PSC English Grammar Model Question 7

Choose the right word/words to fill in the gap in each of the following

1. I do not know the time ........... the train arrives
1. when
2. where
3. which
4. why
2. The word "practice" is a .................
1. verb
2. noun
3. conjunction
4. preposition
3. The word "cordial" means
1. hostile
2. friendly
3. flexible
4. strict
4. "How nice you are" is a/an ............ sentence
1. assertive
2. imperative
3. interrogative
4. exclamatory
5. The correctly spelt word is
1. occassion
2. vacation
3. voccation
4. pursuasion
6. The antonym of "offensive" is 
1. submissive
2. obstinate
3. arrogant
4. defensive
7. "A red letter day" means
1. a wonderful day
2. a very important day
3. a sad day
4. the martyrs day
8. Birds of a feather ................ together
1. flocks
2. flock
3. flocking
4. are flocked
9. To err is human, forgiveness ............
1. humane
2. noble
3. divine
4. pardonable
10. Hardly had I gone to bed ........... I heard a loud noise
1. since
2. than
3. then
4. when
11. You had your lunch, ..............?
1. hadn't you
2. did you
3. didn't you
4. had you
12. He is good at keeping up appearances. "Keeping up" means
1. maintaining
2. imitating
3. recalling
4. intimating
13. A herd of cattle ........... to the field
1. are being led
2. is being led
3. were being led
4. have been led
14. One thousand rupees ................. a big amount for a poor man
1. are
2. were
3. is
4. had been
15. An .......... designs the plans of buildings
1. artisan
2. artist
3. archaeologist
4. architect
16. A stable is meant for
1. pigs
2. cattle
3. horses
4. dogs
17. If I were you, I ............... tolerate his conduct
1. will not
2. did not
3. shall not
4. would not
18. Every paisa should be accounted ...........
1. for
2. by
3. on
4. against
19. Look before you leap, think before you ..........
1. walk
2. sing
3. do
4. speak
20. Everyone is liable to make mistakes .............?
1. isn't he
2. aren't they
3. don't they
4. isn't it

ANSWERS

1. 1
2. 1
3. 2
4. 4
5. 2
6. 4
7. 2
8. 2
9. 3
10. 4
11. 3
12. 1
13. 2
14. 3
15. 4
16. 3
17. 4
18. 1
19. 4
20. 2

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