(Dr. N. A. Jarandikar)
MODULE: I
DEVELOPING VOCABULARY
1)
That is _____ correct answer.
a) dis- b)
mis- c) in- d) under-
2)
He wants to be an _____, when he grows up.
a) acts b) actor c)
acting d) acted
3)
She loves _____ in everything.
a) purity b) pure c) purify d) pureful
4)
He completed the work in time. He became _____.
a) success b) succeed c) successful d) successfully
5)
Please take your shoes _____ before entering the temple.
a) of b) off c)
in d) out
6)
Anita picked _____ a lively dress.
a) out b)
away c) in d) of
7)
Everybody must stand _____ for the truth.
a) out b) in c) up d) from
8)
There were only a _____ of people in the party.
a) handy b) handful c) handed d) hands
9)
They require the _____ to arrange the function.
a)
approval b) approve c) approved
d) approves
10)
There is no _____ in his presentation.
a) weak b) weakly c)
weaker d)
weakness
11)
The noun for the word ‘prepare’ is _____.
a) prepares b) preparing c) preparation d) prepared
12)
The noun for the word ‘manage’ is ______.
a) manages b) managing c) managed d) manager
12)
The adjective for the word ‘China’ is _____.
a) chain b) Chinese c) Chinaman
d) Chinawala
13)
The adjective for the word ‘attract’ is _____.
a) attraction b) attracts c) attracted d)
attractive
14)
We work every day _____ Sunday.
a) except b) expect c) accept d)
expert
15)
He is a man of _____ character.
a) lose b)
loose c) lost c) loser
16)
The _____ is very pleasant.
a) whether b) whither c)
where d) weather
17)
Do not _____ your time and energy in useless things.
a) waste b)
waist c) west d) vest
18)
The world requires _____.
a) peace b)
piece c) pass d) paste
19)
She is very rich. (Choose the synonym for
the underlined word.)
a) wise b) poor c)
well d) wealthy
20)
Education may end your misery. (Choose
the synonym for the underlined word.)
a) mission b) machine c) sorrow d) happiness
21)
Every time you cannot blame the system. (Choose the synonym
for the underlined word)
a) accept b) accuse c)
admit d) excuse
22)
Wild animals are very cruel. (Choose the antonym
for the underlined word.)
a) aggressive b) beastly c)
kind d)
angry
23)
It was a comic film. (Choose the antonym for the
underlined word.)
a) lovely b) dirty c) serious d) good
24)
He went to an advocate for a legal _____.
a) advise b) advice c)
advertise d) adhesive
25)
The CID officer found a _____ near the highway.
a) corps b) corpse c)
core d)
crops
26)
Satish was _____regular in the class.
a) un- b) dis- c) ir- d)
mis-
27)
My mobile phone was _____charged.
a) un- b) dis- c)
ir- d) mis-
28)
His sister works in a _____national company.
a) poly- b) di- c) multi- d)
bi-
29)
_____colour is our national flag.
a) Tri- b)
Bi- c) Multi- d) Di-
30)
Gandhiji believed in _____violence.
a) un- b) non- c) dis- d)
re-
On Saying “Please”
1)
The essay On Saying “Please” is written by ______.
a)
Rabindranath Tagore b) Mohan
Rakesh c)
A. G. Gardiner d) Premchand
2)
The pain of wound to _____ lasts longer.
a)
the image b) self-respect c) emotions and feelings
d) dreams
3)
Bad temper and bad manners are more _____.
a) catching b) dangerous c) attractive d) insulting
4)
According to Gardiner, we infect the world with _____.
a)
our talk b) money c)
our ill-humours d) our imagination
5)
The law cannot become the guardian of our _____.
a)
property b) knowledge c) house d) private manners
6)
According to Gardiner, the little every day civilities of behaviour make life
_____.
a)
pleasing b) kindly and tolerable c) simple d) beautiful
7)
Captain Absolute bullied _____.
a) Fag b)
Sir Anthony Absolute c)
page-boy d) the lift-man
8)
_____ is not recognised as a legally punishable offence.
a)
Cheating b) Theft c) Discourtesy d) Burglary
9)
By saying ______, we keep the machine of life oiled and running smoothly.
a)
“Yes” and “No” b) “Hi” and “Hello”
c) “Please” and “Thank you” d) “Well”
and “Good”
10)
When the writer told a conductor that he has no money, the conductor said, _____
a)
“Get lost” b) “Leave the bus” c) “It’s
all right” d)
“You fool!”
11)
The conductor said sorry to the writer because ______.
a)
he forgot to return the money b) he was habitual to say it
c) his heavy boot has trampled the writer’s toe d) he has kicked the writer for not paying
the ticket
12)
According to Gardiner, the conductor is a lesson in ______.
a)
bad manners b)
misbehaviour
c)
misconduct d) courtesy and good manners
13)
Like bad manners, good manners too are _____.
a) infectious b)
evil c) useless d) unsuitable
14)
“Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day”, said _____.
a)
William Wordsworth b) William
Shakespeare c) John Keats d) Lord Byron
15)
According to Gardiner, the polite man always has _____.
a)
blessings b) a lot of
money c) all comforts of life d) the spiritual victory
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