BRAHAMSTRA TEST PAPER NO.33

 Fill in the blanks with appropriate grammar

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1.neither he nor I .......able to finish the task   within time of limit.

A.was

B.were

C.are 

D.have

2.the plays of Shakespear..........in European countries but also in oriental countries.

Answer 

A.are not only studied

B.is not only studied

C.are studied not only

D.is studied not only 

3.sitting ...........of a tree 🎄 for a while made us fresh for further journey

A.under the shade 

B.in the shade

C.below the shade

D.beneath the shade 

4.........clothes they had were all rags and worthless.

A.a little

B.a few

C.few

D.the few

5.an adroit doctor 💊........him to......  smoking 🚬 but he did not pay heed.

A.adviced,give up

B.advised ,give up

C.advice ,give off

D.advices ,give off

6.one of ......is both a novelist and a poet of repute.

A.my good friend

B.my good friends

C.my best friend

D.my best friends.

7.the principal .......the teachers was seen boarding on a bus to go for a picnic on a national holiday.

A.along with

B.with

C.together with

D.as well as

8.no one in the locality is as............as Ashok is.

A.intelligent 

B.more intelligent

C.much intelligent

D.most intelligent

9.neither Prakash ........capable of doing this work.

A.nor his brother is

B.or his brother is

C.nor his brothers are

D.or his brothers are

10.yesterday while crossing the road 🛣️ he was ........by a 🚛 truck.

A run over

B.run out

C.run down 

D.run at.

Write meaning of following PHRASES

11.feet of clay

A.nimble feet

B.weak feet

C.flawed personality

D.run the businessmen of clay modeling

12.cool about working at night

An Indian farmer 

A.ready to work

B.not ready to work

C.excited about work

D.grudgingly work 

13.go haywire

Crowd after bomb blasts 

A.were in jubiliation

B.protested

C.became out of control

D .left the venue

14.batten down the hatches

Crew of ship 🚢 during rough and stormy weather 

A.stay in door

B.prepare for difficult situation

C.go somewhere safe

D.face the obstacles

15.give a piece 🧩 of mind

Principal----the rowdy students

A.speaking kindly

B.speaking cheerfully

C.speaking sadly

D.speaking sharply 

16.bee in bonne

A sorcerer/a witch 🧹 doctor

A.crazy person

B.frank person

C.foolish person

D.proud person

17.hold your tongue 

Family of Ajay Devgan in movie Drishayam 

A.be silent

B.give advice

C.defend

D.argue

18.by fits and starts 

Drink booze /go to temple 

a.very seriously

B.excitedly

C.consistently

D.irregularly

19. Ins and outs

Of a cold blooded murder to defend it properly 

A.entry and exit

B.seprate ways

C.route

D.full details

20.out of question ❓

Corruption will be erased ---this is out of question 

A.undesirable

B.impossible

C.unplesant 

D.irresistible