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Writing Good English | Set 1
1. ‘She is a good dancer’. This is an example of
A. assertive sentence
B. imperative sentence
C. exclamatory sentence
D. interrogative sentence
Correct : A. assertive sentence
2. ‘I like him’ this sentence has the structure
A. subject + intransitive verb
B. subject + transitive verb + direct object
C. subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object
D. subject + transitive verb + direct object + adjective
Correct : B. subject + transitive verb + direct object
3. Choose the correct reported speech of the given direct speech.
A. he said that he had never seen her in his life.
B. he denied that he had never seen her in his life
C. he denied that he had ever seen her in his life
D. he said that he had ever seen her in his life.
Correct : C. he denied that he had ever seen her in his life
4. We saw no one there, _____?
A. shall we
B. did we
C. don’t we
D. none of these
Correct : B. did we
5. He might be there, _____?
A. mightn’t he
B. did he
C. didn’t he
D. mayn’t he
Correct : A. mightn’t he
6. Communication is successful when
A. receiver the information
B. sender communicate with clarity
C. both the sender and receiver understands the same information
D. both the sender and receiver uses the same medium.
Correct : C. both the sender and receiver understands the same information
7. The situation in which message is delivered is the
A. source
B. context
C. medium
D. channel
Correct : B. context
8. _____ people trying to get into the football stadium
A. there were too much
B. there were too many
C. it was too many
D. there was too many.
Correct : B. there were too many
9. I _____ her birthday and I ______ to know make it up to her
A. completely forgot ----- don’t just know
B. forgot completely ----- don’t just know
C. completely forget ---- just don’t know
D. forget completely ----- just don’t know
Correct : C. completely forget ---- just don’t know
10. ------ they slept carefully
A. hot though was the night air
B. hot though the night air was
C. hot the night air was
D. hot although the night air was
Correct : B. hot though the night air was
11. If he ____ a chance of success, he ____ to move to London
A. will have ------ good need.
B. will have ----- will need
C. were to have ----- will need
D. were to have ----- would need
Correct : D. were to have ----- would need
12. our teacher gave us ------ problem to solve
A. a very impossible
B. a complete impossible
C. an absolutely impossible
D. an extremely impossible
Correct : C. an absolutely impossible
13. who ----- was coming to see me this morning
A. you said
B. did you say
C. did you say that
D. did you say
Correct : B. did you say
14. ----- what to do this weekend
A. what you
B. which do you
C. what do you
D. what do you do
Correct : C. what do you
15. Communication requires
A. accuracy
B. fluency
C. appropriacy
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
16. She ------ the piano for three years.
A. will have been learning
B. had learnt
C. will learn
D. has been learning
Correct : D. has been learning
17. This is the first time I ----- your city.
A. visited
B. have visited
C. had visited
D. was visiting
Correct : A. visited
18. Choose the correct sentence
A. not any force was needed to make them move
B. no force was needed to make them move
C. none force was needed to make them move
D. none of the above.
Correct : B. no force was needed to make them move
19. Choose the correct sentence
A. it is a difficult to say word
B. it is an identical to mine car
C. it is a difficult word to say
D. it is identical to mine car
Correct : C. it is a difficult word to say
20. Choose the correct sentence
A. i have just bought a wooden beautiful coffee table.
B. i have just bought a beautiful coffee table wooden
C. i have just bought a coffee table wooden beautiful
D. i have just bought a beautiful wooden coffee table.
Correct : D. i have just bought a beautiful wooden coffee table.
21. Choose the correct sentence
A. how big piece you want
B. how significant role did he play in your life
C. he is not as good player as he used to be
D. she was as patient a teacher as any one could have had.
Correct : D. she was as patient a teacher as any one could have had.
22. Speaking skill is the function of ---- sense
A. lingual
B. understanding
C. listening
D. channel
Correct : A. lingual
23. Speaking listening is ------of communication
A. medium
B. channel
C. comprehension
D. understanding
Correct : B. channel
24. Pronunciation is related to the ----
A. vocabulary
B. speaking
C. intonation
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
25. Reading involves the sequence
A. content-expression
B. expression-content
C. both the above
D. none of these
Correct : B. expression-content
26. Objective of oral reading is
A. correct pronunciation
B. keeps attentive
C. helps in understanding
D. all the above.
Correct : D. all the above.
27. Language laboratory is used for developing
A. speaking skill
B. pronunciation
C. both the above
D. none of these
Correct : C. both the above
28. Characteristic of good writing is
A. uniformity
B. legibility
C. simplicity
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
29. Which of the following are receptive skills
A. reading and writing
B. writing and understanding
C. listening and reading
D. none of these
Correct : C. listening and reading
30. First and foremost quality of a language is its
A. native quality
B. objective aspect
C. communicative aspect
D. cultural aspect
Correct : C. communicative aspect
31. Basic skills of language are
A. writing , teaching, learning and speaking
B. reading, writing, teaching and speaking
C. listening speaking, learning and writing
D. listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Correct : D. listening, speaking, reading and writing.
32. Learning of a language depends completely on its --------
A. teaching or teacher
B. understanding or comprehension
C. learning or understanding
D. learning or teaching.
Correct : B. understanding or comprehension
33. Two types of listening are
A. focused and usual
B. unusual and casual
C. casual and usual
D. casual and focused.
Correct : D. casual and focused.
34. Two types of reading methods are
A. synthetic and practical
B. synthesis and analyses
C. analytical and synthetic
D. analytic and practical
Correct : C. analytical and synthetic
35. Communication needs a
A. sender
B. receiver
C. channel
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
36. Choose the correct sentence
A. my uncle lives in upstairs
B. he resembles his brother
C. we must do our duty
D. he called me as fool
Correct : C. we must do our duty
37. It’s incredible news. I can’t believe it.
A. the news is such incredible that i can’t believe it
B. it is such incredible news that i can’t believe it
C. both a and b are correct
D. none of these.
Correct : B. it is such incredible news that i can’t believe it
38. Choose the correct sentence
A. rita as well as her friends go for a film.
B. rita as well as her friends also go for a film.
C. rita as well as her friends goes for a film
D. rita and her friends goes for a film.
Correct : C. rita as well as her friends goes for a film
39. If Rema came late Swathi ----------- angry
A. would be
B. will be
C. would have been
D. had been
Correct : A. would be
40. I would not deny the offer if I ------ you
A. am
B. were
C. was
D. had been
Correct : B. were
41. If I ---- a car, I would drive it my self
A. had
B. have
C. am having
D. would have
Correct : A. had
42. What type of sentence is this
A. complex
B. compound
C. simple
D. none of these
Correct : C. simple
43. Ling worked on her story while the noisy children played
A. compound
B. complex
C. simple
D. none of these
Correct : A. compound
44. Example for a sentence with split infinitive in
A. to go boldly where no one has gone before
B. steve decided quickly to remove amy’s cat
C. we are determined to completely and utterly eradicate the disease
D. none of these.
Correct : C. we are determined to completely and utterly eradicate the disease
45. People will laugh at you if you wear that silly hat
A. people will laugh at you if your were worn that silly hat
B. you will be laughed at if that silly hat is worn
C. you will be laughed at if that silly hat you wear
D. wearing silly hat will make people laught at you.
Correct : B. you will be laughed at if that silly hat is worn
46. One must abide by one’s promise
A. one’s promise must be abided
B. one’ s promise must be abided by
C. one’s promised must be abided by
D. one’s promised must be abided.
Correct : C. one’s promised must be abided by
47. Have they agreed up on a plan
A. has a plan been agreed up on
B. has the plan been agreed up on
C. have a plan been agreed
D. have a plan been agreed.
Correct : A. has a plan been agreed up on
48. He is ---- in Delhi
A. generally
B. seldom
C. enough
D. very much.
Correct : B. seldom
49. I can ---- hear what you say.
A. not yet
B. hardly
C. seldom
D. else.
Correct : B. hardly
50. Pick out the incorrect part.
A. unless you
B. do not come here
C. i shall not
D. help you
Correct : B. do not come here
51. None but the brave ----- the honour
A. deserve
B. deserves
C. deserving
D. deserved
Correct : B. deserves
52. ‘Sweet are the uses of adversity’. This is an example of
A. interrogative sentence
B. assertive sentence
C. exclamatory sentence
D. none of these
Correct : B. assertive sentence
53. He slept for an hour. The verb in this sentence is
A. transitive
B. intransitive
C. monotransitive
D. ditransitive
Correct : B. intransitive
54. ‘They made him the manager’. In this the verb is
A. monotransitive
B. ditransitive
C. complex transitive
D. compound transitive
Correct : C. complex transitive
55. ‘Hari wanted to play tennis’. The infinitive is
A. bare infinitive
B. passive infinitive
C. to-infinitive
D. split infinitive
Correct : C. to-infinitive
56. John is easy to please. The infinitive is
A. bare infinitive
B. passive infinitive
C. to infinitive
D. split infinitive
Correct : B. passive infinitive
57. You ------ and it is getting in my nerves
A. always are contradicting me always
B. contradict me always
C. contradicted me always
D. are always contradicting me
Correct : D. are always contradicting me
58. ------- you were going to phone, I’d have stayed at home
A. had i known
B. if i knew
C. did i know
D. i had but known
Correct : A. had i known
59. ------ and I’m out of work
A. i’ve give the sack
B. the sack has given me
C. i’ve been given the sack
D. the sack has been given me
Correct : C. i’ve been given the sack
60. They’re vegetarians ----- they don’t eat meat or fish.
A. the fact that means that
B. that is that
C. which is that
D. which means that
Correct : B. that is that
61. ------- I wasn’t hungry
A. already eating
B. already eaten
C. having already eaten
D. i had already eaten
Correct : C. having already eaten
62. Over the last six months ----- how to play the flute?
A. i have been learning
B. i’m learning
C. i am learning
D. was learning
Correct : A. i have been learning
63. You ----- drink alcohol when you drive
A. don’t
B. didn’t need to
C. don’t have to
D. mustn’t
Correct : D. mustn’t
64. Newspapers ----- have to say who provided their information
A. mustn’t
B. don’t
C. needn’t
D. none of these
Correct : B. don’t
65. Why don’t we go out for a meal?
A. is a criticism
B. is a suggestion
C. is persuading some one
D. is showing surprise
Correct : B. is a suggestion
66. Can’t you play that trumpet somewhere else?
A. is a suggestion
B. is persuading some one
C. is a criticism
D. is showing surprise
Correct : C. is a criticism
67. Pick out the correct sentence
A. unless it rains, i’ll pick you up at 6.00
B. until it rains, i’ll pick you up at 6.00
C. unless it will rain, i’ll pick you up at 6.00
D. none of these
Correct : A. unless it rains, i’ll pick you up at 6.00
68. Fortune faours the brave is in
A. simple present tense
B. simple past tense
C. future tense
D. present perfect
Correct : A. simple present tense
69. He just returned from office is in
A. simple present tense
B. past perfect tense
C. present perfect tense
D. present perfect continues
Correct : C. present perfect tense
70. He confessed that he was guilty. Convent into simple sentence
A. he confessed his guilty
B. he confessed his crime
C. he confessed he was guilty
D. none of these
Correct : B. he confessed his crime
71. Silver is more plentiful than gold. (Begin Gold is ..)
A. gold is plentiful than silver
B. gold is less plentiful than silver
C. gold is less plenty than silver
D. gold is plenty than silver
Correct : B. gold is less plentiful than silver
72. The benefits of writing are -------
A. vehicle for communication
B. intellectual exercise
C. assessment tool
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
73. The most influential model of the writing process is
A. morgan and murray model
B. mcgrath and watson model
C. cook and munroe model
D. flower and hayes model
Correct : D. flower and hayes model
74. Effective writing fulfills -------
A. writers intention
B. audience needs
C. strategies for invention
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
75. Recursive process means ------
A. composing a linear process
B. moving back and forth among the stages of writing process
C. direct and indirect references
D. none of the above
Correct : B. moving back and forth among the stages of writing process
76. Which is the correct order of the writing process
A. revising, drafting, editing, pre writing
B. prewriting, drafting, revising, editing
C. drafting, revising, prewriting, editing
D. prewriting, editing, revising, drafting
Correct : B. prewriting, drafting, revising, editing
77. Reviewing a work is ------
A. drafting
B. revising
C. editing
D. prewriting
Correct : B. revising
78. The prewriting strategies include ------
A. reading
B. dialogue
C. inquiry
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
79. Talking and free writing are helpful strategies for ------
A. drafting
B. pre writing
C. editing
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
80. The greatest tool, the word processor is used for -----
A. drafting
B. revising
C. pre writing
D. none of the above
Correct : A. drafting
81. The writing process helps the students to
A. connect their thoughts
B. deeper their content knowledge
C. communicate with others
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
82. Elements of effective assessment includes ------
A. clarity
B. variety
C. sound pedagogy
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
83. Portfolio’s are ------
A. collection of works gathered over time
B. students informal and formal writing
C. responses to reading
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
84. Proof reading means -----
A. get feedback from readers
B. outline
C. correct typographical errors
D. all the above
Correct : C. correct typographical errors
85. The worst time moving from planning to drafting is
A. brain freeze
B. writer’s block
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
Correct : C. both a and b
86. Write the fullform of APA
A. american psychological association
B. asian psychological association
C. american philosophical association
D. asian philosophical association
Correct : A. american psychological association
87. The visual approach helps to generate subtopics is known as
A. webbing
B. mapping
C. clustering
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
88. How can you order your ideas in the writing process a
A. chronological order
B. the order of importance
C. spatial orders
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
89. Helps to arrange the ideas in a logical sequence is --------
A. paragraphing
B. lay out
C. word processing
D. outlining
Correct : D. outlining
90. A paper which is persuasive as it argues a thesis is known as ----
A. a research paper
B. term paper
C. seminar paper
D. none of the above
Correct : A. a research paper
91. A paper which is expository, as it shows or tells is -----
A. research paper
B. a newspaper
C. a term paper
D. all the above
Correct : C. a term paper
92. A specific issue being discussed in a research papers is -------
A. topic
B. hypothesis
C. objective
D. none of the above
Correct : A. topic
93. The general content of a research paper is ------
A. methodology
B. subject
C. sample
D. hypothesis
Correct : B. subject
94. The central point proving in the research paper is ------
A. theses statement
B. sample selected
C. tools used
D. none of the above
Correct : A. theses statement
95. Expand the term ERIC
A. essential resources for international centres
B. educational resources information center
C. educational research and center
D. none of the above
Correct : B. educational resources information center
96. Subtitles are generally used for -----
A. textual versions of the dialogue
B. commentary in film
C. television programmes
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
97. What is SDF
A. software document folder
B. software document file
C. system design file
D. none of the above
Correct : A. software document folder
98. The method of project reporting should be -----
A. favourable,
B. scientific
C. personal
D. ethical and attractive
Correct : B. scientific
99. The main part of a project report is -------
A. title page
B. trunk region
C. posterior region
D. all the above
Correct : D. all the above
100. The justifiable scientific list of all references is called -------
A. index
B. bibliography
C. references
D. neobook reference
Correct : C. references