General English Practice Question and Answer

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question accordingly. 

One should consciously engage in activities that will nourish your soul. Just as we nourish the body, we need to nurture the soul to connect to the creative power of the universe and to manifest joy in our lives. Often, we forget to address the soul, lost as we are in a jungle of material and sensual pleasures. But the more you embrace what feeds your soul, the happier you become. So if you want to enjoy the abundance of life, engage in what enriches your soul. Nurturing the soul is all about finding calm amidst chaos. There are a number of practices that empower people towards this end including silent contemplation, various forms of meditation, yoga and tai chi However, the rigor and discipline involved in the pursuit of such practices often seems to discourage people. Add to this, the temptations of the material world that leave little time and motivation for anyone to pursue the spiritual path. Poet Walt Whitman declared: “Whatever satisfies the soul is truth”. The good news is that simple, everyday activities can also nutrify the soul — like spending time in the midst of nature, dancing in the rain or just putting thoughts on paper. Do whatever is calming and pleases you. Creative pursuits are particularly appealing as inside each one of us, there is an artist craving for release and awaiting an opportunity for expression. One of the ways to indulge the artist within is to get started with the practice of any one or more of the creative art forms such as music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction or essay writing. 

When you engage in such soul nourishing activities, all thought and energy gets focused toward goal accomplishment. At this point, you will find that even unknown forces of the universe are conniving to assist you in your amateurish but sincere attempts. As you progress, you are motivated to do better. You touch and access a faculty, a part of you that you never knew existed. Your inner artist is unleashed, baring the beauty of your soul that has found a fond medium of expression. For instance, a sculptor’s soul is seen in his artwork; a musician’s in his compositions; an actor’s in his acting, a painter’s in his paintings and so on. It is immaterial whether your effort is an immaculate artwork or just a clumsy attempt by a layperson. The idea is to try, be inspired and to create giving free rein to the mind. As Michelangelo remarked: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free”!

According to the passage, why even our amateurish attempts motivate us?

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    Because these amateur attempts of ours are insincere ones.
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    Because they still are clumsy and need improvement.
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    Because even unknown forces of the universe are assisting us in them.
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    Because we never knew that this part ever existed inside us.
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Answer : 3. "Because even unknown forces of the universe are assisting us in them."

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Choose the correct meaning of the following phrase.
 Foot the bill

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    To kick the bill
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    To tear the bill
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    To pay
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    To throw the bill
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Answer : 3. "To pay "

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

His friends arranged for the ambulance and took him immediately to the hospital.

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    His friends would have arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
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    His friends were arranged for the ambulance and taken him immediately to the hospital.
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    The ambulance arranged for his friends and took him immediately to the hospital.
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    The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital.
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Answer : 4. "The ambulance was arranged for by his friends and he was immediately taken to the hospital."
Explanation :

The sentence is rewritten in passive voice, putting the emphasis on the object (ambulance) and the person receiving the action (he).

Q:

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The students / and the teachers / worked hardly / to make the event a success.

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    and their teachers
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    worked hardly
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    The students
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    to make the event a success
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Answer : 2. "worked hardly"

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Answer : 2. "was always on the bike"

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Usnis has not used the computer for weeks.

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    The computer did not used by Usnis for weeks.
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    The computer has not been used by Usnis for weeks.
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    The computer was not been used by Usnis for weeks.
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    The computer has not being used by Usnis for weeks.
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Answer : 2. "The computer has not been used by Usnis for weeks."
Explanation :

The sentence is converted into passive voice, emphasizing the object (computer) and making it the receiver of the action.

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Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

A confluence is a place when two or more rivers meet.

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    rivers meet
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    A confluence
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    when two or more
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    is a place
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Answer : 3. "when two or more"

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The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

We don't really / want a large house; / we are looking for some comfort / and some convenience on a moderate price.

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    and some convenience on a moderate price
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    want a large house
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    We don't really
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    we are looking for some comfort
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Answer : 1. "and some convenience on a moderate price"
Explanation :

The correct phrasing should be "and some convenience at a moderate price." The preposition "on" should be replaced with "at."


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