Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: Wait ____________ I return.
A)
for
B)
when
C)
before
D)
till
'Wait till I return' is the correct construction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to Complex: Listen and I will tell you all.
A)
If you listen, I will tell you all.
B)
Listen and know all.
C)
Listen carefully to know all.
D)
If you listen to me, I will tell you everything.
'If you listen, I will tell you all' uses a subordinate condition clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Poker face.
A)
does not show any emotion
B)
card player
C)
ugly
D)
irresponsible
A poker face shows little or no emotion.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: John gave a speech. He ____________ for an hour. (speak)
A)
speak
B)
speaks
C)
had spoken
D)
spoke
The simple past 'spoke' fits the completed past action.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: My brother ____________ in the garden since morning.
A)
is digging
B)
was digging
C)
have been digging
D)
has been digging
'Since morning' with a continuing action takes 'has been digging'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct alternative: Mr. and Mrs. Smith like to work in ____________ garden.
A)
there
B)
they’re
C)
their
D)
they
'Their' is the possessive determiner for Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Black and blue.
A)
sinister
B)
high class
C)
honest and legal
D)
full of bruises
Black and blue means covered with bruises.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences using an infinitive: I have some duties. I must perform them.
A)
I must perform some duties.
B)
I have some duties to perform.
C)
I am performing some duties.
D)
I have performed some duties.
'Duties to perform' is the infinitive construction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning: Enormous
A)
soft
B)
average
C)
tiny
D)
weak
The opposite of enormous is tiny.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences using a compound conjunction: He entered the room. He took off his uniform.
A)
He entered the room as he took off his uniform.
B)
He entered the room so he took off his uniform.
C)
He took off his uniform as soon as he entered his room.
D)
He took off his uniform on entering the room.
'As soon as' is the compound conjunction indicating immediate sequence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the sentence or clause: We can wait here until David calls us.
A)
compound
B)
simple
C)
complex
D)
none of these
The sentence has an independent clause plus a dependent 'until' clause, so it is complex.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: David ____________ the gold medal last year. (win)
A)
won
B)
win
C)
wins
D)
winning
'Last year' calls for the simple past 'won'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: This is the place ____________ we met.
A)
when
B)
where
C)
who
D)
that
'Where' refers to a place.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: Time and tide ____________ for no man. (wait)
A)
wait
B)
waited
C)
waits
D)
had waited
The plural subject 'time and tide' takes 'wait'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning: Frugal
A)
copious
B)
extravagant
C)
generous
D)
ostentatious
Frugal means economical; the opposite is extravagant.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: The clubhouse, in ____________ the party was held had a large pool
A)
which
B)
where
C)
that
D)
whom
The standard construction is 'in which the party was held'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Fill the blank with a proper conjunction: Give me a drink, ____________ I shall die of thirst.
A)
else
B)
till
C)
if
D)
and
'Else' gives the consequence: give me a drink, else I shall die of thirst.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: I will watch while you sleep.
A)
Adjective
B)
Adverb
C)
Conjunction
D)
Preposition
'While' joins the two clauses, so it functions as a conjunction.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Blue moon.
A)
type of cheese
B)
rare event or occurrence
C)
superstitious signs
D)
heavy rain.
A blue moon refers to a rare occurrence.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the clause: When the leaves begin to fall, we will harvest the last of our crops.
A)
adverb clause
B)
adjective clause
C)
noun clause
D)
none of these
'When the leaves begin to fall' modifies when the harvesting occurs; it is an adverb clause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Transform the following sentence to Interrogative: Stop it.
A)
Will you stop it?
B)
Please stop it.
C)
Can you stop it?
D)
Please stop.
'Will you stop it?' is the interrogative form of the command.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the right collocation: The announcement was made to a deafening ____________.
A)
appeal
B)
alarm
C)
applause
D)
apology
An announcement may be followed by deafening applause.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: The books are where you left them.
A)
Pronoun
B)
Noun
C)
Adverb
D)
Adjective
'Where you left them' contains 'where' functioning as a conjunction/adverb introducing a clause; among choices, adverb is intended.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Choose the correct relative pronoun: The baby, ____________ nap had been interrupted.
A)
whose
B)
whomever
C)
whom
D)
who
'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun modifying 'nap'.
Sericulture Extension Officer • General English Paper-II
Synthesize the sentences using 'for': He must be asleep. There is no light in his room.
A)
For there is no light in his room, he must be asleep.
B)
There is no light in his room for he is asleep.
C)
He is asleep for there is no light in his room.
D)
He must be asleep for there is no light in his room.
'He must be asleep for there is no light in his room' uses 'for' as an illative conjunction.
