TEST OF ENGLISH MODULE-6

Fill in the blanks from these words written in

italics ( frail, wield, transpire, reverie, bristle, shriek, awesome,

thrash )
1. It __________ that the gang had had a contact inside the bank.
2. They had an _________ task ahead.
3. It is good thing to for judge to be reminded of their frailties, the better to be
________ their enormous power over those in trouble.

4. The whole subject _______ problems.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

The audience was ________ with laughter.

She was jolted out of her _______as the door opened.

The animal _______about in pain.
Mother was becoming too _______to live alone.
This story, it later ________, was untrue.

10.

His lies made her _______with rage.

Match the following:

1. disproportionate: A) a belief that sth is true although there is no
proof.
2. Predominantly: B) important
3. Assumption: C) too large or too small when compared with sth
else
4. Substantial: D) to produce or show sth
5. Dabble:
perfect,

E) having a strong belief that everything can be

6. Outrageous: F) mostly, mainly

7. utopian :
G) stupid, crazy, mental illness;
8. disdain =
H) the feeling that sb/sth is not good enough to
deserve your respect or attention
9. Lunacy:
I) to take part in activity but not very seriously.

10. Emanate=~ sth

J) - very shocking and unacceptable

Choose the synonyms from words given in

bracket ( sanguine, implicit, subtle, bewilder,
complicity, offense, contemplate, frivolous,
crackpot, insouciance)
11. to think carefully about and accept the possibility of sth happening =?
12. ( of people or their behaviour ) silly or amusing= ?
13. complete and not doubted = ?
14. organized in a clever way =?
15. to confuse sb = ?
16. the act of taking part with another person in a crime =?
17.a person with strange or crazy ideas =?
18. to commit an crime =?

19.
20.

the state of not being worried about anything =?

cheerful and confident about the future = ?

COMMON ERRORS- TEST- A

Directions for questions 1 to 10: Each of the following
sentences has been divided into four parts indicated by a number.
One of the parts contains a usage or grammar error. Mark that
number indicating that part of the sentence as your answer. If
there is no error, mark (5).

1. Its hard to believe today (1) / but when the Soviet Union (2) /
launched the worlds first Sputnik 50 years ago, the event failed to
(3) / grab the headlines in Soviet Newspapers. (4) / No error (5)
2. A statistical model (1) / must be evaluated (2) / over a
reasonable (3) / period of time. (4) / No error (5)
3. The ability to predict (1) / a drought well (2) / in advance (3) /
remain a challenge.(4) / No error (5)
4. The judiciary, like (1) / the other two branches of (2) / the state
should not over- reach, over- step (3) / or transgresses its
boundaries. (4) / No error (5)
5. Those who want to develop (1) / the rainforests have played (2)
/ down the impact of (3) / his human inhabitants. (4) / No error (5)
6. According to Rias friends, (1) / she suffers for comparision (2) /
with her immediate rivals (3) / and hence does not rest in peace.
(4) / No error (5)

7. He tried to pull out a last - minute victory (1) / although his

enemies were highly alert (2) / and they had surrounded him from
all sides (3) / and there was no way through which he could
escape. (4) / No error (5)
8. The new student (1) / who has recently joined in (2) / comes
along as a very serious individual (3) / who solely wants to focus
on his study. (4) / No error (5)
9. A doctor is accountable (1) / of taking complete care of his / her
patients (2) / and guide them both mentally and physically (3) /
towards a healthy life and a balanced diet. (4) / No error (5)

10. So far Indias highest literary honour known as The Jnanpith

Awards (1) / has been conferred several times (2) / in the trust of
Kannada writers (3) / which is the highest for any language in
India (4) / No error (5)
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TEST - B
Insert the words in brackets into these sentences in the correct place and
make meaningful sentence.
1. Can you copy in on your email (me)?
2. We checked into (the hotel).

3. Can I phone in (my order)?

4. Give me the parcel. I have to pass by on my way home. (the post office)
5. She turned off (the light that had been shining in her eyes).
6. They want to chop down (that old oak tree).

7. The report singled out as the key figure in the affair (him).
8. Youve missed out (an m in accommodation).
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