Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Synthesize the sentences using 'by dint of': He succeeded. It is due to his hard work.
A)
He succeeded by dint of due to his hard work.
B)
He succeeded by dint of his hard work.
C)
Itis due to his hard work by dint of his success.
D)
He succeeded due to his hard work by dint of.
Option B is correct: He succeeded by dint of his hard work..
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: The burglar exited the house through the attic window.
A)
Adverb
B)
Preposition
C)
Adjective
D)
Conjunction
Option B is correct: Preposition.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Convert the sentence to Compound: Despite being sick, he went to work
A)
Despite being sick; he went to work
B)
He was sick. He went to work
C)
He went to work sick
D)
He was sick but he nevertheless went to work
Option D is correct: He was sick but he nevertheless went to work.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: She fell asleep in class because she was ________.
A)
broad
B)
bored
C)
board
D)
brood
Option B is correct: bored.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To cost an arm and a leg
A)
The cause of someone’s misfortune
B)
At little to no cost
C)
To postpone something
D)
Very expensive
Option D is correct: Very expensive.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Convert the sentence to Compound: Itis so cold that I had to turn off the fan
A)
Being cold, I turned off the fan
B)
Iturned off the fan as it was cold
C)
Itis very cold and so I turned off the fan
D)
As it was cold, I turned off the fan
Option C is correct: Itis very cold and so I turned off the fan.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Convert the sentence to Simple: Although Pansy is rich, she is not happy
A)
Despite being rich, Claire is not happy
B)
Pansy is rich yet she is unhappy
C)
Pansy is unhappy in spite of being rich
D)
Although Pansy is rich, yet she is unhappy
Option C is correct: Pansy is unhappy in spite of being rich.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: Although the class started late, she was still late for it.
A)
Interjection
B)
Preposition
C)
Conjunction
D)
Adjective
Option C is correct: Conjunction.
Forest Ranger • 2024 • General English-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or preposition: Walk fast, ________ you are late for school.
A)
hence
B)
and
C)
unless
D)
lest
Option B is correct: and.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Choose the most suitable determiner to fill the blank: '_________ people can speak English correctly.'
A)
few
B)
a few
C)
the few
D)
a little
'few people can...' = hardly any can (negative); countable plural needs few.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Give one word for the following expression: 'One who is indifferent to pleasure and pain.'
A)
Stoic
B)
Sadist
C)
Shrew
D)
Philistine
Stoic is indifferent to pleasure/pain; sadist enjoys cruelty.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Fill in the blank choosing the correct tense: 'Someone _________ away my bike within an hour.'
A)
takes
B)
had taken
C)
took
D)
has taken
Recent past within an hour, present perfect 'has taken' fits.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: 'As soon as the thief saw the constable he ran away.'
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Complex sentence
C)
Compound sentence
D)
None of these
Subordinate time clause 'As soon as...' + main clause 'he ran away' = complex.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct: 'Though his actions were severely criticism he did not lose his temper.'
A)
were severely criticized
B)
were severely criticizing
C)
had severely criticized
D)
had severely criticized
'criticism' is noun; need passive verb 'were severely criticized'.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined part: 'The workers tried their best to thwart the plans of the management.'
A)
embarrass
B)
hasten
C)
embitter
D)
frustrate
Thwart = prevent / frustrate plans.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: 'He is all for amusement.'
A)
Noun
B)
Adverb
C)
Pronoun
D)
Adjective
'all' meaning completely for amusement modifies prepositional phrase, adverb.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Do not walk so quickly.'
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Complex sentence
C)
Compound sentence
D)
None of these
Single imperative clause with adverbial = simple sentence.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Everybody knows that he is a gangster.'
A)
Simple sentence
B)
Complex sentence
C)
Compound sentence
D)
None of these
Main clause 'Everybody knows' + subordinate noun clause 'that he is a gangster' = complex sentence.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Fill in the blank by supplying the appropriate modal: 'There is no reply, he _________ be out.'
A)
can
B)
can’t
C)
must
D)
will
Logical deduction: no reply so must be out.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence: 'He said _________'
A)
that the weather colder than usual
B)
the weather was colder than usual
C)
the weather be colder than usual
D)
the weather it is colder than usual
Reported statement needs full verb: 'the weather was colder than usual'; option A lacks verb.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: 'All is not lost.'
A)
Noun
B)
Adverb
C)
Pronoun
D)
Adjective
'All' stands alone as subject meaning everything, functioning as pronoun.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Give one word for the following expression: 'Repetition word by word.'
A)
Verbose
B)
Vesper
C)
Verbatim
D)
Verbicide
Word-by-word repetition = verbatim.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Choose the most suitable determiner to fill the blank: 'We spent _________ than forty dollars on our trip.'
A)
fewer
B)
lesser
C)
less
D)
little
Amount of money/ uncountable, comparative less than forty dollars.
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: 'There is more evidence yet to be offered.'
A)
Verb
B)
Adjective
C)
Adverb
D)
Conjunction
In 'yet to be offered', 'yet' means 'still/up to now' modifying verb, functioning as adverb (some label adjective if 'more' underlined).
Forest Ranger • General English-II
Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentence: 'I think _________'
A)
will be the plane on time
B)
the plane to be on time
C)
the plane will be on time
D)
it will be on time the plane
After 'I think' we need normal order 'the plane will be on time'.
