SALES ASSISTANT GR. II, KSCCF 2016

1/10

Choose the antonym of the capitalized word from the sentence: After months of drought the farmers began to DESPAIR that they would lose everything.

Inspire✔X

Desperate✔X

Hope✔X

Hurry✔X

2/10

Choose a suitable interpretation for the idiom “to blaze a trail”:

To set fire✔X

To blow one’s trumpet✔X

To be annoying✔X

To initiate work✔X

3/10

Jessie waited with ....... breath for news of her success.

bated✔X

baton✔X

baited✔X

battled✔X

4/10

Find the appropriate reported speech for the following: “Keep quiet” said the mother to the child. The mother asked the child ...........

for keeping quiet✔X

to keep quiet✔X

should keep quiet✔X

that it should have kept quiet✔X

5/10

The universe .......... continuously ever since the beginning of time and the galaxies .......... away from one another at great speed.

has expanded, moved✔X

expanded, has been moving✔X

had been expanding, had moved✔X

has been expanding, have been moving✔X

6/10

Give a one word substitute for: A person who does not believe in God

Altruist✔X

Atheist✔X

Theist✔X

Amateur✔X

7/10

It is obvious from the leader’s mumbling that he does not have a flair ........ public speaking.

in✔X

to✔X

for✔X

by✔X

8/10

Correct the statement: Each of the boys were given a pen

Each of the boys are given a pen✔X

Each of the boys was given a pen✔X

Each of the boys give a pen✔X

Each of the boys were given pens✔X

9/10

Choose the word which is spelt correctly:

Accommodation✔X

Accomodation✔X

Accommadation✔X

Acommodation✔X

10/10

Change the voice: Did the blast terrify the children?

Was the blast terrified by the children?✔X

Was the children terrified by the blast?✔X

Were the children terrifying by the blast?✔X

Were the children terrified by the blast?✔X

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SALES ASSISTANT GR. II, KSCCF 2016

[Held on 26.11.2016]

EXPLANATORY ANSWERS:

1. (c) Hope

2. (d) to initiate work

[To blow one's trumpet = talk boastfully about one's achievements]

3. (a) bated

[To wait for something with bated breath = to wait anxious l to find out what will happen]

4. (b) to keep quiet

[Keep quiet എന്നത് ഒരു imperative sentence ആണ്. ഇത്തരം വാക്യം report ചെയ്യുമ്പോള്‍ ഈ വാക്യത്തിനു മുന്നില്‍ to ചേര്‍ക്കുക മാത്രം ചെയ്താല്‍ മതി.]

5. (d) has been expanding, have been moving

[Ever since the beginning of time എന്ന time expression ഉള്ളതിനാല്‍ perfect continuous tense ഉപയോഗിക്കണം. ഇപ്പോഴും തുടരുന്ന കാര്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് പറയുന്നതിനാല്‍ present perfect continuous tense ആണ് ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടത്.]

6. (b) Atheist

7. (c) for

8. (b) Each of the boys was given a pen

[Each of -നുശേഷം plural noun-ഉം singular verb-ഉം ആണ് വരിക. ഇത് one of, every one of, any one of, either of, neither of എന്നിവക്കും ബാധകമാണ്.]

9. (a) Accommodation

10. (d) Were the children terrified by the blast?

[Did terrify എന്ന verb-ന്റെ passive ആയി വരുന്നത് was terrified, were terrified എന്നിവയാണ്. Children ബഹുവചനമായതിനാല്‍ were terrified ഉപയോഗിക്കണം.]

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