General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative 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).
Q.6.The loud and incessant chatter worries your father who is trying to concentrate.
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5d7b43ced7bcd21c935a8f73Q.6.The loud and incessant chatter worries your father who is trying to concentrate.
- 1aggravatesfalse
- 2annoysfalse
- 3irritatestrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "irritates "
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.
Shanker said to his friend, "Look out! there is a snake behind you.
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5def60fe5b0f1b05dcfcd9c7- 1Shanker told his friend to look out as there was a snake behind himfalse
- 2Shanker exclaimed to his friend with surprise that there was a snake behind himfalse
- 3Seeing a snake bejiind him, Shanker asked his friend to look outfalse
- 4Shanker warned his friend that there was a snake behind himtrue
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Answer : 4. "Shanker warned his friend that there was a snake behind him"
Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer if there is no error, the answer is (e).
FATF strongly urges (a)/ Pakistan to swiftly complete its action plan (b)/ by October 2019 to stop (c)/ terror funding in the country (d)/ No error.(e)
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61790fca2666b72074c77677- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5Etrue
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Answer : 5. "E"
Q: His employees were asking him for a raise for a long time now.
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604993e44d11fa23aead7895- 1asked him for a risefalse
- 2No substitutionfalse
- 3are asking him of a raisefalse
- 4have been asking him for a raisetrue
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Answer : 4. "have been asking him for a raise"
Q: Each sentence below has a blank and each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Raj was___ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friend’s birthday.
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5d4942952ef8ad44d16189cfRaj was___ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friend’s birthday.
- 1thefalse
- 2afalse
- 3likefalse
- 4forfalse
- 5antrue
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Answer : 5. "an"
Q:Direction (1-6): Read the passage carefully then answer the questions given below. People have long circulated news via word-of-mouth, and as language evolved into writing and literacy – and governments played larger roles in people’s lives – sharing information became a necessity. However, disseminating news and information on paper presented significant challenges. When each copy had to be handwritten, mass distribution was impossible. They were first chiseled in stone or metal; later, they were handwritten and distributed in public forums or read from scrolls by town criers. Though both ancient Romans and Chinese – as well as other ancient civilizations – had early forms of news media, they do not qualify as newspapers because they could not be mass-distributed.
The first true newspapers arrived after Johannes Gutenberg introduced his movable type printing press to the European world around 1440. Though printing presses with movable type had existed in eastern Asia for around two centuries, they never made it to Europe; furthermore, Gutenberg’s version made it significantly faster to mass produce documents. By 1500, the printing press had made its way throughout Europe, and news sheets (or news books) were mass-distributed.
The first weekly newspaper was published in Germany by Johann Carolus in 1604. Called Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, the publication satisfied the four tenets of a “true” newspaper: Accessibility by the public, Published at a regular interval (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) ,Information is current ,Covers a variety of topics (politics, events, entertainment, sports, etc.) Despite meeting the requirements for a newspaper, there is some debate as to whether The Relation qualifies as the world’s first newspaper since it was printed in quarto, not folio, size. It’s worth noting the World Association of Newspapers considers The Relation the first true newspaper.’
Other German newspapers followed, and in 1618 the world’s first broadsheet newspaper printed in folio size was published in Amsterdam, called Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. The newspaper format soon spread throughout Europe, with newspapers published in Spain, France, and Sweden. The first English newspaper was published in 1665 in Oxford, England. Known as the Oxford Gazette, the newspaper moved to London in 1666 and was renamed the London Gazette. It’s still being published today. Soon after, the newspaper became a staple in all major European countries. It then made its way to the New World.
Which of the following options is satisfying the condition for being a tenant of a “true newspaper”?
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6038cb7b24cd273bc4f9c106The first true newspapers arrived after Johannes Gutenberg introduced his movable type printing press to the European world around 1440. Though printing presses with movable type had existed in eastern Asia for around two centuries, they never made it to Europe; furthermore, Gutenberg’s version made it significantly faster to mass produce documents. By 1500, the printing press had made its way throughout Europe, and news sheets (or news books) were mass-distributed.
The first weekly newspaper was published in Germany by Johann Carolus in 1604. Called Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, the publication satisfied the four tenets of a “true” newspaper: Accessibility by the public, Published at a regular interval (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) ,Information is current ,Covers a variety of topics (politics, events, entertainment, sports, etc.) Despite meeting the requirements for a newspaper, there is some debate as to whether The Relation qualifies as the world’s first newspaper since it was printed in quarto, not folio, size. It’s worth noting the World Association of Newspapers considers The Relation the first true newspaper.’
Other German newspapers followed, and in 1618 the world’s first broadsheet newspaper printed in folio size was published in Amsterdam, called Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. The newspaper format soon spread throughout Europe, with newspapers published in Spain, France, and Sweden. The first English newspaper was published in 1665 in Oxford, England. Known as the Oxford Gazette, the newspaper moved to London in 1666 and was renamed the London Gazette. It’s still being published today. Soon after, the newspaper became a staple in all major European countries. It then made its way to the New World.
- 1A newspaper which was printed in quarto, not folio, sizefalse
- 2A newspaper which covers historic developments leading to various events.false
- 3A newspaper which is accessible to only Asian readers.false
- 4A newspaper which was published once in a month.true
- 5A newspaper which is printed in press and is not handwrittenfalse
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Answer : 4. "A newspaper which was published once in a month. "
Q: The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.
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5f3d26da2c4c89546e1bb766- 1grantfalse
- 2examinetrue
- 3discussfalse
- 4watchfalse
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Answer : 2. "examine "
Q:In each of the following sentences , there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are four words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). Find out one word that is to be fitted in both the sentences I AND II to make it meaningful. In case no word fits , mark (E) as your answer.
I. The domed roof was replaced with a __________ shaped one with sloping sides and a flat top.
II. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
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5e8aaa537b82aa7479fb051aII. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
- 1fomentfalse
- 2wisecrackfalse
- 3sempiternalfalse
- 4trapezoidtrue
- 5none of the abovefalse
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