English Practice Question Paper 207

“I cannot make out the meaning of this verse.” – In this sentence “make means –

Choose the alternative with correct spelling.

Which one of the following is NOT a pair of words of opposite genders?

Find the correct feminine of “author”

Pick out the wrong adjective.

Choose the appropriate option that rewrites the given sentence in active voice.
I will be obliged to go because of circumstances.

Fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.
The table is made …… .

Choose the option that best punctuates the given sentence:
It was william james who said might is right

The sentence is broken up into four parts sequentially. Choose the part that has an error.

Choose the appropriate Prefix to complete the sentence.
The Taj Mahal is a symbol of ……. mortal love of two people.

Choose the correct form of expression to complete the sentence: I have………. for you.

Add a question tag to the following: Milton wrote the “Paradise Lost”.

He said to me, “Where were you yesterday ?” Which of the following options would represent the above sentence in indirect speech?

‘alas! his only son is dead.’ (dPSI 2009)
The above sentence is …….. sentence.

The Sun having risen, the fog disappeared.
Identify the type of sentence.

Choose the option that best transforms the sentence into its other voice:
We lay off workers when there are no orders.

Choose the best option of sentences in its reported form.
‘Are you not buying that beautiful dress?’ my friend asked me.

Choose the option with the appropriate punctuation inserted in the given sentence.
I asked her what time it was

Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase or idiom : Red tapism –

If you do not take care, you will fall. use “of else” in place of “if….not.”

Parents are often blind….. the faults of their children. Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank.

What is the correct question tag to the sentence – ‘Don’t drop that vase’ ? …….

Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank: Good advice ….. not always needed.

choose the correct passive voice from the following:

choose the correct passive voice of the following sentence. It is time to shut the shop.