1.    'Father-in-law'    (Choose the plural form)
      1. Father-in-law
      2. Fathers-in-law
      3. Father-ins-law
      4. Father-in-laws
  
  2.    He has been …………. Cricket for ten years. (Supply the verb)
      1. play    2. played        3. playing    4. player
  
  3.    Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the choice.
      1. The boys playing football    2. The boys was playing football
      3. The boy were playing football    4. The boys were playing football
  
  4.    My birthday is ……… August.
      1. on       2. in    3. at    4. by
  
  5.    He swam …………… the river.
      1. across     2. between
      3. under    4. above
  
  6.    …….. gold is a precious metal.
      1. a        2. an
      3. the        4. no article
  
  7.    He said, "I shall go."     (Choose the indirect form the sentence)
      1. He said that he will go
      2. He said that he should go
      3. He said that he would go    4. He said that he should went
  
  8.    Suma told me that he was wrong.(Choose the direct speech of the sentence)
      1. Suma said to me, "He is wrong."
      2. Suma said me, "He was wrong."
      3. Suma said to me, "He was wrong."    
      4. Suma said me, "I am wrong."
  
  9. "I wasn't late."    (Select the best question tag)
      1. Wasn't I?    2. Was I?        3. Am I?    4. Aren't I?
  
  10.    "Respect the parents."     (Choose the passive form)
      1. Respect by the parents.        2. Let the parents respect.
      3. Let the parents be respected    4. The parents be respected.
  
  11.    "The plan is studied by us."    (Choose the active form)
      1. We were studied the plan.    2. We are studying the plan.
      3. We studied the plan.        4. We study the plan.
  
  12.    "Get off"    (Identify the meaning of the phrasal verb)
      1. escape    2. alight from    3. receive    4.approach
  
  13. "Deny"(Choose the synonym)
      1. refuse    2. separate    3. protect    4. rash
  
  14. "Gather"    (Choose the antonym)
      1. ungather    2. release        3. scatter    4. fix
  
  15.    She is sure of her pass in the exam.    (Choose the complex form of this sentence)
  1.    she is sure and pass in the exam.            
  2.    She is sure that she will pass in the exam.
      3. She is sure so pass in the exam
      4. She pass in the exam, she is sure.
  
  16. Ravi taller than Raju.    (Choose the positive degree form of the sentence)
      1. Ravi is tall than Raju.        2. Ravi and Raju are tall.
      3. Ravi is tallest than Raju.    4. Raju is not so tall as Ravi.
  
  17.    "Little"     (Choose the comparative degree of the given adjective)
      1. more little    2. least    
  3. less    4. most little
  
  18.    Success ……. to you if you work hard.
      1. come    2. comes        3. is coming    4. has come
  
  19.    "Possibility of being clearly read."    (Choose one word substitute)
      1. Literate    2. Illegible    3. Legitimate    4. Legible-
  
  Read the following passage carefully to answer the questions from 20 to 24.
      Shivaji was born in Shivaneri on 10th April, 1627 to Jijabai and Shahaji Bhosle. His father Shahaji was a nobleman in the royal court of Bijapur. Shivaji was named so after Lord Shiva of the Hindu mythology as his mother was an ardent Hindu devotee. Since childhood, Shivaji was brave and never feared anything. There are many instances in his childhood that show he was a born ruler. At the age of 14, he had the dream of building his kingdom. At the age of 20, he took out his very first military attack and captured the Torna Fort of the Kingdom of Bijapur. He was known for his protective and fatherly attitude towards his citizens. Shivaji breathed his last in 1680.
  
  20.    Shivaji was named so after....
      1. king Shiva of ancient India    2. Hindu devotee, Shiva
      3. Lord Shiva of Hindu mythology
      4. Grand father, Shiva lal
  
  21.    What was Shivaji's father?
      1. King of Bijapur.    
  2.    A nobleman in the royal court of Bijapur.
      3. Judge of Bijapur court.        4. A priest in the royal court.
  
  22.    In the passage "ardent" means……….
      1.passionate    2. orthodox    3. modern    4. traditional
  
  23.    His first military attack was happened ………
      1. at the age of 142. in 1627    3. in 1680    
      4. at the age of 20
  
  24.    What was his attitude towards citizens?
      1. Brave and never feared.    2. As a ruler to the people.
      3. Protective and fatherly
      4. All of the above
  
  25.    The history of English teaching in India starts with ..
      1. Hunter Commission
      2. Wood's Dispatch
      3. Maccaulay's Minutes        4. University Commission
  
  26.    No. of speech sounds in English.
      1. 44        2. 26      3. 28      4. 32
  
  27.    Which of the following method gives guidance to the slow learners?
      1. Project method
      2. Grammar translation method    
      3. Direct method        4. Remedial method
  
  KEY
  1)   2    2)  3    3)  4    4)  2    5)  1
  6)   4    7)  3    8)  1    9)  2    10) 3
  11) 4    12) 2    13) 1    14) 3    15) 2
  16) 4    17) 3    18) 2    19) 4    20) 3
  21) 2    22) 1    23) 4    24) 3    25) 3
  26) 1    27) 4