English Practice Set 8

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1. Q1 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: The officer asked, "What is your name?"
   AWhat is your name?BThe officer asked what my name was.CThe officer asked what my name were.DThe officer asked what my name should.
2. Q2 · English · Reading Comprehension / Cloze Test
   He (25)___ to open a small library someday.
   AhopesBhopeChopingDhoped
3. Q3 · English · General
   Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Insert
   ARemoveBSelectCInjectDInform
4. Q4 · English · Sentence Improvement & Fillers
   The CEO's _______ decision to slash jobs overnight left employees in a state of panic.
   AconsideredBimpulsiveCcautiousDmeasured
5. Q5 · English · Idioms & Phrases
   Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'Call it a day'
   ATo stop working for the dayBTo name a dayCTo celebrateDTo plan an event
6. Q6 · English · Sentence-based Vocabulary Usage
   Choose the sentence in which the word 'Eminent' is used correctly:
   AThe storm’s arrival was eminent by evening.BWar seemed eminent after the border clash.CThe eminent scientist was invited to deliver the lecture.DA decision on the merger is eminent.
7. Q7 · English · Grammar & Error Spotting
   The singer is famous ______ her powerful voice.
   AforBwithCatDabout
8. Q8 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (One Word Substitutes): Column A: A. Fear of enclosed spaces B. A person who leaves their own country to settle in another C. A list of books referred to in a text D. Fear of the dark Column B: 1. Emigrant 2. Claustrophobia 3. Bibliography 4. Nyctophobia
   AA-4, B-2, C-3, D-1BA-1, B-2, C-4, D-3CA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4DA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
9. Q9 · English · Selecting Words
   Choose the word that best fits the context: The region has seen rapid _____ growth in recent years.
   AindustrialBindustrialistCindustryDindustrious
10. Q10 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
    Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: She was satisfied _____ the explanation.
    AaboutBofCwithDfor