General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
" Many happy returns of your birthday “, we said.
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5dad75ae55abe308d801458d- 1We greeted him on his birthdayfalse
- 2We said that many happy returns of your birthdayfalse
- 3We wished him many happy returns of his birthdaytrue
- 4We prayed for many happy returns of his birthdayfalse
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Answer : 3. "We wished him many happy returns of his birthday "
Q:In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.
Heed
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5e7aec8e50339c7366663e4f- 1Carefalse
- 2Cautionfalse
- 3Attentionfalse
- 4Neglecttrue
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Answer : 4. "Neglect"
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Life is full of ___1___ types of experiences. Strange, in fact, are the ways of God. If a man is happy today, he may be __2____ unhappy the very next day. Some ___3___ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ___4___ and pain. If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ___5___ time he is depressed and downcast.
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611a3e07ccbc2b477b6a4677- 1echoesfalse
- 2pathostrue
- 3ethosfalse
- 4mythosfalse
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Answer : 2. "pathos"
Q:The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
If the economy fails / this year it reflect badly / on the government.
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6482f384bf323e479a9ce141- 1on the governmentfalse
- 2If the economy failsfalse
- 3this year it reflect badlytrue
- 4No errorfalse
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Answer : 3. "this year it reflect badly"
Explanation :
The correct phrasing should be "If the economy fails this year, it reflects badly on the government." The verb "reflect" should be in the third-person singular form.
Q: Direction(18): In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
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5d78ee74f9c00671d4891d9b- 1Obssesionfalse
- 2Obssessionfalse
- 3Obsessiontrue
- 4Obsessienfalse
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Answer : 3. "Obsession "
Q:Direction :In the following passage there are blanks, each of which been passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
When sound (1) the world of cinema, mime made a gracious exit. (2) then, it stood proudly as a performing art in itself, independent and (3) in style, approach, treatment and performance not matched however, by (4) acceptance. During the silent era, actors in silent films had to (5) totally on mime as the only way of (6) their emotions, expressions, incidents, events and interactions between and among characters. German Expressionist cinema, a performing ema, the acting of classic performers like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton used mime they had (7) as part of their theatrical (8) in their films with great effect. A French mime artist once said, "Mime is the poetry of silence." But once talking (9) entered the scenario, mime was (10) ever used in films, even through a character introduced as a mime artist.
Mark your answer at (1).
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5d8b3d4c3063a526ede65bcf- 1enteredtrue
- 2camefalse
- 3sawfalse
- 4becamefalse
- 5featuredfalse
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Answer : 1. "entered"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
She remained a receptionist until well in middle age.
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5f361e0fdcc3540833149c99- 1until well in her middle agefalse
- 2well until in middle agefalse
- 3until well into middle agetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "until well into middle age"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
Alluring
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6035d023a0666c3c8503e2a9- 1obnoxioustrue
- 2appealingfalse
- 3enticingfalse
- 4charmingfalse
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