General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The kids have been pestering me to buy them new toys.

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    pacifying
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    perturbing
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    bugging
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    Tormenting
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Answer : 1. "pacifying "
Explanation :

"Pacifying" means calming or soothing, which is the opposite of "pestering," indicating persistent annoyance or bothering.

Q:

Rahul said to Veena. “Please return my books early.”
 In Reported Speech the above sentence will be
 Rahul requested Veena to

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    return her books early
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    return my books early
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    return his books early
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    return their books early
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Answer : 3. "return his books early "

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Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct/most appropriate options:

Coffee was first discovered in Eastern Africa in an area we know today as Ethiopia. A popular legend refers to a goat herder by the name of Kaldi, who observed his goats acting unusually friskily after eating berries from a bush. Curious about this phenomenon, Kaldi tried eating the berries himself. He found that these berries gave him _______ energy. The news of this energy-loaded fruit quickly moved throughout the region. Coffee berries were transported from Ethiopia to the Arabian Peninsula and were first cultivated in what today is the country of Yemen. Coffee remained a secret in Arabia before spreading to Turkey and then to the European continent by means of Venetian trade merchants.

Coffee was first eaten as food though later people in Arabia would make a drink out of boiling the beans for its narcotic effects and medicinal value. Coffee for a time was known as Arabian wine to Muslims who were banned from alcohol by Islam. It was not until after coffee had been eaten as a food product, a wine, and a medicine that it was discovered, probably by complete accident in Turkey, that by roasting the beans a delicious drink could be made. The roasted beans were first crushed and then boiled in water, creating an unrefined version of the beverage we enjoy today. The first coffee houses were opened in Europe in the 17th Century and in 1675, the Viennese established the habit of refining the brew by filtering out the grounds, sweetening it, and adding a dash of milk. If you were to explore the planet for coffee, you would find about 60 species of coffee plants growing wild in Africa, Malaysia, and other regions. But only about ten of them are actually cultivated. Of these ten, two species are responsible for almost all the coffee produced in the world: Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora (usually known as Robusta). Because of ecological differences existing among the various coffee-producing countries, both types have undergone many mutations and now exist in many subspecies.

Coffee plants need special conditions to give a satisfactory crop. The climate needs to be hot-wet or hot temperate, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, with frequent rains and temperatures varying from 15 to 25 Degrees C. The soil should be deep, hard, permeable, and well irrigated, with well-drained subsoil. The best lands are the hilly ones or just-tilled woods. The perfect altitude is between 600 and 1200 meters, though some varieties thrive at 2000-2200 meters. Cultivation aimed at protecting the plants at every stage of growth is needed. Sowing should be in sheltered nurseries from which, after about six months, the seedlings should be moved to plantations in the rainy season where they are usually alternated with other plants to shield them from wind and excessive sunlight.

According to the passage, how did coffee first make its way from Ethiopia to the Arabian Peninsula?

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    Through the efforts of Venetian trade merchants
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    By the migration of coffee plants across regions
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    Due to the popularity of coffee houses in Europe
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    By the influence of Turkish coffee makers
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    Through the cultivation efforts of Arabian farmers
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Answer : 1. "Through the efforts of Venetian trade merchants"

Q:

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Two lengths of rope, wood or metal with crosspieces used for climbing up and down walls

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    ladder
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    stairs
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    steps
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    railing
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Answer : 1. "ladder"
Explanation :

Let us explore the given options: '

A ladder is a piece of equipment consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal or rope used for climbing up or down something. 

'Steps' are flat surfaces, especially in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another. 

'Stairs' are a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building.

 'Railing' is a fence or barrier made of rails. 

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Q:

Identify the best way to improve the Bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select ‘no improvement’-

I search in dictionaries for words that are not included.

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    search through
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    search up
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    search
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    No improvement
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Answer : 1. "search through"

Q:

Read the passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.

Looking back on those days I see myself as a kind of centaur, half boy, half bike, forever wheeling down suburban streets under the poincianas, on my way to football practice or the library or to a meeting of the little group of us, girls and boys, that came together on someone's verandah in the evenings after tea.
I might come across the Professor then on his after dinner stroll; and as often as not, he would be accompanied by my father, who would stop me and demand (partly, I thought, to impress the Professor) where I was off to or where I had been; insisting, with more than his usual force, that I come home right away, with no argument I spent long hours cycling back and forth between our house and Ross McDowell or Jimmy Larwood's, my friends from school, and the Professor's house was always on the route, I was always aboard and waiting for something significant to occur, for life somehow to declare it self and catch me up I rode my bike in slow circles or figures-of-eight, took it for sprints across the gravel of the park, or simply hung motionless in the saddle, balanced and waiting.

The boy's constant bike riding reflects his

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    longing for a simpler way of life
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    yearning for something exciting to occur
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    desire to escape from his father's influence
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    joy in being young and without responsibilities
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Answer : 2. "yearning for something exciting to occur"

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