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MCQs 1: Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Wretched
Satisfactory
Woeful
Encouraging
InadequateMCQs 2: In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
‘You’re obviously wrong, and not for the first time…
A) all by yourself-you needn’t imagine that
B) you’ll have to walk to the nearest garage
C) and because of such foresight
D) I will keep you company
MCQs 3: In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
Mrs Dalal had a soft spot for Boori Ma,….
A) occasionally she gave the old woman
B) flavor her stew
C) some ginger paste
D) with which to
MCQs 4: The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.
A) A few minutes later she got up and went to the phone.
B) ‘Who’s speaking?’
C) She knew the number of the police station, and when the man at the other end answered, she cried to him, ‘Quick! Come quick! Patrick’s dead!’
D) ‘Mrs Maloney. Mrs Patrick Maloney.’
MCQs 5: The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.
A) Unfortunately, the tigers are an endangered species today.
B) India is a country of beautiful birds and animals.
C) The tiger is the national animal.
D) The peacock is the national bird of India.
MCQs 6: In the question below some parts of the sentences in the passage are left blank. Fill them with the best alternative.
A ……(1)…. house with broken windows, …….(2)…. verandas, and all the signs of …(3)……… was in front of me.
1. (a) brand new
(b) palatial
(c) huge
(d) stupendous
2. (a) sprawling
(b) gigantic
(c) tumbledown
(d) marbled
3. (a) old age
(b) renovation
(c) dilapidated condition
(d) history
MCQs 7: Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
I feel sad for the blind beggar. His condition is …….
MCQs 8: Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
He walked about in the empty rooms and refused to talk to anyone at
the party. I found his behavior rather ……..
MCQs 9: Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.
It is time to truly reflect ….. your misdeeds.
MCQs 10: Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.
He …….. a challenge.
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