General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the options given below:
How attractive the picture is!
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636d062a5c30150185e6a470How attractive the picture is!
- 1The picture is quite attractive.false
- 2An attractive picture is there.false
- 3The picture is very attractive.true
- 4The picture is only attractive.false
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Answer : 3. "The picture is very attractive."
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where government records are kept
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641992e4fb0ff69a8ee8d67dA place where government records are kept
- 1Cloakroomfalse
- 2Cachefalse
- 3Hangarfalse
- 4Archivetrue
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Answer : 4. "Archive"
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
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641995cefb0ff69a8ee8f396- 1administratedfalse
- 2orchestratedfalse
- 3defenestratedfalse
- 4demonstratedtrue
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Answer : 4. "demonstrated"
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.
Computer education (1)/ in universities and colleges (2) leaves much to be desired. (3)/ No error. (4)
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65251122a33172285c700086- 11false
- 22false
- 33true
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :
more will replace much because – more (Adv.) : in addition; to a greater extent (needs to be done/is desired) more → Comparative Degree much →Positive Degree most →Superlative Degree Look at the examples given below : People watch T.V. more than is needed. She needs to be given more time than is allotted. Hence, leaves more to be desired is the right usage.
Q:Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive /Active Voice.
I cannot draw this picture.
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630cac6c4e3bf85cbe705c11- 1This picture cannot be drawn by me.true
- 2This picture cannot be drawn by I.false
- 3This picture could not be drawn by me.false
- 4This picture could not be drawn by I.false
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Answer : 1. "This picture cannot be drawn by me. "
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Answer : 2. "Broad"
Q:Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Coca-Cola is to become the new sponsor of the London Eye after (1) ______ a deal to replace France's EDF Energy. The capital's giant Ferris Wheel has been a (2) ______ tourist attraction since it was introduced in 2000, when it was (3) ______ as the Millennium Wheel. It was previously (4) ______ by British Airways before becoming the EDF Energy London Eye in 2011. Coca-Cola will take over in January after (5) ______ a two-year deal with the wheel's owner, Merlin Entertainments, for an undisclosed sum.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
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642accf808ca2357ae78e3fe- 1Sponsoredtrue
- 2Refusedfalse
- 3keptfalse
- 4Authenticatedfalse
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Answer : 1. "Sponsored "
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom.
It was a Catch 22 situation for the manager.
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64a6a6b58ecb104cc62b34b3- 1Worthy successor to the thronefalse
- 2A difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossibletrue
- 3Hailed as the ultimate championfalse
- 4A positive outcome in a tough situationfalse
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