General English Practice Question and Answer

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Directions (29): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
That's the last straw

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    To be run out of the patience
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  • 2
    To be a VIP
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    To be very weak
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    To be exhausted with all the resources
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    To complete the last item of the task
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "To be run out of the patience"

Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement". 

We sat on the floor to eat dinner and he (appreciate) the fresh food my mother served.

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    had appreciated
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    appreciated
    Correct
    Wrong
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    will appreciate
    Correct
    Wrong
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    no improvement
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "appreciated"

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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.

You____ leave your suitcase there. It’s dangerous.

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    doesn’t need to
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    are not allowed to
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    needn’t
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    can’t
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "can’t"

Q:

In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

Gopan said to me, "Can you do these sums for me?" 

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    Gopan asked me if I can do those sums for him.
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    Wrong
  • 2
    Gopan asked me if I can do these sums for him.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Gopan asked if I could do these sums for him.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him.
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Gopan asked me if I could do those sums for him."

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In questions below out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Fear of being enclosed in a small closed space

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    Agoraphobia
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Claustrophobia
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Xenophobia
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Paranoia
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Claustrophobia"

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Directions (22): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Better late than never

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    Better to arrive late than not to come at all
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Better to stay healthy than to die
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Better to arrive late than to meet with an accident
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Better to come late than to die
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    Better to stay home than to reach late
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Answer : 1. "Better to arrive late than not to come at all"

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