#### 1. Reading Comprehension:#### Read the passage and answer the question that follows. Passage: The sun was setting behind the mountains, casting a warm glow across the valley. Birds chirped their evening songs as the breeze rustled through the trees. It was a peaceful end to a perfect day. Question: What time of day is described in the passage? - [ ] Morning - [ ] Noon - [x] Evening - [ ] Night #### 2. Vocabulary:#### Choose the word that best fits the sentence: The __________ of the project was to create a more efficient system. - [ ] objection - [x] objective - [ ] objectively - [ ] objectivity #### 3. Grammar:#### Identify the correct sentence: - [ ] She and me went to the store. - [x] She and I went to the store. - [ ] Her and I went to the store. - [ ] Her and me went to the store. #### 4. Sentence Completion:#### Complete the sentence with the most appropriate option: The company __________ to expand its market share. - [ ] are planning - [ ] is planned - [x] is planning - [ ] are planned #### 5. Sentence Correction:#### Choose the correct version of the sentence: The manager, along with his team members, __________ working on the project. - [ ] are - [ ] were - [x] is - [ ] have been #### 6. Sentence Rearrangement:#### Arrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence: the | won | race | fastest | swimmer | the - [ ] The won race swimmer fastest the - [ ] The race won fastest the swimmer - [x] The fastest swimmer won the race - [ ] Swimmer the fastest race the won #### 7. Cloze Test:#### Fill in the blank with the most suitable word: The __________ of the new policy remains to be seen. - [ ] affect - [x] effect - [ ] effective - [ ] affective #### 8. Synonyms:#### Choose the synonym of the word "elated": - [ ] sad - [x] ecstatic - [ ] angry - [ ] confused #### 9. Antonyms:#### Select the antonym of the word "conceal": - [ ] hide - [ ] obscure - [x] reveal - [ ] cover #### 10. Analogies:#### Complete the analogy: Book : Pages :: __________ : Leaves - [x] Tree - [ ] Flower - [ ] Branch - [ ] Roots #### 11. Idioms and Phrases:#### What does the idiom "to burn the midnight oil" mean? - [ ] To sleep late - [ ] To start a fire - [x] To work late into the night - [ ] To waste time #### 12. Spotting Errors:#### Identify the error in the sentence: The committee have decided to postpone the event. - [ ] The - [x] have - [ ] decided - [ ] to postpone #### 13. Sentence Improvement:#### Improve the sentence: I have visited Taj Mahal last year. - [ ] I have visited Taj Mahal the last year. - [x] I visited the Taj Mahal last year. - [ ] I had visited Taj Mahal last year. - [ ] I was visited Taj Mahal last year. #### 14. Active and Passive Voice:#### Change the sentence from active to passive voice: The team won the championship. - [ ] The championship had been won by the team. - [x] The championship was won by the team. - [ ] The championship has been won by the team. - [ ] The championship will be won by the team. #### 15. Direct and Indirect Speech:#### Change the sentence from direct to indirect speech: She said, "I am busy now." - [ ] She said that she will be busy now. - [ ] She said that I am busy now. - [x] She said that she was busy then. - [ ] She said that she is busy now. #### 16. Tenses:#### Choose the correct tense: I __________ a book when she called. - [ ] am reading - [x] was reading - [ ] have been reading - [ ] will be reading #### 17. Subject-Verb Agreement:#### Select the correct verb: Either the manager or the employees __________ responsible for the mistake. - [x] is - [ ] are - [ ] has - [ ] have #### 18. Articles:#### Fill in the blank with the correct article: She is __________ honest person. - [x] an - [ ] a - [ ] the - [ ] No article needed #### 19. Prepositions:#### Choose the correct preposition: The cat jumped __________ the fence. - [ ] in - [x] over - [ ] on - [ ] under #### 20. Conjunctions:#### Select the appropriate conjunction: I enjoy reading __________ writing. - [ ] but - [x] and - [ ] or - [ ] so #### 21. Parts of Speech:#### Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: She walked quickly. - [x] Adverb - [ ] Adjective - [ ] Noun - [ ] Verb #### 22. Word Formation:#### Choose the correctly formed word: __________ is an important quality for success. - [ ] Persist - [x] Persistence - [ ] Persisting - [ ] Persistently #### 23. Spellings:#### Identify the correctly spelled word: - [ ] recieve - [ ] reiceve - [x] receive - [ ] receeve #### 24. Punctuation:#### Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: - [ ] "I love you" she said. - [x] "I love you," she said. - [ ] "I love you': she said. - [ ] "I love you;' she said. #### 25. One-word Substitution:#### Choose the one word that can replace the phrase "a place where bees are kept": - [ ] Hive - [x] Apiary - [ ] Aviary - [ ] Barn #### 26. Phrasal Verbs:#### Select the correct meaning of the phrasal verb "call off": - [ ] To make a phone call - [ ] To shout loudly - [x] To cancel - [ ] To visit someone #### 27. Homonyms:#### Choose the correct homonym pair: - [ ] Bear - Bare - [ ] Knight - Night - [x] Accept - Except - [ ] Brake - Break #### 28. Homophones:#### Identify the correct homophone: The __________ of the book is interesting. - [ ] theime - [x] theme - [ ] theem - [ ] thieme #### 29. Figures of Speech:#### Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: The moon was a silver coin in the sky. - [x] Metaphor - [ ] Simile - [ ] Personification - [ ] Alliteration #### 30. Verbal Reasoning:#### Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the sentence: The new policy is a double-edged sword. - [ ] The policy is very sharp. - [x] The policy has both advantages and disadvantages. - [ ] The policy is difficult to understand. - [ ] The policy is too long. #### 31. Critical Reasoning:#### Identify the assumption in the argument: All dogs bark. My pet barks. Therefore, my pet is a dog. - [ ] All pets are dogs. - [x] Only dogs bark. - [ ] My pet is a dog. - [ ] Barking is a characteristic of dogs. #### 32. Paragraph Jumbles:#### Arrange the sentences to form a coherent paragraph: 1. He started writing novels. 2. His novels became very popular. 3. Ravi was a young man. 4. He decided to become a writer. - [ ] 2, 3, 1, 4 - [ ] 3, 4, 2, 1 - [x] 3, 4, 1, 2 - [ ] 4, 3, 1, 2