SLE ENGLISH VST 1

ENGLISH X VST-1

Quiz

 

1. Why did Lencho's corn field need a downpour?
   1.   because there was no rain for several days
   2.   because his field was dry
   3.   for a good harvest
   4.   because his field was in a valley
2. In his second letter Lencho requested God --.
   1.   to send the rest of the money
   2.   to help him
   3.   to send the money through the mail
   4.   to reconsider his prayer
3. The time comes when we shall redeem our pledge of dedication to --.
   1.   the service of our motherland
   2.   the service of the suffering millions
   3.   the larger cause of humanity
   4.   all the above
4. India will awake to life and freedom. The verb 'awake to' means --.
   1.   rouse from sleep
   2.   cease to sleep
   3.   become watchful
   4.   begin to understand
5. Kapil Dev inspires the youngsters to take to --.
   1.   slow bowling
   2.   medium pace bowling
   3.   fast bowling
   4.   spin bowling
6. Kapil;s greatest triumph as captain was --.
   1.   Benson Hedges Cup on 1991
   2.   Prudential World Cup in 1983
   3.   Wills Trophy in 1978
   4.   his highest score of 175 not out against Zimbabwe in 1983
7. The deaths of lakes in Eastern Canada caused by acid rain originated in --.
   1.   Britain
   2.   France
   3.   Sweden
   4.   The United states
8. The industries that discharges highest amounts of smoke and ash into the air are --.
   1.   chemical industries
   2.   thermal power stations
   3.   cement industries
   4.   steel and ore processing industries
9. -- is the deadly enemy of health and efficiency.
   1.   Smoking
   2.   Drinking
   3.   Lying
   4.   Gambling
10. Success in life comes to those who work hard and --.
    1.   do physical exercise
    2.   take balanced food
    3.   participate in games
    4.   continue learning
11. Thw summer sun is described in the poem as --.
    1.   enjoyable
    2.   unbearable
    3.   burning
    4.   hurting
12. Where do we enjoy the tall trees?
    1.   in the meadows
    2.   in the river banks
    3.   in the green wood
    4.   in the garden
13. "Their graves are green." Here the word 'green' implies --.
    1.   covered with foliage
    2.   full of vigour and fresh
    3.   not dried or withered
    4.   all the above
14. What made the poet Wordsworth glad was the girl's --.
    1.   beauty
    2.   curly hair
    3.   fair eyes
    4.   simplicity
15. Whose view is that "the world is full of pleaser"?
    1.   the mother's view
    2.   the daughter's view
    3.   the poet's view
    4.   the lover's view
16. The poem "Village song" was written by --.
    1.   Willium Wordsworth
    2.   Sarojini Naidu
    3.   George Herbert
    4.   Alfred Tennyson
17. The brook flows by --.
    1.   ten districts
    2.   twenty villages
    3.   thirty bridges
    4.   forty towns
18. Which plant has no flowers?
    1.   fern
    2.   hazel
    3.   mallow
    4.   cresses
19. "Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave." Here 'brave' means --.
    1.   fearless
    2.   looking threatening
    3.   making a good display
    4.   none of the above
20. Who is weeping at the death of the sweet day?
    1.   The rain
    2.   the river
    3.   the cloud
    4.   the dew
21. Grandfather took Timothy to the zoo to Lucknow by --.
    1.   the train
    2.   bus
    3.   truck
    4.   tractor
22. Timothy was not fed on milk any longer because --.
    1.   he did not enjoy drinking milk
    2.   the milk proved to be too rich for him
    3.   raw mutton was found to be suitable
    4.   he was unwilling to drink milk
23. Lushkoff was the scarecrow of a beggar because of his --.
    1.   ragged fawn coloured overcoat
    2.   dull drunken eyes
    3.   red spot on either cheek
    4.   all the above
24. Sergei was --.
    1.   an advocate
    2.   a doctor
    3.   a farmer
    4.   a teacher
25. The scarecrow of a beggar shrugged his ahoulder. The word 'scarecrow' means --.
    1.   figure set up to frighten birds from crops
    2.   person whose clothes are ugly and untidy
    3.   person of ridiculous appearance
    4.   a shabbily and untidily dressed person especially a very fine one
26. "God lives in the heart of the panch." Who said this?
    1.   Jumman
    2.   the old aunt
    3.   Algu
    4.   Samjhoo Sahoo
27. When Algu as the panch told Jumman that he and the old aunt were exactly the same to him --.
    1.   Jumman did not belive it
    2.   Jumman thought it was mere show
    3.   Jumman was confident of winning the case
    4.   all the above
28. How much did Sahuji promise to pay Algu for the bullock?
    1.   250 rupees
    2.   200 rupees
    3.   150 rupees
    4.   100 rupees
29. Penny is a unit of money from --.
    1.   America
    2.   France
    3.   England
    4.   Poland
30. What did the king do to collect information about the grain?
    1.   declared a reward
    2.   asked the farmers
    3.   asked the learned man
    4.   asked his courtiers
31. Rabi made a "firm decision" to travel the whole world. Substitute a single word for the words in inverted commas.
    1.   oath
    2.   resolution
    3.   determination
    4.   promise
32. The -- of the meteorologists came true. fill in the blanks with a word related to "predict".
    1.   predicted
    2.   prediction
    3.   predictable
    4.   predicting
33. The bombs caused a lot of --.
    1.   destructive
    2.   destruct
    3.   destruction
    4.   none of these
34. It is -- of you not to thank him.Fill in the blanks with a word opposite to "courteous".
    1.   decourteous
    2.   discourteous
    3.   rude
    4.   impolite
35. He -- me about the incident. (Add a negative prefix to "inform" and fill in the blanks.
    1.   disinformed
    2.   misinformed
    3.   noninformed
    4.   deiformed
36. I have great confidence -- him.
    1.   on
    2.   in
    3.   with
    4.   about
37. Which of the following sentence is correct?
    1.   people go there not only in summer but also in winter
    2.   people not only go there in summer but also in winter
    3.   Not only do people go there in summer, but also in winter
    4.   Not only people go there in summer but also in winter
38. -- he think he is clever, he is n't.
    1.   As
    2.   Although
    3.   Because
    4.   If
39. It was thought that smoking would stunt body growth. Here the word in inverted commas means--.
    1.   prevent them from growingproperly
    2.   obtain it with difficulty
    3.   weaken their growth slowly
    4.   help them to grow
40. An extremely strong wind is called --.
    1.   cyclone
    2.   gale
    3.   hurricane
    4.   typhoon
41. India -- the twenty-20 World Cup Cricket in 2011.
    1.   wins
    2.   won
    3.   has won
    4.   had won
42. The cuckow sings beautifully.(Turn into exlamatory)
    1.   How beautifully the cuckoow sings!
    2.   What beautifully the cuckoow sings!
    3.   How beautifully sings the cuckoow!
    4.   How the cockow sings so beautifully!
43. The rich man has set -- a school in the village.
    1.   out
    2.   up
    3.   off
    4.   to
44. He is sitting -- my left.
    1.   in
    2.   on
    3.   at
    4.   within
45. The teacher asked a question. ( The parteern of the above sentence is --?
    1.   SVO
    2.   SVA
    3.   SVC
    4.   SVOC
46. That he is honest is known to all. (write the function of the noun clause.)
    1.   subject
    2.   object
    3.   complement
    4.   object of preposition
47. -- I will go with you.
    1.   If you will come
    2.   if you come
    3.   if you are coming
    4.   if you came
48. He said to me, "Do you know the answer."(Turn into indirect speech.)
    1.   He told me if I know the answer.
    2.   He asked me if I know the answer.
    3.   He asked me if I knew the answer
    4.   He asked me if I had known the answer
49. The passive form of "My mother feeds the cattle' is --.
    1.   The cattle is fed by my mother
    2.   The cattle was fed by my mother
    3.   The cattle are fed by my mother
    4.   The cattle were fed by my mother
50. Mina would not let me -- home.
    1.   go
    2.   going
    3.   to go
    4.   gone