TNPSC Group – V
(Secretariat Assistant) Exam- Original
Question Paper – May 2007 - Part 8
176. Find out the word with a suffix:
A)
inland
B)
lead
C)
worth
D)
golden
Answer: D
177. Find out the word with a suffix:
A)
asleep
B)
cruel
C)
punishment
D)
free
Answer: C
178. Select the future continuous tense:
A)
shall come
B)
shall have been
coming
C)
is coming
D)
shall be coming
Answer: B
179. Select the simple present tense:
A)
I am going to the
hospital.
B)
They were listening
to the teacher.
C)
Empty vessels make
much noise.
D)
None of these
Answer: C
180. Fill in the blank with correct tense.
I …………. (finish) my work by this time
next month.
A)
will be finished
B)
am finished
C)
will have finished
D)
will be finishing
Answer: C
181. Fill in the blank with correct tense.
Malini and Susheela ………….. (prepare)
for the exams now.
A)
are preparing
B)
were preparing
C)
is preparing
D)
have prepared
Answer: A
182. Plural form of ‘negro’ is
A)
negro
B)
negroes
C)
neglects
D)
None of these
Answer: B
183. Plural form of ‘species’ is
A)
species
B)
spices
C)
spice
D)
None of these
Answer: B
184. Plural form of ‘two’ is
A)
two
B)
twos
C)
toes
D)
None of these
Answer: A
185. Plural form of ‘medium’ is
A)
media
B)
medium
C)
medicos
D)
None of these
Answer: A
186. Select the past participle of ‘stand’:
A)
stood
B)
was standing
C)
is standing
D)
None of these
Answer: A
187. Find out the error:
I was a prettiest bird
1 2
3 4
A)
3
B)
2
C)
1
D)
4
Answer: D
188. Find out the error:
We can see the stars in a sky.
1 2 3 4
A)
3
B)
2
C)
1
D)
4
Answer: D
189. Find out the error:
He was
a nobler man.
1 2 3 4
A)
2
B)
1
C)
4
D)
3
Answer: D
190. Find out the error:
He climbed at
the tree.
1 2 3 4
A)
4
B)
2
C)
1
D)
3
Answer: D
191. Find out the error:
As she is sick she walks slow.
1 2 3 4
A)
1
B)
2
C)
4
D)
3
Answer: A
192. Adjective of ‘trouble’ is
A)
trouble
B)
troubled
C)
troublesome
D)
None of these.
Answer: C
193. Find out the adverb:
A)
quickly
B)
fresh
C)
hard
D)
just
Answer: A
194. Adjective of ‘space’ is
A)
spacious
B)
specific
C)
spouse
D)
spice
Answer: A
195. Find out the odd word:
A)
funnily
B)
funkily
C)
gamely
D)
gainful
Answer: D
196. Find out the odd word:
A)
interview
B)
interviewee
C)
interviewer
D)
intimate
Answer: D
197. Read the following passage:
Like South Indians, the Japanese are rice-eaters. They are
particular about not leaving a single grain of rice in the plate at the end of
the meal. They never waste anything.
…………. never waste anything.
A)
Romans
B)
Indians
C)
Americans
D)
Japanese
Answer: D
198. Read the following passage:
The world is compared to a great
machinery. Every man is like a wheel which, however tiny it may be, is
essential for the running of the machinery, which is to provide for the
hundreds of millions of people.
What is the
world compared to?
A)
The world is
compared to a computer
B)
The world is
compared to a workshop
C)
The world is
compared to a machinery
D)
The world is
compared to a mechanic
Answer: C
199. Read the following passage:
Insects are small creatures having six legs, no back one and
a body divided into three parts. They are the most plentiful of all living
creatures. From man’s point of view, insects can be divided into two kinds.
…………….. are the most plentiful of living creatures.
A)
Reptiles
B)
Herbivores
C)
Insects
D)
None
Answer: C
200. Read the following passage:
Lencho wrote a letter to God. The postmaster and the postman
laughed at this. But the postmaster admired his faith. He did not want him to
be disappointed. He gathered some money and sent him under the signature,
‘God’.
Who had sent the Money?
A)
Lencho
B)
Postmaster
C)
Postman
D)
Lencho’s brother
Answer: B
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