HCL Technologies Grammar Question paper

1)      I know mr.smith  _________ young mechanic next door, very well.

a) An                           b) That

c) A                             d) The

2)      Peter ________________________

a) give a book jhon      b) give to paul a book

c) paul gave a book      d) gave paul a book

3)      Joanna killed  ______________ because they no longer saw _______

a) him/themselves          b) herself/each other

c) herself / themselves   d) her / them

4)      She is not here today, she________ be ill.

a) must                        b) can’t

c) has to                      d) can

5)      I saw him ______________ from the bridge.

a) fall                           b) fell

c) fallen                       d) to fall

6)      I cant stand ____________ the house work.

a) me to do                  b) do

c) doing                       d) that I do

7)      My friend has never been to America and ________

a) neither have I           b) I neither  have

c) so have I                 d) nor do I

8)      It is much ________ than I expected.

a) best                         b) good

c) better                      d) the better

9)      In her speech she expressed her _______for all the helps she had been given

a) thankfulness             b) gratitude

c) great fullness            d) thanking

10)  At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing____

a) ovation                    b) applause

c) cheering                   d) support

11)  You should always check the sell ____date of things you buy in the super market

a) in                             b) through

c) by                            d) offer

12)  He lives ____ Hyderabad. He lives ____ 48 tilak street.

a) in , at                        b) in , in

c) at , in                        d) at , at

13)  While I was ___ delhi he was _______ Mumbai.

a) in , at                        b) at , in

c) in , in                        d) at , at

14)  My parents had tried to make an artist of me ,but I refused to be made___

a) that                            b) him

c) a                                d) one

15)  She was so shy ________all invitation

a) that to refuse                b) as to refusing

c) as refusing                    d) for refusing

16)  We were informed that you were not at _____

a) office                            b) the office

c) in office                        d) an office

17)  There is no reason ____ anyone should behave so cruelly

a) for which                       b) that

c) why                               d) because

18)  _________ a beautiful present _____expensive it must be

a) such / what                      b) what / such

c) what / how                      d) such / what

19)   it is raining ______she wants to go out.

a) although                          b) unless

c) and yet                            d) since

20)  _____________ what he said was ironical.

a) most                                b) the most

c) Almost                             d) most of

21)  she will no doubt feed the cat when see _________

a) will come                           b) would come

c) will have come                   d) comes

22)  she bakes her own bread so they all eat ______bread at lunch

a) home made                        b) house making

c) making at home                  d) made home

23)  we are not in a position to do __________we promised to do .

a) all thing                               b) the whole

c) all                                       d) it all

24)  lets go _____ get some petrol

a) for                                       b) and

c) we                                       d) together

25)  some say peter killed his father that is impossible he ____ that.

a) may have done                     b) could nt have done

c) could not done                     d) must not have done

1 - D  The  ||  2 - D Gave paul a book  || 3 - B Herself / Each-other || 4 - A Must || 5 - A Fall

6 - C Doing || 7 - A Neither have I || 8 - C Better || 9 - B Gratitude || 10 - A Ovation
11 - C BY || 12 - A In / At || 13 - A In / At || 14 - D One || 15 - B As to refusing || 16 - B The
17 - C Why || 18 - C What/How || 19 - C And yet || 20 - A Most || 21 - D Comes ||
22 - A Home made || 23 - B The whole || 24 - B And  || 25 - B Could not have done