TNPSC -Group IV Exam 2008 Paper-Part 6
126. Select the correct tense form of the verb given
in brackets:
Balu never ………… (come) late.
A)
has came
B)
come
C)
has come
D)
comes
Answer: D
127. Name the correct tense form of the underlined
word/ words:
When Murali goes to Pune, he will be
staying for one week.
A)
future tense
B)
future continuous
tense
C)
future perfect
tense
D)
future perfect
continuous tense
Answer: B
128. Name the correct tense form of the underlined
word/words:
The telephone bell had been ringing for
15 minutes, till someone lifted it.
A)
past tense
B)
past continuous
tense
C)
past perfect tense
D)
past perfect
continuous tense
Answer: B
129. Identify the simple present tense in the
following sentences:
A)
The passengers are
very co-operative
B)
Dominique has just
now finished his works
C)
I am studying in Anna University
D)
Shalini will finish
the painting on some other day
Answer: C
130. Find out the correct tense form and fill in the
blank:
He will be greatly surprised, if he
……………
A)
has chosen
B)
had been chosen
C)
has been choosing
D)
is chosen
Answer: D
131. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined
word from the options given:
Yet the incident did not diminish
my respect for him.
A)
decrease
B)
reduce
C)
increase
D)
minimise
Answer: C
132. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined
word from the options given:
He made cricket and gymnastics compulsory.
A)
permanent
B)
optional
C)
necessary
D)
unavoidable
Answer: B
133. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined
word from the options given:
I don’t think it is altogether fanciful
or incredible.
A)
possible
B)
enjoyable
C)
believable
D)
imaginable
Answer: C
134. Choose the correct antonym for the underlined
word from the options given:
They were enraged.
A)
encouraged
B)
disappointed
C)
pacified
D)
angered
Answer: C
135. Select the word with the correct prefix:
A)
immovable
B)
unmovable
C)
dismovable
D)
movably
Answer: A
136. Select the word with the correct prefix:
A)
misconnect
B)
nonconnect
C)
unconnect
D)
disconnect
Answer: D
137. Select the word with the correct suffix:
A)
patience
B)
patiently
C)
patienceless
D)
patiencefully
Answer: B
138. Select the word with the correct suffix:
A)
substitution
B)
substitutionless
C)
substitutonfully
D)
substitutionafulness
Answer: B
139. Find out the word with a suffix:
A)
euphemism
B)
pronoun
C)
teacher
D)
gratify
Answer: A
140. Find out the word with a prefix:
A)
internal
B)
interior
C)
innocent
D)
independent
Answer: D
141. Identify the simple sentence:
A)
When the thief saw
the police, he took to his heels
B)
I saw a flower
which was beautiful
C)
The weather being
bad, the flight was cancelled
D)
He was sick and so
he did not write the test
Answer: B
142. Identify the simple sentence:
A)
Unless you
practice well, you will not win
B)
Practice well and
you will win
C)
Practice well or
you will not win
D)
In the event of
not practicing well, you will not win
Answer: D
143. Identify the complex sentence:
A)
He is poor yet he
dresses neatly
B)
He is poor and he
dresses neatly
C)
Though he is poor,
he dresses neatly
D)
In spite of being
poor, he dresses neatly
Answer: C
144. Identify the compound sentence:
A)
This is the place
where we meet
B)
This is the place
and we meet here
C)
This is our
meeting place
D)
This is the place
we usually meet
Answer: C
145. Which of the following endings is correct to
form the correct complex sentence?
The shirt is so tight that
A)
I do not wear
B)
I cannot wear
C)
I may not wear
D)
I could not wear
Answer: B
146. Identify the positive degree:
A)
Prevention is better
than cure
B)
Rice is the most
common food in South India
C)
English is not so
difficult as many people think
D)
Kannan is the
cleverest boy in the class
Answer: C
147. Identify the correct positive degree:
A)
The pen is
mightier than the sword
B)
I know him as well
as you do
C)
Samudragupta was
one of the greatest kings
D)
England
Answer: B
148. Identify the comparative degree:
A)
It is the best
book I have ever read
B)
Some other boys
are not less kind than Murugan
C)
The Taj is one of
the most beautiful buildings in the world
D)
Kumaran is not so
tall as Balan
Answer: D
149. Identify the superlative degree:
A)
Children are more
innocent than adults
B)
No other book is
so famous as Thirukkural
C)
‘Twelfth Night’ is
the most fascinating drama of Shakespeare
D)
Very few people
are as industrious as Shankar
Answer: C
150. Identify the degree and choose the correct
answer:
Priya is the oldest woman living in our
village
A)
comparative degree
B)
superlative degree
C)
positive degree
D)
none of these
Answer: B
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