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Question 1
The present seems all dreary. The future very grim The underlined words mean _________ and __________ respectively.
A
Confusing and dark
B
Dear and lovely
C
Boring and sad
D
Damp and weak
Question 2
Who wrote in her/his diary that real book found by Tommy?
A
country inspector
B
Tommy
C
Margie
D
Gee
Question 3
Find the below statement which express the appearance of author’s grandmother
A
Fat, short and slightly bent
B
Thin, short and straight
C
Fat, tall and slightly bent
D
Fat, tall and straight
Question 4
Which one of the following sentences has a participle in it?
A
He had lost his passport and applied for a new one
B
Having lost his passport, he applied for a new one
C
His passport had been lost, and hence he applied for a new one.
D
His passport was lost and he had applied for a new one.
Question 5
Identify the sentence with Hyperbole.
A
He has fallen asleep
B
Why man, if the river were dry I am able to fill it with tears
C
The child is father of Max
D
You are telling me a fairy tale
Question 6
The word Curry, derived from _______ language
A
Latin
B
Tamil
C
Urudu
D
Arabian
Question 7
in, inn and know , no are the examples of
A
Repetition
B
Homophones
C
Homonyms
D
An anagram
Question 8
“ I was not born for one corner, the whole world is my native land”. Who said this?
A
Portia
B
Kesavan Nair
C
Kalpana Chawla
D
Mrs. Hendorson
Question 9
Identify the incorrect statement about life and duties of students, according to Gokhale, from the options given below
A
The life of a student is a Sheltered life
B
Whole-hearted devotion to knowledge is possible
C
Discipline is optional
D
Character is important in life
Question 10
Select the appropriate active voice for the following sentence. When will the bridge be completed?
A
When can the bridge complete
B
When shall we complete is the bridge?
C
When will they complete the bridge
D
When will the bridge being completed?
Question 11
Our virtues though be few and small” Whose virtue is referred by the poet?
A
Human
B
Animals
C
Nature
D
Universe
Question 12
Select the suitable pair: 1)mango:sweet 2)lime: ........
A
fruit
B
sour
C
tree
D
juice
Question 13
Select the author name from the options given below for the short story “The Guide”
A
Sarojini Naidu
B
William Blake
C
R.K.Narayanan
D
Emile Dickens
Question 14
Honesty and Truth are interrelated, Honesty is basically an expression of truth” This is said by ___________.
A
Kiran Bedi
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Dale Carnegie
D
Hope spencer.
Question 15
Aung Lang Syne” is a _____ poem
A
English poem
B
German poem
C
Scots poem
D
Latin poem
Question 16
How handsome he had looked in that bright blue suit, with that dark red rose!” In the short story ‘The Singing lesson’ who is very handsome?
A
Muriel
B
Basil
C
Rosy
D
Cherry
Question 17
Identify the sentence pattern: she has been working as a teacher in a primary school.
A
S.V.A.A
B
S.V.O.C.A
C
S.V.IO.DO.A
D
S.V.C.A
Question 18
Who took the author and her brother to the serpent shrine?
A
Meenakshi Edathi
B
Malathikutty
C
Muthassi
D
Ammayi
Question 19
Match the correct suffix with the root words
  • (a) popular
 1. let
  • (b) sensible
 2. ling
  • (c) book
 3. ity
  • (d) duck
 4. ise
A
4 3 1 2
B
4 3 2 1
C
1 2 4 3
D
3 4 1 2
Question 20
The little girl has _________ and she hesitates to go out all alone. Fill in the blanks with suitable idioms.
A
Tight corners
B
Shot his bolt
C
In a nice pickle
D
Have cold feet
Question 21
Nationality of Norman Little ford?
A
British
B
American
C
German
D
Irish
Question 22
Why did your brother write such a letter? Choose the passive form of the above sentence:
A
None
B
Why did such s letter was written by your brother?
C
Why was such aletter written by your brother?
D
Why has he written such a letter?
Question 23
Sea Turtles come ashore, to ______
A
Regulate body temperature
B
Search foods
C
lay eggs
D
take rest
Question 24
Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners. They came early but there was____________ work to do.
A
Little
B
A little
C
None
D
All
Question 25
Choose the best answer and complete the sentence. The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s sonnets appeared in
A
1609
B
1611
C
1671
D
1680
Question 26
Imagine if your precious nose were sandwiched in between your toes” What does the word “Sandwiched” mean here?
A
Become like a food item
B
Trapped
C
Replaced
D
Pressed between two things.
Question 27
And out of its leprous hide.” What comes out of the leprous hide?
A
Sprouting leaves
B
Beautiful flowers
C
Tendering fruits
D
Resin
Question 28
which one of the following has correct gerund form?
A
I am tired of waiting
B
I am tired of having waited
C
I am tired of being waited
D
I am tired to wait.
Question 29
Match:
  • a. 3000 BCE to 200 BCE  1. Exploration of Europeans
  • b. 200 BCE to 1200 BCE  2. Arabs traded spices
  • c. 1200 CE to 1500 CE      3. Americans traded spices
  • d. 1600 CE to 1900 CE      4. The Romans control the spice trading
A
2 4 1 3
B
2 4 3 1
C
4 2 1 3
D
2 4 1 3
Question 30
“They were selling Barbizon pictures” Barbizon picture is a kind of picture belongs to which city?
A
France
B
London
C
Rome
D
America
Question 31
“As in the Concentration Camp and the evening of 9/11, the artistes are the ones who might be able to help us with out internal, invisible lives”. Which are the two countries associated with concentration camp and 9/11 tragedy respectively? Choose the right option from the following :
A
Russia and Germany
B
Germany and Italy
C
Germany and America
D
Iraq and America
Question 32
How many divisions are in Karakattam?
A
two divisions
B
four divisions
C
three divisions
D
five divisions
Question 33
The poetess who wrote the poem „women‟s Rights was_________
A
Sarojini Naidu
B
Elizabeth Barrett Browing
C
Annie Louisa Walker
D
Kamala Das
Question 34
According to the author of the story “The Accidental Tourist” which is the most outstanding thing?
A
Money
B
Real world
C
Office environment
D
Adventures ride
Question 35
Choose the appropriate degree for the following sentence. Brain surgery is the most complicated in medical field.
A
No other surgery as completed in medical field.
B
Brain surgery is highly complicated.
C
Brain surgery is more complicated than and surgery in medical field.
D
Brain surgery is more complicated than most other surgery.
Question 36
Whose job is to force “Owlie” to eat?
A
Payal
B
Payal’s mother
C
Payal’s friend
D
Owlie eat by it self
Question 37
In the short story “The Envious Neighbor” the olden couple had?
A
Pet cat
B
Pet dog
C
Golden cross
D
Cherry tree
Question 38
Which one of the following pairs is matched correctly?
A
Manliness by D.H.Lawrence
B
The Piano by Rudyard Kipling
C
Going for water by William Blake
D
Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes
Question 39
I amused her for perhaps 20 minutes with a scattering of urbane bons mots Find out the meaning of the underlined word or phrase
A
Witty remarks
B
Special appearance
C
Appreciable notes
D
Valuable recourses
Question 40
Who grew rich by taxing the Cinnamon in middle ages?
A
Arabs
B
Chinese
C
Europeans
D
Venetians
Question 41
Which of the following plural forms is not correct?
A
Daughters – in – law
B
Step- daughters.
C
Commanders- in- chiefs
D
Strata
Question 42
Read the passage and choose the correct option that answers the questions given below : “Thank you shelly”, Diane said holding her hand out for me to shake, “for taking care of Sam. We were in a traffic accident and somehow we got separated when. I went to the, hospital. I guess he lost his collar and harness too”. I looked at her hand, I didn’t want to give Goldy up, but I could see that it was this lady he really belonged to. Not to me, I was Just temporary. Who did the dog really belong to?
A
Shelly
B
Diane
C
Sam
D
None of the above
Question 43
In the short story “With The photographer”, who made the author to wait for an hour?
A
The photographer
B
Author’s friend
C
Business name
D
The roadside stranger
Question 44
Who claimed that zero divided by zero is zero?
A
Ramanujan
B
Bhaskara
C
Some mathematician
D
Many mathematician
Question 45
Select the correct sentence:
A
How fine the Ajanta paintings are!
B
How beautiful the Ajanta paintings are!
C
How well the Ajanta paintings are !
D
How nice the Ajanta paintings are!
Question 46
Form a new words by blending the words “motorway‟ and “hotel‟.
A
motohotel
B
mowaytel
C
motorel
D
motel
Question 47
Match the titles of the novels given under Column A with the name of the author under Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  • Column A
 Column B
  • (a) The Guide
 1. Manohar Malgonkar
  • (b) Two Leaves and a Bud
 2. R.K. Narayan
  • (c) A Train to Pakistan
 3. Mulkraj Anand
  • (d) A Bend in the Ganges
 4. Kushwant Singh
A
2 3 4 1
B
2 1 4 3
C
3 2 1 4
D
4 2 1 3
Question 48
Which year the Nilgiris mountain Railway was declared as World Heritage Site?
A
2000
B
2002
C
2004
D
2005
Question 49
The story Seventeen oranges narrates?
A
The benefits of eating oranges
B
The cleverly management of tricky situation by the narrator
C
The ways of gardening oranges
D
The golden memories of the narrator
Question 50
The following lines are taken from the poem_______ “O Listen to the vale profound Is overflowing with the sound”
A
English words
B
Sonnet – 112
C
The Solitary Reaper
D
0 Captain my Captain
Question 51
How many lines are there in a sonnet?
A
Eight lines
B
Eleven lines
C
Fourteen lines
D
Sixteen lines
Question 52
“Greetings traveller. You looked tired and cold.” Name the traveller who looked tired and cold.
A
M.S. Mahadevan
B
Brij
C
Nilu
D
Mothi
Question 53
People came to India in search of species especially ________
A
Turmeric
B
Black Pepper
C
Red Chilli
D
Ginger
Question 54
Robert Frost who wrote the poem “Going for water” is from
A
The united States of America
B
England
C
India
D
France
Question 55
Sindhu said, “I play chess” Convert the above sentence to reported speech
A
Sindhu said that she played chess
B
Sindhu said that she was played chess
C
Sindhu said that she is played chess
D
Sindhu said that she were played chess
Question 56
When you ____________ I ___________ my dinner
A
Telephoned was having
B
Telephoned am having.
C
Telephoned will be having
D
were telephoning, would have.
Question 57
Which part of comet contains chemicals?
A
Head of comet
B
Body of comet
C
Tail of comet
D
Inner surface of comet
Question 58
“Don’t let us down now, Gulliver; We need your help” Find the speaker/character.
A
Crew members
B
Lilliputians
C
Captain
D
Emperor of Lilliputians
Question 59
Fill in the blanks with suitable article: He studies in ------------------- sixth standard.
A
no article
B
a
C
an
D
the
Question 60
In the Lesson”Yaanai Malai”, the lesson – writer Manohar Devadoess save, “Sometimes landscapes can speak to us”. This expression is purely.
A
A baseless illusion
B
An exaggerated hyberbola
C
A subjective impression
D
An objective interpretation.
Question 61
_______ is a letter that is intended to be read by a wide audience, or a letter intended for an individual, but that is nonetheless widely distributed intentionally through newspapers and other media, such as a letter to the editor or a blog.
A
Formal letter
B
Open letter
C
Personal letter
D
Closed letter
Question 62
Find the odd word
A
Flood
B
Serious
C
Snappy
D
Hard
Question 63
Mood of Crocodile in the poem “The Crocodile” is
A
hungry
B
angry
C
sleepy
D
Happy
Question 64
Which of the following poem is written by Walt Whitman?
A
off to outer space Tomorrow Morning
B
Be the Best
C
O Captin! My Captain!
D
Sonnet No.116
Question 65
The line “ A slender tinkling fall that made “ Contains __________
A
Allusion
B
Onomatopoeia
C
Elipsis
D
Repetition
Question 66
“Don't look so doleful, girls. It ought to sound warm, joyful, and eager. 'Congratulate'. Once more.Quickly. All together. Now then!” In the short story ‘The Singing lesson’ who asked the girls to be happy?
A
Muriel
B
Mary Beazley
C
Rosy
D
Cherry
Question 67
Nile River finally ends up with which sea
A
Red sea
B
Dead sea
C
Mediterranean sea
D
Persian sea
Question 68
Match:'-
  • A) rambling         - 1) stopping
  • B) spectacular     -  2) a frightening dream
  • C) interfering      -  3) wandering
  • D) nightmare       - 4) eye-catching
A
3412
B
3241
C
4213
D
3214
Question 69
After all, winners don‟t do different things. They do things differently. The above lines suggests
A
All winners are different
B
Winners do different things
C
Winners do things differently
D
Losers don‟t do different things
Question 70
“This one the prize ring hates to enter” In the above line prize ring refer to?
A
enclosed area in which boxing matches are fought
B
enclosed area in which the prizes were distributed
C
enclosed in which the circus happen
D
award given to players
Question 71
Select the word with correct suffix:
A
lookable
B
movable
C
writeable
D
takeable
Question 72
Pick out the sentence – where “like” is used as preposition.
A
We shall not see the like of Gandhiji again
B
Today Ang San SuuKyi fights like Gandhiji
C
Many wanted to be like him
D
I like Gandhiji
Question 73
Don’t give up, though pace seems slow” What is the figure of speech employed here?
A
Assonance
B
Allusion
C
Apostrophe
D
Anaphora
Question 74
Match the characters in Column A with the authors in Column B and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
  • Column A
 Column B
  • (a) Lady Anstey
 1. Lakshmi Mukundan
  • (b) Tendai
 2. Thakazhi Sivasankaran Pillai
  • (c) Gunga Ram
 3. E.M. Forster
  • (d) Outhakutty
 4. Khushwant Singh
A
3 2 1 4
B
2 1 4 3
C
2 4 1 3
D
3 1 4 2
Question 75
Identify the simple sentence:
A
He went to the place, where his father lived
B
He went to his father‟s native place
C
He went to a place and his father lived there.
D
He went to the native place where his father lived
Question 76
Which of the following is a short story?
A
Be the Best
B
The Tears of the Desert
C
The flying wonder
D
The Man he killed.
Question 77
How many years Khushwant Singh noticed that her grandmother looked old and wrinkled?
A
Ten years
B
Fifteen years
C
Twenty years
D
Thirty years
Question 78
Who is setting out turmeric, milk and bananas for the snakes?
A
Meenakshi Edathi
B
Ettan
C
Ammayi
D
Malathikutty
Question 79
One of the anchoring earth.” Find the figure of speech of the above line.
A
Simile
B
Metaphor
C
Personification
D
Alliteration
Question 80
Select the appropriate active voice for the underlined words. I may be considered for the promotion by the secretary.
A
Will consider
B
Considered
C
Will be considered
D
May consider.
Question 81
Tagore won the Nobel prize for literature in
A
1947
B
1920
C
1913
D
1964
Question 82
Me and Good Lord are hand-flying this plane”. Whose words are these?
A
Cabuk
B
White
C
Grimm
D
Terry
Question 83
Find out the false statement
A
Egg-tooth of Olive Ridley is like a Razor blade
B
Nest cavity of Olive Ridley is about 45 cm in depth
C
Incubation temperature of male Sea Turtle hatching is 270-280C
D
At 350C , female hatching of Sea turtle are produced
Question 84
Could you bring me ________ tools I left in the garden? Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners
A
This
B
Those
C
These
D
That
Question 85
Identify the incorrect sentence from the following:
A
Mr.Soundar is one of the most helpful persons.
B
Very few persons are as helpful as Mr. Soundar
C
Mr. Soundar is more helpful than all other persons
D
Mr. Souondar is more helpful than most other persons
Question 86
“With all my heart I do admire Athletes who sweat for fun or hire” In the above sentence ‘I’ refer to
A
Charles Wills
B
Ogden Nash
C
Robert Brown
D
William Temple Hornaday
Question 87
Choose the correct meaning of the words under Column Band select the code containing the answer'
  • Column A
 Column B
  • (a) rumour
 1. hit
  • (b) pelted
 2. false story
  • (c) regime
 3. flattering
  • (d) oily
 4. rule
A
2 1 4 3
B
2 3 4 1
C
2 1 3 4
D
1 3 4 2
Question 88
. A masterpiece of the Egyptians cultural heritage is ---------------
A
Taj Mahal
B
Freedom Status
C
Gandhi Mandapam
D
A Tomb for a pharaoh
Question 89
Which among the responses best explains the following line: “Day light will be on the switch and winter under rock”.
A
Daylight will restrict the damaging impact of winter
B
Winter‟ s chillness will be under the lock of the daylight‟s heat
C
Daylight will be turned on when winter is kept under lock.
D
There will be a continuous switching over from day to night, and there will not be any changing seasons
Question 90
Who is the author of the poem “Rock me sleep”?
A
Elizabeth Beret Browning
B
Elizabeth Akers Allen
C
Annie Louisa Walker
D
Ruskin Bond
Question 91
What is mentioned as “cheering sight” by the author Sir C.V. Raman?
A
Nile River
B
Rain fed tanks
C
Mountain ranges
D
Grasslands
Question 92
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles”. Why does the child clambers and scrambles?
A
The child wants to go to school
B
The child wants to collect blackberries
C
The child is hungry
D
The child feels happy
Question 93
How old is the Brihadeesavarar Temple
A
2000
B
1000
C
1200
D
2100
Question 94
The epicentre of the earthquake narrated by Brij is in
A
mountain
B
sea
C
valley
D
plateau
Question 95
Find out the wrong sentence
A
There is a table beside the bed
B
Beside pen he also brought pencil.
C
I watch news regularly
D
Everyone played games except Kathir
Question 96
Comprehensions: The plane driver suddenly brought the plane down and the passengers were shaken. The doctor came into the plane with the helper in a white dress to see the passengers. The lady assistants of the plane also helped the passengers. Everything was okay in a few minutes.
  • Why were the passengers shaken?
A
plane landed safely
B
plane landed suddenly
C
plane driver informed the passengers that it will land slowly
D
Plane did not land safely
Question 97
The time period mentioned in the play “The First Patient” is
A
Morning
B
Evening
C
Afternoon
D
Night
Question 98
Choose the correct name of a Messiaen from the options Messiaen – a child Prodigy in Music
A
Oliver Twist
B
Olivia
C
Olivier Eugene Prosper Charles
D
Olivian Prospero
Question 99
Choose the option with the right meaning of the idiom given below: Show one’s yellow streak
A
displaying yellow coloured stripes
B
being inexperienced
C
exhibiting one’s cowardice
D
painting the place yellow
Question 100
While he was going to school someone called him. Find the correct tense
A
Present progressive tense
B
past progressive tense
C
Future progressive tense
D
None of the above
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