Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality

Answer Key for Assignment 05 ‐ Week 05

MCQ’s

1. A successful entrepreneur has written a book about her ____________ life and
experiences including her interactions with the ___________who worked for her.
a. personnel, personal
b. personal, personal
c. personnel, personnel
d. personal, personnel

2. While I am impressed with her ___________ innocence, I also get annoyed with her
___________ pranks.
a. kiddish, childlike
b. childlike, childish
c. childish, childlike
d. childish, kiddish

3. You have every right to live an ___________ life, but you have no right to encroach
on other’s ___________.
a. independent, independently
b. independence, independent
c. independently, independence
d. independent, independence

4. My college ___________is a woman who lives without any___________.

a. principle, principal
b. principal, principal
c. principle, principle
d. principal, principle

5. ___________ are rich people who do not spend ___________ money on healthy
food.
a. Their, there
b. There, their
c. Them, there
d. Their, them
6. The presidential ___________in the Taj Hotel is usually occupied by VIPs and other
visiting celebrities.
a. suite
b. suit
c. sweet
d. swite

7. Although he did not like the blazer with___________stripes of pink and yellow
colours, he had to wear it for the function because there was no ___________.
a. alternative, alternate
b. alternate, alternate
c. alternate, alternative
d. alternative, alternative

8. He had a dream _______ his ancestral village one day.

a. to visit
b. of visiting
c. to visiting
d. of visit

9. The entire family gave a warm welcome to the new bride and made her feel
_______.
a. at house
b. at home
c. at family
d. with home

10. Pairing of particular words used by the native speakers is called:

a. Collection
b. Colon
c. Correlation
d. Collocation

11. Chillies were introduced in India by __________.

a. Portuguese
b. the Portuguese
c. Portugal
d. None of these

12. Since the couple wanted to marry in an ________________ way, they chose the
temple for the ceremony.
 a. economic
b. economical
c. economy
d. None of these

13. Humans and apes have a lot of things ___________.

a. in common
b. in common between them
c. common among them
d. None of these

14. The current techno-savvy generation do not care for their ___________ parents.
a. older
b. elder
c. elderly
d. aged

15. My mother is good ___________ knitting sweaters.

a. at
b. in
c. with
d. on

16. We have been using our television ___________ ten years.

a. since
b. for
c. from
d. during

17. I had read The Satanic Verses ___________ it was banned in India.
a. ago
b. before
c. Either “ago” or “before”
d. None of these

18. Nirmala ___________ in 2018 from IIT Kanpur.

a. past out
b. graduated
c. passed out
d. None of these
 19. Surprisingly, the____________is cold even in March.
a. climate
b. weather
c. whether
d. None of these

20. We have received no authentic ________ about the exact number of Corona virus
affected people in India.
a. informations
b. information
c. inflammation
d. inflammations

True or False:

21. The following expression is grammatically acceptable: “I can travel by foot to reach
market.” - False

22. The following expression is grammatically acceptable: “Idli and Sambar is my

favourite breakfast.” - True

23. The following expression is grammatically acceptable: “All my brother-in-laws are

well-educated.” - False

24. The following expression is grammatically acceptable: “Your hair has grown up so
quickly!” - False

25. The following expression is grammatically acceptable: “Anushka has married with
Virat.” - False