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Read the sentences given below and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate noun or form of noun :

My wife raised her _______ in surprise.

A. Windmill

B. Eyebrow

C. Eyebrow's

D. None of these

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSEWER THE QUESTION
The Land of the Vikings
(From 'Peeps at many lands: Norway' by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman)
Who has not heard of the Vikings—the dauntless sea-rovers, who in the days of long ago were the dread of Northern Europe? We English should know something of them, for Viking blood flowed in the veins of many of our ancestors. And these fierce fighting men came in their ships across the North Sea from Norway on more than one occasion to invade England. But they came once too often, and were thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, when, as will be remembered, Harald the Hard, King of Norway, was killed in attempting to turn his namesake, King Harold of England, off his throne.
Norwegian historians, however, do not say very much about this particular invasion. They prefer to dwell on the great deeds of another King Harald, who was called "Fairhair," and who began his reign some two hundred years earlier. This Harald was only a boy of ten years of age when he came to the throne, but he determined to increase the size of his kingdom, which was then but a small one, so he trained his men to fight, built grand new ships, and then began his conquests. Norway was at that time divided up into a number of districts or small kingdoms, each of which was ruled over by an Earl or petty King, and it was these rulers whom Harald set to work to subdue. He intended to make one united kingdom of all Norway, and he eventually succeeded in doing so. But he had many a hard fight; and if the Sagas, as the historical records of the North are called, speak truly, he fought almost continuously during twelve long years before he had accomplished his task, and even then he was only just twenty-one years of age.
They say that he did all these wonderful things because a girl, named Gyda, whom he wanted to marry, refused to have anything to say to him until he had made himself King of a really big kingdom. He made a vow that he would not comb or cut his hair until he had conquered the whole country. He led his men to victory after victory, and at length fought his last great battle at Hafrsfjord (to the south of Stavanger). The sea-fight was desperate and long, but Harald's fleet succeeded in overpowering that of the enemy, and Sulki, King of Rogaland, as well as Erik, King of Hardanger, were slain. Then Harald cut and dressed his hair, the skalds composed poems in honour of the event, and for ever after he was known as Fairhair. He was truly a great Viking, and he did not rest content with the conquest of Norway alone; for he brought his ships across the North Sea and conquered the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys, and he lived to the age of eighty-three.

'The sea fight was desperate and long'. Choose the correct phrase to replace 'desperate':

A extremely violent
B full of despair
C totallyhopeless
D extremelyserious and dangerous

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSEWER THE QUESTION
The Land of the Vikings
(From 'Peeps at many lands: Norway' by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman)
Who has not heard of the Vikings—the dauntless sea-rovers, who in the days of long ago were the dread of Northern Europe? We English should know something of them, for Viking blood flowed in the veins of many of our ancestors. And these fierce fighting men came in their ships across the North Sea from Norway on more than one occasion to invade England. But they came once too often, and were thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, when, as will be remembered, Harald the Hard, King of Norway, was killed in attempting to turn his namesake, King Harold of England, off his throne.
Norwegian historians, however, do not say very much about this particular invasion. They prefer to dwell on the great deeds of another King Harald, who was called "Fairhair," and who began his reign some two hundred years earlier. This Harald was only a boy of ten years of age when he came to the throne, but he determined to increase the size of his kingdom, which was then but a small one, so he trained his men to fight, built grand new ships, and then began his conquests. Norway was at that time divided up into a number of districts or small kingdoms, each of which was ruled over by an Earl or petty King, and it was these rulers whom Harald set to work to subdue. He intended to make one united kingdom of all Norway, and he eventually succeeded in doing so. But he had many a hard fight; and if the Sagas, as the historical records of the North are called, speak truly, he fought almost continuously during twelve long years before he had accomplished his task, and even then he was only just twenty-one years of age.
They say that he did all these wonderful things because a girl, named Gyda, whom he wanted to marry, refused to have anything to say to him until he had made himself King of a really big kingdom. He made a vow that he would not comb or cut his hair until he had conquered the whole country. He led his men to victory after victory, and at length fought his last great battle at Hafrsfjord (to the south of Stavanger). The sea-fight was desperate and long, but Harald's fleet succeeded in overpowering that of the enemy, and Sulki, King of Rogaland, as well as Erik, King of Hardanger, were slain. Then Harald cut and dressed his hair, the skalds composed poems in honour of the event, and for ever after he was known as Fairhair. He was truly a great Viking, and he did not rest content with the conquest of Norway alone; for he brought his ships across the North Sea and conquered the Isle of Man, the Hebrides, the Shetlands, and the Orkneys, and he lived to the age of eighty-three.

According to the text, the Vikings were:

A fearless savages
B heartless sea rovers
C violent warriors
D incurable wanderers

READ THE EXTRACT FROM A LETTER AND CHOOSE THE BEST WORD FOR EACH SPACE
Dear Sapna,
Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while but I haven't been very well.
I'm feeling quite (e.g.) ____worn out_____ with all my school work, and the pressure of exams is really _____(15)______. Also, I still haven't recovered from a nasty illness I got last week. I was walking to school last Monday when I suddenly felt faint and thought I was going to _____(16)_____. I thought perhaps I was coming _____(17)_____with flu, so I called my mother. When we got home, she noticed that I had a rash.
There were little red spots all over my face and neck. The doctor said that I had food poisoning and told me to stay in bed and to drink lots of water. She said that if I carried _____(18)_____her instructions, I would probably get _____(19)_____ in a few days, but I still feel quite weak.
That is all for now.
Bye,
Deepa

______(17)_______

A out
B down
C over
D through

READ THE EXTRACT FROM A LETTER AND CHOOSE THE BEST WORD FOR EACH SPACE
Dear Sapna,
Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while but I haven't been very well.
I'm feeling quite (e.g.) ____worn out_____ with all my school work, and the pressure of exams is really _____(15)______. Also, I still haven't recovered from a nasty illness I got last week. I was walking to school last Monday when I suddenly felt faint and thought I was going to _____(16)_____. I thought perhaps I was coming _____(17)_____with flu, so I called my mother. When we got home, she noticed that I had a rash.
There were little red spots all over my face and neck. The doctor said that I had food poisoning and told me to stay in bed and to drink lots of water. She said that if I carried _____(18)_____her instructions, I would probably get _____(19)_____ in a few days, but I still feel quite weak.
That is all for now.
Bye,
Deepa

_______(16)________

A pass over
B pass through
C pass out
D pass down

CHOOSE THE BEST WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE
The girl had a painful ___________ on her leg

A bandage
B sore
C ache
D slip

Choose the correct adjective from the options given below :

Have you got ______ food?

A. Little

B. Less

C. Some

D. Any

Pick out a word which best expresses the meaning of the given word (synonym) :

Knowledge

A. Intelligence

B. Wicked

C. Stupid

D. Learning

Fill in the blanks with the correct use of comparative or superlative from the options given below :

India is a great country. It has the second __31__ population in the world after China. The cities of Kolkata and Mumbai are among the __32__ in the world. In India there are also __33__ languages than almost any other country in the world but out of them the __34__ spoken ones are Hindi and English. India also has a very long history, probably __35__ China's, if not __36__ ! It has also one of the __37__ histories which has given the world some wonderful monuments for the world to see. One of the __38__ monuments is the Taj Mahal. India's natural beauty is also very interesting from the __39__ part of the Himalayas in the North to the plains of Southern India. The Shillong plateau in Eastern India is one of the __40__ places in the world.

A. Longer

B. As long as

C. Lengthy

D. None of these

Fill in the blanks by choosing suitable prepositions from the alternatives given below:

Even the new drug could not cure him _____ his illness.

A. Of

B. From

C. In

D. At