General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Choose the world which is most nearly the same in meaning of the word.
Desert

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    Displease
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    Encourge
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    Instigate
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    Escort
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    Abandon
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Answer : 5. "Abandon"

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Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Naveen put his brother's back up by saying that he was unfit for the job. 

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    supported his brother
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    annoyed his brother
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    canvassed for his brother
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    deceived his brother
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Answer : 2. "annoyed his brother"

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In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

He said he goes for a walk every morning.

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    He said, “ I went for a walk every morning.”
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    He said, “I go for a walk every morning.”
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    He said, “I will go for a walk every morning.”
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    He said, “ He goes for a walk every morning.”
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Answer : 2. "He said, “I go for a walk every morning.”"

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

"I am proud of you," father said to me.

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    Father told me this that he was proud of me.
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    Father told me that that he is proud of me.
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    Father told me that he is proud of me.
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    Father told me that he was proud of me.
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Answer : 4. "Father told me that he was proud of me."

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In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

He said to the judge, "I did not commit this crime." 

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    He told the judge that he did not commit the crime.
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    He told the judge that he had not committed the crime.
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    He told the judge that he had not committed that crime.
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    He told the judge that he had not committed this crime.
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Answer : 3. "He told the judge that he had not committed that crime. "

Q:

Adolescence is a period of halcyon days. 

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    happy days
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    days of preparation
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    hard days
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    of mental pressure
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Answer : 1. "happy days "

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Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

Shyam drives now and then just to keep his hand in. 

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    to keep himself busy
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    to keep himself safe
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    not to waste his time
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    not to lose the skill
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Answer : 4. "not to lose the skill"

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Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

The manager gave his assistant a piece of his mind. 

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    suggestion
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    advice
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    gist
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    scolding
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Answer : 4. "scolding"

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