General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A storm in a tea cup
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645cc59d1efb290ac2458dbfA storm in a tea cup
- 1Tasty teafalse
- 2The tea in which spices are addedfalse
- 3A lot of anger and worry about trivial thingstrue
- 4To enjoy tea during a stormfalse
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Answer : 3. "A lot of anger and worry about trivial things"
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Answer : 1. "Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora"
Q: Terrorists are trying to________ several bridges.
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6273adf3e1e2a840c3706d44- 1blow uptrue
- 2breakdownfalse
- 3falloutfalse
- 4nonefalse
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Answer : 1. "blow up"
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words Geeta is doubtful about getting hired as she is inexperienced at this job.
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6450e32013eb5908ae2ed2b1- 1Professionalfalse
- 2Expertfalse
- 3Acefalse
- 4Novicetrue
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Answer : 4. "Novice"
Explanation :
A novice is someone who is new to a particular job, activity, or skill, and lacks experience.
Q: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. They silently ate and having finished they sat down to sing sentimental songs.
B. On the way they bought a large loaf of bread, some cheese and a goatskin full of beer.
C. When Little John was halfway through his song, Robin stopped him.
D. They travelled for a long time towards Sherwood.
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64c3ad029e9013486a7aaf5e- 1DBACtrue
- 2DCBAfalse
- 3CBADfalse
- 4CDBAfalse
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Answer : 1. "DBAC"
Q:Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.
After a 'period for imprisonment' she renounced terrorism.
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632b1822751e5310a5c2f726- 1Period of imprisonmenttrue
- 2Period out imprisonmentfalse
- 3Period about imprisonmentfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "Period of imprisonment "
Q: Fill in the blank with the correct determiner from the options given below:
The scheme was closed because _______ people were interested in it.
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636cf826825f2247ad812b88The scheme was closed because _______ people were interested in it.
- 1fewfalse
- 2a fewtrue
- 3a littlefalse
- 4nonefalse
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Answer : 2. "a few"
Q:Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
One part of the philosophy of life’s meaning consists of the systemetic attempt to identify what people have in mind when they think about the topic.
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64997444ab3c5fffc2dcdd8f- 1attemptfalse
- 2philosophyfalse
- 3thinkfalse
- 4Systemetictrue
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Answer : 4. "Systemetic"
Explanation :
The correct spelling is "Systematic." The incorrect spelling "Systemetic" has an extra 'e'.

