English Practice Question and Answer

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Read the following passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.

Art both reflects and interprets the notion that produced it. Portraiture was the dominant theme of British painting up to the end of the eighteenth century because of a persistent demand for it. It would be unfair to say that human vanity and pride of possessions were the only reasons for this persistent demand, but certainly these motives played their part in shaping the course of British painting. Generally speaking, it is the artist's enthusiasm that accounts for the vitality of the picture, but it is the client who dictates its subject-matter. The history of national enthusiasms can be pretty accurately estimated by examining the subject-matter of a nation's art.
 There is one type of subject which recurs again and again in British painting of the late eighteenth century and the jart half of the nineteenth and which is hardly met with in the jart of any other country ---- the sporting picture, or rather the picture in which a love of outdoor life is directed into the channel of sport. The sporting picture is really an extension of the conversation piece. In it the emphasis is even more firmly based on the descriptive side of painting. It made severe demands on the artist and it must be-confessed that painters capable of satisfying these demands were rare. The ability to paint a reasonably convincing landscape is not often combined with the necessary knowledge of horses and dogs in movement and the power to introduce a portrait when necessary. To weld such diverse elements into a satisfactory aesthetic unity requires exceptional ability. It is not surprising, therefore, that while sporting pictures abound in England, especially in the private collections of country squires, not many of them are of real importance as works of art. What makes the sporting picture worth noting in, a history of British painting is the fact that it is as truly indigenous and as truly popular a form of art in England as was the religious ikon in Russia.

England has sporting pictures in abundance but

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    they are not easily available
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    not many of them are significant as works of art
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    many of them are of real importance as works of art
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    they are only to be found in the private collection of country squires and no where else
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Answer : 3. "many of them are of real importance as works of art"

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Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

A large amount of money he invested were wasted.

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    A large amount
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    of money
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    he invested
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    were wasted
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Answer : 4. "were wasted"

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Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

The Celts who lived in Britain before the Roman invasion of 43 AD could be said to have created the first towns. Celts in southern England lived in hill forts, which were quite large settlements. (Some probably had thousands of inhabitants). They were places of trade, where people bought and sold goods and also places where craftsmen worked. The Romans called them oppida.

However, the Romans created the first settlements that were undoubtedly towns. Roman towns were usually laid out in a grid pattern. In the centre was the forum or market place. It was lined with public buildings. Life in Roman towns was highly civilized with public baths and temples.

From the 5th century Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded England. At first, the invaders avoided living in towns. However, as trade grew some towns grew up. London revived by the 7th century (although the Saxon town was, at first, outside the walls of the old Roman town). Southampton was founded at the end of the 7th century. Hereford was founded in the 8th century. Furthermore, Ipswich grew up in the 8th century and York revived. However, towns were rare in Saxon England until the late 9th century. At that time, Alfred the Great created a network of fortified settlements across his kingdom called ‘burhs’. In the event of a Danish attack, men could gather in the local burh. However, burhs were more than forts. They were also market towns. Some burhs were started from scratch but many were created out of the ruins of old Roman towns. Places like Winchester rose, phoenix-like, from the ashes of history.

The thing that would strike us most about medieval towns would be their small size. Winchester, the capital of England, probably had about 8,000 people. At that time a 'large' town, like Lincoln or Dublin had about 4,000 or 5,000 inhabitants and a 'medium sized' town, like Colchester had about 2,500 people. Many towns were much smaller. However, during the 12th and 13th centuries most towns grew much larger. Furthermore, many new towns were created across Britain. Trade and commerce were increasing and there was a need for new towns. Some were created from existing villages but some were created from scratch. In those days you could create a town simply by starting a market. There were few shops so if you wished to buy or sell anything you had to go to a market. Once one was up and running, craftsmen and merchants would come to live in the area and a town would grow.

What lay in the centre of Roman towns?

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    Market places
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    Residences
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    Temples
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    Baths
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Answer : 1. "Market places"

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Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
 The people from sub-continent are very _____________.

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    superstitios
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    superstitious
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    supersticious
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    supersctitious
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Answer : 2. "superstitious"
Explanation :

(B) superstitious - The correct spelling of the word is "superstitious," which refers to a belief in superstitions.

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Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

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    SUPPORT
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    TUNNEL
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    RAPPORT
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    TREBBLE
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Answer : 4. "TREBBLE"

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Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Recondite
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    Abstruse
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    Phlegm
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    Clear
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    Abstract
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Answer : 3. "Clear"

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
 My grandfather was a farmer and he ___________three acres of land.

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    cultivated
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    advanced
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    grown
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    cultured
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Answer : 1. "cultivated"
Explanation :

(A) cultivated

  • "Cultivated" is the appropriate word for farming land.

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