TNPSC CCSE IV (GROUP 4) -ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUIZ DAY-6

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TNPSC (GROUP IV), exam is going to held in 11.02.2018. There is only few days in our hands for preparation and you have to work hard to achieve your goal, because the competition is very high as per the vacancy is concerned.

So start your preparation now with this study Planner for TNPSC (GROUP IV). It’s an 8 days complete planner with various questions from History, Geography, Biology, Civics, Aptitude and Reasoning Included. There will be 1 Mock test available in this planner.

We have planned in such a way that it will cover all the topics namely, Tamil Language, English Language, History, Geography, Biology, Civics, Aptitude and Reasoning questions as per TNPSC(GROUP IV), Syllabus and previous year question paper pattern(With special reference). Because each and every topic is the deciding Factors for Scoring more marks. Scoring high mark in this TNPSC (GROUP IV) exam only will decide your Job confirmation. Though the exam is getting tougher and tougher for each and every Year, Only consistently hard working candidates will crack the exam. So be a continuous hard worker and grab the opportunity to achieve your success.

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So as per the planner here is content related to General awareness.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)-GROUP IV

English Language Day-5

Total No. Of Questions: 50

Timing: 25 minutes

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General English

  1. Fill in the blanks with suitable options

My grandmother _______ seventy five years old when she ________

(a) was, died

(b) is died

(c) was, will die

(d) was, die

 

  1. Match the statements given in Column A with the question tags in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A                            Column B

(a) John lives in London           1. Didn’t they?

(b) They went for the match     2. Doesn’t he?

(c) He need not edit all the pages      3. Does  he

(d) He needs some fund           4. Doesn’t he?

A        B        C       D

(a)     2        3        1        2

(b)     3        2        3        1

(c)     1        2        3        3

(d)     2        1        3        4

  1. Identify the degree and choose the correct answer:

Very few batsmen in the world are so powerful as Tendulkar.

(a) Comparative degree

(b) Positive degree

(c) Superlative degree

(d) None of these

  1. Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage. Choose the correct code given below:

__________ year 2002 was declared “________ years of books” by __________National Book Trust of India. With this note the Natin’scapital  host _______ world book fair.

(a) a, an, the, the

(b) the, the, the, the

(c) an, the, an, the

(d) an, the, the, the

  1. Which one of the following is a correct sentence?

(a) The four brothers shared the property between themselves.

(b) The our brothers shared the property among them self.

(c) The four brothers shared the property among themselves.

(d) The four brother shared the property in between themselves.

  1. Match the following phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

Column A              Column B

(a) see over                    1. afraid

(b) Frightened of            2. noticeable

(c) Turn down                 3. Be criticised

(d) stand out                  4. Refused

A        B        C       D

(a)     3        1        4        2

(b)      3        2        4        1

(c)     1        3        4        2

(d)     2        1        3        4

  1. Identify the correct degree.

No other metal is as useful as iron.

(a) Comparative

(b) Positive

(c) Superlative

(d) None of these

 

  1. Choose the sentence with the correct question tag.

(a) I had my tea just now, didn’t I?

(b) I had my tea just now, hadn’t I?

(c) I had been to my native place haven’t I?

(d) I had been to my native place, had I?

  1. Match the following

Phrasal verbs         Meanings

(a) Get over          1. Reach

(b) Get through   2. Accessible

(c) Get on             3. Pass

(d) Get to              4. Recover

  1. Manage

A        B        C       D

(a)     3        4        5        2

(b)     4        3        5        2

(c)     4        3        5        2

(d)     4        2        1        3

  1. Pick out the sentence with SVO pattern.

(a) He is a student

(b) We are clever

(c) Ram sells tea

(d) The radio is cheap

  1. Give the suitable order of articles in the blanks of the given passage. Choose the correct code given below.

Tauson sang ___________ song. It was _______ song of fire It was in Deepak rag. ______ emperor listened to ___________ song.

(a) a, the, an, a

(b) a, a, the, the

(c) a, the, an, the

(d) the, the, an, a

Match the following:

A) Fellow –              1) -ian

B) Grammar –        2) -le

C) Gold –                 3) -ship

D) Stone –                4) -heart

–    5) -en

A        B        C       D

(a)     3        1        5        2

(b)     3        4        5        1

(c)     3        1        5        4

(d)     3        1        4        5

  1. Choose the correct synonym of the underlined word from the options given below:

The sheep would shudder

(a) folder

(b) shiver

(c) shower

(d) sober

  1. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined word from the options given below:

The inhabitants were in a profound sleep.

(a) superficial

(b) external

(c) shallow

(d) insincere

  1. Pick out the sentence with SVOC pattern.

(a) Birds love to sing

(b) They elected him the secretary

(c) Boys refused

(d) Respect the elders.

  1. Fill in the blank with suitable infinitive.

He wept _______ the desolation caused by the flood.

(a) seeing

(b) to be seen

(c) to see

(d) having seen

  1. When we went to the countryside. For example, Christmas Eve was wonderful, because it meant two week’s vacation _________ and not just two week’s vacation, but two weeks of festivities and treats; Cookies, candy and nougats. We had a lot of them at my house.

Pick out the incorrect statement:

(I) Lot of tasty items are prepared at his home during Christmas.

(II) He always like vacation and tasty snacks.

(III) He loves cookies, candy and nougats but not the festival.

(IV) He hesitates to go to his home during Christmas.

(a) III and I           (b) III and IV                  (c) III and II                   (d) None of these

 

  1. Match the following words given in Column A with their Antonyms in Column B and select the answer from the codes give below:

Column A                        Column B

A) Survivor – 1) Frozen

B) Remote – 2) Lazy

C) Molten – 3) Near by

D) Industrious – 4) Victim

A        B        C       D

(a)     2        4        3        1

(b)     4        3        1        2

(c)     1        2        3        4

(d)     3        1        4        2

  1. Identify the degree and choose the correct answer.

Very few boys are as industrious as Latif.

(a) Superlative degree

(b) Comparative degree

(c) Positive degree

(d) None of these

  1. Identify the comparative degree

(a) Actions speak more than words

(b) Words are the best than actions

(c) Actions speak as much as words

(d) Words and actions speak a lot.

  1. Which of the following statements take the following question tag?

__________ doesn’t she?

(a) Reeta goes to school everyday.

(b) Reeta should go to school everyday.

(c) Reeta can go to school everyday.

(d) Reeta does not go to school everyday.

  1. Identify the degree:

Delhi Dare Devils and Kolkata Knight Riders are equally challenging teams.

(a) comparative

(b) superlative

(c) positive

(d) none of these

  1. Identify the degree and choose the correct answer:

Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson.

(a) comparative degree

(b) positive degree

(c) superlative degree

(d) none of these

  1. When I saw a black and white print of Jesus Christ in his hut I asked Gandhiji.

“How is this? You are not a Christian:

The answer of Gandhiji reflects _________.”

(a) his arrogance

(b) his faith on secularism

(c) his disrespect for religion

(d) his disrespect for others.

  1. Fill in the blank with correct ‘Homophone’:

The ________ thread was thrown away.

(a) naughty

(b) notty

(c) knotty

(d) notely

  1. Match the following homophones in Column A with their meaning in Column B to form a new word and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A              Column B

A) career -1) An attendant at court

B) courier -2) Person or animal transmitting disease

C) carrier -3) job

D) courtier -4) A person who delivers messages

A        B        C       D

(a)     2        3        1        4

(b)     3        1        4        2

(c)     3        4        2        1

(d)     1        2        4        3

  1. Identify the sentence pattern:

To err is human.

(a) SV

(b) SVC

(c) SVO

(d) SVOC

  1. Match the following sentence given in Column A with their pattern in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A                                 Column B

A) They were happy – 1) SVA

B) She sang sweetly – 2) SVIODO

C) I gave him a book – 3) SVOC

D) He painted the car green – 4) SVC

A        B        C       D

(a)     1        3        2        4

(b)     4        1        2        3

(c)     4        2        1        3

(d)     4        3        2        1

  1. Find the odd one out:

(i) criticism

(ii) racism

(iii) atheism

(iv) egoism

(a) iii                     (b) ii                      (c) i                       (d) iv

  1. Match the following Column A with Column B to form a new word and select the correct answer from the codes given below

Column A                        Column B

A) slave – 1) ry

B) terrify – 2) ism

C) youth – 3) ic

D) power – 4) less

–  5) full

A        B        C       D

(a)     1        3        5        4

(b)     3        1        5        4

(c)     1        3        4        5

(d)     3        1        4        5

  1. Select the correct sequence of preposition:

_____ the eleventh hour Ramu withdrew ______ the contest, leaving the field open _______ his opponent ________ that day.

(a) at, from, on, to

(b) at, on, from, to

(c) on, at, from, to

(d) at, from, to, on

  1. Match the following Column A with Column B to form a new word and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A                                 Column B

(Sentence)                     (Sentence Pattern)

A) Now, it is raining – 1) SVA

B) This morning I met him – 2) SVIODO

C) Radha sings a song – 3) SVOC

D) Sita is a teacher –         4) SVC

A        B        C       D

(a)     1        3        2        4

(b)     4        1        2        3

(c)     4        2        1        3

(d)     4        3        2        1

  1. Fill in the blank with the correct ‘Homophone’:

The teacher gave _______ to the students.

(a) council

(b) councilor

(c) counsel

(d) councel

  1. Change into Superlative Degree:

Aerospace engineering is more fascinating subject to the students than other subjects.

(a) Aerospace engineering is most fascinating subject to the students

(b) Aerospace engineering is one of the fascinating subject to the students.

(c) Aerospace engineering is the only fascinating subject to the students.

(d) Aerospace engineering is not the fascinating subject to the students.

  1. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition given below:

There is a beautiful bridge ________ the Kaveri river

(a) across

(b) in

(c) through

(d) between

  1. Match the following homophones in Column A with their meaning in Column B to form a new word and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column A                        Column B

A) Statutory – 1) statues collectively

B) Stationary – 2) Authorized by law

C) Stationery – 3) Not moving

D) Statuary – 4) Writing materials

A        B        C       D

(a)     1        2        3        4

(b)     2        3        4        1

(c)     3        4        1        2

(d)     4        1        2        3

  1. Choose the appropriate Passive Voice for the following sentence:

They were carrying the injured player off the field.

(a) They carried the injured player off the field.

(b) They injured player was being carried off the field by them.

(c) The injured player carried them off the field.

(d) The field was being carried by them for the players.

  1. Match the following word inColumn A with their meanings in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column A                        Column B

A) instinct – 1) deep

B) profound – 2) ability

C) lanky – 3) intuition

D) aptitude – 4) tall and thin

A        B        C       D

(a)     1        3        4        2

(b)     3        1        4        2

(c)     4        3        1        2

(d)     2        1        3        4

  1. Which of the following sentence is correct?

(a) You can study well, can you?

(b) Students like movies, do they?

(c) We can’t live without air, can’t we?

(d) He didn’t study, did he?

  1. Find the odd one out:

(i) countryside

(ii) inside

(iii) preside

(iv) hillside

(a) none of these

(b) I

(c) iii

(d) iv

  1. But must I confess how I liked him, how glad I was he had come like a guest in quiet, to drink at my water trough

The above lines are from

(a) The man be liked

(b) Snake

(c) A Psalm of life

(d) Be the best

  1. Identify the sentence that contains an adverb:

(a) Praveen writes neatly

(b) French is an easy language

(c) The tallest building is on fire

(d) He looks as stupid as an owl

  1. Fill in the blank with the right word; Nehru loved all ______

(a) child

(b) childs

(c) children

(d) childrens

  1. Which of the following options has a sentence with the verb in the active voice?

(a) The letter has just been posted

(b) The bird was killed by a cruel boy

(c) The cat drank all the milk

(d) He is loved by all

  1. Whose autobiography is this? “The story of my experiments with truth”

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Kasturba Gandhi

(d) Indira Gandhi

  1. Match the characters under column A with their relevant titles under column B and Select the correct code

Column A              Column B

Monsieur sauvage – 1. The necklace

Framton Nuttel-  2. Two friends

Foresier – 3. How the camel got its hump

Gjinn – 4. The open window

A        B        C       D

(a)     4        2        1        3

(b)     2        4        1        3

(c)     2        4        3        1

(d)     4        2        3        1

  1. Fill in the blanks choosing the correction option:

The animal that is not mentioned in the story ‘how the camel got its hump’ is

(a) dog

(b) ox

(c) cat

(d) horse

  1. This was the most unkindest cut of all

(a) mark Antony

(b) Brutus

(c) Cassius

(d) Calphurnia

  1. Match the following under column A with the poets under column B

Column A                        Column B

For learning how to rule the air – 1. Lewis Carroll

Athwart time’s dark resistless stream – 2. Stephen Vincent Benet

If you can’t be a sun, be a star – 3. Walt Whitman

But, I with mournful tread -4. Douglas Malloch

A        B        C       D

a) 4        2        1        3

b) 3        2        1        4

c) 2        4        1        3

d) 2        1        4        3

  1. Was it perversity that I longed to talk to him?

What is the meaning of the word perversity?

(a) acceptable behaviour

(b) good behaviour

(c) unacceptable behaviour

(d) had behavior

Answer Key

1. A 11. B 21. A 31. D 41. B
2. D 12. C 22. D 32. C 42. A
3. B 13. B 23. B 33. C 43. C
4. B 14. C 24. B 34. A 44. C
5. C 15. B 25. C 35. A 45. B
6. A 16. C 26. C 36. B 46. B
7. B 17. B 27. B 37. B 47. C
8. C 18. B 28. B 38. B 48. A
9. C 19. C 29. A 39. D 49. D
10. C 20. A 30. A 40. A 50. C

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