English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
We were looking forward (1)/ to hear news (2)/about the missing fishermen (3)./ No error (4)
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6527b8ddceb554283fcd01ae- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :
hearing will replace hear because – Phrasal Verbs are always followed by Gerunds. Here, look forward to is a Phr. V. Look at the examples given below :
He was accused of smuggling contraband goods.
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Phr.V Gerund
He insisted on proof-reading the article again.
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Phr.V Gerund
Q:Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance
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64901798f4063d472f5ee422- 1Fortuitoustrue
- 2Purposefulfalse
- 3Deliberatefalse
- 4Occidentalfalse
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Answer : 1. "Fortuitous"
Explanation :
Fortuitous describes something happening by chance or luck, often in a positive way.
Q:In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The preparation (1) vegetarian Rajasthani food (2) the rich and poor of local communities in Rajasthan is almost the same. The difference lies in the (3) of other expensive items like fruit, which the rich bring home (4) returning from the city. Ghee, milk and milk products (5) an important part of rich people’s regular diet, but the poor can only (6) buttermilk. Therefore, it’s important to understand that (7) poverty, access to good (8) is possible if people make the right choices and vice-versa there are low cost but nutritious s available to (9) adequate nutrition. Local cooking and feeding (10) also have an important role to play in the same.
Choose the correct for (8).
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601a061965f047590384c461- 1Eatablefalse
- 2Nutritiontrue
- 3Dietingfalse
- 4Starvationfalse
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Answer : 2. "Nutrition "
Q:Directions : In the following sentences, four words are given in bold out of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
Embarassed (A) for our discipline (B) in that hypothetical(C) world, we decided to write the article(D).
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64d1edc0e0ce5574968276ad- 1Atrue
- 2Cfalse
- 3Dfalse
- 4Bfalse
- 5No Errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
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.
Public agencies and nonprofit conservation groups is already working to promote conservation.
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64243c065bff3d098d1109e2- 1groups is already workingtrue
- 2Public agencies and nonprofit conservationfalse
- 3to promote conservationfalse
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 1. "groups is already working "
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cover up
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643fcbd82d621da1169d93f4Cover up
- 1Put a carpet underfalse
- 2Ignore insults madefalse
- 3Hide or concealtrue
- 4Close something foreverfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "
Q:Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Comic
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64634bb1f75f230a7a77f113- 1Nativefalse
- 2Costlyfalse
- 3Tragictrue
- 4Emptyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Tragic"
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.
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64b779b0efb5ba166889f908- 1Madhuri said to me, “I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.”false
- 2Madhuri said to me, “You could stay in her flat whenever she was in Kolkata.”false
- 3Madhuri said to me, “I can stay in my flat whenever I am in Kolkata.”false
- 4Madhuri said to me, “You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata.”true
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