General English Exercise Complete the following sentences A general pardon of political offenders is ………………………… a) generosity b) clemency c) forgiveness d) amnesty What does the term ‘meet one’s waterloo’ mean? a) die an ignoble death b) fight with a formidable opponent c) die fighting d) meet one’s final defeat The meeting ………………………… with a vote of thanks a) finished b) ended c) declared d) concluded You must …………………… your expenditure if you don’t want to fall into the debt trap a) cut off c) cut down c) cut out d) cut under A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others is a/an……………………… a) bureaucrat b) democrat c) autocrat d) socialist Find the synonym of the word Ubiquitous a) wrong b) clear c) every where d) incredible Select the word which can be used both as an adjective and a verb a) obey b) leave c) lame d) long I am not late, ……………………… ? Add question tag a) aren’t I? b) am I? c) am n’t I? d) shall I? She has ……………………………… the picture on the wall a) hang b) hanged c) d) hunged 10 Which of the following term is used to refer to the act of killing one’s own brother? a) regicide b) fratricide c) genocide d) matricide 11 The engagement was called ………………………… a) off b) on c) in d) before 12 All the characters in this movie are ‘fictitious’ Choose the term which is closest in meaning to ‘fictitious’ a) incredible b) infamous c) imaginary d) unreliable Answers Amnesty Meet one’s final defeat Concluded Cut down Autocrat Everywhere Long Am I? Hung 10 Fratricide 11 Off 12 Imaginary Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)