English Question Bank
for Exam preparation

Q2. Find the synonym of the following word. ***** Praise

1. blame
2. commend
3. censure
4. criticize

Q3. Find the synonym of the following words written in capitals. ***** Did you manage to stop the FIGHT between those two boys?

1. show
2. stage
3. picture
4. talk
5. struggle

Q4. ____ that they booed her off the stage.

1. She sang such badly
2. So badly she sang
3. So she sang badly
4. So badly did she sing

Q5. She ______ unwell for several days when she was taken to hospital.

1. had been feeling
2. has been feeling
3. was feeling
4. had felt

Q6. My wife ______ a squirrel on her way to work this morning.

1. ran over
2. ran up
3. ran out of
4. ran off

Q7. When political correctness became popular in the nineties, millions of people jumped on the bandwagon and

1. said it was incorrect
2. became politically correct
3. corrected people's politics

Q8. Sumo wrestling is an extremely popular sport in Japan. The Sumo champions are extremely large men who are not only tall but also weigh 130 kilograms or more. The reason that these wrestlers are so big is that the object of the game is for one wrestler to either throw his opponent out of the ring or to force him to the ground. The larger a wrestler is, the greater his chances of winning a fight. These matches are usually very short, most lasting less than one minute. ----------- Sumo wrestlers are extremely large _____.

1. because they must use their bodies against their opponents.
2. because this is a Japanese sport.
3. due to their great strength.
4. so that they can object to their opponents.
5. to force the ring to wrestle with him.

Q9. Where the pilot finally managed to land _______.

1. is not known
2. nobody knows;
3. we don’t know
4. nobody knew

Q10. The children are really getting in my ……… . Tell them to go and play outside.

1. hair
2. nerves
3. mouth
4. books