English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Hornet’s nest
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- 1To ascertainfalse
- 2To make peacefalse
- 3A troublesome situationtrue
- 4To try utmostfalse
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Answer : 3. "A troublesome situation"
Q:Instruction: Identify the spot of an error in the sentences given below and mark your answer by choosing the suitable alternative.
No sooner did he see (a) / his father (b)/ when he left smoking. (c) / No error (d).
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5e5f9aa3074319409eaabac3- 1afalse
- 2bfalse
- 3ctrue
- 4dfalse
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Answer : 3. "c"
Q:In each of the questions given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Cut somebody some slack
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5d77249e9c86db1bd3190ec4- 1Not to be so criticaltrue
- 2Not to be so benevolentfalse
- 3Not to be so rudefalse
- 4Not to be so happyfalse
- 5Not to be so boringfalse
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Answer : 1. "Not to be so critical"
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Q:In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First, read the passage over and try to understand what is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-sheet.
Have you ever felt that Computer are getting under your skin? Will, you have seen nothing yet. Scientists in the United states are……(11)……computer that are so………(12)……..that they can be seen into the fining of clothes or even…….(13)….in to the human body.
These are…………..(14)…..as sub-dermal computers, and those who….(15)……then will be able to communicate through radio links to other computer arriers. Initially the……….(16)…….for this mindboggling micro-technology is …….(17)…..to be military one.
Already the US army has developed a Computer of the…..(18)……of a pill, which can be ……(19)….and allow doctors to…….(20)….the health of soldiers on training missions.
(Mark your answer 16)
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5d808448a6c68f52417db157These are…………..(14)…..as sub-dermal computers, and those who….(15)……then will be able to communicate through radio links to other computer arriers. Initially the……….(16)…….for this mindboggling micro-technology is …….(17)…..to be military one.
Already the US army has developed a Computer of the…..(18)……of a pill, which can be ……(19)….and allow doctors to…….(20)….the health of soldiers on training missions.
(Mark your answer 16)
- 1advantagetrue
- 2objectivefalse
- 3promotionfalse
- 4usefalse
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Answer : 1. "advantage"
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
The boss said, "It's time we began planning our work".
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5e2053ed7925ca44aa9f1789- 1The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.true
- 2The boss said that it was time they began planning our work.false
- 3The boss said that it was time they began planning their work.false
- 4The boss said that it was time we began planning his work.false
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Answer : 1. "The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work. "
Q: Direction (1-5): Given below is a passage in which each line is numbered (1)-(5). Four words in each sentence are highlighted. Find out which word is not grammatically/contextually suitable in each of the numbered sentences.
(1) There is a need to question
those
in power as it is fundamental to preserve the nation and a truthful democratic society, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday. (2) He also underscored the need for more accommodation in public discourse as democracy will be the “loser” if people refused to hear voices other than their own. (3) Delivering the Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture, he said all stakeholders in a democratic system, from parties to business leaders, citizens to institutions, have to realise that asking questions is good and healthy. (4) Mukherjee said people in power, across the spectrum of politics, business or civil society, by virtue of the position they enjoy, tend to dominate the discourse and effect its direction. (5) He said Indian civilisation has always celebrated plurality and promoted tolerance as these have been binding people together for centuries despite negligible differences.
Which of the following words is not appropriate in Sentence 1?
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5e90214dce0a3938e2c81e7e- 1Thosefalse
- 2Preservingfalse
- 3Truthfultrue
- 4Saidfalse
- 5All correctfalse
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Answer : 3. "Truthful "
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The table’s legs (A)/ have been (B)/ elaborately carved. (C)/ No error (D)
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6001471417b389314c4da822- 1(A)true
- 2(B)false
- 3(C)false
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Answer : 1. "(A)"
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
She denied point-blank her involvement in the crime.
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5f2138a74ab50b169742e962- 1Directlyfalse
- 2Desperatelyfalse
- 3stubbornlytrue
- 4rudelyfalse
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