General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
When she regained consciousness, she was stretched in the ditch out, soaked to the skin.
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5daebbd95579ac410a052606- 1out in the ditch stretchedfalse
- 2on the ditch outstretchedfalse
- 3outstretched in the ditchtrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "outstretched in the ditch "
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
" Fie! a soldier and afraid of fighting! " said Babar.
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5daebad75579ac410a0525ca- 1Babar exclaimed with surprise that a soldier should be afraid of fightingfalse
- 2Addressing a soldier, Babar cursed him that he should be afraid of fightingfalse
- 3Babar cursed the soldier who was afraid of fightingfalse
- 4Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fightingtrue
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Answer : 4. "Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fighting"
Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
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5daebb52622dcb0d2631adb0- 1You will be asked a lot of questions at the interviewtrue
- 2You are asked a lot of questions at the interviewfalse
- 3You are being asked lot of questions at the interviewfalse
- 4You were being asked a lot of questions at the interviewfalse
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Answer : 1. "You will be asked a lot of questions at the interview "
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A) , (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternative . In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D ) .
We have no less than a thousand students in our college.
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5dad7777e2e3be08f643373a- 1We have not less than a thousand students in out Collegefalse
- 2We have no less than thousand students in our Collegefalse
- 3We have no fewer than a thousand students in our Collegetrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "We have no fewer than a thousand students in our College "
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
He……….himself a stiff drink before making his statement to the police officer.
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5dad7a62e2e3be08f64337c0- 1threwfalse
- 2pouredtrue
- 3filledfalse
- 4sippedfalse
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Answer : 2. "poured"
Q:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
The flash of the torch………a cobra.
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5dad77efe2e3be08f6433743- 1exposedfalse
- 2displayedfalse
- 3disclosedfalse
- 4revealedtrue
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Answer : 4. "revealed"
Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
I don't like people keeping me waiting.
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5dad7631e2e3be08f64336d2- 1I don't like people are kept me waiting.false
- 2I don't like people were kept me waitingfalse
- 3I don't like being kept waiting.true
- 4I don't like , people are being kept waitingfalse
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Answer : 3. "I don't like being kept waiting."
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
" Many happy returns of your birthday “, we said.
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5dad75ae55abe308d801458d- 1We greeted him on his birthdayfalse
- 2We said that many happy returns of your birthdayfalse
- 3We wished him many happy returns of his birthdaytrue
- 4We prayed for many happy returns of his birthdayfalse
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