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Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 1

Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 1

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Question 1
Match the following:
  • A                                             B
  1. a) Absolute                     Union.
  2. b) Segregation                      Subjugation.
  3. c) Universal                      Peculiar.
  4. d) Uniformity                               Disorder
  5.                                               Approximate.
A
5 2 3 4
B
5 1 3 4
C
5 1 4 3
D
5 2 4 3
Question 2
Select the incorrect sentence from the following:
A
He was too frightening to speak.
B
Distilled water is used in some experiments.
C
He took up gymnastics when he was seven years old.
D
Take care of your helath.
Question 3
Which of the following is a poem?
A
The Road to success
B
The Helping Hand
C
Vision for the Nation
D
O Captain! My Captain!
Question 4
The fear of heights is known as ---------------
A
hydrophobia
B
acrophobia
C
claustrophobia
D
xenophobia
Question 5
Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
  • In building up a strong, free and democratic India, openmindedness and constructive approach
  • are required so that she could make a speedy progress crossing the hurdles of communalism,
  • Separation and untouchability. The passage points out that:
A
Communalism, Separation and untouchablility were prevalent in India, then.
B
India had overcome the hurdles of communalism, Separation and untouchability.
C
India was too openminded to make a speedy progress.
D
India did not need a constructive approach.
Question 6
Identify the superlative degree:
A
who is braver, Napoleon or Hitler?
B
She is the wealthiest lady in the society.
C
Her dress is old
D
The nearer I came, the farther he went.
Question 7
Select the correct sentence:
A
Do it to best of your ability
B
Do it to the best of your ability
C
Do it the best of your ability
D
Do it to best you ability
Question 8
Annie Louisa walker is a well-known ____________ poet.
A
Canadian – Born
B
American – born
C
British born
D
Australian - born
Question 9
Introverts make better leaders because they are __________
A
Interested
B
Attentive
C
Attention – Seeking
D
Alluring
Question 10
Which of the following sentences are in active voice?
  1. They sing songs in the assembly.
  2. A notice was sent by the manager.
  3. You gave him your pen.
  4. He has built a house in his native place.
A
Only I, III and IV are correct
B
Only II, III and IV are correct
C
I, II and III are correct
D
All are correct
Question 11
“The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin” – Whom does ‘my’ refer to?
A
the poet
B
a bird
C
a man
D
an animal
Question 12
Why was Antonio unable to pay his debt?
A
Ships are lost at sea
B
Unemployed
C
Careless for repaying
D
Spent lavishly
Question 13
Who among the following was named Manikarnika?
A
Mahasweta Devi
B
Rani Lakshmi Bai
C
Bhagirathi Bai
D
KasthuriBai
Question 14
Match the correct suffix with the root words
  • (a) popular    1. let
  • (b) sensible   2. ling
  • (c) book         3. ity
  • (d) duck         4. ise
A
4 3 1 2
B
4 3 2 1
C
1 2 4 3
D
3 4 1 2
Question 15
Shakespeare’s one among well known comedy is——,
A
King Lear
B
A Mid Summer Night’s Dream
C
Othello
D
Hamlet
Question 16
Which of the following lines belongs to “Robert Frost”?
A
With sixty seconds “Worth of distance run”
B
Of Childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast.
C
But once within the wood, we paused.
D
Is waiting its time to share?
Question 17
Who speaks the following lines in shakespeare‟s “The Merchant of Venice”
  • The quality of mercy is not strained
  • It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
  • Upon the place beneath”
A
Antonio
B
Shylock
C
Portia
D
Duke
Question 18
Which of the following poem is written by an Indian poet?
A
The Apology
B
where the mind is without fear
C
Going for water
D
Earth
Question 19
The value of ________ Euro is determined according to the conversion rate fixed by eleven European countries in terms of their own currencies.
A
The
B
An
C
a
D
No article
Question 20
In the play The Never-Never Nest who visited the lounge of Jack and Jill?
A
Nurse
B
Aunt Jane
C
Army officer
D
Mr. Sage
Question 21
Name the poet who spend his first forty years of life as an unknown entity
A
Robert Frost
B
William Wordsworth
C
Walt Whitman
D
H.W.Longfellow
Question 22
Which is the first state in India to use chillies in their cooking?
A
Kerala
B
Karnataka
C
Goa
D
TamilNadu
Question 23
Everyone wanted to go. In the above sentence to go is
A
Gerund
B
Infinitive
C
Present participle
D
Past participle
Question 24
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
  • Column A                       Column B.
  1. a) Take away            Retract.
  2. b) Take against            Remove.
  3. c) Take after                Dislike.
  4. d) Take back                     Resemble.
  5.                                   Make smaller.
A
2 3 4 5
B
2 3 4 1
C
2 4 3 1
D
2 4 3 5
Question 25
Man‟s little Day in haste we spend…………”  Man‟s little Day in this refers to _______________
A
one day
B
Whole day
C
Entire life time
D
Eighty eight years
Question 26
“All by himself and gathering brambles” What is the meaning of Brambles?
A
Bark of a Tree
B
Top of a mountain
C
River Cliff
D
Blackberry
Question 27
Who is the inspiration for Mary Kom?
A
Her father
B
Her coach
C
Dingko Singh
D
Milka Singh
Question 28
Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone.
  • I am -------------- with the new policies.
A
bold
B
bored
C
board
D
barred
Question 29
Tommy and Margie found very funny to read real book, because
A
Book is very colourful
B
Story is very funny
C
Words in book is stood still
D
Words in book are running
Question 30
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences.
  • Dinesh __________ be the richest person in the village. He’s just bought two luxury cars.
A
May
B
Must
C
Need not
D
Might not
Question 31
Which of the following is not true?
A
Chawla always spoke about travelling to the states.
B
Chawla travelled about 760 hours in space.
C
Chawla was assigned as Mission specialist.
D
Chawla‟s inspiration to take up flying was JRD Tata.
Question 32
Match the following words given in Column A with their antonyms in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • Column A                           Column B
  1. a) Nightmarish                 calm
  2. b) Irate                 announce
  3. c) Unherald                     aroma
  4. d) Stench                         pleasing
A
4 1 2 3
B
1 4 3 2
C
2 1 4 3
D
1 2 3 4
Question 33
  • There lives a sage in days of yore
  • And he a handsome pigtail wore
  • But wondered much and sorrowed more
  • Because it hung behind him.
  • Find the rhyme scheme
A
aabb
B
abab
C
abac
D
aaab
Question 34
Identify the character who is not found in ‘The Last Leaf.
A
Johnsy
B
Sue
C
Gomathi
D
Behrman
Question 35
In the dream the pet dog told to sprinkle _______ on withered trees.
A
Manure
B
Golden powder
C
Ashes of his dead body
D
Ashes of the burnt mortar
Question 36
Identify the tense form of the verb underlined:
  • They have been building the bridge for several months.
A
perfect tense
B
present perfect continuous tense
C
Simple present tense
D
Present perfect tense.
Question 37
Read the following lines and answer the questions :
  • “I wanted to be Shakespeare
  • But was poor at writing plays
  • I wanted to be Jane Austen
  • But didn’t know to spin stories”
  • Who is Jane Austen?
A
a tailor
B
a novelist
C
a spinner
D
a psychiatrist
Question 38
Who warns the wolves about the arrival of Shere Khan, the tiger in The Jungle Book?
A
Tabaqui
B
Father Wolf
C
Mother Wolf
D
The tiger
Question 39
  • “Here „tis, most reverend Doctor, here it is”.
  • Who is the speaker and who is the listencer?
A
Bassanio to Duke
B
Shylock to Duke
C
shylock to Portia
D
Portia to shylock.
Question 40
“She smiled but never shooed them away”  The grandmother never shooed the
A
Author
B
Dogs
C
Cats
D
Birds
Question 41
Match the British English Words in Column A with the American English Words in Column B
  • Column A-BE              Column B-AE
  • (a) Fellow       1. Pitcher
  • (b) Interval    2. Guy
  • (c) Jug                             3. Intermission
  • (d) Shop assistant           4. Trunk
  • (e) Boot                          5. Sales clerk
A
2 3 4 1 5
B
2 3 1 5 4
C
1 3 2 5 4
D
4 5 2 3 1
Question 42
Identify the odd sentence out.
A
He is fond of books
B
He longs for true friends
C
He depends on his parents
D
He is an honest man.
Question 43
How many Bear sleeping dens are there in New York Zoological Park?
A
Four
B
Three
C
Five
D
Six
Question 44
Select the correct plural form for the given word:
  • branch
A
branches
B
brancheses
C
branchis
D
branch
Question 45
The season not mentioned in the poem,”Indain season” is
A
spring
B
summer
C
winter
D
autumn
Question 46
  • Behold her, single in the field,
  • Yon solitary Highland Lass!
  • The underlined word in the above lines of “The solitary Reaper” refers to
A
England
B
America
C
Scotland
D
Ireland
Question 47
Choose the correct synonyms of the underlined word in this sentence
  • Every one has an indispensable role to play.
A
short
B
essential
C
major
D
clean
Question 48
  • “It’s an appointment made twenty years ago.”
  • In the above line an appointment was made by
A
Two friends
B
A couple
C
An army officer
D
A group of business people
Question 49
Choose the correct sequence of words from the options given below:
  • While __________ to the actors, the Director said, “you realize that ________ is not easy. You need ________ according to the situation ______ the nature of the character”.
  • 1.To reveal 2. To act 3. Acting 4. Speaking
A
4 3 2 1
B
3 4 1 2
C
2 1 4 3
D
1 2 3 4
Question 50
The subject neglected by Srinivasa Ramanujan is
A
History
B
English
C
Physiology
D
All the above
Question 51
Replace the italicized word/words with past progressive tense from the options given below.
  • She absented herself from the school frequently.
A
had been absenting
B
has been absenting
C
is absenting
D
was absenting
Question 52
Select the suitable pair: 1)river: flow 2)mountain: ........
A
beautiful
B
high
C
trees
D
still
Question 53
Find the sentence from options given, which is in proper Reported Speech form
A
He told Sheela that if she were in town the day before.
B
He asked Rehim that when did I intended paying him back
C
He exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
D
He asked me where I had get this interesting novel from
Question 54
Who sent 120 ships a year from Egypt to trade with India for Black pepper?
A
The Chinese
B
The Romans
C
Americans
D
The English
Question 55
“The ship is anchor‟d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done” –
  • The figure of speech used by Walt Whitman in these lines is _________.
A
Oxymoron
B
Personification
C
Simile
D
Metaphor
Question 56
In Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Selfish Giant’ the giant saw something marvellous in his garden. He saw
A
a silver tree with golden blossoms
B
a golden tree with white blossoms
C
a pink tree with yellow blossoms
D
a dull tree with no blossoms
Question 57
  • “It is the efficiency rather than the inefficiency of human memory”
  • What is the efficiency rather than inefficiency?
A
Memory power
B
Social responsibility
C
Absent mindedness
D
Education
Question 58
Match the following homophones given in Column A with their related meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • Homophones                                                                Meaning
  1. a) statutory statues collectively
  2. b) stationary Authorized by law.
  3. c) stationery Not moving
  4. d) statuary writing materials.
A
1 2 3 4
B
2 3 4 1
C
3 4 1 2
D
4 1 2 3
Question 59
Who is considered as a seminal figure in history of English poet?
A
William Blake
B
William Blake
C
William Wordsworth
D
Robert Frost
Question 60
Choose the correct pair:
  • The play and its author.
A
„Comedy of Errors‟ by William Shakespeare.
B
„Love‟s Labour‟s Lost‟ by Bacon.
C
„Cymbeline‟ by Bernard Shaw.
D
„Henry IV‟ by Ben Johnson.
Question 61
Match the words in Column A with relevant meanings in Column B
  • Column A       Column B
  • (a) Stooping   1. Expressing pain or regret
  • (b) Drooping 2. Bending forward
  • (c) Droning    3. Closing due to tiredness
  • (d) Moaning  4. Making a continuous low sound
A
2 4 3 1
B
2 1 3 4
C
1 3 4 2
D
2 3 4 1
Question 62
Identify the complex sentence:
A
I make a promise only to keep it
B
I make a promise and I will keep it
C
If I make a promise, I will keep it
D
I make a promise so I will keep it
Question 63
Which vegetable is known as Okra?
A
Pumpkin
B
Tomato
C
Brinjal
D
Lady’s finger
Question 64
Choose the incorrect option.
  • The court scene in “The Merchant of Venice” is about __________
A
Antonio‟s pleading for justice
B
Portia‟s argument in favour of shylock
C
Shylock claim of a pound of Christian Flesh
D
Portia‟s arguments against Shylock claim of a pound of flesh.
Question 65
Amrita Devi’s act of sacrifice paved way for
A
Women empowerment
B
Environmental awareness
C
Chipko movement
D
Prevention against sati
Question 66
Anomalous finites is the term used for the ------------- auxiliaries.
A
20
B
14
C
24
D
34
Question 67
“If he could secure the goodwill of his hostess he might count on her nominating him as an assured thing” Who is the hostess of the luncheon party?
A
Mrs. Saltpen - Jago
B
victor
C
Bertie
D
Claude People K.C.
Question 68
Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage choose the correct code given below__________ year 2002 was declared “ __________ year of books” by ________ National Book Trust of India with this note the Nation‟s Capital played host to _______ World Book fair
A
A, An, The, The
B
The, The, The, The
C
A, The, An, The
D
An, The, The, The
Question 69
Who is the writer of the short story, “That Sunday morning”?
A
Geetha Bhatia
B
Deepa Agarwal
C
Savita Singh
D
Lakshmi Mukunthan
Question 70
  • Read the lines and selected the correct answer from the options given below.
  • “How often I think of going
  • There, to peer through ….”
  • Where does kamala surayya think of going?
A
To her uncle‟s house
B
To temple
C
To her grandma‟s house
D
To her daughter‟s house
Question 71
A young person who is regularly involved in wrong doing.
  • Substitute the above sentence with the single word
A
Reluctant
B
Delinquent
C
Fallible
D
Vexation
Question 72
Betty, you and I are to fill all the bowls, tubes, pail and pitcher.
  • In the above sentence I refer to
A
Amy Marshall
B
Jim hall
C
Rose Field
D
Sara Field
Question 73
  • ”All of my fellow brothers laugh at me whenever Mahesh pulls me out of his bag”
  • Identify the speaker/character
A
Ms English
B
Mr Geography
C
Master note book
D
Ms School bag
Question 74
Find out the set of antonyms for the underlined words His reputation increased proportionately.
  1. Desirable entirely
  2. Fame, completely
  3. Notorious, entirely
  4. Lost fame, wholly
  5. Name, solely
 
A
3 and 5
B
1 and 2
C
3 and 4
D
2 and 4
Question 75
In the poem “Once upon a time” the speaker addresses
A
World
B
His son
C
God
D
Water
Question 76
Who is a Peter?
A
Cat of Aunt Polly
B
Friend of Aunt Polly
C
Mother of Aunt Polly
D
Neighbour of Tom Sawyer
Question 77
Dr. Karl Paulnack assures that failure of peace for humankind lies in the hands of
A
students
B
statesmen
C
artists
D
religious leaders
Question 78
In the short story “Tight Corners” the author decided to confess his poverty to
A
One of the Christie staff
B
His friend
C
His relatives
D
Dealer of the auction house
Question 79
_____ is the words or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different words or phrase.
A
Repetition
B
Homophones
C
Homonyms
D
An anagram
Question 80
_______ is a shortened form of a word or groups of words.
A
Contraction
B
compression
C
Apostrophe
D
Retention
Question 81
What did the “Last man in” in the story “Our Local Team” do and what was the umpire‟s reaction?
A
The Last man hit a sixer and the umpired raised has medicating finger.
B
The Last man hit a boundary and the umpired leveled his hands on both sides.
C
The Last man hit a boundary with his pad and was given L.B.W
D
The Last man hit a boundary with his pad but the umpire maintained telling „Not Out‟
Question 82
The plural form of ‘alumna’ is
A
alumnus
B
alumnae
C
alumnas
D
alumna
Question 83
The last weapon used by cunning spider to attract the fly is
A
Parlour
B
Pantry
C
Soft bed
D
Flattery
Question 84
Form a new word by blending the words.
  • news + broadcast
A
newcast
B
newsbroad
C
newsbroadcast
D
newscast
Question 85
In the short story, “With the photographer” the photographer asked Leacock to collect his picture on
A
Monday
B
Tuesday
C
Saturday
D
Sunday
Question 86
Choose the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence: Little Strokes fell great Oaks.
A
Great oaks are felled by little strokes.
B
Great oaks are being felled by little strokes.
C
Great oaks are being felt by little strokes.
D
Great oaks are felt by little strokes.
Question 87
Time taken for preparing Johnny-cake is
A
One hour
B
Half an hour
C
Three minutes
D
Five minutes
Question 88
They sniffed the circle that was rich with the smell of the animal Who sniffed the circle?
A
boars
B
eagles
C
wild dogs
D
foxes
Question 89
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences.
  • We are not completely sure but Kishor _________ come back tomorrow.
A
May
B
Ought to
C
Should
D
must
Question 90
Choose the option with the right meaning of the idiom given below:
  • In the pink of one‟s health
A
to be extremely happy
B
Complete surprise
C
extremely healthy
D
painting the place pink
Question 91
Find out the part containing an Error:
  • Mumps  are   a serious illness  that affects people.
  • A           B            C                           D
A
Mumps
B
Are
C
A serious iillness
D
That affects people.
Question 92
What is the name of black and white pet dog of Ambazhathel?
A
Ettan
B
Chovan
C
Kittu
D
Thumbi
Question 93
“It has to take into account the commonness but to trim and train, guide and lead him…”
  • The above quote is taken from the speech of
A
Annadurai
B
Rajagopalachari
C
Radhakrishnan
D
Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 94
Walt Whitman started his career as an office boy in a law office in Brooklyn at the age of …….
A
Twenty
B
Eleven
C
Twenty Five
D
Fifteen
Question 95
Fill in the blank with the suitable gerund:
  • I love ---------------- in this lake.
A
swimming
B
will swim
C
swims
D
swim
Question 96
  • In Julius Caesar, Antony says,
  • “The noble Brutus
  • Hath told you Caesar was ambitious‟,
  • If it were so, it was a grievous fault”,
  • What is referred to a „grievous fault‟ here?
A
Brutus‟ nobility
B
Cunningness
C
Being ambitious
D
Caesar‟s balour
Question 97
As per the author Sir C.V. Raman which is the foundation for all the agriculture
A
Rain fed tanks
B
River
C
Soil
D
God’s grace
Question 98
Which of the following literary works exhibits the theme of optimism?
A
Laugh and be Merry
B
Sonnet No: 116
C
The Solitary Reaper
D
The Man he killed
Question 99
According to the poet of the poem ‘Everest is not the Only Peak’ __________ is considered as stronghold
A
Courage
B
Behaviour
C
Energy
D
Work
Question 100
Identify the poetic line that differs in figure of speech from the other poetic lines:
A
Be not like dumb driven cattle
B
He lifted his head from his drinking as cattle do
C
You were the dawn
D
Like homing bees you borrow
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  1. For Question no 8 you have fixed option B as right answer.. but right option is C.
    kindly make a note on it.

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