WBCS 2015 English Priliminary
1. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below :
The silence of the children was sinister.
(A) Catnap
(B) Cacophony
(C) Coarse
(D) Cruelty
2. There was a ——— on the midnight train. (Insert correct phrasal verb)
(A) Hold up
(B) Hold in
(C) Hold
(D) Hold out
3. Insert correct adverb phrase in the blank space :
Do this in a short time, in a ——— manner.
(A) Former
(B) Swift
(C) Brave
(D) Unwise
4. Insert proper preposition in the sentence :
He hinted ——— some loss treasure.
(A) of
(B) for
(C) with
(D) at
5. 'Hand and glove' means
(A) Arrogance
(B) Enemy
(C) Maintain a distance
(D) Intimate terms
6. Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space:
Mother says you ——— to go to the market at once.
(A) have
(B) are
(C) shall
(D) will
7. Fill in the space with an Infinitive :
——— fault is easy
(A) to begin
(B) to bury
(C) to read
(D) to find
8. Fill in the blank with the correct word :
——— his illness, he attended the function.
(A) Inspite
(B) Due
(C) as of
(D) despite
9. Fill in the blank with the correct word :
The stream was ——— by the waterfall.
(A) fed
(B) Fed up
(C) Filled
(D) Fulled
10. Fill in the blank with the correct word :
A ——— star was seen in the sky.
(A) Strengthening
(B) Shooting
(C) Shunting
(D) Staring
11. 'Puts one in mind' means
(A) Resolved
(B) Decided
(C) Reminds
(D) Received
12. Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below :
No one dare call in question his honesty.
(A) Honesty of purpose
(B) Test
(C) Flatter
(D) Challange
13. 'Approval' may be expressed by the following Interjection :
(A) Ha !
(B) Hush !
(C) Bravo !
(D) Hurrah !
14. A person on the verge of death of an illness is :
(A) Seriously ill
(B) Terminally ill
(C) Sporadically ill
(D) None of the above
15. An endocrinologist deals with :
(A) Teeth
(B) Glands
(C) Epidemics
(D) Heart
16. A stoic person can :
(A) Entice
(B) Endure
(C) Excite
(D) Enable
17. Fill in the blank with the correct word :You had better ——— permission.
(A) Want
(B) Ask
(C) Call
(D) Order
18. Fill in with relative pronoun the blank space below :
Who ——— saw her did not pity her ?
(A) What
(B) Which
(C) That
(D) Such
19. Fill in with relative pronoun the blank space below :
The sun, ——— rays give life to the earth, was regarded by the ancients as a god.
(A) That
(B) Whose
(C) Which
(D) Whom
20. Insert proper preposition in the sentence :
Here is the watch ——— you asked ——— .
(A) which, for
(B) that, for
(C) for, from
(D) this, for
21. Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below.
The singer was not in voice .
(A) Lost voice
(B) To sing well
(C) Had a cough
(D) Sang well
22. 'Book' may be used with
(A) Trousers
(B) Insects
(C) Ticket
(D) Painting
23. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alterenatives given below :
Genre
(A) A grand tour
(B) A specific category
(C) A chauffeur
(D) A long list
24. Put in a correct Participle in the blank spaceMary ——— , we were freed from anxiety.
(A) Having arrived
(B) Rolling
(C) Tattered
(D) Being arrived
25. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below :The crowd felt stupefied by the lecture.
(A) Engulfed
(B) Entertained
(C) Enthused
(D) Encouraged
Answers
1B, 2A, 3B, 4A, 5D
6A, 7D, 8D, 9A, 10B
11C, 12D, 13C, 14B, 15B
16B, 17B, 18D, 19B, 20A
21B, 22C, 23B, 24A, 25A
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