JENPAS UG ENGLISH MOCKTEST 1

English Practice Questions

1. Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The young man was acquitted ____ the charge of forgery.
a. of
b. for
c. from
d. at
Answer: a. of

2. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to 'Anonymous'.
a. known
b. wrong
c. famous
d. realist
Answer: a. known

3. Find which part of the sentence has an error:
Many a man (A)/ have been (B)/ working in (C)/ the field (D).
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
Answer: b. B

4. Choose the group of words which can best replace the words in italics: A man of letters
a. to dispose of speedily
b. a postman
c. a journalist
d. a scholar
Answer: d. a scholar

5. Choose the appropriate group of words to fill in the blank:
In case of any doubt she always _____ for the word in the dictionary.
a. looks for
b. looks up
c. holds on
d. keeps back
Answer: b. looks up

6. ‘Something that is spoken or done without preparation’ is called a/an
a. utopia
b. extempore
c. performance
d. act
Answer: b. extempore

7. Find out which part of the sentence has an error:
Neither of the two boys (1) / is sensible (2) / enough to do this job (3) / No error (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer: d. 4

8. Choose the word that can replace both the words in italics:
(i) Everything falls down due to the pull of the earth.
(ii) The man is full of seriousness.
a. gravity
b. frivolousness
c. grandeur
d. languish
Answer: a. gravity

9. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
My father is struggling _____ smoking.
a. nail down
b. give up
c. feed on
d. light up
Answer: b. give up

10. Choose the word which can most appropriately replace the italicised words:
Mr. Ghosh is a person who collects postage stamps.
a. geologist
b. philatelist
c. philanthropist
d. linguist
Answer: b. philatelist

11. Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in meaning to the idiom:
Farmers cried foul in the past but this time, agriculture is in a crisis.
a. to give false alarm
b. to listen eagerly
c. to keep off starvation
d. to turn pale
Answer: a. to give false alarm

12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
Study attentively _____ you should fail.
a. if
b. whenever
c. lest
d. as if
Answer: c. lest

13. Write the antonym of the word 'Shrewd'
a. Astute
b. Sly
c. Simple
d. Clever
Answer: c. Simple

14. Choose the word which has nearly the same meaning as 'Perfunctory'
a. negligent
b. punctual
c. careless
d. clearly
Answer: c. careless

15. Fill in the blank with the most suitable word:
Everybody should abide _____ the law of the country.
a. at
b. in
c. of
d. by
Answer: d. by

16. Observe the italicised words in the following sentences and choose the correct option:
(i) The farmer grew five hundred bales of cotton this year.
(ii) The criminal was not granted bail by the court.
a. Only sentence I is correct
b. Only sentence II is correct
c. Both sentences I & II are correct
d. Both sentences I & II are incorrect
Answer: c. Both sentences I & II are correct

17. Choose the option which can best replace the group of words:
'A place where birds are kept'
a. bin
b. aviary
c. apiary
d. stable
Answer: b. aviary

18. Choose the word to replace the italicised word:
Shakespeare's Macbeth is a drama in which the hero is brought to ruin.
a. comedy
b. farce
c. tragedy
d. revenge
Answer: c. tragedy

19. Find the word opposite in meaning to 'Ingenuous'
a. crafty
b. unfit
c. straight
d. artless
Answer: a. crafty

20. Write the synonym of the word 'Vindictive'
a. Dull
b. Amicable
c. Revengeful
d. Friendly
Answer: c. Revengeful