General English Grammar Mock Test/ Quiz- 4

General English- Mock Test/ Quizzes

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This quiz is intended for checking your knowledge of General English Grammar. It takes 10 minutes to score the Test.
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Total Questions in the test are 25 and you will get 1 mark for each right answer.
Maximum Marks 25

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1 / 25

Improve the Underlined part of the sentence.

I am glad to hear that you narrowly escaped being run over by a speeding car yesterday.

A. by being run over by

B. to run over by

C. being overrun by

D. No improvement

2 / 25

Directions (01-05): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which is numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested. One of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words:

The merchant princes and others who made Madras the Queen of the Coromandel, those who (1) the foundations for the (2) metropolis of today, how are they ever to be remembered? Will we ever teach their history in our schools of tomorrow? I (3) because buildings even more important than these are being allowed to (4) despite court orders and promises of restoration, including (5) of funds but more of that anon.

Find blank no. (1)

A. lay

B. lead

C. lied

D. laid

3 / 25

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it as your answer.

Ignominy

A. Exposure

B. Stupidity

C. Disgrace

D. Trial

4 / 25

Choose the correct preposition or set of prepositions as demanded by the question.

The medium and long term goals will continue this process to ____ the pace of demographic transition and achieve population stabilization.

A. Advance

B. Expend

C. Accelerate

D. Diverse

5 / 25

There are four different words out of which one is wrongly spelt, find the wrongly spelt word.

A. Heterogeneous

B. Virtueous

C. Ingenuous

D. Engine

6 / 25

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it as your answer.

Vouchsafe

A. Partial

B. Conceal

C. Ardent

D. Decent

7 / 25

Directions (01-05): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which is numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested. One of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words:

The merchant princes and others who made Madras the Queen of the Coromandel, those who (1) the foundations for the (2) metropolis of today, how are they ever to be remembered? Will we ever teach their history in our schools of tomorrow? I (3) because buildings even more important than these are being allowed to (4) despite court orders and promises of restoration, including (5) of funds but more of that anon.

Find blank no. (3)

A. lament

B. rejoice

C. glee

D. subdue

8 / 25

In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

A. Cadge

B. Strated

C. Craven

D. Staid

9 / 25

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it as your answer.

Promiscuous

A. Verbose

B. Serious

C. Chaste

D. Gaunt

10 / 25

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which canbe substituted for the given words/sentence.

An insect with many legs is called.

A. Centipede

B. Mammal

C. Herbivorous

D. Vertebrate

11 / 25

What is the Synonym of the following word.

Morose

A. Sprightly

B. Animated

C. Blithe

D. Surly

12 / 25

Choose the word Opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it as your answer.

Scrupulous

A. Careless

B. Wise

C. Caring

D. Careful

13 / 25

Improve the Underlined part of the sentence.

You are asked to copy this letter word by word.

A. word for word

B. word with word

C. word to word

D. No improvement

14 / 25

Directions (01-05): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which is numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested. One of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words:

The merchant princes and others who made Madras the Queen of the Coromandel, those who (1) the foundations for the (2) metropolis of today, how are they ever to be remembered? Will we ever teach their history in our schools of tomorrow? I (3) because buildings even more important than these are being allowed to (4) despite court orders and promises of restoration, including (5) of funds but more of that anon.

Find blank no. (4)

A. levitate

B. crucify

C. crumble

D. praise

15 / 25

Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning.

When he went to claim insurance for his car, the agent said he hadn’t a leg to stand on.

A. Had been injured in an accident.

B. Was lame

C. Did not have much hope of getting it

D. Would have to wait for some time

16 / 25

What is the Synonym of the following word.

Demure

A. Bold

B. Aggressive

C. Shy

D. None of these

17 / 25

Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

Belief that God is in everything and that everything is God.

A. Atheism

B. Pantheism

C. Skepticism

D. Animism

18 / 25

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A. Orthopedics

B. Orthopeadics

C. Orthopaediacs

D. None of these

19 / 25

Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

One who journeys from place to place.

A. Quack

B. Cannibal

C. Itinerant

D. Courier

20 / 25

Choose the correct preposition or set of prepositions as demanded by the question.

The functions of Parliament are not only _____ in nature, but considerable in volume.

A. Differently

B. Varied

C. Variable

D. Magnitude

21 / 25

Improve the Underlined part of the sentence.

The weak man is a slave to his sensuous pleasures.

A. sensory

B. sensual

C. secondary

D. No improvement

22 / 25

Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning:

He and his friend are sailing in the same boat.

A. Sailing together in the same boat

B. Sharing the financial and social condition

C. Being in the same difficult situation

D. Getting rid of the difficult situation

23 / 25

Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning.

The teacher’s announcement to conduct a snap test came as a bolt from the blue to many students.

A. Imaginary

B. Unexpected

C. Forbidden

D. Heavenly

24 / 25

Directions (01-05): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which is numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested. One of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words:

The merchant princes and others who made Madras the Queen of the Coromandel, those who (1) the foundations for the (2) metropolis of today, how are they ever to be remembered? Will we ever teach their history in our schools of tomorrow? I (3) because buildings even more important than these are being allowed to (4) despite court orders and promises of restoration, including (5) of funds but more of that anon.

Find blank no. (5)

A. prohibit

B. preclude

C. hinder

D. sanctioning

25 / 25

Directions (01-05): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which is numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested. One of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words:

The merchant princes and others who made Madras the Queen of the Coromandel, those who (1) the foundations for the (2) metropolis of today, how are they ever to be remembered? Will we ever teach their history in our schools of tomorrow? I (3) because buildings even more important than these are being allowed to (4) despite court orders and promises of restoration, including (5) of funds but more of that anon.

Find blank no. (2)

A. stagnate

B. thriving

C. moribund

D. languish