0 West Bengal Civil Services Examinations
PRELIMINARY EXAM
Mock Test - 1 English Composition Marks 25
1. The antonym of modest is ______________. (i) rude (ii) arrogant (iii) conceited (iv) deceitful.
2. A hoe is a ______________. (i) garden implement (ii) musical instrument (iii) sports equipment (iv) scientific instrument.
3. A greenhorn is a/an ______________ person. (i) jealous (ii) experienced (iii) foolish (iv) inexperienced.
4. A person who eavesdrops __________________. (i) speaks softly (ii) talks agitatedly (iii) listens quietly behind a door (iv) talks loudly.
5. A man of straw is a ______________person. (i) thin (ii) weak (iii) strong (iv) wise.
6. Choose the best option to complete the given sentence: Betty avoided ______________her face to her grandmother. (i) to show (ii) showing (iii) to showing (iv) showed.
7. Choose the phrasal verb to complete the given sentence: A friend of mine has ______________her wedding. (i) called on (ii) called out (iii) called off (iv) called against.
8. A ‘Joey’ is (i) a person who is happy. (ii) the young one of a kangaroo. (iii) a person who trains horses. (iv) an expert horse rider.
9. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word underlined in the given sentence : Kevin faltered considerably in his judgment of characters. (i) slightly (ii) largely (iii) highly (iv) tremendously.
10. Fill in the blank: Our first halt was at the _____________temple of Lord Shiva. (i) commanding (ii) dignified (iii) honourable (iv) imposing.
11. Fill in the blank: He is an ______________personality. (i) imminent (ii) prominent (iii) eminent (iv) inherent.
12. Choose the word best suited to complete the given sentence: Mother poured a ____________of curd over the hot rice. (i) dollop (ii) lump (iii) pinch (iv) clump.
13. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence: The dacoits _____________when they saw the police. (i) backed out (ii) backed off (iii) backed up (iv) banked on.
14. Select the correct idiom to complete the given sentence: Ancestral property has become a ______________ between the two families. (i) gift of the gab (ii) run of the mill (iii) Achilles’ heel (iv) bone of contention.
16. A megalomaniac suffers from an excessive obsession of: (i) shopping (ii) dancing (iii) wealth and power (iv) stealing.
17. Choose the correct meaning of the word impromptu from the alternatives provided: (i) without preparation (ii) carefully planned (iii) immediately (iv) rehearsed.
18. Choose the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided: Convoluted (i) bizarre (ii) interwoven (iii) complicated (iv) hidden.
19. Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the given sentence: We must try our best to ____________away all our prejudices. (i) cost (ii) cast (iii) caste (iv) chaste.
20. Choose the word closest in meaning to the word underlined in the given sentence: The staff and management arrived at an amicable solution. (i) agreeable (ii) peaceful (iii) cordial (iv) peaceful.
21. A ‘crane’ is also (i) an object (ii) an animal (iii) a bird (iv) an insect.
22. Choose the correct preposition to complete the given sentence: The minister is _____the midst of an important meeting. (i) on (ii) to (iii) in (iv) at.
23. Complete the sentence with the correct phrasal verb. The dilapidated hut had to be ____________. (i) taken down (ii) taken out (iii) taken up (iv) taken away.
24. Choose the correct preposition to complete the given sentence: The natural dam created by the landslide, thusprevented the river _______ flowing any further. (i) for (ii) in (iii) from (iv) on.
25. Choose the best option to complete the given sentence: The Crime Branch tried its best to _____________the mystery. (i) unfold (ii) unravel (iii) resolve (iv) clarify.
26. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined in the given sentence: The chaotic ICU was teeming with doctors and nurses when the patient was wheeled in. (i) orderly (ii) methodical (iii) logical (iv) systematic.
