English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
The first human beings to control fire gradually learned (1)______ many uses. Not only did they (2)______ fire to keep warm and cook their food; they (3)______ learned to use it in hunting or warfare, to kill insects, to (4)______ berries, and to clear forests of underbrush so that game (5)______ be better seen and hunted. Eventually they learned that the burning of brush produced better grasslands and therefore more game.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
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64916ed7187426e0495c6e2d- 1usetrue
- 2readyfalse
- 3usedfalse
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Answer : 1. "use"
Q: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
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64b65f90e2108a72392b446b- 1cannibaltrue
- 2savagefalse
- 3tribalfalse
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Answer : 1. "cannibal"
Explanation :
(A) cannibal - A person who eats the flesh of other human beings is called a "cannibal."
Q:Direction: Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
Southeast Asian countries today are far more integrated than they have ever been in the modern history of the region, but ASEAN has some way to go before it can call itself a real community.
(I) though ASEAN has something to do
(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
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64f5cd81aeb516456853b86a(II) as ASEAN has some places to go
(III) while ASEAN has to go some other way
- 1Only (I) is correctfalse
- 2Both (I) and (II) are correctfalse
- 3Both (II) and (III) are correctfalse
- 4All are correctfalse
- 5No correction requiredtrue
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Answer : 5. "No correction required"
Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Crocodile tears
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64243df0b34a0b67fc111a6eCrocodile tears
- 1Hopeless situationfalse
- 2Totally differentfalse
- 3False tearstrue
- 4Of less worthfalse
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Answer : 3. "False tears "
Q: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Some people love to watch birds or fish, but I love to watch how men and women behave.
B. I love to watch people.
C. I have the habit of observing everything they do – the way they walk, talk, pray, what they eat, read or wear.
D. Nothing ever escapes my sharp eye.
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- 2DCABfalse
- 3CBDAfalse
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Answer : 1. "BACD"
Q: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Even though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
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64522c8af3618908bf5a50ffEven though / we are quite different from each other / in our food preferences, / we both loves South Indian delicacies.
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- 2we are quite different from each otherfalse
- 3we both loves South Indian delicaciestrue
- 4in our food preferencesfalse
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Answer : 3. "we both loves South Indian delicacies"
Q: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
______ you mind lending me your book for a day?
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64cce02f42082e8c9b8d9d7e- 1Wouldtrue
- 2Needfalse
- 3Mayfalse
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Answer : 1. "Would"
Q:Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Yoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness (1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2) _________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4) __________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
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646225e30827e80a9f8ded8eYoga is a personal journey for everyone as now most people are turning to it, not for fitness (1) ________, but for the union of both, body and soul. Yoga is an ancient practice that (2) _________ in India. It involves movement, meditation and breathing (3) _________ to promote mental and physical well-being. There are many styles of yoga. A person should (4) __________ a style based on their goals and fitness level. If yoga and pranayam are complemented with other forms of spiritual practice to purify the mental body and other bodies, then a person can achieve rapid spiritual progress in his lifetime. Thus a person can make progress to achieve the purpose of life which is to (5) __________ with God.
- 1sensesfalse
- 2techniquestrue
- 3phasesfalse
- 4pursuitfalse
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