General English Practice Question and Answer

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.

The air hostess said that the passengers must wear face masks during the flight.

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    The air hostess said, “Passengers are wearing face masks during the flight.”
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    The air hostess says, “Passengers should wear face masks during the flight.”
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    The air hostess said, “Passengers must wear face masks during the flight.”
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    The air hostess said, “Passengers wore face masks during the flight.”
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Answer : 3. "The air hostess said, “Passengers must wear face masks during the flight.”"

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Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.

A remedy for all ills:

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    Narcotic
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    Panacea
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    Medicine
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    Quack
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Answer : 2. "Panacea"

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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.

Doshi said to his wife, “Please select one of these necklaces." 

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    Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces.
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    Doshi said to his wife to please select one of these necklaces.
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    Doshi told his wife to please select one of those necklaces.
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    Doshi pleased his wife to select one of those necklaces.
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Answer : 1. "Doshi requested his wife to select one of those necklaces. "

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Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

All agog

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    Avoid
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    Contentment
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    Amazed
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    Unsystematically
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Answer : 3. "Amazed"

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Direction (A-E): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately.

The Sam Kee Building, located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is (A) the "shallowest commercial building in the world", according to the Guinness Book of Records. The Sam Kee Company—one of the wealthiest firms in Chinatown— purchased a standard-sized lot in 1903. In 1912, however, Vancouver widened Pender Street and expropriated 24 feet (7.3 m) of the above-ground (B) —effectively (or so it was first believed) making conventional commercial use of the remaining frontage impractical, if not impossible. Refusing the neighbors offer to (C), Sam Kee decided to build anyway. In 1913, the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed building's ground-floor depth (from storefront to rear of building) to measure 4'11" (1.50 m), with a second-floor depth (from overhanging bay window to rear) of 6' (1.83 m). The basement (D) sidewalk and originally housed public baths, while the ground floor was used for offices and shops and the (E) for living quarters.

Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered. (E)

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    Road besides
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    Building inside
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    Lake nearby
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    Top storey
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    Upper class in
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Answer : 4. "Top storey"

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Answer : 3. "C"

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Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
I do not like vegetables, or do I like fruits.

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    like vegetables
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    I do not
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    or do I
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    like fruits
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Answer : 3. "or do I"

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