Question Bank- GENERAL ENGLISH- I
Q.No.
1.
Malalai of Maiwand is considered the greatest heroine of
a) Pakistan
b) Afghanistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Iran
2.
The birds and the woodpeckers loved the__________ tree.
a) guava
b) peach
c) fig
d) plum
3.
Who brought a vast family tree of the Yousafzai clan?
a) Malala’s father
b) Malala’s mother
c) Jehan Sher Khan Yousafzai
d) Alexander, the Great
4.
The most important value of the Pashtunwali is
a) status
b) literacy
c) honour
d) service
5.
Malala's mother prays ____________times a day.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
6.
During his last days, Gandhi's father began reading the
a) Quran
b) Bible
c) Adi Granth
d) Gita
7.
Gandhi and his siblings waited to announce the appearance of the ___________ to their mother.
a) sun
b) moon
c) pole star
d) storm
8.
_____________ were the sole companions of Gandhi.
a) Elders
b) Friends
c) Books and lessons
d) Birds and animals
9.
Gandhi could never learn the art________ of in his childhood.
a) copying
b) listening
c) obeying
d) talking
10.
The image of_____left an indelible impression on Gandhi's mind.
a) Harishchandra
b) Shravana
c) Thakore Saheb
d) the Agent
11.
According to Tagore, one should be
a) fearless
b) rich
c) intimidated
d) strong
12.
Tagore says that the world is divided by
a) corridors
b) narrow domestic walls
c) fences
d) boundaries
13.
Tagore wishes that the mind should be led forward by
a) the poet
b) the government
c) God
d) ego
14.
__________ are abhorred by Tagore.
a) hypocrisy and laziness
b) love and fear
c) hypocrisy and activeness
d) anxiety and worry
15.
Tagore condemns modern man's drifting from
a) customs
b) love
c) God
d) culture
16.
The poem "Love Cycle" was written by
a) Maya Angelou
b) Chinua Achebe
c) Wole Soyinka
d) Peter Abraham
17.
The poem “Love cycle” begins by describing the actions of the sun at
a) noon
b) dawn
c) dusk
d) evening
18.
The poem “Love cycle” relates the earth's ____________of the sun's scorching rays to a patient woman.
a) friendship
b) anger
c) tolerance
d) dislike
19.
In the poem "Love Cycle" the sun rays are portrayed as a man with a
a) power
b) temper
c) vigour
d) vitality
20.
The sun becomes________ at night.
a) happy
b) dark
c) yellow
d) mellow
21.
The poem "Nine Gold Medals" is based on an incident happened in the
a) Special marathon
b) Special olympics
c) Olympic games
d) World games
22.
All nine competitors in the event were awarded a ________ each.
a) gold medal
b) bronze medal
c) silver medal
d) copper medal
23.
The poem "Nine Gold Medals" deals with the __________of the day.
a) first event
b) final event
c) second event
d) third event
24.
The event mentioned in the poem "Nine Gold Medals" was
a) 100 metres race
b) high jump
c) 200 metres
d) long jump
25.
In "Nine Gold Medals", the runner who fell on his knees was the
a) tallest
b) youngest
c) oldest
d) shortest
26.
In “Alice fell, or poverty”, the speaker meets the girl _________on the road.
a) Lucy
b) Alice
c) Dorothy
d) Miranda
27.
In “Alice fell, or poverty”, the narrator is riding in his
a) chaise
b) wagon
c) horse
d) chariot
28.
Mr. Graham heard a
a) music
b) thunder
c) strange cry
d) sound
29.
The girl's cloak had been caught by the
a) wheel
b) runner
c) poet
d) winner
30.
Alice Fell was
a) an orphan
b) Dorothy
c) the poet’s daughter
d) a princess
31.
____________looked like a comforting figure to a homesick child.
a) E. V. Lucas
b) The helper girl
c) Miss Beam
d) The author’s companion
32.
Miss Beams' is ___________school.
a) a residential
b) an elementary
c) a magnet
d) a craft
33.
E.V. Lucas says that the children in Miss Beam's school are not
a) rich
b) tall enough
c) healthy and active
d) intelligent
34.
E.V. Lucas, on seeing a girl with a crutch, declares that she must be
a) lame
b) a hopeless cripple
c) handicapped
d) bent-legged
35.
In all enaction, the children in Miss Beam's school are expected to be
a) real
b) honest
c) humourous
d) serious
36.
On being ordered to go out of the country, Abner Snopes and his family stay in
a) camp
b) an inn
c) a wood
d) their wagon
37.
Abner Snopes sues De Spain against the fee of _________bushels of corn.
a) thirty
b) ten
c) twenty
d) fifty
38.
Major De Spain claims that the rug cost ________ dollars
a) 100
b) 50
c) 200
d) 300
39.
Abner was a professional _________before his first son was born.
a) blacksmith
b) carpenter
c) realtor
d) horse trader
40.
The sound of ________make Sarty understand that the night of his flight is over.
a) crows
b) parrots
c) monkeys
d) whipoors- wills
41.
The poem motivates people to take
a) strength
b) confidence
c) risks
d) perseverance
42.
Guest takes the example of
a) Galileo
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Issac Newton
d) Eddison
43.
Columbus discovered
a) America
b) Japan
c) Italy
d) England
44.
A few strike out without
a) a map or chart
b) ideals
c) guidance
d) consultations
45.
Our soul cannot actually tremble from
a) strength
b) energy
c) fear
d) bravery
46.
Frost was a poet of
a) New England
b) Midland
c) Mexico
d) Atlanta
47.
The line 'And miles to go before I sleep' was liked by
a) Kamaraj
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Nehru
d) Tagore
48.
The woods were filling up with
a) fruits
b) snow
c) leaves
d) mosses
49.
The owner of the woods had
a) no aesthetic sense
b) much aesthetic sense
c) a lot of wealth
d) a large joint family
50.
The narrator took delight in
a) riding his little horse
b) sleeping after travelling many miles
c) watching snow-filled woods
d) residing in his forest house
51.
The widow saw a beautiful painting of_________in the market place
a) garden
b) Sun palace
c) scenery
d) icy sea
52.
Chen was the _________son.
a) widow’s
b) Lien’s
c) Fairy’s
d) Shepherd's
53.
Chen sat near Lien at her
a) lap
b) loom
c) leg
d) thighs
54.
The young man mounted to horse and came to
a) Flame mountain
b) Sun palace
c) Icy mountain
d) Icy sea
55.
After crossing the Icy Sea, Chen and the horse came upon to the land of
a) Chen
b) Shepherd
c) Fairies
d) The woman
56.
Sideways Stories is the ____________in the Wayside School series.
a) second
b) third
c) first
d) thirtieth
57.
___________ becomes the new teacher after Mrs. Gorf is eaten.
a) Mrs. Jewls
b) Joe
c) Calvin
d) Bebe
58.
Joe is a student who ___________ properly.
a) counts
b) dies his works
c) cannot count
d) cannot do anything
59.
_______________ is the fastest drawer in school.
a) Bebe
b) Joe
c) Calvin
d) Louis
60.
Mrs.Jewls asks Joe to count to
a) ten
b) nineteen
c) thirty
d) twenty
61.
The rainbow is __________ thing of beauty.
a) the
b) an
c) a
d) some
62.
____________ book is very good.
a) the
b) an
c) a
d) some
63.
Mr. Shanker is _____________ M.P
a) the
b) an
c) a
d) some
64.
Feminine form of : prince
a) queen
b) princess
c) woman
d) lady
65.
Plural of : Video
a) videos
b) videoes
c) videoss
d) videoses
66.
Masculine form of: Heroine
a) actor
b) man
c) boy
d) hero
67.
Identify the pronoun: This is an old fort.
a) Demonstrative
b) Distributive
c) indefinite
d) relative
68.
Identify the pronoun: Whose house is this?
a) Reflexive
b) Relative
c) Interrogative
d) Personal
69.
Mother says my brother and I ___________ to go the market
a) am
b) are
c) is
d) have
70.
A teacher along with forty students ______________ come here.
a) have
b) here
c) how
d) has
71.
The whole class is _______________ happy.
a) are
b) is
c) am
d) were
72.
Identify the adverb: They ran slowly
a) they
b) ran
c) slowly
d) none
73.
Identify the adverb: Don’t go there
a) don’t
b) go
c) there
d) none
74.
Identify the adverb: Read it carefully
a) read
b) it
c) carefully
d) none
75.
The elephant is ___________ than the bull
a) weak
b) strong
c) stronger
d) stronger
76.
This is the ___________ tunnel in the world.
a) short
b) long
c) longer
d) longest
77.
He is the _________________ person in the village.
a) weak
b) old
c) older
d) oldest
78.
They were satisfied __________________ it.
a) between
b) by
c) with
d) none
79.
It is very useful ___________ students.
a) of
b) for
c) on
d) in
80.
The boys jumped ______________ the wall.
a) for
b) up
c) upon
d) into
81.
What is a paragraph?
a) A single sentence
b) A group of sentences
c) A short story
d) A poem
82.
What is the first sentence of a paragraph usually called?
a) Topic sentence
b) Conclusion
c) Supporting detail
d) Transition sentence
83.
What do supporting details do in a paragraph?
a) Summarise the main idea
b) Introduce a new idea
c) Explain and elaborate on the main idea
d) Repeat the topic sentence
84.
What is the primary function of a paragraph?
a) To tell a story
b) To describe a person
c) To develop and support one main idea
d) To list facts
85.
How should you organise your paragraph?
a) Chronological order
b) Random order
c) Logical order
d) Alphabetical order
86.
What should a concluding sentence do?
a) Introduce a new idea
b) Summarise the main idea
c) Ask a question
d) Provide unnecessary information
87.
What is the primary purpose of an essay?
a) To tell a story
b) To describe a person
c) To express and support an opinion or idea
d) To list facts
88.
What is the typical structure of an essay?
a) Introduction, body, conclusion
b) Introduction, conclusion, body
c) Body, introduction, conclusion
d) Conclusion, body, introduction
89.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
a) To summarise the conclusion
b) To introduce a new idea
c) To express the main argument or claim
d) To provide supporting details
90.
What should body paragraphs include?
a) Only supporting details
b) Only transitional words
c) Topic sentence, supporting details, and analysis
d) Only conclusions
91.
What is the purpose of a conclusion?
a) To introduce new information
b) To summarise the main points
c) To ask a question
d) To provide unnecessary information
92.
Why is it important to revise an essay?
a) To change the font and layout
b) To check for grammar and clarity
c) To add more pages
d) To remove all transitions
93.
What is the primary goal of reading comprehension?
a) To finish reading quickly
b) To remember every detail
c) To understand the main idea and supporting details
d) To find difficult vocabulary
94.
What type of questions require you to use prior knowledge?
a) Literal questions
b) Inference questions
c) Critical thinking questions
d) Memory recall questions
95.
What should you do when you don't understand a passage?
a) Skip it and move on
b) Read it again slowly
c) Ask someone for help
d) All of the above
96.
What is the main idea?
a) Supporting details
b) The author's opinion
c) The central idea or message
d) The title of the passage
97.
Why is it important to identify supporting details?
a) To confuse the reader
b) To summarise the main idea
c) To provide evidence for the main idea
d) To introduce a new idea
98.
What skill is needed to understand implied meaning?
a) Literal comprehension
b) Inference
c) Critical thinking
d) Vocabulary recognition
99.
How can you improve your comprehension?
a) By reading quickly
b) By reading regularly and actively
c) By only reading headlines
d) By skipping hard passages
100.
What is active reading?
a) Reading without thinking
b) Reading and understanding the material
c) Reading only headlines
d) Reading quickly
PART A
1. B. Afghanistan
2. D. Plum
3. C. Jehan Sher Khan Yousafzai
4. C. Honour
5. D. five
6. D. Gita
7. A. sun
8. C. Books and lessons
9. A. Copying
10. B. Shravana
11. A. Fearless
12. B. narrow domestic walls
13. C. god
14. A. hypocrisy and laziness
15. C. God
16. B. Chinua Achebe
17. B. Dawn
18. C. Tolerance
19. B. Temper
20. D. Mellow
21. B. Special Olympics
22. A. Gold medal
23. B. Final event
24. A. 100 meters race
25. B. youngest
26. B. Alice
27. A. Chaise
28. C. Strange cry
29. A. Wheel
30. A. An orphan
31. C. Miss Beam
32. A. A residential
33. C. Healthy and active
34. B. a hopeless cripple
35. B. honest
36. A. Camp
37. D. Fifty
38. A. 100
39. D. Horse trader
40. D. Whipoor wills
41. C. Risks
42. B. Christopher Colombus
43. A. America
44. A. Map or chart
45. C. Fear
46. A. New England
47. C. Nehru
48. B. Snow
49. A. No aesthetic sense
50. C. Watching the snow filled woods
51. B. Sun Palace
52. A. Widow’s
53. B. Loom
54. A. Flame Mountain
55. C. Fairies
56. C. first
57. A. Mrs. Jewls
58. C. cannot count
59. A. Bebe
60. A. ten
61. C. a
62. A. The
63. B. an
64. B. princess
65. A. videos
66. D. hero
67. A. Demonstrative
68. C. Interrogative
69. B. are
70. D. has
71. B. is
72. C. slowly
73. C. there
74. C. carefully
75. C. stronger
76. D. longest
77. D. oldest
78. C. with
79. B. for
80. C. upon
81. B. a group of sentences
82. A. topic sentence
83. C. explain and elaborate
84. C. To develop and support one main idea
85. C. Logical order
86. B. Summarise the main idea
87. C. To express and support an opinion or idea
88. A. Introduction, Body, Conclusion
89. C. To express the main argument or claim
90. C. Topic sentence, supporting details and analysis
91. B. To summarise the main points
92. B. to check for grammar and clarity
93. C. To understand the main idea and supporting details
94. B. Inference questions
95. D. All of the above
96. C. The central idea or message
97. C. to provide evidence for the main idea
98. B. Inference
99. B. By reading regularly and actively
100.C. Reading and understanding the material
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