General English Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The given sentence contains a grammatical error. Identify the segment that contains the error.
 She didn’t thank you for your help, but she may have done it. 

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    but she
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    you for your help
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    She didn’t thank
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    may have done it
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Answer : 4. "may have done it"

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Read the passage carefully and give the answer of following questions.
Like all visions, this one begins with a dream is of a stresses education system throughout India. That where there is stress it is the exception, not arising out of the system but out of some aberration or other. The extension of that dream is that the children, -thus growing up free will feel better disposed to arrive at the ultimate point of all living, the giving and receiving of love without limits. That growing up in such an atmosphere they become effortlessly harbingers of peace to the world, which is what it seems India used to be in Vedic times. But whatever about the nation's role in the world tomorrow, what is needed is such relationships as both arise out of and strengthen a deep sense of meaning, of self-confidence, of focus, and above all, of peace.
 We want that, for our kids, their reach should exceed their grasp, that the accomplishment of goals be only challenges to greater things, that sensing final arrival is either an illusion or an indication that the dream was itself originally petty. We went that they be open to the impossible, the barely imaginable, the almost magical.

What ideal qualities should be nurtured in our ?

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    They should understand that maintaining a moderate level of ambition is desirable
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    They should be idealistic, imaginative, ready to face challenges and reach out to greater goals
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    They should receive proper education and aim higher
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    They should become better humans and be very pretty cable, suppressing all softer emotions.
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Answer : 2. "They should be idealistic, imaginative, ready to face challenges and reach out to greater goals"

Q:

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
 The people from sub-continent are very _____________.

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    superstitios
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    superstitious
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    supersticious
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    supersctitious
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Answer : 2. "superstitious"
Explanation :

(B) superstitious - The correct spelling of the word is "superstitious," which refers to a belief in superstitions.


Q:

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

It was him who encouraged I when I was feeling low.

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    No substitution required
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    he who encouraged me
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    he who encouraged I
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    him who encourages me
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Answer : 2. "he who encouraged me"
Explanation :

The correct sentence should be:

It was he who encouraged me when I was feeling low.

Explanation: In formal English, the pronoun "he" is used after the verb "was" to function as the subject complement in this sentence. Additionally, the objective form of the pronoun "me" should be used, and the verb "encouraged" should be followed by the object pronoun "me."

Q:

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘fertile’ in the given sentence.
The teacher asked, “Wheat is grown in which kind of land – rich, wet, barren and fecund?”

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    Fecund
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    Rich
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    Barren
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    Wet
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Answer : 3. "Barren"
Explanation :

In the context of the sentence, the teacher is asking about the kind of land suitable for growing wheat. "Fertile" means capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops, while "barren" means not suitable for cultivation or lacking in vegetation. Therefore, option (C) Barren is the opposite or antonym of "fertile" in this context.

Q:

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

The date on which an event took place in a previous year

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    anniversary
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    decade
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    century
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    millennium
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Answer : 1. "anniversary"
Explanation :

(A) anniversary - The date on which an event took place in a previous year is referred to as an "anniversary."

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