MCQ: Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom.

She was so intimidated by the presence of the school principal that she forgot her memorized lines and started to beat around the bush.

1. to run around a nearby bush in fright
2. to talk indirectly, without coming to the main point
3. to stammer
4. to tap her feet in despair

MCQ: Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.

He buried his wife and child in the ……. near his church.

1. cemetry
2. cemetery
3. cementary
4. cemetary

MCQ: Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.

I wanted to know on which day my birthday falls this year. So, I went to check the …….

1. calendar
2. calender
3. calander
4. celendar

MCQ: In the question below some parts of the sentences in the passage are left blank. Fill them with the best alternative.

He pondered over her …… situation as he passed her in the long …….. where she was busy ……….

1. (a) catch 22
(b) abnormal
(c) piteous
(d) hysterical

2. (a) roof
(b) doorway
(c) alley
(d) gate

3. (a) sweeping
(b) fumbling
(c) sewing
(d) bickering

1. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
2. 1-c, 2-c, 3-a
3. 1-c, 2-b, 3-b
4. 1-a, 2-c, 3-a

MCQ: The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.

A) But her rants were so persuasive, her fretting so vivid, that it was not easy to dismiss her.
B) So she garbled facts.
C) She embellished almost everything.
D) She contradicted herself.

1. ABCD
2. DCAB
3. BCDA
4. BDCA

MCQ: The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.

A) He verified the identities of new visitors and stopped any hawker who would wander into the building during the quiet afternoons.
B) Still the residents were thankful that the guard kept a watch over the building.
C) No one in this particular flat-building owned much worth stealing.
D) The second floor lady, Mrs Misra, was the only one with a telephone

1. DCAB
2. CDBA
3. ABCD
4. DCBA