English Previous Year Questions
C. Language – II ENGLISH
Vocabulary
(Sub-topics: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, Homonyms, Idioms and Phrases, Phrasal Verbs, Spellings, Word formation, Singular- Plural Words, One word Substitutes, Collocations, Ordinal numbers, Anagrams, Figures of Speech.)
Choose the word that has a silent letter.
Find out the synonym for the word ‘delighted’.
The antonym for the word ‘haughty’ is :
Identify the phrase ‘out of the blue’ is a/an :
Choose the correct form of the word to complete the \nsentence. \n The ______ of the forest is in danger. (destroy)
Grammar
(Sub-topics: Parts of Speech, Articles, Tenses, Voice (Active/Passive), Reported Speech (Direct/Indirect), Question Tags, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Types of sentences (Simple, Compound, Complex), Error detection, Correction of sentences, Degrees of Comparison, Modal Auxiliaries, Non-finite verbs.)
She ______ a cup of coffee for me a few minutes ago. \n Choose the option that fits the blank.
Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the \nfollowing.
Find the sentence that is in the passive voice.
The sentence ‘Though it was raining, we went out’ is a \n ______ sentence.
It is ______ honour to be invited to a party.
Conventions of Writing
(Sub-topics: Punctuation (Comma, Semicolon, Quotation marks, etc.), Capitalization.)
Choose the punctuation mark which is used to separate \nitems in a list or series
Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated.
Discourses
(Sub-topics: Note Making, Note Taking, Essay Writing, Story Writing, Personal Letter/Formal Letter, Autobiography, Profile, Poster, Slogan, Notice/Invitation, Biographical Sketch, Speech, Dialogue writing.)
The purpose of using dialogue tags is :
A short piece of writing written in an informal style is \n called as :
Choose the correct sequence of the steps to write a \n Speech.
The form of writing in which the writer writes about \n himself is called :
A formal letter is generally addressed to :
Dictionary Skills
(Sub-topics: Alphbetical order, Dictionary Entry, Efficiency in the usage of Dictionary.)
Choose the correct sequence of the words in which they \nappear in the dictionary. \n A) message B) memorable C) mentor D) member
The correct alphabetical order of the following words \nis : \n A) House B) Hill C) Humble D) Horse
Reading Comprehension
(Sub-topics: Prose (Textual/General), Poetry (Textual/General).)
What is the central idea of the passage?
The word that is similar in meaning to ‘vibrant’ as used \nin the passage is :
What can be inferred about the future of energy \n consumption based on the passage?