1.
“In a Grove” was published in _______
a) 1912
b) 1922
c) 1932
d) 1942
2.
Masago says that she stabbed her throat with ______
a) Takehiko’s sword
b) Takehiko’s arrow
c) her small sword
d) Tajomaru’s knife
3.
The _____ stroke killed the samurai.
a) fifteenth
b) twentieth
c) twenty-third
d) twenty-fifth
4.
The samurai was _____ years old
a) twenty-three
b) twenty-four
c) twenty-five
d) twenty-six
5.
According to the policeman, ____ is the notorious brigand
a) Masago
b) Takehiko
c) Tajomaru
d) The High Police Commissioner
6.
In the story “The Gift of the Magi”, Jim and Della were _______
a) foolish
b) hasty
c) wise
d) rich
7.
The chain that Della had bought for Jim was made of
a) silver
b) platinum
c) gold
d) copper
8.
Della said that her hair will grow ________
a) fast
b) scarcely
c) white
d) curly
9.
Madame Sofronie paid Della _______ dollars for her curls.
a) twenty
b) ten
c) thirty
d) forty
10.
Della’s hair shone link ____________
a) silver
b) cascade of brown waters
c) gold
d) platinum wires
11.
Robin Sharma emphasizes the importance of ________ in his teachings.
a) listening
b) speaking
c) reading
d) writing
12.
Robin Sharma highlights the role of ________ in listening.
a) apathy
b) empathy
c) hatred
d) boredom
13.
According to Robin Sharma everyone has a/an _________
a) vision
b) voice
c) ego
d) insight
14.
Robin Sharma is a/an ________ author well known for his motivational and self-help books.
a) American
b) African
c) Canadian
d) Nigerian
15.
It is a universal fact that people crave to be ______
a) watched
b) cared
c) heard
d) served
16.
Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize in _______
a) 2001
b) 2002
c) 2003
d) 2004
17.
As a child, Maathai mistook ______ for beads.
a) lotus’ seeds
b) pebbles
c) dew drops
d) frogs’ eggs
18.
According to Maathai, ____ have the energy and creativity to shape a sustainable future.
a) elderly men
b) young people
c) elderly women
d) learned persons
19.
Aung San Suu Kyi works for peace and democracy for the people of _____
a) Singapore
b) Malaysia
c) Burma
d) Sri Lanka
20.
In Africa, _____ hold significant responsibility or tilling the land and feeding their families.
a) men
b) women
c) children
d) priests
21.
In the poem “Telephone Conversation”, the white lady was offended by the African’s ________
a) thick lips
b) muscular body
c) vulgar talk about his bottom
d) big eyes
22.
The central theme of the poem “Telephone Conversation” is about ________
a) apartheid
b) euthanesia
c) nihilism
d) nepotism
23.
________ is the autobiography of Wole Soyinka
a) Eka
b) Ake
c) Kae
d) Aye
24.
The African tenant’s sepia complexion is mentioned in his _____
a) degree certificate
b) visa
c) passport
d) birth certificate
25.
Between whom do we find the telephonic conversation?
a) Between a white man and a black man
b) Between a white lady and a black lady
c) Between a white lady and a black man
d) Between a white man and a black man
26.
“A man who takes delight in solitude must be either a beast or a god”. This is said by ________.
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Shakespeare
d) Sophocles
27.
Julius Caesar elevated ______ to a high rank.
a) Brutus
b) Antonio
c) Cassius
d) Casca
28.
Bacon calls those people who do not have friends to share their thoughts with as _____________.
a) animals
b) cannibals
c) mad persons
d) idiots
29.
According to Bacon books are ________.
a) instructive
b) didactic
c) useful
d) dull and dead
30.
In the essay “On Friendship”, Bacon comments that the parable of _________
a) Pythagoras
b) Abacus
c) Longinus
d) Duke Charles
31.
Ulysses leaves the scepter and the isle to _____
a) Mariners
b) Penelope
c) Telemachus
d) the people
32.
Ulysses refers to ________ as “mine own”.
a) his wife
b) his kingdom
c) his comrades
d) his son
33.
“The lights begin to twinkle from the _____” complete the lines.
a) streams
b) rocks
c) flies
d) seeds
34.
Ulysses hopes to see ________ in the Happy Isles.
a) Atlas
b) Samson
c) Achilles
d) Hercules
35.
The aim of Ulysses is to _______
a) work
b) strive
c) yield
d) laugh
36.
“You may shoot me with your _____”. Complete the line.
a) gun
b) arrow
c) camera
d) words
37.
According to Angelou, _______ is the dream and hope of the slave.
a) she, herself
b) the white woman
c) her forefather
d) her grand daughter
38.
In the poem “Still I Rise”, it is thought Angelou has _______ in her backyard.
a) oil wells
b) coal mines
c) gold mines
d) factories
39.
The history of the Black people is rooted in _______
a) pain
b) happiness
c) glory
d) sorrow
40.
The speaker in the poem “Still I Rise” is depicting the story of a/an _______ person.
a) free
b) oppressed
c) educated
d) elite
41.
Who wrote the poem “Leisure”?
a) Robert Frost
b) Robert Burns
c) W.H. Davies
d) W.H. Auden
42.
According to Davies, the modern man has no time to ________.
a) stand and stare
b) look and peep
c) stand and sit
d) sit and watch
43.
In the poem “Leisure”, where do squirrels hide their nuts?
a) among plants
b) within holes
c) in grass
d) in huts
44.
How many times is the phrase ‘no time’ repeated in the poem “Leisure”?
a) 5
b) 2
c) 4
d) 7
45.
Davies condemns the ________ for being busy.
a) lazy woman
b) beautiful woman
c) idle man
d) modern man
46.
Rhona McFerran is a/an ______ poet.
a) African
b) American
c) Canadian
d) Irish
47.
What action does anxiety perform according to McFerran?
a) Hovering
b) Singing
c) Sleeping
d) Dancing
48.
Which phrase best describes McFerran’s attitude towards anxiety?
a) Fearful resignation
b) Fierce determination
c) Hopeless despair
d) Passive acceptance
49.
The poem “Anxiety Monster” highlights the negative fame of _____
a) the poet
b) anxiety
c) the monster
d) Freud
50.
Throughout the poem “Anxiety Monster”, McFerran shares her struggles with __________
a) the monster
b) her parents
c) anxiety
d) men
51.
In “Forty Fortunes”, Jamell wants Ahmed to be a/an ___________
a) thief
b) woodcutter
c) diviner
d) atheist
52.
Which of the following best describes the genre of “Forty Fortunes”?
a) Science Fiction
b) Folktales
c) Mystery
d) Romance
53.
The primary theme of “Forty Fortunes” is ______
a) love and friendship
b) adventure and exploration
c) wisdom and morality
d) conflict resolution
54.
In “Forty Fortunes”, Ahmed asks ______ days to find out the thieves.
a) twenty
b) thirty
c) forty
d) fifty
55.
The King rewards Ahmed with ________ in “Forty Fortunes”.
a) a palace
b) a golden shovel
c) two diamond rings
d) two chests of jewels
56.
Ajit is ______ years old in “Where there is Will”.
a) 23
b) 33
c) 43
d) 53
57.
There are __________ spaces in the lavish house of Hasmukh Mehta.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
58.
Hasmukh donated all his properties, finances and shares to _______ Trust.
a) The Hasmukh Mehta
b) The Hasmukh
c) The Hasmukh Mehta Charitable
d) none of these
59.
Kiran is married to _______ officer in “Where there is Will”.
a) a military
b) a government
c) a railway
d) an Airforce
60.
In the drama “Where there is Will”, Preeti is annoyed by ______ things.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
61.
Choose the correct Idiomatic Expression:
Things are in ___________ in my house
a) a big shot
b) a package deal
c) a dark house
d) apple-pie order
62.
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the given Idiomatic Expression:
Bag of bones ____________
a) a bag full of bones
b) a dead person
c) a person about to die
d) an extremely weak person
63.
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the given Idiomatic Expression:
To fall flat _________
a) retreat
b) unable to achieve the desired result
c) quarrel
d) meet acciedentally
64.
Choose the correct option that expresses the meaning of the given Idiomatic Expression:
To smell a rat _________
a) signs of plague epidemic
b) bad smell
c) suspect foul dealings
d) to be in a bad mood
65.
Choose the correct Idiomatic Expression:
I usually check my email before ________ at night.
a) hit the hay
b) save the day
c) odd one out
d) save the night
66.
Choose the correct Idiomatic Expression:
It has been raining ___________ since morning
a) hit the hay
b) dead in water
c) cats and dogs
d) odd one our
67.
Choose the correct Idiomatic Expression:
To beat Australia in cricket, England needed the _____
a) a labour of Hercules
b) a tall order
c) a vicious circle
d) a brain wave
68.
Choose the Correct Answer:
We ______ go to the beach this evening.
a) shall
b) should
c) will
d) may
69.
Choose the Correct Answer:
She ______ read a lot of books.
a) can
b) may
c) would
d) might
70.
Choose the Correct Answer:
I don’t know. He _____ come
a) would
b) will
c) must
d) may
71.
Choose the Correct Answer:
I _______ read Malayalam.
a) shouldn’t
b) can
c) should
d) may
72.
Choose the Correct Answer:
I know you ______ lift it
a) may
b) should
c) might
d) can
73.
Choose the Correct Answer:
If she decides, who ________ stop her?
a) can
b) would
c) will
d) could
74.
Choose the Correct Answer:
You ____ not waste our time.
a) might
b) would
c) should
d) could
75.
Choose the Correct Answer:
______ I come in?
a) Will
b) Would
c) May
d) Might
76.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate Gerund:
Children love _____ mud castles
a) make
b) making
c) carry
d) carrying
77.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate Gerund:
I hope of _____ a rank.
a) get
b) score
c) scolding
d) getting
78.
Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive:
Here is a house to______.
a) let
b) left
c) lent
d) lit
79.
Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive:
Sri was called to ________
a) seek
b) speak
c) see
d) sea
80.
Fill in the blanks with suitable infinitive:
Siba was told not to _____ loudly.
a) hear
b) see
c) sing
d) listen
81.
Departmental letters are written for ______, _______ etc.
a) posting, transfers
b) Birthday, wedding
c) parents, sibling
d) electricity, water
82.
A ________ is a greeting used in various forms of communication
a) salutation
b) signature
c) receiver’s address
d) date
83.
The main and the useful part of the letter is ____.
a) date
b) body
c) receiver’s address
d) salutation
84.
Terms as “Yours truly” and “Yours faithfully” are examples of _____
a) Salutation
b) Address
c) Subscription
d) Heading
85.
Leave-taking can also be called as _______
a) Salutation
b) Address
c) Subscription
d) Heading
86.
An official letter requires _________ in the bottom.
a) Date
b) Heading
c) Body of the letter
d) Signature
87.
Terms as “Respected Sir” and “Dear Sir” are examples of _____
a) Salutation
b) Address
c) Subscription
d) Heading
88.
________ should be brief and to the point in official letters.
a) Body of the letter
b) Address on the envelope
c) Date
d) Signature
89.
One should always write the ______ below the sender’s address.
a) Body of the letter
b) Address on the envelope
c) Date
d) Signature
90.
__________ consists of the writer’s address and the date which should be written in a letter.
a) The Heading
b) The Date
c) The Bosy of the letter
d) The Signature
91.
________ form an important part of human intercourse or social dealing.
a) Dairy
b) Stamp
c) Letter
d) Invitations
92.
___________ do not include the names of the addressee.
a) Envelope
b) formal letter
c) informal letter
d) formal invitation
93.
The style or tone of the __________ is relaxed and informal.
a) informal invitations
b) formal invitations
c) official invitations
d) annual invitations
94.
Personal feelings and emotions find an expression in _________ invitations.
a) informal
b) formal
c) official
d) personal
95.
The length of formal and informal invitations should not exceed ________ words.
a) 50
b) 60
c) 40
d) 100
96.
_________ is a brochure type with three equal sections and six panels in total.
a) Tri-fold brochure
b) Bi-fold brochure
c) Z-fold brochure
d) B-fold brochure
97.
________ format is one of the popular format of all other brochure format.
a) single-fold
b) two-fold
c) tri-fold
d) four-fold
98.
The ________ involves folding the paper in a zigzag pattern.
a) Tri-fold brochure
b) Bi-fold brochure
c) Z-fold brochure
d) B-fold brochure
99.
Informal invitations’ generally take the shape and form of _______
a) personal
b) official
c) college
d) celebration
100.
___________ involves folding the paper in half to make two equal-sized panels on each side.
a) Tri-fold brochure
b) Bi-fold brochure
c) Z-fold brochure
d) B-fold brochure
Answers
1. b) 1922
2. c) her small sword
3. c) twenty-third
4. d) twenty-six
5. c) Tajomaru
6. c) wise
7. b) platinum
8. a) fast
9. a) twenty
10. b) cascade of brown waters
11. a) listening
12. b) empathy
13. b) voice
14. c) Canadian
15. c) heard
16. d) 2004
17. b) pebbles
18. b) young people
19. c) Burma
20. b) women
21. c) vulgar talk about his bottom
22. a) apartheid
23. b) Ake
24. c) passport
25. c) Between a white lady and a black man
26. b) Aristotle
27. a) Brutus
28. b) cannibals
29. d) dull and dead
30. a) Pythagoras
31. c) Telemachus
32. d) his son
33. b) rocks
34. c) Achilles
35. b) strive
36. d) words
37. a) she, herself
38. c) gold mines
39. a) pain
40. b) oppressed
41. c) W.H. Davies
42. a) stand and stare
43. c) in grass
44. d) 7
45. d) modern man
46. b) American
47. a) Hovering
48. b) Fierce determination
49. b) anxiety
50. c) anxiety
51. c) diviner
52. b) Folktales
53. c) wisdom and morality
54. c) forty
55. d) two chests of jewels
56. a) 23
57. b) three
58. c) The Hasmukh Mehta Charitable
59. b) a government
60. a) two
61. d) apple-pie order
62. d) an extremely weak person
63. b) unable to achieve the desired result
64. c) suspect foul dealings
65. a) hit the hay
66. c) cats and dogs
67. a) a labour of Hercules
68. a) shall
69. a) can
70. d) may
71 b) can
72. d) can
73. a) can
74. c) should
75. c) May
76 b) making
77. d) getting
78. a) let
79. b) speak
80. c) sing
81. a) posting, transfers
82. a) salutation
83. b) body
84. c) Subscription
85. c) Subscription
86. d) Signature
87. a) Salutation
88. a) Body of the letter
89. c) Date
90. a) The Heading
91 d) Invitations
92. d) formal invitation
93. a) informal invitations
94. d) personal
95. a) 50
96. a) Tri-fold brochure
97 a) single-fold
98. c) Z-fold brochure
99 a) personal
100. b) Bi-fold brochure
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