LANGUAGE TEST -5

ENGLISH TIME: 50ms MARKS:50

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

Rainbows are often seen when the Sun comes out after or during rain.
Rainbows are caused when sunlight shines through drops of water in the sky
at a specific angle. When white sunlight enters a raindrop, it exits the raindrop
turning a different colour. When light exits lots of different raindrops at
different angles, it produces the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and
violet colours that you see in a rainbow. Together, these colours are known as
the spectrum. These colours can sometimes be seen in waterfalls and
fountains as well.

Did you know that there are double rainbows? In a double

rainbow, light reflects twice inside water droplets and forms two arcs. In most
double rainbows, the colour of the top arc are opposite to those in the bottom
arc. In other words, the order of colours starts with purple on top and ends
with red at the bottom. Believe it or not, rainbows sometimes appear as white
arcs at night. These rainbows are called moonbows. Moonbows are caused by
moonlight (rather than sunlight) shining through drops of

1. Rainbows are often seen. [ ]

a) after rain b) before rain

c) after the sun sets at night d) before a storm

2. Rainbows occur when---------------- [ ]

a) light exits many raindrops at different angles

b) the sun causes a rainstorm

c) the spectrum causes a rainstorm

d) the sun comes out after a storm

3. Which colour is NOT in a rainbow? [ ]

 a) Yellow b) Indigo

c) Orange d) Pink

4. Which of the following IS NOT true? [ ]

a) Double rainbows are two rainbows that are exactly the same.

b) Spectrum colours sometimes appear in fountains and waterfalls.

c) Moonbows are caused by moonlight.

d) Rainbows are usually seen after or during rain.

5. What would be a good title for this passage? [ ]

a) The History of Rainbows

b) Differences between Normal Rainbows and Double Rainbows

c) Moonbows!

d) The Basics about Rainbow

6. What colour is a moonbow? [ ]

a) White b) Yellow

c) Green d) The passage doesnt say

DIRECTIONS: Choose the suitable verb forms for the following questions from
7 to 15 questions

7. Ankith and his family --------------- in Europe for thee weeks. [ ]

A) have been travelling B) have travelling

C) been travelling D) have travelled

8.Aswini --------- ----- her teeth twice a day. [ ]

A) brush B) brushes C) is brushed D) brushing

9. The patients of malaria normally------------- fully in two weeks. [ ]

A) recover B) does recover C) do recover D) recovers

10. Maheswary ------------------ to report to the head office everyday. [ ]

A) has B) have C) having D) no change

11. Vishnu ----------------- some information from the internet. [ ]

A) downloading B) is downloading

C) has downloading D) have downloading

12. The Sainik students ----------------------for their English exam. [ ]

A) has studied B) has been studying

C) have been studying D) studied

13. we ---------------- Tirupati three times sofar. [ ]

A) visited B) have visited C) are visiting D) has been visited

14. Don’t disturb him. He -------------------- rest. [ ]

A) is taking B) was taking C) has taken D) takes

15. --------------- you ever ------------- the movie ‘Bahubali’? [ ]

A) have, watching B) has been, watching

C) have , watched D) was , watched

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable conjunctions. Q.No. 16 to 18

16. It was very cold,---------------- he put on a sweater. [ ]

A) and B) but C) so D) or

17. To go from Hyderabad to Goa, you can fly,-------- you can ride the ferry.

A) and B) as C) but D) or [ ]

18. I went to buy a CD ,----------- the did not have what I was looking.

A) and B) but C) so D) or [ ]

19. Where is Rohan ? I haven’t seen ------------ in several days. [ ]

A) him B) you C) her D) he

 20. More than half of -------------- he says is untrue. [ ]

A) what B) who C) whom D) whose

21. There is still ------- ---------- honey in the jar. [ ]

A) some B) many C) a few D) non of these

22. There are ------------------ fish in the pond. [ ]

A) plenty of B) a large amount C) a little D) any

23. The princess is marring the prince tomorrow . [ ]

A) abstract noun B) common noun

C) collective noun D) proper noun

24. ‘Once in a blue moon’ means— [ ]

A) usual B) casual C) seldom D) regular

25. A person with a long experience in his profesion---------- [ ]

A) master B) well known C) veteran D) expert

26. One who sells fruits-------- [ ]

A) seller B) buyer C) fruiterer D) fruit eater

27. I sent a ---------- of fruits for my sister. [ ]

A) bucket B) basket C) drum D) none of these

28. I have put the ------------ of tools back in the car. [ ]

A) comb B) set C) bottle D) none of these

29. “ Ewe “ is the gender of --------- [ ]

A) masculine B) feminine C) common D) neuter

30. ‘Vixen ‘ is for ‘fox’ ------------------ is for ‘duke’ [ ]

A) witch B) ditches C) bitch D) duchess

31. A few men wear -------------- [ ]

 A) watches B) watch C) watchs D) washes

32. ‘Wives’ is for ‘wife’ ----------------------- for ‘fly’ [ ]

A) flies B) flys C) flyss D) flyies

34. Have you ever seen ---------------- ostrich? [ ]

A) a B) an C) the D) no article

35. Have you read ------------- Bhagavad Gita? [ ]

A) a B) an C) the D) no article

36. Find the correct spelling word for the followings. [ ]

A) Allergy B) Attendence C) adolesent D) Elicite

37. Choose the correct one

A) Briliant B) Brilliant C) brellient D) brelliant [ ]

38. N.T.R was a ---------------- chief minister. [ ]

A) former B) parmer C) farmer D) firmer

39. She has a pain in the ------------ [ ]

A) Heal B) Hale D) Hail D) Heel

40. “ Pay through one’s nose’ means------ [ ]

A) high sneezing B) high smelling

C) pay low price D) pay high price