16 . 'The boys saw him walking out.' Here 'walking' is a/an-
- A. gerund
- B. infinitive
- C. verbal noun
- D. participle
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17 . Fill in the blank with the appropriate article: 'The mother seized --- boy by the collar'.
- A. the
- B. an
- C. a
- D. none of the above
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18 . 'Rise early with the lark.' In this sentence the verb 'rise' is-
- A. causative
- B. intransitive
- C. transitive
- D. factitive
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19 . The indirect speech of the sentence: Shila said to him, "Are you satisfied with your new car"?
- A. Shila asked him whether he is satisfied with his new car.
- B. Shila asked him if he was satisfied with his new car.
- C. Shila asked him if he had been satisfied with his new car.
- D. Shila enquired of him whether he has been satisfied with his new car.
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20 . Identify the correct sentence
- A. The unfortunate accident had occurred on Monday last
- B. The unfortunate accident was occurred on Monday last
- C. The unfortunate accident occurred on Monday last
- D. The unfortunate accident has occurred on Monday last
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21 . The idiom 'cry over spilled milk' means-
- A. to be upset about something irretrievably lost
- B. to cry incessantly
- C. to cry for a dead pet
- D. to cry for urgent help
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22 . Select the sentence in which 'after' is a conjunction :
- A. The storm came soon after
- B. The boy takes after his father
- C. The police went away after we had left
- D. After ages the nation is likely to sing his glory
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23 . The suffix 'hood' can be added to -
- A. friend
- B. honest
- C. parent
- D. wide
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24 . The verb form of the word 'amusement' is
- A. amusing
- B. amuse
- C. anused
- D. amusingly
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25 . Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition: 'Rina does not excel ______ English.'
- A. in
- B. at
- C. for
- D. of
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26 . Identify the word having the same form in both singular and plural :
- A. cuff
- B. hunk
- C. life
- D. moose
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27 . My brother is an elderly person.' Here 'elderly' is a/an-
- A. adverb
- B. noun
- C. adjective
- D. conjunction
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28 . Choose the passive form of 'Visitors found him playing football.
- A. Visitors were found playing football by him.
- B. He was found playing football by visitors.
- C. Visitors found that football was played by him.
- D. He was playing football that was seen by visitors.
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29 . Fill in the gap with the right option: 'I can't carry _____ longer; I need help.
- A. out along any
- B. over alone any
- C. on alone any
- D. out alone
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30 . Fill in the blank with the correct option: 'The family ____ their homeland during the 1960s'.
- A. left
- B. was left
- C. had been left
- D. had left
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