Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank: An attempt was made to __________ him and his company.
A)
discredit
B)
disprove
C)
discreet
D)
discharge
Correct option A: discredit.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: He is not poor __________ he is very rich.
A)
beside
B)
meanwhile
C)
on the contrary
D)
still
Correct option C: on the contrary.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The party got out of hand when the guests started thowing bottles at each other.
A)
lose control of things
B)
enjoying immensely
C)
throwing things
D)
slippery
Correct option A: lose control of things.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: Either you need to study harder or you need to drop the class.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option B: Compound sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: You have to pull yourself together otherwise you will be in trouble.
A)
to calm down and behave normally
B)
to pull someone forcibly
C)
to pull down someone
D)
to put yourself in great danger
Correct option A: to calm down and behave normally.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Insert the appropriate article: She is __________ bride for him.
A)
a
B)
an
C)
none
D)
the
Correct option A: a.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: When we arrived, our team __________ two goals.
A)
was already scoring
B)
had already scored
C)
is already scoring
D)
already scored
Correct option B: had already scored.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: A lot of books are lying about on the floor.
A)
Preposition
B)
Conjunction
C)
Determiner
D)
Adverb
Correct option D: Adverb.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.
A)
to do something badly or cheaply
B)
to make things smaller
C)
to do something very fast
D)
to cut the price.
Correct option A: to do something badly or cheaply.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate preposition: She came __________ her own Car.
A)
in
B)
on
C)
by
D)
with
Correct option C: by.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the degree of comparison: Very few books are as good as this.
A)
Positive
B)
Comparative
C)
Superlative
Correct option A: Positive.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The dress she is wearing cost an arm and a leg.
A)
to get something for free
B)
cost nothing
C)
that covers her arm and leg
D)
Very expensive
Correct option D: Very expensive.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: Although she studied all weekened, she still failed the test.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option C: Complex sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Hurrah! we have won the match.
A)
Interjection
B)
Exclamation
C)
Adverb
D)
Noun
Correct option A: Interjection.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: Untill I find out who did this, I’ll leave no stone unturned.
A)
to do everything to achieve one’s goal
B)
to unturned stone
C)
to leave everything to someone
D)
to go away to another place.
Correct option A: to do everything to achieve one’s goal.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: I don’t know who he is.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adverb clause
C)
Adjective clause
Correct option A: Noun clause.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: He __________ for a walk every morning.
A)
goes
B)
went
C)
has gone
D)
was going
Correct option A: goes.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The doctor hit the nail on the head about my illness.
A)
to hit someone on the head
B)
precisely correct
C)
making false prediction
D)
doubtful
Correct option B: precisely correct.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct notion expressed by the sentence: Let’s go for a walk.
A)
Affirmitive
B)
Imperative
C)
Interrogative
D)
Negative
Correct option B: Imperative.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: I __________ a film these days.
A)
have directed
B)
directed
C)
have been directing
D)
am directing
Correct option D: am directing.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate preposition: We make payment __________ Cash or kind.
A)
by
B)
in
C)
with
D)
on
Correct option B: in.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: No sooner had I started then it began to rain.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adverb clause
C)
Adjective clause
Correct option B: Adverb clause.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: I have tutored him for a week.
A)
Noun
B)
Verb
C)
Adjective
D)
Adverb
Correct option B: Verb.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank: Edward __________ his claim to the throne.
A)
announced
B)
renowned
C)
renounced
D)
denounced
Correct option C: renounced.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct notion expressed by the sentence: Can you solve this problem?
A)
Interrogative
B)
Negative
C)
Affirmative
D)
Imperative
Correct option A: Interrogative.
