ENGLISH Quiz 04

English Quiz 04
By – Rahul Dotaniya
Rewrite as directed:
1. In spite of his illness, he attended classes. (Change into a compound sentence)
(A) He was ill but he attended classes.
(B) Because of his illness, he attended classes.
(C) It was his illness, he attended classes.
(D) None of these
2. He got up and walked away. (Change into a simple sentence)
(A) He got up because he walked away.
(B) He got up as he walked away.
(C) Getting up, he walked away.
(D) None of these
3. O that I were young again! (Change into an assertive sentence)
(A) I wish I were young again.
(B) I was young again.
(C) That I was young again.
(D) none of these
4. The idiom that means “face the problem” is:
(A) Lick the dust.
(B) Catch the bull by the horns.
(C) Break the ice.
(D) The last straw.
5. One who doesn’t believe in God is known as:
(A) Non believer
(B) Materialist
(C) Atheist
(D) Pacifist
6. Choose the correct sentence.
(A) Your need is greater than me.
(B) Your need is greater than mine.
(C) Your need greater but mine.
(D) Your need is great than mine.
7. A road is being constructed. (Change into active voice)
(A) A road is constructing.
(B) They are constructing a road.
(C) Being a road constructed.
(D) None of these
8. Long before the prime minister (arrive) the audience (seat) themselves. (Use the correct tense)
(A) arrived, seated
(B) Had arrived, had seated
(C) arrived, had seated
(D) had arrived, seated
9. Matricide means:
(A) Killing a large number of people.
(B) Killing of one’s father.
(C) Killing of one’s own mother.
(D) Killing of one’s own brother.
10. Choose the correctly spelt word:
(A) professional
(B) profesional
(C) proffessional
(D) proffesional
11. He ran away and thus escaped arrest. (Change into a simple sentence)
(A) He ran away in order to escape arrest.
(B) He ran away and escaped arrest.
(C) He ran away as he escaped arrest.
(D) None of these
12. ‘jovial’ means:
(A) employed
(B) sad
(C) angry
(D) cheerful
13. The opposite of ‘special’ is:
(A) unusual
(B) strange
(C) common
(D) proper
14. He liked my suggestion. (Turn to a complex sentence.)
(A) He liked what I suggested.
(B) He suggested my likes.
(C) He liked and suggested
(D) None of these
Fill up the blanks:
15. We spend ————— weekends at our country cottage.
(A) alternative
(B) alternately
(C) alternate
(D) alternately
16. He carried ————— ————— —————.
(A) two strong, heavy, black boxes
(B) heavy, two strong, black boxes
(C) black boxes, two strong, heavy
(D) none of these
17. The officer ———out five minutes ago.
(A) has gone
(B) have gone
(C) is gone
(D) went
18. You ——— replied rudely.
(A) ought to
(B) should have
(C) must have
(D) can have
19. The Government is inquiring ——— the matter.
(A) about
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
20. I am ——for your reply.
(A) awaiting
(B) waiting
(C) wanting
(D) None of these
21. The ————— used here are very costly.
(A) machineries
(B) mechinery
(C) machinery
(D) mechinaries
22. He ———— from London last week.
(A) has returned
(B) returned
(C) had returned
(D) return
23. ——— you like playing football?
(A) Do
(B) Are
(C) Have
(D) Had
24. The sun ———— in the east.
(A) rices
(B) raises
(C) rises
(D) rise
25. When I was young, I spent ——— year in Jaipur.
(A) an
(B) for
(C) the
(D) a
26. Trees ——— their leaves in autumn.
(A) loses
(B) lose
(C) looses
(D) loose
27. The son of your brother is your ————.
(A) brother- in- law
(B) niece
(C) son- in-law
(D) nephew
28. The door shut with a ————.
(A) bank
(B) dang
(C) bang
(D) blink
29. The water tank ————— and much water was wasted.
(A) over flowed
(B) over loaded
(C) over flew
(D) over took
30. All men ———— equal in the eyes of God.
(A) are
(B) is
(C) were
(D) had been
31. He had ———— a mistake.
(A) done
(B) make
(C) made
(D) did
32. Remember that many accidents ———— sheer carelessness.
(A) come by
(B) come of
(C) come out
(D) come up to
33. Twenty kilometres ———— a long way to walk.
(A) is
(B) are
(C) have
(D) were
34. I am ————— happy and distressed .
(A) alternatively
(B) alternately
(C) alternative
(D) alternate
Provide suitable prepositions:
35. He congratulated me ———— my success.
(A) for
(B) upon
(C) on
(d) at
36. He is no good ———— English.
(A) at
(B) for
(C) over
(D) to
37. He was pleased ———— the boy.
(A) with
(B) on
(C) over
(D) of
38. He left for Chennai ———— train.
(A) on
(B) by
(C) in
(D) from
39. He was sorry ———— the beggar.
(A) for
(B) with
(C) at
(D) about
40. Are you sure ———— your success?
(A) to
(B) with
(C) of
(D) about
ANSWERS
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. A 38. B 39. A 40. C




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