General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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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5f3a1a36c306f54abeccd4b9I 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.
- 1longing for a simpler way of lifefalse
- 2yearning for something exciting to occurtrue
- 3desire to escape from his father's influencefalse
- 4joy in being young and without responsibilitiesfalse
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Answer : 2. "yearning for something exciting to occur"
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 father was trying to gain the Professor's approval, hence
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5f3a19ec1269c22e12675c5cI 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.
- 1he followed the Professor on his evening walks.false
- 2he pretended to be interested in observing the stars.false
- 3he boasted to the Professor about his son's riding skills.false
- 4he would make a display of his parental skills on seeing the narrator.true
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Answer : 4. "he would make a display of his parental skills on seeing the narrator."
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (168).
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5f3a1916e2e6e42e42b77225The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1infalse
- 2intofalse
- 3atfalse
- 4ontrue
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Answer : 4. "on"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (167).
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5f3a18c079d2942e2b79f39cThe Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1distinctionstrue
- 2differencefalse
- 3discriminationfalse
- 4discrepanciesfalse
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Answer : 1. "distinctions"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (166).
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5f3a1811e2e6e42e42b77008The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1has helpedfalse
- 2have helpedtrue
- 3helpedfalse
- 4will helpfalse
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Answer : 2. "have helped"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (165).
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5f3a17b2c306f54abeccd05eThe Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1responsibilityfalse
- 2involvementfalse
- 3Participationtrue
- 4relationshipfalse
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Answer : 3. "Participation"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (164).
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5f3a1758e2e6e42e42b76f2cThe Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1facilitiestrue
- 2infrastructurefalse
- 3servicesfalse
- 4advantagesfalse
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Answer : 1. "facilities"
Q:In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each question out of the four alternatives and fill in the blanks.
The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
Fill in the blank at Question (163).
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5f3a16fec306f54abecccfc9The Gandhian movement brought a new __(159)__ for Indian women. It helped in woman’s___(160)___. They now enjoy equality with men__(161)__ all spheres. Legislative reforms ensure this __(162)__. They enjoy equal participation is social__(163)__ and political life. Improved __(164)__ for health and education, economic independence and active __(165)__ in family and community life __(166)__ to compete with men. All __(167)___ based on sex have vanished. The modern woman is __(168)__ the march and nothing can stop her onslaught.
- 1traditionalfalse
- 2culturaltrue
- 3religiousfalse
- 4educationalfalse
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