49 questions · self-marked practice — reveal the answer and mark yourself.
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| 1. Andrew handed the child for the nurse. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. He feel weak and dazed. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The room lay in an shuddering litter. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. for - to 2. feel - felt 3. an - a 4. across - against |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The floor was now a draggle mess. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Andrew almost drop the child. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The child is now wet and slippery. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. draggle - draggled 2. drop - dropped 3. is - was 4. the - a |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. His appartment is very spacious and airy. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. It was in the seventh floor of the building. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. It had a wide terrace for a magnificent view. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. is - was 2. in - on 3. for - with 4. of - from |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. We was in the same neighbourhood. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We began to met for occasional meals. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. We discover that we had a great deal in common. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. was - were 2. met - meet 3. discover - discovered 4. is - was |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. I had telephoned for remind him. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We have been invited to a friend’s house. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. We were Invited on lunch. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. for - to 2. have - had 3. on - for 4. am - was |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Make me look silly at front of her. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Poor Doris been crying his eyes out. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Getting the neighbours in to see a fun. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. at - in 2. his - her 3. a - the 4. about - with |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Don’t talk rubbish to me of working hard. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. I have a good idea of how more you do. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. I put on twice the hours you do. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. of - about 2. more - much 3. on - in 4. of - for |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. A chutney was made in of it. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. All who ate suffered from an cough. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Albert felt that idea but not facts mattered. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. in - out 2. an - a 3. idea - ideas 4. for - of |
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| 1. He wasn’t interested in knowing which army killed much men. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. He wanted to know why soldiers kills each other. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The teacher told him that he was an disgrace to the school. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. much - more 2. kills - killed 3. an - a 4. continued - continue |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. We have some mango trees on our village. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. I will give you an raw Mango from them. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The sourness is sure to go straight too your head. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. on - in 2. an - a 3. too - to 4. some - such |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. She half hid herself back the door. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She refused to recognised me at all. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. At the corner I looked on the nameplate. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. back - behind 2. recognized - recognize 3. on - at 4. on - the |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The woman has looked at me Searchingly. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She was wearing his mother’s green cardigan. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. She saw my looking at the cardigan. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. has - had 2. his - my 3. my - me 4. to - the |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The woman let go of the door. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She stepped to the side at the door. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. She were wearing my mother’s green Cardigan. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. of - off 2. at - of 3. were - was 4. on - at |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. I hoped on time to learn to ride. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Just a way my Cousin Mourad rode. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. I knocked to the door. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. on - In 2. a - the 3. to - at 4. opens - opened |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. She looked on me searchingly. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. I came and stood by the step. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. I introduce myself as Mrs S‘s daughter. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. on - at 2. by - on 3. introduce - introduced 4. he - she |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Mourad take me for horse ride every day. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We sneaked the horse out off the barn. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. When it was my turn to riding alone. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. take - took 2. off - of 3. riding - ride 4. or - and |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. We wouldn't take advantage for anyone. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We wouldn't steal for anyone. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. We were known for our honesty of eleven centuries. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. for - of 2. for - from 3. of - for 4. to - the |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. My family was living on comical poverty. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We was famous for our honesty. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. We were known of our pride. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. on - in 2. was - were 3. of - for 4. on - in |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. By late afternoon we has reached Hor. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. It is a small town at the main highway. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. It is on the old trade route of Lhasa to Kashmir. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. has - had B. at - on C. of - from D. for - with |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Tsetan told me to go and drink less tea. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. The cafe is constructed from badly painted concrete. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. It had three broke windows. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. less - some B. is - was C. broke - broken D. though - through |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. I am heading towards the Mount Kailash. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. I wanted to complete a pilgrimage. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Lhamo given me a farewell present. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. am - was B. a - the C. given - gave D. mine - me |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The twentieth century bring changes in India. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. These changes were inspired from the West. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The Peshwas have lost their enterprise. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. bring - brought B. from - by C. have - had D. in - at |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. A page in the book describe the Battle of Panipat. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. It stated that the Marathas win handsomely | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Abdali was routed and chased back at Kabul. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. describe - described B. win - won C. at - to D. lead - led |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Five volumes duly arrived in the table. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Volume I are the history up to Ashoka | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Volume IV was up to death on Aurangzeb. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. in - on B. are - was C. on - of D. know - known |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Taplow laughed so he could not remember the joke. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. He want to go to Asiatic Society library | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. That was his man concern. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. so - but B. want - wanted C. man - main D. for - of |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The professor may had marked him down. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. The master make one of his classical jokes. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Nobody of the class understood the joke. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. had - have B. make - made C. of - in D. laughing - laughed |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Several species for life now face extinction. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Crocker- Harris spoke to Taplow in a throat voice. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. He had given him exactly what he deserve. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. for - of B. throat - throaty C. deserve - deserved D. feel - felt |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. We need to be good trustees by future generations. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. India’s forest have deplete over four decades. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Large forest areas have become tree loss. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. by - to B. deplete - depleted C. loss - less D. of - for |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The Movement has since than not looked back. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We have began to realise our ethical obligation. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The earth is an patient in declining health. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. than - then B. began - begun C. an - a D. in - of |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Inside the cage there are no animal. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. The Green Movement starts 25 years ago. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. It have gripped the imagination of the people. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. are - is B. starts - started C. have - has D. at - in |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. He wants you to enter her mind. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. There is a zoo in Lusaka Zambia. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. There is a cage which had a notice. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. her - his B. in - at C. had - has D. more - most |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. His landscape painting was not a real one. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. You can enter his painting of any point. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. He creates a path for you eyes. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. was - is B. of - from C. you - your D. too - to |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The particulars of her passing are unclear. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Tut's father is a powerful pharaoh. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. He rules for almost four decades. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. her - his B. is - was C. rules - ruled D. an - a |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. They could took their riches with them. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. They could take of their journey to the great beyond. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. King Tut’s demise is a big event. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. took - take B. of - off C. is - was D. a - the |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. They remained the richest collection ever found. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. They had become part of the pharaoh’s legend. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. They caused an sensation at the time of discovery. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. remained - remain B. had - have C. an - a D. are - were |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Howard Carter was an British archaeologist. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. In 1922 he discover Tut's tomb. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. He do so after years of futile searching. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. an-a B. discover - discovered C. do - did D. was - were |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. He changed name to Tutankhamun. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. He oversaw a restoration of old ways. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. He reigned about nine years. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. changed his name B. of the old C. reigned for about D. Tut’s had a |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. He wrote that she loved us. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She said thank you and hoped for a best. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. A very young Tut Akhenaten took throne. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. he-she B. a-the C. took the throne D. known as Tut |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. While I were thinking Sue joined me. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. The left side on her head was swollen. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Her blackened eyes was narrowed to slits. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. were - was B. on - of C. was - were D. has - had |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Within the hour the wind were back to 40 knots. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. The sea wave were getting higher. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. The weather continued to deteriorate by night. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. were - was B. wave - waves C. by - at D. desperately - desperate |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. She had too enormous black eyes. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She showed us a deep cut in her arms. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. But our respite in the boat was short-lived. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. too - two B. in - on C. in - on D. at - up |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. The night dragged in endlessly. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We were getting no replies of our mayday calls. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. in - on B. of - on C. was - were D. has - had |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Our common link of friendship snapped. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Grandmother relaxed to feed sparrows. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. I decided go abroad for further studies. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. friendship was snapped B. feed the sparrows C. decided to go D. would be upset |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. My grandmother went school with me. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. We walked home together. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. When I went to University | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. went to school B. walked back home C. to the University D. given a room |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Her one hand rested her waist. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. Her silver locks scattered over her face. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Her lips moved inaudible prayer. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. rested on her d B. locks were scattered C. moved in inaudible D. I were good |
| 1. She carried stale chapattis on her for dogs. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She would read the scriptures at the temple. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Grandmother hobbled about house. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. on - with B. at - in C. about the house D. was in spotless |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. They went to live at the city. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She used to woke me in the morning. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. She would get me ready at school. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. at - in B. woke - wake C. at - for D. gone - went |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. Grandmother’s face was a criss -cross in wrinkles. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She hobbled above the house in spotless white. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. My Grandmother or I were good friends. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| A. in - of B. above - about C. or - and D. for - with |
| Incorrect | Correct | |
| 1. My grandmother was a old woman. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 2. She has been old and wrinkled. | ____________ | ____________ |
| 3. Grandfather's portrait hang in the drawing room. | ____________ | ____________ |
| Answer: |
| 1. a- an 2. has been - had been 3. hang - hung 4. worn - wore |