General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She knew that to apologise would ______ to admitting she had failed.
1144 0649165ee187426e0495c2479
649165ee187426e0495c2479- 1tantamounttrue
- 2tandemfalse
- 3tantalisingfalse
- 4tangiblefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "tantamount"
Q: Identify the appropriate choice in changing the voice of the following sentences.
India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
1144 0633ec62868eec304dd13e573
633ec62868eec304dd13e573India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.
- 1Smallpox was eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 2Smallpox were eradicated by India by 1975.false
- 3Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975.true
- 4Smallpox would have been eradicated by India by 1975.false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975."
Q: Select the most appropriate word which means the same as the group of words given.
Stop something from burning
1143 0643fcb185e6b046f1b0ac9c5
643fcb185e6b046f1b0ac9c5Stop something from burning
- 1Preventfalse
- 2Extinguishtrue
- 3Torchfalse
- 4Scorchfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Extinguish "
Q: Choose the incorrectly spelt word.
1143 06447a3665bae6d6892494a6c
6447a3665bae6d6892494a6c- 1SUPPORTfalse
- 2TUNNELfalse
- 3RAPPORTfalse
- 4TREBBLEtrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "TREBBLE"
Q: Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
Scientists have predicted that the cultivation of rice will be affected severe.
1143 0644b93216842c5ce47ce0747
644b93216842c5ce47ce0747- 1affect severefalse
- 2No improvementfalse
- 3effecting severelyfalse
- 4affected severelytrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "affected severely"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My grandfather was a farmer and he ___________three acres of land.
1143 06450da38508d9a21f7927c53
6450da38508d9a21f7927c53My grandfather was a farmer and he ___________three acres of land.
- 1cultivatedtrue
- 2advancedfalse
- 3grownfalse
- 4culturedfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "cultivated"
Explanation :
(A) cultivated
- "Cultivated" is the appropriate word for farming land.
Q: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word
1143 064522d2513eb5908ae314cdd
64522d2513eb5908ae314cdd- 1Nosyfalse
- 2Vennisontrue
- 3Yearnfalse
- 4Ruminatefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Vennison"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."
1143 06332ed04bf6167733bdbd33e
6332ed04bf6167733bdbd33e- 1Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cardstrue
- 2Prabha told Prabhu that Prem has been playing cardsfalse
- 3Prabha told Prabhu that Prem playing cardsfalse
- 4Prabha told Prabhu that Prem plays cardsfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice

