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OSSSC MEMORY BASED-2 ENGLISH

1. Fill in the blank with a suitable verb.


A: I don’t know how to use this calculator
B: It is quite easy. I____ you.
(a) will show (b) can show
(c) am showing (d) will be showing
2. The jury ____ divided on this issue. Fill in the blank with a suitable verb.
(a) were (b) was (c) has (d) is
Direction (3-7): Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
3. Let us invite them all_____ dinner. (Fill in the blank)
(a)at (b) in (c) to (d) on
4. I hastened to assure him _____my support.
(a) with (b) for (c) of (d) on
5. He borrowed a pen _____me.
(a) with (b) for (c) of (d)on
6. His failure has completely discouraged him____ trying again.
(a) to (c) on (b) from (d) at
7. I like to indulge____a hot bath.
(a) in (b) on (c) at (d) from
Direction (8-12): Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
8. My____teacher's name is William.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
9. Someone call____policeman!
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
10. Bill enjoys reading____mystery novels.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
11. He knows how to treat ____lady.
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
12. What would you like for___breakfast?
(a) a (b) an (c) the (d) no article
13. He usually cuts my hair ____
(a) quick (b) quickly (c) more quickly (d) none
14. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) The house had painted yellow.
(b) They had their house painted yellow.
(c) They had been their house painted yellow.
(d) Yellow had been painted in their house.
15. The students have selectedSushama Rout monitor of the class
The Passive form of the sentence will be_____
(a) The students had been selected Sushama Rout monitor of the class.
(b)Sushama Rout has selected monitor of the class
(c)Sushama Rout has been selected monitor of the class.
(d) The class have been selected Sushama monitor.
16. Father gave fifty rupees to the son
The Passive form the sentence will be ____
(a) The son is given fifty rupees
(b) Fifty rupees was given to the son.
(c) Father was given fifty rupees to the son.
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(d) Father has been given fifty rupees to, the son.
Directions (17-18): In these questions, a word had been written in four different ways out of which
only one is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
17. (a) Encyclopida (b) Encycloupedia (c) Encyclopeedia (d) Encyclopaedia
18. (a) Renaissance (b) Renaisance (c) Reneisance (d) Renaussence
19. He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away. (Change into Direct
Speech)
(a) He says, "I don't wish to see any of you, go away:
(b) He said, "I don't wish to see any of you go attar”
(c) He said, "I did not wish to see any of you, away”
(d) He says, "I did not wish to see any of you, go away."
20. The principal told the boys to sit down. (Change into Direct Speech)
(a) "Sit down, boys", says the principal.
(b) "Sit down, boys", said the principal.
(c) "Boys, you sit down", said the principal.
(d) "Boys, sit down" says the principal.
21. He told his servant to hurry up and not to waste time (Change into Direct Speech)
(a) "Hurry up", he says to his servant, "do not waste time."
(b) "Hurry up and not to waste time", he says to his servant.
(c) He said, "Don't waste time, hum up."
(d) "Hurry up", he said to his servant, "do not waste time."
22. He started a course at college, but he_____ after six months.
(a) went out (b) fell out (c) turned out (d) dropped out
23. I can't _____the meaning of the poem.
(a) work out (b) make out (c) break out (d) get out
Direction (24-28): Tick the answer which you believe gives the opposite meaning of the word.
24. Extolled
(a) condemned (b) sang (c) criticized (d) praised
25. Ennui
(a) introduce (b) excitement (c) powerless (d)tiredness
26. Esoteric
(a) concentric (b) categoric (c) rhetoric (d) None of the above
27. Endemic
(a) epidemic (b)hateful (c) assaulting (d)lethargic
28. Ephemeral
(a) temporal (b) everlasting (c) polite (d) temporary
Directions (29-33) Read the following passage and answer questions based on it.
The highbrows reverse the numerical argument and imply that, because they are so few, they must
therefore be right but wherethey chiefly offend is in their excessive self-congratulation tempt for others.
In the past, the highbrows were alone in expressing a feeling of superiority; the lowbrows humbly d the
position assigned to them. Recently, however, is been a change, and the lowbrows now adopt towards
the highbrows exactly the same attitude as the highbrows towards them.
29. The reversal of the numerical argument in the context the passage means that the highbrows
(a) have no regard for the majority
(b) respect the majority
(c) are indifferent to numbers
(d) have regard for the minority
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30. highbrow is
(a) a liberal minded person
(b)a believer in conservative values
(c) a self-opinionated intellectual
(d) a democrat le
31. The phrase 'self-congratulation' can best be replaced' by
(a) self-effacement
(b) self-admiration
(c) self-negation
(d) self-criticism
32. The attitude of the lowbrows towards the highbrows in the past was one of
(a) violent rejection
(b) resentful acceptance
(c) open rebelliousness
(d) unprotesting submission
33. The recent change in the attitude of the lowbrows towards the highbrows suggests that
(a) the lowbrows have rejected the superiority of the highbrows
(b) the lowbrows have become highbrows
(c) the lowbrows have become indifferent to the highbrows
(d) the highbrows have become meek and humble
Findout which part of a sentences has an error.
34. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) Make haste lest you should not miss the train.
(b) Make haste lest you should miss the train.
(c) Make haste lest you will not miss the train.
(d) Make haste lest you will miss the train.
35. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) Many of us do not know how to swim at all.
(b) Many of us do not know swimming at all.
(c) Many of us do not know swim in at all.
(d) Many of us do not know how to swim in at all.
36. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) At last Sumit was married a poor girl.
(b) At last Sumit was marry with a poor girl.
(c) At last Sumit was marry a poor girl.
(d) At last Sumit was married to poor girl.
37. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) Many a man has been working under me.
(b) Many a man has worked under me.
(c) Many a man have worked under me.
(d) Many a man is working for under me.
38. Pick out the grammatically correct sentence.
(a) As a fine day we went out for picnic at Okhla.
(b) On a fine day we went out for picnic at Okhla.
(c) It being a fine day we went out for picnic at Okhla.
(d) It was a fine day we went out for picnic at Okhla.
39. A short walk for pleasure is called ______
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(a) Stroll (b) Gallop (c) Jog (d) Promenade


40. “Once in a blue moon” means:
(a) to see a blue moon once
(b) lunar eclipse
(c) rarely
(d) emergency
Answer keys
1 a 21 d
2 a 22 d
3 c 23 b
4 c 24 a
5 d 25 b
6 b 26 d
7 a 27 a
8 d 28 b
9 a 29 c
10 c 30 c
11 a 31 b
12 d 32 d
13 b 33 a
14 b 34 b
15 c 35 a
16 b 36 d
17 d 37 a
18 a 38 c
19 b 39 a
20 b 40 c

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