Test English-18

Instructions
1. The test comprises of 15 questions. You should complete the test within 20 minutes.
2. There is only one correct answer to each question.
3. All questions carry four marks each.
4. Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one mark.

Direction for question number 1 to 5:
Determine which part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect.

1.

A: Fanatic audiences has closelyfollowed
B: the antics of Smith's characters Jay and
C: played by the director himself,
D: for more then a decade.

a.A
b. A & D
c. A, B & D
d. None
Ans: c

2.

A: When we go for the movie
B: after the test on Saturday
C: Let’s bring a bottle of
D: Colas in order to celebrate

a. ADE
b. BDE
c. FAD
d. AFC
Ans: a

3.

A :Apple said it
B :has gotten
C :nine reports
D :for batteries overheating

a. A&C
b.B
c.B & D
d. D
Ans: d

4.

A : Yet cliches notwithstanding, there's no mistaking the uncanny resemblance that
B: superstar-in-the-making Teresa Palmer bears to fellow Australian thespian Naomi Watts.
C: It's not just the long blonde hair and soulful expression - in 2:37, her feature film debut,
D:Palmer delivers a haunting, vulnerable performance reminiscent of a younger Watts.

a. B & C
b.A , B & D
c. No error
d.None
Ans: b

5.

A: She has lost her job
B: and was working
C: as a waitress
D: when I met her

a. A
b. D
c. B & C
d. No error
Ans: d

Direction for question number 6 to 10:
Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

6. COURT:

a. HE courted for some years before they eventually got married
b. The garment company courted Indian distributors with the view of selling its product in that country.
c.A quiet but conscientious worker, he has never courted fame
d. The police courted the accused to the courtroom.
Ans: a

7. DEVELOP:

a. My son developed diabetes at a very early age.
b. He’s developed a real flair for writing.
c. The plot of the serial has been developed over 50 episodes
d. Their standard has been developed dramatically after his promotion.
Ans: b

8. PRINCIPLE:

a. The principle behind the machine’s operation is quite simple.
b. They have agreed to our offer in principle, but the details still need to be work out.
c. As a matter of principle, she always makes it a point to reach for all her appointments on time
d. The principle cities of the country need to be well connected by road and rad.
Ans: a

9. COMMEND:

a. The play has little to commend it.
b. We must commend her for handling the situation in such an efficient manner.
c. The critic’s commend did not matter to her.
d. His selfish nature did not commend itself to his colleagues
Ans: a

10. EXECUTE:

a. The computer executed my commands.
b. As the Finance Minister , Chidambaram executed two budget reports.
c. He executed a perfect drive at the 2004 Olympics
d. He was executed for murder.
Ans: c

Direction for question number 11 to 15
For each of the words below a context is provided. From the alternatives given pick the word or phrase that is closet in meaning in the given context

11. ABRIDGEMENT: An upsurge in terrorism in various liberal democracies may lead to severe abridgment of civil liberties

a. Summary
b. Curtailment
c. Erosion
d. Contradiction.
Ans: c

12. RENDEZVOUS: The cosmopolitan composition of the Columbia team represented several journeys from different origin to the fateful rendezvous.

a.End
b.Disaster
c. Venue
d. Accident
Ans: d

13. SURROGATE: By allowing the judiciary to appropriate the space that belongs to civic social institutions , the courts are becoming surrogates for the failures of civil society and executive.

a. Guardians
b. Substitutes
c. Authorities
d. Surveyors
Ans: a

14.MORASS : Is the countryheading for a political morass ?

a. Quagmire
b. Progress
c. Corruption
d.Subversion
Ans: d

15. CONSTRUE : Sharing of views should never be construed as meek submission.

a.Articulated
b. Discerned
c. Interperted
d. Errected
Ans: b