General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My brother said, "I can climb this hill in less than an hour."
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601b4c0b7c5c886562aca859- 1My brother claimed that he can climb this hill in less than an hour.false
- 2My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour.true
- 3My brother claimed that he can climb that hill in less than an hour.false
- 4My brother claimed that he could climb this hill in less than an hour.false
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Answer : 2. "My brother claimed that he could climb that hill in less than an hour."
Q:Directions: Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E), i.e., 'No correction required' as the answer.
When we went to wonder of worlds, I loved that really big old silver antique car that was parked in the parking lot of the East India Mall.
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5ea6bcbb8127c42fd38d5675- 1Really old silver big antique carfalse
- 2Really big silver old antique carfalse
- 3Really big silver antique carfalse
- 4Really big old silver antique cartrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "Really big old silver antique car"
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.
This area suffers from __________.
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60c893a01faa222a633213cb- 1droughttrue
- 2droaghtsfalse
- 3draughtsfalse
- 4draftsfalse
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Answer : 1. "drought"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The student said, "I must study hard."
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601b4d727c5c886562aca8af- 1The student says that he must study hard.false
- 2The student say that he had to study hard.false
- 3The student said that he had to study hard.true
- 4The student says that he had to study hard.false
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Answer : 3. "The student said that he had to study hard."
Q: Direction : Rearrange the following five sentence (A) , (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a paragraph; then answer the question given below them.
(A) A small wooden nest box is all it has taken to rekindle all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds back into our cities and halt them from fading into the past like a forgotten folktale.
(B) There is something wrong with a city that remains unperturbed even as its birds desert it.
(C) Thankfully, the situation is not as hopeless as it seems.
(D) Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible modern life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating urban eco-system isn’t generous enough to let these delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring.
(E) And this desertion seems to be true with most metros in India where house sparrows have almost become a thing of the past.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
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5d89eeca019438473fb8806d(A) A small wooden nest box is all it has taken to rekindle all the romance of bringing sparrows and other birds back into our cities and halt them from fading into the past like a forgotten folktale.
(B) There is something wrong with a city that remains unperturbed even as its birds desert it.
(C) Thankfully, the situation is not as hopeless as it seems.
(D) Much as we try to defend the seemingly irreversible modern life of these cities, we can’t stop our hearts from crying when we realize that our rapidly degenerating urban eco-system isn’t generous enough to let these delicate winged creatures build tiny little nests in its nooks and crannies, sit in solitude, and rear offspring.
(E) And this desertion seems to be true with most metros in India where house sparrows have almost become a thing of the past.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
- 1Etrue
- 2Dfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Bfalse
- 5Afalse
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Answer : 1. "E"
Q:Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A good leader should be ready to_______ criticism.
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649568b3187426e0496b569a- 1settlefalse
- 2meetfalse
- 3facetrue
- 4carryfalse
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Answer : 3. "face "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
More than one person was killed in the accident.
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5fa3ac17e4a5020b7717e9bc- 1were killedtrue
- 2are killedfalse
- 3have been killedfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "were killed "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
Many a man would welcome to opportunity
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5e269845301d877fadb35ec9- 1Many manfalse
- 2A many manfalse
- 3Many a menfalse
- 4No improvementtrue
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