English Grammar Mock Test 11

Making friends is more rewarding than to make enemies.

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to be unsociable to be unsociable
to be sociable to be sociable
being unsociable being unsociable
making enemies making enemies
No correction required No correction required

A cleft sentence is used to:

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Express emotion Express emotion
Show emphasis Show emphasis
Form passive voice Form passive voice
Ask questions Ask questions

Studio : Bombay : Stars

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Ship : Madras : Harbour Ship : Madras : Harbour
Oranges : Nagpur : Juice Oranges : Nagpur : Juice
Parliament : Delhi : Ministers Parliament : Delhi : Ministers
Sunrise : Darjeeling : Sherpas Sunrise : Darjeeling : Sherpas

Vigilant : Alert : : Viable : ___________?

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Active Active
Gentle Gentle
Hopeless Hopeless
Feasible Feasible

Leave a two inch ...... on each page for the teacher's remarks.

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border border
margin margin
blank blank
gap gap

Detect analogy : Cherries : Berries : Apricot

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They grow on creepers. They grow on creepers.
They need hot climate. They need hot climate.
They are very expensive fruits. They are very expensive fruits.
They have a hard stone inside. They have a hard stone inside.

A narrow piece of land connecting two large masses of land :

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Peninsula Peninsula
Isthmus Isthmus
Continent Continent
Gulf Gulf

An emolument over and above fixed income or salary is?

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honorarium honorarium
sinecure sinecure
prerogative prerogative
perquisite perquisite

May I give you_________advice?

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an an
some some
little little
one one

Choose similar word: Edge : Corner : Tip

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Snow Snow
Hill Hill
Brink Brink
Cap Cap

Aflatoxia is related to Food Poisoning in the same way as Histamine is related to?

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Allergy Allergy
Headache Headache
Anthrax Anthrax
Contamination Contamination

What is the antonym of ”Pit”?

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group group
peak peak
select select
marry marry

Which word represents “lacking sufficient water or rainfall”?

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Abate Abate
Arid Arid
Aesthetic Aesthetic
Abstain Abstain

Choose similar word: Botany : Zoology : Cardiology

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Moraphology Moraphology
Seismology Seismology
Pedology Pedology
Taxonomy Taxonomy

Wood is related to Charcoal in the same way as Coal is related to?

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Fire Fire
Smoke Smoke
Coke Coke
Ash Ash

Nautilus : Fish : : Teal : _________?

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Chicken Chicken
Dolphin Dolphin
Duck Duck
Pigeon Pigeon

My aunt has invited me to her place _____ three o’clock this afternoon _____ tea.

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at; for at; for
on; to on; to
during; so that during; so that
from; for from; for

. . . . . . . . gold of South Africa is exported to many countries.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence. Most animals in the zoos ______ in captivity.

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have breed have breed
are being breeding are being breeding
are bred are bred
breeds breeds

Choose the antonym of 'Abundant'

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Plenty Plenty
Scarce Scarce
Sufficient Sufficient
Ample Ample

Fill in the blank using the correct tense form: Proteins ________ carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

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contains contains
containing containing
contain contain
contained contained

Haroon was a king. Here *King* is______?

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Common Noun Common Noun
Abstract Noun Abstract Noun
Material Noun Material Noun
Proper Noun Proper Noun

INADVERTENT :

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Ignorant Ignorant
Unexpected Unexpected
Unintentional Unintentional
Undisturbed Undisturbed

LEND

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Borrow Borrow
Cheat Cheat
Pawn Pawn
Hire Hire

We missed our train because we were waiting on . . . . . . . . wrong platform. We were on . . . . . . . . Platform 3 instead of . . . . . . . . Platform 8.

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the, the, the the, the, the
the, no article, no article the, no article, no article
no article, no article, no article no article, no article, no article
the, a, a the, a, a

. . . . . . takes charge of a prison.

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An editor An editor
An optician An optician
A detective A detective
A warden A warden

“He said he will come yesterday.” The error is related to:

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Voice Voice
Tense Consistency Tense Consistency
Articles Articles
Pronouns Pronouns

Choose analogous pair: Pen : Nib

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Book : Knowledge Book : Knowledge
Sword : Blade Sword : Blade
Radio : Transistor Radio : Transistor
Nut : Bolt Nut : Bolt

Tick the correct spelling of the given word in options.

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Condescend Condescend
Condascend Condascend
Condescand Condescand
Condiscend Condiscend

You _____ work very hard because you have an exam next week.

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had to had to
am having am having
have to have to
has to has to

Which word means “lucky; occurring by happy chance”?

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Fortuitous Fortuitous
Frugal Frugal
Hackneyed Hackneyed
Exemplary Exemplary

An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play:

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Sinecure Sinecure
Soliloquy Soliloquy
Pessimist Pessimist
Philanthropist Philanthropist

He hesitated to listen to what his brother was saying.

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listened to hesitate listened to hesitate
hesitated listen to hesitated listen to
hesitates to listening hesitates to listening
is hesitated to listen to is hesitated to listen to
No correction required No correction required

ALACRITY :

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Briskness Briskness
Fear Fear
Frankness Frankness
Alarm Alarm
None of these None of these

They are anxious ______ his health.

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for for
at at
about about
on on

Someone has lit the fire.

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The fire was lit by someone. The fire was lit by someone.
You are requested to light the fire by someone.
The fire has been lit by someone. The fire has been lit by someone.
The fire had been lit by someone. The fire had been lit by someone.

Fear of closed places:

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Claustrophobia Claustrophobia
Misogynist Misogynist
Ambidextrous Ambidextrous
Philanthropy Philanthropy

Xylograph : Engraving : : Diorama : ___________?

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Painting Painting
Exhibition Exhibition
Colouring Colouring
Staging Staging

S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. P : I really gave it up. Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph. S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. S6: poor girl!. The Proper sequence should be:

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PSRQ PSRQ
SPQR SPQR
QPRS QPRS
RSPQ RSPQ

Choose analogous pair: Indigent : Wealthy

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Scholarly : Erudite Scholarly : Erudite
Gauche : Graceful Gauche : Graceful
Native : Affluent Native : Affluent
Angry : Rich Angry : Rich

The rain comes . . . . . . . the clouds.

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in in
near near
from from
under under

choose the right meaning of idiom ” In the blue funk ” :

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To get rid off To get rid off
In a state of terror In a state of terror
To be against person wishes To be against person wishes
To make a challenge. To make a challenge.

John had told me that he hasn't done it yet.

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told told
tells tells
was telling was telling
No improvement No improvement

Identify complete sentence?

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He closed his eyes. He closed his eyes.
Now and then. Now and then.
The child in bed. The child in bed.
None of These None of These

The new TV series from the West Wing team is ready to roll. Here idiom ‘ready to roll’ means:

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Near to be finished Near to be finished
Start to be ruined Start to be ruined
Going to start soon Going to start soon
Ready to leave soon Ready to leave soon

Hardly does the sun rise when the stars disappeared.

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have the sun rose have the sun rose
had the sun risen had the sun risen
did the sun rose did the sun rose
the sun rose the sun rose
No correction required No correction required

IMPERCEPTIBLE :

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Mean Mean
Obvious Obvious
Humble Humble
Subtle Subtle

Mouse is related to Cat in the same way as Fly is related to?

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Animal Animal
Horse Horse
Spider Spider
Rat Rat

To get one's name in the Rowland Ward's book of hunting records was the hot ambition of every serious hunter.

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extreme extreme
burning burning
high high
No improvement No improvement

You cannot forbid him leaving.

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he leaving he leaving
his leaving his leaving
him to leave him to leave
No improvement No improvement

Choose analogous pair: Traffic : Road

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Aeroplane : Aerodrome Aeroplane : Aerodrome
Roots : Tree Roots : Tree
Blood : Veins Blood : Veins
Car : Garage Car : Garage

Which audience requires the least information?

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Low-tech audience Low-tech audience
Lay audience Lay audience
High-tech audience High-tech audience
All of the above All of the above

Detect analogy : Theta : Phi : Omega

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These are Latin alphabets. These are Latin alphabets.
These are signs of algebra. These are signs of algebra.
These are Greek letters. These are Greek letters.
These are used in physical derivations. These are used in physical derivations.

1. do 2. today 3. you 4. must 5. it

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34152 34152
25413 25413
12543 12543
51324 51324
45213 45213

TRANSPARENT

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Semi-transparent Semi-transparent
Muddy Muddy
Opaque Opaque
Dark Dark

The one who was shocked by the atrocities ought to ask himself what _____ to prevent them.

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Did they do Did they do
They could have done They could have done
They must have done They must have done
Had they done Had they done

Kindly ask her to play the piano, she is a __________ pianist?

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voracious voracious
vacuous vacuous
volatile volatile
virtuoso virtuoso

We live in . . . . . . . . house.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

Nurture : Neglect : : Denigrate : _________?

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Reveal Reveal
Extol Extol
Recognise Recognise
Calumniate Calumniate

He tends to___________to any suggestion I make in meetings.

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differ differ
agree agree
accept accept
cooperate cooperate

Who is known as the Poet of Nature?

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William Black William Black
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth
William Butler Yeats William Butler Yeats

Choose analogous pair: Large : Enormous

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Big : Small Big : Small
Plump : Fat Plump : Fat
Less : Greater Less : Greater
Regal : Royal Regal : Royal

Visitor : Invitation : : Witness : _________?

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Subpoena Subpoena
Permission Permission
Assent Assent
Document Document

Condolence is related to Loss in the same way as Congratulation is related to?

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Praise Praise
Achievment Achievment
Accusation Accusation
Reward Reward

Then the women P : lamenting their evil desire Q : that had brought R : wept loudly S : this sorrow upon them The Proper sequence should be:

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RPQS RPQS
RQPS RQPS
PQSR PQSR
PRQS PRQS

Motorcycle is related to Battery in the same way as Life is related to?

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Earth Earth
Sun Sun
Moon Moon
Star Star

We have warned you.

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You have been warned. You have been warned.
We have you warned. We have you warned.
Warned you have been. Warned you have been.
Have you been warned. Have you been warned.

Detect analogy : Vigour : Vitality : Stamina

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The terms are related to medicines. The terms are related to medicines.
The terms are related to one`s instinct for fighting.
The terms are a measurement for tolerance.
The terms are related to inner strength.

PATCHY

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Attractive Attractive
Uniform Uniform
Simple Simple
Clear Clear

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