English Practice Set 480

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1. Q1 · English · English Language
   Change into indirect speech: He said, 'What is your name?'
   AHe asked what my name was.BHe said what is your name.CHe asked what is your name.DHe said what my name was.
2. Q2 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "One who is indifferent to pleasure or pain"
   AGluttonBStoicCAtheistDAmbidextrous
3. Q3 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: The child asked, "Can I go outside to play?"
   AThe child asked if he should go outside to play.BThe child asked if she might go outside to play.CThe child asked if he could go outside to play.DThe child asked if she should go outside to play.
4. Q4 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
   Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The two brothers quarrelled _____ the property.
   AonBoverCwithDabout
5. Q5 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Three of the four sentences below belong together in theme/context. Choose the one that does NOT belong: 1. New autonomous underwater vehicles are now being deployed to close this knowledge gap. 2. Sports economists argue that sustained local investment matters more than short-term funding spikes. 3. Lasting success, they suggest, depends on treating grassroots sport as a long-term commitment. 4. A single successful Games can prompt a temporary funding boost that fades within years.
   ANew autonomous underwater vehicles are now being deployed to close this knowledge gap.BSports economists argue that sustained local investment matters more than short-term funding spikes.CLasting success, they suggest, depends on treating grassroots sport as a long-term commitment.DA single successful Games can prompt a temporary funding boost that fades within years.
6. Q6 · English · Ordering of Words
   Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "The / with / victory / team / their / great / enthusiasm / celebrated"
   AThe with their enthusiasm great team victory celebrated.Bcelebrated great their team enthusiasm victory with The.CThe team celebrated their victory with great enthusiasm.Dcelebrated great enthusiasm with victory their The team.
7. Q7 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Pen is related to Write in the same way as Knife is related to ____?
   AHerbivoreBNestCFoodDCut
8. Q8 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Pixar's feature-length releases, which consistently achieved ______ commercial success, were lauded not only for their visual innovations but for their intelligent and emotional storytelling.
   AaggregateBplanetaryCworldwideDworldly
9. Q9 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
   Which of the following sentences is in Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
   AI was making cakesBI have been making cakesCI had been making cakesDI will be making cakes
10. Q10 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Cry for the moon
    ATo start performing betterBTo have patienceCTo desire the unattainableDTo be extremely happy