Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Give the Antonym of the word: Acknowledge
A)
select
B)
smart
C)
choose
D)
ignore
Option D is correct: ignore.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Give the Antonym of the word: Obscure
A)
abstruse
B)
well-known
C)
obtuse
D)
well-liked
Option B is correct: well-known.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence to Negative: While she is beautiful, 1 disapprove of her cruelty
A)
While she is beautiful, I do not disdain her cruelty
B)
While she is beautiful, I do not affirm her cruelty
C)
While she is beautiful, I do not admire her cruelty
D)
While she is beautiful, I do not deplore her cruelty
Option C is correct: While she is beautiful, I do not admire her cruelty.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate adjective or adverb: _______ but Emma could defeat the wizard.
A)
no
B)
not
C)
none
D)
non
Option B is correct: not.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Convert the sentence to Compound: Going to the Science Museum, he was surprised
A)
As he was going to the science museum, he was surprised
B)
He was going to the Science Museum, He was surprised
C)
He went to the Science Museum and was surprised
D)
Going to the Science Museum but he was surprised
Option C is correct: He went to the Science Museum and was surprised.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences (Use ‘too’): Itis so cold. I cannot bear it.
A)
Itis too cold that I cannot bear it
B)
Itis too cold to bear it
C)
Itis too cold, I cannot bear it
D)
Icannot bear it too cold
Option B is correct: Itis too cold to bear it.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: He jumped off the train while it (move)
A)
moves
B)
was moving
C)
moved
D)
has been moving
Option B is correct: was moving.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or preposition: He offered me the use of his car _______ of the money he owed me.
A)
inlieuof
B)
along with
C)
despite
D)
by dint of
Option A is correct: inlieuof.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence (Use ‘too’): He is so loud that I cannot endure him
A)
He is too loud I cannot endure him
B)
Heis so loud that I cannot endure him too
C)
He is too loud to be endured
D)
He too is loud to be endured
Option C is correct: He is too loud to be endured.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To be close-fisted
A)
to be stingy with money
B)
to bea violent person
C)
to have many close friends
D)
to not reveal your secrets
Option A is correct: to be stingy with money.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Convert the sentence to Compound: Despite her flaws, I love her
A)
She has flaws. I love her
B)
She has flaws, yet I love her
C)
Llove her flaws
D)
Despite her flaws. I love her
Option B is correct: She has flaws, yet I love her.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Identify the Part of Speech of the underlined word: Corey loved her with all his heart.
A)
Noun
B)
Adverb
C)
Verb
D)
Conjunction
Option A is correct: Noun.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence to Positive degree: The rose is the loveliest flower
A)
The rose isa lovely flower
B)
The rose is lovelier than any flower
C)
No other flower is as lovely as the rose
D)
The roseisa lovely flower than any other flower
Option C is correct: No other flower is as lovely as the rose.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: They (consult) a lawyer who solved the case for them.
A)
consult
B)
are consulting
C)
had consulted
D)
have been consulting
Option C is correct: had consulted.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Give the Antonym of the word: Permissive
A)
persuasive
B)
optimist
C)
strict
D)
disregard
Option C is correct: strict.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Transform the sentence without changing meaning (Use a Noun): It is well-known that she is brilliant
A)
Itis well known that she is a brilliant girl
B)
Her brilliance is well-known
C)
Sheis brilliantly
D)
Her brilliancy is well-known
Option B is correct: Her brilliance is well-known.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: To cut to the chase
A)
to become sad
B)
to slow down
C)
to get to the point
D)
to lighten a situation
Option C is correct: to get to the point.
