General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
DERELICT
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611df90c08d7b65efee6e4edDERELICT
- 1regardlessfalse
- 2negligentfalse
- 3vagrantfalse
- 4carefultrue
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Answer : 4. "careful"
Q:In the questions given below, choose the word most opposite in meaning to the given word and mark your answer.
CHEERFUL
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6013f84a5beea84b8ece80f0- 1Expensivefalse
- 2Carelessfalse
- 3Sadtrue
- 4Happyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Sad"
Q: Select the antonym of the given word.
Horizontal
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611b51236d0fd147810f7939Horizontal
- 1Parallelfalse
- 2Financialfalse
- 3Officialfalse
- 4Verticaltrue
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Answer : 4. "Vertical"
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word opposite in meaning of the given word as your answer.
CANDID
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5d9586cd03318343d0432d79- 1Outspokenfalse
- 2Frankfalse
- 3Deviousfalse
- 4Disguisedtrue
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Answer : 4. "Disguised"
Q:Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
It is generally acknowledged that children learn a lot from their parents. It is not so commonly admitted that parents learn a great deal from their children. As adults, it is easy to assume that we are always right, but the laugh was on me one beautiful day.
My daughter Kashmira knew how much I loved flowers. One day when she was of nine years, she picked some branches from our neighbour's blossoming fruit tree. Realising she intended to please me, I didn't scold her, but chose a different approach. "These are lovely, dear, but do you realise that if you had left them on the tree, each of these blossoms would have become a cherry?" "No, they wouldn't have", she said firmly.
"Oh, yes they would have. Each of these blossoms would have grown into a cherry". "Well okay, mother, if you insist", she finally conceded, "but they were plums last year".
What is not commonly acknowledged is that-
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608bda4236f5727dff2b72b1It is generally acknowledged that children learn a lot from their parents. It is not so commonly admitted that parents learn a great deal from their children. As adults, it is easy to assume that we are always right, but the laugh was on me one beautiful day.
My daughter Kashmira knew how much I loved flowers. One day when she was of nine years, she picked some branches from our neighbour's blossoming fruit tree. Realising she intended to please me, I didn't scold her, but chose a different approach. "These are lovely, dear, but do you realise that if you had left them on the tree, each of these blossoms would have become a cherry?" "No, they wouldn't have", she said firmly.
"Oh, yes they would have. Each of these blossoms would have grown into a cherry". "Well okay, mother, if you insist", she finally conceded, "but they were plums last year".
- 1parents learn a great deal from their children.true
- 2children learn a great deal in spite of their parents.false
- 3children learn a lot form their parents.false
- 4parents teach their children a great deal.false
- 5None of thesefalse
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Answer : 1. "parents learn a great deal from their children. "
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Answer : 3. "agenda "
Q: Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
Was your bag left in the bus?
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64cba7f49e9013486a93dad5- 1Did you left your bag in the bus?false
- 2Did you leave your bag in the bus?true
- 3Have you left your bag in the bus?false
- 4Was you leaving your bag in the bus?false
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Answer : 2. "Did you leave your bag in the bus?"
Explanation :
The given sentence is in a passive voice form, hence we need to convert it into an active voice form.
We need to follow these instructions while changing the voice of an interrogative sentence.
The inverted form of the verb i.e. Did you leave, will commence the sentence.
The given sentence is in the simple past tense.
The active voice form for the simple past interrogative sentence:
Helping verb (Did) + subject + V1 + object? At last line up the remaining part.
Following these steps, we finally get- Did you leave your bag in the bus?
Q:Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
One who walks on ropes –
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5f28fb217079852b5537ab30- 1Acrobattrue
- 2Aviatorfalse
- 3Funambulistfalse
- 4Upholstererfalse
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