English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following questions, in the following passages some of words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
Tennis is a game that gives one plenty of exercise; It develops ___(21)__ of eye and limb and ___(22)___the brain too into___(23)___. A few sets of tennis keep one physically and ___(24)___fit. But for the indoors, chess is the queen of games. People say chess is a __(25)__game because only two can play.
Fill in the blank at (21).
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60052f9bf5c84e74406064c2- 1movementfalse
- 2swiftnessfalse
- 3quicknessfalse
- 4agilitytrue
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Answer : 4. "agility"
Q:Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The canons are being fired continuously by them.
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64a69c79dc607a4d2b2cc07b- 1They fired canons continuously.false
- 2They are firing the canons continuously.true
- 3They have fired the canons continuously.false
- 4The canons fire continuouslyfalse
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Answer : 2. " They are firing the canons continuously."
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.
You said to me, "She is my sister".
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5ddb5b51588f4c52c920ec51- 1You said to me that she was my sister.false
- 2You said to me that I was her sister.false
- 3You told me that she was your sister.true
- 4You said to me that she is my sister.false
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Answer : 3. "You told me that she was your sister. "
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in the meaning of the given word.
Tempestuous
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6012cd1f8f4dda4a27800322- 1Calmtrue
- 2Examinefalse
- 3Stressfalse
- 4Toilfalse
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Answer : 1. "Calm"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
Confluence
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5f55f712d094fa460c0772d9- 1Influencefalse
- 2Deceptionfalse
- 3Amalgamationtrue
- 4Confusionfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amalgamation"
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Hybrid
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5e7aea192532715dcb361717- 1Homogeneousfalse
- 2Compositetrue
- 3Purefalse
- 4Lovefalse
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Answer : 2. "Composite"
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The lock has not yet been repaired by the locksmith.
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6450f6fe7f82520866129d34The lock has not yet been repaired by the locksmith.
- 1The locksmith does not repairs the lockfalse
- 2The locksmith has not repaired the lock yet.true
- 3The locksmith is not repairing the lock yet.false
- 4The locksmith had not repaired the lock till then.false
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Answer : 2. "The locksmith has not repaired the lock yet."
Explanation :
The sentence is changed into active voice, with the locksmith as the doer of the action.
Q:Fill in the blanks in the passage below with the appropriate word from the options.
The happiest person is the one who enjoys what life offers. ...(1)... age has its pleasures and its pains. Old age has always been thought of as the ... (2)... age to be. But it is not ... (3)... for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come... (4)... and the ability to guide others with ... (5)... wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their... (6).. making progress in life. They can watch their grandchildren .(7)... up around them. If... (8). .. life has been a useful one, they can feel the happiness of having come through the ...(9)... of life …. (10).
mark the answer (8).
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5dddf66fe983b256fe6ada91The happiest person is the one who enjoys what life offers. ...(1)... age has its pleasures and its pains. Old age has always been thought of as the ... (2)... age to be. But it is not ... (3)... for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come... (4)... and the ability to guide others with ... (5)... wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their... (6).. making progress in life. They can watch their grandchildren .(7)... up around them. If... (8). .. life has been a useful one, they can feel the happiness of having come through the ...(9)... of life …. (10).
- 1ourfalse
- 2hisfalse
- 3minefalse
- 4theirtrue
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