General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
 Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen

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    Desolate
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    Suspicious
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    Ominous
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    Bleak
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Answer : 3. "Ominous"
Explanation :

Ominous: Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen.

Q:

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.

Vasanth said to Praveen, "I have eaten three apples."

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    Vasanth told Praveen that he ate three apples
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    Vasanth told Praveen that he has eaten three apples
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    Vasanth told Praveen that he had eaten three apples
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    Vasanth told Praveen that he eats three apples
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Answer : 3. "Vasanth told Praveen that he had eaten three apples "

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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.’
 We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer. 

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    was close
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    No substitution required
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    were closed
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    was closing
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Answer : 1. "was close "

Q:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
 Besides being ______ multifaceted artist, he was _____ poet, novelist, and a painter.

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    a, an
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    an, an
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    a, a
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    an, the
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Answer : 3. "a, a"
Explanation :

(C) a, a

  • The correct usage is "a multifaceted artist" and "a poet, novelist, and a painter."

Q:

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word in the given sentence.
 Even though Margaret had already eaten a large meal, she could not resist eating two slices of the delectable pie.

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    Stale
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    Delicious
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    Nutritious
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    Rotten
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Answer : 2. "Delicious"

Q:

To express “necessity’ we use the modal 

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    May
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    must
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    can
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    might
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Answer : 2. "must "

Q:

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

 Some children are much more 'aggressive then' others.

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    Aggressively than
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    Aggressive than
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    Aggressively then
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    No improvement
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Answer : 2. "Aggressive than"

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