English Language Practice Test - 2

English - 2

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Is this how you arrange things?

  1. Is this how things are arranged by you?
  2. Is this how are things arranged by you?
  3. Is this how things are arranged?
  4. Do you arrange things in this manner?
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

I must share my joys and sorrows.

  1. Must my joys and sorrows be shared by us.
  2. Joys and sorrows must be shared by me.
  3. My joys and sorrows must be shared by me.
  4. My joys and sorrows must be shared.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. The issues are
  2. complex and
  3. has been obscured
  4. by other factors
  5. No error
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Identify the part having an error.

  1. Instead of
  2. his busy and hard life
  3. he still retains
  4. freshness and robustness
  5. No error
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option that spells the word correctly.

  1. Discoure
  2. Discourse
  3. Discaurse
  4. Dasouse
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the option that spells the word correctly.

  1. Endeaour
  2. Eneavour
  3. Enderour
  4. Endeavour
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

He said to her, “May you succeed!”

  1. He told her that she might succeed.
  2. He prayed to God that she may succeed.
  3. He wished her success.
  4. He said to her that she might succeed.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Change the narration.

She said, "Two and two makes four."

  1. She told that two and two make four.
  2. She said that two and two made four.
  3. She said that two and two makes four.
  4. She told that two and two made four.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Pick out the most appropriate word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete in the context of the sentence.

There is an old idea in economics that if a rich and a poor country are _______ by trade, their standard of living should converge in the long run.

  1. mixed
  2. linked
  3. away
  4. similar
  5. meeting
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Pick out the most appropriate word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete in the context of the sentence.

All countries have consumer price indices, some are more reliable than the others, some are quite out of date, but all are concerned with _______ the overall price changes.

  1. controlling
  2. measuring
  3. publishing
  4. reducing
  5. teaching
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

According to the passage, what does 'herb' mean?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

Once there was a small boy. His name was Shankar. He was from a poor family. One day, he was passing through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food even for himself. So, he continued on his way. On his way he saw a deer which was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water even for himself. So he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have wood. Shankar asked him his problem and gave some of his wood to him. In return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But, the old man whom he had helped before saw him; he quickly came and pulled him up on the hill. He had many wounds on his legs. The deer, to whom Shankar had given water, saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought back some herbs. After some time his wounds had recovered. All of them were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.

  1. A plant used for adding flavours to the food
  2. A plant used as a medicine
  3. A plant used to make garlands
  4. A plant used for offering prayers to God
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Why did the old man and the deer help the boy when he was injured?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

Once there was a small boy. His name was Shankar. He was from a poor family. One day, he was passing through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food even for himself. So, he continued on his way. On his way he saw a deer which was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water even for himself. So he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have wood. Shankar asked him his problem and gave some of his wood to him. In return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But, the old man whom he had helped before saw him; he quickly came and pulled him up on the hill. He had many wounds on his legs. The deer, to whom Shankar had given water, saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought back some herbs. After some time his wounds had recovered. All of them were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.

  1. Because he was the grandson of the old man and they had the deer
  2. Because the deer and the old man were very kind
  3. Because once the boy helped the deer and the old man by giving them water and food, respectively
  4. They helped him unknowingly
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The boy was passing through

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

Once there was a small boy. His name was Shankar. He was from a poor family. One day, he was passing through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food even for himself. So, he continued on his way. On his way he saw a deer which was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water even for himself. So he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have wood. Shankar asked him his problem and gave some of his wood to him. In return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But, the old man whom he had helped before saw him; he quickly came and pulled him up on the hill. He had many wounds on his legs. The deer, to whom Shankar had given water, saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought back some herbs. After some time his wounds had recovered. All of them were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.

  1. a river
  2. a forest
  3. a busy road
  4. a ground
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The boy gave all his wood to the man because

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

Once there was a small boy. His name was Shankar. He was from a poor family. One day, he was passing through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food even for himself. So, he continued on his way. On his way he saw a deer which was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water even for himself. So he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have wood. Shankar asked him his problem and gave some of his wood to him. In return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But, the old man whom he had helped before saw him; he quickly came and pulled him up on the hill. He had many wounds on his legs. The deer, to whom Shankar had given water, saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought back some herbs. After some time his wounds had recovered. All of them were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.

  1. the man wanted to make food by burning wood
  2. the man wanted to make a camp
  3. the man wanted to hunt with the help of wood
  4. the man wanted to make a house
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How did Shankar help the deer?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question.

Once there was a small boy. His name was Shankar. He was from a poor family. One day, he was passing through the forest carrying some wood. He saw an old man who was very hungry. Shankar wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food even for himself. So, he continued on his way. On his way he saw a deer which was very thirsty. He wanted to give him some water, but he did not have water even for himself. So he went on his way ahead. Then he saw a man who wanted to make a camp but he did not have wood. Shankar asked him his problem and gave some of his wood to him. In return, he gave him some food and water. Now he went back to the old man and gave him some food and gave some water to the deer. The old man and the deer were very happy. Shankar then happily went on his way. However, one day Shankar fell down the hill. He was in pain but he couldn’t move and no one was there to help him. But, the old man whom he had helped before saw him; he quickly came and pulled him up on the hill. He had many wounds on his legs. The deer, to whom Shankar had given water, saw his wounds and quickly went to the forest and brought back some herbs. After some time his wounds had recovered. All of them were very happy that they were able to help each other. If you help others, then they will also help you.

  1. He gave it food.
  2. He gave it water.
  3. He gave it wood.
  4. He gave it herbs.