English Quiz

Directions (1 – 10) : in these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four alternatives.

1.     The flash of the torch …….. a cobra.

(1) exposed

(2) displayed

(3) disclosed

      (4) revealed

2.      He ………. Himself a stiff drink before making his statement to the police officer.

(1) threw

(2) poured

(3) filled

(4) sipped

3.     It was his ………. That led him to penury.

(1) flamboyance    

(2) arrogance                          

(3) extravagance    

(4) ebullience

4.     Gita was known to be a ……… so nobody entrusted any important work to her.

(1) joker

(2) worker

(3) shocker

(4) shirker

5.     The statue was so …… that people stared at it in horror.

(1) grotesque

(2) exquisite

(3) beatific

(4) cumbersome

6.     He was caught red-handed and could not …….. the charges.

(1) refute

(2) refuse

(3) rebuke

(4) revoke

7.     Unhappy about the treatment meted out to her, Shanti ………… demanded justice.

(1) sumptuously

(2) voraciously

(3) spasmodically

(4) vociferously

8.    The police sprayed tear gas ……. on the prote – sters.

      (1)  indirectly

      (2)  intensively

      (3)  indifferently

      (4)  indiscriminately

9.    We are happy to ….. the receipt of your order No. 4071 dated 13.03. 96.

(1) admit

(2) accept

(3) acknowledge

(4) respond

10.   All jobs are respectable ……… of their nature.

(1) irrelevant

(2) immaterial

(3) irresponsible

(4) irrespective

Answers:-
1. 4
2. 4
3. 3
4. 4
5. 1
6. 1
7. 4
8. 4
9. 3
10. 4