Previous Questions -1

1. A book fell .............. the shelf.
(a) off (b) down
(c) onto (d) along
2. I saw a .............. of ants.
(a) swarm (b) litter
(c) team (d) colony
3. A hundred years is called a ...............
(a) centuary (b) century
(c) sanctuary (d) sentuary
4. Don’t park your car ................... the gate.
(a) in between (b) at front of
(c) in the middle of (d) in front of
5. Sheela swam .................. the river.
(a) on top of (b) beneath
(c) across (d) over
6. He was ........................ leave.
(a) granded (b) grand
(c) grant (d) granted
7. Kindly allow me to say .................... words.
(a) a few (b) the few
(c) few (d) any few
8. Women need complete ................. at their work place.
(a) persecution (b) protection
(c) prosecution (d) protest
9. ............... enough food for all?
(a) Are there (b) Is there
(c) Where there (d) Were there
10. It has been raining.................... breakfast.
(a) for (b) for a while
(c) since (d) afterwards
11. He ................. to climb the coconut tree.
(a) tryed (b) tired
(c) tried (d) try
12. Rumours................ very fast.
(a) spread (b) spred
(c) widespread (d) spreads
13. Ten kilograms of rice ................. over two hundred rupees.
(a) costs (b) coast
(c) coasts (d) cost
14. Monkeys enjoy .................... on the branches of tree.
(a) swings (b) swinging
(c) swing (d) swung
15. The snake crept into a .................
(a) whole (b) holl
(c) howl (d) hole
16. Shyam fell off his bicycle and was .................
(a) hurt (b) hurted
(c) hut (d) hert
17. Your head on the pillow when you sleep:
(a) Laid (b) lied
(c) lay (d) lie
18. Bold means ...................
(a) hairless (b) brave
(c) a way of batsman getting out in cricket (d) cowardly
19. Choose the correctly spelt word :
(a) coragious (b) couragious
(c) courageous (d) currageous
20. You are comfortable ,................?
(a) are you (b) were you
(c) don’t you (d) aren’t you


ANSWERS

1. (a)  2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c)  6. (d) 7. (a)  8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)

11. (c)  12. (a)  13. (a)  14. (b)  15. (d)  16. (a)  17.(c)  18. (b)  19. (c)  20. (d)

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General English Set - 3

1. He had ———— a mistake.
a) made b) done
c) do d) make
2. Choose the correct sentence:
a) I enjoy in reading books
b) I enjoy to read books
c) I enjoy reading books
d) I enjoy to reading books
3. We seldom see ——— as others see us.
a) we b) us
c) ourselves d) None of these
4. Choose the word which is opposite to the meaning of the word SUFFICIENT
a) Inadequate b) Efficient
c) More d) Small
5. Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) professional b) profesional
c) professionel d) proffesional
6. The sun ———— in the east.
a) rices b) raises
c) rises d) rise
7. Trees ——— their leaves in autumn.
a) loses b) lose
c) looses d) loose
8. Choose the correct sentence:
a) he came back yesterday
b) he has come back yesterday
c) he is coming back yesterday
d) he comes back yesterday
9. I am not late,————?
a) am I? b) aren’t I?

c) shall I? d) none of these
10. Open the door,—————?
a) do you? b) shall I?
c) will you? d) won’t you?
11. Pick out the abstract noun of the adjective
‘atrocious’
a) atricity b) atrocity
c) atritivity d) None of these
12. The baby loves —————toys
a) his b) her
c) its d) their
13. Which is a pronoun?
a) each b) on
c) the d) but
14. What is the adjective form of ‘repeat’?
a) repetition b) replica
c) repetitive d) None of these
15. Select a sentence in positive degree
a) No other writer is so famous as-
Shakespeare.
b) Mt.Everest is the highest peak in the world.
c) Delhi is farther than Madras from Tvpm.
d) None of these
16. I shall meet you tomorrow. In this sentence
tomorrow is
a) adjective b) Adverb
c) conjunction d) predicate
17. He cannot win the race ————fast he runs.
a) whichever b) however
c) whatever d) wherever
18. What —————you usually do on Sundays?
a) will b) shall
c) can d) do
19. The Officer —————out five minutes go.
a) had gone b) went
c) has gone d) was going
20. It is not easy to ———— the Civil Service
Examination
a) get at b) get up
c) get through d) get over
21. One who compiles Dictionary:
a) Lexicographer
b) Philanthropist
c) Calligrapher
d) pedagogue
22. Millennium is a period of :
a) 100 years b) 1000 years
c) 200 years d) 10,000 years
23. I have ——— more letters for you to write.
a) little b) any
c) some d) few
24. Asna ——— to Bombay tomorrow
a) traveling b) travel
c) travels d) travelled
25. She was struck ——— lightning.
a) for b) of
c) by d) with

Answers

1-a, 2-c, 3-c, 4-a, 5-a, 6-c, 7-b, 8-a, 9-a, 10-d,11-b, 12-c, 13-a, 14-c, 15-a, 16-b, 17-b, 18-d,19-b, 20-c, 21-a, 22-b, 23-c, 24-c,25-c


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General English Set -2

1. Slow and steady —— the race.
a) wins b) ends c) decides d) follows
2. ‘Jovial’ means:
a) employed b) sad
c) angry d) cheerful
3. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
a) assasination b) lieutenant
c) petrolium d) servent
4. The opposite of special is :
a) unusual b) strange
c) common d) proper
5. The son of your brother is
a) sister in law b) niece
c) daughter in law d) nephew
6. A doctor who specializes in the treatment of
heart disorders is called:
a) a surgeon b) a cardiologist
c) an oncologist d) an optician
7. Something that calms the nerves
a) Stagnate b) Sedative
c) Stimulant d) Astute
8. The door shut with a ———.
a) bank b) clang
c) bang d) blink
9. The meaning of the idiom ‘to nip in the bud’
a) to destroy in the beginning
b) to say something mildly
c) completely
d) live without saving money

10. I have not slept ———— yesterday.
a) before b) since c) in d) on
11. The diplomat ————Hindi for two years
before he came to India
a) studied b) would study
c) had studied d) had studying
12. Select the word which is used both as an
adjective and a verb
a) attract b) leave
c) long d) lame
13. What is the past participle of ‘lie’?
a) lay b) lie
c) layed d) lain
14. I have ————the picture on the wall.
a) hang b) hanged
c) hunged d) hung
15. It is ————cold outside.
a) bitter b) bitterly
c) beautiful d) deadly
16. The past participle of broadcast is————
a) broadcast b) broadcasted
c) broadcasten d) broadcasting
17. The mother as well as her two children——
— taken to the hospital.
a) have b) was
c) were d) are
18. He congratulated me ——— my success in MBA.
a) at b) of

c) on d) for
19. Which word is spelt wrongly?
a) Bourgeois b) conel
c) Mandate d) Commissioner
20. Let us go for a walk,———?
a) shan’t we b) will we
c) shall we d) won’t we
21. I have acquaintance ———— Karnatic Music
a) to b) with
c) at d) in
22. I bought this purse ——— 250.
a) on b) to
c) at d) for
23. Which of the following words is spelt correctly?
a) compulssion b) compullsion
c) compulsion d) comepulsion
24. Fatigue means:
a) quest b) caution
c) tired d) strict
25. Consensus means:
a) optimistic b) disagreement
c) continuity d) agreement

Answers

1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c, 5-d, 6-b, 7-b, 8-c, 9-a, 10-b,11-c, 12-b, 13-d, 14-d, 15-b, 16-a, 17-b, 18-c,19-b, 20-c, 21-b, 22-d, 23-c, 24-c, 25-d




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General English Set -1

LD CLERK Exam , TVM 1998

Complete the following sentence using the correct form of the plural of the word given in the brackets.

• In the last few years the country has passed through several________(crisis)

Complete the following sentence using the correct form of the tense of the word given at the end: 

• It _______ since eight o'clock this morning.(rain)

Complete the following sentence using the correct preposition: 

• Select two small buckets. Keep one _____ a stool and another ______the floor.

Complete the following sentence using correct articles:

•  _____famous queen of Sheba had travelled miles with Caravans of gold and precious gems as _____ gift for the wise King Solamon.

Combine the following sentences using 'not only.........but also' 

• He scolded her. He also beat her.

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Easy English....6

PARTS OF SPEECH

There are eight parts of speech in English. They are noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction and interjection.
Exercise - 1
From abstract nouns from the following.

• ignorant
• oppose
• violent
• hate
• die
• hero
• patriot
• beggar
• agent
• able
• absent
• wide
• high
• poor
• novel
• see
• seize
• steal
• starve
• thief

Exercise -2

Write the femine gender of the following words

• master
• emperor
• conductor
• shephered
• mayor
• milk-man
• heir
• widower
• pea-cock
• he-goat
• fox
• earl
• monk
• bull-calf
• wizard
• manager
• giant
• patron
• founder
• murderer

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Easy English.......5

Call on : visit a person
Call off : decided to stop something
Call in : request the return of; send for
Call for : demand, require
Call up : telephone to
Exercise - 1


Put in the correct Phrasal Verbs

1. He has a plan to construct a house but his plan _________ a lot of money.
2. He promised me that he will _______ me _________ the next day.
3. Last week I _________ my friend who was indisposed.
4. The labourers decided to strike work but later it was ________.
5. As my father was seriously ill, I ______ a doctor.
6. My friend was in great monetary difficulties, he had to _____ the loans he had made.

Exercise - 2

Insert suitable prepositions in the following

1. I am interested _______ indoor games.
2. I am not good _______ cricket.
3. My friend said to me that he was _____ debt.
4. My neighbor asked me _______ a loan.
5. I am very fond _____ cycling.

Exercise - 3

Change the following into passive voice

1. When I was travelling by train, somebody had stolen my suitcase.
2. People speak Malayalam all over Kerala.
3. They sell orange here.
4. She is singing a song.
5. I will write a letter.

Exercise - 4 

Write the feminine gender of the following

1. hero
2. host
3. tiger
4. bridegroom
5. bachelor

Exercise - 5

Write 10 words which are always plural in form and take a plural verb

Exercise - 6

Correct the mistake

1. Never I have seen such a beautiful scenery.
2. I want information about the accident.
3. He is elder than I am.
4. He walks more quickly than I.
5. When I met him in personal he badly behaved.

ANSWERS

Exercise - 1

1. Calls for
2. Call.......up
3. called on
4. called off
5. called in
6. called in

Exercise - 2

1. in
2. at
3. in
4. for
5. of

Exercise - 3

1. My suitcase had been stolen.
2. Malayalam is spoken all over Kerala.
3. Oranges are sold here.[Agents (by So and So), are not necessary in this three sentences]
4. A song is being sung by her.
5. A letter will be written by me.

Exercise - 4

1. Heroine
2. Hostess
3. tigress
4. bride
5. spinster

Exercise - 5

1. Pyjamas
2. Scissors
3. Spectacles
4. Arms
5. Pants
6. Trousers
7. Binoculars
8. Earnings
9. Savings
10. Stairs

Exercise - 6

1. Never have I seen .........[The sentence is begun with a negative word, 'never' and so the verb should come before subject]
2. I want some information.......['information' is uncountable noun. Uncountable nouns are always singular. To make plural we say 'items or bits of information' but not informations]
3. He is older than I am. [ 'elder' is not used with 'than']
4. He walks move quickly than I do behaved badly.
5. When I met him in person he behaved badly.[Adverb of manner comes after an active verb or after the object]

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Easy English....4

Phrasal Verbs:
Break out : start suddenly
Break up : smash, demolish, disperse
Break in : enter by force
Break off : stop speaking
Break down : failure in machinery, collapse
Break with : end a friendship
Exercise - 1
Put in the correct phrasal verbs

1. I was going to Calicut by bus but it ........... on the way.
2. The first world war ________ in 1914.
3. He was lecturing on a particular subject but _______ in the middle.
4. He has been my intimate friend for many years but recently I _____ him.
5. At the time of questioning by police, the thief ________.
6. The police ________ and arrested the culprit.
7. They have decided to ______ the wooden table because it was in a bed condition.
8. A fire ______ during the night.
9. When the crowed became unruly the police____ the meeting.

Exercise - 2

Put in the appropriate article

1. What beautiful flower it is!
2. My friend has become man of the match.
3. Everyday I see old man sitting on the road side.
4. Ramayana tells us the story of Sree Rama.
5. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala.

Exercise - 3

1. She likes swimming.(write the negative)
2. How tall he is! (change into assertive)
3. Ramesh is the most intelligent boy in the class.(write the comparative degree)
4. My friend wrote a short story.(passive voice)
5. He is lecturing for the last two hours.(correct the mistake)

 Exercise - 4

1. He is getting ready,_________? (add the tag question)
2. I have seen the queen of song M.S in 1975.(correct the mistake)
3. If you had asked him, he ______ you the money. ( add a conditional clues using the verb 'give')
4. He is a teacher.(Write the plural form of the sentence)

ANSWERS

Exercise - 1

1. broke down
2. broke out
3. broke off
4. broke with
5. broke down
6. broke in
7. break up
8. broke out
9. broke up

Exercise - 2

1. a beautiful
2. the man
3. an old man
4. the Ramayana
5. the capital

Exercise - 3

1. She does not like swimming.
2. He is very tall.
3. Ramesh is more intelligent than all other boys in the class.
4. A short story was written by my friend.
5. He has been lecturing for the last two hours.

Exercise - 4

1. Isn't he?
2. I saw the queen....
3. He would have given....
4. They are teachers.

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Easy English....3

Phrasal verbs:-
Make foe : go towards in the direction of
Make off : go or run away
Make of : understand, conclude
Make up : invent, come to a decision
Make out : understand
Make after : pursue, chase

Exercise - 1

Put the correct phrasal verbs.

1. He ________ his mind to go abroad.
2. As the teacher explained at great speed I couldn't _______anything.
3. It is midnight and so let us ______ home.
4. I could ________ nothing from his speech.
5. The thief ______ with all the valuable articles he had stolen.
6. The police ________ the thief.
7. The news about the death of an important man spread everywhere but later we understand it was a _________ story.

Exercise - 2

supply suitable preposition

1. The thatched shed is ____ fire.
2. My seventy five year old grandfather died ___ pneumonia.
3. I am suffering ____ fever.
4. The teacher put his spectacles ____ the table.
5. Yesterday I met my friend ____ 10 O'clock.
6. I have some money ___ my pocket.
7. My friend always takes dinner___ a spoon.
8. On holidays he does not go to his office but stays ___ home.
9. Everyday I go ___ bed at 11 O'clock.
10. Whenever he meets strangers he begins speaking ____ English.

Exercise - 3

Correct the following sentences.

1. This compartment is packed with people and there is no place in it.
2. He told to his son to prepare well for the examination.
3. Of the two friends Ramesh is the most intelligent.
4. I intend to invite my friends on my birthday for dinner.
5. His son in-laws are engineers.

 Exercise - 4

Form abstract nouns from the following words.

1. cruel
2. deep
3. human
4. quick
5. vacant
6. brave
7. proud
8. just
9. vain
10. long
11. innocent
12. young
13. see
14. hate
15. laugh

ANSWERS

Exercise - 1

1. made up
2. made out
3. made for
4. made of
5. made off
6. made after
7. made up

Exercise - 2

1. on
2. of
3. from
4. on
5. at
6. in
7. with
8. at
9. to
10. in

Exercise - 3

1. ______there is no room in it.
2. He told his son ________
3. ______ Ramesh is more intelligent (Here two persons are compared. So we can use only comparative degree. This statement has no superlative degree. When there are more than two persons or things , superlative degree can be used.)
4. Not 'for dinner' but 'to dinner'
5. His sons-in-law_____

Exercise - 4

1. cruelty
2. depth
3. humanity
4. quickness
5. vacancy
6. bravery
7. pride
8. justice
9. vanity
10. length
11. innocence
12. youth
13. sight
14. hatred
15. laughter

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