English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Groups of four words are given. In each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark it in your Answer-Sheet.
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630325d1c3bfb21b4ac1d8eb- 1Concomitanttrue
- 2Concommitantfalse
- 3Concommittantfalse
- 4Concommitentfalse
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Answer : 1. "Concomitant"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Akshai said that he was playing drums.
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632b1bcb751e5310a5c323c8- 1Akshai said, "I had been playing drums"false
- 2Akshai said, "I have been playing drums"false
- 3Akshai said, "I am playing drums"true
- 4Akshai said, "I play drums"false
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Answer : 3. "Akshai said, "I am playing drums" "
Q: Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Fad
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644b9579c8416cce118b8139- 1Sensationtrue
- 2Standardfalse
- 3Classicfalse
- 4Deviantfalse
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Answer : 1. "Sensation"
Q:Select the sentence which has no spelling error.
Options:
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645a2277131c83edd3e745ac- 1Pneuonomia can be treated at home.false
- 2The chief cause of pneumonia is a microbe.true
- 3Aspiration pneunomia is found in French bulldogs.false
- 4Arctic explorers cannot catch pneunomeea in frozen north.false
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Answer : 2. "The chief cause of pneumonia is a microbe."
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Lion's share
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6490325abf323e479ac52b3d- 1The part that must be left for the guests in a partyfalse
- 2The sound produced by a lion when it is attacking a preyfalse
- 3The greatest and most desirable portion of somethingtrue
- 4The strongest and richest partner in a groupfalse
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Answer : 3. "The greatest and most desirable portion of something"
Explanation :
"Lion's share" refers to the largest or best portion of something.
Q: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Abundant
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645b8b64e67f3b0a568a0f47Abundant
- 1Abysmalfalse
- 2Ephemeralfalse
- 3Scarcefalse
- 4Plentifultrue
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Answer : 4. "Plentiful"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
Many a person are unable of distinguish right from wrong.
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64cce1b89e9013486a979960- 1are unable tofalse
- 2are capable offalse
- 3is unable totrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "is unable to"
Explanation :
The correct sentence is:
Many a person is unable to distinguish right from wrong.
Explanation: "Many a person" is a singular phrase and should be followed by a singular verb, which is "is" in this case. Additionally, the preposition "of" should be replaced with "to," and the article "the" is needed before the noun "right."
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Ministry of Defence has (1) ______ the formal Government Sanction Letter (2) ______ grant of permanent commission (PC) to women officers in the Army. “In anticipation, the Army Headquarters had (3) ______ in motion a series of preparatory actions for conduct of the Permanent Commission Selection Board for affected women officers. The Selection Board will be scheduled as (4) ______ as all affected Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers exercise their option and complete (5) ______ documentation,” the Army said in a statement.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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642d46ba2b960e1a41993c83- 1optionalfalse
- 2unnecessaryfalse
- 3gratuitousfalse
- 4requisitetrue
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