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R 15 Veto follow us: facebook.com/vetotrivandrum 16 English Selected Questions 1. The bridge was blown _____ by terrorists. (a) out (b) off (c) up (d) away 2. Which phrase means “abduct”? (a) take away (b) take out (c) take in (d) take on 3. Which of the following is an antonym of “wail”? (a) curtain (b) rejoice (c) repent (d) rob 4. “To pour oil on troubled waters” means (a) to pacify matters (b) to fish in troubled waters (c) to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes (d) to destroy the oil tanks through terrorist activities 5. What is the collective noun for ‘kangaroos?’ (a) brace (b) muster (c) troop (d) pack 6. Which is the mis-spelt word (a) accomplice (b) accommodate (c) suspicious (d) accummulate 7. The disposal of a dead body by consuming to flames is called (a) burial (b) funeral (c) post-mortem (d) cremation 8. If you utter a word, I______ you (a) dismiss (b) will dismiss (c) am dismissing (d) will have been dismissed 9. I wish I______ his address (a) knew (b) know (c) have known (d) will know 10. Run fast, lest you ______ out of the race (a) should be (b) shall be (c) may be (d) are 11. The Government ______ the cRvP³cmPv shªmdaqSv strike by an iron hand (a) put out (b) put down (c) called off (d) set up 12. What is the one word for “to urge strongly” (a) extol (b) emancipate (c) exhort (d) extort 13. What prevented you ______ into the matter (a) from enquiring (b) to enquire (c) enquire (d) of enquiring 14. What is the meat of a deer called? (a) beef (b) mutton (c) pork (d) venison 15. The feminine gender of a ‘drone’ (a) goose (b) mare (c) filly (d) bee 16. What is the one word for “talk big” (a) shout (b) boast (c) whisper (d) abuse 17. The Latin phrase ‘inter alia’ means (a) with necessary changes (b) in the middle (c) among other things (d) from the beginning 18. Too many cooks ______ the broth (a) Spoilt (b) Spoil (c) have spoiled (d) has spoiled 19. Start early, ______ you will miss the flight (a) lest (b) in case (c) unless (d) otherwise 20. Everything will be fine, ______? (a) will they be (b) won’t they (c) will it (d) isn’t it 21. What ______you usually do on Sundays ? (a) will (b) shall (c) can (d) do 22. The Officer ______ out five minutes ago. (a) had (b) went (c) has gone (d) was going 23. Select the correct sentence: (a) Columbus invented America (b) Columbus found out America (c) Columbus discovered America (d) None of these 24. A bird in hand is better than two ______ (a) in the cage (b) in the bush (c) in the nest (d) none of these 25. This is the servant ______ I was telling you (a) who (b) whose (c) which (d) whom 26. Select the wrongly spelt word: (a) emanate (b) embarrass (c) seperate (d) emperor 27. The policeman asked him whether he ______ give him the information. (a) will (b) could (c) can (d) had If clause - Tips If clause - Type II • Hcp hmIy¯nÂ if hcp `mKw simple past BbmÂ Main clause Â would/should/ could/might Fnhbnsemv FgpXnbtijw verb sâ root form FgpXWw. eg: If you told him about it, he would help you 28. Would you mind ______ for a minute ? (a) wait (b) waited (c) waiting (d) could wait 29. He was as proud as ______ (a) an elephant (b) a peacock (c) a lion (d) a tiger 30. The phrase ‘called on’ means: (a) invited (b) visited (c) telephoned (d) greeted 31. The mother as well as her two children ______ taken to the hospital. (a) have (b) was (c) have (d) are 32. The principal was deaf ______ my request (a) at (b) of (c) on (d) to 33. Which word is spelt wrongly ? (a) Bourgeois (b) Assasination (c) Mandated (d) Commissioner 34. Let us go for a walk, ______? (a) shan’t we (b) will we (c) shall we (d) won’t we 35. I have acquaintance ______ Karnatic Music (a) to (b) with (c) at (d) in 36. It is not easy to ______ the Civil Service Examination (a) get at (b) get up (c) get through (d) get over 37. Animal that feeds on its own species is called (a) Lexicographer (b) Philanthropist (c) Calligrapher (d) Cannibal 38. Millennium is a period of : (a) 100 years (b) 1000 years (c) 200 years (d) 10,000 years 39. I have ______ more letters for you to write. (a) Little (b) any (c) some (d) few 40. John ______ to Bombay tomorrow (a) is travelling (b) travel (c) travelling (d) travelled Answer Key 1. D¯cw: (c) up blow out - to extinguish; to erupt blow off - to relieve or release blow up - to explode; to enlarge blow away - to kill by shooting; to defeat decisively 2. D¯cw: (a) take away take out - to extract; remove take in - to understand; to deceive take on - to undertake; to hire 3. D¯cw: (b) rejoice 4. D¯cw: (a) to pacify matters. • Fish in troubled water - to try to take advantage of a confused situation 5. D¯cw: (c) troop • A brace of pigeons • A pack of cards, wolves • A muster of peacocks, soldiers.
R 15 Veto follow us: facebook.com/vetotrivandrum 17 6. D¯cw: (d) accummulate • Correct spelling - accumulate 7. D¯cw: (d) cremation 8. D¯cw: (b) will dismiss • ‘If clause’ simple present Â Bb-Xn-\mÂ Main clauseÂ will/ shall/can + v D ≠m-bn-cn-¡-Ww. 9. D¯cw: (a) knew I wish - Tips • I wish + subject Ign-ªmÂ simple past (V 2 or did + V 1 ) Dw I wished + subject Ign- ªmÂ past perfect (had +ppv) Dw Fgp-X-Ww. 10. D¯cw: (a) should be • ‘Lest’ hcp hmIy-§-fnÂ ‘subject’ Ignªv ‘should’ Fgp-X-Ww. 11. D¯cw: (b) put down(ASn-äÀ¯pI) put out - to extinguish call off - to cancel set up - to evaluate; to raise 12. D¯cw: (c) exhort extol - to praise highly emancipate - to liberate; to free from bondage extort - to obtain from another by coercion or intimidation 13. D¯cw: (a) from enquiring • ‘prevent’ sâ IqsS ‘from’ F preposition D]-tbm-Kn-¨p-h-cp-p. 14. D¯cw: (d) venison 15. D¯cw: (d) bee • ‘goose’ is the singular form of geese • ‘mare’ is the feminine gender of horse • ‘filly’ is a young female horse. 16. D¯cw: (b) boast 17. D¯cw: (c) Among other things 18. D¯cw: (b) Spoil • CsXmcp ]g-s©mÃmWv- -. “BtfdnbmÂ ]m¼v NmhnÃ”. 19. D¯cw: (d) otherwise (AÃm¯]£w) 20. D¯cw: (b) won’t they • auxiliary ‘will’ Dw hmIyw positive BbXn\mepw won’t D]tbmKn¡Ww. subject everything BbXn\mÂ AXnsâ pronoun Bbn ‘they’ bpw D]tbmKn¡Ww. Much - Tips • Much + Singular noun + Singular verb ‘much’ \v tijw hcpXv uncountable noun Bbncn¡pw. eg: There is much unemployment in that area. 21. D¯cw: (d) do • CsXmcp ]Xn-hmbn \S-¡p {]hr-¯nsb ImWn-¡p (‘usually’) hmIy-am-Wv. Bb- Xn-\mÂ simple present tense emWv hmIyw htc- -X.v am{X-a-Ã, CsXmcp interrogative sentence BWv. Hcp interrogative sentence Â Auxiliary verb \nÀ_-Ô-am- Wv. Simple present se Auxiliary verb ‘do’/’does’ BWv subject _lphN\wIqSn Bb-Xn-\mÂ D¯cw ‘do’. 22. D¯cw: (b) went • Xn-cn-¡p hmIy-¯nÂ ‘ago’ hn-cn-¡pXn\mÂ simple past tense D]-tbm-Kn-¡-Ww. 23. D¯cw: (c) C o l u m b u s discovered America • \ne-hn-epÅ Hns\ I≠ p-]n-Sn- ¡p--Xn-\mbn‘discover’ F ]ZamWv D]-tbm-Kn-t¡- -≠Xv. 24. D¯cw: (b) in the bush • CsXmcp ]g-s©mÃmWv. kzáÃm¯Xpw \ ÃsXv tXmpXpamb hkvXp¡tf¡mÄsa¨w KpWw IpdhmsW ¦nepw kzámbpÅhbmWv. 25. D¯cw: (d) whom • "Hcmsf-¸än'bmWv ]d-bp--sX- ¦nÂ Relative pronoun Bbn whom D]-tbm-Kn-¡-Ww. 26. D¯cw: (c) seperate • icn-bmb spelling - ‘separate’ 27. D¯cw: (b) could • Xn-cn-¡p hmIyw reported speech Â Bb-Xn-\mÂ past tense D]-tbm-Kn-¡-Ww. {_m¡- änÂ Xn-cn-¡p ‘had’ past tense BsW-¦nepw AXv Ign- ªmÂ past participle cq]-amWv D]-tbm-Kn-t¡- -≠Xv. hmIy-¯nÂ give \v ]Icw ‘given’ Bbn-cpp \ÂIn-b-sX-¦nÂ D¯cw had BIp-am-bn-cp-p. 28. D¯cw: (c) waiting • ‘would you mind’ Ign-ªmÂ verb sâ ‘ing’ cq]w D]-tbm-Kn-¡-Ww. 29. D¯cw: (b) a peacock • as big as an elephant • as brave as a lion (as bold as a lion) • as fierce as a tiger 10. D¯cw: (b) visited call at - to visit a place call on - to visit a person 11. D¯cw: (b) was • ‘as well as’ tNÀ¯v c≠ v hmIy§fnse subject Isf tbmPn-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ BZy subject \v A\p-k-cn-¨p- thWw verb \nÂt¡≠- -Xv. 12. D¯cw: (d) to 13. D¯cw: (b) Assasination • correct spelling - Assassination 14. D¯cw: (c) shall we • ‘Let’ sIm≠ v Bcw-`n-¡p Hcp hmIy-¯nsâ question tagse Auxiliary verb ‘shall’ Bbn-cn-¡pw. AXns\ negative Bt¡ ≠ Bh-iy-an-Ã. 15. D¯cw: (b) with • acquaintance t\msSm¸w D]-tbm- Kn¨p hcp preposition ‘with BWv. • I have no acquaintance with David. 16. D¯cw: (c) get through Butt Hogshead Cellar Portfolio Decanter Creel Reticule Animal Apes Asses Bears Bees Beetles Birds Bulls Camels Cats Cattle The large cask for holding wine The large cask for holding wine get through - to succeed; to finish get at - to reach or touch; to discover or understand. get up - to rise from bed or to rise to one’s feet. get over - to overcome; to recover from 17. D¯cw: (d) cannibal • Lexicographer - o n e w h o compiles dictionary. • philanthropist - a person who helps the poor, especially by giving them money. • calligrapher - a person who is good at handwriting. 18. D¯cw: (b) 1000 years 19. D¯cw: (c) some • Ipd¨v F AÀ°¯nÂ, hmIyw positive BsW¦nÂ ‘some’Dw negative BsW¦nÂ ‘any’ bpw D]tbmKn¡Ww. 20. D¯cw: (a) is travelling • ap³Iq«n \nÝ-bn-¨p-d¨ `mhn Imcy-§sf ImWn-¡p-hm³ present continuous tense-Dw D]- tbm-Kn-¡m-dp≠- v. An underground place for storing wine or other provisions A portable case for holding papers or drawings An ornamental glass for holding wine A basket in which the fishermen puts his fish The lady’s handbag or workbag gibber bray growl hum/buzz drone twitter/chirp/sing bellow groan/grunt Dwelling Places Sound meow/me w/purr/ caterwaul loo/moo/bawl
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