English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Choose the correct exclamatory form of the following sentence from the options. given below:
I wish I were a clown.
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636d075b825f2247ad81a577I wish I were a clown.
- 1I were a clown!false
- 2If only I were a clown!true
- 3I think I was a clown!false
- 4What a clown I were!false
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Answer : 2. "If only I were a clown!"
Q: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Moil
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64243ec92b960e1a418622adMoil
- 1Cultivatefalse
- 2Growfalse
- 3Discouragetrue
- 4Workfalse
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Answer : 3. "Discourage "
Explanation :
"Moil" means to work hard or toil, so the opposite or antonym would be "Discourage," which implies dissuading from effort or work. Therefore, option (C) Discourage is the most suitable antonym in this context.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Be hard up
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6482ef7ce72c4684a1edea99- 1Have very little moneytrue
- 2Unable to calculatefalse
- 3Have difficulty in climbing stairsfalse
- 4Find it very difficult to wake up earlyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Have very little money"
Explanation :
"Be hard up" means to be in a difficult financial situation with very little money.
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cover up
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643fcbd82d621da1169d93f4Cover up
- 1Put a carpet underfalse
- 2Ignore insults madefalse
- 3Hide or concealtrue
- 4Close something foreverfalse
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Answer : 3. "Hide or conceal "
Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really (1)______ devastating because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. The biggest problem with them is that once they have been (2)______, they end up In the trash, which then ends up in the landfill or is burned. The indefinite period of time that it takes for the average plastic bag to break (3)______ can be literally hundreds of years. Throughout the world, plastic bags are responsible for suffocation and deaths of woodland animals as well as (4)______ soil nutrients. The land litter that is made up of plastic bags has the potential to kill over and over again. It has been estimated that one bag has the potential to inadvertently kill one animal per every three months due to unintentional digestion or inhalation. There are always alternatives to plastic bags and the search for more alternatives continues.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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64a6c82daa4c004ce322d455- 1throughfalse
- 2outfalse
- 3downtrue
- 4evenfalse
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Answer : 3. "down"
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
He regretted the mistake he had made in his calculations.
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64ca469ea4dbfb486be3ac3e- 1He said, “I regretted the mistake I made in my calculations.”false
- 2He said, “I am sorry for the mistake I made in his calculations.”false
- 3He said, “He regrets the mistake he made in my calculations.”false
- 4He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”true
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Answer : 4. "He said, “I regret the mistake I made in my calculations.”"
Q: A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct alternative.
If you are the one who is planning to lose weight, remember to keep your snacking _______.
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646c7b620e79a6cedf08958eIf you are the one who is planning to lose weight, remember to keep your snacking _______.
- 1outgoingfalse
- 2prejudicedfalse
- 3uncontrolledfalse
- 4moderatetrue
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Answer : 4. "moderate"
Explanation :
The sentence would then read: "If you are the one who is planning to lose weight, remember to keep your snacking moderate." This implies that snacking should be done in a controlled or moderate manner to support weight loss.
Q:Directions: In the following questions, 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.
I cannot draw this picture.
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630cac6c4e3bf85cbe705c11- 1This picture cannot be drawn by me.true
- 2This picture cannot be drawn by I.false
- 3This picture could not be drawn by me.false
- 4This picture could not be drawn by I.false
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