General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Achilles’ Heel
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649abf0a3662c8741dfe22d3- 1Irrelevant thingfalse
- 2Vulnerable pointtrue
- 3Fast runnerfalse
- 4Costly itemfalse
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Answer : 2. "Vulnerable point"
Explanation :
An "Achilles' Heel" is a person's area of weakness or vulnerability.
Q: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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64edb3c82e7e7af712cd7f42- 1resultingfalse
- 2disappointmentsfalse
- 3conclusionstrue
- 4exercisesfalse
- 5guaranteesfalse
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Answer : 3. "conclusions"
Q:Directions: The following sentences form a paragraph. The rest of the sentences are marked as A, B, C, D, E, and F. Sentence 'C' is in the correct place. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.
A. It is scheduled to take place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022.
B. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
C. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world, and the second World Cup held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan.
D. The final is due to be held on 18 December 2022, which also is Qatar National Day.
E. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd running of the FIFA World Cup competition.
F. The first match played at the tournament will be contested between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor.
Which sentence should be the FIFTH sentence in the paragraph?
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- 2Atrue
- 3Ffalse
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Answer : 2. "A"
Q:Rewrite the sentence in direct speech.
Rajesh told Sumithra that he loved his parents.
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632b032b1656651c9e9ba9f2- 1Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I am loving my parents"false
- 2Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I love my parents"true
- 3Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I have been loving my parents"false
- 4Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I loves my parents"false
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Answer : 2. "Rajesh said to Sumithra, "I love my parents""
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 2.
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- 2Susceptiblefalse
- 3Supportivefalse
- 4Mandatoryfalse
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Answer : 1. "Leading "
Q: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ADD
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643d3fb05e6b046f1b040a14- 1Increasefalse
- 2Continuefalse
- 3Removetrue
- 4Multiplyfalse
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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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643fc4656d6383d262917b57She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it.
- 1but shefalse
- 2you for your helpfalse
- 3She didn’t thankfalse
- 4may have done ittrue
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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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64a6c3b1c4e3d04ca167ceb3- 1Paparazzitrue
- 2Reporterfalse
- 3Editorfalse
- 4Interviewerfalse
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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.

