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S J C INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHICKKABALLAPUR

Subject: Professional Writing Skills in English 3rd Internals Tutorial paper

1. The adventures of Tom Sawyer________ written by Twain.

a) were b) was being c) was d) are
2. All seats in the bus_________ numbers.
a) Have b) has c) had d) having
3. Justice, as well as mercy_________ it.
a) allow b) allowed c) allows d) will allow
4. Time and tide_________ for none.
a) waits b) wait c) waiting d) waited
5. The committee has appended a note to_________report.
a) their b) its c) them d) there
6. The Jury were at sixes and sevens________ could not decide a thing.
a) It b) They c) Their d) He
7. He was the man ________ they thought was dead.
a) of b) who c) whom d) none
8. The flowers smell________.
a) Sweetly b) Sweeter c) Sweet d) Sweetest
9. Patricia is the _________ of the Vicar’s family.
a) oldest b) Eldest c) Elder d) Older
10. She has________ dresses.
a) many b) much c) more d) low
11. The King treated the beggar__________.
a) royal b) royally c) more royally d) most royally
12. I went through the books________
a) quickly b) quick c) quicker d) quickest
13. _________ you work the better you achieve.
a) Harder b) The harder c) Hard d) Smart
14. Prakhyathi__________ lunch and thanked me.
a) eat b) eating c) ate d) had eaten
15. This exit ________ only when there is fire.
a) Is used b) is to used c) was used d) was to be used
16. I sometimes _________ to the cinema.
a) to go b) go c) goes d) will go
17. One of the houses_________ to Swathi.
a) is belonging b)belong c) belongs d) to belong
18. Praveen___________ to college every day.
a) comes b) come c) is coming d) came
19. _________ Oranges are grown in Nagpur.
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
20. _________ Island Express is very popular.
a) The b) An c) A d) no article
21. He is __________ honest man and deserves a reward.
a) an b) a c) the d) no article
22. We need the entire payment_________ advance.
a) for b) with c) in d) on
23. They arrived in this city thirty years _______.
a) ago b) by c) before d) later
24. Don’t you know, _________ holidays all schools remain closed?
a) between b) during c) of d) on
25. She has been working here________ 10 years.
a) for b) since c) from d) of
26. We stayed at home _________ watched a movie.
a) and b) but c) so d) or
27. ________ she speaks often seldom. She says motivational words.
a) Even b) After c) As long as d) Although
28. I was vexed _________ you did that.
a) if b) when c) till d) because
29. The union has _________ the strike.
a) called of b) called off c) called in d) called into
30. Don’t __________ the milk.
a) boil up b) boil over c) boil in d) boil off
31. Two cocks were made to fight with each other. (Select the correct gender)
a) male b) female c) neuter d) common
32. An elephant was trumpeting in the jungle. (Select the correct gender)
a) male b) female c) neuter d) common
33. The doctor called for an ambulance. (Select the correct gender)
a) male b) female c) neuter d) common
34. I saw herd of ______________ .
a) cattle b) cattles c) catle d) cattl
35. The following is not a punctuation mark:
a) Ellipsiss(…..) b) Parenthesis ( () ) c) Star (*) d) Colon (:)
36. Choose the appropriate punctuation marks required in the following sentences: Wow _____
That’s amazing __________.
a) ? b) !! c) ! d) ! ?
37. The sentence that introduces the main idea in a paragraph is called _________.
a) T he introduction sentence b) The exclusive sentence
c) The topic sentence d) The first sentence
38. An Essay can be divided into ________ distinct parts.
a) 2 b) 4 c) 5 d) 3
39. Kashmir Valley has many beautiful _________.
a) Scenery b) Sceneries c) seens d) seen
40. Which of the following is not a kind of paragraph?
a) Narrative b) Persuasive c) Descriptive d) Expansion
41. Which is very common collocation ?
a) Quick food b) Fast food c) Rapid food d) slow food

42. Complete the collocation: “I was running late so I only had time for a _________ shower.

a) Short b) long c) fast d) quick

43. Which is an example of a verb + noun collocation?

a) A terrible mistake b) commonly mistaken c) make a mistake d) mistake is mistake

44. Which of the sentence is correct?

a) Having jumped up, the cat pounced.

b) The cat pounced when the mouse jumped up.
c) Having jumped up, the cat pounced the mouse.
d) Having up jumped the cat, the mouse pounced.

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier ?

a) The battery in my car died.

b) The man in the brown suit ran towards the taxi.
c) The man in the drawer found his handkerchief.
d) The mouse was caught in the trap.