English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
Pursuant to our conversation (A) /I now send you a cheque (B) / for Rs. 1000 as my fees. (C) / No error (D)
2767 05f3379bd6137a813485fe55d
5f3379bd6137a813485fe55d- 1Atrue
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "A"
Q:The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She watched / the thief who / steal the purse / in the bus.
2767 0649ab3511a612ce001f67d84
649ab3511a612ce001f67d84- 1the thief whofalse
- 2in the busfalse
- 3steal the pursetrue
- 4She watchedfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "steal the purse"
Explanation :
The correct form should be "the thief who stole the purse." The verb "steal" should be replaced with "stole" to match the past tense.
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The Chief Minister had no time (A) / to pay attention (B) / on such simple matters.(C) / No error (D).
2766 05f21214a0fc7110ad91fc383
5f21214a0fc7110ad91fc383- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "C"
Q: Each sentence below has a blank and each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Raj was___ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friend’s birthday.
2762 05d4942952ef8ad44d16189cf
5d4942952ef8ad44d16189cfRaj was___ introvert and would prefer to sit in the library rather than go out with friend’s birthday.
- 1thefalse
- 2afalse
- 3likefalse
- 4forfalse
- 5antrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 5. "an"
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 ) .
If I followed instructions I could have averted the mishap.
2762 05ddca4cb39b75a0aaa560967
5ddca4cb39b75a0aaa560967- 1I had followedtrue
- 2I would have followedfalse
- 3I were to -followfalse
- 4No Improvementfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "I had followed "
Q: His employees were asking him for a raise for a long time now.
2756 0604993e44d11fa23aead7895
604993e44d11fa23aead7895- 1asked him for a risefalse
- 2No substitutionfalse
- 3are asking him of a raisefalse
- 4have been asking him for a raisetrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "have been asking him for a raise"
Q:In the question a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
“Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house?”. He said to the foreigner.
2754 05f23ab2d4e7e0d508b57f819
5f23ab2d4e7e0d508b57f819- 1He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.true
- 2He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 3He said the foreigner that to take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 4Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house."
Q:In each of the following sentences , there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are four words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). Find out one word that is to be fitted in both the sentences I AND II to make it meaningful. In case no word fits , mark (E) as your answer.
I. The domed roof was replaced with a __________ shaped one with sloping sides and a flat top.
II. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
2754 05e8aaa537b82aa7479fb051a
5e8aaa537b82aa7479fb051aII. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
- 1fomentfalse
- 2wisecrackfalse
- 3sempiternalfalse
- 4trapezoidtrue
- 5none of the abovefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice

