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Children
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1. Which noun is a plural form?
A
Child
B
Ox
C
Goose
D
Children
Children
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2. "The audience was applauding the performance". The word audience is a
A
Proper noun
B
Abstract noun
C
Collective noun
D
Common noun
Collective noun
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3. Choose the correct collective noun in the sentence: "The swarm of bees flew across the garden."
A
Garden
B
Bees
C
Swarm
D
Flew
Swarm
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4. Identify the proper noun in the sentence: "Alice loves to read books in the library."
A
Alice
B
Books
C
Library
D
Loves
Alice
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5. Which of the following is an example of a common noun?
A
Taj Mahal
B
School
C
Rahul
D
Mercury
B
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6. The thief will have run away before the police ............
A
comes
B
had come
C
came
D
none
The future perfect tense requires `before the police comes`.
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7. Match the words in Column A with their correct antonyms in Column B.
A
1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii, 4-iv, 5-v
B
1-v, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-i, 5-v
C
1-v, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i, 5-iii
D
1-ii, 2-v, 3-iv, 4-i, 5-iii
Generous ? Stingy (iii), Beautiful ? Ugly (i), Strong ? Weak (ii), Victory ? Defeat (iv), Ancient ? Modern (v).
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8. Match the idioms in Column A with their correct meanings in Column B.
A
1-iii, 2-ii, 3-iv, 4-v, 5-i
B
1-iv, 2-v, 3-i, 4-iii, 5-ii
C
1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv, 5-v
D
1-i, 2-i, 3-v, 4-iv, 5-iii
Break the ice ? Start a conversation (iii), Hit the sack ? Go to bed (ii), Under the weather ? Feeling unwell (iv), Once in a blue moon ? Very rarely (v), In hot water ? In a difficult situation (i).
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9. What are homonyms?
A
Words that sound the same but have different meanings
B
Words that have multiple meanings
C
Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings
D
Both A and C
Homonyms are words that either sound or are spelled the same but have different meanings.
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10. Which punctuation mark is used to show possession?
A
Comma (,)
B
Apostrophe (`)
C
Semicolon (;)
D
Colon (:)
An apostrophe is used to show possession, e.g., John`s book.
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11. Identify the type of clause: `I know that she is coming to the party.`
A
Adjective clause
B
Adverb clause
C
Noun clause
D
Relative clause
The clause `that she is coming to the party` is a noun clause functioning as the object of `know`.
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12. I go to Srinagar by ............... Vande Bharat Express.
A
A
B
An
C
Some
D
The
The correct article is `the` when referring to a specific train.
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13. Find the antonym of the word AMPLE
A
Enough
B
Meagre
C
Sufficient
D
Scarce
Ample means plentiful, and the antonym is `Meagre`.
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14. Fill the blank with the most suitable preposition from the given options. It was very generous ............ you to offer to help me.
A
Of
B
For
C
From
D
About
The correct phrase is `generous of you`.
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15. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of PREDICT
A
Prevent
B
Foretell
C
Discover
D
Decide
`Predict` means to foretell a future event.
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16. We bought some eggs from the market but unfortunately ............ of them were fresh.
A
No one
B
Much
C
None
D
Many
`None of them were fresh` is grammatically correct.
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17. ..........did you put my keys?
A
Wear
B
Ware
C
Where
D
Were
The correct interrogative word here is `Where`.
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18. Choose the correct meaning of the phrase `Kick the bucket`
A
To start a new project
B
To delay a decision
C
To pass away
D
To kick a bucket
`Kick the bucket` is an idiom that means `to die`.
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19. Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom. A skeleton in the cupboard
A
A popular fact which is not hidden
B
A popular fact to be kept secret
C
An embarrassing fact not to be kept secret
D
An embarrassing fact to be kept secret
The idiom `a skeleton in the cupboard` refers to an embarrassing fact kept secret.
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20. Choose the correct narration: My brother had lost his charger and he asked me to give him mine.
A
My brother said, `Give me my charger.`
B
I said, `Give me my charger.`
C
My brother said, `Give me your charger.`
D
I said, `Give me your charger.`
If brother lost his charger, he would ask: `Give me your charger`.
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21. Fill in the blanks with a suitable modal verb: There is no forecast of rain and it is sunny now. But it still ______ rain.
A
may
B
should
C
must
D
could
Correct: `it still may rain`.
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22. Rearrange the following jumbled sentence: postman/tired/very/the/day/end/looked/at/of/the
A
The end of day looked the very tired the postman.
B
The very tired of the postman looked at the end of the day.
C
The postman looked very tired at the end of the day.
D
The very end of the tired day looked at the postman.
Correct sentence: `The postman looked very tired at the end of the day`.
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23. Fill in the blanks with the correct option: The vegetable cutlet made of potatoes and broke into small _______.
A
pieces, peas
B
peas, pieces
C
peas, peace
D
peace, pieces
Correct: `made of peas, broke into small pieces`.
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24. Fill in the blanks with the correct option: I was wondering, ____ gift is this?
A
Whom
B
Whose
C
When
D
Who
Correct: `Whose gift is this?`.
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25. Fill in the blanks with the correct option: I will ______ all your terms and ______ the last one.
A
accept, except
B
except, accept
C
accept, except.
D
expect, except
Correct: `accept all your terms except the last one`.
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26. Choose the correct synonym for the highlighted word: Don`t believe anything she says. More than half of what she says is fictitious.
A
factual
B
imaginary
C
truthful
D
honest
`Fictitious` means imaginary, not real.
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27. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verb: I am hungry. I ______ to eat.
A
want
B
wants
C
am wanting
D
will wants
Correct: `I want to eat`.
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28. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate article: I like learning new languages. French is ______ easy language.
A
a
B
an
C
the
D
No article
Correct: `an easy language` (vowel sound ? `an`).
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29. Rearrange the following jumbled up sentence into a meaningful one: asked/I/come/to/him/today
A
I asked to come him today.
B
I asked him to come today.
C
Today I come to him asked
D
Today I come him to asked
Correct sentence: `I asked him to come today`.
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30. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles: Mr. Sharma became ______ Chancellor of a University in 1965.
A
a
B
an
C
the
D
No article
Correct: `the Chancellor` (unique position).
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31. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition: The dog saw the cat on the other side of the fence, so the dog jumped ______ the fence.
A
above
B
over
C
into
D
onto
Correct: `jumped over the fence`.
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32. Identify the clause of the underlined part: You can go, whenever you want.
A
Adverb clause of time
B
Adverb clause of place
C
Adverb clause of manner
D
Adverb clause of reason
`Whenever you want` indicates time ? Adverb clause of time.
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33. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense form of the verb: I am feeling quite full. I ______.
A
eat
B
ate
C
have just eaten
D
will eat
Present perfect `have just eaten` is correct with `I am feeling full`.
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34. Choose the correct narration: `How is your father?`, asked my friend.
A
My friend asked how was my father?
B
My friend asked how is my father?
C
My friend asked how my father is.
D
My friend asked how my father was.
Past reporting verb ? tense shifts: `asked how my father was`.
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35. Fill in the blanks with appropriate idioms or phrases: He wanted a break from the monotony of his job. So he __________ on an adventure.
A
set aside
B
set back
C
set off
D
set up
Correct idiom: `set off on an adventure`.
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