English Questions from HSSC Previous Papers
Q 1. __________ is the synonym of "ETHNIC".
A. Cultural
B. Hereditary
C. Religious
D. Modern
Ans. A. Cultural
Q 2. __________ is the antonym of "TUMULTUOUS".
A. Glamorous
B. Blunder
C. Peaceful
D. Chaos
Ans. C. Peaceful
Q 3.
Identify the meaning of the idiom in the sentence. "You will have to pull yourself together."
A. To calm down and behave normally
B. To pack your bags
C. To run away
D. To stand up
Ans. A. To calm down and behave normally
Q 4.
Sentence given below may contain one or more mistakes. Identify the correct sentence. "You has to be at my place on 10:00 am."
A. You have to be at my place at 10:00 am.
B. You has to be on my place at 10:00 am.
C. You have to be at my place on 10:00 am.
D. You has to be at my place at 10:00 am.
Ans. A. You have to be at my place at 10:00 am.
Q 5.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of verb from the following. All the birds have been________ (fly) together.
A. fly
B. flew
C. flown
D. flying
Ans. D. flying
Q 6. __________ is the synonym of "OBSTINATE".
A. Absent
B. Willing
C. Accommodating
D. Adamant
Ans. D. Adamant
Q 7. __________ is the antonym of "FREEDOM".
A. Restriction
B. Liberty
C. Independence
D. Flexibility
Ans. A. Restriction
Q 8.
Identify the meaning of the idiom "add fuel to the fire".
A. Bring an end to the quarrel/dispute
B. Speak tough words
C. Not accepting an apology
D. Something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is
Ans. D. Something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is
Q 9.
The sentence has an incorrect phrase, which are shown in bold and underlined. Select the option that is the correct phrase to be replaced so that the statement is grammatically correct. "The man to who I sold my house was a professor".
A. I sold
B. I had sold
C. to whom I sold
D. I did sell
Ans. C. to whom I sold
Q 10.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. My father ________ (work) as an engineer in the Railways, when he was alive.
A. working
B. works
C. was worked
D. worked
Ans. D. worked
Q 11. __________ is the synonym of "PERSISTENT".
A. Fake
B. Determined
C. Disloyal
D. Incorrect
Ans. B. Determined
Q 12. __________ is the antonym of "DEFENSIVE".
A. Protective
B. Aggressive
C. Cautious
D. Shielding
Ans. B. Aggressive
Q 13.
Identify the meaning of the idiom "at the drop of a hat".
A. Willing to do something immediately
B. Bend down to accommodate other person’s views
C. Apologies without any condition
D. Give away all that you have
Ans. A. Willing to do something immediately
Q 14. The sentence has an incorrect phrase, which are shown in bold and underlined. Select the option that is the correct phrase to be replaced so that the statement is grammatically correct. "We were all shock by Priya's failure in the competition"
A. were all shocked at
B. were all shocked for
C. was all shocked
D. was shocked by
Ans. A. were all shocked at
Q 15. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. I ___ (play)during the weekends.
A. played
B. plays
C. play
D. should play
Ans. C. play
Q 16. __________ is the synonym of "EERIE".
A. Natural
B. Normal
C. Spooky
D. Vague
Ans. C. Spooky
Q 17. __________ is the antonym of "APPRECIATION".
A. Applause
B. Recognition
C. Criticism
D. Thankfulness
Ans. C. Criticism
Q 18. Identify the meaning of the idiom "beating around the bush".
A. Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue
B. To ensure all possible options are tried
C. To ensure safety of the group
D. To clean up all conversations by clarifying
Ans. A. Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue
Q 19. The sentence has an incorrect phrase, which are shown in bold and underlined. Select the option that is the correct phrase to be replaced so that the statement is grammatically correct.
"The thief run very fast for the police to catch".
A. will run very fast
B. ran too fast
C. runs faster
D. will run faster
Ans. B. ran too fast
Q 20. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb given in brackets. Prem is not here. He is out ___ (visit) his grandmother.
A. visit
B. visiting
C. on a visit
D. to visit
Ans. B. visiting
0 comments:
Post a Comment