English PPSC Tehsildar Past Papers Morning and Evening
Sara did an absolutely ______ job.
- A. Trimendos
- B. Tremendous
- C. Tremendouse
- D. None of these
MANACLE : MALEFACTOR :: ______ : Dog
- A. Urbane: Fanatic
- B. Muzzle: Dog
- C. Train: Tether
- D. None of these
Anyone who is ______ hesitating between two options ends up doing neither.
- A. Constantly
- B. Persistently
- C. Insistently
- D. None of these
Select the correct sentence:
- A. I have got headache
- B. I gets headache
- C. I got headache
- D. None of these
The plague ______ in London that summer and hundreds died.
- A. Break down
- B. Broke out
- C. Break off
- D. None of these
Find the parallel expression: Lithe : ____ :: Slovenly : Snob
- A. Fith
- B. Asleep
- C. Dance
- D. None of these
Idiom: To turn the tables
- A. To turn someone
- B. To turn the situation to one's own side
- C. To reverse the condition completely
- D. None of these
Every cloud has a ______.
- A. Shining lining
- B. Silver lining
- C. Rainy lining
- D. None of these
Which is closest to the Sun?
- A. The Planet closet to Sun is Mercury
- B. The Planet closet to sun is Mercury
- C. The planet closet to Sun is Mercury
- D. None of these
Proverb: A wolf in ______.
- A. Donkey’s clothing
- B. Sheep clothing
- C. Greece
- D. None of these
Antonym of 'wearisome':
- A. Refreshing
- B. Wholesome
- C. Gruesome
- D. None of these
One-word substitution: A fear of heights is called ______.
- A. Acrophobia
- B. Phobia
- C. Heightophobi
- D. None of these
A child born after his father's death is called ______.
- A. Panacea
- B. Posthumous
- C. Plagiarism
- D. None of these
Idiom: To be rolling in money
- A. Very rich
- B. Washing a lot of money
- C. Borrowing money
- D. None of these
Idiom: To throw up the sponge
- A. To offer a challenge
- B. To surrender or give up contest
- C. To become utterly disappointed
- D. None of these
Indirect speech: “My brother is a pilot,” she said that ______ a pilot.
- A. Her brother was
- B. My brother is
- C. Her brother is
- D. None of these
Choose the synonym of 'Caesarian'.
- A. Short tempered
- B. Surgical operation
- C. Craftiness
- D. None of these
A group of fish is called a ______.
- A. Aquaa_group
- B. Swarm
- C. Fisheries
- D. Shoal
We observed the army's ______ in the mountains.
- A. Manoeuvre
- B. Maneurour
- C. Manueurve
- D. None of these
Fill in: The defence of the oil installation had been assigned ______ my regiment.
- A. Assigned to
- B. Assigned into
- C. Assigned with
- D. None of these
Though Azmat missed school for years, he speaks English ______ I think.
- A. Whether
- B. Provided
- C. Although
- D. None of these
Choose the correct use of capitals:
- A. The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal-era congregational mosque in Lahore.
- B. The Badshahi mosque is a Mughal-era congregational Mosque in Lahore.
- C. The badshahi Mosque is a Mughal-era congregational mosque in lahore.
- D. None of these
Through past ______ experiences, we must prepare ______ for future challenges.
- A. Interesting/rigorously
- B. Unusual/openly
- C. Bitter/ourselves
- D. None of these
Synonym: Bellicose
- A. Sluggish
- B. Boastful
- C. Warlike
- D. None of these
Idiom: Spick and span
- A. Meanwhile
- B. Neat and clean
- C. In the meantime
- D. None of these
Articles: ______ elderly couple walked along ______ beach.
- A. An/the
- B. An/a
- C. A/a
- D. None of these
Synonym of 'wheedle':
- A. Retreat
- B. Deceive
- C. Scar
- D. None of these
Plural analogy: Man : Men :: Goose : ______.
- A. Happy : Calm
- B. Duck : Ducklings
- C. Goose : Geese
- D. None of these
Idiom: To bury the hatchet
- A. To make peace
- B. To act unfairly
- C. To keep secret
- D. None of these
The client ended the call ______ I could explain.
- A. Before
- B. As soon as
- C. When
- D. None of these
Analogy: Toss : Hurl :: Speak : ______.
- A. Shout
- B. Learn
- C. Formulate
- D. None of these
Unless you ______ hard you cannot succeed.
- A. Work
- B. Will work
- C. Will worked
- D. None of these
Saad is a conceited boy ______ I dislike very much.
- A. Who
- B. Whose
- C. That
- D. None of these
Phrasal verb: Could I ______ this dress, please?
- A. Try on
- B. Try out
- C. Try over
- D. None of these
Two fugitives stayed free by skillfully avoiding the ______ of the police.
- A. Behave
- B. Pursult
- C. Torture
- D. None of these
Impious : ____ :: Indignant : Irked.
- A. Irreverent
- B. Irk some
- C. Furibus
- D. None of these
Change voice: Are they blaming us for nothing?
- A. Are we being blamed
- B. Are we blamed
- C. Do we blamed
- D. None of these
It was the blue car ______ the accident.
- A. Caused the accident
- B. Cause the accident
- C. Which caused the accident
- D. None of these
One for which no salary is paid is called ______.
- A. Herblvorous
- B. Homicide
- C. Honoray
- D. None of these
Passive voice: The mother has cooked many delicious dishes for the guests.
- A. Many delicious dishes has cooked for the guests by the mother.
- B. Many delicious dishes had been cooked for the guests by the mother.
- C. Many delicious dishes had cooked for the guests by the mother.
- D. None of these
Either you or I ______ responsible for that.
- A. Had been
- B. Are
- C. Have been
- D. None of these
Tahir is ______ the mechanic ______ his car.
- A. To be having / fixing
- B. To have / to fix
- C. To have / fixing
- D. None of these
Antonym of 'Aboriginal':
- A. Popular
- B. Modern
- C. Native
- D. None of these
On the contrary I was proud ______ it.
- A. In, of
- B. On, of
- C. At, of
- D. None of these
Synonym: Economize
- A. Spend
- B. Save
- C. Squander
- D. None of these
Match the proverb: 'All are not saints who go to church.'
- A. بغل میں چھری منہ میں رام رام
- B. تالی ایک ہاتھ سے نہیں بجتی
- C. آگے دوڑ پیچھے چھوڑ
- D. ان میں سے کو ئی نہیں
Convert to active voice: 'Wrong meals have been served to us.'
- A. They served us wrong meal.
- B. They served wrong meal to us.
- C. They have served us wrong meal.
- D. None of these
Which English phrase means 'ملحوظ خاطر رکھنا'?
- A. Take to task
- B. Revounce
- C. Take into account
- D. None of these
What is the meaning of 'رنجش'?
- A. Anguish
- B. Forbearance
- C. All of a sudden
- D. None of these
Passive of 'This book interests me':
- A. I am interested by this book
- B. I have interested in this book
- C. I am interested in this book
- D. None of these
Complete the dialogue: A: ___? B: I’m going to study in the library.
- A. What do you usually do at the weekend
- B. What are you doing now
- C. I am watching TV
- D. None of these
Passive voice of 'Take the chair out.'
- A. Let the chair be taken out
- B. Let the chair take out
- C. The chair is to be taken out
- D. None of these
Complete: 'I shall take my food when you ___.'
- A. went
- B. gone
- C. go
- D. None of these
Indirect speech: 'I can’t believe it,' his father said ___ it.
- A. he can’t believe
- B. I couldn’t believe
- C. he couldn’t believe
- D. None of these
Meaning of 'to cut a sorry figure':
- A. to cut short
- B. to feel sorry
- C. to criticize
- D. None of these
Best Urdu translation of 'Acknowledge':
- A. علم رکھنا
- B. تسلیم کرنا
- C. بات ماننا
- D. ان میں سے کو ئی نہیں
Which word best describes people or things that do not move as quickly as others?
- A. Wrinkly
- B. Static
- C. Flustered
- D. None of these
Choose the correct sentence about receiving a court notice:
- A. We received summons to attend the court
- B. We received a summon to attend the court
- C. We received summoned to attend court
- D. None of these
Indirect speech: 'Why is he crying?' Ahmad wants to know _____.
- A. Why he was crying
- B. Why was he crying
- C. Why is he crying
- D. None of these
Which word means 'not interesting because overused'?
- A. Simple
- B. Hackneyed
- C. Dip
- D. None of these
Antonym of 'Obstreperous':
- A. Short
- B. Tame
- C. Strict
- D. None of these
Which of these is the correct version of 'One should do her duty'?
- A. One should do one’s duty.
- B. One should do his duty.
- C. One should do her duty
- D. None of these
Fill the blank with the best conjunction: 'He doesn’t know the answer __ I’ve told him repeatedly.'
- A. In spite
- B. Even
- C. While
- D. None of these
Translate from Urdu: 'مذموم'
- A. Evil
- B. Harmless
- C. Goodness
- D. None of these
Translate 'ہنگامی حالات' into English:
- A. Moot
- B. Ease
- C. Emergency
- D. None of these
Translate 'فروغ' into English:
- A. Involve
- B. Develop
- C. Maintain
- D. None of these
Translate 'بےکار' to the best English equivalent:
- A. Introvent
- B. Futile
- C. Ingenious
- D. None of these
Choose the correct sentence about recovery:
- A. The Patient recovered gradually
- B. The Patient recovered by on by
- C. The Patient recovered long before
- D. None of these
Translate 'ذلت آمیز' to English:
- A. Reputable
- B. Honorable
- C. Ignominious
- D. None of these
Which is correct: 'Aslam and I am project partners'?
- A. Aslam and I am the project partners.
- B. I and Aslam are project’s partners.
- C. I and Aslam were project partners.
- D. None of these
Indirect reply: 'What losses have I suffered?' he cried.
- A. He exclamid that he suffered heavy losses
- B. He exclaimed that he suffered heavy losses
- C. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had suffered heavy losses
- D. None of these
Change to reported speech: 'I am now in the medical college,' said Fatima.
- A. Fatima told that she is now in the medical college
- B. Fatima told that she was then in the medical college
- C. Fatima told that she was in a medical college now
- D. None of these
Fill the blank: 'Macbeth is a tragedy of a man who was ___ great qualities.'
- A. Possessed
- B. Privileged
- C. Empowered
- D. None of these
Choose the correct verb: 'He ___ for a walk every day.'
- A. goes
- B. has gone
- C. go
- D. None of these
Proverb completion: 'Out of the frying-pan ___'
- A. into the fire
- B. in the plate
- C. into the water
- D. None of these
Idiom: 'To get cold feet' means:
- A. to run for life
- B. to be afraid
- C. to fail sick
- D. None of these
Change to passive voice: 'Should you look down upon the poor?'
- A. Your poor must be looked down upon.
- B. Should the poor be looked down upon by you?
- C. Should the poor looked down upon by you?
- D. None of these
Choose the correct sentence:
- A. He called me as a fool
- B. He called me a fool
- C. He did called me as a fool
- D. None of these
Fill the blank: 'We should not jeer ___ a defeated enemy.'
- A. on
- B. at
- C. to
- D. None of these
Indirect speech: 'Can you help me?' The old man wondered if _____.
- A. he could help me
- B. I can help him
- C. I could help him
- D. None of these
Indirect reply: Lawyer to witness: 'Speak as I tell you.'
- A. The lawyer told the witness to speak as he told him.
- B. The lawyer directed the witness to speak as he told him.
- C. The lawyer suggested the witness to speak as he told him.
- D. None of these
Choose the correct phrasal verb: 'They ___ the company to reverse its decision.'
- A. called for
- B. called on
- C. called to
- D. None of these
She comes ____ really well on television.
- A. in
- B. across
- C. express
- D. None of these
I ____ gym daily.
- A. goes
- B. went
- C. am going
- D. None of these (go)
A wealthy person of high status is often called a:
- A. Boss
- B. Nabob
- C. Master
- D. None of these
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
- A. He asked, “are you a doctor?”, and let me in
- B. He asked, “are you a doctor?, and let me in
- C. He asked”are you a doctor?”, and let me in
- D. None of these
The sun ____ in the west.
- A. sat
- B. sets
- C. set
- D. None of these
An attack on someone's reputation or integrity is called an:
- A. Aspersion
- B. Aversion
- C. Apersion
- D. None of these
What is the term for marrying someone while still legally wed to another?
- A. Bigamy
- B. Polygamy
- C. Monogamy
- D. None of these
Change to passive voice: 'She was watering the plants.'
- A. The plants were being waterd by her.
- B. The plants had being waterd by her.
- C. The plants was being waterd by her.
- D. None of these