1. Choose one alternative from the options which can be substituted for the given statement.

One who believes that all things and events in the predetermined is a:

• Fatalist ✔
• Puritan
• Egoist
• Tyrant

2. Which of the following describes the purpose of a topic sentence?

• It tells the reader what the paragraph is about ✔
• It combines the interesting subject and how you feel about it
• It grabs the reader’s attention and makes them want to need the rest
• All of the above

3. Choose the correct option.

We should avoid only food ___ be healthy.

• Finally
• Consequently
• In order to ✔
• For

4. Form negative sentences into simple presents.

they/at me/shout

• They do not shout at me ✔
• They does not shout at me

5. Find the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

It’s been a long time since you’ve seen him.

• Hasn’t it
• Hasn’t he ✔
• Wasn’t it
• Haven’t it

6. Find the correctly spelt word.

• Palete
• Palate ✔
• Pelate
• Patel

7. Choose the correct preposition from the following.

He worked the sum quickly.

• Sum
• Quickly ✔
• He
• Worked

8. Choose the correct form of verb.

I ___ a great film yesterday.

• Saw ✔
• See
• Seen
• Has seen

9. Choose the connecting word that completes the sentence meaningfully.

School will shut early ___ Heavy snow is expected tonight.

• Because ✔
• Although
• While
• As

10. In the extra force used in pronouncing and speaking a particular word

• Stress ✔
• Phenomena
• Syllable
• Innovation

11. Which of the following transitional word/phrase is used to show the ‘effect’?

• Since
• Because
• Due to
• Thus ✔

12. Which of the following does need a bilingual  dictionary the most?

• A teacher
• A doctor
• A student
• A traveler ✔

13. Find the correct spelt word:

• Surveillance ✔
• Sureavillance
• Surveilance
• Surwelliance

14. Which of the following word ‘t’ is silent while pronouncing it?

• Battle
• Thistle ✔
• Cattle
• Seattle

15. What is paraphrasing?

• Restating an author’s material in your own words. ✔
• Identifying the word, name or phrase in the first sentence.
• Telling what you already know about the topic.
• Formulating the sentence that expresses the author’s main point about the topic.

16. Mark the sentence as true or false.

An effective paragraph consists of a topic sentence, main idea and supporting details.

• True ✔
• False

17. A lot of students find English spelling very___.

• Interesting
• Boring
• Confusing ✔
• Difficult

18. Find the correct spelt word:

• Indispensable ✔
• Indispansable
• Indispensible
• Indispansible

19. Diphthongs are produced by combining ___ sounds.

• Two vowel ✔
• Three consonant
• Tree vowel
• Two consonant

20. Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• The beautiful birds on the tree.
• Are flying on the tree.
• They flying bluebirds.
• The bluebirds are flying on the tree. ✔

21. Which one alternative from the options can be substituted for the given sentence?

A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge.

• Pedantic ✔
• Verbose
• Ornate
• Pompous

22. The ability to read English rapidly and accurately depends upon.

• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary
• Purposeful reading practice ✔
• Knowledge and information

23. Choose the best substitute for the wordy expression given in the brackets.

Why (did you not threw) the bag away?

• Did you know thrown
• Had you not threw
• Did you not throw
• You did not thrown ✔

24. a/an ___ is a book that tells about the spelling, pronunciations, definition and uses of the words of a language.

• Text book
• Encyclopedia
• Journal
• Dictionary ✔

25. Choose the correct meaning of the given word.

‘Edible___.’

• The name of the bible
• To entertain
• Something that can be eaten ✔
• To dribble a ball

26. The words in heavy bold face at the top of the dictionary are known as:

• Obsolete words
• Root words
• Guide words ✔
• Base words

27. ___ is the most important skill that you will need for success in your studies.

• Speaking skill
• Reading skill ✔
• Listening skill
• Writing skill

28. Form negative sentences into simple presents.

• The book/to me/belong
• This book belongs to me.
• They does not belong to me ✔

29. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.

Ali could’t find a bus so I offered (drive) ___ him to the college.

• For drive
• To drive ✔
• Driving
• Of drive

30. Sounds which are pronounced by a complete or partial stoppage of breath, are called

• Short vowels
• Diphthong vowels
• Vowels
• Consonant

31. Make the statement as “true” , “false”

A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs is called a topic sentence.

• True ✔
• False

32. The term “Group” has long been a private concept of ___.

• Anthropology
• Psychology
• Pathology
• Sociology ✔

33. Identify the proper noun in the given sentence.

There is a cow in the garden.

• There
• Cow ✔
• The
• Garden

34. ___ is valuable only if you learn how to use it correctly and effectively.

• Reference book ✔
• Text book
• Bibliography
• Dictionary

35. Choose the correct option.

It is Sunday today ___ the school is closed.

Because

Whereas

That’s why ✔

But

36. To know the correct ___ of the letters of the English alphabet is the most important step to use a dictionary.

• Pronunciation
• Order ✔
• Spelling
• Meaning

37. Choose one alternative from the options which can be substituted for the given statement.

The part of the Government which is concerned with making rules.

• Court
• Bar
• Legislature ✔
• Tribunal

38. Choose the correct meaning of the given word “Enhance”

• To increase ✔
• To win
• A gathering of people
• Leave

39. Choose one alternative from the options which can be substituted for the given statement.

A dramatic performance.

• Mask ✔
• Mosque
• Mascot
• Masque

40. Choose one alternative from the options which can be substituted for the given statement.

A religious discourse.

• Sermon
• Preach ✔
• Stanza
• Sanctarum

41. The matter was reported to the chief of police, who ordered us all to be arrested. What does ‘who’ refer to?

• Matter ✔
• Chief of police
• Us
• All

42. Rearrange and form positive sentences into simple presents.

I/the question/answer

• I answer the question. ✔
• I do not answer the question

43. Make the sentence as true and false.

Long vowels have two small dots in front of them

• True
• False

44. The central point is the main idea of a passage made up of two or more paragraphs.

• True
• False ✔

45. Fill the gap with the correct tense form.

We ___ not coming over.

• Are ✔
• Am
• Was
• Is

46. Choose the correct option.

Antonyms of “significant” is

• Cumulative
• Trivial ✔
• Momentum
• Absolute

47. Statements express different attitudes Read the given statement and identify the right option.

“He is an old,weak man, and his case is severe.”

• Sentimental
• Tolerant
• Pessimistic
• Sympathetic ✔

48. Choose the correct option.

___ he works hard all year long, he wouldn’t be able to buy his father an expressive gift.

• Although
• So
• Unless ✔
• Since

49. Find the word and phrase that best completes each sentence.

He had a nice party with drinks and dancing, then ___ he went home.

• At least
• Finally
• Following ✔
• After all

50. Which one of the following is not a VERB?

• Examine
• See
• Find 
• Soon ✔

51. Reading and thinking are ___.

• Mixed techniques
• Skills poles apart
• Closely related skills ✔
• None of the given option

52. The train has arrived ___ the station.

• To 
• Over
• On
• At ✔

53. Complete the given statement by choosing the best option.

We were ___ through the park when we saw a squirrel(walk).

• -er
• -ness
• -ed
• -ing ✔

54.   ___ is central to mature writing.

• Page quality
• Preface
• Ending ✔
• Good argumentation

55. Choose the noun in the given statement.

It will take all of your energy and you will be able to walk again.

• All
• Energy ✔
• Take
• Your

56. ___ is the whole subject of the paragraph.

• Main 
• Topic sentence
• Topic ✔
• Introduction

57. The subject of the whole paragraph is called:

• Topic of paragraph ✔
• Main idea
• Supported detail
• Topic sentence

58. A head word is:

• A word connected with the brain and its function. ✔
• The first syllable with semantic meaning in a word eg, un-,dis-,re-
• The root word, or first word in a dictionary entry

59. Find the correctly spelt word:

• Bouquete
• Boqquet
• Bouquette
• Bouquet ✔

60. Which one alternative from the options can be substituted for the given sentence?

The small child does whatever his father. (was done).

• Has done
• Does ✔
• Has done

61. ___ is the extra force used in pronouncing or speaking a particular word.

• Stress ✔
• Diphthongs
• Speech sound
• Phonemics

62. Which of the following transitional words/phrases is used to show the “cause”?

• Therefore
• Because ✔
• Consequently
• As a result

63. How many syllables are there in the word ‘Technology’?

• 2
• 3
• 4 ✔
• 5

64. Choose the correct spelling?

• Bureaucracy ✔
• Bureaucacy
• Bureaucrcy
• Bureaucucrcy

65. ‘Sad’ and ‘miserable’ are ___.

• Antonyms
• Synonyms ✔

66. Choose the correct option.

___ is used to depict the sequential relationship between the sequences or group of sentences.

• Listing makers
• Metaphorical language
• Style ✔

67. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.

The ‘form of the verb’ is known as___.

• Gerund 
• Infinitive ✔
• Preposition

68. Choose the correct option from the following.

The purpose of a table is to give the reader ___ information at a glance.

• Numerical and visual
• Visual
• Complex
• Numerical ✔

69. Choose the correct option from the following.

Birds ___ through the air.

• Play
• Dance
• Run
• Fly ✔

70. Provide the contextual reference in the space given below.

As companies unify their networks and systems ___ must merge new technologies and legacy systems.

• They ✔
• Which
• Both
• It

71. Imaginative writing in the same way or the other has to ___.

• Show logic
• Do with people ✔
• Depict facts
• None of above

72. You should abide ___ the court’s decision.

• To
• With
• By ✔
• Us

73. A large number of students ___ going with the trip.

• Is
• Am
• Are ✔
• Were

74. Choose the antonyms of the ‘incredible’ from the following.

• Reliable
• Countable
• Calculated
• Unreliable ✔

75. Which of the following is an opinion.

• Last year there was a horrible outbreak of flu.
• In Judaism, rosh hashanah is the festival of the new year.
• The average temperature in Wyoming in January is 35 F.
• More people stopped smoking last year than two years ago. ✔

76. If a word no longer in current use it will be called

• Diatectal
• Poetic
• Colloquial
• Archaic ✔

77. The plural of the ‘castus’ is ‘castus’

• True
• False ✔

78. The words in heavy bold face at the top of dictionary are known as:

• Root words
• Base words
• Obsolete words
• Guide words ✔

79. What are the antonyms of presumptuous?

• Contemptuous
• Trilling
• Whimsical
• Unassuming ✔

80. In which the following words ‘h’ is silent while pronouncing it?

• Heir ✔
• Hall
• Hitch
• Hegemony

81. Find the correctly spelt word:

• Rigorous ✔
• Rigous
• Rigoruns
• Rigarous

82. Find the proper noun in the given sentence.

Karachi is a big city.

• Karachi ✔
• Big
• City
• Is

83. How did they manage to ___ that game.

• Lost
• Loose l
• Lose ✔
• None

84. Fill the gap with correct tense form.

I have ___ his name.

• Forget
• Forgot
• Forgotten ✔
• Forgets

85. There are ___ voice consonants in English sounds.

• 16 ✔
• 4
• 6
• 3

86. The basic job of computers in the ___of information.

• Process
• Processing ✔
• Processes
• Calculating

87. How many vowel phonemes are there in English?

• 20 ✔
• 5
• 44
• 66

88. Choose the best answer

What is thesaurus?

• Tells you other words with the similar words ✔
• A huge meat-eating dinosaur
• A list of words and their meanings arranged alphabetically
• A list of words with pictures showing what the words means

89. Choose the statement that best expresses the given topic sentence.

The Neil, the largest river in Egypt, is unique because it.

• Describes where Egypt is.
• Explain why the river is unique. ✔

90. Vowels are divided into ___ long vowels and ___ short vowels words.

• 6,6
• 5,7
• 4,8
• 7,5 ✔

91. Choose the correct option

Karen is rich ___ her cousin Kate is poor.

• Otherwise
• Moreover
• However ✔
• Therefore

92. Mark the statement is true or false 

Stress is extra force used in pronouncing and speaking a particular word.

• True ✔
• False

93. Mark the statement true or false.

The sounds which are produced by combining two vowels sounds are known as triphthongs:

• True
• False ✔

94. Write the comparative forms of the given adjectives.

Kind

• Kinder ✔
• Kind
• Kindes
• None

95. Choose the best synonyms for the given word

Hop:

• Stand
• Run
• Jump ✔

96. How many long vowels are in English?

• 7
• 5 ✔
• 8
• 20

97. ___ it was cold and windy,I went out.

• Although
• In spite of
• However ✔
• Despite

98. What are the most appropriate synonyms of the word ‘Expensive’?

• Economical 
• Lucrative
• High-priced ✔
• Efficient

99. Choose the correct option from the following

My dog (be) ___ sick for three days.

• Had been
• Will have been
• Have been ✔
• Has been

100. My fingers were injured so my sister had to write the note___ me.

• For ✔
• To
• By
• With

101. Choose the best option.

You should ___ with care when using an electrical bulb.

• Procedure
• Precede
• Preceding
• Processed ✔

102. Choose the correct option.

The child has been missing ___ yesterday.

• Till
• Since ✔
• For
• Him

103. The clues used to complete the cloze test are ___.

• Non-contextual
• Contextual ✔

104. Choose the best option.

You should ___ with care when using an electrical device.

• Procedure
• Precede ✔
• Proceeding
• Proceed

105. Choose the correct option from the following.

Inference means___.

• To take a comparison
• To state clearly
• To read between lines ✔
• None of above

106. ___ the car, he went to a restaurant.

• Parking
• Had parked
• Parked
• Having Parked ✔

107. Choose the correct option from the following.

The purpose of a table is to give the reader ___ information at glance.

• Visual
• Numerical ✔
• Complex
• Numerical and visual

108. This documentary is a ___ of values between the East and West.

• Comparison ✔
• Comparative

109. Choose the correct option from the following.

In circular reasoning the supporting reason is the same as the ___.

• Topic sentence
• Main idea
• Conclusion ✔
• Supporting detail

110. ___ offers only two choices when more exist in reality.

• Hasty generalization
• False cause ✔
• Over generalization
• Either or faulty

111. Select the answer that best explains the metaphorical meaning of the given idiom.

In a nutshell.

• One by one
• All at once
• In a few words ✔
• In great detail

112. Choose the correct option.

The child has been missing ___ yesterday

• Still
• Since ✔

113. While writing usually the writers may ___ their opinions about a subject.

• Both of the below ✔
• Include
• Exclude

114. Choose the best option.

They love English weather, ___

• Isn’t it?
• Hadn’t it
• Don’t they? ✔
• Aren’t they?

115. Choose the correct type of sentence

Do you want to go swimming tomorrow, or would you prefer to play tennis?

• Compound-complex
• Complex
• Simple
• Compound ✔

116. Reading too slow in order to understand the way___.

• Lower the understanding
• Sustain the understanding ✔
• None of above
• Improve the understanding

117. Choose the best option for the given statement.

Jack is ___ upset about losing his keys.

• Loudly
• Sadly
• Extremely ✔
• Ferociously

118. Which of the following expressions is not used to define or explain the new/unfamiliar terms or sentence?

• Refer to
• Defined to 
• Is taken to be ✔
• To sum up

 119. Choose  the correct noun in the given sentence.

The purple grapes are delicious.

• Purple ✔
• The
• Grapes
• Delicious

120. Mr.Watson comes from the NDP, as  ___ his supporters.

• Are
• Well
• Come
• Do ✔

121. What is the correct form of the verb?

It often ___ in New York.

• Snow
• Snows
• Has been snowing
• Is snowing

122. Choose the correct option

Synonyms of ‘snap’ is

• Snick
• Break ✔
• Twist
• Stitch

123. A perpetual state of indolence will ___ you miserably.

• Boredom
• Bore ✔

124. Choose the correct option

Two plus two ___ to four.

• Equals
• Equal ✔
• Equalize
• Equality

125. None of my friends ___ there.

• Have
• Has
• Had
• Were ✔