English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.
He said that he thought off politics right when (1)/ he was studying Intermediate and that (2)/ he had no fear of politics. (3)/ No error. (4)
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Answer : 1. "1"
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).
Some members of the committee were opposed to use the club members’ money to redecorate the meeting hall.
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5efd6717196e681f76ecdf02- 1Some members of the committeefalse
- 2were opposed to usetrue
- 3the club members’ money to redecorate the meeting hall.false
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 2. "were opposed to use"
Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.
Many firms fail because when they begin (1)/ exporting, they have not research the (2)/ target markets or have not planned enough. (3)/ No error (4)
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Answer : 2. "2"
Q:What, one wonders, is the lowest common denominator of Indian culture today? The attractive Hema Malini ? The songs of Vinidh Barati? The attractive Hema Malini? The sons of Vinidh Barati?
Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.
The latest symbol of modernity for the rural people is –
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5d8f164d1afb4111d6e67946Or the mouth-watering Masala Dosa? Delectable as these may be, each yield pride of place to that false (?) symbol of a new era-the synthetic fibre. In less than twenty years the nylon sari and the terylene shirt have swept the countryside, penetrated to the farthest corners of the land and persuaded every common man, woman and child that the key to success in the present day world lie in artificial fibers: glass nylon, crepe nylon, tery mixes, polyesters and what have you. More than the bicycles, the wristwatch or the transistor radio, synthetic clothes have come to represent the first step away form the village square. The village lass treasures the flashy nylon sari in her trousseau most delay; the village youth gets a great kick out of his cheap terrycot shirt and trousers, the nearest he can approximate to the expensive synthetic sported by his wealthy citybred contemporaries. And the Neo-rich craze for ‘phoren’ is nowhere more apparent than in the price that people will pay for smuggled, stolen, begged borrowed second hand or thrown away synthetics. Alas, even the uniformity of nylon.
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- 2The wristwatchfalse
- 3The transistorfalse
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Answer : 4. "The synthetic cloth"
Q: Choose the correct tense form of the verb given in bracket from the options given below to fill in the blank:
It is time you ______ (stop) playing.
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6392dd2734f83f1472ae210bIt is time you ______ (stop) playing.
- 1stopsfalse
- 2have stoppedfalse
- 3stoppingfalse
- 4stoppedtrue
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Answer : 4. "stopped"
Q:Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Five words/ phrases have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
Find out the appropriate word for blank 2.
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5eafb9e6021b821d91f33e19Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
- 1Famous atfalse
- 2Popular destination fortrue
- 3Very greatly known byfalse
- 4Infamous hillfalse
- 5Well known throughfalse
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Answer : 2. "Popular destination for"
Q: In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
I succeeded persuading him (A) / to come with me (B) / only after hours of argument (C) / No Error (D)
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60ab50d8c7f1592dd0de20deI succeeded persuading him (A) / to come with me (B) / only after hours of argument (C) / No Error (D)
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q:Directions: In the questions, 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 and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
The boy has rung the bell.
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5f2bee7fbe9f31290fb4b8e6- 1The bell was rung by the boy.false
- 2The bell has been being rung by the boy.false
- 3The bell has been rung by the boy.true
- 4The bell was being rung by the boy.false
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