TRB PG ENGLISH UNIT X

APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS

SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET 1
1. State-of-being verbs are often called…………….. verbs
A) weak verbs B) strong verbs C) linking verbs D) auxiliary verbs
2. There are …………. State-of-being verbs
A) 8 B) 7 C) 5 D) 6
3. Nancy walks along the road. Here the verb „walk‟ shows what kind of action?
A) Visible action B) Mental action C) Timely action D) Silent action
4. Auxiliary verbs are also called ………… verb
A) strong verb B) weak verb C) complementary verb D) action verb
5. A modal is a ……………… auxiliary verb
A) self defining B) mood-defining C) action-defining D) high-
defining
6. May God bless you. Here the modal „may‟ expresses
A) purpose B) necessity C) wish D) compulsion
7. I will do the work. Here the auxiliary „will‟ expresses….
A) assurance B) possibility C) necessity D) obligation
8. Sujatha has a car. Here the auxiliary „has‟ is also called.
A) anomalous finite verb B) finite verb C) Intrasitive verb D) strong verb
9. Strong verbs are also known as…………….
A) regular verbs B) auxiliary verbs C) finite verbs D) irregular verbs
10. The verb „take‟ is a ……………. Verb
A) weak verb B) strong verb C) finite verb D) transitive verb
11. A present verb that added, d or t at is end for making its past form is called…….
A) regular verb B) irregular verb C) linking verb D) transitive verb
12. A verb that takes an object is called………….
A) intransitive verb B) strong verb C) weak verb D) transitive verb
13. The meeting started on time. Here the verb „started‟ is ……………..
A) Transitive verb B) intransitive verb C) weak verb D) linking verb
14. A sentence which can be converted into a passive form must have a ……… verb
 A) action verb B) state-of-being verb C) transitive verb D) instransitive verb

15. He Put off his programme. Here the verbs „put off‟ is a ………..
A) Action verb B) phrasal verb C) phrase preposition D) regular
verb
16. He is a very strong. He the word „very‟ is……………….
A) an adjective B) an adverb C) a finite verb D) a participate
17. The simple adverbs are……………….. in numbers
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
18. Sita speaks clearly. Here the word „clearly‟ is an adverb is…………..
A) frequency B) reason C) time D) manner
19. The adverbs that answer for the question „when‟? are called adverbs of ………..
A) time B) manner C) quantity D) reason
20. She is very clever. Her the word „very‟ is an adverb of…………….
A) manner B) time C) quantity D) frequency
21. Hence forth, he is called as Senthil. The word „henceforth‟ is an adverb of………
A) time B) reason C) manner D) quantity
22. Some adverbs which define certainly and strengthen the meaning of the verb is called
the adverbs of …………….
A) affirmation B) quantity C) manner D) time
23. A word which refers back to a noun with its regular quality of an adverbs is
called………….
A) adverb of manner B) adverb of frequency
C) relative adverb D) adverb of time
24. The word „wisdom‟ is a ………. Noun
A) proper B) abstract C) common D) collective
25. The word „glass‟ is a ………..noun
A) common B) collective C) material D) abstract
26. Which one of the following is called as describing word.
A) adverb B) verb C) adjective D) preposition
27. It is a tall tree. Here the word „tall‟ is an adjective………
 A) quantity B) quality C) number D) none of these

28. An adjective which gives answer of the question how many? Is called….
A) Adjective of number B) adjective of quality
C) Interrogative adjective D) Demonstrative adjective
29. An American Dollar. The word American is……….
A) possessive adjective B) interrogative adjective
C) proper adjective D) demonstrative adjective
30. These are my books. The word „these‟ is a………. pronoun
A) personal pronoun B) reflective pronoun
C) demonstrative pronoun D) relative pronoun
31. I heard the news ………. a friend
A) after B) by C) through D) from
32. He will stay at Madurai ………… next Monday
A) till B) over C) from D) by
33. …………. Giving my books, she gave me her notes
A) over B) from C) by D) besides
34. It has been raining …….. 10‟O clock.
A) from B) since C) on D) at
35. Ram reached the school……….. 7 a.m.
A) at B) along C) on D) in
36. He jumped ……… the well.
A) into B) along C) on D) in
37. A boat is passing ………. the bridge
A) on B) over C) under D) beside
38. Suresh waited patiently ………….. his friend
A) for B) in C) by D) of
39. He was angry …… me
A) on B) in C) with D) over
40. I am fond ………… music.
A) on B) in C) of D) for
SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET 1 KEYS
1 D 11 A 21 B 31 D
2 A 12 D 22 A 32 A
3 A 13 B 23 C 33 D
4 C 14 C 24 B 34 B
5 B 15 B 25 C 35 A
6 C 16 A 26 C 36 A
7 A 17 C 27 B 37 C
 8 A 18 D 28 A 38 A
9 D 19 A 29 C 39 C
10 B 20 A 30 C 40 C
SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET II

1. The wind ………… over the mountain

A) flu B) blue C) blew D) fly
2. I keep my accounts in a …………….
A) daily B) diary C) dairy D) daring
3. Air conditions are becoming ………… expensive
A) heavier and heavier B) less and less C) more and more D) slow and
slow
4. This girl is……….. intelligent of the two
A) more B) most C) much D) none
5. Mala is a ………… girl
A) as pretty as B) pretty C) prettier D) prettiest
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6. Water…………… at 100 C
A) will boil B) boil C) boils D) boiled
7. ……………. Usually comes home at 4.00 p.m.
A) I B) We C) They D) He
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8. We…………. Christmas on 25 December every year
A) celebrate B) celebrates C) will celebrate D) celebrated
9. Unless you ……………….. hard, you will not succeed.
A) hard worked B) worked C) works D) work
10. I …………. This book already
A) hard read B) has read C) have read D) will have read
11. At present I ………. in a college
A) have been working B) was working C) have worked D) am working
12. The Prime Minister is …………… the President tonight
A) will be meeting B) is meeting C) meet D) meeting
13. I………… in this house since 1966
A) has been living B) have lived C) will have lived D) have been living
14. If I ……………….. a bird I would fly freely.
A) am B) is C) were D) have
15. When I was teaching the boys they …………….. the class
A) had entered B) have entered C) entered D) was entered
16. They …………….. foot ball for a long time yesterday.
A) had played B) were playing C) played D) play
17. The bell had rung ……… Rajesh entered the school
A) when B) after C) since D) so
18. Dad……….. just …………… his dinner when the phone rang
 A) have finished B) had finished C) has finished D) was
finished
19. If had prepared well I ……………………scored high marks
A) will have B) shall have C) would have D) should have
20. Before I went to Delhi, I………… in Madurai for 20 years
A) have been living B) has been living C) had been living D) will have been
living
21. The bus……….. in few minutes from now.
A) will come B) would come C) has come D) is coming
22. Be careful! The child……………. The glass.
A) was broken B) have broken C) can break D) will break
23. At this time next week, we………….. our annual exam.
A) will be writing B) have been writing C) had been writing D) will write
24. I ………….. the project by the end of August
A) will complete B) shall have completed
C) will be completed D) shall have been completing
25. They………. Delhi by next Tuesday
A) will be reaching B) will reach C) will have reached D) have reached
26. By 9. p.m. he….. her lessons for 3 hours.
A) will have read B) will have been reading C) shall have read D) will be
reading
27. The honesty of Indians……….. very strong
A) are B) were C) be D) is
28. Ranim, Rajan and Robin………….. good friends.
A) is B) was C) are D) be
29. Bread and butter………………. My favourite
A) is B) are C) were D) am
30. The Headmaster with all his teachers………. . to be present
A) are B) were C) will D) is
31. Neither Ravi nor his friends……….. come
A) has B) have C) was D) can
32. Each of these boys…………. Brilliant
A) will B) are C) were D) is
33. Five thousand rupees …………. a large sum
A) are B) were C) be D) is
34. The major tragedies of Shakespeare are ………….. The Macbeth, king Lear, Othello
and Hamlet. Choose the correct punctuation mark
A) , B) : C) ; D) .
35. The food is getting …………….. delicious
A) better and less B) less and better C) more and more D) worse and better
36. Rajan is one of the – boys in the class
A) tall B) taller C) tallest D) taller than
37. The ………………. The restaurant the slower the service
A) most crowded B) more crowded C) crowded than D) crowdest
38. The new menu is ………. the old menu
A) richest B) richer C) richer than D) rich
39. The new sweets are…………..
A) best B) better than C) better D) more better
40. He rides just………… as she does
A) as fast B) faster than C) more fast D) so fast
41. I can hear the bell from………….
A) here B) heir C) air D) ear
42. To indicate the possession of third person we use………
A) there B) their C) her D) them
43. A mixture of Iron and Zink is called
A) steal B) steel C) steep D) jeal
44. Eagles……… are very sharp
A) clause B) class C) claws D) glass
45. Gandhi wore………….. cloths throughout his life
A) course B) coarse C) core D) crore
46. The major novels of R.K. Narayan are: Swami and Friends……… Bachelor of Arts and
The English Teacher.
A) ; B) : C) , D) .
47. I am not angry, am I…………………….
A) ! B) . C) ? D) :
48. The morality of the people …………. not good
A) is B) are C) were D) have
49. Every man and every woman………… the responsible to respect our mother land
A) have B) has C) is D) are
50. India………………. Independent in 1947
A) become B) becomes C) became D) will become
51. The Taj is ………… building
A) a B) an C) the D) some
52. He is …….. honest man
A) a B) an C) the D) none
53. Give me …………….. one rupee coin
A) a B) an C) the D) none
54. Tamil Nadu is on……… Southern part of India
A) a B) the C) an D) none
55. English is ……………. Global language
A) a B) an C) the D) none
56. Rajan is…………... most honourable man in this town
A) a B) an C) the D) none
57. Have you read……………. „Mahabharatha‟?
A) the B) an C) a D) none
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58. Draw……….. angle of 90
A) a B) an C) the D) none
59. She is ………….. L.L.B
A) a B) an C) the D) none
60. It was ……….. historical event
A) a B) an C) the D) none

ANSWER KEYS

1 C 11 D 21 A 31 B 41 A 51 A
2 B 12 D 22 D 32 D 42 B 52 B
3 B 13 D 23 A 33 D 43 B 53 A
4 A 14 C 24 B 34 B 44 C 54 B
5 B 15 C 25 C 35 C 45 B 55 C
6 C 16 B 26 B 36 C 46 C 56 C
7 D 17 A 27 D 37 B 47 C 57 A
8 A 18 B 28 C 38 C 48 A 58 B
9 D 19 C 29 A 39 C 49 B 59 B
10 C 20 C 30 D 40 A 50 C 60 A

SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET III

1. Copper is ………………. Useful metal.
A) a B) an C) the D) no article
2. Man is ………….. mortal.
A) a B) an C) the D) no article
3. After …………….. hour they went to work.
A) a B) the C) an D) one
4. Nathan has ………….. uniform.
A) a B) an C) the D) no article
5. Open ………………… month a little.
A) an B) a C) the D) no article
6. The cat is sleeping ……………….. the table.
A) in B) inside C) outside D) under
7. The car crashed ……………………. a wall.
A) at B) on C) into D) with
8. They are anxious …………….. the safety of their son.
A) at B) about C) upon D) with
9. The football match was called ……….. due to rain.
A) off B) before C) after D) soon
10. They left ……………. U.S.A. after their brief stay with us here at Madurai.
A) in B) from C) for D) at
11. When I ………… the station, the train had left
A) reaches B) was reached C) reached D) had
reached
12. We ………………. In this house since 1966.
A) has been living B) have been living C) had been living D) are
living
13. If it …………. We could not play.
A) rains B) is raining C) rained D) will rain
14. The train …………….. in ten minutes.
A) is leaving B) will leave C) will be left D) has been leaving
15. Rani ……………. To speck in English
A) like B) is liked C) likes D) has liked

Spot the error in the following sentences:

16. A lot of students (A) / are learning Hindi (B) / in the other room (C) / No error (D).
17. Tallest boy (A) / is running (B) / on the sand (C) / No error. (D).
18. Rural people always (A) / are working hard (B) / in the morning (C) / No error
19. Our Headmaster (A) / bought new car (B) / last week (C) / No error (D).
20. I have forget (A) / the name of the place (B) / where the accident happened (C) /
no error (D).
21. In English a 'verb' has how many forms.
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
22. The teacher is tall. In the above sentence the verb 'is' is a …………….
A) helping verb B) state of being verb C) transitive verb D) finite verb
23. She knows Hindi. The underlined verb shows a ……… action.
A) visible B) mental C) external D) outer
24. If might rain today. The given sentence implies ……………
A) obligation B) necessity C) suggestion D) possibility
25. She has a car. The verb 'has' is a …………… verb.
A) auxiliary B) weak verb C) strong verb D) finite verb
26. The film will be released soon. The underlined word is ………………….
A) an adjective B) an adverb C) conjunction D) infinitive
27. The Prime Minister visits Tamil Nadu often.
 The underlined word is an adverb of ………………
A) frequency B) place C) time D) reason
28. All his friends were left out. The underlined word is an …………………
A) adverb B) adjective C) infinite D) interjection
29. Where did you go yesterday? The underlined word is an ………………
A) adverb B) Question word C) Adjective D) relative pronoun
30. Everyman has his duties. The underlined word is …………………
A) definite numeral adjective B) indefinite numeral adjective
C) distributive numeral adjective D) demonstrative adjective
31. She has enough money. The underlined word is an ………………
A) adjective of number B) adjective quantity
C) adjective of quality D) interrogative adjective
32. They themselves served the guests. The underlined word is a …………………..
A) noun B) adjective C) pronoun D)
conjunction
33. She is my wife. The underlined word is a ………………….
A) noun B) adjective C) relative pronoun D)
adverb
34. Though she is poor, she is honest. The underlined word is a ………………
A) preposition B) conjunction C) interjection D) pronoun
35. I …………….. the project by the end of August.
A) have completed B) shall have completed
C) had completed D) will be completed
36. The captain, with all his boys, ……………… safe.
A) were B) was C) had D) are
37. Gold as well as silver ……………….. fallen in price.
A) have B) will have C) has D) will be
38. Neither Ravi nor his friends …………….. attend end the meeting.
A) have B) has C) will have D) will be

39. Each of these girls ………….. intelligent.

A) are B) were C) is D) have
40. Neither of the two boys ………… won the prize.
A) have B) has C) was D) are
41. I have seen ……………………. one eyed man.
A) a B) an C) the D) no article
42. Rajan was elected ………………….. vice chancellor of the University
A) a B) an C) the D) no article
43. …………… giving me money, he gave me his car.
A) by B) besides C) over D) from
44. The minister will stay at Chennai ……………… next Friday.
A) over B) from C) by D) till
45. A boat is passing under the bridge. The word under is functioning as …………….
A) adverb B) adjective C) preposition D) verb
46. Pick out the odd one from among the words given below.
Intelligent, attractive, actively, beautiful.
A) intelligent B) attractive C) actively D) beautiful
47. Choose the right question to get the italicized part as the answer.
Rani is reading a book.
A) What does Rani read? B) What is Rani reading?
C) Who is reading a book? D) What is Rani doing
48. Which of the following is not the form of the verb 'be'?
A) is B) am C) are D) do
49. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
Where ………………. Yesterday?
A) was you gone B) did you go C) had you go D) do you gone
50. He has ………….. knowledge is Hindi. So he can read with mistakes.
A) little B) a little C) few D) a few
51. The words AND, BUT, YET, SO are called
A) conjunctions B) prepositions C) adjectives D)
adverbs
52. A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called
A) noun B) verb C) preposition D) adjective
53. A part of speech that answers questions WHICH ONE? WHAT KIND? HOW MANY?
HOW MUCH? WHAT COLOR? is called
A) adverb B) adjective C) noun D) verb
54. A part of speech that answers questions WHO?, WHAT?, WHOM? is called
A) noun B) verb C) adjective D) preposition
55. A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called
A) verb B) pronoun C) adjective D) adverb

56. A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun is called

A) verb B) conjunction C) adjective D) adverb
57. A part of speech that shows action or state of being is called
A) pronoun B) noun C) verb D) adverb
58. A part of speech that answers questions WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT CONDITION
OF SUBJECT? is called
A) verb B) adverb C) adjective D) noun
59. A part of speech that describes (modifies) a verb, adjective, or adverb is called
A) noun B) verb C) adjective D) adverb
60. Choose prepositional phrase
A) since yesterday B) same as yesterday
C) sweet tomorrow D) sincere request
61. Choose prepositional phrase:
A) beyond my understanding B) be my friend
C) new textbook D) a difficult concept
62. The articles A, AN, and THE are always
A) verbs B) adverbs C) adjectives D) prepositions
63. The words is, was, were, be, will are
A) linking verbs B) action verbs C) adverbs D) prepositions
64. The words HE, HER, WE, and I are
A) verbs B) adverbs C) nouns D) pronouns
65. The words LIBERTY, WASHINGTON, DOG, and IDEA are
A) nouns B) pronouns C) verbs D) prepositions
66. The words ONE, TWO, THREE, and FOUR are
A) adjectives B) nouns C) verbs D) prepositions
67. A part of speech that shows emotions is called
A) conjunction B) preposition C) interjection D) verb

SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET IV

1. Which one of the following is correctly syllabified?
A) un-suit-able B) ad-ver-b C) ad-vo-ca-te D) ad-vice.
2. A) ag-ri-cul-ture B) dut-i-es C) tho-ught D) wri-te.
3. How many syllables does the word “Patriotic” contain?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6.
4. How many syllables does the word “around” contain?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 1.
5. Which one of the following direct speeches is correct for the given reported speech?
Mala asked me if I was ready.
A) Mala said, “you are ready” B) Mala told him, “Are you ready?”
C) Mala said to me, “Are you ready?” D) Mala says to me, “Are you ready”?
6. Fill in the blanks : She said, _____“a nice man he is!”
A) what B) how C) why D) that.
7. I am senior to you, _____________?
A) don‟t I B) aren‟t I C) am I D) are I.
8. Both Rehim and Raja are engineers, ___________
A) are they B) aren‟t they C) isn‟t they D) wasn‟t they.
9. Aruna dances very well,
A) doesn‟t she B) does she C) don‟t she D) is n‟t she?
10. Let‟s take a little rest before we start again _____________ ?
 A) will we B) should we C) shall we D) shan‟t we.
11. The common expansion of NCERT is
A) National Council of Educational Researcher and Training
B) National Council of Education Research and Training
C) Nation Council of Educational Research and Training
D) National Council of Educational Research and Training.
12. The common expansion of LPG is
A) Liquid petroleum gas B) Liquefied petrol Gas
C) Liquid petroleum Gasoline D) Liquefied petroleum gas.
13. The common expansion of WWW is
A) World wide web B) World World web
C) Word wide web D) World wider website.
14. Which one of the following is wrong?
A) PAN – Postal Account Number B) CAD – Computer Aided Designing
C) FAX – Facsimile Exchange D) PIN – Postal Index Number.
15. The mosquitoes ____________
A) shine B) whine C) Rhine D) Ghaine.
16. The owls _________
A) hiss B) grunt C) quack D) hoot.
17. The horses ______________
A) scream B) bellow C) low D) neigh.
18. Ducks ________
A) bleat B) Scream C) Quak D) Croak.
Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitives: questions (19-21)
19. I will not let you ____ my father.
A) to meet B) meet C) will meet D) none.
20. Antony has no rights _____________
A) speak B) will speak C) to speak D) None.
21. You must allow her ____ there.
A) will go B) to go C) go D) None.
22. Which one of the following sentences is wrong?
A) I request you, kindly grant me permissionB) Vivek likes to speak correctly
C) they need to completely, take rest D) I like to learn English eagerly.
Fill in the blanks with suitable participles: Questions (23-25)
23. The engineer visited the _________ building.
A) finished B) finishing C) Having finished D) None.
24. I found Rajam, ___________ in the street.
A) played B) playing C) having played D) None.
25. __________ his homework he went to bed.
A) Finished B) Having finished C) Fininishim D) None.
26. My relatives visited our newly built house. The word “built” is _________
A) Present participle B) Past participle C) infinitive D) Perfect participle.
27. Walking is a good exercise. Here the word „walking‟ is a _______
A) infinitive B) Gerund C) Participle D) None.
28. Hearing the news he fainted.
The word „hearing‟ is a _______
A) Gerund B) Perfect participle C) Present participle D) None.
29. We saw the boy studying. Here the word “studying” is a
A) Gerund B) Participle C) Adverb D) None.
30. Travelling by car is comfortable.
The word travelling is a __________
A) Perfect participle B) Present Participle C) Gerund D) None.
31. Which one of the following is wrong in an informal letter?
A) informal letters are friendly letters B) Active voice is commonly used
C) The body consists only three paragraphs D) the language is informal.
32. Which one of the following is wrong in an official letter?
A) The language is formal B) This letter is for personal
C) Passive voice is commonly used
D) Date should be written on the (top corner) right hand side of the paper.
33. The Subscription may be ______ in an official letter.
A) Yours lovingly B) Yours affectionately
C) Yours sincerely D) Yours loving friend.
34. Subject and Reference are used in a ________ letter.
A) Personal letter B) informal letter C) friendly letter D) formal letter.
35. The idiom “Once in a blue moon” means ____________
A) very rarely B) get nervous C) to take advantage D) very well behaved.
36. The idiom “turn a deaf ear” means ______
A) to be cowardly B) to help with something C) to be ready D) pretend to ignore
37. Some one who rises early is considered as ________
A) an early dog B) an early bird C) an early cock D) an early
fox.
38. She is a woman of great beauty. The underlined part if the sentence is a _________
A) sub ordinate clause B) main clauses C) phrase D) dependent clause.
39. If you work hard, you will succeed. Here the underlined part of the sentence is a
________
A) phrase B) Independent clause
C) Sub ordinate clause D) correlative conjunction.
40. Which one of the following is not a subordinating conjunction?
A) when B) if C) As D) yet.
41. Which one of the following is a simple sentence?
 A) In the event of telling truth, I will help you
B) If he had studied well, he would have got good marks
C) As he played well, he got the first place
D) She went to the market and bought some vegetables.
42. Identify the compound sentence:
A) She told me that she was learning Hindi B) Without hard work you can‟t pass
C) He is not only tall but also handsome D) Being ill, he went to hospital.
43. Which one of the following compound word is a Verb + Noun.
A) rain fall B) hair cut C) head ache D) watch dog.
44. Which one of the following compound word is a Nount+ Noun?
A) downfall B) sweet heart C) foot ball D) sun rise.
45. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word copy to form a
compound word?
A) night B) right C) collect D) wright.
46. The plural form of loaf is _________
A) loafs B) loafis C) leaves D) loaves.
47. The plural form of the word „louse‟ is
A) louses B) lowses C) lice D) lace.
48. The singular form of “Criteria” is ______
A) criterias B) criterion C) criterian D) criterius.
49. Some families go without medical treatment because of their ________ ability to pay.
A) mis- B) in- C) dis- D) non-.
50. He is truth
A) –ful B) –ly C) –er D) –ment.

ANSWER KEYS:
1 D 11 D 21 C 31 C 41 A
2 A 12 D 22 C 32 B 42 C
3 B 13 A 23 A 33 C 43 D
4 A 14 A 24 B 34 D 44 C
5 C 15 B 25 B 35 A 45 B
6 A 16 D 26 B 36 D 46 D
7 B 17 D 27 C 37 B 47 C
8 B 18 C 28 C 38 C 48 B
9 A 19 B 29 B 39 C 49 B
10 C 20 C 30 C 40 D 50 A
SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET V
1. If a 'medal' is an award made of gold, silver or bronze, choose the homophone for the
word which means "to go through other people's things".
A) meddle B) muddle C) middle D) medel
2. Verbal guidance is least effective in the learning of
A) Attitudes B) Relationships C) Skills D) Facts
Choose the word or phrase to fit each blank which best completes each sentence:
3. My landlady was very ............. when I met with an accident.
A) merciful B) pitiful C) sympathetic D) hearty
4. The receptionist ............ to ring another hotel to see if they had a room
A) offered B) suggested C) recommended D) invited
5. I assure you I have no wish to ........... my responsibility.
A) shirk B) refuse C) abandon D) disobey
6. Has there been any ............. on the strike from the Government?
A) reaction B) response C) comment D) criticism
7. Choose the most appropriate adjective clause that can replace the adjective phrase in the
sentence:
"Madhu met a girl with blue eyes"
A) Whose eyes are blue B) Whose eyes were blue
C) Those eyes were blue D) Those eyes are blue
8. In the sentence "The train came rushing down the hill", the word 'down' functions as
A) Noun B) Preposition C) Verb D) Adverb
9. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate article from the options given below:
Smt. Sheela became ............... Principal of the College in 2005.
A) a B) the C) an D) no article
10. Pick the odd one from among the words given below:
pretty, attractive, beautifully, smart, lively.
A) attractive B) lively C) beautifully D) pretty
11. Which of the following is not an instruction?
A) What an idea! B) Sit down C) Be silent D) Queue up
12. Pick out the adjective which can best fill in the blank given in the sentence below:
The ............... chapters are lacking in interest.
A) later B) latest C) latter D) letter
13. Which is the most appropriate passive form for the sentence?
"One should keep one's promises".
A) We should keep our promises B) Promises should be kept
C) Promises need not be kept D) Promises may be kept
14. The most appropriate conversion to simple sentence from the compound sentence "We
must eat, or we cannot live", is
A) We must live to eat B) We must not live to eat
C) We must eat and live D) We must eat to live
15. In which classification of work can we categorise teaching?
A) Clerical B) Managerial C) Skilled D) Professional
16. Choose the most appropriate complementary closing for a letter addressed to the Sub-
Inspector of Police:
A) Yours lovingly B) Lovingly yours
C) Yours truly D) Yours affectionately
17. Identify the most suitable explanation for the idiom used in the sentence given below:
The boy backed up his friend's claim.
A) accepted B) supported C) explained D) denied

18. Choose the appropriate tag for the sentence given below:
Have some more rice, ...................?
A) will you B) shall you C) may you D) won't you
19. Complete the following sentences by supplying appropriate connecting words from
the options listed below:
I met a boy ................ told me .................. I could find you.
A) who, were B) that, were C) that, where D) who, where
20. The former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has consented to address the
students of your school on the eve of Annual day. Which discourse among the ones
listed below is best suitable for informing the parents of the students about the same?
A) letter B) diary C) notice D) slogan
21. How many syllables are there in the word 'examination' ?
A) 4 B) 3 C) 5 D) 6
Read the following passage, Select the best answer from among the given choices for
each question:
Most of us use the products of science - railways, aeroplanes, electricity phone
and thousands of others - without thinking how they cam into existence. We take them
for granted, as if we are entitled to them as a matter of rights. And we are very
proud of the fact that we live in an advanced age and are ourselves so very advanced.
There is no doubt that our age is a very different one from previous ages and I think it is
perfectly correct to say that it is far more advanced. But that is a different thing from
saying that we as individual or groups are more advanced. It would be the height of
absurdity to say that because an engine driver can run an engine and Plato or Socrates
could not, the engine driver is more advanced than, or is superior to, Plato or Socrates.
But would be perfectly correct to say that the engine itself is a more advanced method of
locomotion than Plato's chariot was.
22. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) An engine driver cannot to compared to Plato or Socrates.
B) Plato or Socrates is in no way inferior to the engine driver.
C) Plato or Socrates surpassed the engine driver in every respect.
D) An engine driver is cleverer than Plato or Socrates.
23. People today are very proud because they
A) live in a philosophically advanced age
B) live in a spiritually advanced age
 C) enjoy digital communications
D) live in a scientifically advanced age
24. Many of us make use of machines
A) with full knowledge of their genesis
B) without knowing how they were invented
C) with very little knowledge of their mechanism
D) without any knowledge of their historical significance
25. In this passage, Plato and Socrates are mentioned to emphasize that
A) they had a great respect for learning
B) they were men of great scholarship
C) people as individuals in the modern age are not more advanced than their
predecessors
D) the engine is a better mode of locomotion than Plato's chariot.
26. The phrase 'height of absurdity' implies
A) the possible extent of rationality B) the impossible extent of rationality
C) the possible extent of irrationality D) the impossible extent of rationality
27. In the following question, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and last
sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences and jumbled up as P,
Q, R and S. Sequence the sentences properly choosing the right option.
S1 - There was no limit to insanitation
S6 - So I asked for a broom to clean them myself.
P - There were only a few latrines.
Q - They refused point - blank to clean them
R - Pools of water were everywhere.
S - I pointed it out to the volunteers.
The proper sequence will be
A) R S P Q B) Q P S R C) R P S Q D) Q S P R
Identify the one italicized expression (A, B, C or D) that must be changed order to
correct the sentences
𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛
28. Things better if I a job and some money.
𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
𝑤𝑜 𝑛 ′ 𝑡𝑕𝑎𝑣𝑒
Then to live with my parents.
𝐷
𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑚 𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑕𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑠
29. The to bring the best
𝐴 𝐵 𝐶
𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑕𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠
.
𝐷
30. Identify the errors in the sentences given below:
 It is raining, Mohan and Sumesh were walking on the park. The path is way Mohan slips
and fell.
A) raining, were, on B) were, on, fell C) were, on, slips D) were, slips, fell

SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET VI

Read the passage with blanks numbered. For each numbered blank four options are
given after the passage. Identify the correct word to fill in each blank:
The young and the upwardly mobile generation of today has .....(1).... aspirations
....(2).... little patience. If the youngsters want a smart phone or an ipad, they usually
don't think much before spending ....(3).... such gadgets. Sometimes such spending involves
taking a personal loan or using the credit card and repaying ....(4).... debt over the next few
months or even a year.
1. A) low B) one C) high D) no
2. A) and B) but C) or D) of
3. A) of B) in C) at D) on
4. A) the B) an C) a D) some
5. Choose the correct word to fill in the given blank.
Either Nila or Mala ............... present today.
A) is B) are C) were D) was
6. Identify the correct phonemic transcription for 'germinate'.
A) / 'dzemInIet / B) / 'dze:mIneIt / C) / 'germIneIt / D) / jermInelt /
7. The words 'need', 'dare' and 'used to' are
A) auxiliaries B) models C) marginal modals D) modal auxiliaries
8. What does the following sentence mean?
Gandhiji loved to be up with the lark.
A) Gandhiji woke up early in the morning
B) Gandhiji was punctual
C) Gandhiji went to bed early at night
D) Gandhiji did not wake up early in the morning
9. Choose the right question tag:
We put some money in the blank last week, ................?
A) aren't we B) don't we C) didn't we D) do we
10. The aim of teaching poetry is
A) to help pupils to write poems
B) to help pupils to enjoy reading the poems
C) to help pupils only to learn poems by heart
D) to write the poems in their notebooks.
11. The teacher of English uses 'pair-work' in the classroom to
A) improve pupils knowledge B) improve the teacher's teaching
 C) improve pupils' communication skills D) improve the teacher's English

12. Which is not a quality of 'good handwriting'?

A) Legibility B) Distinctiveness
C) Spacing D) Absence of uniformity in the size of the letters.
13. Reading a passage from the Supplementary Reader for enjoyment and expansion of
information is called
A) Silent Reading B) Intensive Reading
C) Extensive Reading D) Self Reading
14. Identify the correct characteristic:
If a test measures what it intends to measure, then it is one of the characteristics of a good
test.
A) Practicability B) Reliability C) Scorability D) Validity
15. Remedial teaching involves
A) teaching and testing B) testing continuously
C) teaching testing and reteaching D) teaching difficult topics
16. The figure of speech that attributes life to inanimate objects or abstract qualities is
A) Metaphor B) Personification C) Simile D) Alliteration
17. Choose the correct sentence pattern of the given sentence:
Reading made him a complete man.
A) S + V + O + C B) S + V + IO + DO C) S + V + A D) S + V + O
18. Identify the simple sentence for the given compound sentence:
I broke my ankle in a football match and had to go to hospital.
A) I had to go to hospital, because I broke my ankle in a football match.
B) I broke my ankle in a football match, so I had to go to hospital.
C) I had to go to hospital, so I broke my ankle in a football match.
D) Having broken my ankle in a football match, I had to go to hospital.
19. Identify the correct 'anagram':
A) meet - meat B) know - no C) melon - lemon D) pun - fun
20. Identify the correct alphabetical order of the words in the box:

recession, receipt, recipient, recital, recapture

A) receipt, recital, recession, recapture, recipient
B) recipient, recession, recital, recapture, receipt
C) recital, recapture, recession, recipient, receipt
D) recapture, receipt, recession, recipient, recital
21. Identify the correct Passive voice for the given sentence:
People believe he has cheated the government.
A) He has cheated the government is believed by people
B) He has cheated the government is believed.
C) It is believed he cheats the government
D) It is believed that he has cheated the government
22. Identify the adjective form of the word 'honour'"
A) honourable B) honest C) honesty D) honorarium
23. Arrange the following jumbled words in the right order to form a meaningful
sentence:
that / remember / always / become / can / you / thinking / by / big / big
A) Remember always that by thinking you big can become big
B) By thinking big you become big that can remember always
C) Always remember that you can become big by thinking big
D) Always become big by thinking big that you can remember
24. Identify the correct comparative form of the given sentence:
Chennai is one of the largest cities in India.
A) Chennai is large than most other cities in India
B) Chennai is larger than most other cities in India
C) Chennai is not larger than most other cities in India
D) Chennai is as large as most other cities in India
25. Identify the correct compound word that contains 'Verb + Noun' :
A) popcorn B) overthrow C) safeguard D) lifelong
26. How the sentences can be combined correctly without changing the meaning?
Raman has to complete his homework. He can't go out.
The correct combination of sentences is
A) If Raman has to complete his homework, he can't go out.
B) Raman has completed his homework until after he can't go out.
C) Until after Raman has completed his homework, he can't go out.
D) Until Raman has completed his homework after, he can't go out.
27. Identify the correct word to fill in the given blank:
If I .............. rich, I would help the poor.
A) am B) were C) is D) was
28. Identify the reported form of the given sentence:
My friend said, "You must accept this gift".
A) My friend asked that I must accept that gift
B) My friend said that you must accept that gift
C) My friend requested that I must accept this gift
D) My friend insisted that I must accept that gift.
29. A personal letter could contain
A) three paragraphs only B) two paragraphs only
C) any number of paragraphs D) one paragraph only
30. Identify the sentence that is grammatically correct:
A) He invited us to spend a few days with him
B) He invited us to stay a few days with him
C) He invited us a few days to stay with him
D) He invited us a few days to spend with him
SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET VII
1. Choose the correct word order
A) You and Rachel and I can expect promotion
B) Rachel and I and you can expect promotion
C) Rachel and you and I can expect promotion
D) I and Rachel and you can expect promotion
2. Add the correct question tag to the given sentence.
Let us thank our teachers ………….
A) Shan‟t we? B) Whon‟t we? C) Shall we? D) Can we?
3. Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb.
Seldom …………… our teacher come late to school.
A) do B) did C) have D) had
4. Add the right prefix to the word „feeble‟ choosing from the options given.
A) –im B) –in C) –dis D) –en
5. Polar-questions are
A) Yes/No Questions B) „Wh‟ questions
C) Multiple choice questions D) Short Questions
6. Parenthesis are
A) Mark of interrogation B) Mark of exclamation
C) Mark of brackets D) Mark of quotation marks
7. A paraphrase of a passage should be
A) Of specific length compared to the original passage
B) Much shorter than the original passage
C) Much longer than the original passage
D) No hard and fast rule for the length
8. Body language is considered as vehicle of communication along with voice and pitch.
If one leans forward it is interpreted as
A) Wishing to get involved B) Feeling uneasy
C) Lack of confidence D) Showing restlessness
9. Which is the “longest pause”?
A) Apostrophe B) Dash C) Hyphen D) Full-stop
10. The phrase “Visualy challenged” is used as
A) Euphonymous word B) Clipping word
C) Euphemistic word D) Blending word
11. Extensive reading, if properly guided will
A) Create love for doing exercise B) Create love for extra-reading
C) Create love for writing English D) Create love for listening English

12. Twenty six letters of English alphabets do the work of ………….. sounds.
A) Forty three B) Forty two C) Forty D) Forty four
13. Listening is a process of hearing with
 A) Understanding, interpreting and responding
B) Responding, understanding and interpreting
C) Interpreting, responding and understanding
D) Understanding, responding and interpreting
14. Which statement is incorrect?
A) Acronyms can be called as alphabeteisms B) Acronyms are pronounced as words
C) Acronyms are formed from the initial letters
D) Acronyms are antonyms to abbreviations
15. In dictionary V (pp) means
A) Verb present participle B) Verb past tense
C) Verb past participle D) Phrasal verb
16. Factual descriptions of an event or incident are called
A) Reports B) Articles C) Records D) Registers
17. The return address refers to
A) The editor‟s address B) Sender‟s address
C) Receiver‟s address D) Principal‟s address
18. “O, ye wheels”
“Stop! be silent for today.
A) Simile B) Metaphor C) Personification D) Oxymoron
19. In which of the combination the letter „h‟ is pronounced?
A) exhibit-exhilarate B) rhetoric-khaki C) heir-hour D) hostel-hostile
20. Choose the generic term of “Forks, knives and spoons”.
A) Stationery B) Grocery C) Cutlery D) Crockery
21. Choose the correct sentence
A) Two of my sisters-in-law are staying with me
B) Two of my sister-in-laws are staying with me
C) Two of my sister-in-laws is staying with me
D) Two of my sisters-in-laws are staying with me
22. Identify the grammatical funciton of the underlined part of the sentence.
He ran through the wooden door.
A) Adverb B) Prepositional phrase C) Adjective phrase D)
Verb
23. Fill in the blank choosing the correct word.
He is an ……………. of the school.
A) alumni B) alumna C) alumnae D) alumnus

24. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
I ………….. on Thursday. But on Thursday I had terrible cold. So I decided to wait till
Saturday.
 A) was to have left B) am to leave C) would leave D) will leave
25. Find out the pair of words with the combination of „adverb + noun‟.
A) Dark room, mad mam B) Chewing gum, dancing girl
C) Upshot, forefinger D) Search light, play thing
26. Collecting food for cattle is known as
A) grazing B) foraging C) fostering D) foraying
27. Which pair will suit the following sentence?
……………… your tongue or you will keep spoiling your …………… make-up.
A) Bridal, bridle B) Brittle, bridal
C) Bridle, bridal D) Broil, bridal
28. The phrasal verb „peter out‟ means
A) Sent peter out B) To decrease C) To urge D) To
progress
29. Suffixes are usually
A) unstressed B) strongly stressed C) weakly stressed D)
stressed
30. Select the correct active voice of the sentence
“I have not been informed”.
A) You will not inform me B) They will not inform me
C) None of you will inform me D) None of you have informed me yet
SAMPLE QUESTIONS SET VIII
1. Choose the correct word order
A) You and Rachel and I can expect promotion
B) Rachel and I and you can expect promotion
C) Rachel and you and I can expect promotion
D) I and Rachel and you can expect promotion
2. Add the correct question tag to the given sentence.
Let us thank our teachers ………….
A) Shan‟t we? B) Whon‟t we? C) Shall we? D) Can we?
3. Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb.
Seldom …………… our teacher come late to school.
A) do B) did C) have D) had
4. Add the right prefix to the word „feeble‟ choosing from the options given.
A) –im B) –in C) –dis D) –en
5. Polar-questions are
A) Yes/No Questions B) „Wh‟ questions
C) Multiple choice questions D) Short Questions
6. Parenthesis are
A) Mark of interrogation B) Mark of exclamation
C) Mark of brackets D) Mark of quotation marks
7. A paraphrase of a passage should be
A) Of specific length compared to the original passage
B) Much shorter than the original passage
C) Much longer than the original passage
D) No hard and fast rule for the length
8. Body language is considered as vehicle of communication along with voice and pitch.
If one leans forward it is interpreted as
A) Wishing to get involved B) Feeling uneasy
C) Lack of confidence D) Showing restlessness
9. Which is the “longest pause”?
A) Apostrophe B) Dash C) Hyphen D) Full-stop
10. The phrase “Visualy challenged” is used as
A) Euphonymous word B) Clipping word
C) Euphemistic word D) Blending word
11. Extensive reading, if properly guided will
A) Create love for doing exercise B) Create love for extra-reading
C) Create love for writing English D) Create love for listening English

12. Twenty six letters of English alphabets do the work of ………….. sounds.
A) Forty three B) Forty two C) Forty D) Forty four
13. Listening is a process of hearing with
A) Understanding, interpreting and responding
B) Responding, understanding and interpreting
C) Interpreting, responding and understanding
D) Understanding, responding and interpreting
14. Which statement is incorrect?
A) Acronyms can be called as alphabeteisms B) Acronyms are pronounced as words
C) Acronyms are formed from the initial letters
D) Acronyms are antonyms to abbreviations
15. In dictionary V (pp) means
A) Verb present participle B) Verb past tense
C) Verb past participle D) Phrasal verb
16. Factual descriptions of an event or incident are called
A) Reports B) Articles C) Records D) Registers
17. The return address refers to
A) The editor‟s address B) Sender‟s address
C) Receiver‟s address D) Principal‟s address
18. “O, ye wheels”
“Stop! be silent for today.
A) Simile B) Metaphor C) Personification D) Oxymoron
19. In which of the combination the letter „h‟ is pronounced?
A) exhibit-exhilarate B) rhetoric-khaki C) heir-hour D) hostel-hostile
20. Choose the generic term of “Forks, knives and spoons”.
A) Stationery B) Grocery C) Cutlery D) Crockery
21. Choose the correct sentence
A) Two of my sisters-in-law are staying with me
B) Two of my sister-in-laws are staying with me
C) Two of my sister-in-laws is staying with me
D) Two of my sisters-in-laws are staying with me
22. Identify the grammatical funciton of the underlined part of the sentence.
He ran through the wooden door.
A) Adverb B) Prepositional phrase C) Adjective phrase D)
Verb
23. Fill in the blank choosing the correct word.
He is an ……………. of the school.
A) alumni B) alumna C) alumnae D) alumnus

24. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb.
I ………….. on Thursday. But on Thursday I had terrible cold. So I decided to wait till
Saturday.
A) was to have left B) am to leave C) would leave D) will leave
25. Find out the pair of words with the combination of „adverb + noun‟.
A) Dark room, mad mam B) Chewing gum, dancing girl
C) Upshot, forefinger D) Search light, play thing
26. Collecting food for cattle is known as
A) grazing B) foraging C) fostering D) foraying
27. Which pair will suit the following sentence?
……………… your tongue or you will keep spoiling your …………… make-up.
A) Bridal, bridle B) Brittle, bridal
C) Bridle, bridal D) Broil, bridal
28. The phrasal verb „peter out‟ means
A) Sent peter out B) To decrease C) To urge D) To
progress
29. Suffixes are usually
A) unstressed B) strongly stressed C) weakly stressed D)
stressed
30. Select the correct active voice of the sentence
“I have not been informed”.
A) You will not inform me B) They will not inform me
C) None of you will inform me D) None of you have informed me yet