General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
All branded shoes are priced extravagantly.
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642441199d18d2e8ae177dc6All branded shoes are priced extravagantly.
- 1Modestlyfalse
- 2Economicallyfalse
- 3Expensivelytrue
- 4Meagerlyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Expensively "
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Government is taking seriously the (1) ______ of road safety and is committed to reducing the number of people killed in accidents. Forums are being conducted (2) ______ to bring law-makers, law enforcement officers and road users together to discuss ways to (3) ______ the rise in road accidents. Everyone agrees that more needs to be done on road safety in its determination to (4) ______ the rate of road accidents in the country. The Government, with the cooperation of relevant agencies, is making serious (5) ______ to instill proper road culture in children, young adults and the public in general.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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642aa9efed76c064b863833b- 1acknowledgementsfalse
- 2powersfalse
- 3effortstrue
- 4strugglesfalse
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Answer : 3. "efforts"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline segment in the given sentence.
If we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
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6450f79e13eb5908ae2f19fbIf we do nothing to curb this pollution, I guarantee we will face the wall in the future.
- 1face the windfalse
- 2face the musictrue
- 3face the darkfalse
- 4face the stickfalse
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Answer : 2. "face the music"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined par t of the given sentence.
One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
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64523def56b58a4236976156One’s family plays a very major role to continue the trends and age-old traditions.
- 1passive role in making the trendsfalse
- 2futile part in making trendsfalse
- 3significant role in enduring the trendstrue
- 4docile part in enduring trendsfalse
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Answer : 3. "significant role in enduring the trends"
Q: Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that consist of that word. Identify the sentences(s) that best express(es) the meaning of the word.
Fellow
A. He seemed like a decent fellow.
B. He's a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
C. A member of staff was sacked for stealing from fellow employees.
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64d4cc38bd50dd8e2e11c5c7- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3A and Bfalse
- 4A and Cfalse
- 5All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 5. "All of the above"
Q: From among the words given in bold, select the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the following sentence.
The streets are crowded with tribal urchins in tattered jackets, bowlegged donkeys hauling firewood, steep mountain trails, and occasional palanquins for arthritic bussinessman.
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6454d73513eb5908ae39003a- 1bowleggedfalse
- 2palanquinsfalse
- 3urchinsfalse
- 4bussinessmantrue
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Answer : 4. "bussinessman"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
If somebody attacks you, you needs be able to defend yourself.
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64c3ac4fbd3d254806861dc0- 1No substitution requiredfalse
- 2need to be abletrue
- 3need being ablefalse
- 4need be ablefalse
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Answer : 2. "need to be able"
Explanation :
The correct sentence should be:
If somebody attacks you, you need to be able to defend yourself.
Explanation: The verb "needs" should be changed to "need," and the word "be" should be included for the sentence to be grammatically correct. The corrected sentence indicates the necessity of being able to defend oneself if attacked.
Q: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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643514251ce944a93e99a3df- 1Mismatchetrue
- 2Securitiesfalse
- 3Essentiallyfalse
- 4Fiscalfalse
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