டிஎன்பிஎஸ்சி குரூப் - IV மாதிரி வினா - விடை 39

GENERAL ENGLISH- GRAMMAR

1189. A man is usually known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. The above passage can be summarized as: 1] A man is made good by the books and his companions. 2] Books and friends are good to a man. 3] A man is identified by the books and his companions; so he should have the company. 4] Books and friends are futile to man.

1190. This boy is a better swimmer than any other boy in the class. The degree of this sentence is. 1] Positive 2] Superlative 3] Adjective 4] Comparative

1191. The boy who was lazy was punished. Sentence Pattern of this sentence is: 1] S+V 2] S+A+V 3] A+S+V+C 4] S+V+C+A 1192. The man who is honest succeeds in life. 1] S+V+C 2] S+V+O 3] S+V+A 4] S+V+C+A

1193. The hunter took a careful aim and shot the lion. Identify the type of sentence. 1] Compound 2] Simple 3] Active 4] Complex.

1194. I _______ here for a month. Use the correct tense. 1] am living 2] has lived 3] have been living 4] has been living.

1195. He came back after he ______ the letter. Use the correct tense. 1] posting 2] posted 3] had posted 4] have been posting.

1196. The Active form of this sentence is: War was declared against Germany by England. 1] Germany declared war against England. 2] England declared war against Germany. 3] Against Germany war was declared. 4] English against Germany declared war.

1197. The Passive form of this sentence is: They speak English in Nagaland. 1] In Nagaland, English is spoken. 2] English was in Nagaland spoken. 3] Nagaland spoke the English. 4] In Nagaland, English was spoken.

1198. Select the odd one. 1] jealousy 2] hate 3] knowledge 4] excellence

1199. Select the correct tense. ‘Salim will have been making preparations for the marriage for two months.’ 1] Future Perfect 2] Simple Future 3] Future Continuous 4] Future Perfect Continuous.

1200. The Adjective of the Noun ‘Adventure’ is: 1] Adventurer 2] Adventurous 3] Advent 4] Adventurable

1201. The Noun of ‘Famous’ is: 1] Fame 2] Fabulous 3] Fantastic 4] Family

1202. Select the correct affixes for the root word ‘place’. 1] un, ment 2] dis, ment 3] dis, tion 4] mis, ious. 1203. A quarrel arose ______ two sisters. 1] between 2] among 3] of 4] in

1204. They waited ___ the bus stop ___ the next bus. 1] at, for 2] in, at 3] in, for 4] from, for

1205. The farmer was killed ___ a robber ____ an axe. 1] by, in 2] in, by 3]of, to 4] by, with

1206. The dog bit her, ______? 1] didn’t it 2] doesn’t it 3] didn’t she 4] did it. 1207. I could do it easily, _____? 1] could it 2] could I 3] couldn’t I 4] couldn’t it.

1208. Will the letters be delivered by the postman? This a/an ______ sentence. 1] Negative 2] Subjective 3] Assertive 4] Passive

1209. He took away all her garments. In the sentence took away means, 1] take 2] steal 3] deprive 4] remove

1210. The American equivalent for the word “tap” is: 1] pipe 2] water pipe 3] faucet 4] water hose

1211. The blending word of ‘helicopter’ and ‘airport’ is 1] heliaport 2] helisport 3] helipoter 4] heliport

1212. Select the plural forms of ‘Axis’ & ‘Crisis’. 1] axes, crises 2] axels, cries 3] axies, crisis, 4] axes, creis

1213. He showed little concern for his cousin. Here, he word ‘little’ means 1] something 2] hardly any 3] none 4] some

1214. The plural of ‘Commander-in-chief’ is: 1] Commanders-in-chief 2] Commander-in-chiefs 3] Commands-in-chief 4] Commanderers-in chief

1215. The plural of ‘erratum’ is ______ 1] erratas 2] erratums 3] errata 4] errors

1216. He is ______ than I expected. Fill the blanks with correct Degree of Adjective. 1] late 2] later 3] latter 4] latest

1217. The pattern of the compound word ‘sunbath’ is: 1] Noun+Verb 2] Verb+Noun 3] Adjective+Verb 4] Noun+Noun

1218. He must remember that, although ___ first people in Europe would like his society, and place him on ___ equality with them, that none of them would either give or lend him __ farthing. The articles are 1] a, the, a 2] the, Zero Article, a 3] the, Zero Article, the 4] the, an, an

Answers

1189. 2] 1190. 4] 1191. 1] 1192. 3] 1193. 1] 1194. 3] 1195. 3] 1196. 2] 1197. 1] 1198. 2] 1199. 4] 1200. 2] 1201. 1] 1202. 2] 1203. 1] 1204. 1] 1205. 4] 1206. 1] 1207. 3] 1208. 4] 1209. 2] 1210. 3] 1211. 4] 1212. 1] 1213. 2] 1214. 1] 1215. 3] 1216. 2] 1217. 4] 1218. 2]