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www.Padasalai.Net REVISION TEST TET ENGLISH PAPER I I. Find out a word which is wrongly used in the given sentence by choosing from the options A, B, C or D: 1. He is working for the blinds. A. He B. is working C. for D. blinds. 2. I told these news to my father. A. told B. these C. news D. to. 3. She has bought two dozens apples. A. has B. two C. dozens D. apples. 4. The machinery were expensive. A. the B. machinery C. were D. expensive. 5. If she was an angel, she would fly. A. was B. an C. angel D. would. 6. He is guilty, isn’t it? A. he B. is C. guilty D. isn’t it? 7. The gold is a precious metal. A. the B. gold C. is D. precious. 8. It is raining for four hours. A. it B. is raining C. for D. hours. 9. Work hard lest you may fail. A. work hard B. lest C. you D. may fail. 10. He is cleverest of the four brothers. A. he B. is cleverest C. of D. the four brothers. 11. Choose the best of the two options. A. best B . of C. the D. options. 12. He asked that what was my name. A. asked B. that what C. was D. my. 13. Hardly I had reached the station when the train steamed out A. hardly B. I had C. when D. steamed. 14. Every one of my student wants to learn English. www.Padasalai.Net www.TrbTnpsc.com http://www.trbtnpsc.com/2013/08/tet-study-materials-latest-schedules.html
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REVISION TEST TET ENGLISH PAPER I

I. Find out a word which is wrongly used in the given sentence by choosing from the

options A, B, C or D:

1. He is working for the blinds.

A. He B. is working C. for D. blinds.

2. I told these news to my father.

A. told B. these C. news D. to.

3. She has bought two dozens apples.

A. has B. two C. dozens D. apples.

4. The machinery were expensive.

A. the B. machinery C. were D. expensive.

5. If she was an angel, she would fly.

A. was B. an C. angel D. would.

6. He is guilty, isn’t it?

A. he B. is C. guilty D. isn’t it?

7. The gold is a precious metal.

A. the B. gold C. is D. precious.

8. It is raining for four hours.

A. it B. is raining C. for D. hours.

9. Work hard lest you may fail.

A. work hard B. lest C. you D. may fail.

10. He is cleverest of the four brothers.

A. he B. is cleverest C. of D. the four brothers.

11. Choose the best of the two options.

A. best B . of C. the D. options.

12. He asked that what was my name.

A. asked B. that what C. was D. my.

13. Hardly I had reached the station when the train steamed out

A. hardly B. I had C. when D. steamed.

14. Every one of my student wants to learn English.

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A. every one B. my student C. wants D. to learn.

15. When I went there I found that the bag had disappeared.

A. when B. I found C. that D. had disappeared.

16. She looked much frightened.

A. she B. looked C. much D. frightened.

17. Just I had gone when he came.

A. just B. had gone C. when D. came.

18. I still am waiting for your reply.

A. I B. still am C. waiting for D. your.

!9. It was bitter cold.

A. It B. was C. bitter D. cold.

20. I couldn’t help not crying.

A. I B. couldn’t C. help D. not.

II. Find out the exact synonyms of the underlined words of the following sentences:

21. Raju was exhausted after a long Journey.

A. dull B. brisk C. ill D. tired

22. Some birds will fly away when the weather turns cold.

A. report B. climate C. season D. sky

23. The President was given a hearty welcome.

A. cold B. warm C. warmly D. cordially

24. All that glitters are not gold.

A. shining B. bright C. gleams D. gleaming

25. Perhaps there are several other bodies.

A. a few B. some C. many D. a lot of

III. Find out the antonyms of the underlined words of the given sentences:

26. Mala looks pretty.

A. ugly B. fine C. fairly D. unimpressive

27. Our ancient people worshipped nature.

A. old B. modern C. past D. historical

28. Don’t write lengthy essays.

A. shorten B. long C. verbose D. compact

29. After a long journey, we become weary.

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A. jaded B. fresh C. fresh D. wearisome

30. I abhor violence.

A. hate B. avid C. like D. invite

IV. Identify the type of tenses used in the following sentences:

31. Have you seen the recent Hollywood films?

A. past perfect B. present perfect C. simple past

D. simple present

32. I shall visit the book fair tomorrow.

A. past perfect B. simple future C. future continuous

D. present perfect

33. Are you playing tennis?

A. simple present B. simple past C. present continuous

D. past continuous

34. I studied French at the college.

A. simple past B. past perfect C. present continuous

D. present perfect

V. Select the correct Question Tags of the following sentences:

35. Boys rarely attend the class.

A. do they? B. don’t they? C. doesn’t he? D. didn’t they?

36. Let us play.

A. can we? B. do we? C. shall we? D. shalln?t we?

37. Attend the party.

A. shall not we? B. will you? C. shan’t we? D. none of these

38. Arunkumar can play on violin?

A. does he? B. could he? C. can he? D. can’t he?

VI. Select the proper prefix or suffix for the given words.

39. Loyal : A. in B. ti C. ty D. an

40. Hard : A. an B. en C. dom D. em

41. Scholar : A. er B. ty C. hood D. ship

42. Vegetarian : A. an B. un C. en D. non

43. Monthly : A. bi B. bye C. anti D. over

44. Merit : A. re B. di C. de D. dis

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VII. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentences.

45. I teach him English

A. SVA B. SVIODO C. SVOC D. SVO

46. India become independent in 1947

A. SVCA B. SVA C. SVOO D. SVAC

47. She was a friendly person

A. SVA B. SVO C. SVOO D. SVC

48. Tell me your name

A. SVO B. SV C. VOO D. SOC

VIII. Identify the type of sentence of the following:

49. When he went is not known.

A. simple B. negative C. complex D. compound

50. This is not the house to live in.

A. simple B. negative C. complex D. compound

51. They have waited here for four hours.

A. simple B. negative C. complex D. compound

52. Kanmani is richer than I.

A. simple B. negative C. complex D. compound

IX. Fill in the blanks with correct Prepositions.

53. Suganya writes —– her left hand.

A. on B. with C. in D. by

54. He comes —– a car.

A. at B. by C. with D. on

55. Most of us eat —– a spoon.

A. with B. in C. for D. by

56. Suriya is short —— Vidhya.

A. by B. near C. beside D. besides

X. Select the correct plural forms of the following

57. Diary : A. diaries B. diarys C. diares D. none of these

58. Woman : A. womens B. womans C. women D. womanses

59. Day : A. days B. daises C. dais D. daysis

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60. fungus : A. funges B. fungeses C.fungess D.fungi

XI. Fill in the blanks with correct Non-finites verbs choosing from the options:

61. On entering the house, he found all jewels ——

A. steal B. steals C. stealing D. stolen

62. I want the book —– in a week.

A. writes B. written C. is written D. was written

63. Many women love —— delicacies.

A. prepare B. to prepare C. preparing D. be prepared

64. Do you want —– a cup of tea?

A. takes B. to take C. take D. taking

65. Do you mind —– the window.

A. closing B. to closing C. closed D. close

66. Boys like —– foot ball.

A. playing B. to playing C. to played D. to be playing

XII. Choose the exact HOMOPHONE from the given options:

67. My friend is a —– officer.

A. neval B. navel C. naval D. none of these

68. He —– well when he was at school.

A. rote B. wrote C. rout D. route

XII. Find the Odd word from the options:

69. Select the odd one out

A. Bus B. Signal C. Whistle D. Conductor

70. Select the odd one out

A. Orange B. Banana C. Apple D. figs

XIII. Change the following nouns into verbs:

71. Response : A. resonsive B. respondent C. respond D. responsibility

72. Application: A. applicant B. apply C. appliance D. applicable

XIV. Give ADJECTIVE form to the given words:

73. Season : A. seasonal B. seasoning C. seasonable D. seasons

74. Affection : A. affect B. affectionate C. affectingly D. affectionately

XV. Fill in the gap with suitable ARTICLE:

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75. I go to Madurai by —– Vaigai Express

A. a B. an C. some D. the

76. He hopes to join —– university soon

A. a B. an C. the D. no article

77. Let us go to a restaurant and have —– coffee

A. a B. an C. the D. no article

XVI. IDENTIFY THE CORRECT SPELLING.

78. a) engajement b) engagement c) engagement d) engagement

79. a) parmanent b) permenent c) permanent d) permennant

XVII. Answer the following:

80. The diminutive form of DUCK is:

A. duckling B. ducklet C. duckes D. ducks

81. The compound word ‘play-ground’ is the combination of-

A. noun-noun B. noun-verb C. verb-noun D. verb-adjective

82. ‘You ought to take care of the children’- ‘ought’ in the sentence is-

A. non-finite verb B. quasi model C. primary auxiliary D. zero verb

83. Which of the following sentence has the right comparative degree of ‘She is not so tall as

her brother’-

A. Her brother is taller than she

B. She is not taller than her brother

C. Her brother is not taller than her

D. She is taller than her brother

84. Which of the following sentence has the right superlative degree of ‘No other poet is so

patriotic as Subramaiya Bharathy’-

A. Subramaiya Bharathy is most patriotic than all other poets

B. Subramaiya Bharathy is the most patriotic than all other poets

C. Subramaiya Bharathy is the most patriotic of all other poets

D. Subramaiya Bharathy is the most patriotic than any other poets

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85. What is the correct passive form of the verb ‘has asked’ in the sentence ‘The captain of

the ship has asked all his silos to stay alert’-

A. All his sailors are asked to stay alert by the Captain of the ship.

B. All his sailors were asked to stay alert by the Captain of the ship.

C. All his sailors has been asked to stay alert by the Captain of the ship.

D. All his sailors have been asked to stay alert by the Captain of the ship.

86. What is the correct active voice of ‘Let the street be painted with red’-

A. Let the street be with red

B. Paint the street with red

C. Let the street painted with red

D. Let the red be painted to the street.

87. Give the correct ‘Indirect Speech’ for- The teacher told, “Have you ever noticed the

changes in the school, dear students?”-

A. The teacher asked the students if they have ever noticed the changes in the

school.

B. The teacher asked the students if they ever have noticed the changes in the

school.

C. The teacher asked the students with love if they ever had noticed the changes in

the school.

D. The teacher asked the students with love if they had ever noticed the changes in

the school.

88. What is the correct one of ‘The judge ordered the officials to produce the criminals in

two days’ in direct address?

A. The judge ordered, “Officials, you produce the criminals in two days”

B. The judge ordered, “Officials, produce the criminals in two days”

C. The judge ordered, “You must produce the criminals in two days”

D. The judge ordered, “Officials, you must produce the criminals in two days”

89. Fill in the blank by choosing from the options given- ‘The second major element of

speech is……’.

A. stress B. sound C. tone D. intonation

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90. Complete the given sentence choosing from the options-‘Etymology is the study

of……………and their meanings’

A. origin and meaning of words

B. origin and pronunciation of words

C. origin and history of words

D. origin and syntactical arrangement of words.

91. “There are…………sounds in English with ………vowels,……..diphthongs and

………..consonants.”

A. 44, 5, 8 and 24 B. 44, 12, 8 and 21 C. 44, 8, 12 and 24 D. 44, 12, 8 and 24

92. There are…….’plosives’ and …….’nasal’ sounds in English.

A. 6 and 3 B. 3 and 3 C. 3 and 6 D. 6 and 6

93. Skimming is looking for…………..in reading skill.

A. specific information B. general and main idea C. Specific and general

information D. specific with date, day and vocabulary

94. There are ……type of pronouns,………kinds of adjectives and ……..tense forms in English.

A. 8, 9 and 3 B. 8, 8 and 12 C. 8, 9 and 12 D. 9, 8 and 12

95. ‘May the great god bless you!’- This is ……….type of sentence

A. optatives B. assertive C. imperative D. exclamatory

96. “She gave Raja a pen”- What is the case of Raja in this sentence?

A. accusative B. vocative C. objective D. dative

97. ‘Doctor’ is a ………gender.

A. feminine B. common C. masculine D. neuter

98. ‘The plural demonstrative pronouns are…..’

A. this and these B. that and those C. this and that D. these and those

99. “The dined divine deities dare...”- What is the ‘poetic device employed in this line?

A. personification B. allusion C. alliteration D. metaphor

100. “The clown danced like a drunken devil...”- What is the ‘figure of speech’ used?

A. simile B. metaphor C. allusion D. personification

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REVISION TEST TET ENGLISH PAPER II

I. Correct the sentences by ‘substituting’ the underlined word with another word

choosing from the options A, B, C or D:

1. She likes to feed the poors.

A. poor’s B. peoples C. poor-peoples D. poor

2. The teacher gave us many advice.

A. few B. some C. lot of D. much

3. I key to my wall clock every day.

A. tune up B. wind up C. wind D. dress up

4. He has left smoking.

A. finished B. ended C. given up D. gave up.

5. If she was an angel, she would fly.

A. were B. had been C. become D. is.

6. It is high time she improves her behavior.

A. improve B. improving C. had improved D. improved

7. He conveyed these news to his relatives.

A. this B. that C. those D. none

8. There is no place in this compartment.

A. berth B. room C. accommodation D. vacancy

9. Work hard lest you may fail.

A. will B. would C. might D. should

10. He was poor and so he was happy.

A. though B. but C. or else D. still

11. Choose the best of the two options.

A. better B. most better C. very better D. much better

12. He asked that my name was.

A. how B. what C. why D. which.

13. Hardly had I reached the station when the train steamed out

A. then B. than C. but D. yet.

14. Every one of my students want to learn English.

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A. is wanted B. wants C. wanting D. are wanted.

15. Neither the officer nor his assistants being present at the meeting.

A. was B. had been C. were D. presents.

16. They insisted on the resigning the post.

A. me B. mine C. my D. myself.

17. He climbed up a tree such as to get a good view of the procession.

A. so B. much C. more D. so that.

18. He said that his father dies last year.

A. died B. had died C. have died D. was dying.

!9. Do you sell eggs by one kilo or by one dozen?

A. a B. an C. the D. zero

20. The girl that answered the phone was polite.

A. whom B. whose C. which D. who

II. Find out the exact synonyms of the given words:

21) Ponder : A. Increase B. Anticipate C. Evaluate D. Think

22) Animate : A. Kill B. Dead C. Energise D. Calm

23) Wary : A. Tired B. Distorted C. Vigilant D. Sad

24) Fatal : A. serious B. Deadly C. Dangerous D. Grievous

III. Find out the antonyms of the underlined words of the given sentences:

25. The Pallava rule came to an abrupt end.

A. harsh B. sudden C. gradual D. slow

26. Gandhi practised Satyagraha.

A. abandoned B. adhered on C. followed D. worked on

27. In 2011, all commodities have become dearer.

A. scarce B. costly C. cheaper D. cheap

28. Our ancient people worshipped nature.

A. old B. modern C. past D. historical

IV. Answer the following as directed;

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29. “The foreign ministry has confirmed that the Prime minister of Maldives

………………..New Delhi on 26 of January, 2015 as a chief guest for the republic day

celebrations”- fill in the gap with an appropriate verb:

A. Arrives B. will arrive C. may arrive D. has been arriving

30. “My brother-in-law hardly has any intention to compromise with the

company,………..?”- the ‘tag question’ of the above is:

A. hasn’t he? B. has he? C. doesn’t he? D. does he?

31. The passive form of the sentence “Students, stop writing the answers at once.” Is-

A. Let the students be stopped writing the answers at once

B. Let writing the answers be stopped at once

C. Let the answers be stooped writing

D. Let the writing of students be stopped at once

32. “Ganges is the largest river in India”-The comparative form of the sentence is;

A. Ganges is larger than many other rivers in India

B. Ganges is larger than most other rivers in India

C. Ganges is larger than any other river in India

D. Ganges is larger of all the rivers in India

33. “Why does the rivulet change its nature very often like this?” asked the tourist. The

indirect narration of this sentence is:

A. The tourist asked whether that rivulet changed the nature very often like this.

B. The tourist asked that why the rivulet changed the nature very often like that

C. The tourist asked if why the rivulet changed the nature very often like that

D. The tourist asked why the rivulet changed its nature very often like that

34. My father and his brother……………..in this place since their birth. Fill in the gap by

choosing from the options:

A. have been living B. has been living C. has lived D. have lived

35. Fill in the blank choosing from the given options:- ‘I am really fine with my friends and

teachers,……………….?’

A. Am I? B. Isn’t it? C. Aren’t I? D. Don’t I?

36. Change the given sentence into passive voice- ‘The supervisors asked them to do the

work quickly and neatly’

A. They were asked the work to be done quickly and neatly

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B. They were asked to do the work quickly and neatly

C. They asked them the work to be done quickly and neatly

D. They were being asked to do the work quickly and neatly

37. The active form of ‘The bill was passed with absolute majority’ is-

A. The judges passed the bill with absolute majority.

B. The audience passed the bill with absolute majority.

A. The ministers passed the bill with absolute majority.

D. The assembly passed the bill with absolute majority.

38. The positive degree of ‘The boss is not taller than his secretary’ is-

A. The boss is at least as tall as his secretary.

B. The boss is not as tall as his secretary

C. The boss is not so tall as his secretary

D. The secretary is at least as tall as his boss

39. ‘Very few social workers were as great as Mother Theresa in the world’- this sentence

would take the superlative degree as:

A. Mother Theresa is greatest of all social workers in the world

A. Mother Theresa is the greatest social worker in the world

C. Mother Theresa is one of the greatest social workers in the world

A. Mother Theresa is one of the greatest social worker in the world

40. ‘The headmaster advised the students not to stay awake after midnight’. The correct

direct speech of the sentence is-

A. The Headmaster told the students, “Don’t stay awake after midnight”

B. The Headmaster told the students, “Not to stay awake after midnight”

C. The Headmaster advised the students, “Not to stay awake after midnight”

D. The Headmaster told the students, “Stay awake not after midnight”

41. Re-place the sentence -The students told, “The evening study had very good impact in

us” with right Indirect Speech-

A. The students told that the evening study had very good impact in them

B. The students told that the evening study had had very good impact in them

C. The students told that the evening study had had very good impact in us

D. The students told that the evening study had very good impact in us

42. Fill in the blank with a correct verb form choosing from the given options:

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‘If the athletes……………….well, we would have collected more medals in Glasgow Common

Wealth Games’.

A. performed B. were performed C. perform D. had performed

43. Fill the blank with a correct tag to ‘Let us go for a swim in the lake…………….?’

A. do we B. shan’t C. shall we D. don’t we

44. ‘Though he is brave he never goes out at night’- What is the simple sentence for this

complex sentence?

A. In spite of being brave he never goes at night.

B. In case of being brave he never goes at night.

C. In the event of being brave he never goes at night.

D. because of being brave he never goes at night.

45. The complex sentence for ‘Katherine was too young to marry the business man” is-

A. Katherine was so young that she could not marry the business man

B. Katherine was very young and so she could not marry the business man

C. Katherine was too young that she could not marry the business man

D. Katherine was so young and so she could not marry the business man

V. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word or phrase choosing from the options given:

46. The boys are playing foot ball now. This sentence has …………….sentence pattern.

A. SVOA B. SVC C. SVA D. SVOC

47. I smell something burning. This sentence has……………..sentence pattern.

A. SV B. SVOC `C. SVO D.SVOO

48. He was learning —– a lamb post.

A. for B. by C. against D. before

49. I am interested —– reading novels.

A. by B. in C. on D. at

50. Don’t point —– my mistakes.

A. in B. at C. out D. for

51. The girls became —— on seeing the eclipse.

A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitedly

52. I want you —— the work in an hour.

A. to complete B. to be completed C. to completion D. to completed

53. She is not interested in —– sweets.

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A. eat B. eaten C. eating D. to be eating

54. —– is a heavy metal.

A. led B. lid C. lad D. lead

55.—– lands have no market.

A. baxen B. barron C. baron D. barren

56. The car dashed against ………….a goat or a donkey.

A. either B. neither C. no sooner D.as soon as

57. He climbed up a tree ……….to get a good view of the procession.

A. as so B. so as C. and so D. or else

58. The thief was sent to —– prison

A. a B. an C. no article D. the

59. —– meat you cooked tasted good.

A. a B. an C. the D. no article

60. Our city will have —– university soon

A. a B. an C. the D. no article

61. When I went there I found that the bag …………….

A. disappeared B.misappeared D.inappeared D.unappeared

62. I was very much amused by her …………….performance.

A. emotive B. emotional C. emotion D. emotionally

63. He behaved in a ……………. manner.

A. cowardice B. coward C. cowardish D. cowardly

64. To die with honor is better than to live with ………….

A. mishonour B. unhonour C. dishonour D. nonhonour

65. The plural form of Bacillus is………..

A. bacilli B. baciles C. bacilluses D. basila

66. The singular form of ova is…………..

A. overy B. ovia C. ove D. ovum :

67. The verb form of response is …………

A. resonsive B. respondent C. respond D. responsibility

68. The adjective form of affection is ………….

A. affect B. affectionate C. affectingly D. affectionately

69. The noun form of apply is …………..

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A. applying B. applies C. application D. applicable

70. Neither the officer nor his assistants………. present at the meeting.

A. were B. was C. did D. is

71. I have known to the boys……………father had been a fine social worker.

A. who B. whom C. that D. whose

72. The dry land…………..we used to get very good yield when I was a kid was sold.

A. which B. that C. where D. what

73. We……………..to take care of the children and the senior citizens.

A. ought B. need D. must D. should

74.…………you mind giving me a glass of cool water.

A. will B. would C. could D. should

VI. Answer the following questions by choosing from the four options given below: 75. What is the ‘blended’ form of ‘television + broadcast’?

A. telebrand B. telead C. telecast D. visicast

76. The word ‘bicycle’ is ‘clipped’ as-

A. cycle B. bicy C. bicle D. bike

77. What is the ‘American English’ for ‘biscuits’?

A. crisps B. corn C. cookies D. candies

78. Which of the following compound words has ‘Noun + Verb’ combination?

A. house-arrest B. tape-recorder C. handwriting D. passport

79. What is the correct expansion of the acronym ‘TOEFL’?

A. Teaching Of English as a Focal Language

B. Teaching Of English as a Foreign Language

C. Test Of English as a Foreign Language

D. Test Of English as a Focal Language

VII. Which one of the following has the correct spelling?

80. A. renowned B. renouned C. reknowned D. rinowned.

81. A. previlage B. privilege C. privilage D. previllage.

VIII. Arrange the given words ‘logically’-

82. 1.Yarn 2.Plant 3.Saree 4.Cotton 5.Cloth

A. 2,4,1,5,3 B. 2,4,5,1,3 C. 2,4,5,3,1 D. 2,4,3,5,1

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83. 1.Rainbow 2.Rain 3.Sun 4.Happy 5.Child

A. 4,2,3,5,1 B. 4,5,1,2,3 C. 2,1,4,3,5 D. 2,3,1,5,4

IX. Select the odd one out

84. A. Blackboard B. green board C. Smart board D. springboard

85. A. Lily B. Jasmine C. Rose D. Daisy

X. Choose the correct answer:

86. We use the term ‘Visually challenged’ instead of the word ‘blind’. This I known as;

A. eponymous B. euphemism C. euphonymous D. euphenomism

87. The term ‘cliché’ means-

A. using in-offensive words in place of offensive words

B. word too often used to the point of monotony

C. words derived from the names of persons

D. willingly misusing or inverting the words

88. The number of syllables in exhaustive, experiment and explosion are:-

A. 3, 3, 3 B. 3, 4, 3 C. 4, 4, 3 D. 3, 3, 4

89. Which of the following sentence that expresses ‘the impossible condition’?

A. If one touches the live wire it shocks

B. If you prepare well you will be selected

C. If she went to France, she would go to the Eifel Tower

D. If he had invited me I would have gone to the marriage.

90. Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated:

A. Mrs. Swaraj Susma, the foreign minister, has attended the WTO meet.

B. Mrs. Swaraj Susma, the Foreign Minister, has attended the WTO meet.

C. Mrs. Swaraj, Susma, the Foreign Minister, has attended the WTO meet.

D. Mrs. Swaraj, Susma, the Foreign Minister has attended the WTO meet.

91. “There are………… English sounds consisting of ………vowels, ……………diphthongs and

………..consonants.”

A. 44, 5, 8 and 24 B. 44, 12, 8 and 21 C. 44, 8, 12 and 24 D. 44, 12, 8 and 24

92. There are……….Plosives and ………Affricates in English Consonants.

A. 9 and 6 B. 6 and 9 C. 5 and 9 D. 9 and 5

93. Diphthongs are usually called-

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A. long with glide to/ i, u, Ə/ B. long with glide to/ i, u, e./

C. short with glide to/ i, u, e/

D. short with glide to /i, u, Ə/ 94. The ‘transcription’ of ‘eligibility’ is-

A. / eliʤiˈЬіlƏtі/

B. / eliʤiˈЬіlitі/

C. /eliʤƏˈЬіlƏtі /

D. /ƏliʤiˈЬіlitі/

95. Transcribe the word ‘academy’-

A./Ə’kƆdƏmi/

B. ./Ə’kædemi/

C. ./Ə’kædeimi/

D. ./Ə’kædƏmi/

96. “The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew”- what is the poetic device employed in this sentence?

A. onomatopoeia B. alliterations C. imagery D. refrain

97. “The camel is the ship of the desert”- name the figure of speech in this sentence:

A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. irony

98. “Death laid its icy hand on the innocent children”- the figure of speech used in this

sentence is:

A. metaphor B. simile C. personification D. irony

99. ‘Scanning’ and ‘skimming’ are the skills related to;

A. writing B. listening C. reading D. speaking

100. ‘I saw him-he is good’- this sentence is an example of;

A. run-on B. double C. multiple D. compound

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ANSWERS:

PAPER-I

1.D, 2.B, 3.C, 4.C, 5. A, 6.D, 7.A, 8.B, 9.D, 10.B, 11.A, 12.B, 13.B, 14.B, 15.C, 16.C, 17.A, 18.B,

19.C, 20.D, 21.D, 22.B, 23.B, 24.D, 25.C, 26.A, 27.B, 28.D, 29.C, 30.C, 31.B, 32.B, 33.C, 34.A,

35.A, 36.C, 37.B, 38.D, 39.C, 40.B, 41.D, 42.D, 43.A, 44.C, 45.B, 46.A, 47.D, 48.C, 49.C, 50.B,

51.A, 52.C, 53.B, 54.B, 55.A, 56.C, 57.A, 58.C, 59.A, 60.D, 61.D, 62.B, 63B, 64.B, 65.A,

66.A, 67.C, 68.B, 69.B, 70.D, 71.C, 72.B, 73.A, 74.B, 75.D, 76.A, 77.A, 78.B, 79.C, 80.A , 81.C,

82.B, 83.A, 84.C, 85.D, 86.B, 87.D, 88.B, 89.A, 90.C, 91.D, 92.A, 93.B, 94.C, 95.A, 96.D, 97.B,

98.D, 99.C, 100.A.

PAPER-II

1.D, 2.B, 3.C, 4.C, 5. A, 6.D, 7.A, 8.B, 9.D, 10.B, 11.A, 12.B, 13.B, 14.B, 15.C, 16.C, 17.A, 18.B,

19.C, 20.D, 21.D, 22.C, 23.A, 24.B, 25.C, 26.A, 27.D, 28.B, 29.A, 30.D, 31.B, 32.C, 33.D, 34.A,

35.C, 36.B, 37.D, 38.A, 39.C, 40.A, 41.B, 42.D, 43.C, 44.A, 45.A, 46.A, 47.B, 48.C, 49.B, 50.C,

51.B, 52.A, 53.C, 54.D, 55.D, 56.A, 57.B, 58.D, 59.C, 60.A, 61.A, 62.B, 63.D, 64.C, 65.A, 66.D,

67.C, 68.B, 69.C, 70.A, 71.D, 72.C, 73.A, 74.B, 75.C, 76.D, 77.C, 78.A, 79.C, 80.A, 81.B, 82.A,

83.D, 84.D, 85.C, 86.B, 87.B, 88.A, 89.D, 90.C, 91.D, 92.B, 93.A, 94.C, 95.D, 96.B, 97.A, 98.C,

99.C, 100..

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