Paper 1 question paper (use only as question paper)
61. Which of the words in the list below does NOT take the prefix 're'?
Options:
(A) load
(B) set
(C) obey
(D) evaluate
✅ Answer: (C) obey
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62. Identify the odd word in the list below.
Options:
(A) Enormous
(B) Gigantic
(C) Marvellous
(D) Massive
✅ Answer: (C) Marvellous
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63. From the given options choose the correct set of possessive adjectives.
Options:
(A) my, our, your, his
(B) a, an, the, some
(C) this, that, these, those
(D) some, few, little, every
✅ Answer: (A) my, our, your, his
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64. A dialogue is mostly ______ language, whereas, a speech is mostly ______ language.
Options:
(A) formal ; informal
(B) spoken ; written
(C) sign ; spoken
(D) spoken ; silent
✅ Answer: (B) spoken ; written
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65. What is the female of a fox called?
Options:
(A) peahen
(B) vixen
(C) hind
(D) mare
✅ Answer: (B) vixen
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66. Degrees of comparison can be made using the three forms of an ______.
Options:
(A) Adverb
(B) Verb
(C) Noun
(D) Adjective
✅ Answer: (D) Adjective
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67. Select the word from the options given to fill in the blank:
Growing plants, vegetables and flowers are called ______.
Options:
(A) Horticulture
(B) Agriculture
(C) Pisciculture
(D) Sericulture
✅ Answer: (A) Horticulture
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68. Match List-I with List-II:
(a) A ______ of dogs → (iii) pack
(b) A ______ of geese → (i) gaggle
(c) A ______ of flies → (iv) swarm
(d) A ______ of musicians → (ii) band
✅ Answer: (A) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
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69. Choose the correct plural form of ‘Sister-in-law’:
Options:
(A) Sister-in-laws
(B) Sisters-in-laws
(C) Sisters-in-law
(D) Sister-ins-law
✅ Answer: (C) Sisters-in-law
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70. Match seasons with changes in trees:
(a) Summer → (iv) Trees stretch their leafy branches towards the Sun
(b) Spring → (iii) Branches are full of new green leaves
(c) Winter → (i) Trees have no leaves on them
(d) Autumn → (ii) Trees shed their leaves
✅ Answer: (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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71. Select the rhyme scheme of the stanza:
“Relationships are the real wealth, nurture them like your health, show care and affection, with all your Zest. It will take care of the rest”.
Options:
(A) abab
(B) abcd
(C) aabb
(D) aabc
✅ Answer: (C) aabb
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72. Identify the sentence pattern:
“My father presented me a watch”
Options:
(A) SVOC
(B) SVOA
(C) SVDOIO
(D) SVIODO
✅ Answer: (D) SVIODO (Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object)
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73. Identify the writer of the quote:
“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.”
Options:
(A) Warren Buffet
(B) Ruskin Bond
(C) Mark Twain
(D) Francis Bacon
✅ Answer: (C) Mark Twain
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74. Fill in the blank:
“All teachers liked Sherine because she was the ______ student in class.”
Options:
(A) more studious
(B) most studious
(C) studious
(D) not studious
✅ Answer: (B) most studious
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75. Frame a suitable question for:
“He drank coffee twice a day.”
Options:
(A) How did he drink coffee?
(B) How often did he drink coffee?
(C) How does he drink coffee?
(D) Where did he drink coffee?
✅ Answer: (B) How often did he drink coffee?
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76. Choose a suitable conjunction:
“Mathematics is an interesting subject. It requires hardwork and concentration.”
Options:
(A) but
(B) after
(C) till
(D) because
✅ Answer: (A) but
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77. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Options:
(A) we invited ram stephen and fathima
(B) We live in India
(C) Do you have a book!
(D) Bharathi is a Tamil poet.
✅ Answer: (D) Bharathi is a Tamil poet.
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78. Rearrange the sentences in correct order:
(1) Ravi reaches his office at 9.00 am sharp
(2) He finishes his work at 5 pm.
(3) Ravi gets up early morning everyday.
(4) He reads the newspaper every day.
✅ Answer: (A) 3 4 1 2
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79. Identify the abstract noun:
Options:
(A) Box
(B) Pencil
(C) Happiness
(D) Tree
✅ Answer: (C) Happiness
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80. Choose the correct form of the verb:
“She ______ (study) since the morning.”
Options:
(A) is being studied
(B) was studied
(C) had studied
(D) has been studying
✅ Answer: (D) has been studying
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81. Figure of speech defined:
“The repetition of a certain word or a phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech.”
Options:
(A) Alliteration
(B) Imagery
(C) Anaphora
(D) Epithet
✅ Answer: (C) Anaphora
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82. In the sentence, “Teams will usually Orchestrate passes and dribbles…”, ‘Orchestrate’ refers to:
Options:
(A) Corroborate
(B) Co-ordinate
(C) Congratulate
(D) Conjugate
✅ Answer: (B) Co-ordinate
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83. Choose the clipped word for ‘Spectacles’:
Options:
(A) Spects
(B) Spectacle
(C) Specs
(D) Spec
✅ Answer: (C) Specs
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84. Fill in the blank:
“Rahul ______ (bat) well since the 25th Over.”
Options:
(A) have been batting
(B) is being batting
(C) has been batting
(D) will have been batting
✅ Answer: (C) has been batting
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85. Choose the correct question tag:
“You will come early to school tomorrow”
Options:
(A) Will you?
(B) Did you?
(C) Aren’t you?
(D) Won’t you?
✅ Answer: (D) Won’t you?
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86. Identify the correctly spelt word:
Options:
(A) phonotelephate
(B) phonotelephoto
(C) phonetelephate
(D) phonotelephoto
✅ Answer: (B) phonotelephoto
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87. Two statements about granary and cannery:
Statement (I): A granary is a storehouse for threshed grain.
Statement (II): A cannery is a place where food is packed in cans and tins.
✅ Answer: (A) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
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88. Words like it’s, there’s, that’s are called:
Options:
(A) Simile
(B) Personification
(C) Contraction
(D) Metaphor
✅ Answer: (C) Contraction
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89. Match phrasal verbs:
(a) keep on → (iii) to continue doing something
(b) call back → (iv) to return a phone call
(c) look after → (i) take care of
(d) get rid of → (ii) eliminate
✅ Answer: (D) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
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90. Two statements about suffix and syllabification:
Statement (I): A ‘Suffix’ is an affix placed before the root word. ❌ (False)
Statement (II): Syllabification is dividing words into syllables. ✅ (True)
✅ Answer: (D) Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct.
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