INTSO EDUCATION

ENGLISH TALENT SEARCH OLYMPIAD (ETSO) 2015 - 2016

STAGE - 2 TIME : 60 min.
CLASS : X Max. Marks : 50
Instructions:
= Fill the OMR sheet completely and carefully.
= Each question carries one mark and has only one correct answer. ¼ (one fourth) marks will be
deducted for indicating incorrect response of each question.
= The question paper contains 50 questions to be answered in 60 minutes.

Fill in the blanks choosing the most appropriate word(s) from those given below.
1. Which of the following is used to express an action that is completed before a particular time in the
past? [ ]
a) Present Perfect Tense b) Past Perfect Tense
c) Future Perfect Tense d) Past Perfect Continuous Tense
2. Which of the following verbs can’t be used transitively? [ ]
a) fall b) sell c) give d) sing
3. The bus ______ him _______ .(Select the suitable phrasal verb) [ ]
a) knock, at b) knocked, down c) knock, to d) knock, up
4. Man is entirely different _______ other birds and beasts in several aspects. [ ]
a) of b) to c) from d) on
5. Never tell lies. (Change the voice) [ ]
a) let lies never be told. b) let lies to be never told.
c) let lies should never told. d) let lies never told.
6. Pick out the ‘uncountable noun’ from those given below. [ ]
a) book b) paper c) leaf d) plant
7. Emily Dickinson is not the greatest of all poets. (Change it into comparative degree) [ ]
Emily Dickinson is not ________ all poets.
a) as great as b) greater c) greater than d) great
8. He goes to ________ school daily. [ ]
a) no article needed b) a c) an d) the
9. He has always been fastidious while evaluating the papers. (replace ‘fastidious’) [ ]
a) careless b) judicious c) critical d) serious
10. The mouse runs ________ the wall. [ ]
a) to b) on c) upon d) at
11. Prem chand ________his food, when I ________to him yesterday. [ ]
a) is taking, go b) were taking, gone c) was taking, goes d) was taking, went
12. Mohan ,together with his friends,_______coming here today. [ ]
a) are b) were c) is d) have
13. I often marvel ______beauty_____the Taj Mahal [ ]
a) to, of b) at, to c) at,of d) to, of

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14. Please enter it in the register.(change the voice) [ ]
a) It should be entered b) you are requested to enter it in the register
c) you haven’t enter it in the register d) you should not enter it in the register.
15. “Don’t go out, it might rain,” he said (change it into Indirect speech) [ ]
He _________ him _______ out as it _______ rain.
a) cautioned, not to go, may b) cautioning, not to go, might
c) cautions, not to go, might d) cautioned, not to go, might
16. He has stole my pen. He denied it. (change the given sentence into a simple sentence) [ ]
a) so he has stolen my pen denied it b) as he has stolen my pen he denied it
c) although he has stolen my pen, he denied it d) he denied but he has stolen my pen
17. I had found the book, that I had lost (change into compound) [ ]
a) I had found the lost book b) The lost book was found
c) I found the lost book d) I had lost the book but I had found it
18. If we _______ wisely there would ______ no partition. [ ]
a) had acted, have been b) has acted, has been
c) had acted, been d) had acted, have
19. If you ______ hard, you _______ your goal. [ ]
a) try, could reach b) try, can reach c) tried, would reach d) tried, could reach
20. He said,” Bravo! You have done well” [ ]
He___________him saying that he_________well.
a) Said to, has done b) cried, has done
c) applauded, had done d) requested, had done
21. Scarcely had I reached the station, __________the train started. [ ]
a) then b) when c) after d) than
22. Men who work hard are always humble. ( change it into simple sentence) [ ]
a) Men who work always humble b) Humble men always work hard
c) hard workingmen are always humble d) work hard, to be not humble
23. The doctor had not come on time, the patient died. (Start with ‘if..’) [ ]
a) If the doctor had come on time, the patient would not have died.
b) If the doctor had come on time, the patient would not die.
c) If the doctor came on time the patient would have been alive.
d) If the doctor came on time, the patient had not dead.
24. A good opponent is_________ a foolish friend. [ ]
a) better than b) good than c) better to d) as better as
25. We should never ______with the affairs of others. [ ]
a) mend with b) meddle with c) mean with d) to melt with
26. If he _______ sincere efforts he _______ get an award. [ ]
a) make, may b) made, might c) made, may d) make, might
27. Which of the following is wrongly spelt? [ ]
a) audacious b) supplicate c) catastrophy d) ameliorate
28. Choose the synonym of the word ‘behaviour’ [ ]
a) communication b) livelihood c) attribute d) demeanour
29. Which of the following is a synonym for ‘decay’? [ ]
a) growth b) ripe c) wither d) flourish

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30. A.R. Rehman’s proficiency in music is a ______. (choose the suitable idiom) [ ]
a) feather in his cap b) wing in his cap c) feather in his head d) feather in his ear
31. The management could ___________the agitation of its workers. [ ]
a) put out b) put on c) put down d) put off
32. I was so tired that I _______ as soon as I reached home. [ ]
a) wore out b) zonked out c) pulled out d) droped out
33. The policy announcement was made to, much ‘chagrin’ of the farmers. [ ]
(The synonym of the underlined word is)
a) euphoria b) placation c) glee d) mortification
34. The reluctance of the officer is obvious (the antonym for the underlined word is) [ ]
a) eagerness b) hesitation c) enjoyment d) unwillingness
35. A person who has infinite knowledge. [ ]
a) omnipotent b) omnipresent c) observatory d) omniscient
36. My neighbour created _______ between my parents and relatives. [ ]
a) black blood b) blue blood c) red blood d) yellow blood
37. Your disheveled appearence will hurt your chances in this interview. [ ]
(Pick out the synonym for ‘disheveled’)
a) ugly b) unenthusiastic c) untidy d) unnerved
38. He is intelligent. He is kind. (combine the sentences using ‘both..and’) [ ]
a) He is both intelligent and kind. b) He is intelligent and kind both.
c) He both is intelligent and kind. d) He is intelligent and kind.
39. A ______ is a part of a room which is at a higher level than the rest of the house. [ ]
a) drawing room b) corridor c) open space d) loft
40. _______ is a study of nerves and their diseases. [ ]
a) cardiology b) haemotology c) neurology d) psychology
41. I was on leave. I could not meet him. (Re-write the sentence starting with ‘if’) [ ]
If I ___________ on leave, I_______ met him.
a) was not, could b) were not, could
c) had not been, could have d) have not been, would have
42. This is the _________ box. [ ]
a) heavy b) heavier c) heaviest d) heaving
43. His troubles annoyed us (change the voice) [ ]
a) we are annoyed at his troubles b) we are annoyed with his troubles
c) we were annoyed at his troubles d) we have annoyed at his troubles
44. Either Ram or his brother ________ not stolen the watch. [ ]
a) has b) have c) are d) were
45. He has _______ any money. (Use proper word in the blank) [ ]
a) no b) scarcely c) silently d) solemnly

Read the following passage

Vienna is the capital of Austria in Central Europe. It is a city of immense historical and cultural
heritage. Vienna’s history goes back to the 1st century AD when the Romans founded the military
camp Vindobona. In 1137 AD, the city of Vienna was first mentioned in documents and around
1157 AD, the Dukes of Babenberg chose it as their residence. From 1282 AD onwards, the

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 Habsburgs reigned there for more than 6 centuries. In 1918, the Habsburg Empire collapsed after
the end of the First World War and Vienna became the capital of the Republic of Austria. Since
1967, it has been of the three United Nation’s cities (in addition to New York and Geneva) and in
1995 it became one of the capitals of the European Union.
46. As a city Vienna can boast of [ ]
a) a varied culture b) a rich history
c) a rich historical and cultural heritage d) beautiful palaces
47. The Habsburg dynasty ruled over Vienna for ______ [ ]
a) 500 years b) more than 400 years
c) more than 600 years d) 450 years
48. The three United Nations cities are ______ . [ ]
a) Vienna, Geneva and New York b) Geneva, New York and Canberra
c) New York, Vienna and Berlin d) Vienna, Geneva and Berlin
49. Which of the following can replace the word ‘immense’ as given in second sentence? [ ]
a) tiny b) enormous c) gigantic d) mighty
50. In 1157 AD, the Dukes of Babenberg made the city of Vienna as their [ ]
a) residence b) summer resort c) military camp d) Boulevard

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