1. ……. are a set of words which form a class in terms of their similarity of form,
function and meaning.
Correct : C. word class
2. Identify an abstract noun from the words given below.
Correct : D. pain
3. The book was lying on the table.
Correct : A. book is a common noun
4. The jury has given its verdict.
Correct : A. jury is a collective noun
5. Identify noun in the sentence
It will take all of your energy and will to be able to walk again.
Correct : D. energy
6. Does wood sink in water? (Which word is a material noun?)
Correct : D. wood
7. Don't forget _________ your homework!
Correct : B. to do
8. A………………… is a verb used in conjunction with main verbs to express shades
of time and mood.
Correct : A. modal auxiliary
9. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ……………… still read and write without
glasses. (Ability)
Correct : A. can
10. . …………….. I come with you?
Correct : A. can
11. ………………. you help me with the housework, please? (Polite request)
Correct : C. could
12. There was a time when I ………….. stay up very late. (Past ability)
Correct : B. could
13. I really like watching old shows. _________ are some of the best things on TV.
(Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun)
Correct : A. those
14. They bought new furniture for ____ house. (Choose the correct possessive pronoun)
Correct : B. their
15. I rode my bike, _________ has a headlight, home in the dark.
Correct : C. which
16. This table is made …………. wood.
Correct : A. of
17. I am worried_____ the exam.
Correct : B. about
18. ………………….is the study of the patterns of word forms.
Correct : B. morphology
19. A…………………….is a minimal grammatical unit in a grammatical system of
language.
Correct : A. morpheme
20. He cut my hair ______ today than last time.
Correct : A. more quickly
21. Terry ____ sleeps in the afternoon. He considers it a waste of time
Correct : D. never
22. Find the correct form of the word to use in the sentence
He explained the concepts ___ Giving him the prize was the ___ decision.
Correct : B. correctly, correct
23. Select the Correct Statements −
Correct : A. the inspector was never more sure of the fact that rajiv was lying.
24. Find the synonym of the word fostering
Correct : D. nurturing
25. Choose the correct synonym of the word banned
Correct : A. prohibit
26. Select the antonym of the word captivity
Correct : B. freedom
27. You can _______ words in a dictionary.
Correct : A. look up
28. Sorry I'm late. My car _______ petrol.
Correct : B. ran out of
29. Let's _______ that old box. We don't need it.
Correct : C. throw away
30. To play second fiddle (choose the correct meaning of this idiom)
Correct : C. to support the role and view of another person
31. To leave someone in a lurch
Correct : D. to desert someone in his difficulties
32. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence.
(A) exploded /(B) a powerful /(C) the station /(D) device /(E) outside
Correct : A. bdaec
33. Un-jumble the following words to form a sentence.
(A) free time /(B) with /(C) little /(D) left her /(E) her job
Correct : B. edbca
34. Arrange the following jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence and select the
correct option.
Correct : C. important
35. Unjumble the following words/phrases to form a coherent sentence.
(A) by keeping /(B) oblige me /(C) your /(D) to yourself /(E) suspicion
Correct : B. baced
36. dirty – always – floor – Ellie – leaves– the – on – her – socks ( choose the correct sentence)
Correct : A. ellie always leaves her dirty socks on the floor.
37. how – their task – long – been – doing – have – they? (choose the correct sentence)
Correct : C. how long have they been doing their task?
38. Choose the correct sentence:
Correct : D. people in south america love football very much.
39. Change into passive!
George had repaired many cars before he received his mechanic's license.
Correct : A. many cars had been repaired by george before he received his mechanic's license.
40. Change into indirect speech;
Raisa: "Could you bring my book tonight?"
Correct : B. she asked me to bring her book that night.
41. If you hadn’t been late for work, the boss wouldn’t have gotten furious.
From that sentence we know the fact that truly happened is ...
Correct : C. he/she was late for work that the boss got furious on her/him.
42. ________________ she tried really hard, she lost the race.
Correct : A. although
43. ________________ he didn't know what to say, he said nothing.
Correct : A. because
44. _____ as the students had completed their exams, their parents rewarded their
efforts by giving them a trip to Paris.
Correct : A. in as much
45. We will have finished our homework _____ they arrive.
Correct : B. by the time
46. They received a high mark on their exam _____ they had studied hard.
Correct : A. because
47. ______ she saves a lot, she won't be able to afford that house.
Correct : A. even if
48. _____ he loves music so much, he decided to go to a conservatory.
Correct : A. since
49. _______________ he claims that he is innocent, everyone knows he is guilty
Correct : A. while
50. A _______ consists of a group of words which contains a subject and a verb.
Correct : A. clause
51. The process of transforming or changing of sentences into different forms without
changing the meaning of the sentence is known as ________ of sentences.
Correct : C. transformation
52. _______ clauses function on its own to make a meaningful sentence.
Correct : B. independent
53. Any sentence which states a fact or a statement is known as a ________ sentence.
Correct : A. declarative
54. A sentence which expresses a request or a command is called as an _____ sentence.
Correct : C. imperative
55. Sentences that express strong, excited feelings or emotions is known as an
exclamatory sentence.
Correct : B. exclamatory
56. ____________ is a statement that is followed by a mini-question.
Correct : C. tag questions
57. Mini-questions or short questions at the end of a statement are known as _______.
Correct : A. question tags
58. The _______ one uses while pronouncing a tag question could change the meaning
of tag questions in spoken language.
Correct : A. intonation
59. In English, ______ expresses the relationship of the subject to the verb.
Correct : B. voice
60. _______ refers to reporting someone else’s statement in your own words without
changing the meaning of the statement.
Correct : A. indirect speech
61. Indirect speech is also known as _________.
Correct : A. reported speech
62. A ____________ sentence is a sentence which consists of only one clause, a single
subject and predicate.
Correct : A. simple
63. The verb present in the reporting speech is known as the ________.
Correct : B. reporting verb
64. If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the verb in the reported
speech is not changed at all and this verb could be in ______ tense.
Correct : D. any
65. According to the degree of force used by the speaker, a full stop or a ________ is
used at the end of the sentence.
Correct : D. exclamatory mark
66. A __________ sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more
dependent clauses.
Correct : B. complex
67. What is also called as a sign of interrogation?
Correct : A. question mark
68. A sentence containing at least two independent clauses is known as a ______
sentence.
Correct : C. compound
69. A __________ sentence does not contain any dependent clauses.
Correct : C. compound
70. _______ is a group of two or more words which we usually use together as a set
phrase.
Correct : C. collocation
71. ______ collocations are those words that don’t match to many other words.
Correct : C. strong
72. _______ collocations are those words that have many other options.
Correct : D. weak
73. A linguistic element or grammatical structure that can be used repeatedly in a
sequence is said to be _________.
Correct : B. recursive
74. _______ refers to the way verbs change their form in order to indicate at which
time a situation occurs or an event takes place.
Correct : B. tense
75. If tense tells you when a particular action began, it is _______ that tells us whether
an action was continuous, complete or something else.
Correct : D. aspect
76. One of the following is not an aspect in English. Which one is it?
Correct : D. movement
77. ___________ tense refers to events that have taken place in the past or an event
that occurred continually in the past.
Correct : A. past
78. __________ tense refers to circumstances that exist now, or that have taken place
over a period of time which includes the present.
Correct : B. present
79. ________ tense is used to express an action or events that will take place in
the future.
Correct : C. future
80. A ______ verb is a verb that shows tense, number (singular or plural) or person.
Correct : A. finite
81. A verb form which is not affected by number or person is called _______.
Correct : B. non finite
82. ______ are termed as irregular verbs because they do not form the past tense in the
regular manner but instead they make a change in the root vowel.
Correct : C. anomalous
83. Anomalous Finites refers to a group of ____ finites.
Correct : C. 24
84. In English grammar, _______ refers to the grammatical agreement between two
words in a sentence.
Correct : C. concord
85. _______ is a part of speech that is used to qualify a noun or a pronoun.
Correct : B. adjective
86. Adjectives change in form in order to show comparison. These different forms of
the adjective are known as _________.
Correct : A. degrees of comparison
87. The _______________ is used to compare between two items, groups or people.
Correct : A. comparative
88. The _______________is used to describe one item, group or a person.
Correct : A. comparative
89. The ___________ is used to describe three or more items, groups or people.
Correct : C. superlative
90. The ______________ is the adjective in its simplest form or the adjective itself.
Correct : B. positive
91. ____________ is a kind of language proficiency test question and it consists of
mixed words or sentences written in a mixed order.
Correct : C. jumbled sentences
92. __________ is a group of sentences which conveys one main idea and it helps one
to organize their thoughts during the process of writing.
Correct : B. paragraph
93. The topic sentence in a paragraph is also known as a ________.
Correct : C. key sentence
94. ________ expresses a continuous, completed action that had taken place in the
past.
Correct : C. past perfect progressive
95. The closing sentence in a paragraph is also known as a _________.
Correct : A. transition sentence
96. Once you learn how to write a well structured paragraph, the next thing to be done
is editing your _____.
Correct : B. draft
97. In a subject-verb concord, if the subject of the sentence is plural, the verb also
must be ___.
Correct : B. plural
98. ________ indicates that an action began in the past and is still going on.
Correct : C. present perfect progressive
99. ____________ expresses things like universal truths, theories and principles, proverbs/sayings, characteristics, ordinary routine activities and professional
activities. Eg: The sun sets in the West.