English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of a well-known battery ___(1)___ firm where they were battling a major ___(2)___ collapsed following a series of sudden explosions in west Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the department last year and got married ___(3)___, was buried under a pile of debris following explosions which were triggered by a compressor burst. The fireman died due to excessive bleeding and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours to pull his body out of the debris.
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.
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5ff7f6bc3f9f9a23d7260ea4- 1evidentlyfalse
- 2generouslyfalse
- 3eventuallyfalse
- 4recentlytrue
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Answer : 4. "recently"
Q:In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and
Options:
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6013fe8b65f047590371d817- 1Irrevocablefalse
- 2Irresistiblefalse
- 3Irrepresibletrue
- 4Irrefutablefalse
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Answer : 3. "Irrepresible"
Q:Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Internet providers would not block content because it would (not to be make economic sense) and consumers would not stand for it.
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60195f1c65f0475903835142- 1not be make economical sensefalse
- 2not make economic sensetrue
- 3not be making economical sensefalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "not make economic sense"
Q:Direction (A-E): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately.
The Sam Kee Building, located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is (A) the "shallowest commercial building in the world", according to the Guinness Book of Records. The Sam Kee Company—one of the wealthiest firms in Chinatown— purchased a standard-sized lot in 1903. In 1912, however, Vancouver widened Pender Street and expropriated 24 feet (7.3 m) of the above-ground (B) —effectively (or so it was first believed) making conventional commercial use of the remaining frontage impractical, if not impossible. Refusing the neighbors offer to (C), Sam Kee decided to build anyway. In 1913, the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed building's ground-floor depth (from storefront to rear of building) to measure 4'11" (1.50 m), with a second-floor depth (from overhanging bay window to rear) of 6' (1.83 m). The basement (D) sidewalk and originally housed public baths, while the ground floor was used for offices and shops and the (E) for living quarters.
Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered. (C)
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60a26417b1d2440614ba1410The Sam Kee Building, located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is (A) the "shallowest commercial building in the world", according to the Guinness Book of Records. The Sam Kee Company—one of the wealthiest firms in Chinatown— purchased a standard-sized lot in 1903. In 1912, however, Vancouver widened Pender Street and expropriated 24 feet (7.3 m) of the above-ground (B) —effectively (or so it was first believed) making conventional commercial use of the remaining frontage impractical, if not impossible. Refusing the neighbors offer to (C), Sam Kee decided to build anyway. In 1913, the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed building's ground-floor depth (from storefront to rear of building) to measure 4'11" (1.50 m), with a second-floor depth (from overhanging bay window to rear) of 6' (1.83 m). The basement (D) sidewalk and originally housed public baths, while the ground floor was used for offices and shops and the (E) for living quarters.
- 1Land was givenfalse
- 2Farmers in the areafalse
- 3Buy the remaining landtrue
- 4Purchase the rest moneyfalse
- 5To go through with itfalse
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Answer : 3. "Buy the remaining land"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Some verbs need a ______ to convey the full meaning.
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62b427ec8333bf3664813890- 1complimentaryfalse
- 2complementtrue
- 3componentfalse
- 4complimentfalse
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Answer : 2. "complement "
Q: Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My grandmother is quite concerned to my progress at school.
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64b65c0188d5e4f52dd617b7- 1My grandmotherfalse
- 2to my progresstrue
- 3is quite concernedfalse
- 4at schoolfalse
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Answer : 2. "to my progress"
Explanation :
The correct form is "My grandmother is quite concerned about my progress at school" instead of "to my progress."
Q: Choose the correct transformation from assertive to exclamatory:
I wish I knew more people.
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636d06f75c30150185e6a503I wish I knew more people.
- 1If I could know more people!false
- 2If I would be able to know more people!false
- 3I wish to know more people!false
- 4If only I knew more people!true
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Answer : 4. "If only I knew more people!"
Q: Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
Revere
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60226edcad295556282ab9aaRevere
- 1dissemblefalse
- 2worshipfalse
- 3respectfalse
- 4snubtrue
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