ENGLISH QUIZ
Q1. No sooner did he——- me ———– he tried to run away.
- notice, when
- see, than
- observe, soon
- watch, that
Q2. Even more than beauty, your attracts me and with ———– appeal.
- a delectable
- a sententious
- an irresistible
- an ineluctable
Q3. She had a terrible night caused by an ———– during her sleep.
- debility
- incubus
- delusion
- obsession
Q4. His ———– of the topic was so good that students had few doubts to raise at the end.
- exposure
- clarity
- exposition
- picturisation
Q5. His ———– in his family’s position is great but he does not boast about it.
- status
- pride
- deceit
- presumption
Q6. A son who is unable to look his father in the face is——.
- guilty
- arrogant
- timid
- ashamed
Q7. Suganya failed in the examination because none of her answers was ———– to the questions asked.
- pertinent
- allusive
- referential
- revealing
Q8. In the ———– areas of the rail road terminal thousands of travellers lingered while waiting for their train.
- extensive
- capacious
- commodious
- capricious
Q9. That charming girl was the ———– of all eyes.
- aim
- target
- ambition
- cynosure
Q10. It was through the Second World War that Russia ———– herself increased ———– in power and wealth and prestige.
- saw, abundantly
- notice, gullibly
- witnessed, prodigiously
- None of these
Q11. ———– is a person who dabbles in art and letters.
- chauvinist
- connoisseur
- philistine
- dilettante
Q12. The scientist made a ———– discovery for which he was honoured.
- sensual
- sensational
- sensuous
- sentimental
Q13. So many servants attended ———– him during his illness.
- at
- upon
- on
- with
Q14. India, for the present, is deeply ———– in economic difficulties, but the Government has taken a pledge to set everything right within five years.
- vexed
- ruined
- saturated
- swamped
Q15. The salaries and perks of the employees were not in ———– with their status in this industry.
- capacity
- conformity
- possession
- accordance
Q16. It was the help he got from his friends which ———– him through the tragedy.
- boosted
- parked
- supported
- helped
Q17. We never believed that he would resort to ———– in order to achieve his end; we always regarded him as an honest man.
- charm
- subterfuge
- logic
- cunning
Q18. A determined effort will be needed to restrict the country’s ———– social services.
- expensive
- variegated
- renegade
- profligate
Q19. I never miss a cricket match. I ———– fond of cricket sice childhood.
- am
- will be
- have been
- has been
Q20. The unruly behaviour of the soldiers ———– their commander.
- clashed
- incensed
- tempered
- aggrieved
-:ANSWERS:-
1ANSWER:B
2ANSWER:C
3ANSWER:D
4ANSWER:C
5ANSWER:A
6ANSWER:C
7ANSWER:A
8ANSWER:C
9ANSWER:D
10ANSWER:C
11ANSWER:D
12ANSWER:B
13ANSWER:C
14ANSWER:D
15ANSWER:B
16ANSWER:D
17ANSWER:B
18ANSWER:A
19ANSWER:C
20ANSWER:B