7th Class English Sample Paper

done English Olympiad Model Test Paper-2 Total Questions - 40    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  Match the following.

  I	Abode	(A)	Proper noun
  II	Friendship	(B)	Common noun
  III	Maruti	(C)	Collective noun
  IV	Army	(D)	Abstract noun

  A)
  I-B,       II-D,      III-A,     IV-C
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  B)
  I-A,       II-C,      III-D,     IV-B
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  C)
  I-C,       II-A,      III-B,     IV-D
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  D)
  I-D,       II-B,      III-C,     IV-A
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Read the passage carefully and   answer the question that follow: The history of literature really began long before men learned to write. Dancing was he earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced. Gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding something of its own. As men slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing, basically to meet the demand of the situation. So he taught himself to write and having learned so he used this method for preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient people, there were only a very handful of persons who learned to write, and only a few could read what was written.

  Before men invented writing:

  A)
  There was no literature
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  B)
  Literature began with singing and dancing
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  C)
  Prayers were considered literature
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Read the passage carefully and   answer the question that follow: The history of literature really began long before men learned to write. Dancing was he earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced. Gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another, each generation adding something of its own. As men slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing, basically to meet the demand of the situation. So he taught himself to write and having learned so he used this method for preserving his war songs and his prayers. Of course, among these ancient people, there were only a very handful of persons who learned to write, and only a few could read what was written.

  War songs developed from:

  A)
  Literature
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  B)
  Yelling and shouting
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  C)
  Prayers
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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  In war songs and prayer each generation:
  A)
  Added something of its own
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  B)
  Blindly repeated the songs and prayers
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  C)
  Composed its own songs and prayers
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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  Early men used writing:
  A)
  To write songs
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  B)
  To write literature
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  C)
  To preserve their songs and prayers
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  D)
  To write poetry
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer6)

  Fill in the blank with correct modal.

  You _____ to serve your country.

  A)
  ought
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  B)
  should
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  C)
  have    
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  D)
  might
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Give the antonyms of the words given in capital letters below:

  COMMEND

  A)
  Censure
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  B)
  Condemn
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  C)
  Defy
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  D)
  Defame
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Give the antonyms of the words given in capital letters below:

  APPOSITE

  A)
  Inconsistent
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  B)
  Intemperate
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  C)
  Inappropriate     
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  D)
  Irregular
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer9)

  Direction: Fill in the blanks as per subject- verb agreement:

  Suhana walks as if she ____ lame.

  A)
  is
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  B)
  had been
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  C)
  was
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  D)
  were
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Fill in the blanks as per subject- verb agreement:

  I am glad ____ the movie.

  A)
  to have seen
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  B)
  to see
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  C)
  have seen
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  D)
  to saw
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer11)
  In which one of the following sentences the use of tense is wrong?
  A)
  The teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.
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  B)
  If I go to Delhi, I shall see the Red Fort.
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  C)
  He respected you more than he respects his uncle.
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  D)
  I often laughed at him.
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition:

  This is the road to go_____.

  A)
  through
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  B)
  to
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  C)
  by
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  D)
  with
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition:

  There are thirty teachers? ____the staff of this school.

  A)
  under
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  B)
  in
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  C)
  at
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  D)
  on
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer14)

  Arrange P, Q, R, S to make a meaningful sentence.

  P:  we must read

  Q:  if we want to absorb the fruits of great Literature

  R: but with concentration

  S: them not as we do cricket stories

  A)
  SRPQ
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  B)
  QPSR
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  C)
  QSRP
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  D)
  RQPS
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer15)
  Identify adverb.
  A)
  minute
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  B)
  often
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  C)
  mower
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer16)

  Give the kind of pronoun of the word underlined in the following sentence.

  The man whom you talked is a dogmatic person.

  A)
  Interrogative pronoun
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  B)
  Reflexive pronoun
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  C)
  Relative pronoun
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  D)
  Demonstrative pronoun
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer17)

  Identify the transitive verb in the given sentences.

  1:  He reads.

  2: You informed me.

  3: She laughs

   
  A)
  Only 1
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  B)
  Both 1 & 2
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  C)
  Only 2
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  D)
  Both 2 & 3
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer18)

  Below given is a notice with four blanks marked II ,III & V. Fill those blanks with the options provided in P, Q, R & S to make the notice a sensible one.

  NOTICE

  All the students are hereby _____I____ on

  24th October/2012. The number of students to be

  ___II____ will be fifty only, and the contribution for joining the same will be Rs.100/- per student ._____III____, latest by 15th October.

  Dated 5th October, 2012 Garima Chabbra __IV__

  P: accommodated for the party

  Q: Interested students are requested to contact the undersigned

  R: informed that our class is going for a picnic party at Deer Park,

  S: Class Monitor

  A)
  RPQS
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  B)
  RQSP
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  C)
  PSQR
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  D)
  QSRP
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer19)

  Direction: Give the synonyms of the words given in capital letters below:

  INORDINATE

  A)
  Extraordinary
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  B)
  Excessive
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  C)
  Subordinate
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  D)
  Inanimate       
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer20)

  Direction: Give the synonyms of the words given in capital letters below:

  PESTER

  A)
  Disturb
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  B)
  Delight
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  C)
  Pamper
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  D)
  Gratify
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer21)
  Choose the pair from the options that best expresses the relationship similar to the pair given below. Student: Mark
  A)
  Teacher: Class
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  B)
  Waiter: Tip
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  C)
  Pen: Nib
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  D)
  Scholar: Book
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer22)
  Find the sentence where an article has been wrongly inserted.
  A)
  The Ramayana is a holy book for Hindus.
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  B)
  I saw a red cow walking in the street.
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  C)
  Mr. Jacob is an M.P from South Hall.
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  D)
  Give me a pen that I bought day before yesterday.
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer23)

  Identify the sentence given below on the basis of its structure.

  After finishing their homework, John and Jenna went out to play.

  A)
  Simple
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  B)
  Compound
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  C)
  Complex
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer24)

  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:

  A dog's bark is worse ____ its bite.

  A)
  as
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  B)
  than
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  C)
  for
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  D)
  and
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer25)

  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:

  Do what you want to do __ don't disturb me.

  A)
  so
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  B)
  as
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  C)
  though
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  D)
  but
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer26)
  Find the word that has been wrongly spelt.
  A)
  Control
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  B)
  Confusion
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  C)
  Conference
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  D)
  Committee
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer27)

  Arrange P, Q, R, S to complete the process of learning a car driving.

  P: Having gained mastery, you have to apply to the concerned authority. You will be issued a driving license only after you pass their driving test.

  Q: First of all, you need to join a driving school. There you will learn about handling various parts of the car, such as, steering, wheel breaks, accelerator, etc.

  R: You will also learn about the mechanism of the car. Then you have to begin the practical training of driving a car under a competent car driver.

  S: Driving a car is an art, and one needs constant practice to become an efficient driver.

  A)
  QPRS
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  B)
  RPQS
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  C)
  SQRP
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  D)
  PQRS
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer28)

  Change the voice.

  Who was delivering the speech?

  A)
  The speech was delivered by whom?
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  B)
  By whom the speech was being delivered?
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  C)
  Delivery of the speech was done by whom?
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  D)
  By who the speech was delivered?
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer29)

  Direction: Give the one word substitution for the followings:

  Life history of a person written by another

  A)
  Autobiography
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  B)
  Biography
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  C)
  Bibliography
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  D)
  Calligraphy
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  E)
  None of these
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  Direction: Give the one word substitution for the followings:

  To root out an evil

  A)
  Eradicate
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  B)
  Uproot
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  C)
  Thrown
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer31)
  Given below is a sentence in four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find the part.
  A)
  Some leader feels
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  B)
  that the use of English language
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  C)
  will hamper
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  D)
  the progress of the nation
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer32)
  Which one of the following sentences is an example of gerund?
  A)
  Don't look at me.
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  B)
  How do you do?
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  C)
  I am trying a catch a nap.
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  D)
  Mind your own business.
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer33)

  Change the direct sentence into indirect one.

  The manager said, "John is working sincerely."

  A)
  The manager said that John has worked sincerely.
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  B)
  The manager said that John was working sincerely.
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  C)
  The manager said that John has been working sincerely.
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  D)
  The manager said that John is working sincerely.
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer34)

  Fill in the blanks with correct determiners.

  It should be the aim of every educated Indian to see that as ____as possible people become literate.

  A)
  most    
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  B)
  much
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  C)
  many
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  D)
  more
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer35)

  Identify the kind of clause of the underlined part of the sentence given below.

  We worked hard so that we may succeed.

  A)
  Principal clause
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  B)
  Noun clause
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  C)
  Adverb clause
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  D)
  Adjective clause
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  E)
         None of these
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• question_answer36)

  Fill in the blank with appropriate question tag.

  I take a bus, I will get late, ______?

  A)
  is it?     
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  B)
  isn't it?
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  C)
  will I?
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  D)
  won't I?
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer37)

  Fill in the blanks with correct adjective.

  You are ______ than old.

  A)
  more wise
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  B)
  wiser
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  C)
  wisest
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  D)
  All of these
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer38)

  Direction: Find the option that correctly expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrases:

  A cry in the wilderness

  A)
  a cry in vain
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  B)
  an unpleasant situation
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  C)
  a cry with a laughter
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  D)
  a laughter having no end
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer39)

  Direction: Find the option that correctly expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrases:

  To talk through one's hat

  A)
  To talk cleverly
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  B)
  To talk irresponsibly
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  C)
  To talk fluently
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  D)
         To talk nonsense
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  E)
  None of these
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• question_answer40)
  Find the odd one out.
  A)
  England
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  B)
  Australia
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  C)
  Germany
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  D)
  France
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  E)
  None of these
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