English Grammar: Modifier, Infinitive, Gerund, Participle, Tense, Sentence and Clause — BCS Cadre

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  1. Which word is an adjective meaning essential or extremely important?
    • Vital
    • Vitality
    • Vitalize
    • Vitally
  2. Which verb means to make something shorter?
    • Shortness
    • Shortly
    • Shorten
    • Shortage
  3. The most suitable adjective for an area with a large population is—
    • Popular
    • Populous
    • Population
    • Populate
  4. Which of the following means to list items one by one?
    • Numerical
    • Numberless
    • Enumerate
    • Numerous
  5. Which word refers specifically to the act or material of waste?
    • Wastage
    • Wastely
    • Wastable
    • Wasteful
  6. Choose the word that can function as both a noun and a verb.
    • Quickly
    • Master
    • Beautiful
    • Wisely
  7. In “Reading every morning improves vocabulary,” the phrase “Reading every morning” works as—
    • an adjective phrase
    • a noun phrase
    • an adverbial phrase
    • a prepositional phrase
  8. In “Her ambition is to win a scholarship,” the infinitive phrase acts as—
    • a subject complement
    • an adverb of place
    • an object of preposition
    • a finite clause
  9. In “He answered with remarkable patience,” the phrase “with remarkable patience” describes—
    • who answered
    • how he answered
    • what he answered
    • which person answered
  10. Which phrase describes a noun in “She is a person to rely on”?
    • She is
    • a person
    • to rely on
    • is a
  11. In “We waited near the station,” which is the prepositional phrase?
    • We waited
    • near the station
    • the station waited
    • waited near
  12. Which underlined idea is expressed by an adverbial phrase?
    • The boy with glasses
    • A house of bricks
    • At midnight, they departed
    • The desire to learn
  13. If a tired traveller says “I am all in,” he means he is—
    • exhausted
    • well prepared
    • very wealthy
    • just arrived
  14. What does “a baker’s dozen” amount to?
    • Eleven
    • Twelve
    • Thirteen
    • Fourteen
  15. “About a dozen” is closest in meaning to—
    • exactly thirteen
    • around twelve
    • more than twenty
    • only six
  16. A lecture that makes students drowsy may be called—
    • an inaugural speech
    • a soporific speech
    • a stirring speech
    • an extempore debate
  17. Which expression identifies a person's vulnerable point?
    • A strong suit
    • An Achilles' heel
    • An open secret
    • A red-letter day
  18. A person's first formal address is known as—
    • a farewell speech
    • a maiden speech
    • a verbose speech
    • a keynote speech
  19. A speech given with little or no prior preparation is—
    • a rehearsed speech
    • an extempore speech
    • a written report
    • an opening statement
  20. A holiday arranged exactly as you wish is—
    • after your own heart
    • under a cloud
    • out of order
    • by fits and starts
  21. A market in which share prices are generally rising is called—
    • a bear market
    • a bull market
    • a black market
    • a buyers' strike
  22. Birds may fly “at large” when they are—
    • free to move
    • kept in cages
    • under supervision
    • unable to fly
  23. Two rivals who are “at daggers drawn” are—
    • in deep friendship
    • openly hostile
    • fully in agreement
    • equally successful
  24. Unexpected bad news felt like “a bolt from the blue.” It was—
    • foreseeable
    • sudden and surprising
    • carefully planned
    • pleasantly familiar
  25. “A stitch in time saves nine” advises us to—
    • delay difficult work
    • act promptly before problems grow
    • save money in banks
    • learn to sew
  26. “By and large,” the project was successful. The phrase means—
    • only occasionally
    • on the whole
    • in secret
    • far away
  27. If a student learns a poem “by heart,” the student—
    • memorizes it
    • reads it aloud once
    • forgets it
    • translates it
  28. A process completed “by fits and starts” progresses—
    • smoothly
    • irregularly
    • instantly
    • perfectly
  29. “The bottom line” of the argument is its—
    • opening sentence
    • essential point
    • footnote
    • final date
  30. A person engaged in “bootlegging” is involved in—
    • lawful teaching
    • illicit trade
    • public speaking
    • charity
  31. A restaurant's “bill of fare” is its—
    • menu
    • monthly rent
    • staff list
    • receipt book
  32. After a rough fight, someone is “black and blue.” This usually means—
    • covered with bruises
    • wearing formal clothes
    • happy and healthy
    • writing a note
  33. An agreement “in black and white” exists—
    • in written form
    • only verbally
    • in complete secrecy
    • without evidence
  34. The family's “black sheep” is the member who—
    • brings discredit
    • earns the most
    • is the youngest
    • works on a farm
  35. To “bring something to pass” is to—
    • make it happen
    • prevent it completely
    • keep it secret
    • discuss it briefly
  36. A successful product described as a “blockbuster” is—
    • a major hit
    • a hidden failure
    • a stone wall
    • an ordinary device
  37. A situation that “beggars description” is—
    • almost impossible to describe
    • very easy to explain
    • best explained by pictures
    • financially profitable
  38. To “take someone to task” is to—
    • rebuke that person
    • give a new assignment
    • praise their skills
    • promote them
  39. When a manager “takes into account” all the risks, she—
    • ignores them
    • considers them
    • counts letters
    • repeats them
  40. If a business plan “ends in smoke,” it—
    • comes to nothing
    • attracts attention
    • creates a fire
    • makes quick profits
  41. Doing the final step before the first step is to—
    • put the cart before the horse
    • take the bull by the horns
    • turn over a new leaf
    • make both ends meet
  42. To remain calm under pressure is to—
    • keep one's head
    • lose one's heart
    • raise one's voice
    • turn tail
  43. Facing a difficult problem decisively is to—
    • take the bull by the horns
    • sit on the fence
    • beat about the bush
    • turn a deaf ear
  44. To “do away with” an obsolete rule means to—
    • abolish it
    • repeat it
    • record it
    • postpone it
  45. Friends who remain loyal “through thick and thin” remain loyal—
    • in all circumstances
    • only in comfort
    • for one day
    • only when rich
  46. A raised eyebrow often conveys—
    • surprise or doubt
    • physical strength
    • great speed
    • total silence
  47. To “read between the lines” is to—
    • infer an unstated meaning
    • pronounce loudly
    • skip difficult lines
    • count paragraphs
  48. “It's raining cats and dogs” suggests—
    • very heavy rain
    • light drizzle
    • hail only
    • strong sunshine
  49. The announcement “called to mind” an old incident. It—
    • made people remember it
    • made people avoid it
    • ended the meeting
    • delayed an event
  50. The truth finally “came to light.” It was—
    • revealed
    • forgotten
    • covered up
    • denied