English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
Select the word which is similar in meaning to the word in capitals.
SUBVERT
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5efd766d7228dd6b06e39bb8SUBVERT
- 1reducefalse
- 2abolishfalse
- 3overthrowtrue
- 4subduefalse
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Answer : 3. "overthrow"
Q:In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ESCAPADE
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5d70efc7d8eebc768d118b05- 1Flingfalse
- 2Stuntfalse
- 3Humorlessnesstrue
- 4Gimmickfalse
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Answer : 3. "Humorlessness"
Q: Identify the segment in the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
I do not like vegetables, or do I like fruits.
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611dddf83b7238700582261aI do not like vegetables, or do I like fruits.
- 1like vegetablesfalse
- 2I do notfalse
- 3or do Itrue
- 4like fruitsfalse
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Answer : 3. "or do I"
Q:Choose the correct spelling of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The committee could not reach a conscence even after a six-hour long meeting yesterday.
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649c01011a612ce001fc13a7- 1consensustrue
- 2consciusfalse
- 3cautiusfalse
- 4conscientiosfalse
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Answer : 1. "consensus"
Explanation :
The correct spelling is "consensus."
Q:Directions: In the following questions, the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The peon refused him admittance.
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63aacac2e590d4085fd17efe- 1He was refused admittance by the peon.true
- 2Admittance is refused to him by the peon.false
- 3Admittance was refused by the peon to him.false
- 4Admittance is refused him by the peon.false
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Answer : 1. "He was refused admittance by the peon. "
Explanation :
The past simple tense is changed into the passive voice.
Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
The lock has not yet been repaired by the locksmith.
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6450f6fe7f82520866129d34The lock has not yet been repaired by the locksmith.
- 1The locksmith does not repairs the lockfalse
- 2The locksmith has not repaired the lock yet.true
- 3The locksmith is not repairing the lock yet.false
- 4The locksmith had not repaired the lock till then.false
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Answer : 2. "The locksmith has not repaired the lock yet."
Explanation :
The sentence is changed into active voice, with the locksmith as the doer of the action.
Q:Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
It is generally acknowledged that children learn a lot from their parents. It is not so commonly admitted that parents learn a great deal from their children. As adults, it is easy to assume that we are always right, but the laugh was on me one beautiful day.
My daughter Kashmira knew how much I loved flowers. One day when she was of nine years, she picked some branches from our neighbour's blossoming fruit tree. Realising she intended to please me, I didn't scold her, but chose a different approach. "These are lovely, dear, but do you realise that if you had left them on the tree, each of these blossoms would have become a cherry?" "No, they wouldn't have", she said firmly.
"Oh, yes they would have. Each of these blossoms would have grown into a cherry". "Well okay, mother, if you insist", she finally conceded, "but they were plums last year".
The mother did not scold the daughter because-
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608bdca836f5727dff2b843eIt is generally acknowledged that children learn a lot from their parents. It is not so commonly admitted that parents learn a great deal from their children. As adults, it is easy to assume that we are always right, but the laugh was on me one beautiful day.
My daughter Kashmira knew how much I loved flowers. One day when she was of nine years, she picked some branches from our neighbour's blossoming fruit tree. Realising she intended to please me, I didn't scold her, but chose a different approach. "These are lovely, dear, but do you realise that if you had left them on the tree, each of these blossoms would have become a cherry?" "No, they wouldn't have", she said firmly.
"Oh, yes they would have. Each of these blossoms would have grown into a cherry". "Well okay, mother, if you insist", she finally conceded, "but they were plums last year".
- 1she did not understand why her daughter had done so.false
- 2she decided to indirectly make her daughter realise her mistake.true
- 3she loved flowers.false
- 4she liked cherry blossoms.false
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 2. "she decided to indirectly make her daughter realise her mistake. "
Q: Select the most appropriate word that means the same as the group of words given.
Hard and difficult to bend
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643d456301d99786d0edb909- 1Flexiblefalse
- 2Strongfalse
- 3Pliablefalse
- 4Rigidtrue
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Answer : 4. "Rigid"
Explanation :
Rigid means hard and difficult to bend, making it the most appropriate word for the given context.