English Pre Assessment Test 2020 Welcome to your English Pre Assessment Test 2020 Date: January 18, 2025 Total Questions: 50 Total Marks: 50 Time - 20 Min The Grammar test consists of 25 questions The vocabulary test consists of 25 questions Fill your details to start with Quiz Full Name Email Contact No Department 1. English is today the third ---- native language worldwide after Chinese and Hindi, with some 380 million speakers. the most spoken the more spoken much spoken the least spoken most spoken None 2. The plot of the novel was ---- it was completely incomprehensible. more complicated such complicated so complicated that much more complicated than so complicated as None 3. ----- teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having pupils of the same level. Each Every Neither Whole Most None 4. ----- drawings is different. Each one of the Very few Every All of None None 5. If I can speak Spanish, I ---- next year studying in Mexico. would spend would have spent had spent will spend None 6. They like to keep their old houses rather than building the new ones ---- it is very hard and expensive to maintain them. because even though on the contrary on account of for example None 7. We are giving him a surprise party ---- his birthday. in at with on None 8. A dictionary has information ---- words. to about in at None 9. Our family ____________ wine for five generations. has been making had been making is making makes None 10. Until you learn to relax more, you _______ your ability to speak English. hadn't improved weren't improving didn't improve won't improve None 11. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I _______ to the library. went had gone have gone go None 12. A baby learns the meaning of words as ---- are spoken by others and later uses ---- in sentences. their / they they / them they / themselves it / them they / it None 13. Some of these clothes are ----, and the rest of ---- belong to Zack. yours / it my / them hers / their me / they mine / them None 14. I find it hard to ---- with the other students in the Italian class as they have been attending the classes more regularly than I do. fall through call in do away catch up come up None 15. What are your plans for next summer? Well, I _____________ a holiday to France in July. go on will have have am going to have None 16. The summit was earlier to be held in March but was ---- due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. paid off crossed out put off dropped in turned down None 17. My parents never _________________ out late. We had to be home by nine. made us stay didn't allow us to stay let us stay let us to stay None 18. How long ______ you been working here? were had have did None 19. Marine excavation is a race not only against time and the sea but also the looters --- want history's treasures for themselves. which when where who whom None 20. Are you going to school? No. I'm __________ home. going to the going in going to going going at None 21. Choose the correct sentence. What are your childrens names? What are your children’s names? What are your childrens’ names? None 22. Choose the correct sentence. I can’t wait to see the looks on there faces when I tell them the truth. I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces when I tell them the truth. I can’t wait to see the looks on they’re faces when I tell them the truth. I can’t wait to see the looks on their’s faces when I tell them the truth. None 23. Choose the correct sentence. Its so nice outside; I think I’ll spend the day at the park. It’s so nice outside; I think I’ll spend the day at the park. None 24. Choose the correct sentence. If their next song isn’t better than let’s leave. If their next song isn’t better then let’s leave. None 25. Choose the correct sentence. Rita, John and me will take the test on Monday. Me, Rita and John will take the test on Monday. Rita, John and I will take the test on Monday. I, Rita and John will take the test on Monday. None 26. In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word. ALERT Energetic Observant Intelligent Watchful None 27. HAGGLE Crisis Impeach Ignore Bargain None 28. IMPROVEMENT Advancement Betterment Promotion Preference None 29. ZENITH Middle Under Pinnacle Nadir None 30. CONCEAL Hide Reveal Open Discover None 31. DISTANT Far Removed Reserved Separate None 32. VENUE Place Agenda Time Duration None 33. FAKE Original Imitation Trustworthy Loyal None 34. ATTEMPT Serve Explore Try Explain None 35. PONDER Think Evaluate Anticipate Increase None 36. For each question below, choose the best answer from the four possibilities. Three prisoners ____________ from the central prison this morning. Police have described them as dangerous and warned the public not to approach them if seen. emptied abandoned escaped rushed None 37. The boat sank when it hit a ____________ that was hidden under the water. Everyone had to swim to the beach. rock cliff coast wave None 38. When we go on vacation, I want to ____________ some time fishing in that lake we visited last year. do spend lose give None 39. When he asks me the questions, just ____________ the answers quietly in my ear and he will never know. shout talk whisper yell None 40. If you want to pass that exam, I ____________ you to start studying for it immediately. advice push convince advise None 41. In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words. FRAUDULENT Candid Direct Fake Genuine None 42. STARTLED Amused Relaxed Endless Astonished None 43. FRESH Faulty Sluggish Disgraceful Stale None 44. ENORMOUS Soft Average Tiny Weak None 45. For each question below, choose the best answer:Words Commonly confused This conductor _____________ in the field of classical music. rains reigns reins None 46. Michaël __________ his bicycle to school every day. road rode rowed None 47. Police have been searching in _____________ for the missing child. vane vein vain None 48. Plastic surgery had an _________, not only on her appearance, but on her self-esteem. affect effect None 49. I’m planning to have the chocolate cake for______________. desert dessert None 50. Would you like another _____________ of cherry pie? peace piece None Time's upTime is Up!
