PSC PREVIOUS QUESTION 10

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ENGLISH TEST 10

1.       Leela ….. Santha wrote the answers correctly.
(a)but also (b)so … as  (c)as well as  (d)none

2.        Which among the following words is in the noun form?
(a)beautiful (b)practise (c)arrive (d)practice

3.       Which among the following is the antonym of “guilty”
(a)innocent (b)generous (c)decent (d)unguilty

4.       Choose the correctly spelt word from the following
(a)compell (b)catalogue (c)lasy (d)calender

5.       I am too breathless …. Speak
(a)for (b)in (c)of (d)to

6.       What are you looking …..
(a)for  (b)at  (c)out  (d)about

7.       Choose the correctly spelt word
(a)brosure  (b)broshure  (c)brochur  (d)brochure

8.       He ‘longed for’ more money. The meaning of  ‘longed for’ is
(a)not desire for (b)desired for (c)desired for a fixed amount (d) none

9.       Choose the correctly spelt word
(a)seperate (bsaperate) (c)seperete (d)separate

10.   Male of ‘deer’ is
(a)kid  (b)colt  (c)hart  (d)none

11.   The summary or outline of a book, play etc is known as ……
(a)short story  (b)synopsis  (c)manuscript  (d)none

12.   Female dog is
(a)bitch (b)alsatian (c)Hound (d)None

13.   One who kills and sells animals for food is known as …..
(a)butler (b)seller (c)killer (d)butcher

14.   I am fond …. Painting
(a)in (b)at (c)of  (d)by

15.   The boy jumped …. the chair
(a)of  (b)off (c)in (d)for

16.   He said that the book was not …..
(a)our (b)her (c)your (d)hers

17.   Make hay while sun ……
(a)shines (b)rises (c)sets (d)none

18.   He doesn’t work hard, ……..?
(a)doesn’t he  (b)didn’t he (c)does he (d)won’t he

19.   A ‘black sheep’ is …..
(a)alcohol  (b)shepherd (c)good for nothing person (d)sheep black in colour

20.   He is my ….. brother
(a)older  (b)elder (c)elderely (d)senior

ANSWERS

1.       C

2.       D

3.       A

4.       B

5.       D

6.       A

7.       D

8.       B

9.       D

10.   C

11.   B

12.   A

13.   D

14.   C

15.   B

16.   D

17.   A

18.   C

19.   C

20.   B

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