General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
It seems that he took pains to write the book.
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5f338c0a7bd3dc09197ad825- 1suffered a lotfalse
- 2was reluctantfalse
- 3procrastinatedfalse
- 4worked hardtrue
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Answer : 4. "worked hard"
Q: We _______ already ________ our lunch when the guests arrived.
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63ca64ca05fff80dcffd8a06- 1had, tookfalse
- 2have, takenfalse
- 3had, takentrue
- 4did, takefalse
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Answer : 3. "had, taken"
Q: An examination of dead body? 2904 25d14aecd489f2f135e08e4c3
5d14aecd489f2f135e08e4c3- 1Ante-mortemfalse
- 2Autopsytrue
- 3Morguefalse
- 4Cremationfalse
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Answer : 2. "Autopsy"
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Pursuant to our conversation (A) /I now send you a cheque (B) / for Rs. 1000 as my fees. (C) / No error (D)
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5f3379bd6137a813485fe55d- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 1. "A"
Q: Directions: In the question given below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to the highlighted part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D).
Whenever the two sisters go out for shopping, they take their pet dog with them.
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6037698824cd273bc4f51579Whenever the two sisters go out for shopping, they take their pet dog with them.
- 1go out to shoppingfalse
- 2go out on shoppingfalse
- 3go out shoppingtrue
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "go out shopping "
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The Chief Minister had no time (A) / to pay attention (B) / on such simple matters.(C) / No error (D).
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5f21214a0fc7110ad91fc383- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q: Which of the phrase (A), (B), (C), and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in the following sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
They cooks up a story in order to get out of the situation.
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5d494eb42ef8ad44d161c427They cooks up a story in order to get out of the situation.
- 1cooked in a storyfalse
- 2cooked up a storytrue
- 3cooked up a storiesfalse
- 4cooked on the storyfalse
- 5No correction requiredfalse
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Answer : 2. "cooked up a story"
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.
“Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house?”. He said to the foreigner.
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5f23ab2d4e7e0d508b57f819- 1He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.true
- 2He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 3He said the foreigner that to take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 4Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.false
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