ENGLISH PREVIOUS QUESTIONS SET-5

1. The minister arrived _____ time.

(a) at (b) of (c) over (d) on

2. ‘To err is human; to forgive is divine’- Here ‘to

err means’:

(a) To make a mistake (b) To fight with

someone (c) To tell lies(d) To indulge in

violence

3. ‘Take in’ means:

(a) Allow (b) Extinguish

(c) Deceive (d) Start

4. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to

‘likely to happen’:

(a) Inflexible (b) Inimitable

(c) Unilateral (d) Improbable

5. The man that you spoke _____ is a doctor.

(a) to (b) in (c) out (d) at

6. ‘Crank’ means:

(a) A stupid person

(b) A person or thing that bores

(c) A person with strange ideas

(d) An intelligent person

7. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the

word ‘GLOOMY’:

(a) Radiant (b) Fragrant

(c) Melodious (d) Illisory

8. _____ School has _____ new look.

(a) A,a (b) A,the

(c) The, the (d) The, a

9. ‘Turn up’ means:

(a) Reject (b) give back

(c) To appear (d) Promote

10. A _____ of bees.

(a) hive (b) heard

(c) bevy (d) bunch

11. In which part of the sentence is the mistake?

(a)I am/(b)his younger brother,/ (c)he is elder

than me/ (d)by five years.

12. Scarcely _____ started when the rain came

pouring down.

(a) had the game (b) was the game

(c) have the game (d) has the game

13. The elephant , unlike tigers and lions, _____

not eat flesh.

(a) does (b) do (c) was (d) did

14. You should speak to children _____ gentleness

and kindness.

(a) in (b) by (c) at (d) with

15. He delayed replying _____ my letter.

(a) in (b) to

(c) of (d) from

16. I _____ drive a car when I was twelve.

(a) can (b) may

(c) might (d) could

17. When we _____ oxygen through this liquid, a

blue precipitate is obtained.

(a) pass (b) have passed

(c) passed (d) was passing

18. He neither drinks _____ smokes.

(a) and (b) nor

(c) but (d) or

19. The candidate was eager _____ for an

interview.

(a) to call (b) to be called

(c) for calling (d) to called

20. He always _____ his work on time.

(a) has complete (b) complete

(c) completes (d) will completes

Answers

1 (d) 2(a) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5(d) 6(c) 7(a) 8(d) 9(c) 10(a)

11(c) 12(a) 13(a) 14(d) 15(b) 16(d) 17(a) 18(b) 19(b)

20(c)