Wednesday, January 8, 2020

English Questions from HSSC Papers

Q 1. __________ is the synonym of "PLUNGE". 
A. Dive 
B. Catch 
C. Fit 
D. Throw 
Ans. A. Dive 

Q 2. __________ is the antonym of "IMITATION". 
A. Benefit 
B. Genuine 
C. Advantage 
D. Resemblance 
Ans. B. Genuine

Q 3. Identify the meaning of the idiom. "Burn the midnight oil" 
A. Counting your day's earnings in the night. 
B. Heat up a place to make it comfortable. 
C. Stay awake and work or study late into the night. 
D. Finish all the resources available completely. 
Ans. C. Stay awake and work or study late into the night.

Q 4. The sentence given below may contain one or more mistakes. Identify the correct sentence. "When I wore hers jacket, everyone told that it looked good on me." 
A. When I wore hers jacket, everyone said that it looked good on me. 
B. When I wore her jacket, everyone said that it looked good on me. 
C. When I wore her jacket, everyone told that it looked good on me. 
D. When I wore her jacket, everyone told that it looks good on me.
Ans. B. When I wore her jacket, everyone said that it looked good on me. 

Q 5. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. He was _______ (bite) by a snake. 
A. bitten 
B. bite 
C. biting 
D. bit
Ans. A. bitten

Q 6. __________ is the synonym of "CONCURRENCE". 
A. Shortage 
B. Occurence 
C. Agreement 
D. Incidence 
Ans. C. Agreement 

Q 7. __________ is the antonym of "EXTERIOR". 
A. Front 
B. Inferior 
C. Surface 
D. Interior 
Ans. D. Interior

Q 8. Identify the meaning of the idiom. "Let the cat out of the bag" 
A. Reveal information that was hidden earlier. 
B. Clean up a dirty place. 
C. Empty out all the wealth one has. 
D. Provide as much help as possible. 
Ans. A. Reveal information that was hidden earlier.

Q 9. The sentence given below may contain one or more mistakes. Identify the correct sentence. "I asked her for chocolates, but she didn't have none." 
A. I asked her for chocolates, but she didn't had any. 
B. I asked for chocolates, but she didn't have none. 
C. I asked her for chocolates, but she have none. 
D. I asked her for chocolates, but she didn't have any.
Ans. D. I asked her for chocolates, but she didn't have any.

Q 10. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. I have been _______ (try) to bake a perfect cake since morning. 
A. tries 
B. try 
C. trying 
D. tried 
Ans. C. trying 

Q 11. __________ is the synonym of "DEVASTATING". 
A. Grand 
B. Destructive 
C. Huge 
D. Constructive 
Ans. B. Destructive 

Q 12. __________ is the antonym of "ENCOURAGE". 
A. Discourage 
B. Applaud 
C. Praise 
D. Sympathise 
Ans. A. Discourage 

Q 13. Identify the meaning of the idiom "in the heat of the moment" 
A. Angered by what is happening around 
B. Affected by the hot weather at that instant 
C. Swept away by what is happening at that instant 
D. Wounded by the high temperature at that moment 
Ans. C. Swept away by what is happening at that instant

Q 14. The sentence given below may contain one or more mistakes. Identify the correct sentence. "He told her that nothing about his discussion with the team." 
A. He told her nothing about his discussion with the team. 
B. He told her that nothing about his discussing with the team. 
C. He told that nothing about his discussion with the team. 
D. He told her nothing that about his discussion with the team
Ans. A. He told her nothing about his discussion with the team.

Q 15. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. I never _______ (use) to miss my drawing classes in school. 
A. used 
B. use 
C. using 
D. uses
Ans. A. used 

Q 16. ________ is the synonym of "DIABOLIC". 
A. Symbolic 
B. Pure 
C. Capable 
D. Evil 
Ans. D. Evil 

Q 17. _______ is the antonym of "DESPAIR". 
A. Pain 
B. Hope 
C. Desperation 
D. Anger 
Ans. B. Hope 

Q 18. Identify the meaning of the idiom. "Hit the nail on the head."
A. Say or do something that is absolutely correct. 
B. Force your point on others. 
C. Finish your work completely without any delay. 
D. Vent out your anger on somebody. 
Ans. A. Say or do something that is absolutely correct

Q 19. The sentence given below may contain one or more mistakes. Identify the correct sentence. "After waiting in the long queue for two hour, he return without submitting his application form." 
A. After waiting in the long queue for two hours, he return without submitting his application form. 
B. After waiting in the long queue for two hour, he returned without submitted his application form. 
C. After waiting in the long queue for two hours, he returned without submitting his application form. 
D. After wait in the long queue for two hours, he return without submitting his application form. 
Ans. C. After waiting in the long queue for two hours, he returned without submitting his application form. 

Q 20. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. I will not be able to ________ (complete) my project on time. 
A. completed 
B. completing 
C. completes 
D. complete
Ans. D. complete

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