English Practice Set 278

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1. Q1 · English · Grammar — Articles & Determiners
   Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: Honesty is _____ best policy.
   AsomeBaC—Dthe
2. Q2 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
   Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: I congratulate you _____ your success in the exam.
   Aon your successBmarried toCforDaccused of theft
3. Q3 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "Does she complete the assignment on time?"
   AIs the assignment completed on time by her?Bwere the assignment completed on time by her?Care the assignment completed on time by her?Dwas being the assignment completed on time by her?
4. Q4 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "The evening remains open until eight in the library."
   A'The' and 'evening'B'library' and 'evening'C'until' and 'the'D'evening' and 'in'
5. Q5 · English · Grammar — Subject-Verb Agreement
   Fill in the blank so the subject and verb agree: Either the manager or the employees _____ for this error in the report.
   Aare responsibleBis responsibleCwas givenDwere present
6. Q6 · English · Punctuation Marks
   Choose the sentence correct in punctuation
   AWhy do fairy tales always end with the sentence, "And they lived happily ever after"?BWhy do fairy tales always end with the sentence, "And they lived happily ever after?"CWhy do fairy tales always end with the sentence, "And they lived happily ever after!"DWhy do fairy tales: always end with the sentence, "And they lived happily, ever after?"
7. Q7 · English · Synonyms
   Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'Tedious'.
   AEngagingBWearisomeCRivetingDExciting
8. Q8 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Table is related to Wood in the same way as Ring is related to ____?
   AStatueBFloodCFoodDGold
9. Q9 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "A speech given in praise of someone recently dead"
   AHangarBEulogyCOligarchyDOmnivore
10. Q10 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
    Choose the correctly spelt word from the options below.
    AImediatelyBImmediiatelyCImmediatelyDImmediatily