Question Booklet No.

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CCS2E/2024
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Register Number

2024
GENERAL ENGLISH
(SSLC Standard)
Test – 18
Duration : Three Hours] [Total Marks: 300
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பகுதி – அ ⎯ ப ொது ஆங்கிலம் (பத்தாம் வகுப்பு தரம்)
Part A ⎯ General English (SSLC Std)
வினாக்கள் : 1–200 மமாத்த மதிப்மபண்கள் : 300
Test 18
Questions : 1–200 Total Marks : 300

1. The wind howled in the night.

What is the figure of speech employed here?
A) Personification B) Metaphor
C) Epithet D) Alliteration
E) Answer not known

2. __________________ is a word that describes or modifies a noun.

A) Adverb B) Adjective
C) Pronoun D) Preposition
E) Answer not known

3. Match the following authors given in column A and their period in column B:
COLUMN A COLUMN B
a) Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 1. (1795 – 1821)
b) John keats 2. (1804 – 1864)
c) George Eliot 3. (1878 – 1972)
d) Nathaniel Hawthorne 4. (1819 - 1880)
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 4 3 1
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 3 2 1 4
E) Answer not known

4. Find the word that has the same relationship as the pair on the left:
Bread: bakery : : brick : ?
A) Furnace B) Mint
C) Kiln D) Mine
E) Answer not known

5. Fill in the blank with suitable collective noun:

The exploration team set off on their journey by a ___________________ of ships.
A) Shiver B) Horde
C) Flock D)Fleet
E) Answer not known

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6. William Shakespeare invented over ____________words that have become very
common words, by changing nouns into verbs , verbs into adjectives, adding
prefixes and suffixes and devising words wholly original.
A) 17000 B) 1700
C) 2500 D) 6000
E) Answer not known

7. Find out the meaning of the underlined phrase of the sentence:

The mining company sent a team to the remote location to stake a claim on the
newly discovered gold deposit, to excavate the resources.
A) To ask for permission
B) To be concerned about something
C) To assert a right over something
D) To prove that something is true
E) Answer not known

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb:

The jury ______________ given its verdict.
The jury ______________ arguing over the issue.
A) Have, is
B) Has, is
C) Have, are
D) Has, are
E) Answer not known

Read the passage and answer the questions given below: (9-13)
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from all corners
of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine,
literature, and for work in peace. The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895
when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the
establishment of the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Committee, a notoriously
conservative body which among other things had a marked antipathy to pure
sciences, especially to Mathematical Physics. Restrained by a clause in Alfred
Nobel’s will that the prize should go to the person whose ‘discovery or invention’
shall have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind, the committee initially
ignored the great theoretical advances in Physics. Wracked by guilt that he had
become a merchant of death through his invention of dynamite and smokeless
powder and plagued by sadistic fantasies of destruction, the Swedish chemist,
engineer and aspiring poet, Alfred Nobel, who has been described as Europe’s
richest vagabond, left his colossal fortune to the cause of progress in human
knowledge. Five prizes were installed, one each for literature, Physics,
Chemistry, medicine and peace to the person who shall have done the best work
for fraternity among nations for abolition or reduction of armies, and for
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9. How many Nobel Prize categories were installed according to Alfred Nobel’s will?
A) Five B) Three
C) Six D) Eight
E) Answer not known

10. Alfred Nobel was a __________________ poet and chemist.

A) American B) British
C) Scottish D) Swedish
E) Answer not known

11. Which among the following nobel prize categories was not originally mentioned
in Nobel’s will?
A) Physics B) Economic sciences
C) Peace D) Literature
E) Answer not known

12. What was the Nobel committee’s stance on mathematical physics in the early
years?
A) They viewed it as a secondary field of study
B) They considered it as a fundamental aspect of research
C) They had marked antipathy on it
D) They were indifferent to its development.
E) Answer not known

13. What is the significant invention of Alfred Nobel?

A) Vaccine for plague B) Dynamite and explosives
C) Gunpowder D) Bakelite
E) Answer not known

14. Jawaharlal Nehru port is situated in _______________.

A) Calcutta B) Mumbai
C) Cochin D) Vishakhapatnam
E) Answer not known

15. “The miracle worker” is a movie about Anne sullivan which was published in
________________.
A) 1985 B) 1962
C) 1977 D) 1984
E) Answer Not Known

16. “What is the secret you are whispering?”

Identify the speaker from the story “The Nose Jewel”.
A) Meenakshi ammal B) Ramayya
C) Ramanatham D) Female sparrow
E) Answer not known

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17. Ramayya intended to handover the diamond nose stud to whom?
A) Village administrative officer
B) Police officer
C) Village magistrate
D) Meenakshi ammal
E) Answer not known

18. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate homophones:

The bright ________________ kite soared through the air as the strong gust of
wind _________________, causing it sway precautiously.
A) Blue, blew B) Blew, blue
C) Blow, plough D) Plough, blow
E) Answer not known

19. _____________________ is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal

is given a human attribute.
A) Metaphor B) Imagery
C) Personification D) Hyperbole
E) Answer not known

20. Identify the incorrect statement:

I. Raghu is an RBI employee.
II. We are planning a trip to the Maldives.
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II.
E) Answer not known

21. Identify the correct statement.

I. I went to the bed to sleep.
II. Sam wants a one rupee coin to check his weight.
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II.
E) Answer not known

22. Identify the sentence which is not of the same pattern as the others
A) They had their lunch in the late hours.
B) You will understand the truth one day.
C) Science has made man’s life comfortable these days.
D) Man hunts animals mercilessly.
E) answer not known

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23. Which one of the following question tag is incorrect?
I. Always follow the traffic rules, would you?
II. Lawrence saw the snake sliding into the hole, didn’t he?
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
E) Answer not known

24. Which one of the following question tag is correct?

I. Nitin does not work hard, does he?
II. He had never been there, hadn’t he?
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
E) Answer not known

25. Find the odd ONE from the following sentences

A) Rohit is an intelligent boy with a good grasping power
B) As a result of bad weather, the match was postponed
C) As the horizon vanished into the blur of blue, he could not stay oriented.
D) Due to heavy loss, he gave up his business
E) Answer not known

26. Identify the sentence pattern from the options given below
I was a student in 2013 at the Madras University.
A) S V O A A B) S V C A A
C) S V A C A D) S V C A O
E) Answer not known

27. Find the odd one:

A) Anxiety B) animatedly
C) Anticlimax D) anxiously
E) Answer not known

28. Match the following Homophones given in column A with their related meanings
under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below
Column A Column B
A) Discreet 1. tactful or prudent
B) Discrete 2. Indirect reference
C) Allusion 3. false idea
D) Illusion 4. distinct or separate
a b c d
A) 1 4 2 3
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 3 1 2 4
E) Answer not known

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29. Identify the positive degree of the given sentence
Our body is the most marvelous machine ever built by God.
A) No other machine is more marvelous as our body.
B) No other body ever built by God is as marvelous as our body.
C) No other machine ever built by God is as marvelous as our body.
D) No other machine ever built by God is as marvelous like our body.
E) Answer not known

30. Identify the incorrect statement:

A) Fortune favours the brave.
B) The match starts at 7 pm tomorrow.
C) He usually plays tennis every weekend, when he was young.
D) She works at a school near my home.
E) Answer not known

31. Identify the blending words for “telegenic”

A) telephone + photogenic
B) telecaller + photogenic
C) television + photogenic
D) telecast+photogenic
E) Answer not known

32. Fill in with correct tense forms:

I ____________________ at the company for five years before I was promoted.
A) am working B) Have been working
C) was working D) Had been working
E) Answer not known

33. Identify the passive form for the given sentence.

Who wrote this letter?
A) By whom is this letter written?
B) By whom is the letter wrote?
C) By whom are the letter written?
D) By whom was this letter written?
E) Answer not known

34. Match the idioms with their meanings:

Column A Column B
A) ‘See eye to eye’ 1. An event that happens infrequently.
B) ‘Once in a blue moon’ 2. Something that will never happen.
C) ‘When pigs fly’ 3. Something that is very easy.
D) ‘A piece of cake’ 4. This means agreeing with someone.

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Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 2 1 3
B) 1 2 4 3
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 3 4 2
E) Answer not known

35. Match the statements in Column “A” with the related question tags in Column
“B” and select the appropriate code
Column A Column B
A) You are a singer 1. Is she?
B) Anitha is not a singer 2. Aren’t you?
C) Sam composed the song 3. Doesn’t he?
D) Ram often plays Tennis 4. Didn’t he?
Codes :
a b c d
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 3 2 4
E) Answer not known

36. Select the correct sentence

I. As I fell down, so my ankle is swollen.
II. The jewellery of the model are attractive.
Codes
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
E) Answer not known

37. Match the Phrasal verbs in Column A with their meanings in Column B
Column A Column B
a) Pile on 1. To divide into smaller parts
b) Cut up 2. To select
c) Wait behind 3. To increase
d) Pick out 4. To stay in a place
Codes :
a b c d
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 3 1 4 2
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 3 2 4
E) Answer not known

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38. Match the following with their Antonyms
Column A Column B
a) Success 1. Forget
b) Remember 2. Physically
c) Gradually 3. Creation
d) Destructive 4. Failure
e) Mentally 5. Suddenly
Codes:
a b c d e
A) 4 3 2 1 5
B) 5 4 2 3 1
C) 1 5 3 2 4
D) 4 1 5 3 2
E) Answer not known

39. Choose the correct Idiom for the underlined word

The Democrats are in serious trouble over their plans for tax increases.
A) Still waters run deep B) Water under the bridge
C) To be in deep water D) Tall drink of water
E) answer not known

40. Choose the correct plural form for the word mentioned below:
Harmonium
A) Harmoniums B) Harmonia
C) Harmonii D) Harmonies
E) Answer not known

41. Choose the correct singular form for the word mentioned below:
Floras
A) Flora B) Florum
C) Florae D) Florums
E) Answer not known

42. Find the odd one out:

A) Clever B) Intelligent
C) Bright D) Knowledge
E) Answer not known

43. Fill in the blank to complete the following poetic line from the poem ‘Special
Hero’.
“Our love is __________________
I just wanted you to know”
A) Long lasting B) Forever
C) Everlasting D) Pure
E) Answer not known

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44. Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given:
They contrived a mask against poison gas.
A) Investigated B) Invented
C) Replicated D) Rehearsed
E) Answer not known

45. At which station was Arun waiting for the northern-bound train, after arriving
by bus and experiencing a long wait until midnight?
A) Delhi station B) Ambala station
C) Mumbai station D) Chandigarh station
E) Answer not known

46. What did Arun do to pass time while waiting for the train?
A) Slept on the platform
B) Talked to strangers
C) Fed biscuits to stray dogs
D) Played games on his phone
E) Answer not known

47. Identify the Correct sentence

I. We get uninterrupted water supply, didn’t we?
II. Suganya writes well, doesn’t she?
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
E) Answer not known

48. Identify the kind of sentence.

The responsibilities are definite and they have been assigned to you.
A) Simple Sentence B) Compound Sentence
C) Complex Sentence D) None of the above
E) Answer not known

49. Identify the sentence which is not in the same voice as the others.
A) Have they given you an appointment order?
B) The workers are constructing a mall.
C) Did someone guide you to the college?
D) The plants are being watered by the owner.
E) Answer not known

50. Transform the following sentence into positive degree.

Nail biting is one of the most disgusting habits
A) Nail biting is more disgusting than many other habits
B) Very few habits are as disgusting as nail biting
C) No other habits are as disgusting as nail biting
D) Nail biting is more disgusting than any other habits
E) Answer not known

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51. Replace the British English word with an equivalent American English word in
the idiom given below.
“To blow one’s own trumpet”
A) Clarinet B) Saxophone
C) Horn D) Flute
E) Answer not known

52. Painting and Sculpting are taught by artists here.

The underlined parts of the above sentence are known as ______
A) Gerund B) Present Participles
C) Past Participles D) Infinitives
E) Answer not known

53. Select the correct question tag for the given sentence.
Ramani hardly knows anything about it,
A) does she? B) doesn’t she?
C) is she? D) isn’t she?
E) Answer not known

54. Identify the incorrect pair of sentences in Active and Passive form.
A) We should help the poor
The poor should be helped
B) They must arrest the culprits
The culprits must be arrested
C) Had they convened a meeting?
Had a meeting convened?
D) You are to obey the orders.
The orders are to be obeyed.
E) Answer not known

55. Identify the incorrect pair of British English and American English expressions.
A) Bonnet – Cover B) Goods train - freight train
C) Dustbin - Trash can D) Chips - French fries
E) Answer not known

56. Select the incorrect sentence.

A) If you waste water, our resources will severely depleted
B) If he worked hard, he would pass
C) If the battery is charged, the light will shine
D) If we had seen the water tankers we would have swarmed to siphon at least
a bucket of water.
E) Answer not known

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57. Identify the sentence that has error in the use of tenses.
A) Look! The children are playing
B) I am going to Nagpur tomorrow
C) The office will not be functioning from Tuesday to Saturday next week
D) Before I went to Mumbai, I have been living in Chennai for seven years
E) Answer not known

58. Match the following Column A with Column B.

Column A Column B
a) Craftsman 1. ion
b) Narrate 2. able
c) Bright 3. ness
d) Wash 4. ship
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 4 1 3 2
D) 1 3 2 4
E) Answer not known

59. Fill in the blank with appropriate Relative Pronoun.

The monkey _______ tail was long kept grinning impishly.
A) Who B) Whom
C) Which D) Whose
E) Answer not known

60. Choose the appropriate linkers / connectors to fill the blank.

_______ we were driving into the forest, we saw a bison walking across the road.
A) Incase B) But
C) While D) though
E) Answer not known

61. Choose the Antonyms for the underlined words.

a) He cursed himself for his inability to fulfill the condition
b) His expression was the most piteous
c) Such men as the Baron are very rare
d) His pictures were eagerly sought after
1. Joyous 2. Common
3. Potential 4. Indifferently
Codes:
a b c d
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 1 3 2 4
E) Answer not known

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62. Identify the sentence with incorrect Preposition.
A) The work will be over by this afternoon
B) The papers are to be prepared within a year
C) Rishi stayed with his uncle since eight months
D) The Dog hid behind the door
E) Answer not known

63. Identify the sentence which is not of the same pattern as the others.
A) Experience makes one wiser
B) The chill weather made them shiver
C) He wore his new uniform
D) We call Gandhi “Bapu”
E) Answer not known

64. Transform the following sentence into Superlative degree.

No other continent in the world is as large as Asia
A) Asia is one of the largest continents in the world
B) Asia is the largest continent in the world
C) Asia is larger than any other continent in the world
D) Asia is larger than many other continents in the world
E) Answer not known

65. Identify the correct sentence.

I. There are enough oranges for all of us, aren’t there?
II. You know this story, don’t you?
Codes:
A) I only B) II only
C) Both I and II D) Neither I nor II
E) Answer not known

66. Fill in the blanks with proper preposition

I shall travel ______ car
They came ______ a red car
Latha came to school _______ her cycle
John ran _______ catch the bus
Codes:
A) By , in , on , to B) In , on , by , to
C) On , by , to , in D) In ,by , to ,on
E) Answer not known

67. Which among the following relate to - crouch or sit with one's knees bent and
one's heels close to or touching the back of one's thighs?
A) Squatting B) Jolted
C) Shrieked D) Wagging
E) Answer not known

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68. What did the woman offer Arun?
A) Biscuits and book B) Tea and Samosas
C) Juice and Sandwich D) Cake and Jalebi
E) Answer not known

69. What was the woman dressed in when she approached Arun?
A) A blue sari B) A white sari
C) A Red sari D) A Yellow sari
E) Answer not known

70. Match the following words with their synonyms

a) Inferno 1. to raise or lift with force
b) Heaving 2. chaotic scene
c) Dismally 3. push roughly
d) Hustling 4. cheerless
Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 3 2 4 1
E) Answer not known

71. Where was Isaac Newton born?

A) The small village of North Witham
B) The small village of Bibury
C) The small village of Woolsthorpe
D) The small village of Lacock
E) Answer not Known

72. What did Ramayya's wife do with the diamond nose-stud when she fell ill?
A) She hid it away in a box
B) She returned it to the magistrate
C) She sold it
D) She gave it to a friend
E) Answer not known

73. What did Isaac Newton’s friends suggest he might become?

A) A shipbuilder B) A Scientist
C) A teacher D) A clockmaker
E) Answer not Known

74. Which word means the opposite of "pried” ?

A) Delved B) Investigated
C) Disregarded D) Interfered
E) Answer not known

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75. What did Isaac Newton’s grandmother think he would become?
A) A famous mathematician
B) A capital workmen and a rich man
C) A successful merchant making clocks
D) A skilled artist
E) Answer not Known

76. What was the purpose of Isaac Newton's model windmill?

A) To serve as a toy
B) To demonstrate windmill mechanics
C) To grind grain into flour
D) To power a small machine
E) Answer not Known

77. “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words” – Who uttered
these words?
A) Mark Twain B) David Bates
C) John Keats D) Ruskin Bond
E) Answer not known

78. Who among the following poets is from Victorian era?

A) John Keats B) Mary Ann Evans
C) Christina M kerschen D) John Masefield
E) Answer Not Known

79. What was the unique feature of Isaac Newton's water-clock?

A) It had a analog display
B) It was powered by dropping water
C) It grinded hard objects
D) It used gears and weights
E) Answer not Known

80. Suitable antonym

Isaac possessed a wonderful faculty of acquiring knowledge.
A) Owned B) Controlled
C) Acquired D) Lacked
E) Answer not known

81. How did Isaac Newton measure the strength of the wind?
A) Using a barometer
B) By jumping against the wind
C) By observing the windmill
D) Using a compass
E) Answer not known

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82. Match the incorrect option – Synonyms
A) ingenuity – the ability to invent things
B) clutched – grasped tightly
C) enchanted – delighted
D) accustomed – something unfamiliar with
E) Answer not known

83. How did Isaac Newton’s model windmill operate?

A) With a small motor
B) By hand-cranking
C) By a puff of wind or bellows
D) Using electricity
E) Answer not Known

84. In whose poems these lines occur

“One bit of courage For the darkening sky;
One gleam of faith To brave the thickening ills of life”
A) Ruskin Bond B) Robert Frost
C) Mary Ann Evans D) Leo Tolstoy
E) Answer not known

85. Mary Ann Evans belongs to which country?

A) United Kingdom B) America
C) Europe D) Russia
E) Answer not Known

86. What other time-measuring device did Isaac Newton make besides the water-
clock?
A) An hourglass B) A pendulum clock
C) A sun-dial D) A digital clock
E) Answer not Known

87. Complete the following sentence from the prose “My Reminiscences”
“And as, beginning with the _____________, we went on varying the mode of our
music with the declining day, we saw, on reaching the ______________.....”
A) Puravi, pallavi B) Puravi, bhupali
C) Behaga, bhupali D) Puravi, behaga
E) Answer not Known

88. Where is the sun-dial that Isaac Newton made said to be still in existence?
A) The small village of North Witham in England
B) The small village of Bibury in England
C) The small village of Woolsthorpe in England
D) The small village of Lacock in England
E) Answer not Known

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89. In which book was the biography of Sir Isaac Newton published?
A) The Lives of Great Men
B) True Stories from History and Biography
C) Historical Figures and their contributions
D) The History of Science and its achievements
E) Answer not known

90. What was Isaac Newton's initial reputation based on?

A) His knowledge of astronomy
B) His skill in mechanical occupations
C) His excellent knowledge in mathematics
D) His abilities in construction and architecture
E) Answer not Known

91. In Which year was Sir Isaac Newton's biography published in Nathaniel
Hawthorne's book?
A) 1845 B) 1851
C) 1860 D) 1875
E) Answer not known

92. The line “ One gleam of faith” in the poem making life worth while – What does
Gleam refers to ?
A) A burst of a star
B) A fleeting moment of hope
C) A physical object giving too much of light
D) A sudden explosion from the sky
E) Answer not known

93. Suitable synonym

I felt the love and tenderness
A) Apathy B) Severity
C) Harshness D) Gentleness
E) Answer not known

94. What did the female sparrow suggest the male sparrow should focus on?
A) Finding more jewels
B) Helping Ramayya in finding te lost jewel
C) Gathering food for their young ones
D) Building a bigger nest
E) Answer not known

95. How did Ramayya and his wife’s life change after the diamond nose-stud was
found?
A) They became wealthy
B) They gained respect in the village
C) They moved to a new house
D) They experienced continuous fear and anxiety
E) Answer not known

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96. Match the following
a) Panic 1. In a grave or serious manner
b) Cruel 2. Frightened
c) Gravely 3. Merciless
Codes:
a b c
A) 2 3 1
B) 3 1 2
C) 2 1 3
D) 1 2 3
E) Answer not known

97. Which among the following is not a work of Ruskin Bond?

A) An Island of Trees
B) A Bond with the Mountains
C) The India I Love.
D) Fire Work Night
E) Answer not known

98. Ruskin Bonds “Room on the Roof “ won which among the following awards?
A) Neustadt International Prize
B) Costa Book Awards
C) Sahitya academi award
D) John Rhys Memorial Award
E) Answer not known

99. Suitable synonym for serenity

A) that state of being calm
B) State of turmoil
C) move rapidly to and fro
D) to raise or lift with force
E) Answer not known

100. Which among the following word relate to - feeling or expressing bitterness or
indignation at having been treated unfairly?
A) Grinning B) Squatting
C) Resentfully D) Staggered
E) Answer not Known

101. What is the tone of Brigitte Bryant and Daniel Ho in the third stanza of "Lessons
in Life"?
A) Urgent B) Reflective
C) Celebratory D) Melancholic
E) Answer not known

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102. What do Brigitte Bryant and Daniel Ho say about friendship in "Lessons in Life"?
A) It's only for convenience
B) It's only for fun
C) It requires love and kindness
D) It's not important
E) Answer not known

103. What is the message about the environment in "Lessons in Life" by Brigitte
Bryant and Daniel Ho?
A) It's not important B) It's only for humans
C) We must protect it D) We can exploit it
E) Answer not known

104. What is the advice of Brigitte Bryant and Daniel Ho on interacting with others in
"Lessons in Life"?
A) Be selfish
B) Be kind and respectful
C) Ignore others
D) Use and manipulate
E) Answer not known

105. What is the message about self-worth in "Lessons in Life" by Brigitte Bryant and
Daniel Ho?
A) Comes from external validation
B) Comes from internal self-acceptance
C) Not important
D) Only for special people
E Answer not known

Choose the correct synonym for each word:

106. Kindness
A) Cruelty B) Compassion
C) Indifference D) Generosity
E) Answer not known

107. Humble
A) Proud B) Modest
C) Arrogant D) Boastful
E) Answer not known

108. Bloom
A) Wither B) Flourish
C) Fade D) Decline
E) Answer not known

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109. Out of mind
A) Remembered B) Forgotten
C) Ignored D) Recalled
E) Answer not known

Choose the correct antonym for the word:

110. Deserves
A) Earns B) Merits
C) Unworthy D) Worthy
E) Answer not known

111. Blend the following words parachute + troop

A) Paractoop B) Parooop
C) Paratroop D) Prachroop
E Answer not known

112. What does "brainy" mean?

A) Very strong
B) Very intelligent
C) Very idle
D) Very big
E) Answer not known

113. What does "absent-minded" mean?

A) Being forgetful B) Being careful
C) Being smart D) Being fast
E) Answer not known

114. What does "vanish" mean?

A) Appear B) Disappear
C) Hide D) Show
E) Answer not known

115. What does "dreadful" mean?

A) Pleasant B) Unpleasant
C) Happy D) Sad
E) Answer not known

116. Giving is better than receiving.

In the above sentence the word ‘receiving’ is ________________.
A) An Infinitive
B) A Gerund
C) A Participle
D) None of these
E) Answer not known

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117. What is a Metaphor?
A) A comparison using "like" or "as"
B) An implied meaning that directly states a comparison between two unlike
things
C) A literal meaning that compares two similar things
D) A figure of speech that exaggerates a characteristic
E) Answer not known

118. Which of the following is an example of a Metaphor?

A) He ran like a cheetah
B) She sings as sweetly as a bird
C) He is a lion on the battlefield
D) The sunset is as beautiful as a painting
E) Answer not known

119. What does the metaphor "My father was boiling mad" imply?
A) He was very happy B) He was very angry
C) He was very sad D) He was very tired
E) Answer not known

120. Match the poems with their authors

a) Your Space 1. Christina M.Kerschen
b) A thing of Beauty 2. John keats
c) Special Hero 3. David Bates
d) Making life worth while 4. Mary Ann Evans
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 2 3 1 4
E) Answer not known

121. What is the computer's usual behavior?

A) Slow and forgetful
B) Quick and accurate
C) Erratic and unpredictable
D) Silent and still
E) Answer not known

122. What are the work, computer forget/refuse to do?

A) Save work B) Check spellings
C) Store saved files D) All of the above
E) E Answer not known

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123. What is the speaker's tone in the poem “My Computer Needs a Break”?
A) Serious
B) Humorous
C) Angry
D) Sad
E) Answer not known

124. Match the following:

a) Waiting hall 1. Gerund + noun
b) Firefly 2. Verb + noun
c) Book mark 3. Noun + Verb
Codes:
a b c
A) 1 3 2
B) 2 1 3
C) 3 2 1
D) 1 2 3
E) Answer not known

125. What does the computer's behavior suggest?

A) It needs a break
B) It needs a new owner
C) It needs a new battery
D) It needs a new software
E) Answer not known

126. What is the theme of the poem “My Computer Needs a Break” ?
A) Technology is always reliable
B) Technology can be unpredictable
C) Technology is always accurate
D) Technology is always fast
E) Answer not known

127. Rabindranath Tagore wrote and published “my reminiscences” in his

_______________ year.
A) 49
B) 50
C) 51
D) 52
E) Answer not known

128. What was the one thing that newton forgot to attach while making wind mill ?
A) Hopper B) Miller
C) Sails D) Blades
E) Answer not known

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129. Match the following
a) Languid 1. Clothes
b) Plaintive 2. Moving slowly
c) Garb 3. Sounding sad
d) Ministrations- 4. The act of helping
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 2 3 1 4
E) Answer not known

130. The villa we were living in was known as

A) Shalimar garden B) Residence
C) Hut D) Moran’s garden
E) Answer not known

131. The_________room of the house was in a round tower with windows _______to
every side
A) Upper,closing B) Topmost,closing
C) Upper,openiy D) Topmost, opening
E) Answer not known

132. “some rainy afternoons I spent in a _______ frenzy,singing away old vaishnava
songs to my own tunes accompanying myself on a harmonium”.
A) clustering B) veritable
C) belching D) plaintive
E) Answer not known

133. The author’s remembrances was about his days at the ____ side
A) Road B) River
C) forest D) sea
E) Answer not known

134. Find the synonym of belching

A) to let air come up B) the act of helping or carring
C) to let air go down D) unspeakable
E) Answer not known

135. ”Those lovely days of mine at the riverside passed by like so many dedicated_____
floating down the sacred stream.
A) Jasmine blossoms B) Rose blossoms
C) Lotus blossoms D) lavender blossoms
E) Answer not known

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136. Brother jyotirindra accompanying my(Author) singing with his
A) Guitar B) plute
C) violin D) Tabala
E) Answer not known

137. Beautiful things never “pass into nothingness ” means that they ……………..
A) Never Decreases B) sad
C) never fade away D) unhappy
E) Answer not known

138. ”Will keep a bower quiet for us” means ……………..

A) Will give us peace and calm B) Will give us sad
C) make our beds fit sleep D) reduces noise
E) Answer not known

139. Match the following words with their meanings:

a) wreathing 1. cover
b) pall 2. covering
c) rills 3. clear stream
d) sprinkling 4. falling in fine drops
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 1 2 4
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 2 3 1 4
E) Answer not known

140. According to the poet, a thing of beauty is …………….

A) a joy forever B) a pain forever
C) suffering forever D) neglected
E) Answer not known

141. ‘Of all the unhealthy’ means ……………..

A) Pain B) Recover
C) suffering D) ill-health
E) Answer not known

142. ”its loveliness increases, it will never

Pass into nothingness; but will keep” is the poetic line by
A) John keats B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) John Ruskin D) George eliot
E) Answer not known

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143. The sun, moon, trees, old and young are the things that ……………..
A) Depress all
B) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
C) makes us tension
D) give us oxygen
E) Answer not known

144. According to the poet John Keats, what are the evil things we possess?
A) hatred, joy, and negativity.
B) hatred, greed, and positivity.
C) happy, greed, and negativity.
D) hatred, greed, and negativity.
E) Answer not known

145. Identify the sentence pattern

In the south India, it is always hot in summer
A) S V O C A B) A S V C A
C) S V O A AA D) A S V A C A
E) Answer not known

146. Identify the statement with present participle

A) The damaged car was stolen.
B) The buried treasure was recovered.
C) I went to a swimming pool
D) Driving fast is dangerous.
E) Answer not known

147. Identify the sentence that contains an Adverb

A) You should not talk loud
B) Raja speaks in a loud voice
C) Devi lives in the next house
D) They went to the back entrance
E) Answer not known

148. Fill in the blanks with suitable article

_______ rich and ________ poor people are with us now.
A) The , the B) The , a
C) A , the D) A , an
E) Answer not known

149. Identify the complex sentence

A) I came late so my master fined me.
B) The coffee is very hot so I cannot drink it
C) The chair is too heavy to lift.
D) As the chair is heavy, I cannot lift it.
E) Answer not known

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150. Identify the sentence where past participle is not used.
A) Beaten by his master, he realized his mistake
B) We bought a basket at the market.
C) The tired soldier slept soundly.
D) We shall send the finished goods tomorrow
E) Answer not known

151. Identify the question tag

None of us passed, ________?
A) didn’t we? B) did they?
C) did we? D) didn’t they?
E) Answer not known

152. Identify the error

He found himself in a trouble when he saw no rickshaw outside the station
A) He found
B) Himself in a trouble
C) When he saw no
D) Rickshaw outside the station
E) Answer not known

153. Identify the part of the sentence that has an error.

Swathi says she is living in Chennai since 1991
A) Swathi says B) She is living in Chennai
C) Since D) 1991
E) Answer not known

154. Match the following with synonyms

Column A Column B
a) Power to inspire 1. Charisma
b) Calm manner 2. Sneer
c) Contemptuous Smile 3. Composure
d) Range of Skills 4. Versatility
Codes :
a b c d
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 2 4 3 1
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 1 3 2 4
E) Answer not known

155. Match the following with synonyms

Column A Column B
a) Rumour 1. Hit
b) Pelted 2. Rule
c) Regime 3. Flattering
d) Oily 4. False story

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Codes:
a b c d
A) 4 3 2 1
B) 4 1 2 3
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 2 1 4 3
E) Answer not known

156. Match the following with their Antonyms

Column A Column B
a) Serenity 1. shallow
b) profound 2. ugly
c) chase 3. anxiety
d) charming 4. withdraw
Codes:
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 3 1 4 2
C) 2 3 4 1
D) 3 2 4 1
E) Answer not known

157. Match the following with their antonyms

Column A Column B
a) Frailty 1. Weak
b) Sturdy 2. Strength
c) Shrouded 3. Submissive
d) Domineering 4. Uncovered
Codes:
a b c d
A) 2 1 4 3
B) 1 4 3 2
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 2 3 4 1
E) Answer not known

158. Fill in the blank with suitable article

______________ French make many delicious kinds of cheese.
A) The B) A
C) An D) Some
E) Answer not known

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159. Identify the correct active voice of the verb
The buildings would have been renovated by the contractor by the end of this
month.
A) Will renovate B) Will have renovated
C) Would renovate D) Would have renovated
E) Answer not known

160. Match the following:

Column A Column B
a) It ___________ rain tomorrow. 1. may
b) You _________ not shout in the library. 2. could
c) ___________ you live long. 3. need
d) If you _________ anything, call me. 4. Must
Codes
a b c d
A) 2 4 1 3
B) 1 4 2 3
C) 4 2 3 1
D) 2 4 3 1
E) Answer not known

161. Find the odd one out

A) Box B) Tomato
C) Brush D) Photo
E) Answer not known

162. Fill in the blanks

Dogs have __________ glands in their _______
A) Sent, pause B) Scent, pause
C) Scent, paws D) cent, paws
E) Answer not known

163. I went to my bank to deposit money.

The river bank has been eroded.
The underlined words are examples of
A) Homophon`es B) Heteronyms
C) Heterophones D) Homonyms
E) Answer not known

164. Identify the sentence with correct Order of Adjectives

A) It is a kashmiri beautiful long silk scarf.
B) It is a long beautiful Kashmiri silk scarf.
C) It is a beautiful long Kashmiri silk scarf.
D) It is a silk beautiful long Kashmiri scarf.
E) Answer not known

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165. Find out the suitable prefix for the following words:
_________ satisfied, ___________ over
A) Mis, ex B) Self, mis
C) Dis, self D) Self, all
E) Answer not known

166. “Full – grown” is an example for ______________________compound word.

A) Adjective + participle B) Noun + adverb
C) Adverb + noun D) Preposition + verb
E) Answer not known

167. What was the age of Newton when his mother was widowed a second time?
A) 14 B) 16
C) 12 D) 18
E) Answer not known

168. Which among the following statements is wrong about the ingenious scientist
from Woolsthorpe?
A) He was made a member of parliament in England .
B) He often used to engage in book of mathematics or natural physiology.
C) He received the Honour of Knighthood from the king.
D) He died at the age of 85 in year 1727.
E) Answer not known

169. The noun form of the root word ‘wise’ is

A) Wised B) Wiser
C) Wisdom D) Wisely
E) Answer not known

170. Which of the following compound words is an example for noun + adjective?
A) Storeroom B) Milchcow
C) Grandmother D) Diamond hard
E) Answer not known

171. Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions

What is the time ____________ your watch?
A) In B) By
C) Up D) Into
E) Answer not known

172. Which of the following statements is in the active voice?

A) The novel was written by the author.
B) The cake is being decorated by the chef.
C) The students completed the assignment on time.
D) The report will be reviewed by the manager.
E) Answer not known

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173. Identify the correct plural form
A) Furniture – Furnitures
B) brother-in-law- brother-in-laws
C) Medium-Media
D) Cattle- Cattles
E) Answer not known

174. Fill in the blanks with suitable Prefix

____Reading
A) Dis B) Pre
C) Un D) Ir
E) Answer not known

175. Fill in the blanks with suitable degrees of comparison

“She is as ____ as her friend."
A) Funny B) Funnier
C) Funniest D) More funny
E) Answer not known

176. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs

"He decided to ____ a new hobby."
A) Take over B) Take off
C) Take up D) Take in
E) Answer not known

177. Fill in the blanks

"When I was young, I __________ to the beach every summer."
A) went B) go
C) have gone D) will go
E) Answer not known

178. Identify the correct sentence in the given pattern:

SVIODO
A) She asked me a question.
B) The kids find the playground fun
C) Sheela painted the car blue
D) Rocky is smart.
E) Answer not known

179. Identify the suffix in the word

"child_______" means "the state or period between birth and puberty.
A) Ish B) Ly
C) Ful D) Hood
E) Answer not known

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180. What does the phrase "hit the sack" mean?
A) To work hard B) To go to bed
C) To get angry D) To spend money
E) Answer not known

181. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence: "The story is about a
brave ____."
A) Night B) Nite
C) Knite D) Knight
E) Answer not known

182. Identify the odd word among the following:

A) Laugh B) Smile
C) Happiness D) Cry
E) Answer not known

183. What is the British English equivalent of the American English word "soccer"?
A) Football B) Rugby
C) Baseball D) Hockey
E) Answer not known

184. Identify the error in the given statement

“ Neither of the answers (A) were (B) correct, so we need (C) to try again (D)."
A) A B) B
C) C D) D
E) Answer not known

185. Select the incorrect pair with respect to blending of words

A) Spanish + English = Spanglish
B) news + broadcast = newscast
C) Web + Seminar - Webinar
D) spoon + fork - sorks
E) Answer not known

186. Which of these compound words is created by combining a noun and a verb?
A) Paintbrush B) Sunlight
C) Notebook D) Haircut
E) Answer not known

187. Find the odd one out?

A) Run B) Jump
C) Dance D) Quick
E) Answer not known

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188. Identify the complex sentence
A) She made a cake for the party.
B) Although he was tired, he stayed up to watch the movie
C) The dog barked and the cat ran away
D) I was tired, so I went to bed early
E) Answer not known

189. Identify the error in the given statement :

"Each of the students (A) have (B) submitted their assignments (C) on time (D)."
A) A B) B
C) C D) D
E) Answer not known

190. Fill in the blanks

"They __________ for the last two hours."
A) are working B) worked
C) have been working D) will work
E) Answer not known

191. Identify the Sentence pattern

" She found the book interesting."
A) SVO B) SVDOIO
C) SVIODO D) SVOC
E) Answer not known

192. Select the correct voice for: "The students completed the project on time."
A) The project was completed by the students on time.
B) The project is completed by the students on time.
C) The students are completing the project on time.
D) The project has been completed by the students on time.
E) Answer not known

193. Identify the Figure of Speech

“A little plant woke up to see,
How bright the world might be.”
A) Repetition B) Rhyming words
C) Oxymoron D) Metaphor
E) Answer not known

194. Slavery in America came to an end after the civil war by which of the following
acts?
A) Fifth Amendment
B) Thirteenth Amendment
C) Eleventh Amendment
D) Seventh Amendment
E) Answer not known

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195. Which among the following statement is incorrect with respect to Mahatma
Gandhi?
A) He was the first non-white lawyer to be admitted to the bar in South Africa.
B) For the first time he organized a non-violent resistance against the Transvaal
government’s registration act in 1906.
C) In 1894, Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress.
D) None of the above
E) Answer not known

196. Which book of Dr. Salim Ali influenced Indira Gandhi , which was gifted to her
in 1942 by her father Nehru who was in Dehra dun jail while she herself was
imprisoned in Naini Jail?
A) The Book of Indian Birds
B) Newsletter for Birdwatchers
C) Handbook of the Birds of Pakistan
D) The dwarf Gecko
E) Answer not known

197. Who was considered as his guru by Sálim Ali, the renowned Indian ornithologist,
in the field of ornithology?
A) W.S. Millard B) Amiruddin Tyabji
C) Ernst Mayr D) Erwin Stresemann
E) Answer not known

198. Which book by Charles Dickens inspired Helen Keller's mother to seek help for
her daughter?
A) Oliver Twist B) Great Expectations
C) American Notes D) A Tale of Two Cities
E) Answer not known

199. Which among the following is incorrect with respect to Nelson Mandela?
A) International Nelson Mandela Day is observed on 18 July every year.
B) Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
C) Conversations With Myself is a biographical book on Mandela written by
Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo, a South African anti-apartheid politician and
close aid of Mandela
D) None of the above
E) Answer not known

200. Find out the sentence without an adjective:

A) The delicious cake was devoured by the guests.
B) Teaching is the noblest of all professions
C) Take the half boiled egg from the pan
D) The coffee’s aroma filled her senses
E) Answer not known
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