Model Test 6

1. Another name for ‘elephant’ is
   (a)Taxidermy  (b)Pachyderm  (c)Tusk  (d)None
2. When thieves fall …… honest men get their own
   (a)out  (b)in  (c)off  (d)down
   choose the words nearest in meaning of the underlined words for questions 3 and 4
3. The habit of smoking among children should be nipped in the bud.(a)despised  (b)kept a secret  (c)stop its development  (d)none
4. When he was compelled by his friends , he made an impromptu speech.
   (a)good  (b)without preparation  (c)humorous  (d)none
5. When I asked her again and again she admitted that the bangle was not ……..
   (a)her  (b)our  (c)your  (d)hers
6. This is the boy …….. is good at versification.
   (a)who  (b)which  (c)whom  (d)whose
7. The zoo consists of ……… animals.
   (a)much  (b)more  (c)maximum  (d)several
8. If you irritate me , I ……
   (a)will irritate you  (b)would irritate you  (c)will be irritating you  (d)would have irritated you
9. It happens once ……… year
   (a)an  (b)the  (c)that  (d)a
10. Choose the correctly spelt word.
    (a)boycot  (b)boycote  (c)boycott  (d)boyicot
11. If you had worked hard, you …….. in first class.
    (a)would pass  (b)would have passed  (c)shall pass  (d)will pass
12. He has been doing the work of an attender  in this office …………. 1998
    (a)from  (b)till  (c) before (d)since
13. The young one of a cat is called ……….
    (a)cub  (b)kitten  (c)kid  (d)calf
14. A person who eats too much is called
    (a)glutton  (b)eater  (c)consumer  (d)none
15. The opposite of ‘promote’ is
    (a)unpromote  (b)non promote  (c)dispromote  (d)demote
16. My friend usually ……… television till mid night.
    (a)watch  (b)watches  (c)watching  (d)has watched
17. We decided to go ……. an excursion.
    (a)for  (b)to  (c)on  (d)in
18. By 10 am tomorrow I ……… the work.
    (a)will have completed  (b)will complete  (c)would complete  (d)will be completing
19. The garden in front of his house is more beautiful than ………
    (a)my  (b)their  (c)our  (d)yours
20. He was trembling …… fear.
    (a)in  (b)with  (c)by  (d)of