General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The correct meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
 In the teeth of

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    In brief
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    Fail to keep position
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    In fashion
    Correct
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    In spite of something
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Answer : 4. "In spite of something"

Q:

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Since a meeting drew to a close, I realized that people were not really listening to me.

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    Since a meeting
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    I realized
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    were not really
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    drew to a close
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Answer : 1. "Since a meeting"

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.

I ______ blood in the hospital tomorrow. 

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    have donated
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    was donating
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    Wrong
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    will donate
    Correct
    Wrong
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    had donated
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Answer : 3. "will donate "
Explanation :

(C) will donate - The correct future tense to use in this sentence is "I will donate blood in the hospital tomorrow."

Q:

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
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    Claustrophobia
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    Xenophobia
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Paranoia
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Answer : 2. "Claustrophobia"

Q:

Find out the plural of the nouns from the following.

Looker-on

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    Lookeres-on
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    Lookered-on
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    Lookers-on
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Looker-on
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    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Lookers-on"

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Answer : 3. "disobeyed"

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 friend said to me, "For me running is like therapy."

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    My friend told me that for her having ran was like therapy.
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    My friend tells me that for her running is like therapy.
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    My friend told me this that for her running is like therapy.
    Correct
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    My friend told me that for her running was like therapy.
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Answer : 4. "My friend told me that for her running was like therapy."

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