General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. On the other hand, the Saracen chief looked slighter and shorter, but he was also strong.
B. The Briton was a huge powerful man with thick brown hair.
C. They went side by side to the well, where they ate their simple meal and rested.
D. They were a great contrast to each other.
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64c105b0c3da05b22152ea59- 1CDABfalse
- 2DCABfalse
- 3DABCfalse
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Answer : 4. "BADC"
Q: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
To stop doing something; cease or abstain.
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62ea4efc6f92bf0da7cf34ea- 1to endurefalse
- 2to desisttrue
- 3to perseverefalse
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Answer : 2. "to desist"
Q: Choose the correct preposition:
My younger sister was born _______ the eve of Diwali.
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636cf990825f2247ad813b6cMy younger sister was born _______ the eve of Diwali.
- 1atfalse
- 2infalse
- 3ontrue
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Answer : 3. "on"
Q: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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6450e47868c22b088399b523- 1Arguementtrue
- 2Performancefalse
- 3Valuablefalse
- 4Secretaryfalse
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Answer : 1. "Arguement "
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Most of the / freshwater lake in India / are in the / Himalayan region.
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- 2Most of thefalse
- 3are in thefalse
- 4freshwater lake in Indiatrue
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Answer : 4. "freshwater lake in India"
Q:Directions: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is No error.
Tea (1)/which I am drinking (2)/ is hot (3). /No error (4)
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6527b7469c44d229e707593a- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :
The will be used before Tea because – Here, we are talking about a particular tea, followed by a Relative Pronoun (which). The sentence can also be written as –
The tea I am drinking is hot (tea-definite) Look at the examples given below : The flowers in her garden are beautiful. (Definite – the ones in her garden)
The flowers (that) are in her
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Rel.pro.
garden are beautiful.
The dog in the backyard is very cute. (Definite-the one in the backyard)
The dog (which) is in the backyard is very cute.
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Rel.pro.
Hence, the tea is the right usage.
Q:Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Satiate
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- 2Saturatefalse
- 3Satisfytrue
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Answer : 3. "Satisfy"
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.
Humanity can be (1)______ as the quality of being human; the peculiar nature (2)______ man, by which he is distinguished (3)______ other beings. Being human (4)______ not mean that an individual possesses humanity. One of the (5)______ outstanding examples of extraordinary humanity in a human being has been portrayed beautifully by Mother Teresa.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 2.
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