TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER

TNPSC TRB TET ENGLISH 100 QUESTION AND ANSWER | 601-700

Grammar and Usage

601. Adverb Identification: Identify the sentence where the underlined word is used as an adverb: "The wound was skindeep", "The sooner the better", "He is not the man", "There is no exception to the rule".
- Answer: The sooner the better
602. Complex Sentence: Select the complex sentence from the options: "On seeing my friend, I greeted him", "I saw my friend and I greeted him", "When I saw my friend I greeted him".
- Answer: When I saw my friend I greeted him
603. Adjective Identification: Find the sentence containing an adjective: "He is clever", "Rama writes well", "She never comes late", "It is a fair deal".
- Answer: He is clever
604. Gerund/Infinitive: Fill in the blank: "What I most detest is ----------."
- Answer: smoking (Gerund)
605. Passive Voice: Identify the passive voice sentence: "They ask silly questions", "They were given freedom", "They found it easy", "They made their point clear".
- Answer: They were given freedom
606. Prepositional Phrase Completion: Complete the sentence: "She has great fondness ---------."
- Answer: for children
607. Incorrect Prepositional Phrase: Identify the incorrect prepositional phrase: "She found a purse---------." (A) full of money (B) with gold coins (C) empty and torn (D) of blue colour.
- Answer: empty and torn
608. Sentence Pattern (SVA): Pick out the sentence with the Subject-Verb-Adverbial (SVA) pattern: "He is our leader", "I love him", "He was going to school", "Raju woke up".
- Answer: Raju woke up
609. Correct Gerund Form: Which option has a correct gerund? "He likes having played cricket", "He likes to play cricket", "He likes playing cricket".
- Answer: He likes playing cricket
610. Sentence Pattern (SVO): Pick out the sentence with the Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) pattern: "He is a student", "We are clever", "Ram sells tea", "The radio is cheap".
- Answer: Ram sells tea
623. Passive Voice Conversion: Choose the correct passive voice for: "Post this letter."
- Answer: Let this letter be posted
624. Suitable Preposition: Fill in the blank: "Every one laughed------------him."
- Answer: at
625. Suffix '-ity': Choose the base word that does not form a derivative with the suffix '-------ity'. (A) local (B) special (C) excel (D) timid.
- Answer: excel
627. Correct Prefix: Which is the correct prefix for the word 'effectual'?
- Answer: in-
630. Active Voice Conversion: Choose the correct active form of the sentence: "He was awarded a prize by the Government."
- Answer: The Government awarded him a prize
631. Compound Word (Preposition + Noun): Form a compound word by combining Preposition + Noun: (A) upstream (B) white wash (C) popcorn (D) sunrise.
- Answer: upstream
632. Suitable Infinitive: Fill in the blank: "This medicine is pleasant ---------."
- Answer: to take
634. Active Voice Conversion (Continuous): Select the appropriate active voice of the underlined words: The wounded boy "was being helped" by the strangers.
- Answer: were helping (Assuming the subject 'strangers' is plural)
635. Passive Voice Conversion (Interrogative): Choose the correct Passive Voice of the sentence: "Who broke the glass?"
- Answer: By whom was the glass broken?
636. Suitable Preposition: Fill in the blank: "Nature has given us an abundant wealth -------- the form of forests."
- Answer: in
637. Question Tag: Choose the correct question tag: "They work very hard----?"
- Answer: don't they?
641. Anomalous Finites: Anomalous finites is the term used for the ----- auxiliaries.
- Answer: 24
642. Correct Prefix: Which of the following is the correct prefix for the word 'partial'?
- Answer: im-
643. Question Tag (Imperative): Select the correct question tag for the following sentence: "Open the door --------?"
- Answer: will you?
646. Sentence with a Complement: Pick out the sentence that contains a complement from the options.
- Answer: My aunt remained a spinster all her life (a spinster is the Subject Complement)
657. Phrasal Verb: Fill in the blank with suitable phrasal verb: "I am exactly like my mother. I think I have------- her."
- Answer: taken after
658. Suitable Verb Form (Past Continuous): Fill in the blank with the suitable verb form: "I----------(surf) the net when the explosion occurred."
- Answer: was surfing
662. Sentence Type: Identify the type of sentence: "Considering the difficulties of his position, he has acted admirably."
- Answer: Simple sentence
663. Grammatical Error: Pick out the sentence with a grammatical error: "You must listen what I say"
- Answer: You must listen what I say (Correct is: You must listen to what I say)
665. Sentence Structure: Identify the sentence that is different from the others in structure: (A) Being sick, my brother did not attend the class. (B) In spite of his poverty he helps the poor. (C) You must run fast or you will not win. (D) In case of the cat being away the mice are at play.
- Answer: You must run fast or you will not win (It's a compound sentence, others are simple/complex)
666. Gerund/Infinitive: Complete the sentence: "----------is easy; but practicing is difficult."
- Answer: Preaching
671. Sentence Type: Identify the type of the sentence: "Having posted the letter, I returned home."
- Answer: Simple
677. Appropriate Prefix: Choose the appropriate prefix for the word 'seen'.
- Answer: un-
678. Appropriate Suffix: Attach a suitable suffix to the word underlined to complete the sentence: "Ganga Ram died due to his stupid ----."
- Answer: -ity (Stupidity)
680. Compound Word (Noun + Noun): Find out the right word for the combination Noun + Noun:
- Answer: school girl
685. Sentence Pattern: Identify the sentence pattern: "The rook appears dark."
- Answer: SVC (Subject-Verb-Complement)
690. Correct Tense Form: Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct tense forms: "I shall ring you up as soon as I ----."
- Answer: arrive (Simple Present for the time clause)
691. Articles: Choose the sequence of articles that would complete the passage: "Jijabai used to tell Shivaji stories from--------Ramayana and -------- Mahabharata. This made him---------- noble king. Though not so powerful he was--------terror to Aurangazeb."
- Answer: the, the, a, a

Vocabulary

611. Synonym: Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word: He "leaped" about in joy upon realizing his true nature.
- Answer: jumped
612. Prefix: Choose the appropriate prefix for the word 'loyal'.
- Answer: dis-
613. Antonym: Choose the correct antonym of the word underlined: Whenever he saw a snake, he quickly "shoved" it away lest we kill it.
- Answer: pulled
633. Synonym: Select the correct synonym for the underlined word: It is an "invidious" thing.
- Answer: unjust
676. Antonym: Choose the correct antonym of the word underlined: He groaned in "agony".
- Answer: ecstasy
679. Synonym: Choose the correct synonym of the word underlined: Her enthusiasms were "abominable".
- Answer: contemptible

Idioms and Phrases

615. Idiom Meaning: Choose the option that conveys the meaning of the idiom underlined: Evil-minded people "throw dust in the eyes" of others by showing kind behavior and good manners.
- Answer: manage to deceive others
667. Idiom Meaning: In 'Music-The Hope Raiser' Dr. Karl Paulnack says: "The Greeks said that music and astronomy were two sides of the same coin." What does "Two sides of the same coin" mean?
- Answer: Similar in approach but different in aim
681. Idiom Completion: Choose the right word to complete the idiom: 'born with a silver -------- in one's mouth'.
- Answer: spoon
689. Idiom Meaning: Identify the meaning of the words underlined: Books serve as friends better that those of "flesh and blood".
- Answer: real and living
694. Idiom Meaning: Choose the option with the right meaning of the idiom: "In the pink of one's health".
- Answer: extremely healthy

Plurals

638. Plural Form: Select the correct plural form of 'erratum'.
- Answer: errata
640. Plural Form: Select the correct plural form of the word 'Cactus'.
- Answer: Cacti
645. Plural Form: Select the correct plural form of 'alumna'.
- Answer: alumnae
647. Plural Exception: Pick out the word that does not take '-ves' in its plural form: (A) thief (B) proof (C) shelf (D) wolf.
- Answer: proof
648. Wrong Plural Compound Word: Identify the compound word with the wrong plural form.
- Answer: drops-out (Correct plural would be drop-outs)
653. Plural Form: Select the correct plural form of 'aquarium'.
- Answer: aquaria
660. Plural Form: Select the correct plural form of 'Oasis'.
- Answer: Oases

Figures of Speech and Literary Devices

614. Figure of Speech: Identify the figure of speech: "That looks on tempests and is never shaken".
- Answer: Personification
616. Figure of Speech: "And hymns in the cosy parlour, the tinkling piano our guide" The figure of speech employed here is ---------.
- Answer: onomatopoeia
639. Figure of Speech: "...my manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance." The figure of speech employed in this line is---------.
- Answer: Metaphor
644. Figure of Speech: The figure of speech used in the line: "Dust thou art to dust returnest" is:
- Answer: allusion
659. Figure of Speech: "A new discovered Treasure." The figure of speech employed in this line is-----.
- Answer: Metaphor
688. Figure of Speech: "Let me not to the marriage of true minds". Identify the figure of speech employed in the above line.
- Answer: Metaphor

Literature and Authors

617. Literary Reference: "O Captain! My captain! our fearful trip is done." The fearful trip refers to ---------.
- Answer: the end of civil war
618. Poem Analysis: "The reddest flower would look as pale as snow". The poet compares the flowers to ---------.
- Answer: snow
619. Author Identification: The short story 'The Model Millionaire' is authored by----.
- Answer: Oscar Wilde
620. Speaker Identification: "I had three close friends in my childhood, Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan." Who does the 'I' refer to?
- Answer: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
621. Genre Identification: Which among the following works is not a poem? (A) Shilpi (B) To a Millionaire (C) The Model Millionaire (D) Manliness.
- Answer: The Model Millionaire
622. Poem Lines: "In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song / Betrays me back, till the heart of my weeps to belong" In which poem do these lines occur?
- Answer: Piano
626. Character Reference: "Spring has forgotten this garden," they cried. The word 'they' in Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' refers to----
- Answer: The Snow and the Frost
628. Literary Creature: "And I thought of the albatross" What is an albatross?
- Answer: a sea-bird
629. Poet Identification: "If this be error and upon me prov'd, / I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd." Who is the poet?
- Answer: William Shakespeare
649. Story Detail: The selfish giant put up a notice-board in his garden, which read--------
- Answer: Trespassers will be prosecuted
650. Character Identification: Who is referred to as 'an amazing model' in Oscar Wilde's "The Model Millionaire"?
- Answer: Baron Hausberg
651. Literary Interpretation: What is music according to Dr. Karl Paulnack?
- Answer: Music is the basic need of human survival
652. Author's Nationality: The nationality of the author of the story 'The Lottery Ticket' is.
- Answer: Russian (Anton Chekhov)
654. Poem Identification: "For the soul is dead that slumbers / And things are not what they seem / Dust thou art to dust returnest / Was not spoken of the soul" Whose poem is this?
- Answer: H.W. Longfellow
655. Poem Identification: Name the poem in which the following lines appear: "And let the guerdon of my labour be / My fallen country! One kind wish from you!"
- Answer: To India - My Native Land
656. Historical Figure: Subash Chandra Bose was popularly known as----.
- Answer: Nethaji
661. Poem Detail: According to the poem, when does a Geode split?
- Answer: It splits when it is broken with a stone
668. Geographic Detail: The "Girl Star" - Anita Kushwaha lives in a village in the district of:
- Answer: Bihar
672. Interview Subject: "A Race in the Space" is an interview of----.
- Answer: Kalpana Chawla
674. Shakespearean Quote: Which of the following were the words of Antony in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'?
- Answer: My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar
675. Speaker Identification: "Et tu, Brute? (You too Brutus)". Who uttered these words?
- Answer: Julius Caesar
682. Inspirational Message: "The journey matters as much as the goal. Listen to the sounds of nature--------Take good care of our fragile planet". Who gave this message to Indian children?
- Answer: Kalpana Chawla
683. Author Identification: "The selfish giant" is written by--------.
- Answer: Oscar Wilde
684. Speaker Identification: Which character utters these words? "But mercy is above this sceptered sway".
- Answer: Portia
686. Historical Quote: "'Ahimsa' means infinite love, which again means infinite capacity for suffering. Who but woman, the mother of man." Who uttered these words?
- Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
687. Contemporary Writer: Thakazhi Sivsankara Pillai popularly referred to as "Thakazhi" is the most celebrated contemporary -------- writer.
- Answer: Malayalam
692. Quote/Philosophy: "Take up one idea, Make that one idea your life-think of it dream of it, line on that idea. Let the brain muscles every part of your body, be full of that idea and leave every other idea alone". This is the way to success. Who said the above?
- Answer: Swami Vivekananda
693. Poem Author: The poem 'Going For Water' is written by----------.
- Answer: Robert Frost
697. Poem Line: Which of the following lines belongs to Lewis Carroll?
- Answer: Is all our life, then but a dream
698. American Poet: Which of the following poems is written by an American poet?
- Answer: Going for water
699. Literary Character: For Brutus as you know, was Caesar's angel. O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him! Who was Caesar's angel?
- Answer: Brutus

General Knowledge and Miscellaneous

664. American English Equivalent: Replace the underlined word with its American equivalent: I bought a packet of "Crisps".
- Answer: Chips
669. Part of Speech: Identify the word which is not a verb: (A) reverberate (B) vibrate (C) immaculate (D) celebrate.
- Answer: immaculate (Adjective)
670. Statement Interpretation: Choose the option that does not bear the same meaning as the statement: "Honest labour bears a lovely face."
- Answer: Our beauty is marred when we work hard
673. Word Meaning: Read the passage and choose the correct option that completes the given sentence: "As Prime Minister, Nehru set out to, realize his vision of India. He oversaw India's transition from a monarchy to a republic." 'transition' means-------
- Answer: Change
695. Reading Skill: Looking quickly over a section of the text to get a general idea of the meaning is referred to as.
- Answer: Skimming
696. American English Equivalent: Choose the American English equivalent of the word "goods train".
- Answer: Freight train
700. Phobia: The fear of heights is known as ---------.
- Answer: acrophobia