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1. Correct the sentence if necessary.

One should respect his own country.

A. One should respect his own country.
B. One should respect her own country.
C. One should respect their own country.
D. One should respect one's country.
Answer: D

2. Directions : In the following questions, some parts have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these
parts, which are labeled P, Q, R and S, to produce the correct sentence.

Women
(P) are more likely to give birth prematurely
(Q) and their babies are at increased risk
(R) who are poorly nourished or sick
(S) of death and disability.
The proper sequence should be:
A. R Q S P
B. Q S P R
C. R P Q S
D. Q S R P
Answer: B

3. Correct the sentence if necessary.

I, you and she can do it.

A. I, you and she can do it.
B. You. I and she can do it.
C. You, she and I can do it.
D. She, you and I can do it.
Answer: C

4. Read the following sentences and identify and correct the errors.

(P) Encouraging healthy competition

(Q) between the students of the school
(R) was one of the objectives
(S) of the annual sports day.
(T) No error

A. P
B. Q
C. T
D. R
E. S
Answer: Q

5. She _______ in the sun for 1 hour.

A. sitting
B. has been sitting
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C. has been sit
D. has sit
Answer: B

6. _______ essays are a collection of one’s thoughts

A. Narrative
B. Expository
C. Argumentative
D. Reflective
Answer: D

7. Which one is used for the shortest document among technical written documents?
A. report
B. website
C. summary
D. paragraph
Answer: C

8. Which of these do not deal with precise information?

A. Engineer
B. Scientist
C. Technician
D. Fiction writer
Answer: D

9. An average length of sentence in a paragraph should be____________

A. 15 to 20 words
B. 25 to 30 words
C. 2 to 5 words
D. 5 to 10 words
Answer: A

10. Professional writing demands use of language.

A. figurative
B. poetic
C. Factual
D. Dramatic
Answer: C

11. Correct the sentence if necessary.

None of the three questions are simple.

A. None of the three questions are simple.
B. None of the three questions is simple
C. a and b
D. None of these.
Answer: B

12. Correct the sentence if necessary.

I am studying every morning from 5-8 A.M.

A. I am studying every morning from 5-8 A.M.
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B. I have been studying every morning from 5-8 A.M.
C. I study every morning from 5-8 A.M.
D. None of these.
Answer: C

13. I don't _______ my new math teacher.

A. get on with
B. get up
C. get over
D. none of these
Answer: A

14. The teacher asked the boys whether they ________ the problems.
A. solve
B. have solved
C. had solved
D. solves
Answer: C

15. He _________ a very good grade in the examination.

A. Earned
B. Given
C. Received
D. None of these
Answer: A

16. I was delighted __________ her answer.

A. On
B. At
C. For
D. In
Answer: B

17. Convert the following interrogative sentence to an assertive sentence:

Who would not love his country?

A. No one loves his country.
B. Everyone loves his country.
C. Someone loves his country.
D. Everyone loves the country.
Answer: B

18. All the allegation _______ him were found to be baseless.

A. Leveled for
B. Leveled with
C. Leveled against
D. Leveled on
Answer: C

19. Would you ______ my dog for me this weekend?

A. look
B. look after
C. Look up
D. Look on
Answer: b
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20. In an office, an employee communicates horizontally with his in professional writing.
A. superiors
B. subordinates
C. colleagues
D. assistant
Answer: C

21. Which of these parameters are not required to define style in professional writing?
A. Moral truth
B. Compassion
C. Gender
D. Information
Answer: C

22. Which of these should be avoided in a good essay?

A. Slang
B. Dignified words
C. Brevity
D. Unity
Answer: A

23. Which kind of essay uses the five senses (touch, smell. taste, sound. sight) to enhance the imagery of the
setting?
A. Narrative essays
B. Descriptive essays
C. Expository essays
D. Argumentative essays
Answer: B

24. What are the good qualities of the precise writing?

A. clarity and completeness
B. correctness and conciseness
C. objectivity and coherence
D. All of these
Answer: D

25. Which of these is not a feature of a paragraph?

A. Length
B. Unity
C. Incoherence
D. Correctness
Answer: C

26. A technical report establishes a ________

A. illogical conclusion
B. logical conclusion
C. personal prejudice
D. misplaced learning
Answer: B

27. In technical writing the largest report termed is.

A. Conclusion/recommendation
B. Discussion
C. Heading
D. Footing
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Answer: B

28. What are the types of paragraph writing?

A. Narrative, persuasive
B. descriptive
C. Expository
D. All of above.
Answer: D

29. Which one is used for the shortest document among technical written documents?
A. report
B. website
C. summary
D. paragraph
Answer: C

30. Today,
(P) in the country
(Q) offers the best connectivity, both
(R) kerala, among all states
(S) in terms of telecom and data analysis
A. R P Q S
B. S Q P R
C. R Q P S
D. S P Q R
Answer: A