General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

She knew that to apologise would ______ to admitting she had failed.

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    tantamount
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    tandem
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    tantalising
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    tangible
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Answer : 1. "tantamount"

Q:

Identify the appropriate choice in changing the voice of the following sentences.
 India had eradicated smallpox by 1975.

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    Smallpox was eradicated by India by 1975.
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    Smallpox were eradicated by India by 1975.
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    Smallpox had been eradicated by India by 1975.
    Correct
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    Smallpox would have been eradicated by India by 1975.
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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 

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    Prevent
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    Extinguish
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    Torch
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    Wrong
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    Scorch
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Answer : 2. "Extinguish "

Q:

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

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    SUPPORT
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    TUNNEL
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    RAPPORT
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    TREBBLE
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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.

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    affect severe
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    No improvement
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    effecting severely
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    affected severely
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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.

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    cultivated
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    advanced
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    grown
    Correct
    Wrong
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    cultured
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Answer : 1. "cultivated"
Explanation :

(A) cultivated

  • "Cultivated" is the appropriate word for farming land.

Q:

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word

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    Nosy
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    Vennison
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    Yearn
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    Ruminate
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Answer : 2. "Vennison"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."

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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem has been playing cards
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem playing cards
    Correct
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    Prabha told Prabhu that Prem plays cards
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Answer : 1. "Prabha told Prabhu that Prem had been playing cards "

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