English quiz: Set-102 (Assistant Level)

English Quiz:

Directions (Q. 1-10): In the passage below, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Below the passage these numbers are printed and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits in the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate words.
Summer in Delhi usually means much (1) and many (2) throats, (3) to long hours of power cuts and (4) shortage of water supply. The condition annually is also (5) by a lot of sand (6)from the Thar desert by hot winds across Rajasthan and Haryana. While every Delhiwala has learnt to (7) with all this, some who have to cross the

Yamuna have of (8) been (9) by what is the latest in the capital's pollutants fly ash (10) thermal power stations.

1. 1) trouble
2) perspiration
3) money
4) transactions
5) ache


2. 1) slit
2) parched
3) elongated
4) dry
5) watery

3. 1) thanks
2) due
3) as
4) amenable
5) kudos

4. 1) peculiar
2) continuous
3) effective
4) enough
5) acute

5. 1) strengthened
2) added
3) deteriorated
4) slackened
5) compounded

6. 1) moved
2) carried
3) heaved
4) pulled
5) conveyed

7. 1) adjust
2) comply
3) twist
4) cope
5) plague

8. 1) now
2) love
3) vengeance
4) late
5) curiosity

9. 1) targeted
2) smacked
3) punished
4) attacked
5) pacified

10. 1) of
2) by
3) for
4) from
5) through 

Directions (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (5) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

11. I may go to me (1) / swimming class tomorrow (2) / if I have recovered (3) / from the col (4) / No error. (5)
1) I may go to me
2) swimming class tomorrow
3) if I have recovered 
4) from the col
5) No error

12. The Prime Minister announced (1) / that the taxes will be (2) / increasing from the (3) / beginning of the next year (4) / No error. (5)
1) The Prime Minister announced
2) that the taxes will be 
3) increasing from the
4) beginning of the next year
5) No error

13. He is the most (l) / intelligent and also (2) / the very talented (3) / student of the college (4) / No error (5).
1) He is the most
2) intelligent and also
3) the very talented 
4) student of the college
5) No error 

14. She immediately quit the job in which (1) / neither the skill nor (2) / knowledge (3) / were require (4) / No error (5).
1) She immediately quit the job in which
2) neither the skill nor
3) knowledge
4) were require 
5) No error 

15. The meteorological department (1) / predicted that the (2) / rains and thunderstorm may (3) / continue throughout today (4) / No error (5).
1) The meteorological department
2) predicted that the
3) rains and thunderstorm may 
4) continue throughout today
5) No error 




Answers:

1.             2

2.             2

3.             1

4.             5

5.             5

6.             2

7.             4

8.             4

9.             2

10.          4

11.          3

12.          2

13.          3

14.          4

15.          3