Basic English Test - 3
Question Paper
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Part-A
:
➊ ' A piece of cake ' means --
ⓐ A hidden or secret strength
ⓑ A task that can be accomplished very easily
ⓒ A kind, innocent and mild mannered person
ⓓ A result that is still unclear and can go either way
.
.
➋ The news that he has died is false. Here, the clause 'that he has died' is an example of --
ⓐ noun clause
ⓑ adjective clause
ⓒ adverbial clause
ⓓ none
.
.
➌ I have no pen ( to write ).
ⓐ I have no pen to write in
ⓑ I have no pen to writing
ⓒ I have no pen to write with
ⓓ I have no pen to write
.
.
➍ Which is the correct sentence of the following?
ⓐ Hot and cold are opposite.
ⓑ Hot and cold is opposite.
ⓒ Hot and cold is opposites.
ⓓ Hot and cold are opposites.
.
.
➎ The antonym of the word 'Dearth' is --
ⓐ abundance
ⓑ life
ⓒ brightness
ⓓ clumsy
.
.
➏ The synonym of 'Subterfuge' means --
ⓐ subtlety
ⓑ cunning
ⓒ simplicity
ⓓ trickery
.
.
➐ Does he wish me to go. Which one is complex for this sentence?
ⓐ Does he want that I should go?
ⓑ Does he wish my going?
ⓒ Does he wish that I should go?
ⓓ Does he wish that I may go?
.
.
➑ ' When the sun set we reached home.' Its simple form is --
ⓐ The sun having set we reached home.
ⓑ The sun set in we reached home.
ⓒ The sun being set we reached home.
ⓓ We reached home after setting the sun.
.
.
➒ I joined a riding school. Here 'riding' is a -
ⓐ gerund
ⓑ participle
ⓒ verbal noun
ⓓ infinitive
.
.
➓ The Canterbury Tales, written in about 1386, is as alive and ______ as it was nearly 600 years ago.
ⓐ appealed
ⓑ appeal
ⓒ appealing
ⓓ the appeal of
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Part-B
:
➊ Which one of the following is a masculine gender?
ⓐ Cob
ⓑ Doe
ⓒ Roe
ⓓ Vixen
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➋ The profession of teaching is known as __
ⓐ imposter
ⓑ linguistic
ⓒ pedagogy
ⓓ pedestrian
.
.
➌ ' Barter ' is similar to __
ⓐ transient
ⓑ exchange
ⓒ credence
ⓓ basement
.
.
➍ In the word "prodemocracy" the prefix "pro" means --
ⓐ against
ⓑ neutral
ⓒ between
ⓓ for
.
.
➎ Which is a correct sentence?
ⓐ I was bounded hand and food.
ⓑ No one can do this work.
ⓒ He is ill of fever.
ⓓ She is addicting to drinking.
.
.
➏ Which sentence is incorrect?
ⓐ I feel unwell.
ⓑ Open at page 30.
ⓒ I have a headache.
ⓓ He is deaf for hearing.
.
.
➐ ' He acted on my advice ' - complex form of this sentence is --
ⓐ I advised him and he acted.
ⓑ I advised him that he acted.
ⓒ He acted according to my advice.
ⓓ He acted as I advised him.
.
.
➑ The superlative form of the word ' late ' is --
ⓐ least
ⓑ lastest
ⓒ last
ⓓ latter
.
.
➒ Which sentence contains an adverbial clause?
ⓐ She sent back to England where she was born.
ⓑ That is the way he writes.
ⓒ This is the pen I lost yesterday.
ⓓ The house in which we live is small.
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.
➓ ' Having a screw loose ' means --
ⓐ being sensible
ⓑ being slightly strange in behaviour.
ⓒ to eagerly engage in anything
ⓓ to refuse to change one's position
Basic English Test - 3
Answer Paper
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Part-A
:
➊ ' A piece of cake ' means --
ⓐ A hidden or secret strength
ⓑ A task that can be accomplished very easily *
ⓒ A kind, innocent and mild mannered person
ⓓ A result that is still unclear and can go either way
.
.
➋ The news that he has died is false. Here, the clause 'that he has died' is an example of --
ⓐ noun clause *
ⓑ adjective clause
ⓒ adverbial clause
ⓓ none
.
.
➌ I have no pen ( to write ).
ⓐ I have no pen to write in
ⓑ I have no pen to writing
ⓒ I have no pen to write with *
ⓓ I have no pen to write
.
.
➍ Which is the correct sentence of the following?
ⓐ Hot and cold are opposite.
ⓑ Hot and cold is opposite.
ⓒ Hot and cold is opposites.
ⓓ Hot and cold are opposites. *
.
.
➎ The antonym of the word 'Dearth' is --
ⓐ abundance *
ⓑ life
ⓒ brightness
ⓓ clumsy
.
.
➏ The synonym of 'Subterfuge' means --
ⓐ subtlety
ⓑ cunning
ⓒ simplicity
ⓓ trickery *
.
.
➐ Does he wish me to go. Which one is complex for this sentence?
ⓐ Does he want that I should go?
ⓑ Does he wish my going?
ⓒ Does he wish that I should go? *
ⓓ Does he wish that I may go?
.
.
➑ ' When the sun set we reached home.' Its simple form is --
ⓐ The sun having set we reached home.
ⓑ The sun set in we reached home.
ⓒ The sun being set we reached home.
ⓓ We reached home after setting the sun. *
.
.
➒ I joined a riding school. Here 'riding' is a -
ⓐ gerund *
ⓑ participle
ⓒ verbal noun
ⓓ infinitive
.
.
➓ The Canterbury Tales, written in about 1386, is as alive and ______ as it was nearly 600 years ago.
ⓐ appealed
ⓑ appeal
ⓒ appealing *
ⓓ the appeal of
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Part-B
:
➊ Which one of the following is a masculine gender?
ⓐ Cob *
ⓑ Doe
ⓒ Roe
ⓓ Vixen
.
.
➋ The profession of teaching is known as __
ⓐ imposter
ⓑ linguistic
ⓒ pedagogy *
ⓓ pedestrian
.
.
➌ ' Barter ' is similar to __
ⓐ transient
ⓑ exchange *
ⓒ credence
ⓓ basement
.
.
➍ In the word "prodemocracy" the prefix "pro" means --
ⓐ against
ⓑ neutral
ⓒ between
ⓓ for *
.
.
➎ Which is a correct sentence?
ⓐ I was bounded hand and food.
ⓑ No one can do this work. *
ⓒ He is ill of fever.
ⓓ She is addicting to drinking.
.
.
➏ Which sentence is incorrect?
ⓐ I feel unwell.
ⓑ Open at page 30.
ⓒ I have a headache.
ⓓ He is deaf for hearing. *
.
.
➐ ' He acted on my advice ' - complex form of this sentence is --
ⓐ I advised him and he acted.
ⓑ I advised him that he acted.
ⓒ He acted according to my advice.
ⓓ He acted as I advised him. *
.
.
➑ The superlative form of the word ' late ' is --
ⓐ least
ⓑ lastest
ⓒ last *
ⓓ latter
.
.
➒ Which sentence contains an adverbial clause?
ⓐ She sent back to England where she was born.
ⓑ That is the way he writes. *
ⓒ This is the pen I lost yesterday.
ⓓ The house in which we live is small.
.
.
➓ ' Having a screw loose ' means --
ⓐ being sensible
ⓑ being slightly strange in behaviour. *
ⓒ to eagerly engage in anything
ⓓ to refuse to change one's position
