PREVIOUS YEARS SOLBED VOCABULARY EXERCISES HSLC SEBA/ SMEBA

 

PREVIOUS YEARS HSLC SOLBED VOCABULARY EXERCISES

ENGLISH VOCABULARY EXERCISES FOR HSLC/SMEBA- 2021

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ইংরেজি শব্দভাণ্ডার অনুশীলন সেবা/ স্মেবা - 2021

 

Fill in the blank with right alternative .

1. HSLC-1998

A. Today the ....... Of Shillong is pleasant. (weather /climate)

B. Both the parties came to an ....... Settlement. (amicable/amiable)

Ans:

a. climate

b. amicable

 

2. HSLC-1999

A. My warnings had no ...... on the boy. (affect /effect)

B. He could not ........ himself to the new situation. (adopt/adapt)

Answers:

a. effect

b. adapt

 

3. HSLC-2000

A. He has easy ....... To the ministers. (excess/access)

B. Hundreds of soldiers were ........ in the battle.(wounded/injured)

Answers:

a. Access

b. wounded

 

4. HSLC-2001

A. The ..... in my shop is not good today. (sell /sale)

B. He ........ good English. (says /speaks)

Answers:

A. Sale

B. Speaks

 

5. HSLC-2002

A. It is not proper to ....... through an open window. (see/ look)

B. His parents warning had no ...... on him. (affect/ effect)

Answers:

A. Look

B. Effect

 

6. HSLC-2003

A. The old man knew that his death was ......... (imminent/ eminent)

B. Several boats ........ in the river during the storm. (drowned/ sank)

Answers:

a. imminent

b. sank

 

7. HSLC-2004

A. I ........ I had taken your advice. (hope/ wish)

B He will leave for England ......... ( shortly / recently)

Answers:

a. wish

b. shortly

 

8. HSLC-2005

A. August 15 is a ........ day for the Indians. (historic/ historical)

B. He will lose marks for his ........ handwriting. (eligible/ illegible)

Answers:

a. historic

b. illegible

 

9. HSLC-2006

A. An ......... writer was invited as the chief guest. (eminent/ imminent)

B. A man of ......... is respected by all. (principal/ principle)

Answers:

a. eminent

b. principle

 

10. HSLC-2007

A. My advice had little ............. On the boy. (affect/ effect)

B. He was loved by all for his .......... nature. ( amiable/ amicable)

Answers:

a. effect

b. amiable

 

11. HSLC-2008

A. His handwriting is ... .... (eligible/ illegible)

B. No body likes your ....... behavior. (childlike/ childish)

Answers:

a. illegible

b. childish

 

12. HSLC-2009

A. The woman narrated the incident .............. ( shortly/ briefly)

B. Her father was an ......... physician. ( eminent/ imminent)

Answers:

a. briefly

b. eminent

 

13. HSLC-2010

A. Our family deals in ..... products. ( diary/dairy)

B. He became popular because of his ......... nature.(amiable/ amicable)

Answers:

a. dairy

b. amiable

 

14. HSLC-2011

Frame sentences using any one pair of the following to show their differences in meaning : Lose , loose Rise , raise Sight , site

Ans:

a. I have lost my ring. He puts on a loose shirt.

b. The sun rises in the east. He raised his baton.

c. He has no sight in his left eye. This site is very beautiful.

 

15. HSLC - 2012

a. Eligible , illegible b. accept , except c. altar alter

Ans :

a. He is eligible for the post . He writes an illegible hand .

b. I cannot accept your offer. Except Ram , everybody went there.

c. He bowed down before the alter. I have altered my pen

 

16. HSLC - 2013

a. Diary , dairy b. effect , affect c. Site , cite

Ans :

a. He always writes a diary . He has a dairy farm.

b. The medicine produced no effect . He affected madness.

c. The site of the school is excellent . He cited a line from the Gita.

 

17. HSLC - 2014

a. Principle , principal b. Site , Cite c. Adopt , adapt

Ans :

a. I shall stick to my principle . Mr. Das was the principal of Jorhat College.

b. The site of the school is excellent. He cited a line from the Gita.

c. He adopted unfair means in the examination. The book has been adapted to the needs of the pupil.

 

18. HSLC-2015

a. The Brahmaputra has changed its — (coarse / course)

b. Sankardev was an _scholar (eminent / imminent)

Ans :

a. coarse

b. eminent

 

19. HSLC - 2016

a. My warnings had no — on the boy . (affect/effect)

b. He to accept the money . (refused/ denied)

Ans :

a. effect

b. refused

 

20. HSLC-2017

a. Rose smells ( sweetly / sweet)

b. Her handwriting is illegible / eligible )

Ans:

a. Sweet

b. Illegible

 

21. HSLC - 2018

a. Me. John will come to Guwahati ( recently / shortly ) Or Popular criticism has no (effect/affect) on the politicians.

Ans :

a. Shortly

b. effect

 

22. HSLC - 2019

Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and fill in the blanks:
 (a) She narrated the matter _______ . (shortly/briefly)
 (b) Please _______ to what he says. (listen/hear)

Ans :

a. briefly

b. listen 

 

22. HSLC - 2020

a. The tiger is a beast of ______  . (pray/prey)

b. This medicine will ______ you of your pain. (relief/ relieve)

Ans :

a. prey

b. relieve

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