English Practice Set 862

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1. Q1 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   When one linguistic expression refers back to another expression previously mentioned in the text, it is known as _______ reference.
   AcataphoricBanaphoricCdirectDnominal
2. Q2 · English · Vocabulary
   Choose the synonym of 'Begin'.
   ATiredBWeakCStartDEnd
3. Q3 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Ms.Tina could finish the assignment by Friday - at a push, Wednesday.
   Atry very hard to do something, usually something niceBprobably possible, but it will be difficultCmake more of an effortDusing whatever methods are necessary
4. Q4 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
   Choose the correctly spelt word from the options below.
   ABureaucracyBBureauccracyCBureaucraccyDBuriaucracy
5. Q5 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: The manager said, "I am going to visit the branch office."
   AThe manager said that he was going to visit the branch office.BThe manager said that he might going to visit the branch office.CThe manager said that he should going to visit the branch office.DI am going to visit the branch office.
6. Q6 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The engineers are testing the new machine."
   AThe new machine was being tested by the engineers.BThe new machine had been tested by the engineers.CThe new machine was tested by the engineers.DThe new machine is being tested by the engineers.
7. Q7 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "are Farmers struggling due to the irregular monsoon."
   A'to' and 'the'B'Farmers' and 'the'C'are' and 'to'D'Farmers' and 'are'
8. Q8 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
   Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He was accused _____ by the local police.
   Adiffers from meBfor theftCaccused of theftDat the station
9. Q9 · English · Connectors / Sentence Joining
   Combine the two sentences using the most appropriate connector: 1. She was cooking dinner. 2. he was setting the table.
   AWhile she was cooking dinner, he was setting the table.BNevertheless she was cooking dinner, he was setting the table.CMoreover she was cooking dinner, he was setting the table.DWhereas she was cooking dinner, he was setting the table.
10. Q10 · English · Synonyms
    Select the option that is a synonym of 'Abundant'.
    AMeagreBSparseCScarceDProfuse