Model Test-08

English Model Test-08

Read the following passage and answer the question (1-5)

Centuries ago, man discovered that removing moisture from food helps to preserve it, and that the easiest way to do this is to expose the food to seen and wind. In this way the North American Indians produce pemmican (dried meat ground into powder and made into cakes), the Scandinavans make stockfish and the Arabs dried dates and apricot leather. All food, water- cabbage and other leaf vegetables contain as much as 98% water potatoes and other root vegetables 80% lean meat 75% and fish anything from 80% to 60% depending on how fatly it is.

1.   In the passage “expose” is a -

      a. Noun            b. Verb    c. Preposition    d. Adjective

2.   Expose to means –

      a. leave out in                 b. protect from  

      c. open out                      d. demonstrate to

3.   Stock fish means –

      a. dried fish                     b. salted fish   

      c. cooked fish                 d. stored fish

4.   Apricot leather means –

      a. dried dates   b. dried apricots   c. dried leather   d. none

5.   I fancy I --- pale.

      a. was    b. turned   c. become   d. all

6.   It is high time you ---- the place.

      a. leaving   b. to leave   c. left   d. should leave

7.   Be quick lest you ---- miss the train

      a. should   b. would  c. could   d. have

8.   Would that I ---- go to college

      a. will    b. could   c. can   d. should

9.   Neither his mother nor his father ---- alive.

      a. are     b. were   c. is    d. have

10. Speak the truth. Passive form is -

      a. Let the truth be spoken             b. Let be spoken truth

      c. Let the truth spoken be             d. All the above

11. He is the man ---- father died yesterday.

      a. whom    b. which  c. whom   d. whose

12. Shaheed is the boy ---- I need.

      a. who     b. which   c. whom    d. whose

13. All thing comes to him who ---

      a. thinks    b. wants  c. gets   d. waits

14. The lady guest rebuked the writer for having a ----

      a. Caviare   b. salman   c. Wine   d. Chop

15. We learn etiquette and manners from ---

      a. families                         b. our parents 

      c. professional bodies       d. All of the above

16. The antonym of “Enhance” is –

      a. degrade   b. doubt   c. hate   d. adulterate

17. The synonym of “Waif: is –

      a. solider    b. urchin   c. surrender   d. breeze

18. The opposite of “Amoral” is –

      a. unsual    b. ethical   c. firm   d. suave

19. I had the glass –

      a. break   b. breaking   c. to break   d. broken

20. The committee ---- reached a decision

      a. have    b. has   c. were   d. have been

21. I think that there is ---- violence on T.V.

      a. many    b. to many    c. too much   d. few

22. We walked ---- the end of road.

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

23. I am entitled ----- a share of the profit.

      a. for    b. form   c. into    d. to

24. It is imperative that you ---- there in prison.

      a. be     b. will be    c. will     d. are

25. There is no mother ---- loves her child.

      a. as                  b. but     c. before    d. after