General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
Rivers has been of primary importance for human settlements since ancient times.
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60c1f730c8f0c93c707751da- 1of primary importancefalse
- 2Rivers has beentrue
- 3since ancient times.false
- 4for human settlementsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Rivers has been"
Q: A sentence/ a part of sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined par which will improve the meaning of the sentence. Choose the correct alternatives. In case no improvement needed, click the option corresponding to 'No improvement'.
Health could be of varied types; physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and sexual health are some of them.
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64e490ba3be218b6cdbe497d- 1could being offalse
- 2can offalse
- 3can be oftrue
- 4could been offalse
- 5No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "can be of"
Q:Direction : which of the phrase (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the answer.
Last evening, the actor throw a party at his residence.
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5e6b4772b8843673942761e1- 1threw a partytrue
- 2threw the partiesfalse
- 3thrown a partyfalse
- 4throw the partyfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 1. "threw a party "
Q: Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
SUBSIDE
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60ba0919a906b340d16ad3d8SUBSIDE
- 1abatefalse
- 2easefalse
- 3enlargetrue
- 4diminishfalse
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Answer : 3. "enlarge"
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Answer : 4. "Viable"
Q: Identify the part of the sentence that has an error:
Yesterday, while I was outside, my friend has come to my house.
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5ff6c01074b886721a745e14Yesterday, while I was outside, my friend has come to my house.
- 1Yesterday,false
- 2while I was outsidefalse
- 3my friend has cometrue
- 4to my house.false
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Answer : 3. "my friend has come"
Q: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.
When they read about the proposed strike of buses they said, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
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5ff7eb55bfde3c2d39625449- 1Call them for talksfalse
- 2Cancel our plansfalse
- 3Prevent themfalse
- 4Solve the problemtrue
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Answer : 4. "Solve the problem"
Q:Study the following passage and given answer the questions.
Modern living has programmed our lives to a hectic, monotonous schedule that we have forgotten the gentle smile that once fleeted the human face. Smile has she power dissolve all worries. It has the all-pervasive ability us from abysmal depth of gloominess. We should not be cowed down by work pressure that constant frown imprisons our face.
In built confidence and positive attitude help a smile to blossom. A face bereft of smile makes us unarmed for it is the smile is a pleasant weapon which resists all hurdles and problems that depress us. If we learn to smile in a crisis it shows that we have the forbearance and courage to face the crisis. A smile, after all helps us preserve our perfect present unmindful of our past or future.
The author’s main objective in writing the passage seems to be
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602c9ccf9f2a384309053487In built confidence and positive attitude help a smile to blossom. A face bereft of smile makes us unarmed for it is the smile is a pleasant weapon which resists all hurdles and problems that depress us. If we learn to smile in a crisis it shows that we have the forbearance and courage to face the crisis. A smile, after all helps us preserve our perfect present unmindful of our past or future.
- 1to worm us of a dull futurefalse
- 2to highlight the ill-effects of computerfalse
- 3to enhance our skill of time managementfalse
- 4to unfold the healing powers of a gentle smiletrue
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