Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Which word is an uncountable noun?
A)
Pepper
B)
Lipstick
C)
Helmet
D)
Knife
Option A is correct: Pepper.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
One who compiles a dictionary is called:
A)
Biographer
B)
Editor
C)
Lexicographer
D)
Translator
Correct option C: Lexicographer
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Listen! The baby ________.
A)
cries
B)
cried
C)
is crying
D)
has cried
Correct option C: is crying
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The word “he” is a:
A)
Noun
B)
Pronoun
C)
Adjective
D)
Verb
Correct option B: Pronoun
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Which word describes a verb?
A)
Beautiful
B)
Quickly
C)
Sad
D)
Precious
Option B is correct: Quickly.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
She bought a sharp knife. “sharp” is:
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Noun
D)
Pronoun
Correct option A: Adjective
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Change the sentence into indirect speech: He said to me, “Open the door.”
A)
He told me open the door.
B)
He told me to open the door.
C)
He said me to open the door.
D)
He told me opening the door.
Correct option B: He told me to open the door.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
“That” in the sentence, “I believe that honesty is the best policy”, functions as
A)
Demonstrative adjective
B)
Relative pronoun
C)
Conjunction
D)
Adverb
Correct option C: Conjunction
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
He was tired, _________ he continued working.
A)
but
B)
because
C)
although
D)
if
Correct option A: but
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
By next year, she _________ her degree.
A)
completes
B)
completed
C)
will complete
D)
will have completed
Correct option D: will have completed
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
You have come across an advertisement in a newspaper for the post of a lecturer in Lianbuanga Memorial Higher Secondary School. As candidate XXX living at MINECO, write a letter to the Principal applying for the job. Provide a suitable resume without revealing your identity.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
This house is very big. “This” is:
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Verb
D)
Pronoun
Correct option A: Adjective
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
He asked me where _________ going.
A)
was I
B)
I was
C)
am I
D)
I am
Correct option B: I was
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Identify the transitive verb
A)
He laughed loudly.
B)
She bought a car.
C)
They arrived late.
D)
The baby slept.
Correct option B: She bought a car.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Alas! He is no more.
A)
Interjection
B)
Adverb
C)
Conjunction
D)
Preposition
Correct option A: Interjection
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Choose the sentence where “fast” is used as an adjective.
A)
They caught the fast train.
B)
He runs fast.
C)
She held fast to her beliefs.
D)
Time goes fast.
Correct option A: They caught the fast train.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
It is a very difficult task. (Identify the exclamatory form of the sentence)
A)
What a difficult task it is!
B)
How difficult is the task!
C)
What difficult the task is!
D)
How it is a difficult task!
Correct option A: What a difficult task it is!
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The criminal was condemned by everyone. “everyone” is:
A)
Adjective
B)
Pronoun
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
Correct option B: Pronoun
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The blue car is hers. In the sentence, “hers” is a:
A)
Possessive adjective
B)
Reflexive pronoun
C)
Possessive pronoun
D)
Demonstrative pronoun
Correct option C: Possessive pronoun
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
The company plans to _________ its services next year given its good reputation this year.
A)
expand
B)
shrink
C)
ignore
D)
counsel
Correct option A: expand
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
A __________ of ships were seen entering the border.
A)
swarm
B)
group
C)
fleet
D)
basket
Correct option C: fleet
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
One who knows everything is called:
A)
omniscient
B)
atheist
C)
novice
D)
amateur
Correct option A: omniscient
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Change the sentence into indirect speech: The teacher said, “Students must complete their assignments today.”
A)
The teacher said that students must complete their assignments that day.
B)
The teacher said that students might complete their assignments that day.
C)
The teacher said students must completed their assignments that day.
D)
The teacher said that students have to complete their assignments that day.
Correct option A: The teacher said that students must complete their assignments that day.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Each of the players _________.
A)
have submitted his report
B)
has submitted their reports
C)
has submitted his report
D)
have submitted their report
Correct option C: has submitted his report
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026
Sanga grabs the snake _________ its tail.
A)
by
B)
beside
C)
in
D)
through
Correct option A: by
