English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Identify the pair of synonyms from the underlined words in the given sentence.
It was a fairly foul day , as omens could be seen in abundance from the threshold of his border town ever since the dawn struck.
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64a6c153c4e3d04ca167c656- 1fairly, abundancefalse
- 2foul, omensfalse
- 3day, borderfalse
- 4threshold, dawntrue
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Answer : 4. "threshold, dawn"
Q: Directions (77): In questions given below, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A person who compiles dictionaries
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5d75f145b6227c78a43006e2A person who compiles dictionaries
- 1Lexicographertrue
- 2Heliotherapyfalse
- 3Horticulturefalse
- 4Invigilatorfalse
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Answer : 1. "Lexicographer"
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.
The poet drew on his fancy not his knowledge of nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.
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5def62f72c071834c4fd58dc- 1used his understandingfalse
- 2used his fantasyfalse
- 3used his imaginationtrue
- 4used his skillfalse
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Answer : 3. "used his imagination "
Q:Directions: In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers A), B), C), D) and E). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
It is _____ that in the present system there is neither justice nor ________ to law.
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5fd708a0f143f4708cd28937- 1Disgusting, practicefalse
- 2Shameful, respectfalse
- 3unethical, subjectfalse
- 4unfortunate, adherencetrue
- 5strange, conceptfalse
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Answer : 4. "unfortunate, adherence"
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 ) .
You need have brought your umbrella as it is a cloudy day.
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5e31209169b321237e81c51d- 1can havefalse
- 2could hasfalse
- 3should havetrue
- 4No Improvementfalse
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Answer : 3. "should have "
Q: Directions (24): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then try to decipher its meaning. Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the phrases.
Get something out of your system
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5d7731b355dae01e57549268Get something out of your system
- 1To do something which you wanted to do to move ontrue
- 2To do something which is not the part of your bucket listfalse
- 3To get something which is not expectedfalse
- 4To have lots of error in a single taskfalse
- 5To get unexpected rewards from a mistakefalse
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Answer : 1. "To do something which you wanted to do to move on"
Q: Directions: In the 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 and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
Someone pulled the bull violently
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600ac4f9baeda263c3ca20ecSomeone pulled the bull violently
- 1The bull had been pulled violently by someonefalse
- 2The bull was to be pulled violently by someonefalse
- 3The bull had been pulled violentlyfalse
- 4The bull was pulled violentlytrue
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Answer : 4. "The bull was pulled violently "
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.
GRANDEUR
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5da838848f123a0cca936293- 1Magnificencetrue
- 2Admirationfalse
- 3Happinessfalse
- 4Awefalse
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Answer : 1. "Magnificence"
Explanation :
The word "grandeur" refers to the quality or state of being grand, impressive, or magnificent, often in terms of beauty or scale. Among the given options, "magnificence" best expresses the meaning of "grandeur" as it signifies a quality of greatness, splendor, or impressive appearance.

