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