List of top English Questions

Which of the following are the characteristics of figures of speech?
(A) Figures of speech are words or phrases that are related to the literal usage of language.
(B) Figures of speech use words or phrases that are related to the figurative usage of language.
(C) Anecdote, antithesis, and diction are examples of figures of speech.
(D) Figures of speech do not constitute the literal usage of language.

Identify the author who is said to have produced the first bestseller in Hindi:

Set in Dartington Hall, this Booker-winning novel is a story about post-war Britain and the influence of Nazis on British gentlemen, but it ultimately about redemption. Identify the novel:

Identify the correct chronological order of the following theoretical movements
1. Structuralism
2. New Criticism
3. Poststructuralism
4. Feminist Criticism

Identify the author-translator duo who are correctly matched:
(A) Adheesh Sathaye - Simon Bruni
(B) Elena Ferrante - Ann Goldstein
(C) Han Kang - Deborah Smith
(D) Olga Tokarczuk - Jennifer Croft

Arrange the Shakespearean tragedies in the ascending order of the period in which they were published (oldest first):
(A) Julius Caesar
(B) Coriolanus
(C) Othello
(D) Titus Andronicus

Rearrange the following parts to make a meaningful sentence: (A) provide oppor tunities and increase possibilities to (B) telemedicine is one way (C) effectively use available human and material resources (D) of practising medicine which may
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Rearrange the phrases to form a meaningful sentence: (A) BMI model is an obsolete method for calculating (B) suggesting that the athlete get a fat to muscle mass index scan done (C) the fitness level of an individual (D) the dietician said that the
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Match the blanks in List-I with appropriate Homonyms in List-II

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Choose the appropriate option to complete the following sentence: Kalyani made her children ______ chores on Sunday.

Fill in the blanks in List I with the Phrasal verbs in List II :

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Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word:
I am not convinced of his duplicity in this matter.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
The British Raj regularly ___________ vernacular newspapers that printed articles advocating for Indian home rule.

Choose the correct synonym for the word 'Pique':

Choose the correct synonym of the word ‘effrontery’:

Choose the correct antonym for 'taciturn':

Rearrange the parts of a sentence in the correct sequence to make a meaningful sentence: (A) the largest known rodent have determined that (B) bite was as strong as a tiger’s (C) the prehistoric herbivore’s front (D) scientists analyzing the skull of
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The synonym of ‘fastidious’ is:

Fill in the blank with the correct word: To give a book a ______ reading is to skim it quickly without comprehending.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:
The alibi offered by the suspect in the chain-snatching incident did not appear to be _________.

Identify the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
Allegations about the industrialist’s involvement in financial irregularities were spurious.

Choose the correct antonym for ‘veracity’ from the options given below.

Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word: She is an astute observer of human behaviour

Rearrange the following parts of a sentence to form a meaningful sentence: (A) can be seen as an extension of citizenship, starting with (B) the Factory Acts of the 1840s which protected (C) the growing importance of social rights for children (D) children from unrestricted exploitation at work Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Franz in “The Last Lesson” realizes the importance of going to school while Saheb in “Lost Spring” yearns to go to school. Write a paragraph exploring the different perspectives of these two young boys on learning and education.