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Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 8
Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 8
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Question 1 |
Select the correct verb to complete each command to form imperative sentences.
- Verb Command
- a) find clearly
- b) Dial carefully
- c) Explain A phone
- d) Listen 108
3 4 1 2 | |
4 2 1 3 | |
1 3 4 2 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 2 |
Little cyclone was rescued by the friendly hands of
Blue cross | |
National Zoo | |
New York | |
Zoological Society |
Question 3 |
Who among the following is the author of the story, “The wooden Bowl”?
Leo Tolstoy | |
Oscar wilde | |
Guy de Mauppasant | |
R.K. Narayan |
Question 4 |
In the easy, “Forgetting” the articles lost by railway travellers have been published by
American railway station | |
London railway station | |
Germany railway station | |
Rome railway station |
Question 5 |
Who is the author of the short story “When the Trees walked” ?
Rudyard Kipling | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Famida Y Basheer | |
R.K Narayan |
Question 6 |
Select the correct voice of the verb from the options given:
Music instruments -------------- by artists.
is played | |
are playing | |
will play | |
are played |
Question 7 |
Corn was ground at the mill.
In the above sentence ground is
Past form of grind | |
Past participle form of grind | |
Present participle of grind | |
None of the above |
Question 8 |
In the story 'The Singing Lesson' in which the attitude of an aggrieved________teacher undergoes a drastic change in keeping with her moods.
Maths | |
Music | |
Economics | |
Dance |
Question 9 |
Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
They had dates for ______.
Desert | |
Desart | |
Dessert | |
Deserrt |
Question 10 |
The theme portrayed in Elizabeth Barret Browning‟s poem “The Cry of the Children “ is
Socialism | |
Women‟s Liberation | |
Patriotism | |
Child Labour |
Question 11 |
Find out the sports star
She is an expert in giving leads, raiding opponents and consistently playing a prominent role in the Indian Kabbadi Team.
Payal Chaudhari | |
Abhilasha Mhatre | |
Usha Rani | |
Surjert Singh |
Question 12 |
Who was invited by spider to his parlour?
The Fly | |
The Bird | |
The Bee | |
The Wolf |
Question 13 |
Fill in blanks with appropriate modal verb.
I thought I ________ go to British Museum today to read the treatment for some slight ailment of which I had a touch. I ___________ read all I wanted to read and then felt I ___________ begin to study diseases. I started to generally turn the leaves idly.
Will, could, should | |
Could, would, will | |
Must, would, will | |
Should, will, must |
Question 14 |
Match the following words given in Column A with their meanings in column B.
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4 1 3 2 | |
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Question 15 |
“As in the concentration camp and the evening of 9/11, the artistes are the ones who might be able to help us with our internal, invisible lives”.
Which are the two countries associated with concentration camp and 9/11 tragedy respectively?
Choose the right option from the following :
Russia and Germany | |
Germany and America | |
Germany and Italy | |
Iraq and America |
Question 16 |
Select the compound sentences:
The power of garlic is widely discussed by the medical community. | |
There is increasing evidence that garlic can lower cholesterol levels. | |
Doctors advise us to include garlic in our diet. | |
The garlic may smell bad, but it can save our lives from heart diseases |
Question 17 |
Select suitable pair: 1) bark:timber 2) flower:
branch | |
plant | |
fruit | |
stem |
Question 18 |
Wordsworth was Britain’s poet Laureate from ______ until his death.
1843 | |
1856 | |
1895 | |
1867 |
Question 19 |
Match the following:
- a) Rendall Jarell The Neem Tree
- Indira Anandakrishnan 2. Nobel Prize
- Tagore 3. Bombay
- Rudyard Kipling 4. Bat
4 1 2 3 | |
1 4 2 3 | |
4 1 3 2 | |
1 3 4 2 |
Question 20 |
Other side of Libyan desert consist of
Dry and Drought area | |
Coastal area | |
Fertile and densely populated area | |
Low populated area |
Question 21 |
Which character of The jungle Book lives near the Waigunga River ?
The Tiger | |
The wolf | |
The deer | |
The bear |
Question 22 |
select the statement which matches with the correct questions tag:
Everybody agreed to our proposal, did they? | |
Everybody agreed to our proposal, didn‟t they? | |
Everybody agreed to our proposal, do they ? | |
Everybody agreed to our proposal don‟t they? |
Question 23 |
Freedom and power bring responsibility. That responsibility rests upon this assembly. Before the birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of sorrow. But the past is now over and the future beckons to us now. The ambition of the greatest man is to wipe every tear. As long as tears are there, so long our work will not be over.
Which statement is correct?
India became rich after Independence | |
Ignorance, poverty, inequality of opportunity are eradicated | |
Our work will not be over till we wipe every tear | |
Freedom means to live a life as we like |
Question 24 |
Match the following authors with their respective titles :
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2 1 4 3 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
4 2 3 1 |
Question 25 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
“In every land is common life
That all can recognize and under stand”
These lines are taken from the poem.
With a friend | |
No men are foreign | |
My native land | |
To India. |
Question 26 |
Uncouth, he would visit offices, showing everyone his frayed notebooks.
Find the meaning of underlined word/phrase.
behaving in an unpleasant way | |
behaving is a pleasant manner | |
need for money | |
difficult situation |
Question 27 |
According to Annadurai who is the origin of the potential ruler.
Common man | |
Technology man | |
Modern man | |
Educated man |
Question 28 |
Match the following phrasal verbs given in Column A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- a) bring out realize
- b) bring to restore
- c) bring under emphasise
- d) bring up subdue
- -rear.
3 2 4 5 | |
3 2 4 1 | |
3 1 4 5 | |
3 1 5 4 |
Question 29 |
‘Treasure Islands’ and ‘Kidnapped’ are the famous works of
Oscar Wilde | |
Walt Whitman | |
Rudyard Kipling | |
Robert Louis |
Question 30 |
”He will not see me stopping here”
Whom does He refers to?
The author | |
The narrator | |
The horse | |
The owner of the woods |
Question 31 |
We stopped at the vegetarian restaurant _________.
Fill in the blanks with suitable option.
Ad hoe | |
En route | |
Ex gratia | |
Liaison |
Question 32 |
Choose the option containing the name of the author and the work in which these lines occur:
I was then too young to read.
And my blood turned cold like the moon.
Dr. A.P.J. kalam in “Vision for The Nation‟. | |
Dr. Neeraja Raghavan in “The sun Beam” | |
Kamala Das in “My Grandmother‟s House” | |
Rabindranath Tagore in “Where the mind is without fear‟. |
Question 33 |
Acquiring knowledge and acquiring character is the two fold duty to be acquired by the students.
Who said this statement?
Gopala Krishna Gokhale | |
A.P.J.Abdul kalam | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Hope Spencer |
Question 34 |
Which part of Mechanical teacher is hated by Margie?
Screen showing lesson | |
Slot for inserting Homework and test papers. | |
Virtual test paper | |
E-books |
Question 35 |
Grandmother of Ruskin Bond preferred in
cooking delicious sweets | |
watering trees | |
decorating home | |
growing flowers |
Question 36 |
Find the sentence in which the underlined word is used as a verb?
Watch the sign | |
Sign the papers | |
Show me a sign | |
A sign was given. |
Question 37 |
“I was nodding away to the auctioneer like a bloatocrat”
Bloatocrat- is a word coined by?
E.V. Lucas | |
Sir Henry Munro | |
Saki | |
William Sydney Porter |
Question 38 |
Who among the following is a Bengali poet and has won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913?
Mahasweta Devi | |
Rabindranath Tagore | |
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | |
Sunil Gangopadhyay. |
Question 39 |
To which of the following works is Oscar Wilde not associated with?
The Happy Prince | |
The importance of being earnest | |
The Last Leaf | |
The Selfish Giant |
Question 40 |
Choose the option containing the author of the following lines
- “No Nightingale did ever chant
- More welcome notes to weary bands”
Hopkins in „Laugh and be Merry‟ | |
Khalil Gibran in „Earth‟ | |
Words worth in “The solitary Reaper” | |
Kamala Das in “Punishment in the kindergarden |
Question 41 |
The systematic planting of suitable trees in every possible or even in impossible areas is known as
Uncivilized forest | |
Economic forest | |
Civilized forest | |
Conserved forest |
Question 42 |
In the short story, “Think to Win”
Whose words were ringing in Rusha’s ears?
Neelam | |
Aruna | |
Mr. Prakash | |
Usha |
Question 43 |
Fill in the blanks choosing the right pair of words in order:
- The Woman wearing a ----(1)------ went to the hotel to have ----(2)----- for dinner.
wail and veal | |
veal and veil | |
vile and wail | |
veil and veal |
Question 44 |
Match the Antonyms
- Instantly 1. Describing
- Commitment 2. Trivial
- Profiling 3. Belatedly
- Striking 4. Wavering
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3 4 2 1 | |
4 3 1 2 | |
4 3 2 1 |
Question 45 |
“A man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth”
From the above line find out the character who belongs to the short story “After twenty years”
Bob | |
Jimmy Wells | |
The policeman | |
An army officer |
Question 46 |
Who wrote the book ‘The Discovery of India’?
Vallabhai Patel | |
Mahatma Gandhi | |
Jawaharlal Nehru | |
Nethaji |
Question 47 |
Identify the sentence pattern.
The music sounds awesome.
S.V.O | |
S.V.C | |
S.V.O.A | |
S.V.A |
Question 48 |
Match the words under Column ‘A’ with the suffixes under Column ‘B’ and select the answer from the codes given below:'
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4 1 2 3 | |
2 3 1 4 | |
1 2 4 3 | |
3 4 2 1 |
Question 49 |
“A dominant landmark of the north –eastern outskirts of Madurai is yannai malai”
Choose the inappropriate statements from the following.
Yannai malai is a solid rocky hill | |
Yaanai malai is in the north-east direction of Madurai | |
Madurai is the landmark of yaanai malai | |
Yaanai malai is other wise called elephant hill. |
Question 50 |
Identify the Positive degree:
some vegetables are at least as nutritious as meat. | |
Pen is mightier than sword | |
Birbal was the wisest man | |
The Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas |
Question 51 |
______ is a circus act in which people swing from one end of the circus tent on ropes.
Acrobatics | |
Trapeze | |
Juggling | |
Unicycles |
Question 52 |
Hatching period of Olive Ridley eggs is
20-25 days | |
35-45 days | |
45-60 days | |
60-75 days |
Question 53 |
In the beginning was the word And the word was God” What is the allusion made here?
Literary Allusion | |
Geographical Allusion | |
Biblical Allusion | |
Linguistic Allusion |
Question 54 |
Choose the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence.
When did they send the telegram?
Will the telegram be sent by them? | |
When will they send the telegram? | |
When was the telegram sent? | |
Was the telegram sent by them? |
Question 55 |
. “To swap positions with one of these”
The poet wants to swaps whose position?
Position of wining athlete with loser | |
Position of father with mother | |
Position of nature with god | |
Position of politician with citizen |
Question 56 |
Find the odd one
Reliable | |
Trusty | |
Sincere | |
Deceitfue |
Question 57 |
From the given options, choose the poet who has written “Inclusion”.
Thomas Hardy | |
William Wordsworth | |
Dipti Bhatia | |
Tagore |
Question 58 |
What was the narrator’s job in the docks?
Collecting the tickets | |
Checking the materials | |
Supervisor of the ship | |
Driving a little pony-and –cart |
Question 59 |
Choose the correct alternative from the options given below:
He used to visit us every week, but ________ now.
Rarely comes | |
Was rarely coming | |
Has rarely come | |
Had rarely come |
Question 60 |
Choose the correct antonym of the word underlined in the following sentence:
I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquility.
sedation | |
irritation | |
agitation | |
desperation |
Question 61 |
Match the names of the poets under Column A with Column B and choose the correct code :
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Question 62 |
Name the honoria, a person of some social importance in London.
Mrs. Saltpen - Jago | |
victor | |
Bertie | |
Claude People K.C |
Question 63 |
Which season leapfrogs and toads make a visit?
summer | |
spring | |
rainy | |
winter |
Question 64 |
Which of the following options has a sentence with the verb in the active word?
Many students attended this workshop. | |
Many students were questioned. | |
Many students have been screened | |
Many students had been given a warning. |
Question 65 |
“If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake”
Pick out the rhyming words
Earth-ground | |
Shake-quake | |
Shake-earth | |
Quake-ground |
Question 66 |
In the short story “Tight Corners”, describe the activity that was going on in the sale-room at King Street.
They were selling pictures | |
They were playing billiards | |
They were selling precious jewellery | |
They were selling vintage stamps |
Question 67 |
”Have they send us anything from Vadekkara ? Murukkus or dates?”
Identify the character belongs to short story, A childhood in Malabar
Muthassi | |
Kamala Das | |
Malathikutty | |
Ettan |
Question 68 |
Find out the incorrect sentence from the following:
She is a minor so she needs a guardian | |
They saw the teacher so they became silent | |
As it rained so the match was cancelled. | |
The pen is very beautiful but it does not write smoothly |
Question 69 |
Fill in the blank with correct Homophone.
The Police tried to …….. information from the bootlegger who sells…….. liquor.
illicit, elicit | |
illegible, legible | |
elucidate, illicit | |
elicit, illicit |
Question 70 |
Match the phrasal verb
- A) Fond of -1) concealed
- B) Hidden away -2) like very much
- C) Gave up -3) surrender
- D) Look at -4) see
3214 | |
2134 | |
3241 | |
1243 |
Question 71 |
Which year the book ‘Laugh for no reason’ was written?
2001 | |
2002 | |
2003 | |
2004 |
Question 72 |
The distance between Nilgiris and the Himalayas is
2400 Km | |
1200 Km | |
4200 Km | |
3200 Km |
Question 73 |
Match the short stories with the authors:
- a) Swami and the sam Mackinlay kantor
- b) Sam Rex coker
- c) A man who had no eyes Tammy Ruggles
- d) A close Encounter R.K. Narayan
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1 3 4 2 | |
4 3 1 2 | |
1 3 2 4 |
Question 74 |
Because it hung behind him”
What does the word “it” refer to here?
ponytail | |
horsetail | |
pigtail | |
garland |
Question 75 |
Fade the Roses of Pleasure." Last time he had come to see her.
Who visited Miss Meadows for the last time?
Muriel | |
Basil | |
Rosy | |
Cherry |
Question 76 |
Complete the following sentence using a suitable form of the passive voice:
In primitive times, stone implements ________ to kill animals.
Was employed | |
Were employed | |
Will be employed | |
Had been employed |
Question 77 |
Father of Srinivasa Ramanujan was
Merchant | |
Trader | |
Clerk | |
Priest |
Question 78 |
Kabbadi is a game played between
Seven teams of two players | |
Two teams of seven players | |
Two teams of nine players | |
Three teams of seven players |
Question 79 |
Ruskin Bond’s Grandfather helped grandma out in gardening because he
loves gardening | |
loves to beautify the garden | |
wants to grow flowers to attract butterflies | |
wanted to make the house green |
Question 80 |
Bring out the novels which is not written by an Indian author:
Coolie | |
waiting for the Mahatma | |
Kanthapura | |
carry on,Jeeves |
Question 81 |
. Don Quixote the knight found 30-40 windmills. He mistook them for giants. He was so fond of adventure that he decided to fight them. He wanted to make a lot of money by defeating them. Sancho panza, his loyal squire, tried to warn him that they were only windmills but he didn‟t pay any attention.
Choose the irrelevant option:
Sancho panza seems to be clever. | |
Don Quixote mistook windmills for giants | |
The knight is less informed when compared to the squire | |
The knight wanted to cheat others by defeating the windmills |
Question 82 |
Among the following find the works of Khushwant Singh
We Indians | |
Death at my doorstep | |
A history of Sikhs | |
All the above |
Question 83 |
Can you ______ the coat of the trip?
Fill the blank with suitable phrasal verb.
Figure in | |
Figure at | |
Figure on | |
Figure out |
Question 84 |
Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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2 4 1 3 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
5 1 3 2 |
Question 85 |
Sailors from Portugal found Black Pepper in
Cochin | |
Cannanore | |
Kozhikode | |
Travancore |
Question 86 |
The following statement are about Margie’s school .Pick out the wrong statement
Her teacher is a machine | |
School is at next room | |
Margie is the only student in her schoolroom | |
There is a playground in Margie’s school |
Question 87 |
. “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs,”
- What do you mean by Epitaph?
short pieces of writing inscribed on rock of the mountain | |
short pieces of writing inscribed on tombstones in memory of the dead | |
short pieces of writing inscribed on mountain in memory of the king’s achievement | |
short pieces of writing inscribed on monuments |
Question 88 |
What I most detest is __________.
To smoke | |
To be smoked | |
Smoking | |
Having smoked |
Question 89 |
Which of the following is a drama?
The Farmer | |
The Merchant of venice | |
Buds to Blossoms | |
HiroShima |
Question 90 |
Find the odd one
Kind | |
Harsh | |
charitable | |
Gentle |
Question 91 |
Find out the American equivalent of the British English idiom.
“a storm in a teacup”
a whirlpool in a teapot | |
a hurricane in a teacup | |
a tempest in a teacup | |
a strong wind in a teapot |
Question 92 |
Identify the poet who wrote the following lines:
“We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees”.
Norman Nicholson | |
Jack Prelutsky | |
Robert frost | |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
Question 93 |
Identify the compound sentence:
He lost more than he could afford | |
Does he wish me to go? | |
I called him but there was no response | |
Locking the door she went out. |
Question 94 |
How many books were written by Marry Botham Howitt together with her husband?
120 | |
10 | |
160 | |
180 |
Question 95 |
Pick out the sentence with the wrong usage of articles :
The cow is a useful animal | |
The rose is the sweetest of all flowers | |
Let’s go to the park | |
The banyan is a kind of a fig tree |
Question 96 |
The first astronaut who stayed in space for the longest period of 195 days is ------------
Sunitha Williams | |
Rakesh Sharma | |
Neli Armstrong | |
Kalpanachawla |
Question 97 |
You bleached our souls with impurities
You bathed our hearts
The above lines are taken from the poem
A noiseless patient spider | |
A psalm of life | |
English words | |
Snake |
Question 98 |
“Don’t forget that if it hadn’t been for me, you wouldn’t have come into Christie’s at all.”
Identify the speaker of the above line
The author | |
Author’s friend | |
The man who approached author | |
An army officer |
Question 99 |
Countries ago Udhagamandalam was known as
Ooty | |
Otacamud | |
Oththai-Kal Mandu | |
Mund |
Question 100 |
Identify the option that contains the answer to the following statement:
---------------- was the tribal leader who wrote letter to the president of the USA
Chief Norman | |
Chief Njumba | |
Chief Seathl | |
Chief Houda |
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