English 1

1. The closest meaning of the word mania is?

Ans:-madness

2. Find the word that is opposite in meaning to the word “illicit”

Ans:-lawful

3. Choose the correctly spelt word:

(a)sillhouette (B)Silhouette (c)sillhouette (d)silhouete

Ans:-Silhouette

4. Select the word meaning sheen?

Ans:-lustre

5. Find the word correctly spelt?

(a)mustache (b)moustash (c)mostache (d)moustache

Ans:-moustache

6. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence .

The forest department has planted trees———-the side of the highway.

(a) at (b)along (c)on (d)beside

Ans:-Along

7. He is an authority———-linguistics

(a)On (b)of (c)with (d)form

Ans:-on

8. You must shut these door’s. (change into passive voice)

Ans:-These door’s must be shut

9. Change into Indirect Speech.

“I took it home with me”, she said.

Ans:-She said she had taken it home with her

10. They come here everyday, ———-?

Ans:-Don’t they

11. I hoped I ———- succeed.

Ans:-would

12. I escaped by the skin of my ———-?

Ans:-teeth

13. I must put—————my visit till next week.

Ans:-Off

14. Choose the correctly spelt word .

(a)Suprintendent (b)superintendant (c)superintendent (d)superintandent

Ans:-Superintendent

15. Amy and her brother Tom are known for their tall talk. The idiom means?

Ans:-Boastful talk

16. The idiom brainwave means

Ans:-sudden inspiration

17. The offer holds good for two days; “holds good” means:

Ans:-will be valid

18. The phrase bag and baggage means

Ans:-Completely

19.Recently he has been giving himself airs, “giving himself airs” means:

Ans:-Behaving arrogantly

20. ——-is an illusion usually associated with deserts.

Ans:-Mirage

21. To be ——I think you did not do the right think.

Ans:-Frank

22. Being awarded an Oscar marked a ———in her life.

(a)Yardstick (b) milestone (c) sign-post (d) memorial

Ans:-milestone

23. Good restaurants serving pure vegetarian food are very hard to ———-

(a) Come by (b) get in (c) go through (d)take to

Ans:-Come by

24. If you want to save money, you must———–the shopping you do.

Ans:-cut down on

25. Having been born in a good family she is ———rich to beg

Ans:- too

26. Tourist always enjoy the —————–setting sun.

Ans:-watching

27. It is possible to satisfy one’s ———by doing some extra work.

(a)pride (b)wants (c)desires (d)heart

Ans:Wants

28. If GOAL means object of effort; the GAOL means

Ans:-a prison

29. Choose the correct sentence.

(a)He has finished his work yesterday.

(b)He finished his work yesterday.

(c)He have finished his work yesterday.

(d)He was finished his work yesterday.

Ans:-He finished his work yesterday.

30. Add an initial letter to the word ‘arrow’ to get the meaning to distress.

Ans:-H