PSC English Grammar Model Question 8

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in each of the following

1. By the time you reach back, I ................ my home work
1. will do
2. will have done
3. would have done
4. would be doing
2. Water ............ at lower temperature on top of a tall mountain
1. boils
2. will boil
3. would boil
4. would have boiled
3. If you ............. ill, go to a doctor
1. have been
2. were
3. had been
4. are
4. Were he to come here, I ................. him to be more punctual
1. will tell
2. would have told
3. told
4. would tell
5. If he ............... hard, he would pass next time.
1. works
2. worked
3. will work
4. will have worked
6. You may keep this book ........... I ask for it
1. unless
2. though
3. until
4. although
7. You must ........... me to post these letters
1. remember
2. inform
3. intimate
4. remind
8. She syas she has been ............... of all her wealth
1. stolen
2. robbed
3. burgled
4. broken
9. He asked me to ............... him one thousand rupees
1. lend
2. loan
3. help
4. secure
10. If you are tired, go and .............. down
1. lay
2. laid
3. lie
4. lain
11. He ................... that he had stolen the goods
1. refused
2. rejected
3. opposed
4. denied
12. I should like to travel ....................
1. aboard
2. abroad
3. foreign
4. away
13. ................ your attention for a few seconds, please
1. give
2. pay
3. lend
4. ensure
14. The darkness ............ us from seeing the obstruction
1. prohibited
2. blocked
3. prevented
4. forbade
15. He had scarcely st foot on the road .........he was knocked down
1. than
2. then
3. along
4. when
16. Neither North Korea nor Iran ............. acquired the capability to produce nuclear weapons
1. is
2. are
3. has
4. have
17. The word nearest in meaning to word alien is
1. native
2. foreign
3. amateur
4. professional
18. The word opposite in meaning to the word abundance is
1. Plenty
2. prosperity
3. scarcity
4. limited
19. We shall fail ................ we are industrious
1. though
2. until
3. whether
4. unless
20. Hema decided to set ......... some time every day for prayer
1. up
2. in
3. on
4. aside

ANSWERS

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

PSC English Grammar Model Question 9