General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: One of the boys saved his son. (The passive voice of the above sentence is.)
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5e5fa83662abf16a39f9e7f9- 1His son was saved by one of the boys.true
- 2His son was saved by.false
- 3His son was being saved.false
- 4His son was being saved by one of the boys.false
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Answer : 1. "His son was saved by one of the boys. "
Q:Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given below sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required ‘, mark (E) as the answer.
The little boy appeared all of a sudden out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise.
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5deb24e80c76b7071ae32317- 1took everyone as surprisedfalse
- 2take everyone with surprisedfalse
- 3took everyone by surprisesfalse
- 4took everyone by surprisetrue
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 4. "took everyone by surprise"
Q: Direction: 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.
Kavita said, “I saw the photograph.
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5ff42e9dfc463f4c73670c9eKavita said, “I saw the photograph.
- 1Kavita told that she saw the photograph.false
- 2Kavita said that she had seen the photograph.true
- 3Kavita said that the photograph was seen by her.false
- 4Kavita said that she has seen the photograph.false
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Answer : 2. "Kavita said that she had seen the photograph."
Q:For the four-sentence (S1 to S4) paragraph below, sentences S1 and S4 are given. From the options P, Q, R and S select the appropriate sentences for S2 and S3, respectively.
(S1) The men and women took their places after the initial mingling, and immediately a surge of conversation filled the room.
(S2)
(S3)
(S4) One or two of the women were actually bouncing up and down on the sofa cushions.
(P) So, the two parties had to lean forward, their elbows on their knees.
(Q) At the beginning they mingled awkwardly, clutching their drinks, and walking here and there.
(R) Several people made a last-minute dash to the bathroom before the conversation could start.
(S) The men’s chairs were far enough away from the women’s couches.
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64956dfbcae316dfef76f778- 1P, Rfalse
- 2R, Qfalse
- 3Q, Sfalse
- 4S, Ptrue
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Answer : 4. "S, P"
Q: Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
He said, “What a beautiful scene”!
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5d7a0856f9c00671d48ad9fbHe said, “What a beautiful scene”!
- 1He said that what a beautiful scene it wasfalse
- 2He wondered that it was beautiful scenefalse
- 3He exclaimed what a beautiful scene it wasfalse
- 4He exclaimed that it was very beautiful scenetrue
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Answer : 4. "He exclaimed that it was very beautiful scene"
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 ) .
Prasad bowls faster than Srinath, isn’t it?
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5f211a86ec5b045afeaf6ed1- 1isn’t Prasad?false
- 2does he?false
- 3doesn’t he?true
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "doesn’t he?"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
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5d14ab713177391557a39b8b- 1Oncologyfalse
- 2Pedologyfalse
- 3Pathologyfalse
- 4Anthologytrue
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Answer : 4. "Anthology"
Q: It is said (A)/ that this room is not being opened (B)/ for the last fifty years. (C)/ No error (D)
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5f31091fc923a92061dd159d- 1Cfalse
- 2Dfalse
- 3Afalse
- 4Btrue
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