Practice Test

Q1) Choose the option that correctly identifies the tone of the characters in the given extract.
(1) antagonism
(2) humour
(3) contempt
(4) irony Show Answer

Q2) The playwright's intention in the given extract is to Show Answer

Q3) If according to Chubukov and Natalya, lomovs are not "honourable people", why do they still consider Lomov's proposal ? Show Answer

Q4) Imagine you found the playwright's notes for each scene in the play and noticed that some of the words were missing.
Choose the option that fills the missing words most appropriately.
A conversation that starts pleasantly quickly turns into a (i) ___ argument. With (ii) ___ of Oxen Meadows at the heart of the matter, Lomov and Natalya quarrel and are later joined by Chubukov. Thus, begins a (iii) ___ of insults, accusations and name-calling. All (iv) ___ disappears. Eventually, Lomov leaves clutching at his heart, his foot numb. Show Answer

Q5) Which of the following options comes closest to the meaning of 'tried' as used in the extract ? Show Answer

Q6) Which of the following titles of Shakespeare's plays might best apply to the relationship of Lomov and Natalya's relationship ? Show Answer

Q7) How would you characterise Chubukov's mood based on the given extract ? Show Answer

Q8) Based on the extract, Lomov and Natalya's closing lines can best be seen as Show Answer

Q9) Choose the option that correctly uses the idioms to the fill the blanks of the paragraph below :
In a team, it is important to (i) ___. Otherwise, you would become (ii) ___ , and incur the displeasure of the others. When that happens, you might feel (iii) ____. However, for the others, not having to carry you along would be a (iv) ___. Show Answer

Q10) The liberal use of exclamatory marks in the given extract indicate that the characters are expressing Show Answer

Q11) Who is the speaker of the above lines ? Show Answer

Q12) Why did aunt's grandmother give the meadows ? Show Answer

Q13) Why did the peasants treat the land as their own ? Show Answer

Q14) What light do these lines throw on the speaker's character ? He is ___. Show Answer

Q15) Find the synonyms of 'Sensible' from the above passage. Show Answer

Q16) Who is the speaker ? Show Answer

Q17) Who is the speaker speaking to ? Show Answer

Q18) What is the dispute over ? Show Answer

Q19) Which word describes the speaker the best ? Show Answer

Q20) What does the word 'restrain' mean ? Show Answer

Q21) Who is speaking and to whom ? Show Answer

Q22) Why is 'you' in an evening dress ? Show Answer

Q23) The speaker is very ___. Show Answer

Q24) Did the speaker seem happy to the listener ? Show Answer

Q25) Why does the world 'ball' mean here ? Show Answer

Q26) What was the measurement of the meadows ? Show Answer

Q27) How much are the meadows worth approximately ? Show Answer

Q28) Natalya's family had the land for nearly ___ years. Show Answer

Q29) Identify the speaker and the listener of the above lines. Show Answer

Q30) Find a word in the extract that means not based on what is just or fair ? Show Answer