General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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 blank.
One fireman died while 14 others had a narrow escape when a part of the factory-cum-outlet of a well-known battery ___(1)___ firm where they were battling a major ___(2)___ collapsed following a series of sudden explosions in west Delhi. The brave fireman who had joined the department last year and got married ___(3)___, was buried under a pile of debris following explosions which were triggered by a compressor burst. The fireman died due to excessive bleeding and smoke inhalation. It took firemen five hours to pull his body out of the debris.
Select the most appropriate option for blank number 3.
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5ff7f6bc3f9f9a23d7260ea4- 1evidentlyfalse
- 2generouslyfalse
- 3eventuallyfalse
- 4recentlytrue
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Answer : 4. "recently"
Q:In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and
Options:
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6013fe8b65f047590371d817- 1Irrevocablefalse
- 2Irresistiblefalse
- 3Irrepresibletrue
- 4Irrefutablefalse
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Answer : 3. "Irrepresible"
Q: Find the correct Spelt word.
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60ffa2bddca5042dc1d2f5e4- 1Abeyancetrue
- 2Abeyencefalse
- 3Abeyensefalse
- 4Abayancefalse
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Answer : 1. "Abeyance"
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The manager gave her a negative feedback during her performance appraisal.
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601a0fae552e5f41f7af787e- 1A negative feedback is being given to her by the manager during appraising her performance.false
- 2A negative feedback was given to her by the manager during her performance appraisal.true
- 3The manager will give her negative feedback during her performance appraisal.false
- 4Giving of a negative feedback to her during her performance appraisal has been done by the manager.false
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Answer : 2. "A negative feedback was given to her by the manager during her performance appraisal."
Q:Directions: In 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 as your answer.
He quarreled with his boss, ________ of the consequences.
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62b426488333bf3664812c4f- 1confidentfalse
- 2devoidfalse
- 3heedlesstrue
- 4wearyfalse
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Answer : 3. "heedless "
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. (C)
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60a26417b1d2440614ba1410The 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.
- 1Land was givenfalse
- 2Farmers in the areafalse
- 3Buy the remaining landtrue
- 4Purchase the rest moneyfalse
- 5To go through with itfalse
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Answer : 3. "Buy the remaining land"
Q: Select the wrongly spelt word.
describe
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60ba178f02ea6c40949f5403describe
- 1desertfalse
- 2descentfalse
- 3describefalse
- 4descerntrue
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Answer : 4. "descern"
Q:Directions: In 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 as your answer.
Some verbs need a ______ to convey the full meaning.
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62b427ec8333bf3664813890- 1complimentaryfalse
- 2complementtrue
- 3componentfalse
- 4complimentfalse
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