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Sachivalayam Exams – English Previous Questions with Answers

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General English is one of the important sections of Grama / Ward Sachivalayam exams in Andhra Pradesh. About 5-10 questions will be asked from General English in all Sachivalayam exams. Following are previous questions asked in Sachivalayam exams 2019. Answers are provided for all the questions.

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Choose the correct squence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct entence.
a short (P) / but interesting (Q) / discussion on liberty (R) / it is (S)

  1. RSPQ
  2. SPQR
  3. PQSR
  4. QSPR
    ANSWER: 2

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
can you (A) / explans (B) / why water always (C) / runs downhill? (D)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 2

This house ………….. in 1880.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. was built
  2. was build
  3. was builted
  4. was building
    ANSWER: 1
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Asha said ‘I am reading a novel’.
Change it into indirect speech.

  1. Asha said that she was reading a novel.
  2. Asha says that she is reading a novel.
  3. Asha says that she read a novel.
  4. Asha informed that she will read a novel.
    ANSWER: 1

I think she ………. speak English quite well in a few months.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. will be able to
  2. can be able to
  3. able to
  4. does able to
    ANSWER: 1

Horticulture Secretary 2019

I should have …………. harder at school.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. studied
  2. study
  3. studies
  4. studying
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
At 5-00 this morning (A) / I am having (B) / a wonerful dream (C) / but then the alarm went off (D)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 2

Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct.

  1. Who works in that office?
  2. Who does worked in that office?
  3. Who does works in that office?
  4. Who working in that office?
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the correct sequence labelled as PQRS to produce the correct sequence.
and inherent wisdom (P) / the innocence (Q) / of little children (R) / this highlights (S).

  1. SQPR
  2. QRSP
  3. PSQR
  4. RSPQ
    ANSWER: 1
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The government will open ten new schools next year.
Choose the correct passive voice form of the above sentence.

  1. Ten new schools will open next year by the government.
  2. Ten new schools will be opended by the government next year.
  3. Ten new schools are opened by the government next year.
  4. Ten new schools are being opened by the government next year.
    ANSWER: 2

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
I went (A) / to Paris (B) / last year (C) / with a job interview (D).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 4

Choose the correct sequence labelled as PQRS to produce the correct sequence.
their parents (P) / a source of joy to (Q) / are (R) / children (S).

  1. SQPR
  2. QRSP
  3. PSQR
  4. RSPQ
    ANSWER: 3

The students should abide ……… the rules and regulations of the school.
Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions.

  1. with
  2. for
  3. by
  4. to
    ANSWER: 3

My friend said, “I forgot my purse”.
Choose the correct indirect form of the above sentence.

  1. My friend said that he had forgotten his purse.
  2. My friend said that he has forgotten hi purse.
  3. My friend says he has forgotten his purse.
  4. My friend said that he has forgot his purse.
    ANSWER: 1

Each of my friends ……… given a book.
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.

  1. was
  2. were
  3. are
  4. has been
    ANSWER: 1

VRO & Survey Assistant 2019

Men of the iron will can achieve many things.
In the above sentence ‘iron will’ means

  1. strong determination
  2. good work
  3. pleasure
  4. ignorance
    ANSWER: 1

No sooner had I put the phone down than it rang again.
Choose the correct expression or conjunction that can be used to rewrite the sentence above without changing the meaning.

  1. and ……. therefore
  2. scarcely …….. when
  3. Neither …… nor
  4. Either …… or
    ANSWER: 2

Do you think he may know Suma’s telephone number?
This sentence indicates

  1. taking permission
  2. giving permission
  3. expressing possibility
  4. expressing with
    ANSWER: 3

Choose the expression that means ‘sadness’

  1. Take to heart
  2. A heart of stone
  3. Have a heart
  4. Heavy heart
    ANSWER: 4

The puppy looked so ‘puny’.
The meaning of ‘puny’ in the above context is

  1. small and weak
  2. strong and hard
  3. curious and healthy
  4. active and healthy
    ANSWER: 1

ANM / MPHA 2019

I want to …….., but I can’t go now.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. go home
  2. go to home
  3. go on home
  4. go in home
    ANSWER: 1

I think I had the wrong key, because I …….. open the door.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. could
  2. couldn’t
  3. can
  4. will
    ANSWER: 2

‘Hamlet was written by Shakespeare’.
Choose the correct active voice form.

  1. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet
  2. Shakespeare written Hamlet
  3. Shakespeare was writing Hamlet
  4. Shakespeare write Hamlet
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the correct sequence labelled as PQRS to produce the correct sequence.
liberty is (P) / only (Q) / not a personal affair (R) / but a social contract also (S).

  1. PQRS
  2. QPSR
  3. RPQS
  4. RSPQ
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
I am (A) / going to tell her (B) / what I thinking (C) / of her (D).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 3

PS – Digital Assistants 2019

Choose the correct squence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
whom I taught (P) / the student (Q) / a teacher (R) / became (S)

  1. RSPQ
  2. QRSP
  3. SPRQ
  4. QPSR
    ANSWER: 4

I have been living in Hyderabad …………. 20 years.
Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

  1. for
  2. since
  3. from
  4. before
    ANSWER: 1

I am going to stand for …….. next Parliament election.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. the
  2. a
  3. an
  4. No article required
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
The teacher (A) / which inspired me most (B) / at school (C) / was called Ms. Neelima (D)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 2

When ……….. you going to get a new laptop?
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. is
  2. are
  3. do
  4. will
    ANSWER: 2

Category 1 Exams – 2019

‘How are you? I don’t see you for ages?’
Choose the option which can replace the underlined sentence.

  1. I haven’t seen you for ages
  2. I saw you for ages
  3. I have saw you for ages
  4. I not seen you for ages
    ANSWER: 1

I do not know very much ………. medieval history.
Choose the best option to fill in the blank.

  1. about
  2. on
  3. in
  4. with
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the correct squence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
had (P) / experiences (Q) / I have (R) / amazing (S)

  1. RPSQ
  2. SPRQ
  3. QPSR
  4. QSPR
    ANSWER: 1

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
My father (A) / made me go (B) / and apologise with (C) / my friend (D)

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 3

At last I ……….. finished my project!
choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. am
  2. did
  3. has
  4. have
    ANSWER: 4

AP Sachivalayam Exams General English Previous Questions with Key

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General English is part of all the exams of Grama Sachivalayam / Ward Sachivalayam recruitment in Andhra Pradesh. There will be 5 questions from various English topics including grammar, rearrangement of sentences, finding errors, passive voice, prepositions, tenses, articles etc. Following are the previous questions / old questions from the question papers 2019. These will help you gain good understanding of the question pattern. We have excellent question bank in our mock tests for General English part. Details are given below:

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 You can spend it with a free conscience.
The above sentence indicates

  1. taking permission
  2. giving order
  3. giving permission
  4. giving advice
    ANSWER: 3

If the rain stops, we will go out.
The above sentence is

  1. a simple sentence
  2. a compung sentence
  3. a complex sentence
  4. a compound complex sentence
    ANSWER: 3

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PT Usha was an instinctive athlete.
The word ‘instinctive’ means in the above context

  1. fearful
  2. natural
  3. mutual
  4. casual
    ANSWER: 2

The following one word gives the meaning of ‘something designed to teach people some moral’ :

  1. dictum
  2. culprit
  3. colossus
  4. didactic
    ANSWER: 4

I had scarcely arrived at the destination when the rain poured down.
Choose the expression or conjunction that can be used to rewrite the sentence above without changing the meaning.

  1. hardly ….. when
  2. neither ….. nor
  3. so …. that
  4. too ….. to
    ANSWER: 1

Ward Education and Data Processing Secretary 2019:

Choose the true statement regarding a compound sentence.

  1. It has a subordinating conjunction
  2. It has a subordinating clause
  3. It has no main clause
  4. It has no subordinating clause
    ANSWER: 4

Teja is an earnest student.
In the above sentence, ‘earnest’ means

  1. furious and emotional
  2. serious and determined
  3. funny and critical
  4. zealous and crazy
    ANSWER: 2

The study of spiders

  1. Arachnology
  2. Entomoloy
  3. Physiology
  4. Zoology
    ANSWER: 1

Kiran is a man of good understanding, knowledge and reasoning power because he is …………
Choose the expression that fits the blank meaningfully.

  1. an expert
  2. a literate
  3. an intellectual
  4. a snob
    ANSWER: 3

Sindhu has bright ideas.
Choose the meaning of ‘bright’ in the above context.

  1. welcoming
  2. clever
  3. full of light
  4. shining strongly
    ANSWER: 3

Village Sericulture Assistant 2019

One of my uncles ………. a professor.
Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blank.

  1. is
  2. are
  3. were
  4. have
    ANSWER: 1
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I went to the station to see ………. my friend.
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

  1. off
  2. of
  3. to
  4. for
    ANSWER: 1

“How are you?” said my friend to Arya.
Choose the correct indirect form of the above sentence.

  1. My friend asked Arya how was she.
  2. My friend enquired Arya about her health.
  3. My friend asked Arya how she was.
  4. My friend enquired Arya how is she.
    ANSWER: 3

Choose the correct sequence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
are causing (P) / human activities (Q) / global temparature (R) / an increase in (S)

  1. RPQS
  2. QPSR
  3. QPRS
  4. SRQP
    ANSWER: 2

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
He could not (A) / changed his clothes (B) / because he had (C) / lost his luggage (D).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 2

Animal Husbandry Assistant 2019

Choose the part labelled as A, B, C, D that has an error.
When Joy had (A) / finished his dinner(B) / he sit down (C) / to watch a film (D).

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
    ANSWER: 3

Aniket is not as shy as his brother.
Choose the comparative degree for the above sentence.

  1. Aniket is shyer than his brother
  2. His brother is shyer than Aniket
  3. His brother is less shy than Aniket
  4. Aniket and his brother are shy.
    ANSWER: 2

Choose the correct sequence labelled as P, Q, R, S to produce the correct sentence.
one of the (P) / the Amazon is (Q) / longest (R) / rivers in the world (S).

  1. RSQP
  2. QSPR
  3. QPRS
  4. QPSR
    ANSWER: 3

Harry is fond ……… classical music.
Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.

  1. with
  2. on
  3. for
  4. of
    ANSWER: 4

My friend is singing a song.
Choose the suitable passive voice form of the above sentence.

  1. A song is being sung by my friend.
  2. A song is sung by my friend.
  3. A song is being singing by my friend.
  4. A song is sang by my friend.
    ANSWER: 1
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