Month: March 2014

Correct or Incorrect?

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

1. I know how to ride.

2. He made a speech.

3. He denied to repay the loan.

4. I have received no information.

5. The sceneries of  Ghats are charming.

6. John asked if he could go home.

7. They have sold all their furnitures.

8. Mary had to leave her rights.

9. She asked had we taken our food.

10. I always keep the stamps in this box.

 

 

 

Check answers: The incorrect sentences are- No. 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

Correct Sentences:

3. He refused to repay the loan.

5. The scenery of the Ghats is charming.

7. They have sold all their furniture.

8. Mary had to abandon (or relinquish) her right.

9. She asked if/whether we had taken our food.

Choose the mis-spelt word

1. a. bugle      b. buffet      c. bundle       d. bullitin

 

2. a. cassock        b. caskit        c. casserole        d. cassette

 

3. a. effluent          b. effulgent      c. efeminate        d. efficacious

 

4. a. franchisee        b. freternize         c. fractious      d. fragile

 

5. a. menagerie         b. memorabilia        c. melancholia      d. mercuriel

 

 

 

Check answers: 1.(d); 2.(b); 3.(c); 4.(b); 5.(d)

Multiple-Choice Questions – Synonyms-Antonyms

1. Which of the following is not a synonym of the word ‘abandon‘:

a. renounce

b. disclaim

c. desert

d. keep

 

2. Which of the following is a synonym of the word ‘abbreviate‘:

a. lengthen

b. truncate

c. expand

d. elongate

 

3. Which of the following is not a synonym of the word ‘abrupt‘:

a. swift

b. curt

c. gradual

d. sudden

 

4. Which of the following is not a synonym of the word ‘abstemious‘:

a. strict

b. spartan

c. intemperate

d. austere

 

5. Which of the following is a synonym of ‘adore‘:

a. hate

b. revere

c. loathe

d. detest

 

 

Check Answers: 1.(d); 2.(b); 3.(c); 4.(c); 5.(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple-choice Questions – Direct and Indirect Speech

Choose the correct indirect narration of the following sentences:

1.       Atul said to Rohan, “I may go to the science museum tomorrow.”

 

  1. Atul told Rohan that I may go to the science museum tomorrow.
  2. Atul said to Rohan that he will be going to the science museum the next day.
  3. Atul informed Rohan that he intends to go to the science museum the next day.
  4. Atul told Rohan that he might go to the science museum the next day.

2.       The Principal said to the teacher, “The school buses have arrived late today.”

 

  1. The Principal told the teacher that the school buses have arrived late today.
  2. The Principal told the teacher that the school buses had arrived late that day.
  3. The Principal said to the teacher that the school buses had arrived late to school on the day.
  4. The Principal told the teacher that the buses arrived late to school that day.

3.       Tina said to Vicky, “Where do you live?”

 

  1. Tina interrogated Vicky and asked him where he lives.
  2. Tina asked to Vicky where do you live.
  3. Tina asked Vicky where he lived.
  4. Tina asked Vicky where he is living.

4.       She said to Sid, “Please carry my packet.”

 

  1. She asked Sid to carry her packet.
  2. She requested Sid to carry her packet.
  3. She told Sid to please carry her packet.
  4.  She ordered Sid to carry her packet.

5.       Sam said to the teacher, “I have collected the diaries of all the students.”

 

  1. Sam told the teacher that he has collected the diaries of all the students.
  2. Sam told the teacher that he is collecting the diaries of all the students.
  3. Sam said to the teacher that he collected all the diaries of the students.
  4. Sam informed the teacher that he had collected the diaries of all the students.

 

 

 

Check Answers: 1.( 4); 2.(2); 3.(3); 4.(2); 5.(4)