Rajasthan Patwari Preliminary Exam Sample Paper

RSMSSB Patwari Pre Exam Model Paper on General English

1. Fill in the blank with the correct word or phrase :-

He insisted ______the work himself.

(a) to do            (b) in doing        (c) on doing       (d) to be doing

2.   Choose the word or Phrase nearest in meaning to the keyword – BELLIGERENT

(a) friendly        (b) co-operative (c) hostile         (d) discriminating

3.  Choose the correct meaning – By fits and starts  

(a) suddenly      (b) irregularly    (c) successfully (d) incompletely

4.  Choose the correct meaning – A wet blanket

(a) a comfortable thing                                                             (b) an unpleasant situation

(c) a person whose presence damps enthusiasm            (d) an unwelcome guest

5.  Change the sentence into indirect speech –

‘Mother said, “What have you got in your pocket, Mohan”.

(a)  Mother asked Mohan what he had got in his pocket.

(b)  Mother asked Mohan what you have got in your pocket.

(c) Mother asked Mohan what he got in his pocket.

(d) Mother asked Mohan that what he had got in his pocket.

6.  Pick out the part of the following sentence having error.

 He had to pay a whole amount.

(a) He              (b) had to pay               (c) a whole amount       (d) No error.

7.  Choose the correct article from the option

_______love is an inspiration to ______ man.

(a) No article, No article           (b) a, an           (c) an, the         (d) a, a

8.   Choose the correct alternative from those given below.

I _________ six letters since 8 a.m.

(a) wrote          (b) have written            (b) have been writing    (d) write

9.   Add question tag – Mohan is a teacher

(a) Mohan is not a teacher, is he?                      (b) Mohan is a teacher, was he?

(c) Mohan is a teacher, isn’t he ?                       (d) Mohan is a teacher, won’t he ?

10.  Pick the correct choice from those given below – It is too hot to go out.

(a) It is extremely hot for going out .                  (b) It is hot enough to go out.

(c) It is so hot that one cannot go out.                (d) It is such hot that one cannot go out.

11.   Fill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase – One must Keep ______promise.

(a) His              (b) one’s                      (c) the                          (d) a

12.   Which of the following is not the pair of opposites ?

(a) Strong x Weak        (b) Mighty  x Weak      (c) Powerful x Weak    (d) Proud x Weak

13.   Which of the following pairs has similar meaning ?

(a) Difficult – Hard        (b) Week – Weak        (c) Serious – Very ill     (d) Rude – Polite

14.  A person who receives guests is a _____

(a) Owner                    (b) Host           (c) Family                     (d) Manager

15.   Which of the following is the correct contracted form of ‘we are’?

(a) wer’e                      (b) we’re          (c) w’ere                      (d) were’

16.  Fill in the blank with the correct determiner in the following sentence.

He has ________books in his bag.

(a) little             (b) this              (c) some                       (d) much

17.   Choose the right preposition and fill in the blank – Rani is good _______drawing.

(a) for               (b) with                        (c) at                (d) on

18.  How many adjectives are there in the following sentence ? Round, red ball went up in the sky.

(a) 5                 (b) 4                 (c) 3                 (d) 2

19.  Choose the correct one word substitute – A place where birds are kept

(a) Attic                        (b) Nursery                  (c) Aviary                     (d) Zoo

20.  Choose the correct spelling-

(a) Hindarance              (b) Hindrance               (c) Hinderence              (d) Hinderance