DIETCET General English

1. Rao said to his son, “When are you coming home?” The Reported form of the sentence is-
1) Rao asked his son whether he was coming home or not
2) Rao asked his son when he was coming home
3) Rao asked his son to come home then
4) Rao asked his son when he is coming home

2. Suppose a snake is approaching your friend. You want to warn him. What do you say to him?
1) Look back on something coming
2) Look forward to on something coming
3) Look out! There is something coming
4) Look down on something coming

3. Families don’t appreciate urgency, ….? Select the appropriate question tag to be inserted in the given blank-
1) Didn’t they 2) isn’t it 3) do they 4) don’t they

4. Your Friends has been wearing the same clothes for a long time. You think that he should buy some new ones. What do you say to him?
1) It is time you will buy some new clothes
2) It was time you bought some new clothes
3) It is time you buy some new clothes
4) It is time you bought some new clothes

5. Don’t ask Sheela to help you. It is no good. The two sentences can be comibned as-
1) It is no good to ask Sheela to have helped you
2) It is no good asking Sheela to help you
3) It is no good in asking Sheela helping you
4) It is no good in asking Sheela to have helped you

6. He searched in his mind for an appropriate punishment. Find the opposite of the underlined word.
1) unappropriate 2) disappropriate
3) misappropriate 4) inappropriate

7. A: Madam! …… have you been waiting for Me?
B: Since 8 a.m. Sorry to have disturbed you
Fill in the blank with the right phrase from among the following.
1) How long 2) How Many hours
3) How much time 4) How far

8. ……, you will get First Class. Fill in the blank with the right phrase from among the following
1) If you had worked hard 2) If you work hard
3) If you will work hard 4) If you would work hord

9. Migrating birds fly long distances. The underlined word is used as:
1) an adjective 2) a past participle
3) a noun 4) an adverb

10. I am not experienced. I can’t apply for that job. Which of the following sentences expresses the same idea?
1) I was too experienced to apply for that job
2) I am experienced enough to apply for that job
3) I am not experienced enough to apply for that job
4) I am not so experienced that I can’t apply for that job

Key / Answers: 1-2; 2-3; 3-3; 4-4; 5-2; 6-4; 7-1; 8-2; 9-1; 10-3.

Here are General English questions from DIETCET previous question papers. Candidates appearing for DIETCET can practice these questions. Key is provided below the questions.

1. How did the Tortoise get a shell? Do you know?
From the following choose the suitable question which is formed after
combining the above two questions.
1) How did the tortoise get a shell you know?
2) Do you know how the tortoise got a shell?
3) Do you know how did the tortoise get a shell?
4) Do you know how the tortoise get a shell?

2. If ……….. you can go to the Gir National Park.
Fill in the blank choosing the correct expression from the following.
1) You want to see lions 2) You wanted to see lions
3) You had wanted to see lions 4) You are wanting to see lions

3. Mrs. Ramya is teaching them Science. She began to teach them Science some
time ago and she is still teaching.
The above sentences can be said in a single sentence without changing the
meaning. Choose the correct expression from the following.
1) Mrs. Ramya is teaching them Science a long time.
2) Mrs. Ramya has been teaching them Science since a long time
3) Mrs. Ramya is being taught them Science for a long time
4) Mrs. Ramya has been teaching them Science for a long time.

4. We ………. hurry. There is plenty of time.
Choose the right word from the following to fill in the blank.
1) mustn’t 2) needn’t 3) shouldn’t 4) wouldn’t

5. He said to me, “Stay where you are”.
Which of the following is the right way of reporting the above statement.
1) He told me that stay where I was
2) He told me to stay where I am
3) He told me to stay where I was
4) He told me stay where was I

6. What’s the name of the man ……..?
Complete the question choosing the correct expression from the following.
1) Whom lent you his car 2) His car who lent
3) Who lent you his car 4) Lent you his

7. Find the wrongly spelt word from the following.
1) Restaurant 2) Consultant 3) Ignorant 4) Non Violant

8. This is …….. 5 year old child.
Choose the right article to fill in the blank.
1) a 2) an 3) the 4) no article

9. Has a dog ever bitten you?
Choose the correct expression to change the voice
1) Have you been ever bitten dog? 2) Has you been bitten ever by a dog?
3) Have you ever been bitten by a dog? 4) Has you ever been bitten by a dog?

10. If you were an Ophthalmologist, you would be interested in …….
Complete the statement choosing the correct phrase from the following.
1) The mind 2) The eyes 3) The skin 4) The bones

Answers: 1-2, 2-1, 3-4, 4-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-4, 8-2, 9-3, 10-2 .

DIETCET Previous Papers 2006 – General English with Key

DIETCET Previous Papers – General English Questions