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Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 10
Group 4 VAO General English Model Test 10
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Question 1 |
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:
- ________ Woodcock flies from _______ Himalayas to _______ Nilgiris without ____ pause.
A, the, a, the | |
The, the, a, the | |
A, the, the, the | |
The, the, the, a |
Question 2 |
Joe Harper and Huck are the
Best friends of Tom Sawyer | |
Enemies of Tom Sawyer | |
Relatives of Tom Sawyer | |
School mate of Tom Sawyer |
Question 3 |
“Their thoughts I cannot measure”
Whose thought cannot be measure by the author?
Human | |
Trees | |
Birds | |
Flowers |
Question 4 |
Identify the sentence which is in the positive degree
His age is a matter of minor importance. | |
This is the most perfect specimen I have seen. | |
The last time I saw him, “he was in high spirits. | |
The longest lane has a turning. |
Question 5 |
Walt Whitman, a famous poet, started his career as an
Typist | |
Office boy | |
Clerk | |
Teacher |
Question 6 |
Fill in the blanks with the correct Homophone:
- The teacher gave -------------- to the students.
council | |
councilor | |
counsel | |
councel |
Question 7 |
The meaning of scrabble is moving the hands and feet around
- Find out the meaning of rumble
running fastly | |
sound sleep | |
a low sound like thunder | |
shouting anonymously |
Question 8 |
______ is the study of fish.
Ichthyology | |
Cynology | |
Ornithology | |
Zoology |
Question 9 |
Choose the option containing the correct sequence of words suiting the given passage:
- The benefit of _______ is not only ___________ our body but also _______ us happy in ______ our healthy always.
- To keep 2. To develop 3. Exercising 4. Maintaining
4 3 2 1 | |
3 2 1 4 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
2 4 3 1 |
Question 10 |
- When the night had veiled the pole
- Explain the phrase “night had veiled”.
Night had covered up under darkness | |
Night is over | |
Night is filled with snow fall | |
Night is chill and long |
Question 11 |
Which of the following works is not a poem?
Tiger | |
A Tiger in the Zoo | |
Snake | |
Road To Success |
Question 12 |
Find the odd one
kindly | |
constantly | |
loudly | |
bright |
Question 13 |
“Now drops that floated on the pool
Like pearls, and now a silver blade”
- What figure of speech can you find in the underlined part of the above lines?
Personification | |
Metonymy | |
Metaphor | |
Transferredepithet |
Question 14 |
The rhyme scheme of the following line is
- Let us, be up and doing
- With a heart for any fate;
- Still achieving, still pursuing
- Learn to labour and to wait.
a a a b | |
a b a b | |
a b b b | |
a b c a |
Question 15 |
According to Bob which is the big proposition?
North | |
South | |
East | |
West |
Question 16 |
Fill in the blanks.
- Every morning I ________(drink) a cup of tea
drinks | |
will drink | |
drink | |
drank |
Question 17 |
Fill in the blanks with the suitable preposition:
- Rohini is fond -------------- music.
of | |
with | |
from | |
at |
Question 18 |
Match the following phrases given column A with their meaning in Column B.
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3 4 1 2 | |
3 2 4 1 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
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Question 19 |
You ______ stop when the traffic lights turn red.
Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verb.
Can | |
Must | |
Must not | |
Might |
Question 20 |
”We want to swim”
- Identify the character belongs to short story “A childhood in Malabar”.
Kamala Das | |
Malathikutty | |
Ettan | |
Servant women |
Question 21 |
As per Khushwant Singh, the author of “The portrait of a lady” who is always beautiful?
His mother | |
His sister | |
His wife | |
His grandmother |
Question 22 |
Like a golden swarm of fireflies you came”
Identify the figure of speech employed in the poetic lines:
Metaphor | |
Personification | |
Transferred epithet | |
Simile |
Question 23 |
The good we do are always interred with our bones.
- Pick out the antonym of interred.
Buried | |
Exhumed | |
Forgotten | |
Covered |
Question 24 |
Whose honour should be respected?
Great leaders | |
Historical figures | |
Farmers | |
Indian soldiers |
Question 25 |
Match the following British / American expressions in Column A with Column B and select the correct answer from the options given below.
- a) Trash Faucet
- b) Cookie Candy
- c) Sweets Rubbish
- d) Tap Biscuit
3 4 2 1 | |
4 2 3 1 | |
3 2 4 1 | |
1 3 2 4 |
Question 26 |
To idle, silly faltering words, I pray you ne’er give head.”
Who does “I” refer to?
The fly | |
The spider | |
The butterfly | |
The author |
Question 27 |
Arribada means
A Tribal Festival | |
A variety of Sea Turtle | |
A mass nesting of Olive Ridley | |
A Sea Shore on Indian coast |
Question 28 |
Match Column A with Column B and select the correct code given below:
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3 4 2 1 | |
1 2 3 4 | |
4 3 2 1 | |
2 1 4 3 |
Question 29 |
Select the incorrect sentence from the following:
Swarna cannot run fast, can she? | |
The lessons are quite interesting, aren‟t they? | |
You know thus story, didn‟t you? | |
He should see a doctor, shouldn‟t he? |
Question 30 |
Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases
_____ fire, break the glass to escape
in case | |
in case of | |
en case with | |
in case with |
Question 31 |
Where Mary Kom was greeted with garlands and drumbeats and dancing?
Mizoram | |
Imphal | |
Tripura | |
Shilling |
Question 32 |
Find out the odd one (verb):
Last | |
Final | |
Lost | |
Truthful |
Question 33 |
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:
- a) career An attendant at court
- b) courier person or animal transmitting disease
- c) carrier Job
- d) Courtier a person who delivers messages
2 3 1 4 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
1 2 4 3 |
Question 34 |
Name the writer who spend her childhood in Malabar?
Deepa Agarwal | |
Neeraja Raghavan | |
Lakshmi Mukuthan | |
Kamala Das |
Question 35 |
Find the wrong match:
Sara – Fractured leg | |
Jim – Junior Red cross | |
Penny Marsh – Amy’s mother | |
Dad – To Chicago on business |
Question 36 |
- Mention the poem in which the following lines occur.
- Your eagle pinion is chained down at last
- And gravelling in the lowly dust are you.
Laugh and Be Merry | |
The Apology. | |
To India – My Native Land | |
A Tiger in the zoo. |
Question 37 |
Match the. following words and phrases in Column A with their meaning in Column B.
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4 1 2 3 | |
3 1 2 4 |
Question 38 |
Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov – these three are known as
Big Three’ of Science Fiction | |
The crater of science | |
The three creators of science | |
All the above |
Question 39 |
Nationality of William Makepeace Thackeray.
English | |
German | |
French | |
Italian |
Question 40 |
Pauri lived through the night. ______ did not.
Molthi | |
Chowri | |
Patna | |
Garhwal |
Question 41 |
Select the correct sentence:
My desire is to sea you again | |
My desire is to saw you again | |
My desire is to scene you again | |
My desire is to see you again |
Question 42 |
Who said this?
- If non- Violence is the law of our being the future is with women.
Mahatma Gandhi | |
Mother Teresa | |
Rajaram Mohan Roy | |
Subramania Bharathi |
Question 43 |
Match the following
- Forming 1. Sticking
- Clinging 2. Making
- Curving 3. Overflowing
- Bubbling 4. Bending
2 1 4 3 | |
2 4 1 3 | |
2 3 1 4 | |
2 4 3 1 |
Question 44 |
______ was eighteen years old when they had their last meeting in Big Joe Brady’s
restaurant.
Jimmy | |
Bob | |
O. Henry | |
An army officer |
Question 45 |
Who is a villainous personality in the play ‘Othello’?
Miranda | |
Iago | |
Shylock | |
Olivia |
Question 46 |
Match the following words given under Column A with the blended forms under Column B:
- (a) medical + claim
- (b) transfer + resistor
- (c) telephone + telegram
- (d) communication + statellie
- comsat
- mediclaim
- transistor
- Phonogram
1 2 3 4 | |
2 3 4 1 | |
4 2 3 1 | |
3 2 1 4 |
Question 47 |
“Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits”
In the poem “Hollow Crown” Antic refers to
King | |
Ministers | |
Court Jester | |
Decision makers |
Question 48 |
The speech in response to the student‟s address was rendered by Gokhale at the Victoria Hall in
Delhi | |
Calcutta | |
Agra | |
Mumbai |
Question 49 |
- “It was really only a little ‘linnet’ singing out side the window”
- What does the word “linnet” indicate?
seed | |
dragon fly | |
bird | |
lizard |
Question 50 |
Pick out the noun that undergoes a change in its plural form:
equipment | |
staff | |
goose | |
luggage |
Question 51 |
Find the famous works of Robert Frost
The Road Not Taken | |
West Running Brook | |
Mending wall | |
All the above |
Question 52 |
In which of the following state is Ottan koothu performed
Tamil Nadu | |
Andhra Pradesh | |
Kerala | |
Karnataka |
Question 53 |
Which year Vasco-da-Gama reached Kozhikode?
1492 A.D. | |
1498 A.D. | |
1598 A.D. | |
1587 A.D |
Question 54 |
“In universities we have to recall the struggles of the past and realize the perils and possibilities, the challenges and opportunities, of the present”
- Who delivered the above quote to the students?
Annadurai | |
Rajagopalachari | |
Radhakrishnan | |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Question 55 |
Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given as option;
He cuts the cake -------------- a knife.
in | |
for | |
over | |
with |
Question 56 |
_______ are the words with similar sound and different spelling and meaning
Repetition | |
Homophones | |
Homonyms | |
An anagram |
Question 57 |
Find the words that are not related to the underlined word.
- He just tugged the edges.
- Joined 2. Pushed 3. Pulled 4. Passed. 5. Cut.
1,2,4 and 5 | |
2,3,4 and 5 | |
1,2,3 and 4 | |
1,3,4 and 5 |
Question 58 |
Hugh Erskine got ________ pounds as his wedding present from Baron Hausberg.
10,000 | |
20,000 | |
30,000 | |
40,000 |
Question 59 |
In the play The Never-Never Nest what makes Aunt Jane to worry?
The lifestyle of Jack and Jill | |
Her health condition | |
The cheque given by her to Jack and Jill | |
Her repaired watch |
Question 60 |
“You should no doubt study public questions but wait for your time. But while you are students, you should give no cause to anybody”. These are the words of
Abdul Kalam | |
Abraham Lincoln | |
Swami Vivekananda | |
Gopala Krishna Gokhale |
Question 61 |
Select the correct sentence from the options given below:
River Mississi is one of the longer river in the world. | |
My dress is old than yours | |
Stephen drives as rash as Rafi. | |
No other road is more narrow as this one |
Question 62 |
Select the correct question tag:
They have sold the house,------------------?
haven‟t they | |
have they | |
do they | |
don‟t they. |
Question 63 |
Ooty is located is
Eastern Ghats | |
Western Ghats | |
Himalayas | |
Palani Hills |
Question 64 |
Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs.
- The theme_______ be time-travel, parallel universes or extra-terrestrial life. It_______ be just a fantasy and _______ avoid the supernatural.
May, need not, must | |
Must, will not, must | |
Should, need not, must | |
May, might not, |
Question 65 |
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 66 |
All through the meadows the horses and cattle.
Meadows – means?
Mountain | |
Shadow | |
Grassland | |
River bed |
Question 67 |
William Temple Hornaday is a
A doctor | |
Wild life photographer | |
Zoologist | |
A painter |
Question 68 |
Which book earned Sahitya Akademi Award to Prof. V.C. Kulandaiswamy?
Vaazhum Valluvam | |
Everest is not the Only Peak | |
Tiger in a zoo | |
Meditation |
Question 69 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- There was never mystery
- But‟tis figured in the flowers,
- Was never secret history
- But birds tell it in the bowers”
My Native Land | |
To India | |
The Apology | |
Laugh and be Merry |
Question 70 |
Match
- Stubby 1. People who trade
- Sailors 2. Tasty
- Merchants 3. Short and thick
- Delicious 4. People who travel in boat or ships
4 3 2 1 | |
3 4 2 1 | |
3 4 1 2 | |
4 3 1 2 |
Question 71 |
I stood in awe, astonishment and reverence when I saw a walled fortress inside – a standing testimony of the Chola‟s Opulence and vision. Given the antonym for the underlined word.
Kindness | |
Richness | |
Hardness | |
Poverty |
Question 72 |
Who is the writer of the short story, “Seventeen oranges”?
William Temple Hornaday | |
Ruskin Bond | |
Charles Dickens | |
Bill Naughton |
Question 73 |
Pick out the sentence that contains a complement
My aunt remained a spinster all her life | |
The thief stole all the silver articles | |
I shall collect the books next week | |
The programme has started on time |
Question 74 |
Which of the following is not a tragedy by William Shakespeare?
Julius Caesar | |
Romeo and Juliet | |
Antony and Cleopatra | |
Twelfth Night |
Question 75 |
What does Tagore suggest to lead us to perfection in the poem “Where the mind is without fear”?
Tireless striving | |
Equality and harmony | |
Religious spirit | |
Political dogmas |
Question 76 |
My brother buys a load of books at the book fair every year. He is a great lover of books and has a huge collection at home.
- He is a _________
Bibliophile | |
Psychologist | |
Pathologist | |
Linguist |
Question 77 |
Who is the main character in the story “The fun they had”?
Tommy | |
Isaac | |
Gee | |
Margie |
Question 78 |
“ The cry of the children”- this poem tells about the theme of ----------------
Time passing | |
Child Labour | |
work is worship | |
Willing to work |
Question 79 |
“We, the Tamilians, have been holding aloft this ideal for more than two thousand years as expressed in Purananuru”
- The above words are quoted by
Annadurai | |
Rajagopalachari | |
Radhakrishnan | |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Question 80 |
Fill in the blank:
At present my friends ______ for the friendly match.
is practising | |
are practising | |
was practising | |
were practicing |
Question 81 |
Match the sentences in column A with the sentence pattern in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- a) Cosmetics are costly nowadays SVOC
- b) She became the secretary of Lioness club SVOA.
- c) A gas plant was set up SVC.
- d) He won the prize last year SV
2 4 1 3 | |
3 1 4 2 | |
4 1 3 2 | |
1 4 2 3 |
Question 82 |
- They may sound your praise and call you great,
- They may single you out for fame,
Team members | |
Team captain | |
Spectators | |
God |
Question 83 |
________ is an international organisation that helps people who are suffering as a result of war, floods, or disease.
Blue cross | |
Red cross | |
World bank | |
UNESCO |
Question 84 |
The author Savita singh had beaten by whom in cycle race?
her friends | |
coach | |
her brother | |
her father |
Question 85 |
What is the name of the British born poetess who wrote “Women‟s Rights”?
Elizabeth Barret Browning | |
Emily Dickinson | |
C) Sarojini Naidu | |
Annie Lousia Walker |
Question 86 |
- At home, once, twice
- There will be no thrice –
- Find the rhyming word in the above line
Twice-thrice | |
Once-thrice | |
Once-twice | |
None of the above |
Question 87 |
- “In one minute mix and two minutes bake”
- Identify the speaker
Little Sarah | |
Miller | |
Plough man | |
Sarah’s grandmother |
Question 88 |
Which one of the following has the correct infinitive?
Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast. | |
Music hath charms to soothing the savage beast. | |
Music hath charms to having soothe the savage beast. | |
Music hath charms to having soothing the savage beast. |
Question 89 |
_______ was the crown jewel of all spices.
Clove | |
pepper | |
Garlic | |
Ginger |
Question 90 |
Fill in the blank with the suitable infinitive:
- you are supposed ------------- the rules of the road.
knowing | |
Know | |
to know | |
having known. |
Question 91 |
Red-handed
Find the parts of speech.
Noun | |
Verb | |
Adjective | |
Adverb |
Question 92 |
In the story 'The Singing Lesson' what is the name of dance teacher?
Muriel | |
Miss meadows | |
Rosy | |
Cherry |
Question 93 |
Choose the sentence which has no error.
I place great confidence on you | |
I place great confidence in you | |
I place great confidence of you | |
I place great confidence with you |
Question 94 |
Find out the British English equivalent of “Fall”
Winter | |
Summer | |
Spring | |
Autumn |
Question 95 |
Identify the correct preposition from the options given below:
There is not enough space ---------------- the desk and the bench. Arrange them properly,-----the classes commence.
before,between | |
between, before | |
beside,behind | |
near,on |
Question 96 |
Is Life, But a Dream?
- Choose the correct answer from the options to fill in the blank :
- This poem is a/an —— of the poet.
Dream | |
Trekking Experience | |
Expedition | |
Recollection |
Question 97 |
Change into superlative degree:
- Aerospace engineering is more fascinating subject to the students than other subjects.
Aerospace engineering is the most fascinating subject to the students. | |
Aerospace engineering is one of the fascinating subject o the students. | |
Aerospace engineering is the only fascinating subject to the students. | |
Aerospace engineering is not the only fascinating subject to the students. |
Question 98 |
According to Karl Paulnack the first organised public expression of grief after the attack in 2011 of September 11th was
Public Meeting | |
Prayer meeting | |
Concert | |
Peace rally |
Question 99 |
-------------- was the author, whose story has been adapted as “Caught Sneezing‟
Rudyard Kipling | |
Rabindranath Tagore | |
Oscar Wilde | |
Kamala Das |
Question 100 |
_________ composed the German Requiem.
Messiaen | |
Johannes Brahmas | |
Charles Tindley | |
Karl paulnack. |
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