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Communication Skills in English | Set 3
1. Aids is a fatal --------
A. dicease
B. disease
C. dicese
D. discece
Correct : B. disease
2. cotton is the ------- export from Bombay
A. principle
B. principal
C. principles
D. none of these
Correct : B. principal
3. I am going to the --------- shop
A. stationary
B. stationery
C. stationaery
D. none of these
Correct : B. stationery
4. “Look into something” means-------
A. write
B. create
C. eradicate
D. investigate
Correct : D. investigate
5. The news -------- very interesting
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. at
Correct : C. is
6. Politics -------- a business
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. at
Correct : A. is
7. Everybody ------- left from the hall
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. at
Correct : B. has
8. One of my friends ------- a car
A. has
B. have
C. possess
D. own
Correct : A. has
9. The cattle -------- grazing in the meadow
A. is
B. were
C. was
D. none of these
Correct : B. were
10. Many of the soldiers -------- dead
A. is
B. was
C. are
D. there
Correct : C. are
11. Much of the country side ------------- under water
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. none of these
Correct : A. was
12. -------- of the furniture is old fashioned
A. many
B. few
C. little
D. much
Correct : D. much
13. Everyone had to show ------- ticket
A. their
B. his
C. few
D. none of these
Correct : C. few
14. A collection of poems is ----------
A. philology
B. phonology
C. Anthology
D. None of these
Correct : C. Anthology
15. ‘Despite’ means
A. yet
B. or
C. in spite of
D. never
Correct : C. in spite of
16. I --------- my father yesterday
A. meet
B. meet
C. met
D. have met
Correct : C. met
17. If he had studied he --------- passed
A. may
B. could have
C. will
D. might
Correct : B. could have
18. Interrogative sentences are ----------
A. statements
B. exclamations
C. questions
D. Imperatives
Correct : C. questions
19. Declarative sentences may be -------------
A. questions
B. statements
C. exclamations
D. none of these
Correct : B. statements
20. I must apologize ---------- disturbing you
A. on
B. at
C. for
D. in
Correct : C. for
21. She is afraid -------- spiders
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. of
Correct : D. of
22. I -------- run when I was young
A. might
B. may
C. used to
D. should
Correct : C. used to
23. We -------- obey our parents
A. may
B. might
C. should
D. are
Correct : C. should
24. -------- he come tomorrow ?
A. is
B. are
C. may
D. need
Correct : D. need
25. He said that it -------- rain today
A. may
B. will
C. can
D. might
Correct : D. might
26. All that --------- is not gold
A. glitter
B. glittering
C. glittered
D. glitters
Correct : D. glitters
27. Identify stative verb from the following
A. feel
B. eat
C. write
D. play
Correct : A. feel
28. None but a great may -------- praise
A. deserve
B. deserves
C. is deserved
D. none of these
Correct : A. deserve
29. Every one was present, ---------- ?
A. Is in’t it ?
B. weren’t they ?
C. do they ?
D. didn’t it ?
Correct : B. weren’t they ?
30. Nobody --------- to be blamed
A. like
B. likes
C. liking
D. none of these
Correct : B. likes
31. A large number of students -------- expected to pass in the examination
A. Is
B. were
C. are
D. none of these
Correct : A. Is
32. She says she -------- science difficult
A. Is finding
B. found
C. finds
D. find
Correct : C. finds
33. Had I known I ----------- you
A. may help
B. would have helped
C. help
D. helped
Correct : B. would have helped
34. Identify a proper noun from the following
A. college
B. canal
C. Pradeep
D. boy
Correct : C. Pradeep
35. Language is a --------- of communication
A. book
B. tool
C. material
D. topic
Correct : B. tool
36. Don’t forget to --------- the light at 10 p.m
A. put on
B. put away
C. put through
D. put off
Correct : D. put off
37. B.B.C English is -------- variety
A. American
B. British
C. standard
D. formal
Correct : C. standard
38. Different realization of the same phoneme is known as ---------
A. phoneme
B. Allophone
C. morpheme
D. phonology
Correct : B. Allophone
39. She is the -------- girl in her class
A. clever
B. more clever
C. more clever
D. cleverest
Correct : D. cleverest
40. The old man could -------- speak
A. hard
B. hardly
C. harder
D. none of these
Correct : B. hardly
41. Please -------- attention to his words
A. give
B. take
C. pay
D. care
Correct : C. pay
42. There are ……… speech sounds in the phonetic alphabet.
A. 40
B. 42
C. 41
D. 44
Correct : D. 44
43. There are ……… vowels in the phonetic alphabet.
A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 21
Correct : C. 20
44. There are ……… consonants in the phonetic alphabet.
A. 24
B. 26
C. 20
D. 21
Correct : A. 24
45. The phonetic alphabet consists of ……. pure vowels and ……. diphthongs.
A. 12,8
B. 14,6
C. 12,4
D. 10,8
Correct : A. 12,8
46. Pure vowels are also known as ………
A. Triphthongs
B. Diphthongs
C. Monophthongs
D. Phonemes
Correct : C. Monophthongs
47. Identify the initial sound in the word ‘ooze’.
A. /u:/
B. /ʊ/
C. /ʌ/
D. /ə/
Correct : A. /u:/
48. Pick out the vowel sound in the word ‘jaw’.
A. /æ/
B. /ɔ:/
C. /ʌ/
D. /ə/
Correct : B. /ɔ:/
49. Identify the middle sound in the word ‘rack’.
A. /ɑ:/
B. /ʌ/
C. /ə/
D. /æ/
Correct : D. /æ/
50. Identify the final sound in the word ‘mixer’.
A. /ə/
B. /ʌ/
C. /æ/
D. /e/
Correct : A. /ə/
51. Identify the diphthong in the word ‘wide’.
A. /eɪ/
B. /ɔɪ
C. /aɪ/
D. /aʊ/
Correct : C. /aɪ/
52. Pick out the diphthong in the word ‘gold’.
A. /aʊ/
B. /əʊ/
C. /aɪ/
D. /ɪə/
Correct : B. /əʊ/
53. The diphthong /ɪə/ occurs in ………
A. cow
B. cheer
C. fare
D. play
Correct : B. cheer
54. The diphthong /eə/ occurs in ………
A. now
B. south
C. share
D. foil
Correct : C. share
55. The last sound in ‘lower’ is ……..
A. /əʊə/
B. /aʊə/
C. /aɪə/
D. /eɪə/
Correct : A. /əʊə/
56. Identify the correct transcription of ‘think’.
A. /θɪŋk/
B. /ðɪŋk/
C. /θi:nk/
D. /θɪnk/
Correct : A. /θɪŋk/
57. Which is the normal spelling of /kʌt/.
A. cut
B. kut
C. chut
D. khut
Correct : A. cut
58. Choose the right transcription of ‘nature’.
A. /neɪtʃə/
B. /neɪtʃe/
C. /naɪtʃə/
D. /neɪtə/
Correct : A. /neɪtʃə/
59. Identify the consonant sounds in the word ‘spark’.
A. /s/,)/ɑ:/,/k/
B. /s/,/p/,/k/
C. /s/,/p/,/r/,/k/
D. /s/,/p/,/ə/
Correct : B. /s/,/p/,/k/
60. Identify the initial consonant sound in the word ‘thank’.
A. /θ/
B. /ð/
C. /d/
D. /k/
Correct : A. /θ/
61. Choose the right spelling of /mɪʃən/.
A. Mission
B. Mission
C. Machine
D. Mishion
Correct : A. Mission
62. Identify the spelling for /ŋ/ in the word ‘sing’.
A. ng
B. ing
C. g
D. n
Correct : A. ng
63. Words which have only one syllable are known as……words.
A. Mono‐syllabic
B. Tri‐syllabic
C. di‐syllabic
D. Poly‐syllabic
Correct : A. Mono‐syllabic
64. Tri‐syllabic words consist of ………. syllables.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Correct : C. 3
65. The word ‘doctor’ consists of …….. syllables.
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
Correct : C. 2
66. The word ‘conventional’ is a ………..word.
A. Poly‐syllabic
B. Di‐syllabic
C. Tri‐syllabic
D. Mono‐syllabic
Correct : A. Poly‐syllabic
67. In the word ‘writer’ the stress is on the ………. syllable.
A. Second
B. First
C. Third
D. Fourth
Correct : B. First
68. In the word ‘recover’ the stress is on the ……..syllable.
A. Second
B. First
C. Third
D. Fourth
Correct : A. Second
69. Identify the first sound in the word ‘psychology’.
A. /s/
B. /p/
C. /k/
D. /j/
Correct : A. /s/
70. When the word ‘subject’ is used as verb, the stress is on the ….syllable.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Correct : B. Second
71. When the word ‘absent’ is used as noun, the stress is on the ……syllable.
A. Second
B. First
C. Third
D. Fourth
Correct : B. First
72. The weak form of ‘a’ is ……….
A. /ə/
B. /eɪ/
C. /e/
D. /æ/
Correct : A. /ə/
73. The strong form of ‘have’ is …….
A. /hæv/
B. /həv/
C. /əv/
D. /v/
Correct : A. /hæv/
74. Identify the last sound in the word ‘floor’.
A. /ɔ:/
B. /h/
C. /v/
D. /ɒ/
Correct : A. /ɔ:/
75. Identify the last sound in the word ‘wash’.
A. /dʒ/
B. /s/
C. /ʃ/
D. /tʃ/
Correct : C. /ʃ/
76. Choose the correct phonemic transcription of ‘don’t’.
A. /dəʊnt/
B. /dɔ:nt/
C. /dʌnt/
D. /daʊnt/
Correct : A. /dəʊnt/
77. Which is the correct spelling of /pɑ:k/.
A. Park
B. Pack
C. Parc
D. Parck
Correct : A. Park
78. Choose the right phonemic transcription of the word ‘tongue’.
A. /tʌŋ/
B. /tʌng/
C. /təŋ/
D. /teŋ/
Correct : A. /tʌŋ/
79. Identify the diphthong in the word ‘air’.
A. /ɪə/
B. /aɪ/
C. /eə/
D. /eɪ/
Correct : C. /eə/
80. Identify the initial sound in the word ‘out’.
A. /əʊ/
B. /aʊ/
C. /aɪ/
D. /eɪ/
Correct : B. /aʊ/
81. Which is the weak form of ‘can’.
A. /kæn/
B. /kʌn/
C. /kən/
D. /keɪn/
Correct : C. /kən/
82. Listening is ……….
A. Involuntary
B. Voluntary
C. Casual
D. None of these
Correct : B. Voluntary
83. Hearing is ………...
A. Involuntary
B. Voluntary
C. Casual
D. None of these
Correct : A. Involuntary
84. To be an active listener you must
A. Make eye contact with the speaker.
B. Communicate your response through expressions and gestures.
C. Sit upright, more leaning forward than leaning backward.
D. All of these.
Correct : D. All of these.
85. Which one of thew following is a barrierto listening?
A. Lack of interest on the part of the listener.
B. Partial listening
C. External noise
D. All of these
Correct : D. All of these
86. Academic listening involves ……….
A. Note‐taking
B. Buying notes
C. Wearing sunglasses
D. All of these
Correct : A. Note‐taking
87. The reasonable guesses you make while listening are called …….
A. Premises
B. Inferences
C. Arguments
D. Statements
Correct : B. Inferences
88. A text which classifies things can be shown by a………
A. Tree diagram
B. Graph
C. Table
D. Flow chart
Correct : A. Tree diagram
89. A text which describes a process can be represented by a …….
A. Graph
B. Table
C. Tree diagram
D. Flow chart
Correct : D. Flow chart
90. A text which compares two or more things can be represented by a ……..
A. Table
B. Graph
C. Flow chart
D. Tree diagram
Correct : A. Table
91. A text which gives adscription of acyclic process can be represented by a ………..
A. Graph
B. Cyclic chart
C. Flow chart
D. Table
Correct : B. Cyclic chart
92. …….. a text means reading to obtain a general idea of its contents.
A. Scanning
B. Skimming
C. Surveying
D. Sampling
Correct : C. Surveying
93. ……... is used to quickly identify the main ideas of a text.
A. Skimming
B. Scanning
C. Surveying
D. Sampling
Correct : A. Skimming
94. A …….. gives you some important details like the title, the author and the year of publication.
A. Introduction
B. Title
C. Catalogue
D. Conclusion
Correct : C. Catalogue
95. ………. is a linking word for ‘reason’.
A. Hence
B. For instance
C. Because
D. Besides
Correct : C. Because
96. Which one of the following is alinking word for ‘example’?
A. For example
B. Hence
C. Besides
D. From
Correct : A. For example
97. ‘Consequently’ is a linking word for ………
A. Rephrasing
B. Conclusion
C. Contrast
D. Reason
Correct : B. Conclusion
98. ………. is a linking word for ‘rephrasing’.
A. In other words
B. Hence
C. As
D. For
Correct : A. In other words
99. ‘Therefore’ is alinking word for …….
A. Example
B. Contrast
C. Conclusion
D. Reason
Correct : C. Conclusion
100. ……… is a linking word for ‘contrast’?
A. Whereas
B. Hence
C. Since
D. For
Correct : A. Whereas