General English · General English · Full Section · Worksheet
Sectional Test 2
Thirty multiple choice questions drawn from every topic in Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension — two questions from each of the fifteen topics, matching the weight of the real AAI ATC General English section. 4 of these are real previous year questions. No question is repeated across the four sectional tests. An answer key follows at the end.
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35 minsuggested time
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This is a full-section mock, not a single-topic drill — treat it as timed practice under real conditions, about twenty-five minutes for the thirty questions Grammar carries the most questions, matching its weight in the actual exam, followed by Vocabulary and then Comprehension If a question type feels shaky, note the topic and go back to that topic's dedicated worksheet for focused practice
How to use this worksheet. Attempt this exactly as you would the real section: one steady pass, marking anything doubtful rather than stalling on it, then a second pass at the end. Reviewing which topics cost you the most time here is more useful than the score itself.
Section A · Grammar
Mixed topics, ten questions
Covers tenses, subject-verb agreement, articles and prepositions, active and passive voice, direct and indirect speech, spotting errors, and sentence improvement — two questions from each of the seven Grammar topics.
Q1
Choose the correct sentence.
The present perfect can never be used with a definite past time marker such as yesterday.
Q2
Fill in the blank. The sun ______ in the east.
A permanent truth takes the simple present, and the third person singular adds -s.
Q3
Fill in the blank. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ present.
Again the verb follows the nearer subject, and teacher is singular. Compare this with the previous question — only the order has changed.
Q4
Choose the correct sentence.
The verb agrees with the nearer subject I, which takes am.
Q5
Which article is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound?
A goes before a consonant sound. What matters is the sound, not the letter.
Q6
Fill in the blank. He walked ______ the bridge to reach the other side.
Across means from one side to the other. Through would imply passing inside something.
Q7
Which sentence cannot be changed into the passive voice?
Only sentences with an object can be made passive. Sleeps is intransitive and takes no object, so it has no passive form.
Q8
Change to the passive. They are building a bridge.
The present continuous passive is is being + past participle.
Q9
In indirect speech, the inverted commas are:
Reported speech has no quotation marks. The reporting verb is joined to the words by that or by an infinitive.
Q10PYQ 2023 · Evening
Identify the most appropriate transformation of the following sentence into direct speech. The doctor advised his patient to take complete bed rest for a week.
An infinitive in reported speech signals an original imperative, so the direct form is the plain command Take complete bed rest. Option 1 turns it into a statement and option 2 reverses the meaning entirely.
Q11
Select the part that contains the error. Each of the students / have been given / a separate form / for the examination.
Each is singular, so it must be has been given.
Q12
Select the part that contains the error. She has been working / in this company / since five years / without a break.
Five years is a duration, so it takes for, not since.
Q13
Select the option that best substitutes the underlined part. She apologised on her mistake.
The collocation is apologise for something.
Q14
Select the option that best substitutes the underlined part. Each of the students have submitted the form.
Each is singular and takes has.
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Section B · Vocabulary
Mixed topics, ten questions
Covers synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases, one-word substitution, and spellings — two questions from each of the five Vocabulary topics.
Q15
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The room was immaculate.
Immaculate means perfectly clean.
Q16
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word. The scenery was picturesque.
Picturesque means visually attractive, as though fit for a picture.
Q17PYQ 2025 · Shift 2
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. TRIVIAL
Trivial means of little value, so the opposite is important. Note that options 2 and 3 are synonyms of trivial rather than antonyms.
Q18
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. ABUNDANT
Scarce is the opposite of abundant. Notice that the other three are all synonyms of it — a pattern you will see again and again.
Q19
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. A blessing in disguise
Something that seems unfortunate but proves beneficial later.
Q20
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To turn a deaf ear
It means to ignore what is being said.
Q21
Select the one-word substitute. A doctor who treats skin disorders
A dermatologist treats the skin, from the Greek derma.
Q22
Select the one-word substitute. One who eats both plants and meat
An omnivore eats food of every kind.
Q23PYQ 2025 · Shift 2
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
It should be supersede, which is the only common English word ending in -sede. Note that acknowledgment is acceptable without the middle e, so it is not the error here — a reminder to look for the definite mistake rather than the unfamiliar-looking word.
Q24
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
It should be achieve.
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Section C · Comprehension
Mixed topics, ten questions
Covers reading comprehension, cloze test, and para jumbles — two questions from each of the three Comprehension topics.
Q25
What does the passage suggest about scientific progress?
The passage traces how one man's patient evidence displaced the prevailing theory.
Q26
According to the passage, the five qualities represented by sport are also:
The second sentence states this explicitly, which is why it is the key sentence of the passage.
Q27
If a blank needs a preposition, the safest approach is to:
Prepositions in cloze tests are usually part of a fixed collocation such as give a reason for, not a free choice.
Q28
Fill in blank (5).
A two-way comparison takes the comparative form, and easy forms it as easier, not more easy.
Q29
Parts of a sentence are given in jumbled order. Arrange them to form a meaningful sentence. A. is famous B. for its handicrafts C. this small town D. across the country
This small town is famous for its handicrafts across the country is C, A, B, D. The subject this small town must open the sentence.
Q30PYQ 2021 · Shift 2
Read the sentences below describing Dr Snow's investigation of cholera. Choose the option that best traces the sequence of events in the correct order. A. Suspects contamination of drinking water. B. Tries to convince local authorities to seal the hand pump. C. Collects data and plots the location of the patients. D. Snow sets out to find the cause of the cholera outbreak. E. Observes that maximum deaths occurred in a particular area. F. Instant drop in cholera cases.
Snow first sets out to investigate (D), observes the deaths clustering in one area (E), suspects the water (A), gathers and maps the evidence (C), acts on it by persuading the authorities (B), and the result follows (F): D, E, A, C, B, F. A sequence-of-events question follows real-world cause and effect, not the order the sentences happen to be printed in.
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All thirty questions with the formula sheet printed on the front page and ruled working space for your circuit reductions. Print it, solve it, keep it.
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