1. What is the past form of 'EAT'—

A Eaten
B Eat
C Ate
D Eater

2. Which one is not a semi-modal verb?

A need
B dare
C can
D used to

3. Which of the following is a verb?

A Apparent
B Appertain
C Applause
D Appetizer

4. He died a glorious death. Here the verb 'died' is a/an:

A Factitive verb
B Copulative verb
C Cognate verb
D Causative verb

5. My younger brother has become a lawyer. The underlined word is a —.

A linking verb
B causative verb
C transitive verb
D non-finite verb

6. The invigilator made us – our identity cards at the test centre.

A show
B to show
C showing
D have shown

7. The boy reads a book. What kind of verb 'reads' in the sentence is?

A Principal verb
B Auxiliary verb
C Transitive verb
D Intransitive verb

8. Identify the sentence where the verb is used intransitively.

A He spoke the truth.
B I feel a severe pain in my head.
C Ring the bell.
D The ship sank rapidly.

9. Which of the following sentences contains an intransitive verb functioning ergatively?

A She opened the window quickly.
B The window opened suddenly.
C He wrote a beautiful poem.
D They built a new bridge.

10. The phrase 'Down to earth' means:

A Close to nature
B Soft hearted
C Realistic
D Thrown to the

11. The phrase ‘Prima facie’ means —

A Primal face
B Primitive man
C Main facilities
D At first sight

12. Which is the meaning of the idiom Ôsmell a rat'?

A bad smell
B suspect something
C make difficult
D presence of a thief

13. The price of daily necessaries increases by—.

A hook or by crook
B fits and starts
C by the by
D leaps and bounds

14. The bird has — away.

A Fly
B Flew
C Flown
D Flied

15. The speaker made the audience — to him.

A listen
B listens
C to listen
D listened

16. ‘Hold water’ means—

A Drink water
B Bear examination
C Keep water
D Store water

17. What is the meaning of ÔRoot and branch'?

A From top to
B Branch like bottom.
C Completely
D None

18. Have you ever — to London?

A been
B went
C go
D visit

19. What does the idiom 'Tooth and nail' means?

A Terribly
B With utmost effort
C Pleasantly
D Awfully

20. ‘The door opened automatically’. The underlined word is a —.

A Transitive verb
B Linking verb
C Intransitive verb
D None of these

21. The phrase 'Tide Over' means—

A Overcome
B Pass over
C cross over
D Carry over

22. 'Null and void' means—

A Invalid
B Incorrect
C Lawful
D Valid

23. ÔBy all means' means—

A Meaningless
B meaningful
C certainly
D uncertainly

24. ÔBreak a leg' means—

A bad luck
B good luck
C to be failed
D leg behind

25. The soup tastes ___; you should add some salt.

A sourly
B perfectly
C bland
D well

26. Synonym of the word 'dowcast' is —

A elated
B crestfallen
C glad
D clumsy

27. Antonym of the word 'equivacal' is —

A ambiguous
B cryptic
C vague
D definite

28. Find out the different one:

A sanguine :optimistic
B massive :colossal
C germane : relevant
D din :silence

29. Synonym of the word 'abundand' is —

A scarce
B exiguous
C paucity
D ample

30. Antonym of the word 'vigor' is —

A verve
B lethargy
C energy
D vim