English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.
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6458e2667f8252086628dccc- 1His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.false
- 2His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.false
- 3The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.false
- 4The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.true
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Answer : 4. "The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital."
Explanation :
The sentence is rewritten in passive voice, putting the emphasis on the object (ambulance) and the person receiving the action (he).
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
In a nutshell
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64199221b34a0b67fcf52aeeIn a nutshell
- 1Extremely palefalse
- 2Very brieflytrue
- 3Under protectionfalse
- 4Without delayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Very briefly "
Q:In each of 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 and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
No one……………at home when the robbery took place.
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5ddd0a75874e270a9a39af53- 1hasfalse
- 2havefalse
- 3wastrue
- 4werefalse
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Answer : 3. "was"
Q: 'To smell a rat' means-
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625cfd8cf380c4441de06ba6- 1to delect bad smellfalse
- 2to misunderstandfalse
- 3to suspect a tricktrue
- 4to see hidden meaningfalse
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Answer : 3. "to suspect a trick "
Q: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Elizabeth beat her rival with the gold medal in the 2021 summer Olympics.
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6435118c1ce944a93e999c67Elizabeth beat her rival with the gold medal in the 2021 summer Olympics.
- 1with the gold medal in thetrue
- 22021 summer Olympicsfalse
- 3Elizabeth beat her rivalfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "with the gold medal in the "
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To stop doing something; cease or abstain.
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62ea4efc6f92bf0da7cf34ea- 1to endurefalse
- 2to desisttrue
- 3to perseverefalse
- 4to dismayfalse
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Answer : 2. "to desist"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A fair weather friend
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64c3adfb29beb3482a3c6770- 1an unreliable friendtrue
- 2a dependable friendfalse
- 3a friend turned into an enemyfalse
- 4a jealous friendfalse
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Answer : 1. "an unreliable friend"
Explanation :
The given idiom is 'a fair-weather friend'. This idiom means - a person whose friendship cannot be relied on in times of difficulty. For example: Don't rely on her, she is a fair-weather friend.
Q: Synonym of feeble is
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63402e061bfb042f96a1f2be- 1Weaktrue
- 2Strongfalse
- 3illfalse
- 4Shyfalse
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