1. Choose the word that is correctly spelt :

a. Remittance
b. Remmitance
c. Remittence
d. Remmitence

2. Choose the appropriate word as antonym : Meticulous

a. Moral
b. Colossal
c. Careless
d. Harsh

3.

.Select the alternative that best replaces the underlined word : He accused the member of the parliament of fabricating the statistics.

a. Lying about
b. Exaggerating
c. Manipulating
d. Concealing

4. Analogy - Square : Cube

a. Circle : Sphere
b. Triangle : Hexagon
c. Addition : Subtraction
d. None

5. Analogy - Government : Tax

a. Student : Fees
b. Orange : Price
c. Company : Profit
d. Chairman : Parliament

6.


He asked me why I was late.

a. Noun clause
b. Adjective clause
c. Adverb clause
d. Principal clause

7. He went to ______ hospital because he had _______ heart attack.

a. no article, the
b. the, the
c. the, a
d. no article, a

8. Do you know _________ ?

a. where she comes from
b. where does she come from
c. where from she comes
d. from where does she come

9. Analogy - After: before

a. first : second
b. present : past
c. successor : predecessor
d. contemporary : historic

10.

The sun went down. The underlined word is used here as a/an

a. adjective
b. adverb
c. preposition
d. conjunction

11. The word 'permissive' implies -

a. humble
b. law-abiding
c. liberal
d. submissive

12. Change the voice:He does not like people laughing at him.

a. People laughing at him are not liked by him.
b. He does not like being laughed at.
c. To be laughed at by people are not liked by him.
d. He does not like him being laughed at by people.

13. Identify the correct verb form:By the time we arrived, the show _______ already _________

a. has, started
b. had, started
c. was, started
d. have, started

14. Choose the incorrect word:I willA alwaysB remember youC standingD by me and offering me encouragement.

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

15. His father was informed ________ the matter.

a. to
b. of
c. about
d. into

16. He died _______ a road accident.

a. of
b. from
c. by
d. for

17. What is the meaning of the phrase "A penny for your thoughts?"

a. I will pay you for your ideas.
b. I want to know what you're thinking.
c. Give me a penny for something valuable.
d. I have a small amount of money to give.

18. In the Merchant of Venice, who is the protagonist?

a. Shylock
b. Antonio
c. Bassanio
d. Portia

19. Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

a. He was as brave as Hercules.
b. The classroom was a zoo.
c. She was a calm as a breeze.
d. His smile was a ray of sunshine.

20. Which of the following is the main theme of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost?

a. The passage of time
b. Life choices
c. Love and loss
d. Nature's beauty

21. Choose the word that is correctly spelt:

a. Remmitence
b. Remittance
c. Remittence
d. Remmitance

22. Choose the appropriate word as antonym : Meticulous

a. Careless
b. Moral
c. Colossal
d. Harsh

23.

.Select the alternative that best replaces the underlined word : He accused the member of the parliament of fabricating the statistics.

a. Lying about
b. Manipulating
c. Concealing
d. Exaggerating

24. Analogy - Square : Cube

a. Triangle : Hexagon
b. Circle : Sphere
c. Addition : Subtraction
d. None

25. Analogy - Government : Tax

a. Company : Profit
b. Student : Fees
c. Orange : Price
d. Chairman : Parliament

26.

He asked me why I was late.

a. Adverb clause
b. Noun clause
c. Adjective clause
d. Principal clause

27. He went to _______ hospital because he had ________ heart attack.

a. the, a
b. the, the
c. no article, a
d. no article, the

28. Do you know _______ ?

a. where does she come from
b. from where does she come
c. where from she comes
d. where she comes from

29. Analogy - After : before

a. first : second
b. successor : predecessor
c. contemporary : historic
d. present : past

30.


The sun went down. The underlined word is used here as a/an

a. adjective
b. conjunction
c. preposition
d. adverb

31. The word 'permissive' implies -

a. humble
b. liberal
c. law-abiding
d. submissive

32. Change the voice :He does not like people laughing at him.

a. He does not like him being laughed at by people.
b. People laughing at him are not liked by him.
c. To be laughed at by people are not liked by him.
d. He does not like being laughed at.

33. Identify the correct verb form :By the time we arrived, the show ______ already ________

a. had, started
b. have, started
c. was, started
d. has, started

34. Choose the incorrect word:I willA alwaysB remember youC standingD by me and offering me encouragement.

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

35. His father was informed ______ the matter.

a. to
b. about
c. into
d. of

36. He died ____ a road accident.

a. for
b. from
c. of
d. by

37. What is the meaning of the phrase "A penny for your thoughts?"

a. I will pay you for your ideas.
b. Give me a penny for something valuable.
c. I have a small amount of money to give.
d. I want to know what you're thinking.

38. In the Merchant of Venice, who is the protagonist?

a. Portia
b. Shylock
c. Bassanio
d. Antonio

39. Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

a. The classroom was a zoo.
b. She was a calm as a breeze.
c. He was as brave as Hercules.
d. His smile was a ray of sunshine.

40. Which of the following is the main theme of the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost?

a. The passage of time
b. Life choices
c. Love and loss
d. Nature's beauty

41. "We wish we didn't have to take exams," said the children. Which one is its indirect expression?

a. The children said they wishes they hadn't had to take exams.
b. The children said they wished they didn't have to take exams.
c. The children said they wished they wouldn't have to take exams.
d. The children said they wished they won't have to take exams.

42. 'Integrating' is synonymous with _________

a. igniting
b. assimilating
c. interacting
d. initiating

43. A taxidermist is _______

a. a person who drives a taxi
b. a person who specialises in stuffing and mounting the skins of animals
c. a person who draws maps
d. a person who collects postage stamps

44. Who is the author of Divine Comedy?

a. Rousseau
b. Dante
c. Goethe
d. Homer

45. Which word is correctly spelt?

a. minuscule
b. liason
c. ocassion
d. narcisistic

46. The plural form of 'thesis' is _______.

a. theses
b. thesies
c. thesis
d. theises

47. Could you tell me where ______ ?

a. the meeting is held
b. is the meeting held
c. does the meeting hold
d. hold the meeting

48. The word 'arson' is related to _________

a. water
b. soil
c. fire
d. air

49. I _________ my homework before my parents came home.

a. had finished
b. finished
c. has been finished
d. had been finished

50. Smoking is detrimental ________ health.

a. to
b. for
c. of
d. in

51. Which of the following is correctly framed?

a. He asked me who was my friend.
b. He asked me who is my friend.
c. He asked me who my friend is.
d. He asked me who my friend was.

52. Driving recklessly, _________

a. he caused an accident
b. an accident was caused
c. an accident was happened
d. he was caused an accident

53. “To err is human, to forgive ___________”

a. divinely
b. divine's
c. divine
d. divinity

54. Despite his limited experience, he demonstrated a remarkable _______ for solving complex problems.

a. ineptitude
b. reluctance
c. aptitude
d. indifference

55. Choose the right spelling:

a. recommendation
b. recomendation
c. reccommendation
d. recommendasion

56. Identify the correct sentence:

a. Each of the students have completed their assignment.
b. Each of the student has completed their assignment.
c. Each of the students have completed his assignment.
d. Each of the students has completed her or his assignment.

57. Jonathan Swift wrote _______

a. Hamlet
b. "Ode to the West Wind"
c. Gulliver's Travels
d. The Pilgrim's Progress

58. "Through thick and thin" means ________

a. in all circumstances
b. in good times
c. in bad times
d. one thick another thin

59. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting is called __________

a. time table
b. schedule
c. plan
d. agenda

60.


I use this room most. The underlined word is

a. a verb
b. an adverb
c. an adjective
d. a pronoun

61. 'Credulous' means ________ .

a. gullible
b. authentic
c. extraordinary
d. famous

62. Rifa would _____ read ______ talk.

a. rather, than
b. prefer, to
c. prefer, than
d. rather, to

63. Would you mind ______ the window?

a. opening
b. to open
c. openning
d. to have opened

64. "We wish we didn't have to take exams," said the children. Which one is its indirect expression?

a. The children said they wishes they hadn't had to take exams.
b. The children said they wished they didn't have to take exams.
c. The children said they wished they wouldn't have to take exams.
d. The children said they wished they won't have to take exams.

65. 'Integrating' is synonymous with _________

a. igniting
b. assimilating
c. interacting
d. initiating

66. A taxidermist is _______

a. a person who drives a taxi
b. a person who specialises in stuffing and mounting the skins of animals
c. a person who draws maps
d. a person who collects postage stamps

67. Who is the author of Divine Comedy?

a. Rousseau
b. Dante
c. Goethe
d. Homer

68. Which word is correctly spelt?

a. minuscule
b. liason
c. ocassion
d. narcisistic

69. The plural form of 'thesis' is _______.

a. theses
b. thesies
c. thesis
d. theises

70. Could you tell me where ______ ?

a. the meeting is held
b. is the meeting held
c. does the meeting hold
d. hold the meeting

71. The word 'arson' is related to _________

a. water
b. soil
c. fire
d. air

72. I _________ my homework before my parents came home.

a. had finished
b. finished
c. has been finished
d. had been finished

73. Smoking is detrimental ________ health.

a. to
b. for
c. of
d. in

74. Which of the following is correctly framed?

a. He asked me who was my friend.
b. He asked me who is my friend.
c. He asked me who my friend is.
d. He asked me who my friend was.

75. Driving recklessly, _________

a. he caused an accident
b. an accident was caused
c. an accident was happened
d. he was caused an accident

76. “To err is human, to forgive ___________”

a. divinely
b. divine's
c. divine
d. divinity

77. Despite his limited experience, he demonstrated a remarkable _______ for solving complex problems.

a. ineptitude
b. reluctance
c. aptitude
d. indifference

78. Choose the right spelling:

a. recommendation
b. recomendation
c. reccommendation
d. recommendasion

79. Identify the correct sentence:

a. Each of the students have completed their assignment.
b. Each of the student has completed their assignment.
c. Each of the students have completed his assignment.
d. Each of the students has completed her or his assignment.

80. Jonathan Swift wrote _______

a. Hamlet
b. "Ode to the West Wind"
c. Gulliver's Travels
d. The Pilgrim's Progress

81. "Through thick and thin" means ________

a. in all circumstances
b. in good times
c. in bad times
d. one thick another thin

82. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting is called __________

a. time table
b. schedule
c. plan
d. agenda

83. I use this room most. The underlined word is __________

a. a verb
b. an adverb
c. an adjective
d. a pronoun

84. 'Credulous' means ________ .

a. gullible
b. authentic
c. extraordinary
d. famous

85. Rifa would _____ read ______ talk.

a. rather, than
b. prefer, to
c. prefer, than
d. rather, to

86. Would you mind ______ the window?

a. opening
b. to open
c. openning
d. to have opened

87. She was hesitant to invest in the stock market because of its _____ nature.

a. stable
b. volatile
c. predictable
d. dull

88. One of the antonyms of 'dubious' is _______

a. quaking
b. shuddering
c. dependable
d. quivering

89. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a __________

a. play by Shakespeare
b. sonnet by Spenser
c. symphony by Mozart
d. novel by Dickens

90. "The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have ________

a. journeys to make
b. cities to build
c. promises to keep
d. only to sleep

91. You will come to the meeting________

a. will you
b. shall you
c. willn't you
d. won't you

92. You are ill. You ______ a doctor .

a. would better see
b. had better see
c. had better seen
d. have better seen

93. . He asked me, "Do you speak English?" The indirect narration of it would be _______

a. He asked me if I spoke English
b. He asked me if I speak English
c. He asked me if I had spoken English
d. He asked me whether he speaks English

94. As the teacher came in, the students __________

a. stand up
b. have stood up
c. standing up
d. stood up

95. It may rain. You ______ an umbrella.

a. had better take
b. had taken
c. have taken
d. had better taken

96. If he had worked hard, he _____ passed.

a. had
b. has been
c. will be
d. would have

97. I _______ come in the morning than in the evening.

a. would rather
b. have
c. will not
d. won't

98. 'Cartography' is related to ________

a. weather
b. cartoon
c. maps
d. carbon

99. Ariha ________ a new phone last week.

a. bought
b. has bought
c. baught
d. had bought

100. 'Being categorical' is not to be ________

a. definitive
b. unequivocal
c. conditional
d. absolute

101. Abir could just _____ a figure in the darkness.

a. make off
b. make up
c. make to
d. make out

102. Rina, as well as her sister, ______ gone shopping.

a. is
b. are
c. has
d. have

103. Thirty thousand dollars ______ a fair price for this car.

a. is
b. are
c. has
d. being

104. The word closest in meaning to 'aspire for' is ______

a. pine
b. desire
c. sulk
d. expect

105. Which one is correctly spelt?

a. repetition
b. repeatation
c. repeatition
d. repetation

106. An accident ______ last week.

a. was happened
b. happened
c. has happened
d. has been happened

107. The present form of 'lost' is _______

a. loss
b. lose
c. lost
d. loose

108. 'Suffrage' means ______

a. human dignity
b. human sufferings
c. right to vote
d. right to food

109. Francis Bacon is _________

a. a dramatist
b. a novelist
c. a poet
d. an essayist

110. Hospitable' means _______

a. pleased to welcome guests
b. pleased to welcome patients
c. having good condition for treatment
d. favourable

111. Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that of 'Honey: bee':

a. Sparrow : Nest
b. Sonnet : Poet
c. Sculptor : Statue
d. None of the above

112. How dare he _______ that!

a. does
b. has done
c. do
d. none of the above

113. He had his car stolen while _______

a. he has been shopping
b. he is shopping
c. he was shopping
d. he shopped

114. We entered _____ thick of the forest.

a. a
b. an
c. the
d. no article

115. Masculine gender of deer is -

a. drone
b. drake
c. doe
d. buck

116. If I had known you were coming, _____

a. I would go to the station
b. I had gone to the station
c. I would have gone to the station
d. I would be going to the station

117. Which word is correctly spelt?

a. oitus
b. farment
c. fidility
d. finale

118. He visited the archive with a view to _____ a rare document.

a. find
b. finding
c. locate
d. discover

119. He ran fast lest he ______ miss the bus.

a. should
b. would
c. might
d. could

120. Which of the following is a plural form?

a. Media
b. Phenomenon
c. Physics
d. Criterion

121. Identify the odd word:

a. Biodata
b. Resume
c. Castle
d. Curriculum Vitae

122. This must not happen again, _______ you will be dismissed.

a. so
b. and
c. but
d. or

123. 'Couplet' relates to -

a. poetry
b. painting
c. symphony
d. pottery

124. Which is not a synonym for aesthetic?

a. Artistic
b. beautiful
c. Elegant
d. Grotesque

125. The antonym of 'epilogue' is-

a. monologue
b. dialogue
c. catalogue
d. prologue

126. A 'simile' is ______

a. an implicit comparison
b. an explicit comparison
c. a forced comparison
d. an unusual comparison

127. Choose the correct sentence.

a. Tomorrow I will go shopping in the morning.
b. I wish I was a bird.
c. He has passed HSC last year.
d. He asked me whether I can speak English.

128.

He has a priceless collection of antiques. The underlined word means :

a. valueless
b. valuable
c. useless
d. extremely valuable

129. 'Metrology' is the scientific study of _______

a. measurement
b. weather
c. meteor
d. metal

130. 'State of the art is' ______

a. using the artistic techniques
b. using the intricate techniques
c. using the most advanced techniques
d. using modern techniques

131. Which of the following is incorrect?

a. When did it happen?
b. It happened last week
c. When was it happened?
d. It has happened

132. A posthumous award is given ______

a. before a person dies
b. after a great success
c. in the early career of a person
d. after a person has died

133. I wish he _____ stop talking.

a. will
b. would
c. must
d. should

134. One who believes in the power of fate is _______

a. a fatalist
b. an optimist
c. a pessimist
d. an agnostic