Set 3
1. He………..        here since
2010. (a) work                    (b) worked (c) has been working   (d) had worked 2………. when have you known him? (a) From        (b) Since (c) Till                    (d) For
3. The young one of a cat is called? (a) calf          (b) puppy (c) cub                    (d) kitten
4. Magpies chatter; larks………. ? (a) sing             (b) cackle (c) screech        (d) coo 5 'Vox populi' means? (a)        voice of the population (b)        voice of the people (c)        popular vote (d)        vote for the people
6. Which is the correct spelling? (a) omnicient           (b) omniscient (c) omnitiant                    (d) omnisience
7. By this time tomorrow he……………..         Bangalore. (a) will have reached          (b) reach (c) am reaching                   (d) reached
8. A person who cares about the needs and happiness of other people more than his own is  called an………..-          (a) aristocrat        (b) autocrat (c) amateur        (d) altruist  
9. An……….        is a person who has rejected his religious or political beliefs. (a) anarchist        (b) amateur (c) apostate        (d) upstart
10. His uncle………..        as a cashier in a bank before he joined this company. (a) worked           (b) had worked (c) has worked           (d) works 11…………. by his wife, he bought a new car. (a) Urged        (b) Being urged (c) Urging        (d) Having urged        
12. 'Etiervate' means (a)        cause somebody to lose strength or energy (b)        give energy to somebody (c)        inspire somebody (d)        persuade somebody to do something
13. The plural of 'court-martial' is (a) court-martials     (b) courts-martial (c) courts-martials   (d) court-martial
14. We are glad……..        your success. (a) in          (b) on (c) at          (d) about
15. The accused …….        that he was guilty. (a) refused        (b) rejected (c) denied        (d) allowed
16. You will be held guilty …………. the court acquits you. (a) while        (b) when (c) as                   (d) until
17. Artists often draw their………..        from Nature. (a) perspiration     (b) imagination (c) feelings              (d) inspiration
18. Though very intelligent, he is…...        modest. (a) yet                    (b) nevertheless (c) despite        (d) consequently
19. George's house is much bigger than        . (a) your        (b) my (c) mine        (d) their
20. He……………….        wastes his time now will regret later. (a) that                    (b) who (c) which        (d) whom    Answers 1(c)        2(b)        3(d)        4(a)        5(b)        6(b) 7(a)        8(d)        9(c)        10(b) 11(a) 12(a) 13(b) 14(d) 15(c) 16(d) 17 (d) 18(b) 19(c) 20(b)                                  Set 4
1. One thousand rupees…….        a big sum for a poor man. (a) is                    (b) are (c) has           (d) have
2. All the children in our country…………..        to school when they are six. (a) goes        (b) go (c) went        (d) had gone
3. A flock of sheep .......... seen grazing in the field, (a) had          (b) were (c) have been        (d) was
4. They went to…….        bed when they felt sleepy. (a) a           (b) an (c) the        (d) No article
5. Ill news ...... fast. (a)travel        (b)travels (c) travelling        (d) is being travelled
6. This is my book. Where is……………….         ? (a)your        (b) you (c) yours        (d) yours
7. The weather has turned very…………….        today. (a) warm        (b) warming (c)warmly        (d) warmed
8. He has eaten……...        anything today. (a) hardly        (b) hard (c) few         (d) little
9. The patient is …….. better today. (a) more        (b) fairly (c) rather        (d) so
10. His father works …...  a bank. (a) with        (b) at (c) in                    (d) on
11. Every employee strives ………. promotion. (a) at               (b) in (c) of               (d) for
12. Death ………….to everyone sooner or later. (a) comes        (b) come (c) has come        (d) came
13. Which of the following is a correct sentence? (a)        There are a pen and a pencil on the table. (b)        I had seen the film last week. (c)        There was bread and butter for breakfast. (d)        Some crockeries have been broken.
14. It has been raining ……. ten o'clock  (a) since        (b) for (c) from        (d) after
15.        The passive voice of 'They took her to hospital yesterday' is (a)        She had been taken to hospital yesterday. (b)        She was taken to hospital yesterday. (c)        She was being taken to hospital yesterday, (d)        She has been taken to hospital yesterday.  
16. The Indirect Speech of, 'He said: "We will not be present tomorrow" is (a)        He said that they would not present tomorrow. (b)        He said that they would not be present tomorrow. (c)        He told that they would not be present next day. (d)        He said that they would not be present the following day.
17.I have told him not to…...        in our matters. (a) medal        (b) middle (c) meddle        (d) muddle
18. FACT is an example for a/an……...        . (a) acronym        (b) homonym (c) synonym        (d) metonym
19. The opposite of conflict' is (a) war          (b) opposition (c) peace        (d) harmony
20. ………….        is the study of ageing, and the process and special problems of aging. (a) genealogy         (b) gerontology (c) oncology         (d) mythology  

 Answers

1(a)        2(b)        3(d)        4(d)        5(b)        6(c) 7(a)        8(a)        9(c)        10(c) 11(d) 12(a) 13(c) 14(a) 15(b) 16(d) 17(c)        18(a) 19(d) 20(b)