English Usage Practice Ex

1. By sheer hard work, he has ___ out a niche for himself.
(A) worked
(B) derived
(C) occupied
(D) carved

2. Tears ___ anger and tension naturally.
(A) relieve
(B) follow
(C) throw away
(D) release

3) This book is not long. I ____________ it by lunch time (will be reading, will have read)

4) Shiela _________ her case book   (packed , has packed , had packed )

5) When I _________ my dinner I went to bed   (had , have had, had had )

6) Perhaps we  ____________ Mahabaleshwar next month    (visit, will visit)

7)  wood: sand ::

(a) coal: burn
(b) brick: lay
(c) oil: polish
(d) metal: burnish
(e) stone: quarry

8) carpenter: saw ::

(a) stenographer:typist
(b) painter:brush
(c) lawyer:brief
(d) runner:sneakers
(e) seamstress:scissors

9) crow:boastful ::

(a) smirk:witty
(b) conceal:s;y
(c) pout:sulky
(d) blush:coarse
(e) bluster:unhappy

10) glossary:words ::

(a) catalogue:dates
(b) atlas:maps
(c) almanac:synonyms
(d) thesaurus:rhymes
(e) lexicon:numbers

Answers

1) d
2) a
3) will have read
4) has packed
5) had had
6) will visit
7) a
8) b
9) a
10) a








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