Synonyms and Mcq's(Plays-Book III) For Intermediate Part 1

Heat Lightning

MULTIPLE CHOICES

1.                  The bus was late due to(Lahr 2008) (BWP 2009) (SG 2011) (FB, MLT 2012)

(a) Rush               (b) storm                    (c) accident         (d) change in schedule

2.                  The girl was coming from       (GW 2007-2010)

(a)  The party       (b) tour                       (c) a hill station  (d) a station

3.                  The girl was afraid of              (Lahr 2007) (BWP 2009) (DGK 2011)

(a) a friend          (b) the policeman     (c) a killer            (d) a person

4.                  She thought of reaching the house but         (Lahr 2008) (MLT 2009-2010)

(a) The car broke down                         (b) the brakes failed

(c) To cheat a man                                 (d) the road was blocked

5.                  She saw the man dragging out of his car (Lahr 2006)

(a) A sack (b) the corps of a woman   (c) a statue           (d) a dog

6.                  Why did she circle round and round into the wood?

(Lahr 2008) (2009-2010)

(a) to escape from the killer                 (b) to reach a safe place

(c) to cheat a man                                   (d) to save herself

7.      "You couldn't think of something that might give them a lead" means (Lahr 2008)

(a) To find a culprit                               (b) to find a treasure (c) to persecute                              (d) to get a clue

8.      She saw in the flash of lightning (Lahr 2007)

            (a) A dog              (b) a bus                     (c) a car                (d) a man's                                              face

9.      The difference in the age of two men is of (Lahr 2007)

(a) ten years        (b) five years            (c) two years       (d) one years

10. Which door read "men"? (DGK 2008)

(a) up centre        (b) up right                (c) up let              (d) up side

SYNONYMS

1.                  The girl looks at the light and begins sobbing again. (BWP 2009)

(a) Dancing         (b) weeping               (c) dragging         (d) smiling

2.                  There is a second flash of LIGHTNING illuminating the Center door.

(FB 2010)

(a) Breaking        (b) enlightening        (c) knocking        (d) thundering

3.                  The door rattles viciously.

(a) Carefully       (b) violently              (c) slowly            (d) rapidly

4.                  Rattles the door viciously once more.           (Lahr 2012)

(a) Makes            (b) opens                   (c) clatters           (d) closes

5.                  The piercing light of the flashlight is the only light in the room.

(BWP, MLT2009) (SG 2010)

(a) Sharp              (b) faint                      (c) full                  (d) dim

6.                  Oh’ God! I’m scared.    (DGK, SG, BWP 2012)

(a) Dared             (b) peered                  (c) paired             (d) afraid

7.                  I could hear the water splashing under his feet as he ran.

(GW, BWP 2011)

(a) Splatter          (b) touching              (c) waterfall        (d) catching

8.                  The girl stunned. (FB 2010)

(a) Slowed           (b) stung                    (c) amazed           (d) laughed

9.                  The drab interior of a bus station.      (DGK 2010) (FB 2011)

(a) Inhibited        (b) populated            (c) weary             (d) dreary

10.              One bench faces the audience (Spectators), one faces the rear wall.

(DGK 2012)

(a) Confronts      (b) occupies              (c) overtakes       (d) overlooks

11.              He picks up a discarded paper.           (GW 2008)

(a) Fresh              (b) latest                    (c) abandoned     (d) new

12.              He glances back at the door.    (MLT 2012)

(a) Looks             (b) neglects               (c) overlooks      (d) looks through

13.              Her hair is disheveled.

(Lahr, FB 2009) (SG, FB 2010) (SG, MLT 2011) (GW 2012)

(a) Combed         (b) ordered                (c) set                   (d) disordered

14.              The girls hysterically say: "Thank God! You're here!"

(Lahr 2007) (GW 2011)

(a) Cleverly         (b) delightfully         (c) wildly             (d) quickly

15.              She shudders at her own thoughts

(AK 2008) (Lahr 2006) (MLT 2009) (BWP, FB 2010) (DGK 2011)

(a) moves             (b) runs                      (c) trembles         (d) worries

The visit to a small planet

MULTIPLE CHOICES

1.                  There were no _____________ inside the spaceship.

(a) Gadgets          (b) knobs                   (c) time machines(d) instruments

2.                  General Powers took Kreton in Mr. Spelding ___________ to ……...interrogate him.

(a) Library           (b) study room        (c) drawing room(d) bedroom

3.                  General Powers imposed a __________ on the Spelding’s residence.

(a) Curfew           (b) Martial Law        (c) House arrest  (d) ban

4.                  Mrs. Spelding was worried about the condition of her ___________ .

(a) House             (b) clothes                 (c) dishes             (d) rose garden

5.                  The president of wanted to know all about the alien Kreton.

(a) France            (b) USA                      (c) Greece            (d) Mars

6.                  General Powers thought that Kreton was.

(a) A dangerous person                         (b) a threat to take country’s security

(c) An imposter                                      (d) a threat to his life.

7.                  Kreton tells the human beings that his people do not travel as they can ……...see everything through

(a) The internet                                       (b) a magic mirrors

(c) Special screens                                 (d) monitors and recreaters

8.                  What special powers did Kreton possess?

(a) He could read minds                        (b) he could read books

(c) He knew all the languages              (d) he could fly

9.                  A had appeared around the space ship that belonged to Kreton.

(a) a force field   (b) a barbed wire      (c) an electric fence  (d) an invisible wall

SYNONYMS

1.                  The slowly a luminous object arcs into view.(MN 2009) (GW 2009-2011)

(a) Outsized        (b) petite                    (c) unyielding     (d) bright

2.                  His wife, bored and vague(SG 2008)

(a) Bold                (b) uncertain             (c) Immense        (d) overriding

3.                  Meteors are blazing hot. (SG 2012)

(a) Very               (b) cooling                 (c) burning          (d) shining

4.                  You are only in the initial stages. (MLT 2012) (RP 2012)

(a) Ultimate         (b) most recent         (c) exhaustive     (d) early

5.                  That’s one of your most endearing primitive traits. (Lahr 2007)

(a) Ancient          (b) final                      (c) ending            (d) middle

6.                  If he's not an impostor. (GW 2007) (DGK 2008) (FB 2012)

(a) Placid             (b) favorable             (c) acquaintance (d) fraud ‘

7.                  I’ve never felt so sordid. (MLT 2011)

(a) Conversant    (b) disgusted             (c) happy             (d)                                                pessimistic

8.                  This is the wrong costume, isn't it? (Lahr 2008) (MN 2009) (GW 2010)

(a)dress                (b) system                  (c) answer            (d) doing

9.                  Poor fragile butterflies, such brief little moments in the sun. (BWP 2008)

(a) Delicate         (b) hard                      (c) smooth           (d) colourful

10.              Are you deliberately trying to confuse me? (FB 2010) (DGK 2011)

(a) Badly              (b) suspiciously        (c) intentionally (d) judiciously

11.              I really can't permit them to wreck my poor ship. (SG 2010)

(a) Destroy          (b) buy                       (c) sell                  (d) mount

12.              Daddy will be deliriously happy. (MLT 2011) (GW 2012)

(a) Extremely      (b) badly                    (c) slowly            (d) carefully

13.              He is middle aged unctuous resonant (clear voiced)

(GW 2006) (Lahr 2011)

(a) Humble          (b) smooth in speech                             (c) meek                            (d) authoritative

14.              His wife knits passively. (SG 2010)

(a) Actively         (b) quietly                 (c) tiredly            (d) easily

15.              His daughter Ellen is a lively girl of twenty. (FB 2008) (MLT 2012)

      (a) gay      (b) vague       (c) good         (d) unimpressive

The oyster and the pearl

MULTIPLE CHOICES

1.                  The scene of the play occurs at the (FB 2011)

(a) Bus station    (b) barber's shop      (c) doctor's clinic (d) highway

2.                  In which town does the play take place? (Lahr 2006)

(a) Delhi              (b) OK-by-the-Sea   (c) New York      (d) Uganda

3.                  Harry is a (Lahr 2009)

(a) painter.           (b) Singer                   (c) dancer            (d) barber

4.                  Miss MeCutuheon is (GW 2006) OR who is Miss MeCutuheon?

(BWP 2012)

(a) An actress      (b) a nurse                 (c) a teacher        (d) a tailor

5.                  What is the number of population of OK-by-the-Sea? (GW 2012)

(a) 909                 (b) 808                       (c) 707                 (d) 606

6.                  Clark Larabee is (Lahr 207)

(a) writer              (b) fisherman           (c) barber             (d) day's father

7.                  What is the year of the scene "The Oyster and the Pearl"? (MLT 2011)

(a) 1882               (b) 1952                     (c) 1953               (d) 1854

8.                  What is Harry reading? (DGK 2010)

(a) a novel           (b) a newspaper        (c) a Journal        (d) a book

9.                  Who is giving Harry a haircut? (Lahr 2007)

(a) Clark              (b) Applegarth          (c) Clay                (d) The Man

10.             What is Harry's philosophy? (Lahr 2008) (BP 2011) (Rp 2012)

(a) play                (b) work                     (c) compose music                           (d) the take-it-easy way

SYNONYMS

1.                  Who will bring merriment to the tired old human heart?

(Lahr 2008) (DGK 2011)

(a) Happiness      (b) spirit                     (c) contentment (d) endorsement

2.                  Almost all of them are unruly. (SG 2012)

(a) Official          (b) creative                (c) not viable      (d) undisciplined

3.                  Clark Larrabee has scarcely noticed her.      (GW 2012)

(a) Speedily         (b) frequently           (c) efficiently      (d) hardly

4.                  Miss McCutcheon opens her parasol with anger.(BWP 2012) (FB 2012)

(a) Parcel             (b) box                       (c) purse              (d) umbrella

5.                  Compose a symphony, paint a picture, and write a book.

(AK 2008) (BP 2010) (FB 2011)

(a) Poem              (b) piece of music    (c) treatise           (d) free verse

6.                  The sea washes up some pretty good things.

(Faisalabad 2008) (MLT 2012)

(a) Clears             (b) cleans                   (c) throw out       (d) takes away

7.                  Your fishing tackle's in the closet safe and sound. (Lahr 2007)

(a) Fair                 (b) upset                    (c) good               (d) secure

8.                  There isn't an eligible bachelor in town. (MLT 2011)

(a) Good              (b) courageous          (c) suitable          (d) friendly

9.                  In my sleep, in a nightmare, I would not cut your hair. (SG 2010-2011)

(a) Isolation         (b) terrible dream     (c) company        (d) office

10.              I'm determined to teach here. (MLT 2010)

(a) Staying           (b) optimistic            (c) alive               (d) resolute

Selected and composed by:

Muhammad Qasim Nazar Lecturer in English Punjab College Sambrial

Devotion, Honesty, Determination, Opportunity and Leadership lead to Success

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