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R 13 Veto follow us: facebook.com/vetotrivandrum 16 English Selected Questions 1. You can’t get by in London without knowing English. Get by means: (a) Survive (b) pull on (c) continue (d) arrive 2. It was surprising to see that she looked quite pretty at close quarters- the meaning of the underlined phrase is; (a) future (b) very near (c) dull (d) accomplice 3. The incident was blown up and people were made to believe that there was large scale violence - the meaning of the underlined phrase is; (a) exploded (b) flown up (c) made huge (d) exaggerated 4. My advice to you is to keep your nose clean- it means: (a) watch surrounding (b) careful (c) keep out of trouble (d) patient 5. While going through the enquiry papers, the Judge had smelt a rat (a) unreal (b) dramatic (c) unexpected happenings (d) something odd or suspicious Fill up the blanks: 6. The Government is confident that the standard of living will begin to ______ (a) flourish (b) rise As If - tips as if/ as though • as if/ as though hcp hmIy¯nÂ as if / as though bv¡v apnepÅ verb simple present BbmÂ adp`mK¯v simple past Dw as if / as though bv¡v apnepÅ verb ‘simple past’ BbmÂ adp`mK¯v past perfect (had + ppv) bpw D]tbmKn¡Ww. eg : She speaks as if she knew the subject. She spoke as if she had known the subject (c) lift (d) revive 7. A great change has come ______ the world since the war (a) in (b) into (c) over (d) along 8. Ever since his parents died, his cRvP³cmPv shªmdaqSv uncle has ______ all his needs (a) seen off (b) seen by (c) seen through (d) seen to 9. This is the girl ____ stood first in the final exam. (a) whom (b) which (c) what (d) who 10. The words ‘flammable’ and ‘inflamable’ have (a) Opposite Meaning (b) Same meaning (c) different meaning (d) negative meaning Which is the correct form of sentences (11-13) 11. (a) I received your letter Yesterday (b) I have received your letter yesterday (c) I had received your letter yesterday (d) I have been received your letter yesterday 12. (a) I shall take tea after the train stops (b) I shall take tea when the train stops (c) I shall take tea after the train will stop (d) I will take tea after the train is stopped 13. (a) May I post this letter for you? (b) Shall I post this letter for you? (c) May I posted this letter for you? (d) Should I post this letter for you? 14. No room here in this compartment. In the sentence ‘No room here’ means: (a) No room for rent (b) No waiting area (c) No accommodation (d) No space 15. Replace the word underlined by the right phrase. Since the weather is bad, we will cancel the meeting arranged for this evening (a) give away (b) give out (c) give in (d) give up 16. Group of words pronounced or spelt in the same way but having different meaning (a) homonym (b) homophone (c) homograph (d) acronym 17. _____ under repair, I have to take the deviation. (a) Being the road (b) The road being (c) The road (d) Being 18. Identify the conjuction in the following sentence ‘I ran fast but missed the train’ (a) but (b) fact (c) the (d) run 19. Find the error part: No other continent (a) / in the world (b) / is so hot as Africa (c) / No error (d) 20. The word ‘delicacy’ means (a) sky (b) inconvenience (c) sensitive (d) weakness 21. The opposite of the word ‘synthetic’ is: (a) natural (b) affable (c) plastic (d) cosmetic 22. If he had applied for the post, ____ (a) he get it (b) he will get it (c) he will have got it (d) he would have got it 23. Invest your money carefully lest you____ (a) will regret later (b) should regret later (c) can regret later (d) may regret later 24. The opposite of the word ‘acquitted’ is (a) entrusted (b) convicted (c) freed (d) burned 25. Two men and a woman were killed in a ______ between a car and a jeep (a) strike (b) thrust (c) collision (d) collusion 26. This is the matter ______I am proud. (a) which (b) that (c) who (d) of which 27. The Minister ______ this stone in 2005 (a) lay (b) lies (c) laid (d) lied 28. The moon as well as the stars ______ (a) give light at night (b) do give light at night (c) gave light at night (d) gives light at night 29. I found your diary after you ______ the house. (a) left (b) had left (c) were leaving (d) would leave 30. I proposed to Rani but she ______ the offer of marriage (a) turned down (b) turned off (c) turned on (d) turned out 31. He is married ______ (a) with my sister (b) my sister (c) to my sister (d) none of these 32. ______ you start now, you will miss the train (a) Although (b) As if (c) Unless (d) had better 33. Choose the apt word showing the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence: Ernakulam is a very populous city in Kerala (a) luxurious (b) liked by the people (c) highly fashionable (d) thickly inhabited 34. The book you are looking ______ is here. (a) for (b) at (c) out (d) about 35. Hardly had he reached the station ______ the train arrived. (a) than (b) until (c) when (d) as 36. The meaning of ‘fascimile’: (a) model (b) nostrum (c) exact copy (d) fake 37. I ______ for the last two weeks. (a) am reading the novel (b) was reading the novel (c) read the novel (d) have been reading the novel 38. ‘Judicious’ means: (a) wise (b) diplomatic (c) watchful (d) legal 39. Something which cannot be reversed: (a) fait accompli (b) facsimile (c) foliage (d) irrecoverable 40. Neelima, ______ had been missing since Tuesday, has been found safe and well. (a) who (b) that (c) whom (d) which Answer Key 1. D¯cw: (a) survive Phrases and Meaning get across get after get along get around get away get in to make clear to urge or scold to make progress to become known; to travel from place to place to escape to enter
R 13 Veto follow us: facebook.com/vetotrivandrum 17 get into get off get on get out get through to become involved in to start; to escape; to leave to be or continue on harmonious terms to leave or escape; to become known to finish;to make oneself understood 2. D¯cw: (b) very near 3. D¯cw: (d) exaggerated 4. D¯cw: (c) keep out of trouble • A´kmbn s]cpamdpI 5. D¯cw: (d) something odd or suspicious • (Ft´m Ipg¸aps ≠ v kwibn¡pI) 6. D¯cw: (b) rise 7. D¯cw: (c) over come in - to arrive; to reply come into - to acquire (AhIminbmbn¯ocpI) come along - to progress; to appear (]ptcmKan¡pI) 8. D¯cw: (d) seen to see off - to take leave of see through - to understand; to work on 9. D¯cw: (d) who • blank \v tijw Main Verb hcps¦nÂ who D] tbmKn¡Ww. 10. D¯cw: (b) same meaning • Ffp¸w Zln¡p / Xo]nSn ¡p 11. D¯cw: (a) I received your letter yesterday • ‘yesterday’ hncn-¡p--Xn- \mÂ hmIyw simple past tenseþÂ thWw D]-tbm-Kn-t¡ ≠- -Xv. 12. D¯cw: (b) I shall take tea when the train stops. (s{Sbn³ \nÀ¯pt¼mÄ Rm³ Nmb IpSn¡pw) 13. D¯cw: (b) shall I post this letter for you? • First person ‘I’, ‘we’ Fn-h-bpsS IqsS km[m-cWKXnbnÂ shall BWv D]-tbm-Kn-¨p hcp--Xv. 14. D¯cw: (d) no space 15. D¯cw: (d) give up give away - to distribute; to betray give out - to emit; to fail; run out give in - to surrender; to yield 16. D¯cw: (a) homonym Vocabulary - Tips • kvs]ÃnwMpw D¨mcWhpw Htc t]msebpw AÀ°w hyXykvXhpamsW¦nÂ A¯cw hm¡pIsf homonym Fp hnfn¡pp. eg: see - ImWpI; see - kn[m\w/sa{Xm³]Zw • Htc D¨mcWhpw hyXykvX spelling/AÀ°apÅ ]Z§fmWv homophone. eg: Fare h nIqen, Fair - I¨hS Øew, taf •Htc A£c§fpÅ hm¡p IfmsW¦nepw AÀ°hpw DXv]¯nbpw hyXykvX ambn«pÅh bmWv. Homograph. eg: bow-hnÃv bow-{]Wmaw XeIp\n¡Â 17. D¯cw: (b) The road being • Being sâ {]tbmKamWv. subjectIÄ hyXykvXambncp mÂ BZy subject FgpXnbtijw being FgpXn _m¡n FSps¯gpXnbmÂ aXnbmIpw. BZy hmIy¯nÂ Road Dw 2 mw hmIy¯nÂ I-þ bpamWtÃm subjects. 18. D¯cw: (a) but • hmIy§sf-tbm, hm¡p-I-sftbm, phrase Isftbm Iq«n-bn- W-¡p-hm-\p-]-tbm-Kn-¡p ]Z- §sf conjunction Fp ]dbpp. and, but, for, because, unless, if, though, after, before Fnh conjuction þ\v DZm-l-c- W-§-fm-Wv. 19. D¯cw: (d) no error • Xn-cn-¡p hmIyw positive degree bnep-Å-Xm-Wv. 20. D¯cw: (d) weakness 1. D¯cw: (a) natural • affable x rude 2. D¯cw: (d) he would have got it. • If clause ‘past perfect’ Â Bb- Xp-sIm≠ v main clause Â would have + ppv D≠ mI-Ww. 3. D¯cw: (b) should regret later • lest \v tijw auxilary verb Bbn ‘should’D≠ mI-Ww. 4. D¯cw: (b) convicted 5. D¯cw: (c) collision strike - to hit sharply, as with the hand, the fist thrust - A forceful push Collision - A violent impact of moving objects. Collusion - conspiracy 6. D¯cw: (d) of which ; • ‘____’\v apnepÅ Noun a\pjy s\ Ipdn¡pXÃ. I am proud of Fsmcp {]tbmK ap ≠tÃm. proud F ]Z t¯msSm¸w of hcpsaXn \mepw, FmÂ Xncn¡p hmIy¯nÂ proud t\msSm¸w ‘of’ CÃm¯Xn\mepw of which FmWv FgptX ≠Xv. 7. D¯cw: (c) laid lie (InS-¡p-I) þ lay (Past) - lain(Past participle) lie(I-ffw ]d-bp-I)þ lied (past) - lied(past participle) lay(C-SpI)þ laid (past) - laid(past participle) 8. D¯cw: (d) gives light at night • ‘as well as’ sIm≠ v c≠ v subject Isf Iq«ntbmPn-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ BZy subject \v A\p-k-cn¨v am{Xta auxiliary verb/main verb Fgp-Xm-hq. 9. D¯cw: (b) had left • `qX-Im-e-¯nÂ \S c≠ v {]h-À¯nIsf-¸än ]d-bp-t¼mÄ BZyw \S--Xns\ Ipdn-¡m³ past perfect Dw c ≠m-aXv \S-- Xns\ ImWn-¡m³ simple past Dw D]-tbm-Kn-¡-Ww. 10. D¯cw: (a) turn down turn off - to dismiss; discharge turn on - to activate turn down - to reject turn out - to prove at the end 11. D¯cw: (c) to my sisiter • ‘marry’ F {Inb-bpsS IqsS to F preposition -BWv D]- tbm-Knt¡≠ Xv. 12. D¯cw: (c) unless • ‘unless’ Hcp hmIy- ¯nsâ Bcw-`- ¯nepw a[y-`m- K¯pw Fgp-Xm-hp- -Xm-Wv. GXv coXnbnÂ Ggp-Xn-bmepw ‘unless’ tNÀ `mKw ‘affirmative’ (positive) Â Bbn-cn-¡pw. Unless tNÀphcp hmIy-¯nÂ ‘or’, ‘otherwise’, ‘or else’, ‘if not’ XpS§o ]Z-§Ä D≠ m-I-cpXv. AXpt]mse unless Ign- v ªm-ep-S³ subject D ≠m-bncn¡Ww. 13. D¯cw: (d) thickly inhabited Populous - having a large population Popular - famous; widely accepted 14. D¯cw: (a) for look for - search look at - to consider; to face look out - to take care 15. D¯cw: (c) when • Hardly/Scarcely sIm≠ Bcw- `n-¡p hmIy-§-fnÂ ‘when’ D ≠mbn-cn-¡-Ww. 16. D¯cw: (c) exact copy 17. D¯cw: (d) have been rading the novel • since/for Ignªv Hcp time Xn-cn-¡p hmIyw present perfect continuous (has/have+been+v+ing)Â Bbncn¡pw. 18. D¯cw: (a) wise 19. D¯cw: (d) irrecoverable • fait accompli - a t h i n g accomplished and presumably irreversible • By the time we learned about the decision, it was already a fait accompli. • Foliage - a cluster of leaves, flowers and branches. 20. D¯cw: (a) who • Hcp \ma-¯n\v (a-\p-jy³/ t]cv) tij-apÅ blank Ign- ªm-ep-S³ hcp hm¡v Hcp {Inb-bm-sW-¦nÂ who D]tbm- Kn-¡-Ww. 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