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Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 20
Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 20
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Question 1 |
The historical event represented in the short story, “The Christmas Truce” is
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | |
First world war | |
Second world war | |
American civil war |
Question 2 |
Match the following:
- a) Takazhi Sivasankaran pillai -1. Sonnet 116
- b) William Shakespeare -2. Kuttichovan
- c) Douglas Malloch -3. Is Life but a dream?
- d) Lewis Carroll -4. Be the Best.
2 1 4 3 | |
1 2 4 3 | |
2 1 3 4 | |
4 1 2 3 |
Question 3 |
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Column A - Column B
- parched -1. slimy
- Taut -2. smiled
- Groaned -3. slavery
- Freedom -4. Wet
1 3 2 4 | |
4 1 2 3 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
2 4 1 3 |
Question 4 |
In the poem, “Lines written in the early spring” whose soul made the author to feel bad?
God’s soul | |
Human’s soul | |
Nature’s soul | |
Flower’s soul |
Question 5 |
How many species of Sea Turtles are in the world?
5 species | |
7 species | |
10 species | |
9 species |
Question 6 |
Select the correct answer from the options given below to fill the blank:
------------------ was the first woman in India to fly a plans.
Emile Dickson | |
Sarla Thakral | |
Agarwal preethi | |
Rajalakshmi |
Question 7 |
Match the following
- Phrasal verbs - Meanings
-
-
- a) Get in - 1. Accord
- b) Get along - 2. Enter
- c) Get even - 3. Revenge
- d) Get into - 4. Reach
-
2 1 3 4 | |
2 1 3 5 | |
2 3 1 5 | |
2 3 4 5 |
Question 8 |
- Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- “In every land is common life
- That all can recognize and understand”
- These lines are taken from the poem
With a friend | |
No men are foreign | |
My native land | |
To India |
Question 9 |
“The First Patient” is a
Sentimental play | |
Humours play | |
Detective play | |
Romantic play |
Question 10 |
Who is the author of the poem A tragic story?
William Makepeace | |
William Wordsworth | |
Robert Brown | |
Rudyard Kipling |
Question 11 |
Match the British English words under Column A with their American English equivalents under Column B and Choose the correct code.
- a) Chips - 1. Garbage can
- b) Dustbin -2. Jelly
- c) Jam - 3. Guy
- d) Fellow - 4. French fries
1 4 3 2 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
2 4 3 1 | |
4 1 2 3 |
Question 12 |
Choose the noun form of the verb “recite‟
Recitation | |
Reciting | |
Recited | |
Recitate |
Question 13 |
Jackson Island lies on which river?
Amazon river | |
Mississippi river | |
Yellow river | |
Nile river |
Question 14 |
- Choose the correct antonyms for the italicized word.
- Sir John was living in a Palatial house.
big | |
small | |
rich | |
large |
Question 15 |
- Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options.
- She held the ______________ in her hand.
Reigns | |
Rains | |
Reins | |
Raigns |
Question 16 |
- Find out the figure of speech in the following poetic lines :
- “O If you can meet with triumph and disaster
- And treat those two impostors just the same”.
Personification | |
Simile | |
Metaphor | |
Oxymoron |
Question 17 |
Match the following sentences in Column A with the patterns in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given:
- Column A - Column B
- a) We call Gandhi „Mahatma‟ -1. SVCA
- b) Velu grew tired after the match -2. SVIODO
- c) We war woolen clothes in winter -3. SVOC
- d) Kumar gave me the right answer -4. SVOA
2 3 4 1 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
1 2 3 4 |
Question 18 |
“Not failure but low aim is crime”, says Browning. What according to Browning is a crime?
Failing in an attempt | |
Aiming at the incredible | |
Failing repeatedly | |
Not aiming high |
Question 19 |
- “But my grandmother thought differently.”
- What was the grandmother’s thought?
She want to collect old coins | |
She thought her end was near | |
She had a thought of going to pilgrimage | |
She thought of preparing food for all |
Question 20 |
- Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word from the options given:
- He made himself Indispensable to his institution.
Major | |
Short | |
Essential | |
Negligible |
Question 21 |
Find out the error:
- I would rather prefer to dancing
- A B C D
A | |
B | |
C | |
D |
Question 22 |
Who did this?
Choose the passive form for the above sentence
Who done this? | |
Whom was this done by? | |
By whom was this did? | |
By whom was this done? |
Question 23 |
Which of the following is right options.
England, with all thy faults I love thee still. | |
England with all thy faults, I love thee still! | |
England, with all thy faults, I love thee still. | |
England, with all thy faults, I love thee still! |
Question 24 |
For Brutus as you know, was Caesar‟s angel. Judg, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! who was Caesar‟s angel?
Casca | |
Antony | |
Cassius | |
Brutus |
Question 25 |
- Find out the verb from the following underlined word :
- “The Roar of a lion would make all sheep shudder“.
Closer | |
Shiver | |
Shining | |
Sluggish |
Question 26 |
A workshop conducted by Dr. Gieve Patel in Rishi Valley school for men is
Painting workshop | |
Saplings planting workshop | |
Poetry workshop | |
Musical instrument workshop |
Question 27 |
Which one of the following has a correct gerund?
He likes having played cricket | |
He like to play cricket | |
He Likes playing cricket | |
He likes having been played cricket |
Question 28 |
Match the characters under Column „B‟ with the relevant story titles under Column „A‟
- Column A - Column B
- a) The Necklace - 1. Behrman
- b) Lottery Ticket - 2. Morissot
- c) The Last Leaf - 3. Matilda
- d) Two friends - 4. Masha
4 1 3 2 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
3 1 2 4 | |
2 3 1 4 |
Question 29 |
The theme of the story, ‘The Model Millionaire’ is—–
Work is worship | |
Hard work never fails | |
Art is long | |
Kindness begets kindness |
Question 30 |
325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species are found in
Western ghats | |
Himalayas | |
Eastern ghats | |
Vindya ranges |
Question 31 |
- “Where do you live?” asked the stranger.
- Identify the above statement.
Reported speech | |
Direct speech | |
Indirect speech | |
None of the above |
Question 32 |
- Name the sentence:
- It was a sunset of great beauty
Compound | |
Complex | |
Phrase | |
Clause |
Question 33 |
- Read the passage and choose the correct option that answers the questions given below:
- “Thank you Shelly”, Diane said holding her hand out for me to shake, “for taking care of sam. We were in a traffic accident and some how we got separated when I went to the, hospital . I guess he lost his collar and harness too”. I looked at her hand, I didn‟t want to give Goldy up, but I could see that it was this lady he really belonged to. Not to me. I was just temporary.
- Who did the dog really belong to?
Shelly | |
Diane | |
Sam | |
None of the above |
Question 34 |
Match the following phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Column A - Column B
- a) due to - 1. crushed
- b) get on to - 2. move fully
- c) go in to - 3. climb
- d) ground up - 4. because of
2 1 4 3 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
4 2 3 1 |
Question 35 |
- In Julius Caesar, Antony speaks the following line:
- “This was the most unkindest cut of all”
- The “cut‟ in the above line refers to the stab of.
Casea | |
Cassius | |
Brutus | |
Pompey |
Question 36 |
- Fill in the blanks with a suitable article:
- Students are asked to attend-------------- special class, to he held in the evening
a | |
an | |
the | |
no article |
Question 37 |
Where did the little boy invite the giant?
To the bank of a river | |
To the hell | |
To the Mountain | |
To His garden-The Paradise |
Question 38 |
- “Art lies in concealing art”.
- What is the figure of speech?
Personification | |
Antithesis | |
Hyperbole | |
Epigram |
Question 39 |
Find the odd sentence which is not the same sentence pattern as the other three .
He wore his uniform | |
I ate an apple. | |
He was excited | |
I like ice cream |
Question 40 |
Identify the sentence with adjective:
She looks dainty | |
Fight like a hero | |
I worked only two sums | |
All the above |
Question 41 |
In the short story “After twenty years” two friends were raised together in
London | |
Marry land | |
New York | |
Spain |
Question 42 |
Select the correct sentence:
How fine the Ajanta paintings are! | |
How beautiful the Ajanta paintings are! | |
How well the Ajanta paintings are ! | |
How nice the Ajanta paintings are! |
Question 43 |
Match the poems under Column”A” with the authors under Column “B” and select the correct code.
- Column A - Column B
- a) A Psalm of Life - 1. Lewis Carroll
- b) Is Life But a Dream - 2. H.W. Longfellow
- c) Going for water - 3. Kamala Das
- d) Punishment in Kindergarden - 4. Robert Frost.
2 3 1 4 | |
2 3 4 1 | |
4 2 3 1 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 44 |
- “The music in my heart I bore
- Long after it was heard no more”
- These lines appear in______
Be the best | |
Tables turned | |
A Psalm of Life | |
The Solitary Reaper |
Question 45 |
Find out the correct sentence:
One of the bicycle is defective. | |
One of the bicycles is defective. | |
One of the bicycle are defective. | |
One of the bicycles were defective |
Question 46 |
- Find out the correct tense form and fill in the blanks.
- I _______ the railway station after the train _______.
Reached left | |
Had reached, had left | |
Reached, had left | |
Has reached, has left. |
Question 47 |
Who started the cultivation of Sugarcane?
Indians | |
Americans | |
Europeans | |
Romans |
Question 48 |
Match the following homophones with their related meanings and select the answer from the codes given below :
- Hemophones - Meanings
- (a) Piece -1. Calm, undisturbed
- (b) Peace - 2. Light in colour
- (c) Pail -3. A portion of an object
- (d) Pale -4. A bucket
3 1 4 2 | |
1 3 4 2 | |
4 1 3 2 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 49 |
- In which of the poem does the following occur?
- We can‟t all be captains, we‟ve got to be crew
Be the Best | |
Snake | |
Gitanjali | |
Women‟s Rights |
Question 50 |
- Complete the sentence with a suitable question tag.
- Please close the door, ________.
Will you? | |
Will he ? | |
Can you? | |
Should you? |
Question 51 |
- Identify the sentence:
- His son, the pride of his old age, is dead.
complex | |
compound | |
None | |
simple |
Question 52 |
In which year did Subash Chandra Bose form the Indian National Army in Singapore?
1939 | |
1943 | |
1941 | |
1938 |
Question 53 |
Which of the following idioms suits with the meaning “occasionally” below?
He visits me off and on | |
He has been working on and off | |
These two statement do not hang together | |
I have made up my mind |
Question 54 |
Laugh till the game is played and be you merry, my friends. In the above quoted lines from “Laugh and be Merry‟ by John Masefield the figure of speech that occur is
simile | |
metaphor | |
alliteration | |
apostrophe |
Question 55 |
I shall have been loving .
- The above sentence is
Imperative | |
Past perfect continuous | |
Future perfect continuous | |
Continuous infinitive |
Question 56 |
Stopping by woods on snowy evening, is the famous poem of
Robert Frost | |
William Wordsworth | |
Walt Whitman | |
H.W.Longfellow |
Question 57 |
The old house of Ruskin Bond was built with solid blocks of
Marbles | |
Bricks | |
Stones | |
Granites |
Question 58 |
- “His followers tried to boost their King’s courage against the news, only in vain”
- Whose followers tired to boost their king as mentioned the poem “Hollow Crown”
Richard II | |
Richard III | |
Richard IV | |
Richard V |
Question 59 |
- If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
- Find out the synonym for the underlined word from the options given
Muscle | |
Blood | |
Strength | |
Weakness |
Question 60 |
- Complete the following poetic lines by choosing the correct option given below.
- A child sitting under the Piano in the boom of the tingling —–
rings | |
strings | |
springs | |
brings |
Question 61 |
Match the following phrases/idioms given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Column A - Column B
- a) Mess around -1. punish
- b) Mete something out -2. waste time
- c) Mill around-3. beware of danger
- d) Mind out -4. people get together very close
2 4 3 1 | |
1 3 2 4 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 62 |
Which of the following is infinitive?
Bid him go there | |
Figs are good | |
My Brother is ill | |
The heavens are above. |
Question 63 |
Name the narrator of the short story, “Earthquake”.
M.S. Mahadevan | |
Brij | |
Nilu | |
Molthi |
Question 64 |
Pick out the sentence with SVO pattern.
He is a student | |
We are clever | |
Ram sells tea | |
The radio is champ |
Question 65 |
Match the short stories under column A with their authors under Column B and select the correct code:
- Column A- Column B
- (a) A man Who Had No Eyes -1. James Harriot
- (b) Sorry, Best Friend -2. Charles
- (c) God, This is Charles -3. Hemangini Rannade
- (d) Every Living Thing -4. Mackinlay Kantor
1 3 4 2 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
3 2 1 4 | |
1 2 3 4 |
Question 66 |
- Pick out the correct words from the options given below :
- He gave me_______notes.
a ten five rupee | |
ten five rupees | |
a ten five rupee’s | |
ten five rupee |
Question 67 |
‘If the Himalayan ice disappears, the future will be worse’. This statement is about ——
communal disharmony | |
advantages of science and technology | |
an alarming global issue | |
astrological science. |
Question 68 |
Match the poems with the poets:
- a) Earth - 1. D.H Larence.
- b) Snake - 2. H.W. Longfellow
- c) A psalm of life - 3. Khalil Gibran
- d) Be Glad your Nose is on your face - 4. Jack Prelutsky.
3 1 2 4 | |
1 3 4 2 | |
2 3 1 4 | |
4 3 2 1 |
Question 69 |
- Fill in the blank with the suitable article:
- ---------------- Ganga is a holy river.
An | |
The | |
A | |
No Articles |
Question 70 |
In the short story, “With the photographer” who pulled the string and the photograph was taken
The author | |
The photographer | |
Author’s friend | |
Author’s sister |
Question 71 |
There is a house now far away where once I received love-------- that women died---------- the poet received love and safety in -----------------house.
Uncle‟s house | |
Mother‟s house | |
Friends‟s house | |
Grandma‟s house |
Question 72 |
Choose the option that contains the right preposition to complete the sentence.
His father shouted ______ him when he came home late.
On | |
Over | |
For | |
At |
Question 73 |
- “To my immediate right the Nanda Pal glacier slopes down sharply ___________ of course for the fact that ends in a cold and menacing snout with icy waters flowing below”.
- In the given passage the word menacing means
Threatening | |
Pacifying | |
Attracting | |
Repelling |
Question 74 |
He worked hard, yet did not succeed.
Simple | |
Compound | |
Complex | |
Adverbial Phrase |
Question 75 |
In the short story, “The Christmas Tree” a soldier from which country’s army camp wrote a letter
German | |
British | |
France | |
American |
Question 76 |
. In the short story, “The accidental Tourist” the author and his big family went a trip at
Easter | |
Christmas | |
New year | |
Good Friday |
Question 77 |
Which one of the following statements is not related to the lesson “Music – The Hope Raiser”?
Music is a basic need of human survival | |
Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives. | |
Music is a luxury and lavish thing | |
Music is not an extravaganza or a hobby |
Question 78 |
In Oscar wilde‟s “The selfish Giant‟ the giant saw something marvelous in his garden . He saw.
A silver tree with golden blossoms | |
A golden tree with white blossoms | |
A pink tree with yellow blossoms | |
A dull tree with no blossoms |
Question 79 |
Identify the sentence:
- The ants fought the wasps.
Transitive verb | |
Intransitive verb | |
Infinitive | |
None of the above |
Question 80 |
Name the famous novel of Ruskin Bond which was made into a Hindi film?
The cherry tree | |
I Can’t Climb Tree anymore | |
The Blue Umbrella | |
Fairy tale |
Question 81 |
Who wrote the sonnet ‘composed upon Westminster Bridge’?
William Shakespeare | |
William Wordsworth | |
John Donne | |
John Keats |
Question 82 |
- Choose the option that conveys the meaning of the statement given below:
- Throughout his life, he has been filled with the conviction that there is a silver lining to every cloud and that good shall ultimately prevail.
He has believed in the prevalence of sorrows in his life | |
He has accumulated much wealth and silver in his life. | |
He has been an optimist throughout his life | |
He has believed that good shall never prevail |
Question 83 |
Combine the words given under Column A with those given under Column B to form compound words:
- Column -A Column B
- (a) flash -1. dream
- (b) day -2. set
- (c) sun -3. green
- (d) sea -4. light
1 2 3 4 | |
4 1 2 3 | |
2 3 1 4 | |
3 2 4 1 |
Question 84 |
Match the following homophones with their related meanings and select the answer from the codes given below:
- Homophones- Meanings
- a) Pair -1. Cut off
- b) Pear -2. Equal value
- c) Pare -3. A fruit
- d) Par - Two similar thinks
3 1 2 4 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
4 3 1 2 | |
1 2 3 4 |
Question 85 |
- “I heard a thousand blended notes”
- In the poem, Lines written in early spring who heard the blended notes
Robert frost | |
Robert brown | |
William Wordsworth | |
H.W. Longfellow |
Question 86 |
Select the correct sentence:
Do it to best of your ability | |
Do it to the best of your ability | |
Do it the best of your ability | |
Do it to best you ability |
Question 87 |
- Read the passage and select the answer for the question from the options given below:
- “I told them:
- I‟m not going to be a DJ”
- Who is referred to a DJ?
District Judge | |
Disc Jockey | |
Divine Jocker | |
Disclosed Joker |
Question 88 |
Choose the suitable prefix to form a meaningful word from the given root word “significant”.
Un | |
Pre | |
In | |
De |
Question 89 |
Shillong is a ________coin.
US | |
Africa | |
British | |
India |
Question 90 |
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Column A - Column B
- a) instinct - 1. deep
- b) profound - 2. ability
- c) lanky - 3. Intuition
- d) aptitude -4. Tall and thin
1 3 4 2 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
4 3 1 2 | |
2 1 3 4 |
Question 91 |
They failed to add an appendix to the book. Which of the following is the right plural form for the underlined word?
Appendices | |
Indices | |
Appendixes | |
Annexures |
Question 92 |
Match the poems in Column A with the poets in Column B:
- Column A - Column B
- a) Solitary Reaper - 1. Khalil Gibran
- b) Is Life but a Dream? - 2. D.H. Lawrence
- c) The Earth - 3. Lewis Carroll
- d) Snake - 4. William wordsworth
3 4 2 1 | |
4 3 1 2 | |
3 1 2 4 | |
4 2 3 1 |
Question 93 |
- Find out the allusion applied here:
- “Dust thou art, to dust returnest .. ”
Hindu Mythology | |
Rhyme of Ancient Mariner | |
The Bible | |
William Shakespeare |
Question 94 |
Which year Mary Kom won medal in Olympics?
2010 | |
2012 | |
2014 | |
2016 |
Question 95 |
Who is the writer of the imaginary story, “The fun they had”?
Ruskin Bond | |
Isaac Asimov | |
Rudyard Kipling | |
Charles Dickens |
Question 96 |
Whose generosity is more compelling given his financial status in the “Model Millionaire”?
Alan Trevor | |
Erskine | |
Baron Hausberg | |
Oscar Wilde |
Question 97 |
Who initiated to give second chance to Mahesh to regret his ill-treatment?
Ms English | |
Mr Geography | |
Master note book | |
Ms School bag |
Question 98 |
The character of spider mention in the poem “The Spider and the Fly “ is
Open minded | |
Coward | |
Cunning | |
Brave |
Question 99 |
- The use of —– sprays has led to the increase of ChloroFluro Carbon in the atmosphere.
- Fill out the blank by choosing the right option given below.
Freyan | |
Asthalin | |
Aerosol | |
Methane |
Question 100 |
Identify the incorrect sentence from the following:
Apples are not so sweet as Mangoes | |
Mangoes are sweeter than Apples | |
Japanese are the industrious people in the world. | |
Gold is costlier than silver. |
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