Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: While I __________ in the fields, I found a purse.
A)
was walking
B)
am walking
C)
walked
D)
had walked
Interrupted past action needs past continuous 'was walking'.
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
Contains the dependent clause 'Although she studied...' and an independent clause, making it complex.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: After she left work, the woman stopped at the store before she went home.
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Compound sentence
C)
Complex sentence
Has two dependent clauses 'After she left work' and 'before she went home' plus one independent clause, so complex.
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
He is not poor on the contrary he is very rich shows opposite statement.
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
Duration up to now with 'so far' needs present perfect 'have not received'.
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
Flourished means prospered or thrived; wither means to decline, its antonym.
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
'Cost an arm and a leg' means extremely high price, very expensive.
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
Two independent clauses joined by correlative conjunction 'Either...or', which defines a compound sentence.
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
Ongoing project these days requires present continuous 'am directing'.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the appropriate preposition: She came __________ her own Car.
A)
in
B)
on
C)
by
D)
with
Come in own car uses 'in' for private vehicle.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: He is afraid of fireworks.
A)
Noun
B)
Adverb
C)
Adjective
D)
Pronoun
Afraid describes the subject's state, functioning as predicate adjective.
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
'Themselves' is reflexive form referring back to subject, a pronoun.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: The english test was a piece of cake.
A)
delicious
B)
very easy
C)
very hard
D)
hard enough
'Piece of cake' idiomatically means extremely easy task.
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.
'Leave no stone unturned' means make every possible effort to achieve goal.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank: Soil __________ cause many destruction in our state.
A)
eruption
B)
disintegration
C)
movement
D)
erosion
Soil erosion is the major cause of land destruction in hilly Mizoram; eruption applies to volcanoes.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify what kind of phrase the underlined words are: He nodded as if he understood.
A)
Noun phrase
B)
Adverb phrase
C)
Adjective phrase
'As if he understood' modifies verb 'nodded' describing manner, so adverb phrase/clause.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Select the most suitable alternative to fill in the blank: He was declared winner by __________ decision.
A)
unbiased
B)
unbeatable
C)
unanimous
D)
unceasing
Winner by unanimous decision means all judges agreed.
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
Rewarded is used for recognizing bravery or service; awarded is for prizes or certificates.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Identify the correct notion expressed by the sentence: Everyone was present at the meeting.
A)
Imperative
B)
Interrogative
C)
Affirmative
D)
Negative
Sentence affirms a fact positively without negation or question, affirmative/assertive.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Insert the appropriate article: She is __________ bride for him.
A)
a
B)
an
C)
none
D)
the
A bride for him uses indefinite article 'a'.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in bold: She’ll tidy her room when pigs fly.
A)
Something likely to happen
B)
something unlikely to happen
C)
something that will never happen
D)
something most likely to happen
'When pigs fly' is hyperbole for something impossible that will never happen.
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
Idiom 'behind' expresses support: nation behind its army.
Employment Officer • 2019 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with a suitable pronoun: You don’t look quite __________ today.
A)
himself
B)
themselves
C)
yourself
D)
ourselves
Reflexive for you is 'yourself' after quite.
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
Heartfelt means sincere and genuine; insincere is its direct opposite.
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
'No sooner had I started' is dependent time clause modifying main clause 'it began to rain', adverb clause.
