English Practice Set 1009

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1. Q1 · English · Vocabulary
   Choose the synonym of the capitalised word: "The soldiers showed great VALOUR in the battle."
   ACowardiceBBraveryCFearDWeakness
2. Q2 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
   Fill in the blank with the correct form: This is one of the _____ buildings in the city.
   AoldestBmost oldestCbestDtaller
3. Q3 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: She asked him, "Did you complete the assignment?"
   ADid you complete the assignment?Bhe asked him if he were completed the assignment.Che asked him if he had completed the assignment.DShe asked him if he had completed the assignment.
4. Q4 · English · English Language
   Spot the correctly spelled word among the given options.
   ANecessaryBNeccessaryCNecesaryDNeccesary
5. Q5 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Cobbler is related to Shoes in the same way as Carpenter is related to ____?
   ANestBFurnitureCBooksDBirds
6. Q6 · English · Antonyms
   Select the antonym of 'Prudent'.
   ASensibleBJudiciousCCircumspectDCareless
7. Q7 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Select the correct noun form of the word to fill in the blank. The detective's brilliant _____ led him to the solution of the complex crime.
   AratiocinationBratiocinasionCratiosinacionDratiosenation
8. Q8 · English · Ordering of Words
   Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "fair / year / Employees / financial / this / a / expect / increment"
   Afair increment year this Employees a financial expect.Bfinancial Employees this increment expect a fair year.CEmployees expect a fair increment this financial year.Dfinancial this increment Employees fair a year expect.
9. Q9 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the italicised words in the given sentence. He was sacked from his job because of a grave error on his part.
   Araining cats and dogsBminding one’s p’s and q’sCpicking holes in one’s cotDHimalayan blunder
10. Q10 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
    Fill in the blank with the correct form: Of the two roads, this one is _____.
    Amost shortBshortCshorterDmore shorter