General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My son said to me, "I will not disappoint you."
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601b4b77552e5f41f7b360ed- 1My son told me that he would not disappoint me.true
- 2My son had told me that he would not be disappointing me.false
- 3My son tells me that he will not disappoint me.false
- 4My son tells me that he will not be disappointing me.false
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Answer : 1. "My son told me that he would not disappoint me."
Q:Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.
All his schemes ended in smoke.
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5f21381bec5b045afeafac14- 1came to nothingtrue
- 2got on firefalse
- 3burnt upfalse
- 4attracted everybodyfalse
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Answer : 1. "came to nothing"
Q:Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb from the given options:
I was sure that he____ succeed.
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5e6a4c5c8fcee56af2fd8d4f- 1willfalse
- 2wouldtrue
- 3shallfalse
- 4shouldfalse
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Answer : 2. "would "
Q:Choose the most appropriate option from the choices given below:
An official letter is written in ______ language.
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5e6a447dbb5e074106862cb8- 1impolitefalse
- 2formaltrue
- 3highly informalfalse
- 4very ambiguousfalse
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Answer : 2. "formal "
Q: Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
An area controlled by a foreign ruler
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600ac25dbaeda263c3ca1725An area controlled by a foreign ruler
- 1Provincefalse
- 2Statefalse
- 3Colonytrue
- 4Dominionfalse
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Answer : 3. "Colony"
Q:Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Willful destruction
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64956719c7d7c7e0671d7111- 1Disasterfalse
- 2Combustionfalse
- 3Calamityfalse
- 4Sabotagtrue
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Answer : 4. "Sabotag"
Explanation :
Sabotage refers to the intentional act of damaging, destroying, or obstructing something, often for a specific purpose
Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
You have to finish painting this fence by Friday.
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601a0f62552e5f41f7af781c- 1This fence is to be finishing painted by you by Friday.false
- 2Painting of this fence has to be painted by you by Friday.false
- 3This fence has to be finished painting by you by Friday.true
- 4By Friday you will have finished painting the fence.false
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Answer : 3. "This fence has to be finished painting by you by Friday."
Q:Direction: Read these sentences to find out whether is any grammatical mistake /error in them. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation if any).
The Oak tree always/thought/ he was strong/than the other trees.
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5d8d80f4e6d15e1a86d46340- 1The Oak tree alwaysfalse
- 2thought thatfalse
- 3he was strongtrue
- 4than the other treesfalse
- 5No errorfalse
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