MODEL PAPER
- The cinema hall is full there ———— be 500 people in the hall
1 may 2 must 3 can 4 should
2 He never ———— for my advice
1 care 2 cared 3 cares 4 was caring
3 ——– man is mortal
1 A 2 An 3 The 4 No article
4 He ate ——— apple
1 a 2 an 3 the 4 no article
5 He said “Can I do the sum?”
1 he asked whether he would do the sum
2 he asks if he could do the sum
3 he asked whether he could do this sum
4 he asked whether he could do the sum
6 Bali said, “Raman had returned at noon”
1 Bali said that Raman had returned at noon.
2 Bali said that Raman was returned at noon
3 Bali says that Raman had returned at noon
4 Bali said that Raman had been returned at noon.
7 I was given a car by Ravi (Change in Active voice)
1 Ravi gave me a car 2 Ravi gives a car
3 Ravi has given me a car 4 Ravi had given a car to me
8 They asked me many questions (Change into passive voice)
1 We asked them many questions 2 I was asked many questions by them
- They were asked many questions by me 4 They are asked many questions by me
9 The body of the letter begins with as follows ———- “with reference to your application dated “ ……………..what kind of a letter do you think it is
1 official 2 personal 3 business 4 1 & 2
10 Which of the following subscription is correct?
1 yours lovingly, 2 yours Lovingly, 3 Yours lovingly, 4 Your’s Lovingly,
11 The headmaster has received a complaint, and he is ———– it
1 looking into 2 looking through 3 looking at 4 looking for
12 He has been waiting ———– the results
1 with 2 of 3 off 4 for
13 Ravi put up ——– his friend in Mysore
1 at 2 of 3 along 4 with
14 Come soon else we will be late for the move
1 Verb 2 Adverb 3 Conjunction 4 Prepositions
15 He likes bread with peanut butter
1 noun 2 proposition 3 conjunction 4 interjection
16 Identify the wrongly spelt word
1 tution 2 matinee 3 guitar 4 attendance
17 Meena’s house is more spacious than veena’s (Change into P.D)
1 Meena’s house more spacious 2 veena’s house is as spacious as Meena’s house
3 veena’s house is more spacious than meena’s house
4 veena’s is not as spacious as Meena’s House
18 /l 3:n / change the phonetic transcription into English word
1 lean 2 learn 3 lawn 4 lane
19 /3/ sounds in ———–
1 pleasure 2 zoo 3 possible 4 assure
20 It may rain today (This is a———–)
1 expressing possibility 2 giving advice 3 making a suggestion 4 enquiring
21 What a stupid idea!
1 criticizing 2 exclaiming 3 apologizing 4 ordering
22 There were rumblings of dissent at the meeting (The under lined word mean)
1 pleasant noise 2 low, vibrant sound 3 silence 4 disturbance
23 Boast (synonym)
1 Urge 2 Request 3 Crow 4 Elevate
24 Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word and till in the blank
Such talks are absurd; you should indulge in ———– take
1 correct 2 fictional 3 proportional 4 rational
25 You will read poems …….
1 will you? 2 would you? 3 Won’t you? 4 Would n’t you?
26 A few people attended the meeting ———— ?
1 didn’t they? 2 did they 3 do they 4 don’t they
27 Few people attended the meeting, —————–?
1 didn’t they? 2 did they? 3 do they? 4 don’t they?
28 Shankar did not study well so, he failed in the examination (convert to a complex one)
1 As he did not study well, Shankar failed in the Examination
2 Shankar’s failure was the result of his not studying well
3 shankar studies well, yet, he failed in the examination
4 Shankar’s failure was caused by his not studying well
29 Unless you work hard, you will not get first prize (compound)
1 you must work hard to get first prize
2 you must work hard or you will not win the first prize.
3 Working hard you may get the first prize
4 to get the first prize you must work hard
PASSAGE
Some years age I had the privilege of meeting the world’s oldest man. At least he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable additives brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia, to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell Medical Centre. He was an Indian, he wasThe cinema hall is full there ———— be 500 people in the hall
1 may 2 must 3 can 4 should
2 He never ———— for my advice
1 care 2 cared 3 cares 4 was caring
3 ——– man is mortal
1 A 2 An 3 The 4 No article
4 He ate ——— apple
1 a 2 an 3 the 4 no article
5 He said “Can I do the sum?”
1 he asked whether he would do the sum
2 he asks if he could do the sum
3 he asked whether he could do this sum
4 he asked whether he could do the sum
6 Bali said, “Raman had returned at noon”
1 Bali said that Raman had returned at noon.
2 Bali said that Raman was returned at noon
3 Bali says that Raman had returned at noon
4 Bali said that Raman had been returned at noon.
7 I was given a car by Ravi (Change in Active voice)
1 Ravi gave me a car 2 Ravi gives a car
3 Ravi has given me a car 4 Ravi had given a car to me
8 They asked me many questions (Change into passive voice)
1 We asked them many questions 2 I was asked many questions by them
- They were asked many questions by me 4 They are asked many questions by me
9 The body of the letter begins with as follows ———- “with reference to your application dated “ ……………..what kind of a letter do you think it is
1 official 2 personal 3 business 4 1 & 2
10 Which of the following subscription is correct?
1 yours lovingly, 2 yours Lovingly, 3 Yours lovingly, 4 Your’s Lovingly,
11 The headmaster has received a complaint, and he is ———– it
1 looking into 2 looking through 3 looking at 4 looking for
12 He has been waiting ———– the results
1 with 2 of 3 off 4 for
13 Ravi put up ——– his friend in Mysore
1 at 2 of 3 along 4 with
four feet four inches high, and he had an alligator hide completion and a tendency to swing with his right whenever he was passed from one medinciti another. He said he was 167, born the same year as the American Constitution. When the name of George Washington was suggested to him, to help him fix his generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way of New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.
- The old man was ‘dogmatic’ about the fact that
1 he was a comical creature 2 they wanted to feature him in a cartoon strip
3 a person surviving at that age was odd and unbelievable
4 He had the tendency of the swinging with his right
31 The old man claimed that the Americans gave themselves a Constitution
1 Before he was born 2 in the year of George Washington’s birth
3 two centuries ago 4 one hundred and sixty seven years ago
32 George Washington’s name was mentioned to the old man
1 to teach him a bit of history
2 to know whether he had any personal equation with Washington
3 to make fun of his advanced age
- to determine his age
33 The old man did not like being brought to New York because
1 at that time he was busy looking for a sixth wife
2 he didn’t like traveling much
3 he didn’t like New York as a city
4 he preferred to be left alone in his native village
34 An area where birds and animals are protect
1 Museum 2 observatory 3 sanctuary 4 Zoo
35 Find out the part of sentence which has an error.
The Director along with (a) / the staff members (b) / were present for( c )/ the annual day celebrations(d)
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 d
36 If you were regular in studies ——————-
(Fill in the blank choosing the mot suitable clause from among the following)
1 You will get a first class 2 you would get a first class
3 you would have got a first class 4 you get a first class
KEY
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 2 5) 4 6) 1
7) 1 8) 2 9) 1 10) 3 11) 1 12) 4
13) 4 14) 3 15) 2 16) 1 17) 4 18) 2
19) 1 20) 1 21) 2 22) 2 23)3 24) 4
25) 3 26) 1 27) 2 28) 1 29) 2 30) 3
31) 4 32) 4 33) 1 34) 3 35) 3 36) 2
