1 In the following questions some have error and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A),(B) and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D).
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
2 In the following questions groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly-spelt. Find the correctly-spelt word and mark your answer.
A. Compitition
B. Computition
C. Competetion
D. Competition
3-5. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the given Idioms/phrases?
3 To eat humble pie
A. To eat an unsavoury pie
B. To yield under humiliating circumstances
C. To give into political pressure
D. To be served food that is rotten
4 To end in smoke
A. To end
B. To fail
C. To emit smoke
D. To create smoke
5 To spill the beans
A. To reveal partial truth
B. To be untidy
C. To reveal a secret
D. To conceal a fact
6-8. In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and mark your answer.
6 The ship with its crew ____ gone to the bottom of the sea.
A. has
B. have
C. are
D. with
7 The peon respectfully asked if he ____ go there.
A. may
B. might
C. can
D. will
8 I know ____ certain that she has gone to Madrid.
A. with
B. for
C. by
D. of
9-10. In the following questions some have error and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer to the appropriate letter (A),(B) and C). If there is no error, mark your answer as (D).
9 He'd no sooner(A)/ seen one continent(B)/ when he saw another.(C)/ no error (D)
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
10 They had often heard(A)/ about the ship(B)/ they have to travel on.(C)/ no error (D)
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answers:-
Q.1 (B)
Q.2 (D)
Q.3 (B)
Q.4 (B)
Q.5 (C)
Q.6 (A)
Q.7 (B)
Q.8 (B)
Q.9 (C)
Q.10 (C)
