PSC English Grammar Model Question 9

Choose the correct word to fill in the gap

1. Aviary is a place for keeping ...............
1. bees
2. cats
3. dogs
4. birds
2. A person who buys shares in a company is known as a
1. broker
2. butcher
3. bull
4. bear
3. If you think or care much about others, you are
1. an essayist
2. a psychologist
3. a philosopher
4. an altruist
4. The opposite of "malignant" is
1. malevolence
2. blessing
3. belligerent
4. benign
5. The young one of a cow is called 
1. puppy
2. fawn
3. kid
4. calf
6. Goats bleat; elephants ...............
1. grunt
2. trumpet
3. bellow
4. roar
7. A person whose abilities are hidden or unknown is called a
1. dead horse
2. white elephant
3. dark horse
4. pigeon
8. The teacher was angry .......... the pupils for making loud noises
1. at
2. with
3. over
4. on
9. It is time you ............ in life
1. settled
2. settle
3. have settled
4. had settled
10. I did it with a view to .......... you
1. help
2. have helped
3. helping
4. being helped
11. If you had been a little more careful, he ...... you
1. will not cheat
2. will not have cheated
3. had not cheated 
4. would not have cheated
12. The idiom "lose heart" means
1. break one's heart
2. lose hope
3. fall in love
4. weep
13. The shepherd was leading a .......... of cattle to the meadow
1. group
2. pack
3. gang
4. herd
14. Take an umbrella with you lest it ..............
1. shall rain
2. should rain
3. will rain
4. would rain
15. People ............. think that the earth was flat
1. were used to
2. used to
3. had used to
4. had been used to
16. I wished I ............ him
1. never met
2. would never met
3. had never met
4. will never have met
17. "in a nut shell" means
1. very briefly
2. in a detailed manner
3. in an attractive way
4. figuratively
18. The man complained to the police that his bicycle ...............
1. is stolen
2. was stolen
3. has been stolen
4. had been stolen
19. I have been working in this office ................ eight years now
1. since
2. about
3. during
4. for
20. RADAR is ................
1. a synonym
2. an antonym
3. an acronym
4. a pseudonym

ANSWERS

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

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