General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
My elder daughter ________ born in 2002.
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6035db709792c13b2853012c- 1wastrue
- 2werefalse
- 3had beenfalse
- 4isfalse
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Answer : 1. "was"
Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative 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).
Q.3. When she regained consciousness, she was stretched in the ditch out, soaked to the skin.
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5d7b428857a1221c7d3c8dcdQ.3. When she regained consciousness, she was stretched in the ditch out, soaked to the skin.
- 1out in the ditch stretchedfalse
- 2on the ditch outstretchedfalse
- 3outstretched in the ditchtrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "outstretched in the ditch "
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.
Mother said to you, “When will you start from Pune?”
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5f3f49e754900c5349e16e59- 1Mother asked you when you will be starting from Pune.false
- 2Mother asked you when you will start from Pune.false
- 3Mother asked you when you would start from Pune.true
- 4Mother asked you when you will have started from Pune.false
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Answer : 3. "Mother asked you when you would start from Pune."
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.
They . . . . . . their best, but were . . . . . . to retrieve any data from that computer.
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5da416147919e54a8e3d3280- 1gave, sorryfalse
- 2showed, ablefalse
- 3thought, happyfalse
- 4sent , unsuccessfulfalse
- 5tried, unabletrue
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Answer : 5. "tried, unable "
Q:In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each sentence,there are five words out of which one can be used to fill the blank to make the sentence grammatically and coherently correct. Find the most appropriate word that fit into the blank contextually.
Trump put Pakistan on notice for ________terrorist organisations to destabilise neighbouring countries and _______ the country.
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5e8abb3b7b82aa7479fb3603- 1discouraging, admiredfalse
- 2demoting, attackedfalse
- 3sheltering, acclaimedfalse
- 4encouraging, warnedtrue
- 5rewarding, accusedfalse
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Answer : 4. "encouraging, warned"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
A Senior leader announced (A)/ that party patriarch will be head a (B)/ "new, secular front".(C)/ No Error (D).
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6114cfb69e6642101a894ae5- 1Afalse
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- 3Cfalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The students were (A)/ awaiting for (B)/ the arrival of the chief guest.(C)/No error (D)
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5f166d808cf3201b63267cb3- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q: The wind _____ the candle.
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623afcf8cd09f46e2f2b5592- 1blew awayfalse
- 2blew outtrue
- 3blow awayfalse
- 4blown outfalse
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