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General English 371 questions One-word substitution 42 questions Reading comprehension of a given passage 39 questions Antonyms 36 questions Synonyms 35 questions GENERAL ENGLISH: 25 questions Active & passive voice 24 questions Narration — direct & indirect speech 23 questions Idioms & phrases 23 questions Subject-verb agreement 22 questions Writing letters — Official letters & D.O. (Demi-Official) 16 questions Articles & determiners (a/an/the, zero article, quantifiers) 16 questions Comprehension of a given passage (factual & vocabulary-in-context) 15 questions Comprehension of a given passage (inference & main-idea) 15 questions Voice — Passive to Active conversion 15 questions Voice — Active to Passive conversion 15 questions Use of Determiners (some/any/much/many/each/every etc.) 15 questions Use of Articles (a/an/the, zero article) 15 questions Confusable & commonly misused words 15 questions Translation — Hindi sentences to English 15 questions Translation — English sentences to Hindi 15 questions Transformation — Interrogative & Exclamatory 15 questions Transformation — Affirmative <-> Negative 15 questions Narration — Direct to Indirect speech 15 questions Writing — Tenders (format & conventions) 15 questions Writing — Circulars and Notices 15 questions Sentence correction & improvement 15 questions Prepositions (time, place, verb & adjective collocations) 15 questions Phrasal verbs 15 questions Forming new words by prefixes 15 questions Glossary of official & technical terms (English) 15 questions Glossary of official & technical terms (with Hindi versions) 15 questions Official & demi-official (D.O.) letter writing — format & conventions 15 questions Narration — Indirect to Direct speech 15 questions Spotting errors (wrong words & usage across grammar areas) 15 questions Spotting errors 15 questions Tenses — Present (simple/continuous/perfect/perfect-continuous) 15 questions Prepositions — of time and place 15 questions English: Prepositions 15 questions Tenses — Future tenses & Sequence of Tenses 14 questions Tenses — Past (simple/continuous/perfect/perfect-continuous) 14 questions Modals & auxiliaries 14 questions Sentence correction — degrees of comparison & connectives 14 questions Forming new words by suffixes 14 questions Conjunctions & connectives 14 questions Confusable words (commonly confused word pairs) 14 questions Prepositions — with verbs and adjectives (collocations) 14 questions Sentence correction — Subject-Verb agreement 13 questions Spelling — correctly & incorrectly spelt words 13 questions Tenses & sequence of tenses 13 questions English: Narration 10 questions English: Idioms & Phrasal Verbs 10 questions English: Comprehension 10 questions English: Articles & Determiners 10 questions English: Voice 10 questions Articles 10 questions English: Spotting Errors & Correction 10 questions English: One-Word Substitution 10 questions English: Tenses 10 questions English: Synonyms & Antonyms 9 questions Vocabulary: Hindi to English word meaning 5 questions Vocabulary: synonyms 5 questions Translation: Hindi to English 5 questions Dictionary order 4 questions Reported speech 4 questions Vocabulary: antonyms 3 questions Synonyms in context 3 questions Determiners 3 questions Translation from Hindi to English 3 questions Word analogy 2 questions Conditional sentences 2 questions Vocabulary: word meaning 2 questions Future perfect tense 2 questions Prepositions with verbs 2 questions Verb form and tense 2 questions Formal letter format 2 questions Antonyms in context 1 questions Letter writing format 1 questions Tenses and prepositions 1 questions Tenses: past perfect 1 questions Comprehension: stress management 1 questions Verb-preposition collocation 1 questions Verbal analogy 1 questions Vocabulary in context 1 questions Voice transformation 1 questions Comprehension: stress and wellbeing 1 questions Comprehension: signs of stress 1 questions Jumbled words and odd one out 1 questions Letter writing and notices 1 questions Letter writing terminology 1 questions Indirect questions 1 questions Indefinite pronouns and adverbs 1 questions Notice writing 1 questions Official communication language 1 questions Passive voice with modals 1 questions Formal letter writing 1 questions Formal letter subscription 1 questions Prepositions and passive voice 1 questions

Sample questions

1In a formal official letter from a government department to another department, which placement of the reference number, date, subject, and salutation follows the usual convention most closely?

A Subject first, then salutation, then reference number and date at the end of the body.

B Reference number and date near the top, followed by the addressee, subject line, salutation, and body.

C Salutation first, then body, then subject line as a final heading before the signature.

D Addressee and salutation only; reference number and subject are avoided because they make the letter impersonal.

2Match the commonly misspelt forms in List I with their correct spellings in List II. List I: 1. Occassion 2. Priviledge 3. Harrassment 4. Desparate List II: a. Privilege b. Desperate c. Occasion d. Harassment

A 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

B 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

C 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-a

D 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

3What prefix would you add to the root word 'view' to indicate that you see something before other people do?

A re

B pre

C un

D dis

4Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence: The librarian asked the students to ___ their books before leaving the hall.

A hand in

B turn off

C put out

D look up

5Which option correctly gives the opening block, before the salutation and body, for an official letter sent by a clerk to the District Education Officer? The block must identify the sender, the addressee and the subject.

A Subject: Attendance From Barmer School For your kind information and necessary action.

B From: The Clerk, Government Senior Secondary School, Barmer To: The District Education Officer, Barmer Subject: Submission of quarterly attendance report

C To my respected District Education Officer, Hope you are fine. I am sending the attendance report.

D Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to you because our school has prepared a quarterly report.

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