Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: We (stay) in that same building since a few years back.
A)
stayed
B)
are staying
C)
have been staying
D)
had stayed
Option C is correct: have been staying.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: I will not have enough money unless I have a second job.
A)
Conjunction
B)
Adverb
C)
Preposition
D)
Adjective
Option A is correct: Conjunction.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Convert the sentence to Complex: She studied hard, and she passed the exam
A)
She studied hard, passing the exam
B)
She passed the exam to study hard
C)
Passing the exam, she studied hard
D)
She studied hard which enabled her to pass the exam
Option D is correct: She studied hard which enabled her to pass the exam.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence (Remove Too): She is too vain to notice her own faults
A)
She is vain to notice her own faults
B)
She is vain and noticed her own faults
C)
She is so vain to notice her own faults
D)
She is so vain that she cannot notice her own faults
Option D is correct: She is so vain that she cannot notice her own faults.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: This speaker was not _______ from where we sat right at the back of the hall.
A)
audible
B)
legible
C)
edible
D)
delible
Option A is correct: audible.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: The football followed a _______ path as it swerved into the net.
A)
carved
B)
cured
C)
curbed
D)
curved
Option D is correct: curved.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or preposition: The ambulance arrived _______ 10 minutes.
A)
at
B)
under
C)
by
D)
within
Option D is correct: within.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences (Use an Adverb): He has done the work. He is very slow.
A)
He has done the work in a slow manner
B)
He has done the work with slowness
C)
He has done the work in a slowy manner
D)
He has done the work slowly
Option D is correct: He has done the work slowly.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Never doubt that she (love) you just the way you are.
A)
loved
B)
isloving
C)
love
D)
loves
Option D is correct: loves.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence without changing meaning (Use a Verb): Her love for her husband was made strong by his kindness
A)
Her love for her husband was strengthened by his kindness
B)
Her love for her husband was given strength by his kindness
C)
She strongly loved her husband for his kindness
D)
Her love for her husband was strong because of his kindness
Option A is correct: Her love for her husband was strengthened by his kindness.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: They (fight) bravely against the enemy.
A)
fight
B)
fighted
C)
fights
D)
fought
Option D is correct: fought.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: The traffic policeman stopped him because he was driving _______
A)
erotically
B)
ironically
C)
erratically
D)
arrayically
Option C is correct: erratically.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To have sticky fingers
A)
to be dirty
B)
to eat a lot
C)
to tend to steal things
D)
to be multi-talented
Option C is correct: to tend to steal things.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: He was an _______ young man whom many girls wanted to marry.
A)
illegible
B)
indelible
C)
inedible
D)
eligible
Option D is correct: eligible.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Convert the sentence to Simple: We must eat, or we cannot live.
A)
We must eat to live
B)
We must eat to cannot live
C)
We cannot live to eat
D)
We must eat or live
Option A is correct: We must eat to live.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or preposition: He lives in the flat _______ mine.
A)
upon
B)
above
C)
upto
D)
over
Option B is correct: above.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Twist someone’s arm
A)
to convince someone to do something they would not have done otherwise
B)
to tell someone a lie
C)
to pretend to befriend someone only to betray them
D)
to go ona long journey
Option A is correct: to convince someone to do something they would not have done otherwise.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Give the Antonym of the word: Subtle
A)
quiet
B)
minimal
C)
obvious
D)
optimum
Option C is correct: obvious.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: He has prepared a delicious cake for us.
A)
Adjective
B)
Noun
C)
Adverb
D)
Preposition
Option A is correct: Adjective.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: I (think) you are mistaken about my intentions.
A)
think
B)
thought
C)
thinks
D)
have thought
Option A is correct: think.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences (Use a Noun): He is so anxious. It is affecting everyone.
A)
He isso anxious that itis affecting everyone
B)
His anxiety is affecting everyone
C)
Everyone is affected by his anxiousness
D)
Everyone is affected by his anxious manner
Option B is correct: His anxiety is affecting everyone.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences (Use Infinitive): I want to see her. I want to tell her that I am sorry.
A)
I want to see her to tell her that I am sorry
B)
I want to see her as I want to tell her that I am sorry
C)
I wantto see her and tell her that I am sorry
D)
I want to see her so that I can tell her that I am sorry
Option A is correct: I want to see her to tell her that I am sorry.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Give the Antonym of the word: Talented
A)
instant
B)
lazy
C)
skillful
D)
inept
Option D is correct: inept.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Convert the sentence to Simple: The cat, which is black and white, is sleeping on the sofa.
A)
The black and white cat is sleeping on the sofa.
B)
The cat is sleeping on the sofa which is black and white
C)
The cat is black and white and is sleeping on the sofa
D)
The cat, being black and white, sleeps on the sofa
Option A is correct: The black and white cat is sleeping on the sofa..
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: She was popular because of her _______ character.
A)
amiable
B)
audible
C)
amoebal
D)
annible
Option A is correct: amiable.
