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    Test Set No.2 English for competitive exams

 1. Two miles beyond that pasture _________ seen hundreds of cattle including some lambs.
          a) was
          b) has
          c) is
          d) were

 2. The Teachers face the same problems in their day to day lives as _____ an ordinary man of our society.
          a) Do
          b) Does
          c) Have
          d) Are

 3. If I ______ you I would not stand this humiliation.
          a) am
          b) was
          c) were
          d) be

 4. The news _______ by him.
          a) are brought
          b) was brought
          c) have brought
          d) has brought

 5. One of the developing or under-developed countries _______ not in favour of launching chemical warfare.
          a) are
          b) do
          c) is
          d) were

 6. Spot the error, Only one error in this sentence . This has been divided into 3 parts. If no error tick D.
          a) [A]  The train should arrive
          b) [B]   at 7:30 in the morning
          c) [C] but it was almost an hour late.
          d) [D] No error

 7. Spot the error if any:
          a) My friend bought two dozen egges from the market
          b) My friend bought two dozens eggs from the market
          c) My friend bought two dozen eggs from the market
          d) Both  B and C are correct

 8. Spot the error if any
          a) Sachin Tendulkar scored thousands of runs in his career.
          b) Sachin Tendulkar scored thousand of runs in his career
          c) Both are correct
          d) Both are incorrect

 9. Spot the error if any:
          a) I have a hundred rupees note
          b) I have a hundred rupee note
          c) Both are correct
          d) Both are incorrect

 10. Spot the error if any:
          a) Of the two answers
          b) this is definitely
          c) better
          d) No error

 11. Spot the error if any:
          a) He should mix his authority
          b) with little of
          c) courtesy and common sense
          d) No error

 12. Spot the error if any:
          a) I go to
          b) the bed at nine
          c) every night
          d) No error

 13. Spot the error if any:
          a) When I called
          b) on her she did
          c) her homework
          d) No error

 14. Spot the error if any:
          a) He asked
          b) why he does not
          c) join the picnic party
          d) No error

 15. Complete the sentence:
The conference was successful, your style of presentation was_________: everyone liked it.
          a) Valuable
          b) difficult
          c) Conductive
          d) Wonderful

 16. Complete the sentence:
It is newspaper that __________ us news
          a) give
          b) gives
          c) has given
          d) is giving

 17. Complete the sentence:
He and I ________ the food
          a) takes
          b) am taking
          c) was taking
          d) have taken

 18. Complete the sentence:
They wanted money to purchase certain things for________ and to donate to their colleagues.
          a) them
          b) themselves
          c) ourselves
          d) myself

 19. Complete the sentence:
His efforts will bring him more success than__________
          a) Your
          b) You
          c) Yours
          d) Yourself

 20. Complete the sentence:
What is there _________ is hidden from God?
          a) which
          b) that
          c) who
          d) whom

 21. Spot the error if any:
          a) He don't know
          b) the diffrence between
          c) a ship and a submarine
          d) No error

 22. Spot the error if any:
          a) The issues are complex
          b) and has been obscured
          c) by other factors
          d) No error

 23. Spot the error if any:
          a) The gentle man
          b) togrther with his wife
          c) and daughter were drowned
          d) No error

 24. Spot the error if any:
          a) Four miles are not
          b) a long distance for
          c) a young persons like you
          d) No error

 25. Spot the error if any:
          a) This data are
          b) very useful to arrive
          c) at correct conclusion
          d) No error

 26. Spot the error if any:
          a) One of the most
          b) widely spread bad habit
          c) is the use of tobacco
          d) No error

 27. Spot the error if any:
          a) This is the best
          b) which we can do
          c) in the present circumstances
          d) No error

 28. Spot the error if any:
          a) He is not one of those
          b) who will help everybody
          c) whom he meets
          d) No error

 29. Spot the error if any:
          a) Man is
          b) the only animal
          c) who can talk
          d) No error

 30. Spot the error if any:
          a) Our soldiers
          b) were better trained
          c) then that of enemies
          d) No error

 31. Spot the error if any:
          a) He is the same man
          b) who always likes to
          c) boast of his bravery
          d) No error

 32. Spot the error if any:
          a) What pleases him more
          b) is a healthy criticism
          c) of his performance
          d) No error

 33. Spot the error if any:
          a) she is better
          b) than any girl
          c) that studies in our class
          d) No error

 34. Spot the error if any:
          a) The girl said that
          b) she preferred the blue gown
          c) than the black one
          d) No error

 35. SYNONYMS OF
QUIVER
          a) Unstable
          b) Tremble
          c) Juggle
          d) Shock

 36. SYNONYMS OF
STUBBORN
          a) Easy
          b) Willing
          c) Obstinate
          d) Pilable

 37. SYNONYMS OF
AFFABLE
          a) Demanding
          b) Polite
          c) Repulsive
          d) conscious

 38. SYNONYMS OF
DOLEFUL
          a) Bright
          b) Jovial
          c) Morbid
          d) Mournful

 39. SYNONYMS OF
VERVE
          a) Enthusiasm
          b) Tenderness
          c) Efficiency
          d) Depth

 40. SYNONYMS OF
FINESSE
          a) Skill
          b) Softness
          c) Charm
          d) Gist

 41. ANTONYMS OF
GRAVE
          a) Noble
          b) Inconsequential
          c) Solemn
          d) Senile

 42. ANTONYMS OF
Craven
          a) Strategic
          b) Bold
          c) Diplomatic
          d) Well- thought

 43. ANTONYMS OF
ARROGANT
          a) Modest
          b) Obedient
          c) Timid
          d) Earnest

 44. ANTONYMS OF
QUELL
          a) Foster
          b) Defend
          c) Support
          d) Foment

 45. ANTONYMS OF
ANIMATED
          a) Penetrating
          b) Modern
          c) Dull
          d) Similarity

 46. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOWS:
Next morning the work of getting thr treasure abroad began. I was kept busy packing the money into canvas bags. It took us three days, but at last the bars and coins were safely stowed away in the cabin. We had seen nothing of the three pirates all this time, but we heard them singing and shouting as if they were drunk, or mad. A meeting has held , and it was decided that we must leave them on the island. We landed a good stock of powder and snot, tools, clothing, a sail, medicines, some rope and a case of tobacco. Then we weighted anchor and stood off the island.The three must have been watching us, for as we rounded the point we saw them kneeling on the sand with their arms raised, as if asking for mercy.
Read through these sentences and then write down whether it's  true or false.
1) The treasure was being put into a cave.
2) It was being taken abroad ship.
          a) 1  is True and 2 is false
          b) 1 is false  and 2 is True
          c) Both are true
          d) Both are false

 47. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOWS:
Next morning the work of getting thr treasure abroad began. I was kept busy packing the money into canvas bags. It took us three days, but at last the bars and coins were safely stowed away in the cabin. We had seen nothing of the three pirates all this time, but we heard them singing and shouting as if they were drunk, or mad. A meeting has held , and it was decided that we must leave them on the island. We landed a good stock of powder and snot, tools, clothing, a sail, medicines, some rope and a case of tobacco. Then we weighted anchor and stood off the island.The three must have been watching us, for as we rounded the point we saw them kneeling on the sand with their arms raised, as if asking for mercy.
Read through these sentences and then write down whether it's  true or false.
1)It was being stowed away in a bank.
2) Ther were many pearls and ornaments.
3) There were thousands of coin and gold and silver bars
          a) 1,2,3 all are True
          b) Only 1 and 2 are True and 3 is False
          c) 1,2 and 3 all are False
          d) 1 and 2 are False and 3 is true

 48. Use suitable preposition:
There is no point _________ going _________ car if we can't park near the theatre
          a) on, by
          b) by, in
          c) in, by
          d) by , on

 49. Change into indirect speech
"Shall we go for a walk?' said Ravi.
          a) Ravi asked me if we would go for a walk
          b) Ravi said me if they would go for a walk
          c) Ravi asked me if they would go for a walk
          d) None of these

 50. Change into Direct speech
The boy asked the policemen to let him go
          a) The boy asked to the policemen, " let me go"
          b) The boy said to the policemen," let me go"
          c) The boy says to policemen , " let me go"
          d) The boy asked to policemen, " let me go"

 51. Change into passive voice
Everyone looked up to him.
          a) He was looked upto by everyone
          b) He is looked upto by everyone
          c) He was looked up by everyone
          d) None of these

 52. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.
I (play) football since I was five years old.
          a) I am playing football since I was five years old
          b) I has been playing football since I was five years old
          c) I have been playing football since I was five years old
          d) I plays football since I was five years old

 53. Combine the two sentence into one.
He spoke in a very low voice. Nobody could hear him.
          a) He spoke in a very low voice so nobody could hear him
          b) He spoke in a very low voice and nobody could hear him
          c) He spoke in a very low voice so that nobody could hear him
          d) He spoke in a very low voice that nobody could hear him

 54. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form
I am looking forward to (seeing) you.
          a) I am lookng forward to seeing you
          b) I am lookng forward to saw you
          c) I am lookng forward to see you

 55. Spot the error
          a) I hanen't read
          b) a newspaper
          c) from june 15.1998.
          d) No error

 56. Read the passage and answer and the question
Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghost. The fear of snakes, According to some biologist, may be instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. There may be some truth in this, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as symbol of evil.
The fear of snakes is prevalent among
          a) Young children
          b) women
          c) Oldmen
          d) Almost all

 57. Read the passage and answer and the question
Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghost. The fear of snakes, According to some biologist, may be instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. There may be some truth in this, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as symbol of evil.
Fear of snakes is a sign of
          a) Madness
          b) Cowardice
          c) Irrationally
          d) Superstition

 58. Read the passage and answer and the question
Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghost. The fear of snakes, According to some biologist, may be instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. There may be some truth in this, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as symbol of evil.
The writer tries to justify his views on the basis of
          a) Religious truths
          b) Scientific explanation
          c) Imaginary ideas
          d) Historic evidence

 59. Read the passage and answer and the question
Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghost. The fear of snakes, According to some biologist, may be instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. There may be some truth in this, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as symbol of evil.
We learn the fear of snakes as children from
          a) Grown up's
          b) Tree snakes
          c) Monkeys
          d) Ghosts

 60. Read the passage and answer and the question
Most people are afraid of snakes, but their fear is as irrational as the fear of Ghost. The fear of snakes, According to some biologist, may be instinct passed on to us by our ancestors. There may be some truth in this, because monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes. or, it might be that we learn the fear of snakes as children, from grown ups. Any way, snakes have been feared and hated for thousands of years and in the literature of many countries, the snakes is regarded as symbol of evil.
The snake is regarded as
          a) A ghost
          b) A symbol of evil
          c) Out ancestor
          d) A biologist

 61. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD.
 Lucky is a SMART girl
          a) Lazy
          b) Active
          c) Indecent
          d) Casual

 62. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD
The principal LIKED the behaviour of some students
          a) Happy
          b) Disliked
          c) Angry
          d) Crude

 63. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD
Many parts of the thief's story appeared to be IMAGINARY
          a) Real
          b) Boring
          c) Lies
          d) Great

 64. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD
Kargil is a THOUGHNUT to crack.
          a) Ugly
          b) Difficult
          c) Easy
          d) Small

 65. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD
By 26 Jjuly Indian army has ADVANCED into the areas occupied by Pakistan.
          a) Flown
          b) Pushed
          c) Retreated
          d) Forward

 66. CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE ANTONYM OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD
The student was unhappy over his FAILURE  in the examination.
          a) success
          b) Victory
          c) Fail
          d) Misfortune

 67. Rearrange the given sentences
a) It was true that
b) never sleep anywhere
c) pet dog would
d) except on the sofa.
The correct order of sentence is
          a) cbad
          b) acdb
          c) acbd

 68. Join the sentence:
Give me water to drink, I shall  die of thrist.
          a) Give me water to drink or I shall die of thrist.
          b) Give me water to drink because I shall die of thrist.
          c) Give me water to drink if not I shall die of thrist.
          d) Give me water to drink otherwise I shall die of thrist.

 69. Use correct fom;
The river was _______ (small) by heavy rain.
          a) The river was smalled  by heavy rain.
          b) The river was becoming small by heavy rain.
          c) The river was small by heavy rain.

 70. Change into Indirect speech:
"Will you read this page"?  he said to me.
          a) He asked me if I would read this page
          b) He asked  me if I will read that page
          c) He asked  me that would I read that page
          d) He asked me if I would read that page

 71. Use correct form;
The students _________(behave) at the function was excellent
          a) The students behaved  at the function was excellent
          b) The students behave at the function was excellent
          c) The students behaviour at the function was excellent

 72. Use correct form:
The young child____(sang) a very sweet song
          a) The young child sing a very sweet song
          b) The young child sings a very sweet song
          c) The young child sang a very sweet song
          d) The young child is singing  a very sweet song

 73. He watched ______(grow) of the plant with interest
          a) He watched grow of the plant with interest
          b) He watched growth of the plant with interest

 74. Correct the following sentence, ( error if any)
          a) The Police has reached the crime scene
          b) The police had had reached the crime scene
          c) The police have reached the crime scene
          d) All are correct

 75. Which is correct?
          a) Alms were distributed in the beggers
          b) Alms is distributed in the beggers
          c) Both are wrong
          d) Both are correct

 76. What is the Plural form of MEDIUM ?
          a) Mediums
          b) Media
          c) Medians
          d) Medias

 77. What is the Plural form of Alumnus?
          a) Alumnuses
          b) Alumines
          c) Alumni
          d) Alumnis

 78. What is the Singular form of Syllabi
          a) Syllabi
          b) Syllabus
          c) Syllabia

 79. Waht is the Plural form of Looker-on
          a) Looker-on
          b) Lookers- on
          c) Looker-ons

 80. What is the Plural form of  Formula
          a) Formulas
          b) Formulae
          c) Formules

 81. Use the correct choice of the Collective noun to fill up blank in the following sentence:
A______ of states.
          a) Federations
          b) Federation

 82. Use the correct choice of the Collective noun to fill up blank in the following sentence:
A_______ of people engaged in politics.
          a) Fractions
          b) Fraction
          c) Frection
          d) Small

 83. Use the correct choice of the Collective noun to fill up blank in the following sentence:
A____ of musicians, follewers.
          a) Group
          b) Mob
          c) Collection
          d) Band

 84. Use the correct choice of the Collective noun to fill up blank in the following sentence:
A ______ of Cavalry, infantry or artillery.
          a) Soldier
          b) Brigade
          c) Army
          d) Group

 85. Use the correct choice of the Collective noun to fill up blank in the following sentence:
A______ of Judges or Magistrates.
          a) Group
          b) Mob
          c) Band
          d) Bench

 86. Direction: In the given Questrion, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled as P. Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence among the alternatives.
P--- Himself
Q---a child
R---can usually feed
S--- by the age of six months.
          a) QPRS
          b) SRQP
          c) PQRS
          d) QRPS

 87. P---. Of the proper sense of responsibilities
Q. Education is the first need
R-- in a citizen
S---for the development.

Correct Sequence should be.
          a) SQPR
          b) QSRP
          c) QSPR
          d) PQRS

 88. P.---Then it struck me
Q----if course
R---suitable is was
S---how eminently
The correct sequence should be__-
          a) SPQR
          b) QSRP
          c) PSRQ
          d) QPSR

 89. P--- On telephone
Q---Though he dialled frequently my brother could not contact me
R---- and had left no information
S----as I had gone out of office.
The correct sequence should be
R--- .
          a) QPRS
          b) SQRP
          c) QPSR
          d) SPQR

 90. P---to watch the mountain
Q=of more than five miles
R--They felt safer as they settled down
S---From a distance

The correct sequence should be
          a) RPSQ
          b) RSQP
          c) PQRS
          d) PRSQ

 91. Write the answers after reading the Poem:
What is so special about smiling? ( the answer lies in this small poem below:)
 " It brings rest to the weary
   Cheer top the qlum
   Sun shine to the sad,
   In a palace or a slum
  You can't beg, borrow or steal it
  Nor buy it, what every you pay.
  For it has no value at all,
  Unless its given away."
Question: Why is smiling pleasurable? ( You can  fill in the blanks as you think the answer should be)
          a) Similing is pleasurable because _______
          b) Similing is pleasurable because

 92. Q. Rich or poor a smile is equal, how? ( write your answer in your answer book)
          a) Smile is____
          b) Smile is____

 93. Q. What can't you do with a smile?  ( write your answers on your answer book)
          a) We cannot
          b) We

 94. When does smile have no value at at? ( write your answers on your answer book)
          a) Smile___
          b) Smile__

 95. How many times a days you normally smile? ( write your answers on your answer book)
          a) We normally smile 20  times a day
          b) Not at all
          c) Only once
          d) 3 times

 96. Write a paragraph on the following ( 200 words)
"IF I FOUND A THOUSAND RUPEE NOTE"
          a) Pl write a para
          b) 200 words
          c) okay

 97. Which is correct?
          a) I shall be earning when I shall be 21
          b) I shall be earning when I am 21

 98. Which is correct?
          a) I shall go for the preparation when I shall receive the call letter
          b) I shall go for the preparation when I receive the call letter

 99. Which is correct?
          a) He inted that he tried to save him
          b) He hinted thta he had tried to save him

 100. Which is correct?
          a) I went to Mumbai
          b) I had gone to Mumbai

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