English - 4 (AMCAT)
English language proficiency quiz covering vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and reading comprehension skills in AMCAT format
Questions
What excuse did the traveller make to teach a lesson to the gate-keeper?
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.
On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.
- Asked him to give a silver coin
- Asked him to bring inside his box
- Told him to return the silver coin
- Said that he had lost the key
Which word in the passage is the opposite of ‘keep’?
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.
On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.
- Entered
- Closed
- Return
- Unless
Why was the man demanding a silver coin?
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.
On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.
- Because it was a regular fee of the inn
- Because the traveller owed him a silver coin
- Because he wanted a bribe to open the door
- Because he needed the money
Why was the door locked?
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.
On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.
- So that no one could enter the inn
- Because wild animals could enter the inn
- So that a traveller could not go out
- As it was late in the night
How was the silver coin exchanged?
Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.
On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.
- It was passed in the box.
- It was passed through the hole.
- It was slipped from under the door.
- It was thrown from over the door.
Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Prolong
- Lessen
- Decrease
- Hesitate
- Shorten
Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).
(1) Government has permitted (2) the transfer of private land (3) to industrial, tourism and other purposes. (4) No error
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- -
Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the bold word.
When I met with an accident, my neighbor succored me.
- Assistance
- Fought
- Attend to
- Left
Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Stern
- Study
- Upright
- Lenient
- None of these
Choose the word/phrase that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in capital letters.
POLYGLOT
- Global
- Containing many languages
- Many-sided
- Original
Directions: Fill in the blanks.
It was because of the _________ of the supervisor that a severe train accident was …….
- weakness, cancelled
- tenacity, stopped
- foresightedness, allowed
- alertness, averted
Directions: Fill in the blanks.
They live underground to find _________ from temperature that can ______ below freezing point in winter nights.
- shelter, plummet
- escape, exacerbate
- sustain, reinforce
- recover, recede
Directions: Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.
A. There is a system to suit almost every ear and age group today.
B. The range of equipment available is another reason why the audio industry is growing in leaps and bounds.
C. The portable radio requires only three large size batteries.
D. There is also a compact walkman which is charged with solar energy.
- BACD
- DACB
- ADCB
- ABCD
Directions: Choose the alternative that is opposite in meaning to the italicised word.
The doctor advised us to give him wholesome nutrition.
- Sickly
- Stupendous
- Depressing
- Fragmentary
Directions: Select the word that is similar in meaning to the given word.
DEXTERITY
- Efficiency
- Zest
- Tempo
- Skill