General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.

The light was switched off by her before sleeping.

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    She is switching off the light before sleeping.
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    She switches off the light before sleeping.
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    She had switched off the light before sleeping.
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    She switched off the light before sleeping.
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Answer : 4. "She switched off the light before sleeping."
Explanation :

In Active Voice, a sentence emphasizes the subject, performing an action.
In Passive Voice, a sentence emphasizes the action or the object of the sentence.
The given sentence is in the passive voice and 'The light' is the subject and 'her' is the object.
When we convert this sentence into active voice, the subject 'The light' of the passive voice becomes the object, the object 'her' becomes the subject 'she'.
The passive format "was + V3 (switched)" should be changed into the active format "switched".
This is the active and passive voice rule for the past simple tense.

Q:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
 A trip to the village temple was made by Bhavani yesterday.

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    Bhavani was going to make a trip to the temple yesterday.
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    Bhavani made a trip to the village temple yesterday.
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    Bhavani tripped to the village temple yesterday.
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    Bhavani is going to make a trip to the temple today
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Answer : 2. "Bhavani made a trip to the village temple yesterday."

Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Research shows

P. that medium-skilled employees who work

Q. in front of a computer and work beyond

R. 4.6 effective hours a day produce smaller

S. quantities of output per hour due to fatigue

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    RQSP
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    PQSR
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    SQRP
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    PQRS
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Answer : 4. "PQRS"

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Comprehension: Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.

Since September, at least 25 people have died and thousands have been made homeless. Every state and territory in Australia has experienced fires this summer. But the biggest fires burn along stretches of the eastern and southern coast, where most of the population lives. This includes areas around Sydney and Adelaide. More than 6.3 million hectares (63,000 sq km or 15.6 million acres) have been burned so far – one hectare is roughly the size of a sports field. To put that in perspective, around 800,000 hectares were engulfed in a bush fire in 2018 in California. Australia has always experienced bushfires – it has a "fire season". But this year they are a lot worse than normal.

Fires are usually caused by lightning strikes or accidentally by a spark – but some fires are also started deliberately. This year, a natural weather phenomenon known as the ‘Indian Ocean Dipole’ has meant a hot, dry spell across the country. This year, Australia twice set a new temperature record: an average maximum of 41.9°C was recorded on 18 December. That comes on top of a long period of drought.

Scientists have long warned that this hotter, drier climate will contribute to fires becoming more frequent and more intense. The more extreme weather patterns and higher temperatures increase the risk of bushfires and allow them to spread faster and wider. Fire fighters are spraying water and fire retardant from planes and helicopters as well as from the ground. But fighting bush fires is extremely difficult and often authorities have to focus on just stopping the spread, rather than putting the fire out. The spread can for instance be best contained by digging earth boundaries to stop the flames from spreading. The priority is saving lives.

Professional fire fighters are the first in line to battle the flames, but they are outnumbered by the thousands of volunteers. Three of them have died. There's also help coming from abroad: the US, Canada and New Zealand have sent fire fighters to help. Australia's police, military and navy are involved in rescue and evacuation efforts. While people can flee the fires and are being evacuated if need be, the flames are devastating wildlife in the affected areas. One study estimated that half a billion animals have died in New South Wales alone.

Zookeepers take animals home to save them from fire, but the fires don't only kill animals directly, they also destroy the habitat, leaving the survivors vulnerable even when the fires have gone. So the true scale of loss isn't yet clear. Experts say more than 100,000 cows and sheep may also have been lost, which is devastating for farmers.

Each state runs its own emergency operation, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has promised better funding for fire-fighting and payouts for volunteer fire fighters, and an additional A$2billion ($1.4billion; £1billion) for the recovery. But the national government has come under strong criticism from its opponents that it has not been doing enough against climate change. The country is one of the world's biggest per capita greenhouse gas emitters but under international agreements it has committed itself to reduction targets

Where did the biggest fires burn in Australia?

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    Along the western and southern coasts
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    Along the eastern and northern coasts
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    Along the western and northern coasts
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    Along the eastern and southern coasts
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Answer : 4. "Along the eastern and southern coasts"

Q:

Choose the correct alternative which will improve the part of the sentence given in quotes.

Chandra's good gestures "will highly appreciated".

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    Will be highly appreciate
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    Will be high appreciative
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    Will be highly appreciated
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    No improvement
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Answer : 3. "Will be highly appreciated "

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