Tnpsc General English Online Model Test 8
General English Online Model Test 8
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Question 1 |
Choose the correct synonym
Kumar walked cautiously
slowly | |
quickly | |
carefully | |
easily |
Question 2 |
Choose the correct antonym
The utter simplicity of the subject was suddenly revealed to me
showed | |
hidden | |
explained | |
understood |
Question 3 |
Choose the correct antonym
They had a special building
right | |
common | |
particular | |
good |
Question 4 |
Choose the correct antonym
Gandhi was meant for truth
falsehood | |
violence | |
bold | |
hatred |
Question 5 |
Choose the correct antonym
We head to stop ever so often
rarely | |
frequently | |
always | |
usually |
Question 6 |
Choose the correct antonym
All his designs were Authentic
real | |
false | |
common | |
audacious |
Question 7 |
Which of the following is not a poem?
A Psalm of life | |
The mark of Vishnu | |
The cry of Children | |
The man he killed |
Question 8 |
What is doom’s day?
Christian day | |
good Friday | |
The last day of the world’s existence | |
Ash Wednesday |
Question 9 |
Why did Antonio borrow money from shylock?
To run a business | |
To give is to Portia | |
Since he was a spendthrift | |
To give it to Bassanio
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Question 10 |
What is the duty of a student to the wider world according to Gokhale’s speech?
To fight for the welfare of the people | |
To spread good thoughts and principles all over the
world | |
To understand the lives and problems of the people
and solve them | |
should not create any problem |
Question 11 |
He put up a notice board “Trespassers will be prosecuted”
What do you mean by the word “prosecuted”?
agreed | |
punished | |
preceeded | |
excused |
Question 12 |
Read the following lines and answer the questions
“I wanted to be Shakespeare
But was poor ats writing plays
I wanted to be Jane Austin
Bud didn’t know to spin stories”
a tailor | |
a novelist | |
a spinner | |
a psychiatrist |
Question 13 |
Find the add pair from those given below:
The apology - Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
Is life but a dream - H.W. Longfellow | |
The flying wonder - Stephen Vincent Bennet | |
English words - V.K. Gokak |
Question 14 |
Match the following
- a) Portia 1) A Jewish money lender
- b) Jessica 2) A merchant of Venice
- c) Shylock 3) Shylock’s daughter
- d) Antonio 4) A wealthy lady is Belmont
a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3 | |
a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 | |
a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2 | |
a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1 |
Question 15 |
Who has uttered these words?
“Friends Romans country men
Lend me your Ears”
Brutus | |
Antonio | |
Antony | |
Casca |
Question 16 |
A song narrating a popular story is called
dialogue | |
oration | |
couplet | |
ballad |
Question 17 |
According to Greeks______ and ________ were two sides to the same coin
music & literature | |
music & dance | |
culture & music | |
music & astronomy |
Question 18 |
A poem of two lines is called a
dialogue | |
oration | |
couplet | |
ballad |
Question 19 |
How many lines are there in a sonnet?
eight lines | |
eleven lines | |
fourteen lines | |
sixteen lines |
Question 20 |
Which of the following is not true?
Chawla always spoke about travelling to the states | |
Chawla travelled about 760 hours in space | |
Chawla was assigned as mission specialist | |
Chawla’s inspiration to take up flying was JRD Tata |
Question 21 |
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- Dances States
- A) Bhangra - Punjab
- B) Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh
- C) Yakshagana - Gujarat
- D) Odissi - Odisha
A | |
B | |
C | |
D |
Question 22 |
Which one of the following options is not a famous tragedy of Shakespeare?
Hamlet | |
king lear | |
Othello | |
A midsummer night’s dream |
Question 23 |
Identify the author of the short story “The refugee”
Saki | |
Pearl S. Buck | |
Anton Chekhov | |
Oscar Wilde |
Question 24 |
Who is the author of the short story “swept away”?
Saki | |
Pearl S. Buck | |
Sundara Ramasamy | |
Sussanah Hickling |
Question 25 |
In which country does the story “Two friends” takes place?
England | |
France | |
India | |
Africa |
Question 26 |
“Listen to the sounds of nature.....
Take good care of our fragile planet” -who said this?
Dr. Salim Ali | |
Mahatma Gandhi | |
Kalpana Chawla | |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Question 27 |
Find out the error
They (1) entered (2) into (3) the room one by one (4)
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 |
Question 28 |
Tie (1) the cow (2) with (3) a tree (4)
1 | |
2 | |
3 | |
4 |
Question 29 |
Select the correct sentence
spare the rod and spoil the child | |
spare the child and spoil the rod | |
spare the child and the rod spoil | |
spare and spoil the child, the rod |
Question 30 |
Select the correct sentence
something worthwhile and ultimate it is doing | |
It is doing worthwhile and ultimate something | |
It is doing something worthwhile and ultimate | |
Something is worthwhile and ultimate it doing |
Question 31 |
Find out the odd words (verb, noun, adjective, adverb)
miltch | |
milk | |
glad | |
tell |
Question 32 |
Find out the odd words (verb, noun, adjective, adverb)
grieve | |
grief | |
grievance | |
grateful |
Question 33 |
Select the correct plural form
Motto
mottoe | |
moot | |
mottoes | |
motto |
Question 34 |
Select the correct plural form
Cuckoo
cuckoos | |
cucko | |
cuckoe | |
cuckoo |
Question 35 |
Identify the sentecnce
A person who tells lies is seldom trusted
complex | |
simple | |
compound | |
negative |
Question 36 |
He was not only a fool but also a rogue
simple | |
statement | |
complex | |
compound |
Question 37 |
Identify the degree
Sakuntalam is the best drama in Sanskrit
superlative | |
positive | |
comparative | |
none |
Question 38 |
Marina beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world
positive | |
comparative | |
superlative | |
statement |
Question 39 |
Identify the sentence pattern
He was made the principal
SVO | |
SVC | |
SVA | |
SVIODO |
Question 40 |
Identify the sentence pattern
They did a lot of work
SVA | |
SVOA | |
SVO | |
SVOC |
Question 41 |
They elected him their chairman yesterday
SVOCA | |
SVIODOA | |
SVOAA | |
SVCAA |
Question 42 |
Select the correct voice
The picture_____ by Ravi now
being painted | |
is painted | |
is being painted | |
was being painted |
Question 43 |
Select the correct voice
Let the old_____ (support)
be supported | |
is supported | |
have supported | |
supported |
Question 44 |
Select the correct voice
Change noun into verb “friend”
friendly | |
friending | |
friended | |
befriend |
Question 45 |
Change the following noun into adverb “fairy”
fairly | |
fairydom | |
fairyhood | |
fairyism |
Question 46 |
Before you go to see him he_____ place
will left | |
is leaving | |
had left | |
will have left |
Question 47 |
Select the correct voice form and fill in the blank:
I want the work........by him.
done | |
to be done | |
did | |
to doing |
Question 48 |
Fill in the blank with a gerund:
......French is easier than speaking it
To read | |
To be read | |
Having read | |
Reading |
Question 49 |
Select the correct voice form and fill in the blank:
Radio.......by Marconi
is invented | |
has been invented | |
was invented | |
invented |
Question 50 |
Choose the correct ‘synonym’ for the underlined word
from the options given below:
The Bishop slept tranquilly.
fast | |
peacefully | |
quickly | |
carefully |
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