General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
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6479de9b23e51f4777f0a849- 1Fineryfalse
- 2Hiesttrue
- 3Cringefalse
- 4Deferfalse
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Answer : 2. "Hiest"
Explanation :
The correct spelling is "Heist." The incorrect spelling "Hiest" is a common misspelling.
Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
A live wire
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64902ec33066e376f021db64- 1An angry and bad-tempered personfalse
- 2A dangerous and evil personfalse
- 3A very active or energetic persontrue
- 4An influential and powerful personfalse
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Answer : 3. "A very active or energetic person"
Explanation :
"A live wire" describes someone who is full of energy and enthusiasm.
Q: Which part of the sentence has an error?
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624579b60c8d6f4df142cca8- 1I had finishedtrue
- 2Scarcelyfalse
- 3Relating the incidentfalse
- 4When he fell asleepfalse
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Answer : 1. " I had finished "
Q: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A: As I rushed to open my door, bright lights from outside dazzled my eyes.
B: Suddenly I heard people shouting outside.
C: Last Sunday, I was watching TV.
D: It was about 10:30 p.m.
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6307541020c0656a1d9ef4b7- 1CADBfalse
- 2DCABfalse
- 3ACBDfalse
- 4CBDAtrue
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Answer : 4. "CBDA"
Q: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
I work hardly too earn bread and butter for my family.
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64243d3e7ac9a186e4d95deeI work hardly too earn bread and butter for my family.
- 1work hardest toofalse
- 2work hard totrue
- 3No improvement requiredfalse
- 4works hardly tofalse
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Answer : 2. "work hard to "
Q: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.
A slowly moving mass or river of ice
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64b65e5023047f4c71c411ca- 1glaciertrue
- 2typhoonfalse
- 3avalanchefalse
- 4blizzardfalse
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Answer : 1. "glacier"
Explanation :
(A) glacier - A slowly moving mass or river of ice is known as a "glacier."
Q: Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
My brother told me that I could see any film I wanted on TV.
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64b653fb568e7ff594b42c41- 1My brother said to me, “You could see any film you wanted on TV.”false
- 2My brother said to me, “I could see any film I wanted on TV.”false
- 3My brother said to me, “I can see any film I want on TV.”true
- 4My brother said to me, “You can see any film you want on TV.”false
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Answer : 3. "My brother said to me, “I can see any film I want on TV.”"
Q: Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
The professor said to Piyush, “Will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow?”
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64b6811ce154aff533787cc5- 1The professor told Piyush clean the data and get back to him the next day.false
- 2The professor asked Piyush if he would clean the data and get back to him the next day.true
- 3The professor asked Piyush will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow.false
- 4The professor ordered Piyush that he should clean the data and get back to him the next day.false
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