General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: In the following sentence, a part is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement’.
The new captain's poker face made them unable for gauge his mood.
A. unable in gauge his mood
B. unable to assess his mood
C. unable to gauge his mood
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64edf6ba18913c5bfc6a5dd0- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Cfalse
- 3Only Bfalse
- 4Both B and Ctrue
- 5No improvementfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both B and C"
Explanation :
The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The preposition 'for’ used here is wrong. The correct preposition should be 'to’.
Gauge means to judge or assess (a situation, mood, etc.).
Hence 'assess’ is a synonym of 'gauge’.
Both choices B and C are correct. Hence the correct answer is option 4.
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 ) .
We generally select one of the most intelligent student of the school for this award.
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5ddca59039b75a0aaa560d1a- 1one of the most intelligent students of the schooltrue
- 2one of the intelligent most students of the schoolfalse
- 3one of the intelligent most student of the schoolfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "one of the most intelligent students of the school "
Q: Select the most appropriate word/s to fill in the blank.
Only ______ girls were present in the class today.
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60c098726cec0937d9d5e611Only ______ girls were present in the class today.
- 1a fewtrue
- 2a lot offalse
- 3several offalse
- 4manyfalse
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Answer : 1. "a few"
Q:Direction. These sentences have two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
After carefully……….the situation, the farmer sympathised……..the mule.
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5d8cbbb11316be11bdcaa9b0- 1scrutinising, onfalse
- 2assessing, withtrue
- 3observing, throughfalse
- 4fighting, byfalse
- 5ignoring, forfalse
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Answer : 2. "assessing, with"
Q:Directions: In the following questions five sentences are given with a phrase highlighted. These phrases may or may not be correct. Following the sentences are four phrases, from which one phrase will replace the incorrect phrase. The number of that correct phrase will be your answer. If the phrase is correct then option (e) i.e. “No replacement required” will be your answer.
If UK will agree to the provisions on e-commerce, it will mean it won’t be allowed to impose data privatisation rules on industries looking to do business in UK.
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603c6b8bcd43d04a8f59677f- 1agree to thefalse
- 2agrees to thetrue
- 3shall agrees to thefalse
- 4will agrees to thefalse
- 5No replacement requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "agrees to the"
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.
The storm destroyed several huts in the village.
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5f310d9cc923a92061dd1bde- 1Several huts in the village have been destroyed by the storm.false
- 2The storm in the village had destroyed several huts.false
- 3The storm was destructive for the several huts in the villagefalse
- 4Several huts in the village were destroyed by the storm.true
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Answer : 4. "Several huts in the village were destroyed by the storm."
Q: You speak so ________ that I can not understand properly.
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63ca645b05fff80dcffd88fa- 1fasttrue
- 2fastlyfalse
- 3slowfalse
- 4nicefalse
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Answer : 1. "fast"
Q:Directions: In questions a sentence has been given in Active / Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive / Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
The U.N.O insists on better understanding between the countries of the world.
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5f181d9079d4dd4986ed36dc- 1with the countriesfalse
- 2by the countriesfalse
- 3among the countriestrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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