Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: There was a disparity between the two sets of figures.
A)
inconsistency
B)
discrepancy
C)
variance
D)
similarity
Correct option D: similarity.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the degree of comparison: He is better than any other boy.
A)
Positive
B)
Comparative
C)
Superlative
Correct option B: Comparative.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: He waited for the train but the train was late.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option B: Compound sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: Our heartfelt thanks for all you have done.
A)
insincere
B)
ardent
C)
genuine
D)
honest
Correct option A: insincere.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: Because of the rain, the museum cancelled the picnic.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option A: Simple sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun: I hope __________ picks up the phone.
A)
somebody
B)
anybody
C)
anyone
D)
everybody
Correct option A: somebody.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: Children should obey their parents.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option A: Simple sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the degree of comparison: It is most doubtful that he will succeed.
A)
Positive
B)
Comparative
C)
Superlative
Correct option C: Superlative.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: They wrote themselves a ‘Thank You’ note.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Adjective
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
Correct option A: Pronoun.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the kind of phrase for the underlined words: He nodded as if he understood.
A)
Noun phrase
B)
Adverb phrase
C)
Adjective phrase
Correct option B: Adverb phrase.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: The eye of a needle is small.
A)
Adverb
B)
Adjective
C)
Verb
D)
Noun
Correct option D: Noun.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: This Prize is matchless.
A)
Adjective
B)
Conjunction
C)
Noun
D)
Verb
Correct option A: Adjective.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction: I don’t need a car __________ it is costly.
A)
also
B)
thus
C)
however
D)
moreover
Correct option C: however.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word: An auspicious day was set for their marriage.
A)
fortunate
B)
holiday
C)
sunny
D)
melancholic
Correct option A: fortunate.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word: He was considered sycophants by his co-workers.
A)
optimist
B)
detractors
C)
benefactors
D)
flatterers
Correct option D: flatterers.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: That he likes Cucumbers surprises his mother.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Correct option A: Simple sentence.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: She __________ this place by next January.
A)
will be leaving
B)
will have left
C)
will left
D)
will have been leaving
Correct option B: will have left.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word: The arts flourished during the renaissance period.
A)
prosper
B)
deny
C)
wither
D)
multiply
Correct option C: wither.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Insert the appropriate article: __________ eunuch was dancing at the party.
A)
none
B)
a
C)
the
D)
an
Correct option D: an.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the kind of phrase for the underlined words: We camped by the lake.
A)
Noun phrase
B)
Adverb phrase
C)
Adjective phrase
Correct option B: Adverb phrase.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct notion expressed by the sentence: Leave this place at once.
A)
Assertive
B)
Imperative
C)
Affirmative
D)
Negative
Correct option B: Imperative.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank: He was __________ for his bravery.
A)
awarded
B)
rewarded
C)
forwarded
D)
onward
Correct option B: rewarded.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the kind of phrase for the underlined words: Please wash the dishes in the sink.
A)
Noun phrase
B)
Adverb phrase
C)
Adjective phrase
Correct option A: Noun phrase.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: I __________ any reply so far.
A)
am not receiving
B)
was not receiving
C)
have not received
D)
will not be receiving
Correct option C: have not received.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate preposition: The whole nation is __________ its army.
A)
behind
B)
beside
C)
with
D)
by
Correct option A: behind.
