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Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 15

Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 15

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Question 1
Decade means
A
a period of 20 years
B
a period of 10 years
C
a period of 50 years
D
a period of 25 years
Question 2
Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree:
A
This is a major issue.
B
The latter chapters are lacking in interest
C
Rama‟s intelligence is superior to Hari‟s
D
He is junior to all his colleagues.
Question 3
  • Streams will flow through me, I’ll be the home of eagles
  • I’ll be full of nooks, crannies, valleys and fountains ”
  • I am going to be——–
A
an ocean
B
a tree
C
a range of mountains
D
a bush
Question 4
  • “Envy is ignorance and imitations is suicide”
  • The above are the words of
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Rajaji
C
Nelson Mandela
D
Emerson
Question 5
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in column B.
  • Column A                             Column B
  1. a) Panic Refused.
  2. b) Torrent Chase.
  3. c) Pursuit An out pour.
  4. d) Denmed Fear
A
3 1 4 2
B
4 2 3 1
C
3 2 1 4
D
4 3 2 1
Question 6
“My first duty on rising is to tender my most sincere and grateful thanks to the students for their address which they have just how presented to me----“
A
Mother Teresa
B
Indira Gandhi
C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D
Mahatma Gandhi
Question 7
In the short story “A Shot in the dark” Philip Slether by bored to which place?
A
Brill Manor
B
Big Ben city
C
Victoria Inn
D
Maryland
Question 8
  • This restaurant has some of the best chefs in the town. _____________ their service is excellent.
  • Fill in the blank with suitable connector.
A
However
B
Therefore
C
Moreover
D
Similarly
Question 9
Beckoned means
A
To signal someone to come closer or follow
B
To love the person more
C
Extreme anger
D
Revenge
Question 10
A song narrating a popular story is called.  
A
Dialogue
B
Oration
C
Couplet
D
Ballad
Question 11
Find the odd word (verb):
A
memory
B
memorably
C
memorable
D
memorize
Question 12
Identify the play in which the following lines appear
  • “Ambitiion should be made of Sterner stuff”
A
Antony and Cleopatra
B
Julius Casesar
C
The merchant of venice
D
Macbeth
Question 13
The theme portrayed in Elizabeth Barret Browning’s poem “The Cry of the Children” is  
A
Socialism
B
Women’s Liberation
C
Patriotism
D
Child Labour
Question 14
  • “I was not really a thief.”
  • Identify the speaker/character who belongs to the short story “Seventeen oranges
A
Bill Naughton
B
Clem
C
Police man
D
Pongo
Question 15
The author of the poem ” Once upon a Time” mentioned the art learned by human is
A
Art of being happy
B
Art of learning laughing therapy
C
Art of handling the situation
D
Art of changing the facial expression
Question 16
  • Identify the sentence:
  • In the event of his failure, he will give up further attempts.
A
None
B
Compound
C
Complex
D
Simple
Question 17
  • Who makes the following statements in Shakespeare‟s Julius Caesar‟:
  • “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more”.
A
Brutus
B
Antony
C
First Citizens
D
Octavius
Question 18
Who is the distant relative of Ambazhathel family?
A
Ettan
B
Ammama
C
chitti
D
Meenakshi Edathi
Question 19
The portrait of Khushwant Singh’s grandfather was hung in
A
Dressing room
B
Prayer room
C
Kitchen
D
Drawing room
Question 20
  • Find out the meaning for the italicized word.
  • He set into a thriving business.
  • upcoming II. increasing III. successful IV. prosperous
A
I,II,III
B
II,III,IV
C
I,III,IV
D
I,II, IV
Question 21
Read the passage and select the incorrect statement to the passage from the given option:
  • Teachers are earnestly requested to discourage note learning from prepared notes and assist students to write on their own.
A
Teachers should insist the students to follow their notes.
B
Teachers discourage by hearting the lesson.
C
Teachers should encourage students to write on their own.
D
Teachers should buy and give the bazzar guide to students
Question 22
Read the passage and answer the question that follows :
  • The chief characteristic of heroism is persistency. A true hero is never wavering in his intentions, but is always firm and fearless. The word ‘persistency’ means :
A
Idiosyncrasy
B
Democracy
C
Intricacy
D
Consistency
Question 23
He banged against furniture, upsetting flower pot and making general havoc. Identify the character referred in the above line.
A
To Sawyer
B
Huck
C
Peter
D
Sid
Question 24
  • Identify the degree of comparison used in the given sentence.
  • Padma is the most intelligent of all girls.
A
Comparative degree
B
Superlative degree.
C
Positive degree
D
None of these
Question 25
Identify the simple sentence:
A
The problem is too difficult to solve
B
The problem is so difficult that I cannot solve it
C
The problem is very difficult and so I cannot solve it
D
As the problem is very difficult,I cannot solve it
Question 26
  • “Where words come out from the depth of truth
  • Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection”
  • In which poem do these lines occur?
A
No men are foreign
B
Where the mind is without fear
C
The cry of the children
D
Going for water
Question 27
Find out the sentence that has an adjective.
A
He is clever
B
Rama writes well
C
She never comes late
D
It is a fair deal
Question 28
Which of the following plural forms is Correct?
A
Passers –by
B
Brother-in-laws
C
Runner ups
D
Commander-in-chiefs.
Question 29
  • “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel: It is man‟s injustice to woman”.
  • Who said these words about women?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Rabindranath Tagore
D
Mahatma Gandhi
Question 30
The Model Millionaire’ is authored by
A
Thomas Grey
B
Kushwant singh
C
Oscar Wilde
D
R.K Narayanan
Question 31
Match the correct Suffix
  • (a) announce        1. ance
  • (b) exception        2. ment
  • (c) wash 3. nal
  • (d) clear 4. able
A
2 3 1 4
B
2 3 4 1
C
3 2 4 1
D
4 1 2 3
Question 32
  • Fill in the blank with the suitable participle:
  • I‟m going -------------- today.
A
to shop
B
having shopped
C
shopping
D
shop
Question 33
Which of the following lines do not belong to Shakespeare‟s Sonnet no: 116?
A
O‟ no! it is an ever- fixed mark
B
It is the star to every wandering bark
C
Echoes fade and memories die…
D
Love‟s not Time‟s fool
Question 34
Select the compound sentence.
A
providing direction to your behavior, goals your thoughts.
B
As the goals guide your thoughts, direction is provided
C
Directions are provided in order to guide your goals
D
Goals provide direction to your behavior and guide your thoughts
Question 35
Match the wrong pair (Pick out the wrong pair)
A
Swim - Sink
B
Dash - Crawl
C
Survival - death
D
grave – serious
Question 36
Find out the meaning of the phrase that belongs to the short story “After twenty years”.
  • Arm in arm
A
with arms linked together
B
with weapons in hands
C
with handcuffs on wrists
D
with diamond watch on waist
Question 37
  • ”Of easy wind and downy flake”
  • Above line symbolise
A
Sound of the woods
B
Beauty of the woods
C
Nature of the forest
D
Beauty of the farmhouse
Question 38
Who among the following is not a character in shakespeare‟s „Merchant of Venice‟?
A
Calpurnia
B
Bassanio
C
Portia
D
Nerissa
Question 39
Which of the following poems is written by Lewis Caroll?
A
Is life, but a dream?
B
The Man he Killed
C
The Apology
D
English Words
Question 40
  • “Such as thy words are such will thine affections be esteemed”.
  • Who said this? ·
A
Socrates
B
Nelson Mandela
C
Messiaen
D
William Shakespeare
Question 41
Match the titles with the lines:
  1. a) The man he killed -1. O winged seeds.
  2. b) Migrant bird -2. Trust no future.
  3. c) A psalm of life-3. I breed my broad.
  4. d) English words -4. Off hand like.
  •                                 -5. Only blood shot eyes.
A
2 3 4 5
B
5 3 1 2
C
5 3 2 1
D
4 3 2 1
Question 42
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. a) gauged Disappeared
  2. b) astonishing something new
  3. c) vanished very surprising
  4. d) novelty Measured
A
4 1 2 3
B
4 3 1 2
C
3 2 4 1
D
2 1 3 4
Question 43
Match the sentence in Column A with Column B and select the correct answer from the options given:
  •     Column A -Column B
  1. a) I lost my purse -1.Compound Sentence
  2. b) A book was written by Meera -2. Active Voice
  3. c) The mountain is very steep and I cannot climbit-3. Complex Sentence
  4. d) Though he is old he walks quickly  -4. Passive voice
A
2 4 1 3
B
4 1 2 3
C
1 2 3 4
D
3 1 2 4
Question 44
  • Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage and choose the correct code given below:
  • James Karkup was _______ English poet, translator and travel writer. He won ________ Atlantic. Award for literature. He worked as __________ farm labourer during _________ period of the war.
A
A, The, The, The
B
An ,An ,The ,The
C
An ,The, A, The
D
A ,An, The ,The
Question 45
  • in the blanks with suitable infinitive:
  • I am not afraid ---------------- the truth
A
to have spoken
B
having spoken
C
speaking
D
to speak.
Question 46
Who was declared the America’s best-known producer of humorous poetry?
A
Charles Wills
B
Ogden Nash
C
Robert Brown
D
William Temple Hornaday
Question 47
  • And so, I missed my chance with one of the lords of life
  • And I have something to expiate;
  • A pettiness
  • These lines appear in
A
A Noiseless patient Spider
B
Snake
C
A panoramic view
D
The man he killed
Question 48
Match the characters in Column A with the authors in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  1. a) Hughie Kushwant Singh
  2. b) Gunga Ram Ahtushi Deshpande
  3. c) Khem Nam William Shakespeare
  4. d) Julius Caesar 4. Oscar wilde
A
3 4 1 2
B
1 2 3 4
C
3 1 4 2
D
4 1 2 3
Question 49
Find out the odd one
A
slow
B
calm
C
success
D
good
Question 50
In the short story “The fun they had” who found the real book?
A
Tommy
B
Isaac
C
Gee
D
Margie
Question 51
Who is the author of a poem, “From a Railway carriage”?
A
Robert Louis Stevenson
B
Robert Louis Stevenson
C
Oscar Wilde
D
Robert Brown
Question 52
In the easy, “Forgetting” the author analysis the fundamental reason for
A
Anger in human
B
Negative thoughts
C
Forgetfulness in humans
D
Memory power
Question 53
In Oscar Wilde‟s “The selfish Giant” only little boy did not run away on seeing the giant because.
A
He was blind
B
He was lame
C
He was afraid
D
He did not see the giant coming.
Question 54
A childhood in Malabar is a short story of
A
Deepa Agarwal
B
Neeraja Raghavan
C
Lakshmi Mukuthan
D
Kamala Das
Question 55
  • Match the following characters and the plays they appear in:
  • Column A               Column B
  • (a) Portia                 1. The Taming of the shrew
  • (b)Mark Antony    2. Hamlet
  • (c) Bianca               3. The Merchant of Venice
  • (d) Claudius               4. Julius Caesar
A
1 3 4 2
B
2 1 3 4
C
3 4 1 2
D
4 1 2 3
Question 56
  • “A newly discovered treasure
  • For you to cherish and to prize”
  • Mention the poem in which the following lines appear?
A
off to outer space Tomorrow Morning
B
Is life but a dreams?
C
The road not taken.
D
Beautiful inside
Question 57
Replace the underlined British word with its American Equalent
  • I went to the depot
A
Bus stop
B
Terminus
C
Terminal
D
Department
Question 58
Which year Ruskin Bond won Sahitya Academy Award?
A
1990
B
1991
C
1992
D
1993
Question 59
Find the sentence in which the underlined word is used as an adverb.
A
The wound was skin-deep
B
The Sooner the better
C
He is not the man
D
There is no exception to the rule
Question 60
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. a) wise  Punishment
  2. b) penalty clever
  3. c) strange Friend
  4. d) companion  Unknown
A
2 1 4 3
B
4 1 2 3
C
2 3 4 1
D
4 1 3 2
Question 61
Identify the person who fought for the preservation of many important forests, like the Bharatpur, bird sanctuary and silent valley.
A
Medha patkar
B
Zai Whitaker
C
Dr.Salim Ali
D
Arundhathi Roy
Question 62
Match the following homophones with their related meanings and select the answer from the codes given below:
  •  Homophones      Meanings
  1. a) Farther  A leader
  2. b) Fuhrer In addition.
  3. c) Further Dad.
  4. d) Father At a greater distance.
A
1 2 3 4
B
4 1 2 3
C
3 2 1 4
D
2 1 4 3
Question 63
Walt Whitman wrote the poem “O” Captain “My captain” as a dirge for the death of.
A
John F.Kennedy
B
Andrew Jackson
C
Woodrow Wilson
D
Abraham Lincoln
Question 64
  • Identify the sentence pattern:
  • We are getting older.
A
S.V.C
B
S.V.C
C
S.V
D
S.V.O
Question 65
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 somehow 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?
A
Shelly
B
Diane
C
Sam
D
None of the above
Question 66
Then the spring came and all over the country , there were little blossoms and little birds. Which season represents the arrival of the blossoms?
A
Winter
B
Summer
C
Winter
D
Autumn
Question 67
Match the statements given in Column A with their question tags in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. a) It’s raining  Did’nt they
  2. b) They came by car can she?
  3. c) They don‟t like me. isn‟t it?
  4. d) She can’t do the job  4. do they?
A
1 4 2 3
B
3 2 1 4
C
3 1 4 2
D
4 3 1 2
Question 68
Which poet makes an appeal to our senses for special children? Find out from the options
A
Elizabeth Barret Browning
B
Randal Jarell
C
David Roth
D
Lewis Carroll
Question 69
  • Identify the figure of speech in the following poetic line·. 
  • And hymns in the cosy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide
A
Oxymoron
B
Onomatopoeia
C
Hyperbole
D
Simile
Question 70
In the play The Never-Never Nest, the cheque given by Aunt Jane to Jack and Jill is worth of
A
Five pounds
B
Ten pounds
C
Seven pounds
D
Eight pounds
Question 71
Portuguese brought ______and ______ to India.
A
Corn and Oats
B
Chilli and Potato
C
Silk and Pepper
D
Sugarcane and Potato
Question 72
  • Identify the pair of British English and American English expressions with incorrect spelling.
  • British American
A
Plough - Plow
B
Cheque - Check
C
Theatre - Theater
D
Skilful – Skilfull
Question 73
_____ is a group of lines repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem.
A
Repetition
B
Refrain
C
Alliteration
D
Anaphora
Question 74
Find out the wrong pairs of Antonyms
  1. Stubby x short 2. Thin x Thick
  2. Shade x Sunshine 4. Paradise x hell
A
2 and 1 only
B
3 and 1 only
C
1, 2, 3, 4
D
2 only
Question 75
One who specializes in lung problems is known as
A
dermatologist
B
neurologist
C
pulmonologist
D
cardiologist
Question 76
Match the underlined words in Column A with their parts of speech in column B and select the correct answer from the codes given:
  1. a) Ram studies well 1.verb
  2. b) She is a nurse 2. object
  3. c) we ate fruits 3. Complement
  4. d) I wrote a novel 4. Subject
A
4 3 2 1
B
3 4 1 2
C
2 4 3 1
D
1 3 4 2
Question 77
Which one of the following is a correct sentence?
A
The four brothers shared the property between themselves.
B
The four brothers shared the property among themselves
C
The four brothers shared the property among themselves.
D
The four brothers shared the property in between themselves
Question 78
  • In which of the poem the following line occurs?
  • “And you O my soul where you stand”
A
Be the Best
B
A noiseless patient spider
C
Going for water
D
Migrant Bird.
Question 79
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 illness
D
That affects people.
Question 80
During his life time, H.W. Longfellow became a——-
A
National Institution’
B
Stylish Institution’
C
Popular Institution’
D
Global Institution’
Question 81
  • Name the poem in which the following lines appear:
  • No nightingale did ever chaunt
  • More welcome notes to weary bands.
A
A Psalm of life
B
Going for water
C
Ode to a nightingale
D
The Solitary Reaper
Question 82
Find the odd one of the following words.
A
honour
B
wonderful
C
brave
D
excellent
Question 83
  • Emergency
  • Find the parts of speech
A
Noun
B
Verb
C
Adverb
D
Adjective
Question 84
  • Fill in the blanks with suitable article:
  • He always offers aims to ------------- poor.
A
the
B
an
C
a
D
no article.
Question 85
  • Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone.
  • I wanted to ---------------- you with a request for admission.
A
meat
B
meet
C
met
D
mite
Question 86
  • Read the passage and answer the question that follows :
  • Failure is simply the means of finding out what will not work so that it can be eliminated in the search for what will work.
  • The word ‘eliminated’ means
A
Included
B
Considered
C
Excluded
D
Destroyed
Question 87
What is the theme of the poem „Piano‟?
A
The poet‟s love for his mother
B
The pastime of the poet during his school days
C
The poet‟s love for music
D
The poet’s comparison of childhood days with man hood days.
Question 88
  • In the short story, “Think to Win”
  • Whose words were ringing in Rusha’s ears?
A
Neelam
B
Aruna
C
Mr. Prakash
D
Usha
Question 89
Saruli figures in
A
Farmer
B
The Sun Beam
C
After the storm
D
Kari, the Elephant
Question 90
  • Identify the figure of speech used in the following poetic line.
  • In the world‟s broad field of battle.
A
Personification
B
Simile
C
Metaphor
D
Oxymoron
Question 91
Whom she fed longer and with frivolous rebukes. Find the suitable meaning for the underlined word.
A
Interest
B
Work
C
Scolding
D
Pain
Question 92
  • “And out of its leprous hide.”
  • What does the phrase “leprous hide” mean?
A
Playing hide and seek
B
Aromatic fruits
C
Covered with scales
D
Completely nourished
Question 93
Which one of the following has the correct gerund?
A
Having hunted deer is not allowed in this country.
B
To hunt deer is not allowed in this country
C
Having been hunted deer is not allowed in this country.
D
Hunting deer is not allowed in this country
Question 94
  • Identify the degree.
  • No other town in India is as large as Kolkata
A
positive degree
B
comparative degree
C
superlative degree
D
None of these.
Question 95
Match:
  •  Column A                            Column B
  1. Haul 1. Cut
  2. Emerge 2. Pull with force
  3. Slash 3. Hide Something
  4. Camouflage 4. Com out
A
2 3 1 4
B
2 1 4 3
C
2 4 1 3
D
4 3 1 2
Question 96
  • Fill in the blank with the suitable word.
  • He tried to ______ votes by showing the leaders portrait.
A
Canvas
B
Canvass
C
Confess
D
Converse
Question 97
  • Match the characters in Column A with the story titles in Column B :
  • Column A             Column B
  • (a) Celine               1. Sam
  • (b) Kumar             2. Caught Sneezing
  • (c) Hubert              3. The Summer Flight
  • (d) Shelly               4. Swept away
A
4 3 2 1
B
1 2 3 4
C
2 1 4 3
D
4 2 3 1
Question 98
Human memory begins to work when the foetus is just _______old in the mother’s womb.
A
Ten days old
B
Twenty weeks old
C
Five weeks old
D
Seven weeks old
Question 99
  • This rose looks beautiful.
  • Identify the sentence pattern from the options given below.
A
S V O
B
S V O A
C
S V A
D
S V C
Question 100
  • She said to me, “Where did you go?”
  • Convert the above sentence into reported speech
A
She asked me where I went
B
She asked me that where I went
C
She asked me where I was gone
D
She asked me that where I have gone
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