General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Direction: In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. Five words/ phrases have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
Find out the appropriate word for blank 5.
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5eafbb80021b821d91f348b8Jerimoth Hill (812 ft, 247 m) is the highest point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. (1) town of Foster near Providence, the site is used as an observatory. It is also a (2) highpointers, and prior to 2005 was known for being difficult to access due to a local landowner who prohibited entry. The hill is located on Route 101 in Foster, a half mile from the Connecticut line. To (3), for which there is a sign, there is a .3-mile (480 m) long trail that has a mere 10-foot (3.0 m) elevation gain. The mountain is 812 feet (247 m) high and is located 15 miles (24 km) west of Providence, Rhode Island, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Willimantic, Connecticut. The high point was donated to Brown University by Walter Raymond Turner, a Brown alumnus of the class of 1911. In 1938 (4) saltbox house to the west and the surrounding 360 acres (150 ha). Turner provided a right of way, straight north from the high point to Route 101, though eventually (5).
- 1The river driesfalse
- 2By turning infalse
- 3Population is a problemfalse
- 4Many people arefalse
- 5It became overgrowntrue
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Answer : 5. "It became overgrown"
Q: In the following sentence, a part is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates 'No improvement’.
The new captain's poker face made them unable for gauge his mood.
A. unable in gauge his mood
B. unable to assess his mood
C. unable to gauge his mood
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64edf6ba18913c5bfc6a5dd0- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Cfalse
- 3Only Bfalse
- 4Both B and Ctrue
- 5No improvementfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both B and C"
Explanation :
The underlined part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. The preposition 'for’ used here is wrong. The correct preposition should be 'to’.
Gauge means to judge or assess (a situation, mood, etc.).
Hence 'assess’ is a synonym of 'gauge’.
Both choices B and C are correct. Hence the correct answer is option 4.
Q:Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (5) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
To be a king and (1) / wear a crown are (2) / more glamorous to (3) / see than to bear. (4) / No error (5).
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5e3d06cee3fe3476411d872f- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
- 44false
- 55false
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Answer : 2. "2"
Q:Direction: In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested questions. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
We will have to atone _____our misdeeds.
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5f368f5b40352a1f96575d4f- 1fortrue
- 2withfalse
- 3atfalse
- 4onfalse
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Answer : 1. "for "
Q: Direction: In the following questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CONSPICUOUS
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5f45093809e4377de938ac8c- 1obviousfalse
- 2obscuretrue
- 3blatantfalse
- 4definitefalse
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Answer : 2. "obscure"
Q:In each of 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 and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
They sat by the river bank with their legs ______ in the water.
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5e31219669b321237e81c593- 1remainingfalse
- 2swimmingfalse
- 3washingfalse
- 4danglingtrue
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Answer : 4. "dangling"
Explanation :
(D) dangling - They sat by the river bank with their legs dangling in the water.
Q: Direction: Choose the correct alternative of the following sentences.
The father said, “He is a good boy.” The father
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5d7a05973d295c1c0682a449The father said, “He is a good boy.” The father
- 1said that he is a good boyfalse
- 2told that he is a good boyfalse
- 3said that he was a good boytrue
- 4told that he was a good boyfalse
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Answer : 3. "said that he was a good boy"
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).
It’s high time (A)/ the government takes effective steps (B)/ against malaria. (C)/ No error(D)
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5d94790b15db5f22bbeb48cc- 1Afalse
- 2Btrue
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
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