General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Directions (8): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet. (Mark your answer 8)
Science (6) the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its (7), driving in a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn (8), being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a priest or a (9), being (10) with an automatic pistol or a shell in of a dagger or battle-axe. It also affects his or her opinions. Almost everyone believes that the earth is and the heavens, nearly, instead of solid. And we are beginning to believe in our animal and the possibility of vast improvements in nature by biological methods.
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5d71edfe1a67ca4814682d62Science (6) the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its (7), driving in a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn (8), being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a priest or a (9), being (10) with an automatic pistol or a shell in of a dagger or battle-axe. It also affects his or her opinions. Almost everyone believes that the earth is and the heavens, nearly, instead of solid. And we are beginning to believe in our animal and the possibility of vast improvements in nature by biological methods.
- 1Vehicletrue
- 2Automobilefalse
- 3Caromfalse
- 4Cartfalse
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Answer : 1. "Vehicle"
Q:Pick out the correct sentence from those given below:
(A) She turned down the offer after the package was quite unattractive.
(B) She turned down the offer if the package was quite unattractive.
(C) She turned down the offer because the package was quite unattractive.
(D) She turned down the offer in case the package was quite unattractive.
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5e6a21578fcee56af2fd21dd(B) She turned down the offer if the package was quite unattractive.
(C) She turned down the offer because the package was quite unattractive.
(D) She turned down the offer in case the package was quite unattractive.
- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
After one's own heart
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5e7b287050339c736667334c- 1Sharing or having one's tastes or views.true
- 2Infatuation with a person which is not reciprocated.false
- 3Memorise some thing by heart.false
- 4Don’t have the courage to do something bad for a good person.false
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Answer : 1. "Sharing or having one's tastes or views."
Q:Directions : In the following questions, a sentence is divided into five parts with one of the parts of each sentence is highlighted in bold suggesting the grammatically correct part of the sentence. Out of the four other parts, choose the part of the sentence which contains grammatical or contextual error in it. If the given sentence is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (E) i.e., “No error” as your answer.
All six writers (A)/ who made it to the finals (B)/ of the Booker’s prize (C)/ are from the UK, (D)/ the US, and Canada.
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5e904bddd646bd6677d0a2d0- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Cfalse
- 4Dfalse
- 5No errortrue
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Answer : 5. "No error"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
A person pretending to be somebody he isn't
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5e311ef1d0aa6f23a8faa852- 1Aristocratfalse
- 2Hypocritetrue
- 3Conservativefalse
- 4Bureaucratfalse
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Answer : 2. "Hypocrite "
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.
I am sure she will like you.
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601a1621552e5f41f7af8297- 1Liking of you by her is a surety by me.false
- 2I am sure you will be liked by her.true
- 3I am sure you were liked by her.false
- 4She, I am sure shall like you.false
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Answer : 2. "I am sure you will be liked by her."
Q: Direction: Use the verbs given in brackets either in Active or Passive according to sense of the given sentence.
After he……the child, the body……………into the river. (murder, throw)
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5d7a301b9b43216ae13e7b63After he……the child, the body……………into the river. (murder, throw)
- 1had murdered, was throwntrue
- 2has been murdering, was throwfalse
- 3have been murdered, were thrownfalse
- 4has murdered, is throwfalse
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Answer : 1. " had murdered, was thrown"
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.
Nirmal said to us, "My father gave me a purse yesterday."
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5ddb56fe588f4c52c920e8b9- 1Nirmal told us that my father given me a purse the previous day.false
- 2Nirmal told us that his father had given him a purse the previous day.true
- 3Nirmal told us that his father has given him a purse yesterday.false
- 4Nirmal told us that his father had given him a purse yesterday.false
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