English » Fill in the blanks
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
This app is a very ______ one for online shopping.
capable
convenience
competency
convenient
Capable- having the ability
Convenience- the state of being able to proceed without difficulty.
competency- the ability or efficiency of doing something
Convenient- fits well with a person's needs and plans
out of above four option option A& C are completely irrelevant here,
now in B and D
option D is adjective and hence the correct answer,
as we need an adjective here.
English » Direct Indirect Speech
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The teacher said, “Asif, go and wash your hands.”
The teacher told Asif go and wash his hands.
The teacher told Asif to go and wash his hands.
The teacher told Asif go and wash your hands.
The teacher told to Asif to go and wash his hands.
rules to make indirect voice of imperative sentence are as follows;
for removal of commas conjunction 'to' is used .
said asif is changed into told asif
so the correct sentence is option B that is the teacher told asif to go and wash his hands.
English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
How many / eggs were put / into the basket?
No error
How many
eggs were put
into the basket
there is no error in the given sentence and therefore option A is correct
the construction of the sentence is passive and is right according to rule.
note:- third form of put is put only.
English » One Word Substitution
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes
Valuation
Introspection
Inspection
Assessment
option B introspection is the correct word for this phrase.
other options;
valuation- an estimation of worth of something
inspection- careful examination of something
assessment- the action of assessing someone or something.
English » Spellings
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Stationary
Stationery
Stratagy
Statutory
option C is incorrectly spelt word
and the right spelling is strategy.
other three options are spelt correctly.
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.
New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1.
lessened
reduced
shortened
scaled
option B reduced is the right answer that means make less in degree.
other options:
Lessened- diminish; make less
shortened- make shorter in size
scaled- to climb by or as if by a ladder.
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.
New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2.
process
operation
activity
agency
process- a series kd actions or steps
operation- the act of being active and in effect. functioning.
Activity- condition in which things are happening or being done.
agency- a basin or organisation.
so from.above four according to the context optionB operation is the most suitable 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.
New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3.
more greater
greatest
great
greater
option C great is the right answer here,
as we need an adjective in positive degree only.
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.
New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4.
dictated
exacted
compelled
enforced
option D enforced is the correct answer here,
as we enforce some kind of law or protocol( which is the same that has been described in passage about new speed limits)
other options:
dictated- state or order authoritatively
exacted- demand and obtain from someone
compelled- force or oblige to do something.
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.
New cycle routes have been built in and around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits have been (1) ______ on selected roads. The scheme has now been in (2) ______ for a year and has been hailed as a (3) ______ success. Since the new speed limits were (4) ______, the number of accidents in the area have fallen (5) ______.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5.
drastically
extremely
terribly
desperately
option A Drastically is correct here which means in a way that is likely to have a strong and far reaching effect.
other options
extremely- to a great degree.
terribly- very, extremely
desperately- in a way that shows despair.
English » Idioms and Phrases
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Dark horse
An honest fellow
An unexpected winner
A mean person
A slow runner
a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a Gloucester side that could be a dark horse for the title"
English » Active/Passive Voice
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The Smiths have put up a huge Christmas tree.
A huge Christmas tree was put up by the Smiths.
A huge Christmas tree is put up by the Smiths.
A huge Christmas tree is being put up by the Smiths.
A huge Christmas tree has been put up by the Smiths.
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Subject + has/have+ v3+ object |
Object+ has/have+ been+ V3+ by + subject |
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Subject + has/have+ not+ v3+ object |
Object + has/have+ not + been+V3+ by Subject |
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Has/have+ subject+ v3 + object+? |
Has/Have + Object+ been+V3+ by subject +? |
English » Fill in the blanks
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Harish’s voice ______ in the empty rooms of their new house.
reverted
relapsed
resounded
resorted
resound: fill or echo throughout a place.
"another scream resounded through the school"
Harish’s voice resounded in the empty rooms of their new house.
English » Synonyms
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Lacuna
Apathy
Languor
Misfortune
Hiatus
apathy: the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything
hiatus: a pause in an activity when nothing happens
languor: tiredness or inactivity, especially when pleasurable
English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
This question / is quite too / simple for me / to answer.
to answer
is quite too
This question
simple for me
quite too simple is wrong as quite here is redundant and not needed
too simple will suffice the above condition Also quite and too are never used consecutively.
correct answer: This question is too simple for me to answer.
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’.
I imagine you have learnt a valuable lesson from this experience, didn’t you?
have you?
haven’t you?
did you?
No substitution required
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag. (Jack is from Spain, isn't he?)
A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag. (They aren't funny, are they?)
A particular question tag follows the same form of verb. Hence did'nt you will replace have'nt you.
English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
There is a very little time / for them to prepare / for the show.
There is a very little time
for them to prepare
No error
for the show
little will be replaced by less.
There is very less time for them to prepare for the show.
English » One Word Substitution
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Study of insects
Geology
Entomology
Ecology
Biology
option B entomology is correct here,
other options:
Geology- the study of earth.
ecology- the study of environment.
biology- the study of living tissues
English » Spotting Errors
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Your eldest sister / lives in / a big city, / does she?
does she
a big city
Your eldest sister
lives in
A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag. (Jack is from Spain, isn't he?)
A negative statement is followed by a positive question tag. (They aren't funny, are they?)
Hence, does she will be replaced by does'nt she
English » Antonyms
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CLENCH
Hold
Relax
Tighten
Clasp
Clench means to hold tightly.
hence relax would be the correct option