Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.

1) I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September. a. b. c. d. Of About Into After

2) _________ having her lunch, she stood - the tree and waited _______ him. a. b. c. d. With, below, for After, under, for Inside, further, to About, across, into

3) The microscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their decline has meant that fewer fish are making it to adulthood to be caught_________ trawlermen.

a. In
b. c. d. Into By With

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options. 4) The jacket is impervious to water. a. b. c. d. Dirty Pure Impenetrable Favorable

5) Chandan was chagrined with the continuous disruption of the power supply to his home. a. b. c. d. Delighted Creation Peeved Security

6) The latest ordinance issued by the government has provided the bank with two options. a. b. c. d. Decision Law Opinion Verdict

Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank. 7)_________ great writer is convinced that whatever he says is not an echo or imitation of what others have said. a. b. c. d. An The A No article required

8) ________ Reserve Bank of India directed banks to closely watch _______spending through International Debit

Cards. a. b. c. d. A,the The, the The, a -\n, the

9) The officer received _____ official letter from _____ Ministry of IT in _____ Central Government. a. b. c. d. A, the, an An, the, the A, an, the An, an, the

10) You CANNOT send out ______uneducated man into ______ world of technology and expect him to perform. a. b. c. d. An, an A, an An, the The, an

11) You can have _ the chicken dish __ the fish dish for dinner tonight a. b. c. as, as whether, or either, or

12) _ my aunt _ my uncle live in India. a. b. c. Either, nor Both, and Whether, or

13) She led the team __ in statistics __ by virtue of her enthusiasm. a. b. c. either, nor neither, nor not only, but also

14) My sister decided to go to two countries this year. She is going to _ Ireland __ Scotland this summer. a. b. c. both, and whether, or either, but

15) The twelfth grade _ marks the end of high school, __ the beginning of adulthood a. b. c. either, or whether, or not only, but also

16) Canada is not _ expensive _ the United States. a. b. c. whether, or as, as neither, nor

17) Her cat doesnt shed __ much ___ your cat.

a. b. c.

not only, but also as, as either, or

18) It doesnt matter _ you win __ you lose. What matters is that you tried your best a. b. c. whether, or either, or neither, nor

19) You should _ be a lender __ a borrower. You never know when someone will to keep the money they owe you. a. b. c. neither, nor both, and either, or

20) My cat is _ pretty _ your cat a. b. c. neither, nor as, as either, or