English Practice Question Paper

English Practice Question Paper

Sample Paper English Test

Directions: choose the most suitable ‘one word’ for the given expression.

1. Murder of a new-born child

(a) Homicide

(b) Regicide

(c) Fratricide

(d) Infanticide

ANSWER: (d)

2. Place which provides both board and lodging

(a) Cafe

(b) Inn

(c) Restaurant

(d) Motel

ANSWER: (b)

3. A small shop' that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc.

(a) Booth

(b) Stall

(c) Boutique

(d) Store

 ANSWER: (c)

4. A person who readily believes others

(a) Credible

(b) Credulous

(c) Sensible

(d) Sensitive

ANSWER: (b)

5. The normal abode of any animal or plant

(a) Environment

(b) Habitat

(c) Settlement

(d) Niche

ANSWER: (b)

6. A violent and bad-tempered woman

(a) Prostitute

(b) Concubine

(c) Virago

(d) Amazon

ANSWER: (c)

7. A person who is skilled in horsemanship

(a) Cavalier

(b) Equestrian

(c) Jockey

(d) Cavalryman

ANSWER: (b)

8. The rule of a person who is tyrant

(a) Despotism

(b) Anarchy

(c) Tyranny

(d) Dictatorship

ANSWER: (a)

9. To congratulate someone in a formal manner

(a) Wish

(b) Solemnize

(c) Celebrate

(d) Felicitate

ANSWER: (d)

10. Code of diplomatic etiquette and precedence

(a) Formalism

(b) Statesmanship

(c) Protocol

(d) Hierarchy

ANSWER: (c)

11. That which can be carried

(a) Handy

(b) Portable

(c) Potable

(d) Bear-able

ANSWER: (b)

12. A small, named group of fixed stars

(a) Galaxy

(b) Cluster

(c) Constellation

(d) Congregation

ANSWER: (c)

13. A place of good climate for invalids

(a) Asylum

(b) Hospital

(c) Cemetery

(d) Sanatorium

ANSWER: (d)

14. Place where bankers exchange cheques and adjust balances

(a) Exchequer

(b) Clearing house

(c) Bank

(d) Commerce house

ANSWER: (b)

15. To remove the skin of a potato or an orange

(a) Rinse

(b) Peel

(c) Scrub

(d) Remove

ANSWER: (b)

16. One appointment by two parties to settle a dispute

(a) Arbiter

(b) Mediator

(c) Negotiator

(d) Middleman

ANSWER: (a)

17. One who can use either of his hands with ease.

(4) Amateur

(b) Expert

(c) Ambidextrous

(d) Gluttonous

ANSWER: (c)

18. The plants and vegetation of a region

(a) Flora

(b) Fauna

(c) Landscape

(d) Environment

ANSWER: (a)

19. Medical study of the skin and its diseases

(a) Dermatology

(b) Orthopedics

(c) Venereology

(d) Homeopathy

ANSWER: (a)

20. One who speaks or understands many languages

(a) Scholar

(b) Grammarian

(c) Linguist

(d) Polyglot

ANSWER: (d)

21. A person who lives alone and avoids other people

(a) Ascetic

(b) Recluse

(c) Unsocial

(d) Agnostic

ANSWER: (b)

22. Murder of a king

(a) Matricide

(b) Genocide

(c) Regicide

(d) Homicide

ANSWER: (c)

23. A person who wishes to throw over- all establishments

(a) Rebel

(b) Anarchist

(c) Terrorist

(d) Hooligan

ANSWER: (b)

24. Seat on elephants back

(a) Saddle

(b) Howdah

(c) Lounge

(d) Hoof

ANSWER: (b)

25. Forcing out (blood, etc.) from its vessel

(a) Extrapolate

(b) Extravagate

(c) Exuberate

(d) Extricate

ANSWER: (b)