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