General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
My son said to me, "I will not disappoint you."
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601b4b77552e5f41f7b360ed- 1My son told me that he would not disappoint me.true
- 2My son had told me that he would not be disappointing me.false
- 3My son tells me that he will not disappoint me.false
- 4My son tells me that he will not be disappointing me.false
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Answer : 1. "My son told me that he would not disappoint me."
Q: He made away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months.
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5f3d2b2b2c4c89546e1bc75d- 1squanderedfalse
- 2savedfalse
- 3earnedtrue
- 4ran away withfalse
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Answer : 3. "earned "
Q: Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
“Do you remember his phone number? I don’t suspect so.”
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5d7b4f53bf455a25258c195f“Do you remember his phone number? I don’t suspect so.”
- 1don’t thinktrue
- 2don’t thingfalse
- 3may thinkfalse
- 4No improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "don’t think"
Q:Select the most appropriate collocating word to fill in the blank.
Mentally strong people do not________ to suicide over trivial issues.
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649ab257dad6f2e01f6e2120- 1Make upfalse
- 2Give intrue
- 3Conceive onfalse
- 4Fall infalse
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Answer : 2. "Give in"
Q: Select the correctly spelt word.
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5f60509109624c19c5c149d2- 1Prioretyfalse
- 2Jelousfalse
- 3Disgisefalse
- 4Nourishtrue
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Answer : 4. "Nourish"
Q:Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given sentence.
A short, personal account of an interesting event-
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5f477b418733fc33258cf191- 1Incidentfalse
- 2Prologuefalse
- 3Parablefalse
- 4Anecdotetrue
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Answer : 4. "Anecdote"
Q: Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.
A sound that cannot be heard
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5e85ab84cc40e9348a78befa- 1illegiblefalse
- 2inevitablefalse
- 3incomprehensiblefalse
- 4inaudibletrue
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Answer : 4. "inaudible"
Q:Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Willful destruction
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64956719c7d7c7e0671d7111- 1Disasterfalse
- 2Combustionfalse
- 3Calamityfalse
- 4Sabotagtrue
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Answer : 4. "Sabotag"
Explanation :
Sabotage refers to the intentional act of damaging, destroying, or obstructing something, often for a specific purpose

