English Quiz – 1

1. Which of the following sentences is correct?

2. ______ methods don’t work. Choose the correct option:

3. A shoal of fish ______ killed by the fishermen.

4. We just ______ a game of tennis.

5. A team of scientists ______ working on the project.

6. The car is expensive; still I ______ it.

7. A blacksmith forges ______ on metal. Choose the right word to fill in the blank.

8. Choose the word that best matches the definition: “a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules.”

9. She felt as if the ground was ______ beneath her feet.

10. Choose the similar meaning of the bracketed word. (Fortuitously), she found her lost ring.

11. A couple of years ago, it ______ discovered that the Earth is round.

12. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

13. Choose the similar meaning of the bracketed word. (Providentially), his mind was not injured.

14. We just ______ our homework.

15. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The scientist’s discovery was a ______ in the field of medicine.”

16. We felt as if the ground was ______ beneath our feet.

17. A few days ago, it ______ raining heavily.

18. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

19. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct:

20. A flock of birds ______ flying in the sky.

21. The pen is expensive; still I ______ it.

22. A few years ago, it ______ that human beings do not belong to this earth.

23. Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to the word in brackets: “Her (audacious) behavior surprised everyone at the meeting.”

24. ______ solutions are the best. Choose the correct option:

25. At last the fly was ______. The most appropriate word to be filled in is:

26. He ______ a book every month.

27. A carpenter carves ______ on cab doors. Choose the right word to fill in the blank.

28. Punctuate the given sentence correctly.
My father is Chairman of the Committee on Internal Relations he also heads the Discipline Committee.

29. Punctuate the given sentence correctly.
John is the manager of the sales team he also oversees customer support.

30. At last the thief was ______. The most appropriate word to be filled in is: