English Questions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

The _____ of war, however, is

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A state of emotional or intellectual separation

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Cloven hoof

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Sahil said to me, "Where will you go this holiday?"

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

The seamy side

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

An axe to grind

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

These things have been left here by an unknown customer.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Ask for trouble