webmcqs, Author at MCQs | eBooks - Textbook Solutions

One must always be aware of ______ duties. The correct possessive form of the indefinite pronoun will be:

A. one’s
B. hers
C. his
D. theirs

Option: A

Marty, the class clown. mad every one laugh with his funny gestures. The underlined part of the sentence is used as a/an:

A. Appositive phrase
B. Adjective phrase
C. Subject phrase
D. Object phrase

Option: A

My village is situated on the east bank of ______ Indus. Which article will correctly fill in the blank?

A. a
B. the
C. an
D. No article

Option: B

When the teacher was delivering his lecture, the students were all ears. There underlined expression can best be replace with:

A. observing carefully
B. listening carefully
C. taking notes
D. involved whole heartedly

Option: B

Being imperious, he expected everyone to obey him. they most appropriate word to replace the underlined word will be:

A. peremptory
B. abnormal
C. wise
D. short-tempered

Option: D

The tourists were mesmerized to see the beauty of K-2, and it was hard for them to take their eyes off it. Deduce the meaning of the underlined word:

A. thrilled
B. spellbound
C. excited
D. shocked

Option: B

Sarah comes home after her interview, runs to her bedroom, and slams the door. You can infer that _______.

A. her interview went well.
B. her interview did not go well.
C. she is tired.
D. she is excited.

Option: B

A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical bu NOT authenticated is termed as a/an:

A. ballad
B. legend
C. epic
D. parable

Option: B

Unlike mammals, birds incubate their eggs outside their body. The underlined word means:

A. break
B. inhibit
C. hatch
D. lay

Option: B

When he arrived, John noticed that the door was open. The underlined word is an example of:

A. cross reference
B. cataphoric reference
C. anaphoric reference
D. lexical reference

Option: B

______ you take a taxi, you will still miss your plane. The most appropriate transitional device to fill in the blank will be:

A. Maybe
B. In case
C. Only if
D. Even if

Option: D

If the theme of a text is NOT limited to a particular culture but is relevant to all times and places, it is said to have a/an:

A. emotional appeal
B. national appeal
C. universal appeal
D. communal appeal

Option: C

There are many ______ still believe in superstitions. The correct relative pronoun to fill in the gap will be:

A. which
B. what
C. who
D. as

Option: C

The stage of the plot at which mounting tension is released:

A. climax
B. rising action
C. resolutions
D. anticlimax

Option: C

A kind of literary work that is based on fact and figures or reality is known as:

A. nonfiction
B. fantasy
C. fiction
D. myth

Option: A