General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Directions: In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination as answer.
(A) fearful
(B) beautiful
( C ) hostile
( D ) amicable
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5e4e27e5244a8049391fa7ad(B) beautiful
( C ) hostile
( D ) amicable
- 1B - Dfalse
- 2C - Dtrue
- 3A - Bfalse
- 4B - Cfalse
- 5A - Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "C - D "
Q:In these questions read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is (D).
The Chief Minister had no time (A) / to pay attention (B) / on such simple matters.(C) / No error (D).
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5f21214a0fc7110ad91fc383- 1Afalse
- 2Bfalse
- 3Ctrue
- 4Dfalse
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Answer : 3. "C"
Q:In each of the following sentences , there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are four words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E). Find out one word that is to be fitted in both the sentences I AND II to make it meaningful. In case no word fits , mark (E) as your answer.
I. The domed roof was replaced with a __________ shaped one with sloping sides and a flat top.
II. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
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5e8aaa537b82aa7479fb051aII. The child made a ________ shaped cookie with one set of matching edges and another that were unequal.
- 1fomentfalse
- 2wisecrackfalse
- 3sempiternalfalse
- 4trapezoidtrue
- 5none of the abovefalse
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Answer : 4. "trapezoid"
Q: His employees were asking him for a raise for a long time now.
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604993e44d11fa23aead7895- 1asked him for a risefalse
- 2No substitutionfalse
- 3are asking him of a raisefalse
- 4have been asking him for a raisetrue
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Answer : 4. "have been asking him for a raise"
Q:Direction: In the question a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressed the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
A massive search operation has been launched by the Army to nab the terrorists.
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5f9a7c0c458f2d3833a57da1- 1The Army had launched a massive search operation to nab the terroristsfalse
- 2The Army has launched a massive search operation to nab the terrorists.true
- 3The Army launched a massive search operation to nab the terrorists.false
- 4A massive search operation has launched the Army to nab the terrorists.false
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Answer : 2. "The Army has launched a massive search operation to nab the terrorists."
Q:Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
The childrens are fond of climbing the mango tree in the garden.
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5fad4259aa6ba57451317910- 1climbing the mango treefalse
- 2are fond offalse
- 3in the gardenfalse
- 4The childrenstrue
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Answer : 4. "The childrens"
Q:In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each sentence,there are five words out of which one can be used to fill the blank to make the sentence grammatically and coherently correct. Find the most appropriate word that fit into the blank contextually.
The boat tilted and _____________ within minutes and only those wearing life jackets could save themselves.
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5deb18f5a4034f362149a447- 1entailedfalse
- 2flatteredfalse
- 3capsizedtrue
- 4profiteeredfalse
- 5imposedfalse
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Answer : 3. "capsized"
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.
“Would you mind taking off your shoes before entering the house?”. He said to the foreigner.
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5f23ab2d4e7e0d508b57f819- 1He requested the foreigner to take off his shoes before entering the house.true
- 2He told the foreigner that he must take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 3He said the foreigner that to take off his shoes before entered the house.false
- 4Before entering the house he said that shoes must be taken off.false
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