English Practice Question and Answer

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.

The manager gave her a negative feedback during her performance appraisal.

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    A negative feedback is being given to her by the manager during appraising her performance.
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    A negative feedback was given to her by the manager during her performance appraisal.
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    The manager will give her negative feedback during her performance appraisal.
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    Giving of a negative feedback to her during her performance appraisal has been done by the manager.
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Answer : 2. "A negative feedback was given to her by the manager during her performance appraisal."

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Direction (A-E): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately.

The Sam Kee Building, located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is (A) the "shallowest commercial building in the world", according to the Guinness Book of Records. The Sam Kee Company—one of the wealthiest firms in Chinatown— purchased a standard-sized lot in 1903. In 1912, however, Vancouver widened Pender Street and expropriated 24 feet (7.3 m) of the above-ground (B) —effectively (or so it was first believed) making conventional commercial use of the remaining frontage impractical, if not impossible. Refusing the neighbors offer to (C), Sam Kee decided to build anyway. In 1913, the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed building's ground-floor depth (from storefront to rear of building) to measure 4'11" (1.50 m), with a second-floor depth (from overhanging bay window to rear) of 6' (1.83 m). The basement (D) sidewalk and originally housed public baths, while the ground floor was used for offices and shops and the (E) for living quarters.

Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered. (C)

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    Land was given
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    Farmers in the area
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    Buy the remaining land
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    Purchase the rest money
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    To go through with it
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Answer : 3. "Buy the remaining land"

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Directions: In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Some verbs need a ______ to convey the full meaning. 

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    complimentary
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    complement
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    component
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    compliment
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Answer : 2. "complement "

Q:

Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

My grandmother is quite concerned to my progress at school.

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    My grandmother
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    to my progress
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    is quite concerned
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    at school
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Answer : 2. "to my progress"
Explanation :

The correct form is "My grandmother is quite concerned about my progress at school" instead of "to my progress."

Q:

Choose the correct transformation from assertive to exclamatory:
I wish I knew more people.

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    If I could know more people!
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    If I would be able to know more people!
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    I wish to know more people!
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    If only I knew more people!
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Answer : 4. "If only I knew more people!"

Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Internet providers would not block content because it would (not to be make economic sense) and consumers would not stand for it.

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    not be make economical sense
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    not make economic sense
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    not be making economical sense
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    No improvement
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Answer : 2. "not make economic sense"

Q:

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

Revere

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    dissemble
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    worship
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    respect
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    snub
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Answer : 4. "snub"

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