General English Practice Question and Answer
8 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.
The Principal told us, "Wait here till I return."
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5ddb55f8d566ad537af90e9a- 1The Principal told us wait here till he return.false
- 2The Principal told us to wait there till he returned.true
- 3The Principal told us to wait there till I return.false
- 4The Principal told us please wait here till he returned.false
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Answer : 2. "The Principal told us to wait there till he returned. "
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:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives 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 ) .
If I followed instructions I could have averted the mishap.
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5ddca4cb39b75a0aaa560967- 1I had followedtrue
- 2I would have followedfalse
- 3I were to -followfalse
- 4No Improvementfalse
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Answer : 1. "I had followed "
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: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:In each of the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate your choice for the correct answer.
After the initial setback, he reconciled himself______ his office routine.
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5f55f5a3d094fa460c076715- 1totrue
- 2intofalse
- 3byfalse
- 4atfalse
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Answer : 1. "to"
Q:Directions : In these questions , a part of the sentence is given in bold . Below are given alternatives 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 ) .
We used to get up early in the morning, have breakfast and then went out to play.
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5dd3c041bfcbc45cddeeab73- 1go out to playtrue
- 2gone out to playfalse
- 3had gone out to playfalse
- 4had gone out to playfalse
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Answer : 1. "go out to play"
Q: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
This is the girl ______ is going to IIT, Delhi.
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605a95028a26422fe255dfc8This is the girl ______ is going to IIT, Delhi.
- 1whotrue
- 2thatfalse
- 3whichfalse
- 4whomfalse
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