Secretariat Assistant/Auditor, Municipal Secretary, Block Panchayat Secretary English Practice Paper - 1

Select the appropriate word from the alternative provided
QNo. 1 - He is a ______ dancer
[A] adapt	[B] adopt
[C] adept	[D] addict

QNo. 2 - Have you heard the ______ news?
[A] latest	[B] later
[C] latter	[D] late

QNo. 3 - If you suspect your friend of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's _______
[A] distance	[B] length
[C] away	[D] width

QNo. 4 - The passengers were afraid, but the driver ______ then that there was no danger
[A] advised	[B] praised
[C] decided	[D] assured

QNo. 5 - We must ______ now to stop pollution.
[A] act	[B] operate
[C] behave	[D] activate

QNo. 6 - Planets more in elliptical _______ round the sun.
[A] curves	[B] circles
[C] shapes	[D] orbits

QNo. 7 - 'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the _____ of life oiled and running smoothly.
[A] machine	[B] path
[C] streams	[D] deeds

QNo. 8 - Their standard of living has ____ after he joined service.
[A] Increased	[B] risen
[C] heightened	[D] raised

QNo. 9 - The boy is so ill that he can ____ walk
[A] nearly	[B] rarely
[C] hardly	[D] quite

QNo. 10 - The sun ____ at six this morning.
[A] arose	[B] rose
[C] aroused	[D] raised

QNo. 11 - Amtition is one of those ____ which are never satisfied.
[A] needs	[B] fancies
[C] passions	[D] wishes

QNo. 12 - The river overflowed the ____ and flooded the area.
[A] banks	[B] fronts
[C] edges	[D] backs

QNo. 13 - This is a _____ translation of the speech.
[A] literary	[B] literal
[C] literature	[D] verbal

QNo. 14 - His study of human behaviour is indeed very ______
[A] wide	[B] deep
[C] huge	[D] vast

QNo. 15 - Due to bad weather the flight was ____ from Ahammadabad to Jaipur.
[A] reverted	[B] diverted
[C] shifted	[D] changed

QNo. 16 - A stone that is on rolling ______ on moss.
[A] collects	[B] gets
[C] accepts	[D] gathers

QNo. 17 - To nobody else did the story seem _____.
[A] credible	[B] credulous
[C] countable	[D] creditable

QNo. 18 - The news of the secret deal _____ despite the official silence.
[A] leaked in	[B] divulged
[C] leaked out	[D] invented

QNo. 19 - When he was attacked, he tried to ____ himself.
[A] submit	[B] defend
[C] support	[D] cover

QNo. 20 - I keep my _____ opinions to myself.
[A] private	[B] special
[C] especial	[D] particular