General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Our colleague was given a gift when she retired.
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5db03f4860fd914dbedfce6a- 1Our colleague give us a gift when she retiredfalse
- 2Our colleague was given a gift by us when she retiredfalse
- 3A gift was given to our colleague when she retiredfalse
- 4We gave our colleague a gift when she retiredtrue
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Answer : 4. "We gave our colleague a gift when she retired"
Q:Choose the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
Pick out the correct form of greeting /salutation in a demi-official letter:
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5e6a49120b8b1e6afc22b86b- 1Dear Friendfalse
- 2Dear Sirfalse
- 3Dear Shri Guptatrue
- 4My respected Sirfalse
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Answer : 3. "Dear Shri Gupta "
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
The news of the accident came as a bolt from the blue.
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5dd3c2d6bfcbc45cddeeb54e- 1something unexpectedfalse
- 2something unpleasedfalse
- 3something horriblefalse
- 4something unexpected and unpleasanttrue
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Answer : 4. "something unexpected and unpleasant"
Q:Directions: Each sentence below has two blanks , each blank indicating that something has been omitted . Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Her purse was . . . . . . at the bus stop so she . . . . . . a complaint at the nearest police station.
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5da417acd69109270473a962- 1taken , didfalse
- 2stolon, filedtrue
- 3given, gavefalse
- 4left, registerfalse
- 5sneaked, putfalse
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Answer : 2. "stolon, filed "
Q: Find the correctly spelt word
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5f05395c1d4388668c5420ef- 1Sarcasemfalse
- 2Sarcaesmfalse
- 3Sarcesmfalse
- 4Sarcasmtrue
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Answer : 4. "Sarcasm"
Q: Directions (2): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet. (Mark your answer 2)
Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
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5d71e7322442194806644a15Jawaharlal Nehru was probably the first important public leader to realise that if India were to (1) its problems, it would have to (2) the age of science. The Government of free India was one of the first in the world to set up a department of science and technology. The (3) the Government has attached to science is also clear (4) the fact that the portfolio of science and technology has always been (5) by the Prime Minister himself.
- 1Comefalse
- 2Entertrue
- 3Continuefalse
- 4Directfalse
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Answer : 2. "Enter"
Q:Choose the correct Reported Form of the sentences from the options given below:
She said, "Don't wait for me after seven."
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5e68a815188352234bed9530- 1She told me not to wait for her after seven.true
- 2She tells that we should not wait after seven.false
- 3She asks that we don't wait after seven.false
- 4She suggests to not wait after seven.false
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Answer : 1. "She told me not to wait for her after seven. "
Q:Direction: In questions, four alternatives are given for Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A good sportsman cannot afford to have a fit of the blues before the game.
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5f48d31ae7f09063e63090cc- 1stimulantsfalse
- 2entertainmentfalse
- 3steroids or drugsfalse
- 4depressiontrue
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