FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct verb form: The Headmaster ___ to speak to you.
A)
wants
B)
is wanting
C)
want
D)
has been wanting
Option A is correct: wants.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Select the appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank: The man who eats in a hurry loses both the pleasure of eating ___ the profit of digestion.
A)
and
B)
whereas
C)
but
D)
though
Option A is correct: and.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the appropriate pronoun: ___ of the accusations is true.
A)
neither
B)
either
C)
all
D)
little
Option A is correct: neither.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of: RECKLESS
A)
courageous
B)
daring
C)
rash
D)
bold
Option C is correct: rash.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the appropriate pronoun: Here is the book ___ you lent me.
A)
which
B)
that
C)
whom
D)
whichever
Option B is correct: that.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank: Oil is good ___ burns.
A)
to
B)
with
C)
for
D)
of
Option C is correct: for.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the word nearest to the opposite of the underlined word: The news brought by the maid servant is authentic.
A)
ridiculous
B)
baseless
C)
authoritative
D)
vacuous
Option B is correct: baseless.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: He came round to their belief.
A)
noun
B)
verb
C)
pronoun
D)
adverb
Option D is correct: adverb.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Identify the correct clause of the underlined part: She told me that she would not support me.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adverb clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
Principal clause
Option A is correct: Noun clause.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the best option to complete the sentence: Nothing ___ me.
A)
can be held against
B)
can be hold against
C)
can be holding against
D)
can held against
Option A is correct: can be held against.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of: UNTIE
A)
unfold
B)
unchain
C)
undo
D)
unhinge
Option B is correct: unchain.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the best option to complete the sentence: The keys ___.
A)
must having been left behind
B)
must been left behind
C)
must have left behind
D)
must have been left behind
Option D is correct: must have been left behind.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of: MOVING
A)
taking
B)
toying
C)
shifting
D)
turning
Option C is correct: shifting.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Identify the correct clause of the underlined part: We eat that we may live.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adverb clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
Principal clause
Option B is correct: Adverb clause.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank: The go-down is infested ___ rats.
A)
by
B)
in
C)
with
D)
from
Option C is correct: with.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct Reported Speech: The preacher said, “We are all sinners.”
A)
The preacher said that we are all sinners.
B)
The preacher said that they were all sinners.
C)
The preacher said that we were all sinners.
D)
The preacher said that they are all sinners.
Option C is correct: The preacher said that we were all sinners..
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct Reported Speech: My teacher often says to me, “If you don’t work hard, you will fail.”
A)
My teacher often tells me that if I don’t work hard, I would fail.
B)
My teacher often says to me that if I don’t work hard, I will fail.
C)
My teacher often says to me that if I don’t work hard I shall fail.
D)
My teacher often says to me that if I don’t work hard, I am going to fail.
Option B is correct: My teacher often says to me that if I don’t work hard, I will fail..
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Select the appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank: I was not a stranger to books, ___ I had no practical acquaintance with these.
A)
while
B)
although
C)
since
D)
but
Option D is correct: but.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Select the appropriate conjunction to fill in the blank: The ravine was full of sand now, ___ it has once been full of water.
A)
and
B)
since
C)
though
D)
but
Option D is correct: but.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the correct verb form: I ___ his letter a week ago.
A)
received
B)
am receiving
C)
was receiving
D)
had been receiving
Option A is correct: received.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the best option to complete the sentence: My bank loan ___ in five years time.
A)
will pay off
B)
will be paid off
C)
will be paying off
D)
will be payed off
Option B is correct: will be paid off.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: Much of it is true.
A)
verb
B)
pronoun
C)
adjective
D)
adverb
Option C is correct: adjective.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the phrase similar in meaning to the underlined idiom: He cried out against such injustice.
A)
cry out loud
B)
protested
C)
suppressed
D)
felt deep hurt
Option B is correct: protested.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Choose the phrase similar in meaning to the underlined idiom: He changed colour when I questioned him about his antecedents.
A)
showed pride
B)
became arrogant
C)
turned pale
D)
changed the topic
Option C is correct: turned pale.
FCS&CA • 2023 • General English
Identify the correct clause of the underlined part: One, who lives in glass house, should refrain from throwing stones at others.
A)
Noun clause
B)
Adverb clause
C)
Adjective clause
D)
Principal clause
Option C is correct: Adjective clause.
