Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the following sentence and indicate the kind: 'The task which your boss entrusted you is risky.'
A)
Simple
B)
Compound
C)
Complex
Complex is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: The family __________ (be) here early next month.
A)
was
B)
has been
C)
had been
D)
will be
will be is correct because it gives the grammatically appropriate form or preposition required by the sentence.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct type of Imperative for the sentence: 'Speak some kind words, please.'
A)
Command
B)
Advice
C)
Request
D)
proposal
Request is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct type of Imperative for the sentence: 'Let me show you how to solve this sum.'
A)
Command
B)
Advice
C)
Request
D)
proposal
proposal is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A song sung at a burial'
A)
Hymn
B)
Dirge
C)
Ballad
D)
Sonnet
The correct choice is Dirge, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'One who works for the good of others'
A)
Antagonist
B)
Atheist
C)
Altruist
D)
Agnostic
The correct choice is Altruist, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the following sentence and indicate the kind: 'Since it was raining cats and dogs, I didn’t dare to go out.'
A)
Simple
B)
Compound
C)
Complex
Complex is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct type of Imperative for the sentence: 'You had (You’d) better finish this assignment in time.'
A)
Command
B)
Advice
C)
Request
D)
proposal
Advice is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Which of the following word means ‘to recede back’?
A)
Come
B)
forward
C)
retreat
D)
move
retreat is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the right meaning of the idiom: 'Hold one’s horse'
A)
Keep one’s expectations
B)
keep one’s gift
C)
have patience
D)
high on energy
The correct choice is have patience, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'This apple is attractive but it tastes very bad.'
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
adverb clause
Co-ordinate clause is correct because the underlined group of words performs that grammatical function in the sentence.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance'
A)
Occidental
B)
Purposeful
C)
Deliberate
D)
Fortuitous
The correct choice is Fortuitous, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
(She/Her) and Sara went to the store. Which is the correct pronoun to use?
A)
She
B)
Her
C)
Him
D)
None of these
She is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: He __________ (buy) a car one month ago.
A)
bought
B)
has bought
C)
has been buying
D)
had been buying
bought is correct because it gives the grammatically appropriate form or preposition required by the sentence.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the right meaning of the idiom: 'Trump up'
A)
Encourage
B)
fabricate
C)
trump card
D)
break
The correct choice is fabricate, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
What word has the same meaning as ‘hostility’?
A)
Cynosure
B)
antagonism
C)
support
D)
behemoth
antagonism is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A large bundle bound for storage or transportation.'
A)
Bevy
B)
Bouquet
C)
Bale
D)
Brood
The correct choice is Bale, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'The big field, where the corn is planted, needs to be mowed.'
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
adjective clause
D)
adverb clause
adjective clause is correct because the underlined group of words performs that grammatical function in the sentence.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the right meaning of the idiom: 'Bore away'
A)
Dug up
B)
get bored
C)
won
D)
passed time
The correct choice is won, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the following sentence and indicate the kind: 'The old man with a long walking stick could not catch up with his younger friend.'
A)
Simple
B)
Compound
C)
Complex
Simple is the best answer because it directly satisfies the fact, principle, or condition asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A person who has an irresistible impulse to steal'
A)
Pyromania
B)
Dipsomania
C)
Megalomania
D)
Kleptomaniac
The correct choice is Kleptomaniac, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Which part of speech is this underlined word? The boys went inside to eat dinner.
A)
Adverb
B)
Preposition
C)
Noun
D)
Conjunction
Adverb is correct because the identified word functions as that part of speech in the sentence.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Open refusal to obey orders'
A)
Obedience
B)
Defiance
C)
Compliance
D)
Adherence
The correct choice is Defiance, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A group of worshippers'
A)
Congregation
B)
Cortege
C)
Caravan
D)
Crusade
The correct choice is Congregation, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
Education Officer • 2022 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'Seat on elephant’s back'
A)
Heath
B)
Bridle
C)
Rump
D)
Howdah
The correct choice is Howdah, which matches the required meaning of the word/idiom.
