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WBPSC CLERKSHIP PRELIMS 2024 Mock Test 28

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WBPSC CLERKSHIP PRELIMS 2024

ENGLISH MOCK TEST 28


1. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech choosing the right
option:
John said, "Did you see the cricket match on television last night?"
(A) John asked me whether I saw the cricket match on television the
earlier night.
(B) John asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the
earlier night.
(C) John asked me did I see the cricket match on television the last night.
(D) John asked me whether I had seen the cricket match on television the
last night.
2. Give a synonym of 'detest':
(A) argue (B) hate (C) discover (D) Reveal

3. _______ many times every winter in Frankfurt.


(A) It snows (B) It snowed (C) It is snowing (D) It is snow

4. Which of these words is closest in meaning to 'pensive'?


(A) oppressed (B) caged (C) thoughtful (D) happy

5. She tried to ______ him from doing something really dangerous, but he
didn’t listen.
a. Avoid b. Check c. Block d. Prevent

6. Choose the correct passive form of the following sentence:


Who gave you permission to enter?
(A) By whom were you given permission to enter?
(B) By whom given you permission to enter?
(C) By whom you were given permission to enter?
(D) By whom was you given permission to enter?

7. A man who copies from other writers


a. Plagiarist b. altruist c. linguist d. omniscient

8. Choose the correct spelling.


a. Parlamentary b. parliamentary c. Parlimentary d. parliamentery

9. He continued ringing the bell. (replace the underlined word with a


phrasal verb)
a. Kept up b. kept up with c. kept out d. kept on
10. Change the narration.
Rik said, “Let’s help the poor.”
a. Rik requested let’s help the poor.
b. Rik ordered to help the poor.
c. Rik suggested that they should help the poor.
d. Rik asked why they will not help the poor.

11. Write a single word for the phrase- The act of killing one's brother.
(A) Autopsy (B) Homicide (C) Suicide (D) Fratricide

12. The synonym for the word 'Impudence' is


(A) Innocence (B) Insolence (C) Affectation (D) Aggression

13. The rain has _____. (fill in the blank with a phrasal verb)
a. Passed on b. passed by c. passed away d. passed through

14. Change the degree of comparison without changing the meaning:


Malacca is the oldest town in Malayasia.
A) Malacca is as old as any town in Malayasia.
(B) Malacca is older than many town in Malayasia.
(C) No other town in Malayasia is as old as Malacca.
(D) Every town in Malayasia is older than Malacca.

15. Fresh water reserve on earth is ______ very fast.


a. Running out b. running across c. running over d. running through

16. Their approach to the problem was professional. Replace the bold
word with a suitable antonym.
(A) casual (B) sincere (C) amateurish (D) careless

17. I hope your mother will recover soon. (phrasal verb)


a. Go round b. bring round c. see round d. come round

18. The man with the roses _________ like your brother.
a. Look b. looks c. looking d. have been looking

19. The news ______ by him.


a. Were brought b. have brought
c. Has brought d. was brought
20. Change the following sentence into an affirmative one.
It is not always easy in company to speak freely.
a. Is it always easy in company to speak freely.
b. It is often difficulty in company to speak freely.
c. It is always difficult in company to speak freely.
d. Seldom it is difficult in company to speak freely.

21. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.


The manager decided to resign from his post as the bank was declared to
be insolvent.
A. Independent B. Commercial C. Affluent D. Bankrupt

22. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the
given group of words.
One who is a boot licker and flatterer.
A. Gold-digger B. Gregarious C. Sycophant D. Manipulative

23. Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.


The actress’ daughter is just a chip off the old block
A. To get into the enemy’s territory
B. Similar to one's parents in behaviour
C. To console the dreary D. To chip off the edges

24. Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange


the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent
paragraph.
A. We reached there at about 10 a.m.
B. The first ride we took was the Fury Wheel. It was really big, all of us
were yelling and crying!
C. Yesterday, my friends and I went on a short picnic to an amusement
park.
D. Even though we had reached on time there was a serpentine queue for
the tickets. I took the entrance ticket.
a. CADB b. ABCD c. CDBA d. ADBC

25. The meaning of the idiom To bury the hatchet is


A. To stop talking to someone B. To bury old things
C. To fight with someone D. To end a quarrel
26. Choose the part of the sentence which contains an error.
Did you baked / the chocolate cake / yourself this time?
A. No error B. Did you baked
C. the chocolate cake D. yourself this time

27. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined


segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select
No improvement.
I wish I w̲e̲r̲e̲ ̲l̲i̲s̲t̲e̲n̲i̲n̲g̲ to my parents.
A. No substitution required B. have listened
C. am listening D. had listened

28. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.


A. Anonymous B. Announcement C. Annivarsary D. Anguish

29. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Famished
A. Volatile B. Hesitant C. Starved D. Satiated

30. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.


A snake in the grass
A. A good fortune B. An unfortunate accident
C. A sudden death D. A hidden enemy

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