General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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
- 44false
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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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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 INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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6458e4777f8252086628f5a4- 1Effervescentfalse
- 2Unorganisedfalse
- 3Efficientfalse
- 4Scaleabletrue
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Answer : 4. "Scaleable"
Q:Directions : In the following question, 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.
They have lost____of their contacts.
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63401ed7da15932e53e8854a- 1littlefalse
- 2muchfalse
- 3manytrue
- 4smallfalse
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Answer : 3. "many "
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.
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64ca482c9e9013486a8dc7cc- 1Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow.”true
- 2Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She would be back the following day.”false
- 3Anshul said to me, “His mother was not at home. She would be back tomorrow.”false
- 4Anshul said to me, “My mother was not at home. She will be back the following day.”false
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Answer : 1. "Anshul said to me, “My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow.”"
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who has the ability to do many different things
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648038a151bf194753030dedOne who has the ability to do many different things
- 1Versatiletrue
- 2Adaptablefalse
- 3Expertfalse
- 4Specialistfalse
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Answer : 1. "Versatile"
Explanation :
Versatile describes someone who is capable of adapting and performing various tasks or roles.
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The young king tried to speak, but his tongue seemed to ________ the roof of his mouth, and his lips refused to move.
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6454c365f3618908bf60f7e5- 1divide tofalse
- 2cleave totrue
- 3link tofalse
- 4leave tofalse
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Answer : 2. "cleave to"
Explanation :
(B) cleave to - The phrase "tongue seemed to cleave to the roof of his mouth" conveys the idea of sticking or adhering.
Q: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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645b8c831efb290ac241c64f- 1Efficientfalse
- 2Layerfalse
- 3Committeefalse
- 4Feeldtrue
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Answer : 4. "Feeld"
Q:The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
P: Superstitions exist throughout the world despite scientific advances.
Q: One cannot heed anybody’s sneezes if one has to be punctual on duty or ‘cannot miss a flight.
R: But the spread of science and education among the masses has certainly given rise to a significant number of persons who do not believe in these superstitions.
S: The compulsions of modern life have also caused some of the superstitions to fade out.
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6019feb265f047590384ba56Q: One cannot heed anybody’s sneezes if one has to be punctual on duty or ‘cannot miss a flight.
R: But the spread of science and education among the masses has certainly given rise to a significant number of persons who do not believe in these superstitions.
S: The compulsions of modern life have also caused some of the superstitions to fade out.
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- 2PRSQtrue
- 3RPSQfalse
- 4SQRPfalse
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