ENGLISH PRACTICE TEST

1. – 5. Fill in the blanks :

1. Select appropriate option for blank 1
a) Exceeding
b) Exceed
c) Excessive
d) Exceedingly
2. Select appropriate option for blank 2
a) Serious
b) Series
c) Seriously
d) Seriousness
3. Select appropriate option for blank 3
a) The
b) Any
c) Many
d) A
4. Select appropriate option for blank 4
a) To taking
b) Taken
c) To take
d) Takes
5. Select appropriate option for blank 5
a) Switch over
b) Switch in
c) Switch off
d) Switch up
6. Select the most appropriate option to
replace the underlined :
It is reported that India witnessing the death of
over 2000 babies aged less than one year
a) India witnesses the death
b) India witness the death
c) India will be witness the death
d) No improvement
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a) BADC b) DACB c) DBAC d) ADBC

8. Select the wrongly spelt word :
a) Beggarly
b) Jocularly
c) Sincearly
d) Popularly
9. Give one word :
Something that is genuine
a) Majestic
b) Authentic
c) Unreal
d) Academic
10. Find the antonym of DEMOLISH
a) Construct
b) Obstruct
c) Cherish
d) Abolish
11.

a) Sharp
b) Strong
c) Messy
d) Clear
12.

a) Opponent
b) Enemy
c) Scapegoat
d) Competitor
13.

a) Resignation
b) Renunciation
c) Abandonment
d) Abdication
14. Select the incorrectly spelt word :
a) Marriage
b) Separate
c) Symphony
d) Intriging
15. Find the synonym of
PERSECUTION :
a) Stimulation
b) Affection
c) Oppression
d) Perfection
16.

a) Isn’t she
b) Wasn’t she
c) No improvement
d) Won’t she
17.

a) Migration
b) Diversification
c) Population
d) Acclimatisation
18.

a) Use a rope ladder

b) Talk about fitness
c) Be friendly with everyone
d) Regain composure
19 – 24 .
19. Find the option to fill in blank no. 1
a) That
b) They
c) Which
d) It
20. Find the option to fill in blank no. 2
a) City
b) Fort
c) Garden
d) Tower
21. Find the option to fill in blank no. 3
a) More
b) Chief
c) Most
d) Main
22. Find the option to fill in blank no. 4
a) On
b) From
c) After
d) At
23. Find the option to fill in blank no. 5
a) To
b) Away
c) From
d) Above
24. Select the correctly spelt word :
a) Welth
b) Wimper
c) Wisdum
d) Witness
25.

a) Unresponsible
b) Disresponsible
c) Illresponsible
d) Irresponsible
26.

a) BDCA
b) CDBA
c) BCDA
d) ABCD
27.

a) Hostel
b) Lodge
c) Residence
d) dormitory
28.

a) Congregation
b) Crowd
c) Throng
d) Multitude
Q 29. What is the synonym of “Mercy”?
a)Pity
b)Praise
c)Suffer
d)Brave
Q 30. What is the synonym of “Cruel”?
a)Passionate
b)Compassionate
c)Coward
d)Great
Q 31. Fill in the blank :
“The sun ____ in the east” ?
a)rise
b)rises
c)set
d)sets
Q 32. Fill in the blank :
“There is a cow ____ the garden” ?
a)in
b)on
c)across
d)over
Q 33. Fill in the blank :
“I ran fast, ____ missed the train” ?
a)and
b)or
c)nor
d)but
Q 34. What is the abstract noun of Hard?
a)Hardy
b)Hardly
c)Hardness
d)Harder
Q 35. What is the feminine gender of “Monk”?
a)Monkey
b)Nun
c)Sage
d)Sister
Q 36. What is the plural of Photo?
a)Photoes
b)Photoics
c)Photon
d)Photos
Q 37. Which adjective is formed from the verb
“Talk”?
a)Talking
b)Talkative
c)Talkmost
d)Talklike
Q 38. What is the superlative of “Little”?
a)Least
b)Lesser
c)Less
d)Lest
Q 39. Fill in the blank :
“Five boys were seated on ____ bench” ?
a)Every
b)Some
c)Any
d)Each
Q 40. Fill in the blank :
“He owns ____ horse” ?
a) a
b) an
c) some
d) few
Q 41. What is the past tense of “Mistake”?
a)Mistaken
b)Mistook
c)Mistaked
d)Mistaking
Q 42. Fill in the blank :
“His uncle ____ him” ?
a)Looks after
b)Looks down
c)Looks up
d)Looks into
Q 43. What is the plural of “Goose”?
a)Guise
b)Gander
c)Goses
d)Geese
Q 44. Fill in the blank :
“Hope for the best, but prepare for the _____” ?
a) most
b) last
c) worst
d) rest
Q 45. What is the opposite gender of “Niece”?
a)Nestor
b)Nephew
c)Noble
d)Nickel
Q 46. Which of the following is collective noun
for “Lions”?
a) Team
b) Herd
c) Pride
d) Army
Q 47. Fill in the blank :
“We must not confuse dissent _____
disloyalty”?
a) or
b) with
c) for
d) upon
Q 48. What is the superlative of “Noisy”?
a)Noisest
b)Most noisy
c)Noisiest
d)Noise
Q 49. Complete the idiom :
“Call it a ____ ”?
a) dave
b) dime
c) dine
d) day
Q 50. Complete the sentence :
“We cannot ____ your offer”?
a) except
b) accept
c) excess
d) access
Q 51. What is the female of buck called?
a)Cow
b)Doe
c)Roe
d)Mare
Q 52. Complete the proverb :
“Don’t judge a book by its ____ ”?
a) pages
b) letters
c) cover
d) thickness
Q 53. Which of the following is correct?
a)Miscellaneous
b)Miscelaneous
c)Miscelanous
d)Miscellanous
54 - 58.
54. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 1
a) Most
b) Several
c) all
d) any
55. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 2
a) At
b) Inside
c) Over
d) in
56. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 3
a) Was
b) Are
c) Had
d) were
57. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 4
a) Leave
b) Across
c) Loose
d) away
58. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 5
a) On
b) Out
c) Up
d) down
59.

a) Over
b) Into
c) Under
d) about
60.

a) Omission
b) Emission
c) Exclusion
d) Inclusion
61. Choose the correct alternative :
62. Choose appropriate question tag :
63. Find appropriate meaning of the
underlined word :
64. Find appropriate meaning of the
underlined word :
65. Fill in the blanks :
66. Arrange the following in appropriate order :
67. Change the following sentence
from active to passive :
The room was cleaned.
a) Cleaned the room by someone
b) The room was cleaned by someone
c) Someone cleaned the room
d) Someone did clean the room
68. Change the following sentence
from active to passive :
She is writing a letter
a) She has been writing a letter
b) A letter is being written by him
c) A letter is being written by her
d) A letter was being writing by her
69. Change the following sentence
from direct to indirect speech:
Riya said, “I am going to school”
a) Riya said that I an going to school
b) Riya said that she was going to school
c) Riya told that she was going to school
d) Riya said she was going to school
70. What is the synonym of the word
‘tenet’ ?
a) Belief
b) Excitement
c) Power
d) Callous
71. What is the meaning of the
following idiom :
By hook or crook
a) By any means
b) By understanding
c) Without any interest
d) Interested but not with full intensity
72. What is the meaning of the
following idiom :
At the eleventh hour
a) Work at 11 pm
b) At the last moment
c) Working punctually
d) Very fast and before time
73. What is the antonym of the word
‘cruel’ ?
a) Harsh
b) Severe
c) Compassionate
d) Barbaric
74. Find the error in the following
sentences :
Being a (A)/ rainy day (B),/ we did not
go out (C)/ No error (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
75. Find the error in the following
sentences :
Raghav along with (A)/ his friends
(B)/ are coming (C)/ No Error (D).
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
76. What is the antonym of the word
‘benign’ ?
a) Kind
b) Gentle
c) Friendly
d) Hostile
77. Fill in the blanks :
The Himalayas are _____ largest
mountains in the world
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) None of these
Q. (78 – 80). Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow
As low tide he walked over the sands to the headland and round the
corner to the little bay facing the open sea. It was inaccessible by boat
because seams of rock jutted out and currents swirled around them
treacherously. But you could walk there if you chose one of the lowest
ebb tides that receded a very long way. But you could not linger on the
expedition for once the tide was on the turn, it came in rapidly. For this
reason very few people cared to explore the little bay fresh and
unlettered as it was completely covered by the sea at high tide. The
cave looked mysteriously dark cool and inviting, and he penetrated to
the farthest corner where he discovered a wide crack rather like a
chimney. He peered up and thought he could see a patch of daylight
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a) Encourage
b) Beckon
c) Stimulate
d) Appease
82.

a) BACD b) DCBA c) CDAB d) ABCD

83.

a) No improvement
b) Which was struck
c) Who was struck
d) Who was striked
84.

a) Consumer
b) Astronomer
c) Astrologer
d) Applauder
85.

a) Say words that are very offensive

b) Make a bad situation even worse
c) Play a prank on someone
d) Hurt someone physically
86. Select the incorrectly spelt word :
a) Grammer
b) Permanent
c) Disapprove
d) Allegation
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a) No improvement
b) Is likely to continue
c) Is like to be continued
d) Is likely for continuing
91. Find the synonym of waste :
a) Discarded
b) Useful
c) Relevant
d) Potable
92. The antonym of love is :
a) Hatred
b) Anger
c) Atrocity
d) Barbarity
93 - 97.
93. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 1 :
a) Puts
b) Gives
c) Makes
d) does
94. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 2:
a) Of
b) By
c) From
d) with
95. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 3 :
a) The
b) That
c) This
d) a
96. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 4 :
a) What
b) How
c) That
d) why
97. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 5 :
a) Disturbance
b) Disappointment
c) Disbelief
d) dismissal
98.

a)Hamper
b)Facilitate
c)Indulge
d)Deprive
99.

a) Menace
b) Magical
c) Mystery
d) Mishap
100 - 104.
100. Select the appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 1 :
a) Reaped
b) Responded
c) Recorded
d) played
101. Select the appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 2 :
a) Health
b) Growth
c) Wealth
d) slowdown
102. Select the appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 3 :
a) Rises
b) Rose
c) Had risen
d) Is risen
103. Select the appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 4 :
a) Dutily
b) Decently
c) Deftly
d) Directly
104. Select the appropriate option to fill
in blank no. 5 :
a) Impossible
b) Unattractive
c) Attractive
d) possible
105. Select the incorrectly spelt word
:
a) Implicatted
b) Coercion
c) Suppressed
d) Pressurized
106. Select the incorrectly spelt word :
a) Dimention
b) Ideology
c) Jostle
d) Illiterate
Q 107. The synonym of ‘loyal’ is?
a) truthful
b) faithful
c) indolent
d) genuine
Q 108. The antonym of ‘dead’ is?
a) awake
b) lifeless
c) alive
d) moron
Q 109. Complete the English proverb :
“People who live in glass houses should not
throw _____” ?
a) cards
b) stones
c) mud
d) glasses
Q 110. The opposite gender of ‘husband’ is?
a) widow
b) spinster
c) lady
d) wife
Q 111. What is the past tense of ‘swim’?
a) swam
b) swum
c) swimmed
d) swimed
Q 112. Complete the sentence using correct
preposition :
“She seems to be interested _____ psychology”?
a) at
b) of
c) in
d) on
Q 113. What is a group of wolves called?
a) team
b) pack
c) herd
d) army
Q 114. A person who stitches clothes is called ?
a) butler
b) cobbler
c) tailor
d) sailor
Q 115. Fill in the blank :
“The Pacific Ocean is ____ largest ocean in the
world” ?
a) a
b) an
c) the
d) one
Q 116. The superlative form of ‘ugly’ is?
a) uglyest
b) uglyst
c) uglier
d) ugliest
Q 117. The synonym of ‘broker’ is?
a) destroyer
b) negotiator
c) crusher
d) fighter
Q 118. The antonym of ‘fragile’ is?
a) unbreakable
b) brittle
c) crisp
d) unsound
Q 119. Complete the English proverb:
‘A rolling stone gathers no ____’ ?
a) soil
b) mineral
c) moss
d) dust
Q 120. The opposite gender of ‘vixen’ is?
a) fox
b) bitch
c) mare
d) stag
Q 121. What is the past tense of ‘choose’?
a) chosen
b) chose
c) choosed
d) chosed
Q 122. Complete the sentence using correct
preposition :
“The puppy is sitting ____ the floor” ?
a) at
b) of
c) in
d) on
Q 123. The plural of ‘leaf’ is?
a) Leafs
b) leaves
c) Lives
d) Leaf
Q 124. What is the superlative of ‘funny’ ?
a) Most funny
b) Funyest
c) Funnyest
d) Funniest
Q 125. Complete the idiom :
‘Add _____ to injury’?
a) insult
b) ointment
c) salt
d) fire
Q 126. Who among the following sells
‘medicinal drugs’ ?
a) Barber
b) Butler
c) Chauffeur
d) Chemist
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155. Synonym of
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160. Write meaning of phrase in italics
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Q 170. What is the synonym of
“Good”?
a) Bad
b) Incorrect
c) Fine
d) inferior
Q 171. What is the synonym of
“excellent”?
a) hatred
b) insane
c) exemplary
d) ordinary
Q 172. What is meaning of the
idiom:
“Dutch courage”?
a) Courage with practice
b) Courage after drinking wine
c) Courage after win
d) Courage anytime
Q 173. What is the antonym of
“ugly”?
a) Beautiful
b) Dirty
c) Hateful
d) Disdain
Q 174. Fill in the blank
Actions speak ____ than words :
a) louder
b) loudest
c) cheaper
d) cheapest
Q 175. What is the synonym of
“begin”?
a) start
b) end
c)Relate
d) abrupt
Q 176. What is the antonym of
“fortune”?
a) adversity
b) goodluck
c) relieve
d) None of the above
Q 177. Fill in the blank :
Throw in a ____?
a) helmet
b) pillow
c) blanket
d) towel
Q 178. What is the synonym of
“authentic” ?
a) Genuine
b) Artificial
c) Belligerent
d) Atrocious
Q 179. Fill in the blank :
The thief is being beaten ___ the
crowd.
a) in
b) over
c) by
d) with
Q 180. The study of plants is
called?
a) Botany
b) Zoology
c) Biology
d) Geology
Q 181. The art of beautiful
handwriting?
a) Calligraphy
b) Numismatics
c) Philately
d) Ornithology
Q 182. Fear of being confined to
small places?
a) Kleptomania
b) Ergophobia
c) Claustrophobia
d) Dipsophobia
Q 183. Fill in the blank :
The cat is sitting ___ the table ?
a) on
b) in
c) at
d) over
184. Fill in the blanks :
She has shown great interest towards space
science, since her early childhood and a
passion ____ the outer space.
a) Entertain
b) Enlighten
c) Explore
d) elicit
185. That can be heard :
a) Listenable
b) Audible
c) Legible
d) Illegible
186-190 .
186. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 1 :
a) Happens
b) Creates
c) Takes up
d) Causes
187. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 2 :
a) Begun
b) Caused
c) Reasoned
d) troubled
188. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 3 :
a) Contributed
b) Achieved
c) Attained
d) gathered
189. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 4 :
a) At the outset
b) Consequently
c) Unless
d) On the other hand
190. Select the appropriate option for
blank no. 5 :
a) Due to
b) Since
c) Henceforth
d) because
191. Children need special care and
_____ from the side of their parents for
making them emotionally strong.
a) Reflection
b) Suspicion
c) Attention
d) compromise
192.

a) Space
b) Location
c) Whereabouts
d) meeting
193. Select the incorrectly spelt word
:
a) Menifestation
b) Manipulation
c) Eradication
d) Regularization
194.

a) Esteemed
b) Cherished
c) Despised
d) Valued
195.

a) Decline
b) Corrosion
c) Growth
d) Rotting
196.

a) Chassis
b) Canopy
c) Cockpit
d) None of these
197.

a) Grove
b) Vineyard
c) Orchard
d) Nursery
198. Select the incorrectly spelt word
:
a) Unpretensious
b) Excellence
c) Recurrent
d) Dilemma
199.

a)Average
b)Future
c)Everyday
d)Habitual
200.

a)Different
b)Similar
c)Corresponding
d)Indistinguishable