General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: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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60a26517de4c2e1331dc0db8The 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.
- 1Road besidesfalse
- 2Building insidefalse
- 3Lake nearbyfalse
- 4Top storeytrue
- 5Upper class infalse
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Answer : 4. "Top storey"
Q:In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The population of Mumbai(A)/is greater than(B)/in any city in USA.(C)/No error(D)
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62dfa334313eb40eb8a48cfa- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q: ANNEXURE
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5f43a58c97c6dd29b3919e48- 1attachmenttrue
- 2developmentfalse
- 3retirementfalse
- 4commencementfalse
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Answer : 1. "attachment "
Q:Instruction: Choose the alternative which is an Adjective formed by adding a Suffix.
Caution
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5e5fb8ff860fb849c8eae1b2- 1cautionalfalse
- 2cautioustrue
- 3cautionfalse
- 4None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "cautious "
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
COVENANT
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5daec06d7f47a948b6109018- 1Casefalse
- 2Couponfalse
- 3Contracttrue
- 4Settlementfalse
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Answer : 3. "Contract "
Explanation :
The term "covenant" refers to a formal and binding agreement or contract between two or more parties. Among the provided options, "contract" is the word that best expresses the meaning of "covenant." A contract typically involves mutual promises and obligations agreed upon by the parties involved.
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
SUBVERT
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5efd766d7228dd6b06e39bb8- 1reducefalse
- 2abolishfalse
- 3overthrowtrue
- 4subduefalse
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Answer : 3. "overthrow"
Q:Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-
According to me, she is sick.
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5f3630f3a27d450be2f37a97- 1According to my opinionfalse
- 2in my opiniontrue
- 3According to my viewfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 2. "in my opinion"
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