FILL IN THE BLANKS: A sentence with a blank space marked by dotted lines is given along with four answer

choices out
of which only one is correct. The candidates are expected to fill in the blank space with the correct choice.

1. He ____ in the middle of the night

(a) was awakened

(b) was awoke

(c) was arose

(d) awakened

2. The pushcart ____ goods overturned

(a) laden with

(b) loaded with

(c) loaded by

(d) loaded under

3. My car has gone to the workshop ____

(a) for repair

(b) to get repaired

(c) for the repairs

(d) for repairs

Direction: Out of the four alternatives provided, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given words.

4. Vindictive

(a) Revengeful

(b) Supporting

(c) Obligatory

(d) Nice

5. Obligatory

(a) Essential

(b) Obliging

(c) Necessary

(d) Liking

Direction: Out of the four alternatives provided, choose the one word which has exactly the opposite meaning of the given
words.

6. Exonerate

(a) Exile

(b) Inculpate

(c) Nicely

(d) Inadequate

7. Austere

(a) Engrossed

(b) Smart

(c) Ostentatious

(d) Miserly

8. Dubious

(a) Sure

(b) Debatable

(c) Desirous

(d) Single

Answers:

1. (a) was awakened

2. (b) loaded with

3. (d) for repairs

4. (a) Revengeful

5. (c) Necessary

6. (b) Inculpate

7. (a) Engrossed

8. (a) Sure
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Identify the tense in the following sentence.
51. I had never been visited by him before.
(A) Past perfect tense.
(B) Past perfect continuous tense.
(C) Past indefinite tense.
(D) Past continuous tense

Pick the choice closest to the meaning of the word given in capital.
52. FABLE:
(A) Dizzy
(B) Empty
(C) Diverse
(D) Shining

53. GREGARIOUS:
(A) Sociable
(B) Angry
(C) Lonely
(D) Hardy

Against each key word are given four suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is opposite in
meaning to the key word.
54. FABLE:
(A) Myth
(B) Truth
(C) To speak falsely
(D) Fabricate

55. EUPHONIOUS:
(A) Strident
(B) Lethargic
(C) Literary
(D) Hardy

In the following question four sentences have been given. Out of the four options given one is grammatically
incorrect. Identify the one and mark your answer.
56.
(A) She seems sad.
(B) He has a cellular phone
(C) These grapes are tasting sour
(D) I think you are wrong

Directions: Use correct tense and fill in the blank to mark the correct sentence.
57. He to Kolkata yesterday.
(A) went
(B) has gone.
(C) will be going
(D) was gone.

Directions: Given are four sentences. Choose the sentence which belongs to the class Adverb of manner
58. (A) She sings delightfully
(B) The weather is delightfully cool
(C) He is far better now
(D) I have told you twice.

59. Identify the sentence with no adverb:
(A) He behaves best
(B) She sings well enough
(C) He is the best boy in the class
(D) The patient is much better

60. In the following sentence use appropriate adverb which modifies the whole sentence
Ram escaped unhurt.
(A) Unfortunately
(B) Luckily
(C) Sadly
(D) Badly

Directions: Choose the appropriate preposition to fill in the blank
61. Do not loiter .. the street.
(A) in
(B) About
(C) on
(D) at

62. The book lies the table
(A) on
(B) at
(C) over
(D) in

63. The driver jumped . the car
(A) of
(B) to
(C) off
(D) from

64. Our plane stopped Mumbai airport on the way to Italy.
(A) in
(B) over
(C) on
(D) at
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Use appropriate subordinating conjuction expressing a negative purpose to complete the sentence.
65. He fled .he should be killed.
(A) So that not
(B) Lest
(C) Else
(D) Otherwise

Use appropriate compound conjunction to fill up the blanks to make the sentence complete.
66. You can borrow the book . you return it soon.
(A) in as much that
(B) as soon as
(C) as though
(D) provided that

67. I must refuse your request, I believe it unreasonable
(A) As soon as
(B) Provided that
(C) In as much as
(D) So that

68. Identify the incorrect plural forms among the followings:
(A) Steps-daughter
(B) Daughters-in-law
(C) Potatoes
(D) Calves

69. If Lives is plural form of noun, then what is its singular form?
(A) Lives
(B) Life
(C) Lively
(D) None of the above is correct

Directions: The following sentence has been given in present perfect tense in passive voice. Transform the
sentence in Present Indefinite tense in active voice and mark your answer accordingly
70. Crops have been destroyed by floods:
(A) Crops are destroyed by floods
(B) Crops are being destroyed by floods
(C) Floods destroy crops
(D) Crops have been destroying by floods

Change the following singular noun into its correct plural form.
71. Sheaf
(A) Sheaves
(B) Sheef
(C) Sheafs
(D) Sheafes

Change the following sentence given in direct speech into Indirect Speech and mark correct answer
choosing from options given.
72. Ram said, The horse died in the night.
(A) Ram said that the horse died in the night.
(B) Ram said that the horse had died in the night.
(C) Ram said that the horse was died in the night.
(D) Ram said that the horse was dead in the night.

73. The prince said, It gives me great pleasure to be there this evening.
(A) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there this evening.
(B) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there this evening.
(C) The prince said that it gives him great pleasure to be there that evening.
(D) The prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.

Change the following sentence given in indirect speech into direct speech and mark correct answer choosing
from options given.
74. He said that he had to go home at once.
(A) He said, I must go home at once.
(B) He said, I may go home at once.
(C) He said, I might go home at once.
(D) He said, I would go home at once.

75. Would you mind passing the salt? I said to him:
(A) I asked to him if he would mind passing the salt.
(B) I ordered him if he will mind passing the salt.
(C) I asked him if he will mind passing the salt.
(D) I asked him if he would mind passing the salt.
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ADVERB:
Adverb used to describe the meaning of any parts of speech except noun or pronoun. An adverb therefore
can say something about a verb, a adjective or an adverb.
An adverb cannot modify an Interjection. An interjection is not truly a word to participate in the construction
of a sentence. It is simply a sound to express some feelings or emotions not related to any other word in the
sentence. It is merely an exclamatory sound.
Ex: I caned him mainly because he stole my pen.
Why caned? Because he stole my pen. Only for this reason? No, No, not for that only. I consider it a great
offence to steal. It shocked me, so I caned. The word mainly expounds all these reasons contained in the
connective because. because is a joining word (= conjunction) between i caned him and he stole my pen.
mainly points to because. The word mainly is an adverb.
Describe verb: He walks slowly.
Describe adjective: This is a very beautiful picture.
Describe adverb: This can be done more easily.
Describe preposition: I arrived long before the time.
Describe conjunction: I hate him simply because he is a lier.
Describe sentence: Unfortunately i failed.

Different Kinds of Adverb
Adverb of time: Now,then,when,early,before,daily,ever,never,soon,while,ago,today ,yesterday.
Adverb of place: There where,near,above,after,below.
Adverb of manner: Well,ill,badly,quickly,highly,wisely.
Adverb of quality or number: Almost,enough,much,little,once,very.
Adverb of cause: Therefore,accordingly.
Adverb of affirmation/negation: Yes,no,not,certainly,probably,really.
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ADJECTIVE
Attributibe adjective-
Adjective that placed before or nearly to noun it is called attributibe adjective.
Example:
A red ball.
A good boy.
An angry person.
Predicative adjective-
Adjective that placed after verb it is called predicative adjective.
Example:
The boy is good.
She is asleep.
He is alone.
The brave man faced the angry crowd.
Quantitative adjective-
Adjective that express the quantity of a thing is called quantitative adjective.
Example:
Give me some sugar.
Any man can do this.
He is the first boy of the class.
Give me two rupees only.
He took little care of the thing.
The whole village came out to see him.
This is a multi storied building.
Distributive adjective-
Each, every, either, neither etc.
Demonstrative adjective-
This, that, such, same etc.
I know this man.
Such examples are rare.
This is the same thing.
Interrogative adjective-
Adjective that are used with a noun to ask a question is called interrogative adjective.
Example:
What book do you want?
Whose pen is this?
Emphasising adjective-
own, very etc.
Example:
This is my own house.
This is the very thing i want.
SYNONYMS LIST
Most important list of words with similar meaning:
Abandon Desert
Absurd Silly
Abnormal Unnatural
Accumulate Amass/Collect
Adequate Enough
Adoration Love
Adversity Distress
Alien Foreign
Amiable Charming
Anguish Pain
Audacious Impudent/Bold
Authentic Genuine
Awkward Rude
Callous Indifferent
Catastrophe Adversity
Calm Quiet
Confess Avow/Admit
Consolation Encouragement
Concise Brief
Cordial Hearty
Crafty Cunning
Cruel Inhuman
Denounce Condemn
Dexterity Skill
Divine Heavenly
Eccentric Odd
Extravagant Lavish
Fabricate Coin/Manufacture/Make Up
Gigantic Colossal
Haughty Arrogant
Intensify Enhance
Jolly Jovial
Judicious Prudent/Wise
Lament Mourn
Liberty Freedom
Loyal Obedient/Faithful
Lucid Clear
Malice Hate
Meagre Scanty
Mockery Ridicule
Obscene/Filthy Indecent
Pious Holy
Precarious Dangerous
Queer Odd
Radiant Brilliant
Rejoice Cheer
Ridiculous Absurd/Laughable
Ruin Destruction
Sane Healthy/Sober
Secret Hidden
Secular Profane
Specimen Model/Sample
Superficial Imperfect
Tedious Boring/Monotonous
Thrifty Economical
Tragic Shocking
Tyrant Autocrat
Urbane Polite/Courteous
Voracious Greedy
Vulgar Obscene
Wealthy Affluent/Rich
Wild Barbarous
Wisdom Knowledge
Wreck Destroy
Zenith Top
Zest Enjoyment

ANTONYMS:
Most important list of opposite words:
Ability Incompetence/Inability
Absurd Rational/Reasonable
Acquit Convict
Accord Discord
Adversity Prosperity
Ample Meagre/Narrow
Arrogant Tolerant/Humble
Barbarian Civilized
Bankrupt Affluent
Biosterous Calm/Quiet
Censure Praise
Courageous Cowardly
Deficit Excess
Diligent Lazy
Delicious Unpalatable
Dexterous Clumsy
Despair Cheerfulness
Distress Comfort
Dubious Intelligible
Fabulous Real/Actual
Foreign Vernacular/Native
Genuine Fictitious
Guilty Innocent
Haughty Humble
Harass Assist
Humane Cruel
Humility Pride
Hypocrisy Honesty
Insert Extract
Malice Love
Meagre Plentiful
Notorious Famous
Obstinate Polite
Obscure Clear
Plenty Lack
Proficient Unskilled
Precious Cheap
Prosperity Adversity
Pursue Avoid
Rejoice Displease
Repulsive Charming
Restore Waste
Savage Civilized
Security Peril
Smart Blunt
Tame Wild
Tedious Interesting
Thrifty Lavish
Timid Bold
Tragic Comic
Transparent Opaque
Vague Definite
Vain Useful
Vindictive Kindly
Vulgar Decent/Modest
Wax Wane
Zenith Nadir
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