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General English371 questions One-word substitution42 questions Reading comprehension of a given passage38 questions Antonyms36 questions Synonyms35 questions GENERAL ENGLISH:25 questions Active & passive voice24 questions Narration — direct & indirect speech23 questions Idioms & phrases23 questions Subject-verb agreement22 questions Articles & determiners (a/an/the, zero article, quantifiers)16 questions Writing letters — Official letters & D.O. (Demi-Official)16 questions Prepositions (time, place, verb & adjective collocations)15 questions Phrasal verbs15 questions Voice — Passive to Active conversion15 questions Voice — Active to Passive conversion15 questions Confusable & commonly misused words15 questions Use of Determiners (some/any/much/many/each/every etc.)15 questions Use of Articles (a/an/the, zero article)15 questions Translation — Hindi sentences to English15 questions Writing — Tenders (format & conventions)15 questions Comprehension of a given passage (factual & vocabulary-in-context)15 questions Comprehension of a given passage (inference & main-idea)15 questions Writing — Circulars and Notices15 questions Translation — English sentences to Hindi15 questions Transformation — Interrogative & Exclamatory15 questions Transformation — Affirmative <-> Negative15 questions Spotting errors15 questions Narration — Direct to Indirect speech15 questions Narration — Indirect to Direct speech15 questions Official & demi-official (D.O.) letter writing — format & conventions15 questions Forming new words by prefixes15 questions Glossary of official & technical terms (English)15 questions Glossary of official & technical terms (with Hindi versions)15 questions Spotting errors (wrong words & usage across grammar areas)15 questions Sentence correction & improvement15 questions Prepositions — of time and place15 questions Tenses — Present (simple/continuous/perfect/perfect-continuous)15 questions English: Prepositions15 questions Forming new words by suffixes14 questions Confusable words (commonly confused word pairs)14 questions Sentence correction — degrees of comparison & connectives14 questions Tenses — Past (simple/continuous/perfect/perfect-continuous)14 questions Tenses — Future tenses & Sequence of Tenses14 questions Conjunctions & connectives14 questions Modals & auxiliaries14 questions Prepositions — with verbs and adjectives (collocations)14 questions Sentence correction — Subject-Verb agreement13 questions Spelling — correctly & incorrectly spelt words13 questions Tenses & sequence of tenses13 questions English: Articles & Determiners10 questions Articles10 questions English: Comprehension10 questions English: Idioms & Phrasal Verbs10 questions English: Narration10 questions English: One-Word Substitution10 questions English: Spotting Errors & Correction10 questions English: Voice10 questions English: Tenses10 questions English: Synonyms & Antonyms9 questions Vocabulary: Hindi to English word meaning5 questions Translation: Hindi to English5 questions Vocabulary: synonyms5 questions Dictionary order4 questions Reported speech4 questions Vocabulary: antonyms3 questions Determiners3 questions Translation from Hindi to English3 questions Synonyms in context3 questions Prepositions with verbs2 questions Future perfect tense2 questions Vocabulary: word meaning2 questions Conditional sentences2 questions Word analogy2 questions Formal letter format2 questions Verb form and tense2 questions Letter writing and notices1 questions Jumbled words and odd one out1 questions Indirect questions1 questions Indefinite pronouns and adverbs1 questions Comprehension: signs of stress1 questions Comprehension: stress management1 questions Formal letter writing1 questions Tenses and prepositions1 questions Formal letter subscription1 questions Tenses: past perfect1 questions Letter writing format1 questions Letter writing terminology1 questions Notice writing1 questions Verb-preposition collocation1 questions Verbal analogy1 questions Vocabulary in context1 questions Prepositions and passive voice1 questions Official communication language1 questions Passive voice with modals1 questions Comprehension: stress and wellbeing1 questions Voice transformation1 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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