Cadet College Admission Test of English Grammar (Test-1)

1.       Fill in the gaps with appropriate idiomatic phrases from the box.                                              10

play truant	point blank	run short	sharp practice	stone’s throw	storm in the tea cup
toil and moil	tooth and nail	add fuel to the flame	harp on the same string	length and breadth	utopian scheme

a.       I am tired of hearing his past performance. He is just –.

b.      The stock of rice – during flood.

c.       That boy – at least three days a week.

d.      He denied the charge –.

e.      His popularity is evident throughout the – of the country.

f.        It is an – for the poor country to go nuclear.

g.       We fought – to liberate our country.

h.      He always raise –.

i.         Our residence is at a –from the school.

j.        He was abused for –.

2.       Select correct synonyms for the words from the words given in the bracket.                          10

a.       Killing-(carnage/undertaking/retain)

b.      Modesty-(rapacity/blushing/violence)

c.       Offence-(peace/delusion/vice)

d.      Promise-(deny/slay/pledge)

e.      Prosperity-(flourishing/lucidity/harmony)

f.        Punishment-(retribution/advancement/involvement)

g.       Request-(antagonism/solicitation/discord)

h.      Summit-(zenith/calm/triumph)

i.         Wisdom-(seldom/ferocity/prudence)

j.        Dispatch-(news/sense/puzzle)

3.       Write down the names by whom the following quotations are given.                                           10

a.       Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. –

b.      The greatest remedy for anger is delay. –

c.       It is better to be unborn than untaught. –

d.      Brevity is the soul of wit. –

e.      Diligence is the mother of good luck. –

f.        One should eat to live, not live to eat. –

g.       All’s well that ends well. –

h.      Example is better than precept. –

i.         Justice delayed is justice denied. –

j.        A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. –

4Express in a single word.                                                                                                                          10

a.       The hundred anniversary is-

b.      The beginning period of day is-

c.       Fit to be eaten-

d.      Violating the law-

e.      Incapable of being read-

f.        A young sheep is-

g.       A place of permanent residence-

h.      A man who moves from his country to settle in another-

i.         A person who visit places for pleasure-

j.        The study of speech sound of a language-

5.       Write the authors of the following books.                                                                                             10

a.       A Long Walk To Freedom-

b.      A Tale Of Two Cities-

c.       Gulliver’s Travels-

d.      Hamlet-

e.      Harry Potter-

f.        Origin Of Species-

g.       Paradise Lost-

h.      Republic-

i.         Romeo And Juliet-

j.        The Brief History Of Time-

6.     Write a paragraph about ‘ A winter morning’.                                                                                     10