ENGLISH GRAMMAR TEST (NOUNS &PRONOUNS)

Choose the right option from A, B, C and D to fill in the blanks.

1. What do you want? I want that is ---------on the table.
A. a bread B. some bread C. the loaf of bread D. a loaf of bread
2. Is his house beautiful? There isnt ----------in the house.
A. much furniture B. many furniture C. very many furniture D. a lot furniture
3. Maria went to the library because she wanted --------.
A. some information B. the informations C.one piece of an information
D. an information
4. He spent all his--------on the car.
A. saving B. safety C. savings D. safe
5. I am going to the-------------.
A. Shoes store B. shoes store C. shoes store D. shoe store
6. Is Alice a very good actress? Yes, she is-----------.
A. a favourite of mine B. a favourite of me C. mine favourite D. a favourite to me
7. A very large snake killed -------- victims.
A. Its B. his C. her D. it
8. I dont want you to pay for me. Ill pay for ---------.
A. me B. yourself C. myself D. mine
9. Maria and Faria stood in front of the mirror and looked at------------.
A. Each other B. themselves C. them D. herself
10. Neither of us spoke. We--------------.
A. Neither spoke B. either spoke C. both didnt spoke D. neither didnt speak
11. You and --------have to finish this before noon.
A. Me B. my C. mine D. I
12. This note is only a reminder. Its-----------.
A. Nothing B. no one C. nothing extra D. nothing more.
13. He could do nothing. He couldnt do-------------.
A. Something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
14. The porter and I looked at each other, --------- both smiled.
A. I B. he C. we D. they
15. ----------being very tall, could see over the wall.
A. Being B. That being C. He being D. Not being
In each of the following question, four alternative meanings of a word are given. You have
to select the nearest correct meaning of the given word.
16. Incarnate
A. Spirit B. personified C. earth D. ornate
17. Indigent
A. Needy B. sturdy C. local D. foreign
18. Intransigent
A. Transit B. stubborn C. reticent D. flexible
19. Jejune
A. Hard B. immature C. jejunum D. mature
20. Kahuna
A. Gypsy B. player C. Sorcerer D. Soccer
21. Lacerating
A. Cut B. grant C. interfere D. agile

KEY TO TEST: GRAMMAR (NOUN AND PRONOUN) & SYNONYMS (401-475)
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A
11. D 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. C
21. A

KEY TO COMPREHENSION TESTECAT
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. A



























COMPREHENSION TEST--ECAT

It is strange that, according to his position in life, an extravagant man is admired or despised. A successful businessman does
nothing to increase his popularity by being careful with his money. He is expected to display his success, to have a smart car,
an expensive life and to be lavish with his hospitality. If he is not so, he is considered mean, and his reputation in business may
even suffer in consequence. The paradox remains that if he had not been careful with his money in the first place, he would
never have achieved his present wealth.
Among the low income group, a different set of values exists. The young clerk, who makes his wife a present of a new dress
when he hasnt paid his house rent, is condemned as extravagant. Carefulness with money to the point of meanness is
applauded as a virtue. Nothing in his life is considered more worthy than paying his bills. The ideal wife for such a man
separates her housekeeping money into joyless little piles- so much for rent, for food, for the childrens shoes; she is able to
face the milkman with equanimity every month, satisfied with her economizing ways, and never knows the guilt of buying
something she cant really afford.
As for myself, I fall into neither of these categories. If I have money to spare, I can be extravagant, but when, as is usually the
case, I am hard up, then I am the meanest man imaginable.

1. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?
A. Extravagance is always commendable.
B. Extravagance leads to poverty.
C. Extravagance in the life of the rich and the poor.
D. Miserly habits of the poor.
2. In the opinion of the writer, a successful businessman
A. Should not bother about popularity.
B. Is expected to have expensive tastes.
C. Is more popular if he appears to be doing nothing.
D. Must be extravagant before achieving success.
3. The phrase lavish with his hospitality in the third sentence of the first paragraph, signifies
A. Considerateness in spending on guests and strangers.
B. Indifference in treating his friends and relatives.
C. Miserliness in dealing with his friends.
D. Extravagance in entertaining guests.
4. The word paradox in the last sentence of the first paragraph means
A. Statement based on the popular opinion.
B. That which is contrary to received opinion.
C. Statement based on facts.
D. That which brings out the inner meaning.
5. It seems that low paid people should
A. Feel guilty if they overspend.
B. Borrow money to meet their essential needs.
C. Not keep their creditors waiting
D. Not pay their bills promptly.
6. How does the house wife, described by the writer, feel when she saves money? She.
A. Wishes she could sometimes be extravagant.
B. Is still troubled by a sense of guilt.
C. Wishes life were less burdensome.
D. Is content to be so thrifty.
7. The statement she is able to face the milkman with equanimity implies that
A. She is not upset as she has been paying the milkman his dues regularly.
B. She loses her nerve at the sight of the milkman who always demands his dues.
C. She manages to keep cool as she has to pay the milkman only a months dues.
D. She remains composed and confident as she knows that she can handle the milkman tactfully.
8. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word applauded in the passage?
A. Suppressed B. cherished C. decried D. humiliated
9. We understand from the passage that
A. Thrift may lead to success.
B. Wealthy people are invariably successful.
C. All mean people are wealthy.
D. Carefulness generally leads to failure.
10. As far as money is concerned, we get the impression that the writer
A. Doesnt often have any money to save.
B. Would like to be considered extravagant.
C. Is never inclined to be extravagant.
D. Is incapable of saving anything.