English Grammar and Vocabulary Test

Grammar and Vocabulary :

Sentence completion :
choose the appropriate word.
1.His one vice was gluttony and so it not surprising that as he aged he became increasingly-----------.
a.emaciated
b.despondent
c.corpulent
d.carping

2.Bullock carts and hand pumps seem-------- in a village whose skyline is dominated by telephone cables and sattelite dishes.
a.anachronisms
b.exigencies

c.diversions
d.provocations
3.A----------child,she was soon bored in class; she already knew more mathematics than her junior school teachers.
a.obdurate
c.precocious
d.contemporary
4.Literary criticism has in recent years become increasingly---------;it is almost impossible for the non-literary person to understand its analyses.
a.abstruse
b.accessible
c.colloquial

d.wide-ranging

spot the error :

5.(a) not only the patient  (b)  but her family members also (c)  feel that the nursing care is excellent in the town (d)  they are living in.
6.(a) his preservance no less than his (b) pleasent manner and facial expression (c) make him (d) a credible candidate for the job.
7.(a) everything about her presentation  (b) the examples (c) the slide show and the handsouts (d) were rated highly.
8.(a) the phenomena  of (b) shooting stars  has  (c) fascinated people  (d) throughout history.
9.(a) it was  the only  (b) sound piece of advice  bert  (c) had ever received (d) from his father.
10.(a) we received a postcard from melissa today. (b)She's on vacation in the country,staying in a two-hundred-years-old inn. (c)  she says that the area has fantastic scenery   and (d) a wonderful gold course.

correction :
in each of the following questions, four alternative senrences are given.Choose the CORRECT one and fill the bubble / circle correspondig to that letter in MCQ response form.
11.a) we bought some new clothing.
    .b) we bought some new clothings.
     .c) we bought some new piece of clothings.
      .d) we bought some new pieces of clothings.
12.a) he will reach in two hours time.
     b) he will reach in two hour time.
     c) he will reach in two hour's time.
      d) he will reach in two hours' time.
13.a) we all agree with that point.
     b) we all agree by that point.
     c) we all agree on that point.
     d) we all agree at that point.
14.a) the population of karachi s greater than that of any city of pakistan.
     b) the population of karachi is graeter than that of any city of pakistan.
     c) the population of karachi is greater than any other city of Pakistan.
     d) the population of karachi is greater than that of any other city of pakistan.
15.a) he is the bravest and the ablest boy of the class.
     b) he is the bravest and able boy of the class.
     c) he is the bravest and ablest boy of the class.
     d) he is bravest and the ablest boy of the class.
16.a) bacteria exist almost everywhere.they are in the air, water, and soil, as well as in the bodys of all living creatures.
    b) bacteria exist almost everywhere.they are in the air,water,and soil,as well as in the bodies of all living creature.
    c) bacteria exists almost everywhere.they are in the air,water, and soil, as well as in the bodys of all living creatures.
    d) bacteria exist almost everywhere.ther are in the air,water,and soil,as well as in the bodies of all living creatures.
17.a) in recent newspaper article, i read about an Australian swimmer who was saved from a  shark by a group of dolphins.
    b) ia a recent newspaper article, i read about an Australian who was saved from a shark by a group of dolphins.
   c) in a recent newspaper articles, i read about an Australian swimmwer who was saved from a shark by a group of dolphins.
   d) in recent newspaper's article, i read about an Australian swimmer who was saved from a shark by a group of dolphins.
18.a) although, tigers are found in the wild only in Asia people throughout the world appreciate its beauty and power.
    b) although, tigers are found in the wild only in Asia,people throughout the world appreciate it beauty and power.
    c) although, tigers are found in the wild only in Asia, people throughout the worlds appreciate its beauty and power.
    d) although, a tiger are found in the wild only in Asia, people throughout the world appreciate it's beauty and power.
19.a) the lecture was long , a bore and uninspiring.
     b) the lecture was long , boring and uninspiring.
     c) the lecture was a long , a bore and an uninspiring.
     d) the lecture was long , a bore and uninspired.
MCQS :

 NEAREST CORRECT MEANING

20. acquiesce
a)  renounce                                             b)  accept
c)  dislike                                                 d)  reject
21. dissent
a)  differ                                                   b)   join
c)  fix                                                       d)  enjoin
22. excavate
a)  bury                                                    b)  affect
c.)  exile                                                   d)  unearth
23. commiserate
a)  scold                                                    b)  appreciate
c)  console                                                d)  berate
24. burgeon
a)   multiply                                                b)  weaken
c)   lessen                                                   d)  diminish
25. harangue
a)  accolade                                                b)  scold
c)  capture                                                  d)   speak
26. uncanny
a)  normal                                                    b)  effective
c)  set off                                                     d)  strange
27. succumb
a)  empty                                                      b)  stoppage
c)  yield                                                        d)  enlighten
28. obstreperous
a) surrender                                                  b)  bad-tempered
c)  instigate                                                   d)  originate
29. persnickety
a)  fussy                                                         b)  value
c)  origin                                                       d)  sacrifice