{"id":74787,"date":"2020-09-19T10:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T10:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=74787"},"modified":"2020-09-19T10:27:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T10:27:51","slug":"kerala-psc-fireman-trainee-2020-english-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/kerala-psc-fireman-trainee-2020-english-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala PSC Fireman Trainee 2020 English Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is an English practice test for various competitive exams conducted by PSC like LDC, VEO and Fireman Trainee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGuk0eY4NE2FoFpfGaHfG6Q\">Youtube channel for PSC English coaching videos.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a suitable tag<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. He went to the party, \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) did he; b) didn\u2019t he; c) does he; d) doesn\u2019t he<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the voice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. He drove the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) The car is driven by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) The car was driven by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) The car has been driven by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) The car had driven by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Change into indirect speech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Rahul said to us, \u2018Are you interested in the offer?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Rahul said to us is we are interested in the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Rahul said to us if we were interested in the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Rahul told us if we are interested in the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Rahul asked us if we were interested in the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete the sentence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. If she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. hard, she will pass the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) worked; b) works; c) is working; d) has worked<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Correct the proverb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Make hay while the sun sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) rises; b) shines; c) burns d) appears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with the right alternative<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. One of my friends \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) live; b) lives; c) are living; d) have living<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Find the plural of mother in law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) mothers in law; b) mother in laws; c) mothers in laws; d) mother\u2019s in law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. She knew that she \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) has made; b) had made; c) have made; d) is made<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Find the opposite of the word blunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) sharp; b) dull; c) pointed; d) fierce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. Pick out the word which is not a synonym of acquit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) exonerate; b) clear; c) absolve; d) convict<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. Status quo means<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) the old state of affairs; b) the existing state of affairs; c) an unexpected outcome; d) national policy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. Substitute with one word: a speech or writing praising someone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) parody; b) eulogy; c) censure; d) epilogue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. Cows feed \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) in; b) on; c) with; d) from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. Identify the correct sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) She never offended anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Never she offended anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) She has never offended anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Has she never offended anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. Choose the wrongly spelt word<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) privacy; b) apparatus; c) occurrence; d) acommodation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with a suitable article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. I met \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. European on the train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) a; b) an; c) the; d) no article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. Find out the meaning of the word chronic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) severe; b) acute; c) persistent; d) dull<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. Replace the underlined verb with a phrasal verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) The firemen extinguished the fire with great difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) put off; b) put out; c) put away; d) put up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. Choose the alternative which expresses the meaning of \u2018jump on the bandwagon\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) do something dangerous; b) do something fashionable; c) do something good; d) do something generous<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. Which is wrongly used?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) a glass of water; b) a bottle of milk; c) a bar of soap; d) a box of arrows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. didn&#8217;t he?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The car was driven by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Rahul asked us if we were interested in the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. works<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. shines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. lives<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. mothers in law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. had made<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. sharp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. convict<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. the existing state of affairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. eulogy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. 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