English Quiz

Directions (Q.1 – Q.5): Fill in the blanks which are given in sentences by choosing the most appropriate options.

Question.1. The teacher gives many examples to _____________ the idea contained in the poem. 
1) Bring about 
2) Bring in 
3) Bring forth 
4) Bring out
5) None of these

Question.2. The teacher asked him to _____________ the word in dictionary.
1) Look up 
2) Look after 
3) Look on 
4) Look for.
5) None of these

Question.3. He got only fifteen marks in this paper, so he was not ________________.
1) Let up 
2) Let through 
3) Let out 
d) Let off
5) None of these

Question.4. She had promised to help me, but she ______________ at last.
1) Cry off 
2) Cry for 
3) Cry out 
4) Cry down
5) None of these

Question.5. She said that she had some share in this property but later on she ___________.
1) Backed down 
2) Backed off 
3) Backed out 
4) Backed up
5) None of these

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Given below is a passage with five blanks numbered 6 to 10. Options for the blanks are given against corresponding numbers below the passage. Fill up the blanks with the most appropriate word from the options given.

Only public universities have the potential to be truly world-class institutions. Institutions and programmes of national ___6___ have already been identified by the Government. But these institutions have not been ___7___ or consistently supported. The top institutions require sustained funding from public sources. Academic salaries must be high enough to attract excellent scientists and scholars. Fellowships and other grants should be available for bright students. An academic culture that is based on merit-based norms and competition for advancement and research funds is a necessary component, as is a ___8___ mix of autonomy to do creative research and accountability to ___9___productivity. World class universities require world class professors and students – and a culture to sustain and ___10___ them.

Question.6. 
1) prominence
2) level
3) standards
4) symbol
5) level

Question.7. 
1) primarily
2) compulsorily
3) precisely
4) adequately
5) sufficient

Question.8. 
1) fundamental
2) judicious
3) relevant
4) nominal
5) reverent

Question.9. 
1) ensure
2) disable
3) contribute
4) arrange
5) ensue

Question.10.
1) decode
2) stimulate
3) provoke
4) demote
5) demotivate

Solutions 

Answer.1. 3; To present something or someone.

Answer.2. 1; seek information from.

Answer.3. 2; let someone or something through (something) to permit someone or something to move through an opening or through a congested area.

Answer.4. 1; go back on a promise or fail to keep to an arrangement.

Answer.5. 2; remove oneself from an obligation.

Answer.6. 1; The preceding line suggests that the institutions and programmes that have been identified by the government must be of national prominence, i.e. they are important on a national level. The other options do not logically fit in the sentence.

Answer.7. 4; The sentence suggests that even though the given institutions are of national prominence, they have not received enough or consistent support. Hence, ‘adequately’ logically fits in the sentence.

Answer.8. 2; The sentence talks of a mix of autonomy and accountability which should be ‘judicious’ in nature to be productive. The other options do not justify the importance of the mix in ensuring productivity.

Answer.9. 1; Option (1) logically fits into the sentence. Productivity has to be ‘ensured’ and not ‘disabled’. ‘To contribute’ to something is the correct usage of this word and hence, is negated. ‘Arrange’ does not logically fit into the context of the passage and hence, is negated.

Answer.10. 2; Option (1) does not logically fit into the sentence because ‘decode’ refers to deciphering something. Option (3) is inappropriate as the students do not need to be provoked but need to be stimulated, i.e. to make a person active or excited. Option (4) is negated because of the negative connotation of the word. ‘Sustain’ suggests that the blank will take a positive word. So, option (5) is also negated, making option (2) the answer