Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage about freewill, what do you understand by ‘freewill’?
A)
The choices we make and the things we desire
B)
The choices that philosophers force us to make
C)
Our perception of temptation
D)
Our ego
Free will refers to choices and desires a person can make or pursue.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase: Barking up the wrong _______.
A)
tree
B)
wall
C)
joint
D)
plant
The idiom is 'barking up the wrong tree'.
Surveyor • General English
From the third paragraph of the passage by Rabindranath Tagore, give an antonym for ‘victorious’
A)
Victor
B)
Vanquished
C)
Belief
D)
Persecution
The antonym of victorious is vanquished.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "She is not as good as her friends."
A)
comparative
B)
superlative
C)
positive
D)
negative
The sentence contains 'not', so it is negative.
Surveyor • General English
In the context: "The match between United and West Ham ended in a huge upset. West Ham won 3-0 which shocked many", you could say that the match was very?
A)
one-sided
B)
dominate
C)
domain
A 3–0 result with a major upset can be described as one-sided.
Surveyor • General English
In the sentence "This poem ‘Paradise lost’ is a famous poem known for its ambiguity", ambiguity means?
A)
having many interpretations
B)
having many writers
C)
having a definite moral
Ambiguity means allowing more than one interpretation.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The rain water seeps _______ the ground.
A)
upon
B)
under
C)
on
D)
above
Water seeps under the ground.
Surveyor • General English
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: by fits and starts
A)
regularly
B)
sometimes
C)
irregularly
D)
every time
'By fits and starts' means irregularly, with interruptions.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The property was divided ________ .
A)
into
B)
between
C)
under
D)
upon
'Divided into' is the appropriate construction when separating into parts.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form: It is a _______ to wear skirts in our tribe.
A)
tradition
B)
trend
C)
style
D)
statement
A long-established custom is a tradition.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the right alternative to fill in the gap: The _______ turned red and all the cars stopped.
A)
lights
B)
buildings
C)
road
D)
footpath
Traffic lights turn red and stop cars.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "Leave this place at once."
A)
imperative
B)
affirmative
C)
affirmative
D)
positive
'Leave...' is an imperative sentence.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "You look so tired! You should get more sleep."
A)
assertive
B)
exclamatory
C)
positive
D)
negative
The exclamation and expression of feeling make it exclamatory overall.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the correct form: The widow _______ worried and terrified.
A)
look
B)
looking
C)
looked
D)
doing
The past-tense verb 'looked' fits the sentence.
Surveyor • General English
From the last paragraph of the passage about Martin Luther King Jr., give one word for “to leave”
A)
Departed
B)
Proclamation
C)
Improvised
D)
Address
'Departed' means 'to leave'.
Surveyor • General English
Choose the right alternative to fill in the gap: She was _______ becoming sick of him.
A)
gradually
B)
gradual
C)
grade
D)
residually
'Gradually' is the correct adverb.
Surveyor • General English
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: Pour the milk _______ the cup.
A)
at
B)
on
C)
by
D)
into
Milk is poured into a cup.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "She will not listen to me."
A)
positive
B)
negative
C)
assertive
D)
affirmative
The presence of 'not' makes the sentence negative.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "Will you help me out?"
A)
simple
B)
compound
C)
negative
D)
complex
The question has one independent clause, so it is simple.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage, what is the name of Martin Luther King’s famed speech?
A)
The Emancipation Proclamation
B)
The Declaration of Independence
C)
A Peroration
D)
I Have a Dream
King’s famous speech is 'I Have a Dream'.
Surveyor • General English
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: behind the scenes
A)
in private
B)
in every scene
C)
in public
D)
On the stage
'Behind the scenes' means privately or out of public view.
Surveyor • General English
Based on the passage, what is meant by ‘cognitive capacity’?
A)
Willpower
B)
Our ego
C)
Our ability to overcome temptation
D)
The desire to give in to temptation
Cognitive capacity is the ability to think/overcome temptation in the passage’s framing.
Surveyor • General English
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: few and far between
A)
In-between
B)
very rare
C)
Very near
D)
Very far
'Few and far between' means very rare.
Surveyor • General English
In the sentence "In the small town of LouisVille lives a indefatigable farmer who works day and night tending to his cattle and crops", indefatigable here means?
A)
diligent
B)
unmistakeable
C)
well off and rich
Indefatigable means untiring/diligent.
Surveyor • General English
Analyze the sentence and choose the correct option: "You should drink more water."
A)
assertive
B)
affirmative
C)
positive
D)
negative
It is an assertive/declarative sentence; the supplied options overlap in terminology.
