Quiz Questions - BASIC ENGLISH SKILLS

Question 1 1 Marks

English is a ______language.

A

Common

B

Day

C

Night

D

Evening

Question 2 1 Marks

Using Internet is easy if we learn ______?.

A

Sports

B

English

C

Maths

D

Science

Question 3 1 Marks

We can learn English by ______?.

A

Cooking

B

Playing

C

Reading newspaper

D

None of these

Question 4 1 Marks

Tom tries to read the name boards, advertisements and posters that are in English. This helps him to_________.

A

Play

B

Friends

C

See

D

Improve his English

Question 5 1 Marks

When people from different states/ countries meet officially, _____?is the commonly used language to communicate with each other.

A

Latin

B

English

C

Newspaper

D

Action

Question 6 1 Marks

Words that are used to name people, places, animals and things are ________.

A

Person

B

Table

C

Naming words

D

Key

Question 7 1 Marks

Naming words are also called ___?.

A

Nouns

B

Verbs

C

Action

D

Pronouns

Question 8 1 Marks

Bats fly during the night. In this sentence the word Bat is______________

A

A boring word

B

An action word

C

A cool word

D

A Naming Word

Question 9 1 Marks

Ram was asked to measure his cupboard. It was 4 feet tall. Here feet means ____.

A

Taste

B

Hand

C

Leg

D

Measurement

Question 10 1 Marks

John was travelling by bus to his village. He noted the names of places that he could see on his journey. What are these words called as?

A

Naming words

B

His

C

That

D

See

Question 11 1 Marks

Cats is an example of _____word.

A

Words

B

Plural

C

Singular

D

Opposite

Question 12 1 Marks

Singular naming words are used when _____person, place or thing is present.

A

Many

B

Few

C

One

D

More

Question 13 1 Marks

Plural form of child is____.

A

Person

B

Infant

C

Kid

D

Children

Question 14 1 Marks

A child was working in the computer lab which had many computers. The word ?computers? is in the_____form.

A

Less

B

Plural

C

Minimum

D

Maximum

Question 15 1 Marks

Vinay visited the dentist because he was suffering from tooth ache. Dentist treats our teeth problems. In this sentence, which is the plural word?

A

Teeth

B

Tooth

C

Vinay

D

Dentist

Question 16 1 Marks

Pronouns (ex: he, she, her) can be used in the place of ________.

A

Spellings

B

Adjective

C

Verb

D

Naming words

Question 17 1 Marks

They? is used when we want to refer to _____.

A

He

B

She

C

Many people

D

Our

Question 18 1 Marks

The pronoun 'I' is used for _______.

A

Many

B

Myself

C

Other

D

That

Question 19 1 Marks

Ramesh is working in Chennai. _____likes the office environment.

A

He

B

It

C

That

D

What

Question 20 1 Marks

Sita and I are friends. _____stays in Gandhi Bazar.

A

What

B

She

C

A

D

And

Question 21 1 Marks

Action words are also called _____.

A

Center

B

Are

C

Verbs

D

Is

Question 22 1 Marks

Verbs tell the action of the _____.

A

Cow

B

Change

C

Act

D

Naming words

Question 23 1 Marks

Kim fell from her bike yesterday. The action in the sentence is in____________?tense.

A

Future

B

Past

C

Present

D

Clear

Question 24 1 Marks

'It is going to be a sunny day tomorrow'. The action in this sentence is in ____________tense.

A

Future

B

Past

C

Date

D

Day

Question 25 1 Marks

Arun travels to school by bus. The action word in the sentence is _____.

A

bus

B

travels

C

school

D

Arun

Question 26 1 Marks

Adjectives are _____words.

A

Sound

B

Finish

C

Describing

D

Neutral

Question 27 1 Marks

Describing words add more information to the ___?.

A

Naming words

B

Bad

C

Sad

D

Numbers

Question 28 1 Marks

It is a _____?knife. Fill in the correct adjective.

A

this

B

sharp

C

and

D

there

Question 29 1 Marks

'The sea is blue'. In this sentence _____is an adjective.

A

sea

B

the

C

is

D

blue

Question 30 1 Marks

'Arjun filled water into a large pot'. In this sentence the describing word is ________.

A

large

B

Arjun

C

water

D

into

Question 31 1 Marks

The punctuation in a sentence makes the meaning____________?to understand.

A

ambiguous

B

unclear

C

think

D

clear

Question 32 1 Marks

The beginning of a sentence should start with ________letter

A

Capital

B

Small

C

Cursive

D

Italics

Question 33 1 Marks

Comma is used to show a _____within the sentence.

A

Full stop

B

Pair

C

Break

D

Capital letter

Question 34 1 Marks

Sita wanted to ask Nina about her summer plan. Choose the correct answer.

A

Nina is your plan.

B

Nina, what is your summer plan?

C

What Nina asked?

D

None of these

Question 35 1 Marks

Add comma wherever it is necessary. After the meeting we will go out.

A

After, the meeting, we will go out.

B

After the meeting, we will go out.

C

After the, meeting we will go, out.

D

After the meeting we will go out.

Question 36 1 Marks

Sentences are____________________.

A

group of words with complete meaning

B

Verbs

C

Nouns

D

Letters

Question 37 1 Marks

A declarative sentence tells us some information or explanation. It ends with __________.

A

Comma (,)

B

Question mark (?)

C

Full stop (.)

D

Exclamatory mark (!)

Question 38 1 Marks

An exclamatory sentence ends with the _____.

A

Full stop (.)

B

Comma (,)

C

Question mark (?)

D

Exclamatory mark (!)

Question 39 1 Marks

Wow! The flowers in the park are beautiful. This is a__________?sentence.

A

Declarative (.)

B

Exclamatory (!)

C

Imperative

D

Interrogative (?)

Question 40 1 Marks

The police were questioning about his crime. What type of sentence is it?

A

Declarative (.)

B

Interrogative (?)

C

Exclamatory (!)

D

None of these

Question 41 1 Marks

Every complete sentence has ___.

A

1 part

B

2 parts

C

3 parts

D

4 parts

Question 42 1 Marks

The__________?is what or whom a sentence is about.

A

Subject

B

Predicate

C

Object

D

Verb

Question 43 1 Marks

The correct order for a sentence is ________.

A

Subject, Verb, Object

B

Subject, Verb

C

Verb, Object, Subject

D

Verb, Verb, Subject

Question 44 1 Marks

Radha has learnt how to write a sentence. Which is the subject in this sentence?

A

Learnt

B

How

C

Sentence

D

Radha

Question 45 1 Marks

Choose the correct sentence.

A

The road runs on cat.

B

The cat runs on the road.

C

Cat road runs.

D

Runs on the road cat.

Question 46 1 Marks

The most effective way to get information is by

A

Writing

B

Talking

C

Reading

D

Activity

Question 47 1 Marks

A poster presents information by using_________________.

A

Novel

B

Story

C

Images and colours

D

Exercise for practice

Question 48 1 Marks

Symbols gives us information through _____.

A

Colours

B

Images

C

Words

D

Posters

Question 49 1 Marks

Yash bought a bag which had recycle symbol. What should he do when the bag is old?

A

Burn

B

Throw it in the river

C

Put it in soil

D

Should dispose it in recyclable items

Question 50 1 Marks

Raj was driving towards Mysore. On the way he found few arrows marked next to Mysore on the board. What does it suggest ?

A

Direction

B

Map

C

Way

D

None of these

Question 51 1 Marks

People can hear the emotions and see our facial expression when we _____.

A

Speak

B

Listen

C

Taste

D

See

Question 52 1 Marks

_____contact with the people we are speaking help us to communicate confidently.

A

Nose

B

Eye

C

Ear

D

Skin

Question 53 1 Marks

Emotions can be expressed through your ____.

A

Height

B

Weight

C

Voice

D

Situation

Question 54 1 Marks

Sudha says, ?I feel that these lights are too bright". What is she communicating?

A

Question

B

Answer

C

Idiom

D

Opinion Phrase

Question 55 1 Marks

John does not agree with his coworker about a task. How should he communicate his disagreement?

A

You don't know anything.

B

I respectfully disagree with what you are saying.

C

You are wrong!

D

I will just do it my way.

Question 56 1 Marks

Effective communication is to both _______.

A

speak and listen well

B

speak well

C

see well

D

learn well

Question 57 1 Marks

We should _____?instructions in the classroom.

A

learn

B

listen to

C

forget

D

ignore

Question 58 1 Marks

Listening is important to _____?the information given.

A

forget

B

overcome

C

understand

D

disobey

Question 59 1 Marks

Rahul spends 30 minutes everyday watching news. He writes down few sentences about what is said. What is he trying to do?

A

Practicing listening

B

Practicing News

C

Practicing Movements

D

None of these

Question 60 1 Marks

Teacher Meena advised her students to write down 2 or 3 sentences when she explains the lesson. How does it help the students?

A

Speak

B

Recollect what she said

C

Write

D

Read

Question 61 1 Marks

Things or activities that we enjoy are ___?.

A

Dislikes

B

Negative

C

Emotions

D

Likes

Question 62 1 Marks

Dislikes are things towards which we have ___?.

A

Negative emotion

B

Positive emotion

C

Likes

D

Interests

Question 63 1 Marks

I adore? phrase is used to express _____of something.

A

A dislike

B

A bad feeling

C

A strong admiration

D

A poor admiration

Question 64 1 Marks

Naveen is fond of dogs, but Sheetal hates dogs. In this sentence who likes dogs?

A

Sheetal

B

Naveen

C

Both Sheetal and Naveen

D

Dog

Question 65 1 Marks

Smith! Would you like playing cricket or football this evening? If Smith likes to play both how will he answer? _____?playing any of them.

A

I don?t mind

B

I hate

C

I want

D

I won?t

Question 66 1 Marks

Formal greetings are used in _____.

A

Family

B

Workplace

C

House

D

Friends

Question 67 1 Marks

___greetings are used while speaking to friends and family.

A

Formal

B

Due

C

Informal

D

No

Question 68 1 Marks

Which of these is an informal greeting?

A

Good day

B

Good morning

C

Good evening

D

Hey

Question 69 1 Marks

Malini is attending her new school today. She introduces herself as _____.

A

Good bye

B

Hello everyone!

C

What?s up guys

D

Longtime everyone

Question 70 1 Marks

Sanju met her cousin Keerti accidentally in a mall. How should she greet her?

A

Long time, no see!

B

What are you doing here?

C

Thank you!

D

Take care!

Question 71 1 Marks

When you ask someone something it is ____.

A

Answer

B

Blank

C

Question

D

Response

Question 72 1 Marks

Question always end with a ___?.

A

Comma ,

B

Question mark ?

C

Exclamation mark !

D

Full stop .

Question 73 1 Marks

____questions give clear indication of the information the person wants to know.

A

Wh-

B

Yes or No

C

No

D

Closed questions

Question 74 1 Marks

Vinutha was questioned whether she has completed her degree in an interview. How should she respond stating that she has completed?

A

Yes

B

No

C

Yes, I have completed my degree

D

Completed my degree

Question 75 1 Marks

Tutor asked his student whether he knew to use Windows? How should the student answer?

A

Done

B

Yes, I know how to use Windows

C

Yup

D

I will know

Question 76 1 Marks

When two or more people give their thoughts and views on a topic. It is called a_______.

A

Speaking

B

Listening

C

Reading

D

Group discussion

Question 77 1 Marks

Group discussion helps us ___?.

A

argue

B

have fun

C

create problems

D

learn more and solve big problems

Question 78 1 Marks

Which of these should not be used to express your opinion in a group discussion?

A

It seems to me that

B

Listen to me

C

In my opinion

D

I don?t quite agree

Question 79 1 Marks

Mahesh and his team discussed about the steps to be followed to complete the project at the earliest. He was happy with the suggestions given by his teammates and granted to follow the same. How would he convey it?

A

I agree with your plan of action

B

You must follow what I tell you

C

Don?t come here to talk

D

I don?t agree with your plan

Question 80 1 Marks

Rita had to attend a group discussion on behalf of her company. What is she supposed to do before the meeting?

A

Attend party

B

Attend classes

C

Be prepared about the topic

D

Take leave

Question 81 1 Marks

A person who makes a call__________

A

Keypad

B

Caller

C

Phase

D

Contacts

Question 82 1 Marks

Receiver is a person who _____the call.

A

Blocks

B

Dials

C

Receives

D

Rejects

Question 83 1 Marks

Phone call has ___phases

A

End

B

Middle

C

Different

D

Three

Question 84 1 Marks

Bindu receives a call from JJ company promoting a discount sale. She couldn?t clearly hear the details. How is she supposed to ask the person to repeat the information?

A

What is it?

B

Could you please repeat?

C

Speak loud

D

I don?t know

Question 85 1 Marks

Harish made a call to the Senior manager in a company. How is he supposed to start the conversation.?

A

Greet the person

B

Purpose of call

C

Thank the person

D

Good bye

Question 86 1 Marks

Document which has details of a job is ___?.

A

Letter

B

Resume

C

Job Description

D

Report

Question 87 1 Marks

Job title is the name of ____.

A

Company name

B

Role you join

C

Company Job

D

Summary

Question 88 1 Marks

Location for the job means ___?.

A

Title

B

Description

C

Name

D

Place

Question 89 1 Marks

Ravi read job description which specified ?Familiarity with MS office?. What should he know?

A

How to write an email

B

How to get certification

C

How to use MS Office

D

How to study

Question 90 1 Marks

Shyam and Ram applied for the same job. Shyam read the job description in detail and made note of important details. Who will know more about the company?

A

Ram

B

Shyam

C

Both of them

D

None of them

Question 91 1 Marks

If you work in a large & popular company, what type of information is good to share about the workplace?

A

Type of job & Company name

B

Name of the workplace alone

C

Location

D

None of these

Question 92 1 Marks

Which of these is not a positive word about your work?

A

Fun

B

Exciting

C

Boring

D

Interesting

Question 93 1 Marks

A person who works with us is called a___?.

A

Friend

B

Coworker

C

Family

D

Relative

Question 94 1 Marks

Ram is answering an interview question about his previous workplace. He didn't like his teammates. They argued a lot. Should he share this with the interviewer?

A

Yes, he should blame his team- mates for all the problems.

B

No, he should avoid speaking negatively about his teammates.

C

Yes, he should discuss all the arguments in detail.

D

Yes, why not!

Question 95 1 Marks

Ryan wants to speak to HR about his work. He should specify the name of his job, place of work and ___?.

A

Team mates

B

Senior name

C

His needs

D

Some information about his responsibilities

Question 96 1 Marks

Most of the government job calls will be in ___format.

A

Paper format

B

Direct

C

Indirect

D

In person

Question 97 1 Marks

An introduction letter is a ____.

A

E-mail

B

Cover letter

C

Leave Letter

D

Resume

Question 98 1 Marks

When you are interested in working for a company, you will write ________letter

A

an Application

B

a Referal

C

a Leave

D

a Prospecting

Question 99 1 Marks

Latha's uncle works at the company where she has applied for a job. He offered to refer her for the position. What type of cover letter should Latha write to increase her chances of being considered for the job?

A

Referral Cover Letter

B

Letter of interest

C

Leave letter

D

Letter of absence

Question 100 1 Marks

Shilpa is applying for a job online. She sends her application by email. What is she supposed to mention in the subject line to make it easy for the employer to find her email?

A

Shilpa - Age

B

Shilpa - Job Position

C

Education qualification

D

Pervious experience