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ES-I Internal 2 Quiz 1 (2021-22)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"She would have seen much political chicanery in our United Kingdom." What does chicanery mean?

a)

honesty

b)

openness

c)

deception

d)

dependance

2.

"The politician could never speak simply; she was always grandiloquent." What does the underlined word mean?

a)

consise

b)

open

c)

fake

d)

showy

3.

"Lake Valencia has been steadily desiccating for more than 200 years." What does the italicized word mean?

a)

Dry up

b)

Freshen up

c)

Fill up

d)

Flow up

4.

Bernard Branson is the American art critic and connoisseur of Italian

art. What does connoisseur mean?

a)

chef

b)

pundit

c)

painter

d)

musician

5.

After a long and tiring day, I surrendered to my

growing ______ and lay down for a nap.

a)

robustness

b)

enthusiasm

c)

vigour

d)

lassitude

6.

The 4th wave of the Pandemic is _______. Nobody knows when it will begin.

a)

uniform

b)

capricious

c)

consistent

d)

compatible

7.

Not only did the rider break the traffic rule, but he also ______ the traffic police for stopping him.

a)

castigated

b)

praised

c)

commend

d)

endorse

8.

He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to our complaints. What does obdurate mean?

a)

pliant

b)

compliant

c)

docile

d)

stubborn

9.

Summer vacation has been in abeyance due to the Pandemic. What does abeyance mean?

a)

resume

b)

suspension

c)

operation

d)

renewal

10.

What does fallacious mean?

a)

eternal

b)

bombastic

c)

empowering

d)

fake

11.

Find the error, if any :

Many a man/ have/ been working/ under me.

a)

Many a man

b)

have

c)

been working

d)

under me

e)

No error

12.

Find the error, if any :

The conference was / attended / by more than / one hundred

delegates.

a)

The conference was

b)

attended

c)

by more than

d)

one hundred

delegates.

e)

No error

13.

"Shelley’s poems are more lyrical than Byron." Where is the error?

a)

Shelley's

b)

more lyrical

c)

Byron

d)

poems are

14.

Choose the appropriate answer.

"Everyone _____ shocked by the news."

a)

were

b)

was

c)

are

d)

not

15.

Choose the appropriate answer.

"No sooner had he left the college ______ it began to rain."

a)

then

b)

but

c)

than

d)

when

16.

Choose the appropriate answer.

"Both Hari _______ his friend were present. "

a)

and

b)

with

c)

but not

d)

as well as

17.

Choose the appropriate answer.

"You will fail surely, unless you _____ hard."

a)

working

b)

work

c)

do not work

d)

worked

18.

----- Oranges are grown in Nagpur.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

no article

19.

New York is ----- large city

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

no article

20.

Is this sentence right?

"Deer are grazing in the field."

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

Find the error in the sentence:

"The bus was hired by the ladies for its picnic."

a)

The bus

b)

by the ladies

c)

was hired

d)

its picnic

22.

Find the error in the sentence:

"He went home the day before yesterday."

a)

He went

b)

home

c)

the day

d)

No error

23.

Find the error in the sentence:

"I do not like him mixing with bad people."

a)

I do not

b)

him mixing

c)

with

d)

bad people

24.

"Do not prevent him to sing."

How can this be revised?

a)

Do not prevent him to singing.

b)

Do not prevent him from singing.

c)

Do not prevent from him singing.

25.

How can this sentence be revised?

"I am thinking to go there."

a)

I am thinking of going there.

b)

I am thinking to going there.

c)

I am thinking to go.

26.

When he ____ there, he will meet his friend.

a)

will go

b)

go

c)

goes

27.

What is the error in the sentence?

"The population of Bombay is greater than Delhi."

a)

The population

b)

Bombay

c)

greater than

d)

Delhi

28.

If we finish our work QUICKLY we can go to the movies. (Identify what part of speech is the word in capitals)

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

29.

WELL, I don't think I'll be home before 6. (Identify what part of speech is the word in capitals)

a)

Conjunction

b)

Interjection

c)

Preposition

d)

Pronoun

30.

The farmer wakes up ___ sunrise.

a)

on

b)

at

c)

for

d)

of

31.

The bird flew low ___ our heads.

a)

on

b)

off

c)

over

d)

under

32.

I ____ people who are not polite.

a)

hate

b)

hated

c)

am hating

d)

hating

33.

Do you want to ____ with me?

a)

skiing

b)

do ski

c)

go skiing

d)

play skiing

34.

I ___ to the party, but I was too busy.

a)

would had gone

b)

would gone

c)

would have had gone

d)

would have gone

35.

____ time to learn English is important.

a)

Have make

b)

Make

c)

Making

d)

To making

36.

Change the sentence into passive voice:

"He usually buys the tickets."

a)

The tickets were usually brought by him.

b)

The tickets are usually brought by him.

c)

The tickets were usually bought by him.

d)

The tickets are usually bought by him.

37.

Change the sentence into active voice:

"Tea was served by her at 4."

a)

She is serving tea at 4.

b)

Tea is being served at 4 by her.

c)

She served tea at 4.

38.

The dogs _____ by Jimmy every day.

a)

walked

b)

are walking

c)

are walked

39.

How do you understand the word 'DISPARAGE'?

a)

Bombastic

b)

To praise

c)

Playing it down

40.

To CONDONE is to...

a)

reject

b)

forgive

c)

enjoy

41.

A dictionary and an atlas …………………… missing from the library.

a)

is

b)

are

42.

The children as well as their mother …………………. missing.

a)

is

b)

are

43.

A large sum of money ………………… stolen.

a)

were

b)

was

44.

Laconic means...

a)

Saying little but meaning much

b)

Much talk with little sense

c)

Talking convincingly

45.

Change it into Indirect Speech:

He said, "I am leaving for Delhi."

a)

He said that he has been leaving for Delhi.

b)

He said that he is leaving for Delhi.

c)

He said that I was leaving for Delhi.

d)

He said that he was leaving for Delhi.

46.

Change it into Direct Speech:

He ordered his servant to go away at once.

a)

He said to his servant, "Go away."

b)

He said to his servant, "Go away at once."

c)

He said, "Go away at once.

d)

He said to his servant, "Go at once.

47.

Martinet means...

a)

Discipline

b)

Disciplinarian

c)

Indiscipline

48.

Chauvinist means....

a)

Showing aggression

b)

Staying unaffected

49.

What is the opposite of the word 'DESSICATE'?

a)

Dry up

b)

Moist

c)

Break

50.

What do you mean by 'Discordant'?

a)

Friendly

b)

Harmonious

c)

Conflicting