General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Achilles’ Heel

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    Irrelevant thing
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    Vulnerable point
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    Fast runner
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    Costly item
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :

An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.

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Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete. Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message __(A) __ his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he __(B) __ declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.”Not so fast.

Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and is contradicted by a later Gallup report. However, while it is far too soon to draw broad __(C) __ from his findings, savvy business leaders can read between the lines and extract some valuable lessons for working ___(D) ___ with all employees. Bloom __(E) __ on China’s biggest travel agency, Ctrip, which wanted to expand while controlling office space costs. They __(F) __ a remote work trial, expecting that productivity would slip a little, but not enough to cancel out the savings. Instead, productivity shot up 13%, and attrition dropped 50%. When the work-from-home option was rolled out to the entire company and employees were given a choice, the productivity gains were 22%.

Question C

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    resulting
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    disappointments
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    conclusions
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    exercises
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    guarantees
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Answer : 3. "conclusions"

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.

 Rajesh told Sumithra that he loved his parents.

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    Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I am loving my parents"
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    Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I love my parents"
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    Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I have been loving my parents"
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    Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I loves my parents"
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Answer : 2. "Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I love my parents""

Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ADD

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    Increase
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    Continue
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    Remove
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    Multiply
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Answer : 3. "Remove"

Q:

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
 She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it. 

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    but she
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    you for your help
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    She didn’t thank
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    may have done it
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Answer : 4. "may have done it"

Q:

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Photographers who follow celebrities to get their pictures to sell them

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    Paparazzi
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    Reporter
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    Editor
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    Interviewer
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Answer : 1. "Paparazzi"
Explanation :

Explanation: Paparazzi refers to photographers who aggressively pursue celebrities to capture candid photos, often for sale to media outlets.

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