1. What is the synonym of 'Competent'?
a) Incompetent
b) Capable
c) Weak
d) Careless
Answer: Capable
2. Who wrote the famous play 'Hamlet'?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Christopher Marlowe
c) John Milton
d) Ben Jonson
Answer: William Shakespeare
3. Fill in the blank: He is senior ___ me by two years.
a) than
b) to
c) from
d) with
Answer: to
4. What is the antonym of 'Honorary'?
a) Salaried
b) Unpaid
c) Dishonorable
d) Literary
Answer: Salaried
5. Which of the following is the correct spelling?
a) Committee
b) Comittee
c) Commitee
d) Committe
Answer: Committee
6. 'To end in smoke' means—
a) To produce good result
b) To come to nothing
c) To burn completely
d) To emit smoke
Answer: To come to nothing
7. "Silent Woman" is a play written by—
a) William Shakespeare
b) Ben Jonson
c) John Dryden
d) Oliver Goldsmith
Answer: Ben Jonson
8. Passive form of "Who broke the glass?" is—
a) By whom was the glass broken?
b) Who was broken the glass?
c) By whom the glass was broken?
d) Whom was the glass broken by?
Answer: By whom was the glass broken?
9. Identify the noun form of 'Brief':
a) Briefly
b) Briefing
c) Brevity
d) Briefness
Answer: Brevity
10. 'If winter comes, can spring be far behind?'— Written by:
a) P. B. Shelley
b) John Keats
c) Lord Byron
d) William Wordsworth
Answer: P. B. Shelley
