla travelled about 760 hours in space

c) Chawla was assigned as mission Specialist

d) Chawla‟s inspiration to take up flying was JRS tata

23. I told them

I‟m not going to be a DJ.

Here DJ refers to:

a) A journalist who collects information in district

b) Someone who is the judge of a particular district

c) Someone who plays CDS and records in a club or restaurant

d) Someone whose job is to introduce speakers at a public event

24. “It was really only a little „linnet‟ singing outside the window”

What does the word “linnet” indicate?

a) seed b) dragon fly c) bird d) lizard

25. Find the odd pair from those given below:

a) The Apology – Ralph Waldo Emerson

b) Is life, but a dream? – H.W. Longfellow

c) The flying wonder – Stephen Vincent Benet

d) English words – V. K. Gokak

26. Match the following homophones with their related meanings and select the answer from the

codes given below:

Homophones Meanings

a) Piece 1. Calm, undisturbed

b) Peace 2. Light in colour

c) Pail 3. A portion of an object

d) Pale 4. A bucket

a b c d

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 2 1 4 3

27. Identify the speaker: “__________ not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”

a) Mark Antony b) Casca

c) Calphurnia d) Brutus

28. Identify the speaker:

“I shot him dead because-

Because he was my foe”.

a) D.H. Lawrence b) Thomas Hardy

c) V.K. Gokak d) Oscar wilde

29. I shot him dead because-

Because he was my foe

Give the meaning of the „word foe‟

a) companion b) enemy

c) traitor d) spy

30. Name the celebrity who is interested in ornithology

a) Hope Spencer b) Hussain Ali

c) Salim Ali d) Brain Palten

31. Identify the incorrect sentence from the following

a) Mr. Soundar is one of the most helpful persons.

b) Very few persons are as helpful as Mr. Soundar.

c) Mr. Soundar is more helpful than all other persons

d) Mr. Soundar is more helpful than most other persons

32. Choose the correct verb.

The united states __________ a big navy

a) have b) has c) are d) will be

33. Choose the noun form of the verb „sing‟

a) sang b) singing c) song d) sung

34. Find out the part containing an Error:

Mumps are a serious lines that affects people

A B C D

a) mumps b) are

c) a serious lines d) that affects people

35. Choose the option which contains the correct sequence of words to be filled in the blanks:

Veena _____________ by the time we _______

a) has left, arrive b) had left, arrived

c) was left, arrived d) had been left, arrive

36. Read the following lines and answer the questions

“I wanted to be Shakespeare

But was poor at writing plays

I wanted to be Jane Austein

But didn‟t know to spin stories”

Who is Jane Austein?

a) a tailor b) a novelist c) a spinner d) a psychiatrist

37. Match the following phrases given under column A with their meanings, under column B

column A column B

a) put on for 1. Remove

b) look for 2. Extinguish

c) take off 3. Search

d) put out 4. Wear

a b c d

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 3 2 1 4

c) 4 3 1 2

d) 4 2 3 1

38. Identify the words which blend to form the word „intercom‟ and choose the correct answer from

the codes given below:

a) inter + communication

b) international + communication

c) internal + communication

d) internal + communicate

39. Select the suitable order of compound words for the blanks in the given passage from the options

given below:

_________ I used a _________ table on which there was a ____________ that took me to ______

a) lifelong, jet black, looking glass, wonderland

b) wonderland, jet black, lifelong, looking glass

c) lifelong, looking glass, wonderland, jet back

d) lifelong, jet black, wonderland, looking glass

40. Identify the degree of comparison used in the given sentence.

Padma is the most intelligent of all girls

a) comparative degree b) superlative degree

c) positive degree d) none of these

41. Which of the following plural forms is not correct?

a) daughter-in-law b) step-daughters

c) commanders-in-chiefs d) starts

42. Identify the sentence:

a) We should work hard to make up for the lost days

b) We should work hard so that we make up for the lost days

c) We should work hard and make up for the lost days

d) We should work hard for making up for the lost days

44. Match column A with column B

column A column B

a) His trip 1. Was gifted to her

b) The house 2. Was nod fed properly

c) The doll 3. was sponsored by his company

d) The camel 4. Was dressed up beautifully

45. Find the words that are not related to the underlined word

He just tugged the edges.

1. Joined 2. Pushed 3. Pulled 4. Pasted 5. cut

a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 b) 2,3,4 and 5

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 3, 4 and 5

46. Match the following words given under column A with their meanings under column B

column A column B

a)Grim 1. Brilliance

b) Splendour 2. Shine

c) Gleam 3. A view

d) Vista 4. Stern

a b c d

a) 2 4 3 1

b) 1 4 3 2

c) 3 2 1 4

d) 4 1 2 3

47. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given.

He is a sturdy young man

a) dynamic b) Strong

c) Weak d) Ambitious

48. Match the following words given under column A with their antonyms under column B and select

the correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) serenity 1. Shallow

b) Profound 2. Ugly

c) Chase 3. Anxiety

d) Charming 4. Withdraw

a b c d

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 1 4 3

49. Choose the option containing the correct sequence of words suiting the given passage:

The benefit of ___________ is not only ________ our body but also _________ us happy in

_________ our health always.

1. to keep 2. to develop 3. exercising 4. Maintaining

a) 4, 3, 2, 1 b) 3, 2, 1, 4 c) 1, 2, 3, 4 d) 2, 4, 3, 1

50. Choose the correct option that contains the appropriate words in the right sequence:

They do the English exercises _____ because they think English is an _____ subject.

a) hardly, hard b) slow, slowly

c) easily, easy d) eagerly, eager

51. Choose the correct sequence of words from the options given below:

While __________ to the actors, the Director said, “you realize that _________ is not easy. You

need __________ according to the situation __________ the nature of the character”.

1. to reveal 2. to act 3. acting 4. speaking

a) 4, 3, 2, 1 b) 3, 4, 1, 2

c) 2, 1, 4, 3 d) 1, 2, 3, 4

52. Choose the correct option with the right words in sequence:

you can _________ see the mountains on a ________ sunny day

a) prettily, pretty b) clearly, clear

c) bright, brightly d) true, truly

53. Who said this?

If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is with women.

a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Mother Teresa

c) Rajaram Mohan Roy d) Subramania Bharathi

54. Which of the following is not a poem?

a) A Psalm of life b) The Mark of Vishnu

c) The Cry of the children d) The Man he killed

55. Choose the option that contains the right word suiting the context of the sentence:

As the __________ is too tight, I cannot untie the rope

a) naught b) nought c) not d) knot

56. Choose the option containing the name of the author and the work in which these lines occur:

I was then too young to read

And my blood turned cold like the moon

a) Dr. APJ. Kalam in „Vision For the Nation‟

b) Dr. Neeraja Raghavan in „The Sun Beam‟

c) Kamala Das in „My Grandmother‟s House‟

d) Rabindranath Tagore in „Where the Mind is Without Fear‟

57. Select the correct sentence from the following:

a) He was too frightening to speak

b) Distilled water is used in some experiments

c) He took up gymnastics when he was seven years old

d) Take care of your health

58. Choose the correct plural:

The nucleus of atoms consist of protons and neutrons.

a) Nucleusos b) Nuclei

c) Nucleous d) none of these

59. Match the following phrases given in column A with the blending words in column B

column A column B

a) Information + System 1. Vash

b) Bombay + Hollywood 2. Moped

c) Motor + Pedal cycle 3. Bollywood

d) Volcanic + Ash 4. Infosys

a b c d

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 4 1 2 3

c) 4 3 2 1

d) 4 3 2 1

60. Choose the option with the right combination for the following word:

Snow white

a) Noun + Gerund b) Noun + Verb

b) Noun + Adjective d) Noun + Noun

61. A song narrating a popular story is called

a) dialogue b) oration

c) couplet d) ballad

62. That is how Gandhi became a leader par excellence: that made Churchill the greatest and the most

successful war time leader.

Choose a word from the passage that means “by way of special eminence”.

a) Traits b) hurdles

c) par excellence d) hazards

63. As the coming generation also has its dreams and aspirations for the nation‟s future it therefore

adds something from its side to the national vision.

Write the verb from of the word “aspiration”/

a) aspire b) aspiringly

c) aspirate d) aspiry

64. Then the spring came and all over the country, there were little blossoms and little birds

Which season represents the arrival of the blossoms?

a) Winter b) Summer

c) Spring d) Autumn

65. Match the titles with the lines:

a) The Man he killed 1. O Winged seeds

b) Migrant bird 2. Trust no future

c) A Psalm of life 3. I breed my brood

d) English words 4. Off-hand like

5. Only blood shot eyes

a b c d

a) 2 3 4 5

b) 5 3 1 2

c) 5 3 2 1

d) 4 3 2 1

66. Match the words under column A with the suffixes under column B

column A column B

a) anchor 1. ling

b) murder 2. lette

c) hire 3. Age

d) novel 4. Ous

a b c d

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 2 1 3 4

67. Match the prefixes under column A with the words under column B

column A column B

a) multi 1. Sensitive

b) mis 2. Runner

c) hyper 3. Faceted

d) fore 4. Behave

a b c d

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 2 3 1 4

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 1 2 3 4

68. Choose the correct pair:

The Play and its author.

a) „Comedy of Errors‟ by William Shakespeare

b) „Love‟s Labour‟s Lost‟ by Bacon

c) „Cymbeline‟ by Bernard Shaw

d) „Henry IV‟ by Ben Johnson

69. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

She accepted it as the kind cruelty of the surgeon‟s knife

a) Euphemism b) pun

c) Oxymoron d) Irony

70. Who has uttered these words?

“Friends Romans, Countrymen

Lend me your ears”

a) Brutus in „Julius Caesar‟.

b) Mark Antony in „Julius Caesar‟

c) Cassius in „Macbeth‟

d) Casa in „Macbeth‟.

71. Fill in the blank with the suitable word.

He tried to _________ votes by showing the leaders portrait.

a) Can vas b) Can vass

c) Confess d) Converse

72. He put up a notice board “Trespassers will be prosecuted”.

What do you mean by the word “Prosecuted”.

a) Agreed b) Punished

c) Preceded d) Excused

73. What brings out the munificence of the Chola king who built “The Brihadeeswarar Temple”?

a) The Pillared Cloisters of deities

b) The huge and massive size of the Shiva Linga and the Nandhi Statue

c) The towering Vimanam which echoes the divine Mount Kailash

d) The Statues and paintings of the Royal Museum

74. Situated in a remote corner of Kumaon bordering Tibet and Nepal, Munsiyar was once a bustling

entrepot of trade

Which place was a busy trade centre?

a) Tibet b) Nepal

c) Munsiyar d) Kumaon

75. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

They had dates for _________

a) Desert b) Desart

c) Dessert d) Deserrt

76. Match the following poems in column A with the correct poets in column B and select the correct

code:

column A column B

a) The Cry of the Children 1. Thomas Hardy

b) No Men are Foreign 2. William Wordsworth

c) The solitary reaper 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

d) The Man He killed 4. James Kirkup

a b c d

a) 1 2 4 3

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 3 4 1 2

d) 3 4 2 1

77. When Trevor came to know that Hughie gave a sovereign to the model, he

a) shed tears b) slapped him

c) yelled at him d) burst into laughter

78. „Ingratitude, more strong than traitor‟s arm

Quite vanquished him‟

Identify the speaker who uttered these words

a) Antony b) Antonio

c) Brutus d) Bassanio

79. To which of the following works Oscar Wilde not associated with?

a) The Happy Prince b) The importance of being earnest

c) The last leaf d) The Selfish Giant

80. According to Greeks _______________ and _____________ were two sides to the same coin.

a) Music and literature b) Music and dance

c) Culture and music d) Music and astronomy

81. Read the passage and choose the correct option that answers the questions given below

“Thank you shelly”, Diane said holding her hand out for me to shake, “for taking care of Sam. We

were in a traffic accident and somehow we got separated when I went to the hospital. I guess he

lost his collar and harness too”. I looked at her hand, I didn‟t want to give Goldy up hut I could

see that it was this lady he really belonged to. Not to me. I was just temporary.

Who did the dog rally belong to?

a) Shelly b) Diane c) Sam d) None of the above

82. Don Quixote the knight found 30-40 Windmills. He mistook them for giants. He was so fond of

adventure that he decided to fight them. He wanted to make a lot of money by defeating them.

Sancho Panza, his loyal squire, tried to warn him that they were only windmills but he didn‟t pay

any attention. Choose the irrelevant option:

a) Sancho Panza seems to be clever

b) Don Quixote mistook windmills for giants.

c) The knight is less informed when compared to the squire.

d) The knight wanted to cheat others by defeating the windmills

83. Choose the right idea conveyed by the statement given below:

Sometimes parents complain that their teenage children have suddenly become very in disciplined,

not paying heed to their advice.

a) Teenagers are not advised by their parents

b) Parents heed to the advice of their teenage children

c) Teenagers listen to their parents advice

d) Parent think that their teenage children don‟t listen to their words

84. Select the correct sentence.

a) We won the football match by three goals

b) We beated our opponents by three goals

c) We lost the three goals under the football match

d) We played the football match on three goals

85. Harmonic cacophony to oblivious ears

Identify the figure of speech used in the given line

a) onomatopoeia b) oxymoron

c) personification d) alliteration

86. Identify the sentence pattern of the following;

Raghu was ill last month

a) S V O A b) S V A A c) S V A d) S V C A

87. Pick out the sentence”

Which is of the pattern S V C

a) I donated a computer b) This computer is sleek.

c) We take notes d) I met him

88. Choose the noun form of the verb „recite‟

a) recitation b) reciting c) recited d) recitate

89. Find the odd sentence which is not the same sentence pattern as the other three

a) He wore his uniform b) I ate an apple

c) He was excited d) I like ice cream

90. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form of the noun „writer‟

Don‟t ________ on the wall

a) written b) write c) write-up d) writing

91. Choose the option that contains the right sequence of articles:

My manager is ___________ multifaceted personality. He was elected _______ chairman of our

board. I am sure he will be _______ best chairman. for he is _______ honest worker.

a) a, the, an, the b) a, no article, the , an

c) an, no article, a, the d) no article, an, the, a

92. Choose the option with the suitable article.

Give me _____ one rupee note

a) a b) and c) the d) no article

93. Choose the option which contains the right preposition to complete the blank:

Raju has not slept ____________ yesterday

a) through b) by c) since d) on

94. Choose the option that contains the right preposition to complete the sentence

His father shouted _______ him when he came home late.

a) on b) over c) for d) at

95. Which of the following options has a sentence with the verb in the active voice?

a) Many students attended this workshop

b) Many students were questioned.

c) Many students have been screened.

d) Many students had been given a warning.

96. Choose the suitable prefix to form a meaningful word from the given root word.

significant

a) un b) pre c) in d) de

97. Choose the statement that takes the question tag shouldn‟t they?

a) students should not be allowed to use the library every day.

b) students must be allowed to use the library every day.

c) students could be allowed to use the library every day.

d) students should be allowed to use the library every day.

98. Identify the sentence which does not contain an adjective:

a) He is an early riser b) The early bird was rewarded

c) He rises early d) They came by an early train

99. Identify the sentence with the superlative degree of the adjective:

a) No one else is as courageous as him

b) He is one of the most courageous persons

c) He is more courageous than most other people

d) Very few people are as courageous as him

100. Identify the adverb from the following list:

a) heavy b) old c) daily

1.c 11.b 21d 31.c 41.c 51.a 61.d 71.b 81.b 91.b

2.d 12.b 22.a 32.b 42.a 52.b 62.c 72.b 82.d 93.a

3.b 13.d 23.c 33.c 43.c 53.a 63.a 73.b 83.d 93.c

4.b 14.c 24.c 34.b 44.a 54.b 64c 74.c 84.a 94.d

5.c 15.c 25.b 35.b 45.a 55.d 65.d 75.c 85.b 95a

6.a 16.a 26.a 36.b 46.d 56.c 66.a 76.d 86.d 96.c

7.c 17.c 27.d 37.c 47.c 57.a 68.a 78.a 88.a 98.c

8.d 18.b 28.b 38.c 48.b 58.b 68.a 78.a 88.a 98.c

9.c 19.c 29b 39.a 49.b 59.d 69.c 79.c 89.c 99.b

10.b 2..c 30.c 40.b 50.c 60.c 70.b 80.d 90.b 100.c

1. Select the odd sentence pattern from the following:

a) He ate the cake b) This shoe is large

c) She sang a song d) I wrote a letter

2. Find out the antonyms for the underlined word

Some people mess up their houses with everlasting rubbish.

1. Lasting 2. Temporary 3. Changing

4. Endless 5. Eternal

a) 3, 4 and 6 b) 1, 2, and 4 c) 2, 3 and 5 d) 1, 2 and 3

3. Change the following into positive degree.

This temple is the biggest in India

a) This temple is as big as this temple

b) No other temple in India is as big as this temple

c) This temple is very big

d) very few temples are as big as this temple

4. Identify the compound sentence.

a) The box is too heavy to carry

b) Owing to illness Raja did not appear for the examination

d) We must eat or we cannot live

5. Select the correct suffix to frame a new word. Using the given word „Purpose‟.

a) able b) ity c) less d) ness

6. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given:

His ways of presentation is Unique

a) common b) comparable

c) Indifferent d) wrong

7. Which one of the following is a correct sentence?

a) I had been living here since 1995

b) I have been living here since 1995

c) I were living here from 1995

d) I was living here since 1995

8. Pick out the statement that doesn‟t match with the given question tag.

a) Wait a minute, can you?

b) Push the door to the corner, can you?

c) Get the guide who can help you, can you?

d) Have some more rice, can you?

9. Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word.

The rules are made to be enforced

a) replied b) applied

c) supplied d) engraved

10. Match the following sentences in column A with the units in column B and select the correct

answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) I dream everyday 1. noun

b) Life is a gift 2. Verb

c) I write a letter 3. Adjective

d) It is a business letter 4. Adverb

11. Comprehension:

“All the world‟s stage

And all the men and women merely players

They have their exits and their entrances”

The word „Exit and Entrance‟ refer to

a) Love and Hatred b) Birth and death

c) Life and Hatred d) Dream and reality

12. Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage. Write the correct code given

below: __________ old man said to his daughter, “If ________ servant finds any money on

______ floor when she cleans______ room, it is mine.”

a) The , a, the , a b) An, the, a ,a

c) An, the, the, the d) The, a, a, the

13. Match the following synonym from column A with column B and select the correct answer from

the given codes:

column A column B

a) Lazy 1. Deep admiration

b) Shouted 2. Unwilling to work

c) Learn 3. Speak loudly

d) Respect 4. Acquire knowledge

a b c d

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 2 4 1 3

c) 2 3 4 1

d) 4 1 3 2

14. Identify the sentence.

A man‟s modesty is in inverse proportion to his ignorance.

a) simple b) compound c) complex d) none

15. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given:

Einstein published his theory of General Relativity that was confirmed experimentally in 1921

a) promised b) disproved

c) refused d) accepted

16. Rahul _______ a lab assistant, a teacher, a book seller and now he ________ a journalist

a) is, was b) is, is c) was, was d) has been, is

17. I _________ the instructions but I __________ them.

a) will read, did not understand b) will not read, will not understand

c) have read, do not understand d) read has not understood

18. Match the correct noun form for the verb „disturb‟

a) disturbing b) disturbance

c) disturbed d) disturbingly

19. Select the correct noun form word from the following verb „frighten‟

a) fighting b) fright

c) fights d) frightening

20. Change the following verb into noun form Die

a) Deadly b) Dead

c) Dying d) Death

21. Fill in the blank with suitable article.

__________ poor always work hard

a) The b) A c) An d) No article

22. Find out the appropriate comparative degree for the following sentence

This is the best response.

a) This and that are better responses

b) This response is better than that

c) This is a good response

d) This is a better response than any other

23. He _________ ill since Monday and so he ________ the meeting

a) has been, could not attend b) is, could not attend

c) was, cannot attend d) had been, cannot attend

24. Comprehension:

Language is the light of mind. So, is the English language in today‟s context. But ever since, we

have become free, some people have protested against the retention of this language, which has

pros, and cons to it.

„Pros and Cons‟ means

a) Dreams and reality b) Like and dislike

c) Differences and similarities d) Advantages and disadvantages

25. Identify the sentence which does not contain as adjective.

a) She is a clever girl b) It is a pleasant evening

c) He is an honest man d) I play chess regularly‟

26. Find the sentence in which the underlined word is used as a verb

a) I have an English guide b) Where is the tour guide

c) Parents guide their children d) We are in a guides camp

27. Match the following words given in column A with their antonyms in column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) Conflict 1. Empty

b) Petrified 2. Peaceful

c) Fiery 3. Agree

d) Full 4. Reassure

a b c d

a) 1 2 3 4

b) 4 3 1 2

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 2 1 4 3

28. Identify the compound sentence

a) Despite her poverty, Anuja stood first in the Examination

b) Although Anuja is poor she stood first in the examination

c) When Anuja is poor. She stood first in the examination

d) Anuja was poor yet she stood first in the examination

29. Identify the incorrect prepositional phrase from the options given below:

There is a car park

a) near the railway station b) in front of the hotel

c) for the show-room d) against this building

30. Fill in the blank with suitable article: He is .......wise man

a) an b) a c) the d) no article

31. Change the adjective „quiet into adverb using the given words.

a) quietly b) quieten

c) quietness d) quietism

32. Which one of the following has a correct infinitive?

a) I wish to play than work b) I rather play than work

c) I had rather play than work d) I am playing than working

33. Match the following phrases given in column A with their meaning in column B

column A column B

a) plenty of 1. Regret

b) worry about 2. A lot of

c) In a half 3. Rest

d) Take a vacation 4. In anger

a b c d

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 3 1 2 4

c) 4 2 2 4

d) 1 4 2 3

34. She __________ as she _________ into a taxi

a) fell, is getting b) fell, has getting

c) fell, was getting d) falls, will be getting

35. Effective Time Management means accomplishing more in less time. Beware of the importance

of Time.

Time Management means

a) Time table b) Wasting time

c) Doing more in less time d) Willing away the time

36. Fill up the blank with suitable prepositions given below as option.

Priya worked ____ midnight.

a) until b) till c) on d) along

37. Select the incorrect sentence from the following:

a) Look! The children are playing b) He is studying medicine

c) The child always crying d) It is getting late

38. Match the underline words in column A with the parts of speech in column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given:

column A column B

a) I like apples 1. Adjective

b) I like white colour 2. Adverb

39. Fill in the blank with the correct „Homophone‟.

I don‟t want to ___________ marks

a) Loose b) Lose c) Lose d) Louse

40. I _________my lunch. I _________ uneasy now. I _________to digest it.

a) had had, feel, had to walk b) will have , felt, had to walk

c) would have, feel , had to walk d) have had, feel, have to walk

41. Comprehension:

“life is Queer with its twists and turns As everyone of us sometime earns”

The word „Queer‟ means

a) Familiar b) common

c) Strange d) Queen

42. Choose the appropriate active voice for the following:

At what time was the mail delivered?

a) At what time did they deliver the mail?

b) At what time will they deliver the mail?

c) At what time would they deliver the mail?

d) At what time have they delivered the mail?

43. Select the correct sequence of prepositions.

I will call ________ your office some time ______ the evening

a) at, in b) on, in c) no preposition, in d) to, in

44. Find out the error

The captain with his team members were in the field

a) the captain b) with his team members

c) were d) in the field

45. Fill in the blank with correct „Homophone‟/

We were surprised to know his

a) Decent b) Descent c) Dissent d) Descanted

46. Select the appropriate active voice for the underlined words

He must be written to

a) must be writing b) must writing

c) must have been writing d) must write

47. Fill in the blanks with suitable participle

Many ___________ we were freed from anxiety.

a) were arriving b) had arrived

c) having arrived d) had been arriving

48. Select the correct option to complete the given sentence

The officer looked _________

a) to the matter b) at the matter

c) into the matter d) in the matter

49. The light __________off while I _________

a) goes, wrote b) went, am writing

c) went, will write d) went, was writing

50. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given

They tried to harness the ultimate secret

a) Gather b) Release

c) Win d) Discover

51. Find out the antonyms for the underlined word

His look is whimsical

1. Modern 2. Unrealistic 3. Imaginary

4. Rational 5. Fantastic

a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 b) 1, 2, 3 and 5 c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

52. Identify the word which is not a verb.

a) prepares b) angry

c) rises d) plays

53. Match the following phrases given in column A with their meaning in column B

column A column B

a) Depend on 1. To pay a lot of attention to something or somebody

b) Attend to 2. To sit or lie down in a warm and protected place

c) Fuss over 3. Rely on

d) Nestled up 4. Make much of things of no importance

a b c d

a) 3 1 4 2

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 2 1 4

54. Which of the following sentence is correct?

a) Few people knew the way didn‟t they?

b) Few people knew the way did they?

c) Few people knew the way don‟t they?

d) Few people knew the way do they?

55. Identify the simple sentence.

a) If you permit me I will go away

b) you permit me and I will go way

c) I will go away if given permission

d) With your permission I will go away

56. Match the following words given in column A with their Antonyms in column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below

column A column B

a) Ornamented 1. Darken

b) Isolation 2. Limited

c) Infinite 3. Unification

d) Dazzle 4. Plan

a b c d

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 3 4 2 1

d) 2 1 4 3

57. Pick out the sentence with S V IO DO A pattern

a) He gave he a lot

b) Last night I had a bad dream

c) Lucy presented the youngest one (puppy) to her friend

d) Henry gave her a pen yesterday

58. Comprehension

India possesses a variety of forests and natural vegetation. We have tropical Evergreen forest in

Western Ghats and semi Evergreen forest in Orissa

Which of the following statement is not true?

a) There are no forests in India

b) Orissa is rich in semi Evergreen forests

c) Western Ghats is famous for tropical evergreen forests

d) India is rich in natural vegetation

59. Pick out the sentence which does not have a verb

a) He drives carefully b) My new pink purse

c) He opens the door d) Don‟t make noise

60. Fill in the blank with suitable prepositional phrase given below:

____________ dogs when you enter a stranger‟s place.

a) Aware of b) Beware of

c) Careful d) Assure of

61. Select the plural form of “Knife”

a) Knifes b) Knives

c) Knaifs d) Knies

62. The origins of cricket are obscure and there are several theories on how it started. The shepherds

used to play it, with one standing in front of the wicket gate to the sheep fold and another bowling

a stone or something at him and he would have to hit it with his crook

Here crook means

a) a staff b) a half staff

c) hooked staff c) iron pole

63. Choose the correct question tag

There are some late bloomers in your group

a) arent‟t they? b) aren‟t there?

c) isn‟t it? d) are they?

65. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb choosing from the given words for the noun „examination‟

They ___________ the knowledge of the candidates

a) examine b) examinable

c) exam d) examiner

66. Match the following words given in column A with their meanings in column B

column A column B

a) Inflation 1. Unforgettable

b) Enhanced 2. Increased

c) Advent 3. Increase in prices

d) Indelible 4. Arrival

a b c d

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 1 3 4 2

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 4 3 2 1

67. Give the suitable order of article in the blanks of the given passage and chose the correct code

given below:

Rama entered ____ shop. ________ owner received him. He looked at ________ things in the

shop. Finally he purchased __________ umbrella.

a) the, a, a, an b) a, the, the, an

c) a, an, the, an d) the, a, an, the

68. Fill up the blank with suitable preposition given below as options.

Nobody knows the answer _________ Murali

a) for b) except

c) against d) than

69. Identify the degree and choose the correct answer

Tokyo is larger than any other cities in the world.

a) Superlative degree b) comparative

c) positive degree d) none of these

70. Identify the degree and choose the correct answer

Malacca is the oldest town in Malaysia

a) Positive degree b) comparative degree

c) superlative degree d) none of these

71. Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage and choose the correct code

given below:

__________ Brihadeeswarar temple or _________ big temple as it is commonly called by

_______ natives of Thanjavur is ___________ architectural marvel of immense glory.

a) the, a, a, the b) The, an, an, the

c) The, the, a, the d) The, the, the, an

72. Fill in the blanks with suitable options:

He ________ the room and __________ down in the chair

a) crossed, sits b) crosses, sat

c) cross, sit d) crossed, sat

73. Match the following:

a) Stimulate 1. Disbelieve

b) Blurt 2. Curtail

c) Impute 3. Courageous

d) Protract 4. Conceal

5. Pacify

a b c d

a) 5 1 2 3

b) 5 4 1 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 4 5 1

74. Match the statements given in column A with their question tags in column B and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

a) He is good 1. Aren‟t they?

b) they are friends 2. Is he?

c) He is not good 3. Am I?

d) I am not ill 4. Isn‟t he?

75. Fill in the blank with a suitable article.

In olden days __________ father is considered as the breadwinner of the family

a) no article b) a c) an d) the

76. Find out the active voice from the options given

a) It has been tested b) It was yet to be tested

c) It is said that she is arrogant d) It is an interesting book

77. Match the following words given in column A with their antonyms in column B, and select the

correct answer from the codes given below:

column A column B

a) Exuberance 1. Benign

b) Malignant 2. Wisdom

c) Mute 3. Apathy

d) Folly 4. Noisy

a b c d

a) 3 4 2 1

b) 3 1 4 2

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 2 3 4 1

78. Fill in the blanks with correct order of prepositions given below as options.

_________ pursuance __________your letter we are writing _________ the chairman and posting

it to him along __________ your letter.

a) in, to, with, of b) in, of, to, with

c) of, in, to, with d) with, of to, in

79. Identify the sentence which does not contain a noun.

a) Parents guide their children b) Always give willingly

c) Boldly, smartly and slowly d) Students like cricket