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English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

Your name / precedes before mine / in the / admission list.

A

admission list

B

precedes before mine

C

Your name

D

in the

Solution

error lies in option B 

as precedes before mine should be replaces with precedes mine

use of before with precedes makes it superfluous and should be avoided.

English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

How many candidates had been interviewed by him before lunch?

A

How many candidates did he interview before lunch?

B

How many candidates was he interviewing before lunch?

C

How many candidates had he interviewed before lunch?

D

How many candidates has he interviewed before lunch?

Solution

active passive rule for past perfect tense is as below: 

active- subject + had + v3 + object

passive- object+ had + been + v3 + by + subject.

hence the correct sentence should be how many candidates had he interviewed before lunch.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Criticise

A

Forgive

B

Prevent

C

Disappoint

D

Praise

Solution

criticise- to say what is bad or wrong about somebody or something

forgive- to stop being angry towards somebody

prevent- to stop

disappoint- to not being able to do something that you hoped and hence being sad

praise- to admire or appreciate

so,option D praise is the antonym of criticize

English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.

Trumpets are being blown by the soldiers to announce the victory.

A

The soldiers were blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

B

The soldiers blow the trumpets to announce the victory.

C

The soldiers are blowing the trumpets to announce the victory.

D

The soldiers blew the trumpets to announce the victory.

Solution

rule to change in passive voice for present continuous tense is 

active- subject + is/am/are+ v1+ ing+ object

passive- object+ is/am/are+ being+ v3+ by + subject

hence according to the rule the correct option is C 

English » Sentence Improvement

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

The student apologised the teacher for the delay in submitting the assignment.

A

is apologising the teacher

B

apologised to the teacher

C

has apologised the teacher

D

No substitution required

Solution

option B is right answer

apologized the teacher should be replaced with apologized to the teacher.

you apologize a mistake

and apologize to someone.

English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The recently hike / in the price of petroleum products / will hit / household budgets severely.

A

The recently hike 

B

will hit

C

household budgets severely

D

in the price of petroleum products

Solution

the error lies in the part A 

recently hike should be replaced by recent hike.

recent- something happened just now (adjective) 

recently- something happened just now (adverb) 

hike is a noun and to qualify this we need an adjective and not a verb 

so recent hike is the correct phrase.

English » Fill in the blanks

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Their idea of a holiday ______ at a luxury resort.

A

is relaxing

B

is relax

C

is relaxed

D

is to relaxing

Solution

option A is relexing is appropriate here, 

their idea is relaxing at a place or to relax at a place both are correct here, and we have the first format in option 

is relax is wrong as base form can not be used with is

to relaxing is also incorrect as you use to + v1 and not Ving

English » Spellings

Select the correctly spelt word.

A

Weird

B

Cansel

C

Prepair

D

Recieive

Solution

correct spelling from above four is weird and option A is correct

correct spellings of other words are 

cancel

prepare

receive

English » Para jumbles

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.

A. Our amusements have little zest if we engage in them in solitude.
B. Friendship increases happiness and diminishes misery.
C. It doubles our joys and divides our grief.
D. When we do well, it is delightful to have friends who are pleased with our success.

A

ABDC

B

BCDA

C

DACB

D

CBAD

Solution

B is the introductory sentence and should come in first place, 

also it is pronoun and should follow a noun, so C will come in 2nd place

we have only one option that has BC is beginning

so option B is correct here.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Camaraderie

A

Friendship

B

Companionship

C

Amity

D

Dislike

Solution

camaraderie- a feeling of friendship and trust

friendship- a relation between people who are friends

companionship- - fellowship or friendship

amity- friendly relations 

dislike- antipathy, hatred 

option D is the correct antonym here

English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

A

catches

B

caught

C

has caught

D

catch

Solution

the whole paragraph we see is in present tense, 

so presend form of the verb catch should be used 

has caughth and caught are incorrect this way,

now by subject verb agreement rule we known singular subject will take the verb catches 

so option A is the right answer

English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

A

Also

B

So

C

Either

D

However

Solution

we use So as a subordinating conjunction to introduce clauses of result or decison, 

eg: it was a long journey, so I'm tired now

similarly So will be used here, 

and hence the correct answer is option B

English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

A

with

B

from

C

for

D

by

Solution

with- in the company of somebody or something

from- shows the place, direction or time that something starts or started 

for- it is used to be in connection with eg: equipment for the army, similarly voices for the character. hence option C for is correct here

by- shows who or what did this

English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

A

sheets

B

parts

C

pages

D

words

Solution

option B parts is the correct word to be filled in the blank 4

as pages, sheets, and words are not conveying the correct sense according to the context

English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

How should one read a story to a child? Usually, a personality or character of the story (1) ______ the child’s interest the most. (2) ______, use different voices (3) ______ each character or act out various (4) ______ from the story, to bring life to those characters. (5) ______ out parts from the story will make story sessions fun and memorable for the kids.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

A

Acting

B

Asking

C

Saying

D

Telling

Solution

act- to do something in actions or perform 

ask- say something to obtain an answer for something

say- utter words to convey information

tell- to give information to somebody by speaking or writing. 

option A act fits correctly

English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Mother said, “Abhinav slipped while trying to board a bus.”

A

Mother said that Abhinav had slipped while trying to board a bus.

B

Mother told that Abhinav slipped while trying to board a bus.

C

Mother said that Abhinav slipped while trying to board a bus.

D

Mother says that Abhinav slipped while trying to board a bus.

Solution

according to the rules of narrations

past indefinite should be changed into past perfect tense

commas should be changed into that

said into said( said to into told) 

so the correct sentence will be,mother said that abhinay had slipped while trying to board a bus.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Rely

A

Move

B

Depend

C

Distrust

D

Await

Solution

Rely- deoend with full trust and confidence

move- to change position

depend-  be controlled or determined by someone or something

distrust-  the feeling that someone or something can not be trusted or relied on

await- to wait 

so option C distrust is the correct antonym of rely

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Appal

A

Amaze

B

Assure

C

Astound

D

Alarm

Solution

Appal- causing shock or dismay, horrific

Amaze- to surprise.

Assure- tell someone positively to dispel doubts

astound- shock or greatly surprise

alarm- an anxious awareness of danger

correct antonym of appal is option B Assure

other three are more or less synonym of the word.

English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To take after

A

To mock someone

B

To be similar in appearance

C

To chase someone

D

To change sides often

Solution

to take after- to look similar, resemble 

so the correct option is B to be similar in appearance.

English » Sentence Improvement

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’.

I wish I were listening to my parents.

A

have listened

B

had listened

C

am listening

D

No substitution required

Solution

option B is the right answer i were listening should be replaced by had listened

the action of not listening to the parents has been done in past so here the correct option will be pas perfect tense ( when an action is already completed in past wr use past perfect tense and not the past continuous tense)