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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.

There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.

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

A

were

B

are

C

had been

D

will be

Solution

the given paragraph is in present tense,

so present form of the verb be should be used here,

so out of four given options, option B are is the right pick

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.

There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.

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

A

worth

B

senses

C

meanings

D

charge

Solution

worth- value or importance

senses- a feeling that something is the case.

meanings- what is meant by a word or concept or action.

charge- demand as a price for a service

so out of these four option C meanings fits here 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.

There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.

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

A

Whichever

B

Whether

C

However

D

Whatever

Solution

whether or not is a phrase that means in one or the other case, 

other three options are completely irrelevant here,

so 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.

There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.

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

A

distinguished

B

known

C

recognised

D

noticed

Solution

let's try to understand the meaning of all four options

distinguished- recognize or treat as different

known- familiar

recognized- identify, know again

noticed- become aware of,

so out of four option D noticed is correct 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.

There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.

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

A

booth

B

rail

C

bus

D

coach

Solution

in trains we have coaches 

so out of these four option D coach is the right answer.

so the correct pick would be the last coach of the train.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Obscure

A

Veiled

B

Apparent

C

Blurred

D

Cloudy

Solution

the antonym of the word obscure is option B Apparent which means something clear and easy to see.

other three options are just more or less synonym of the word obscure here,

English » One Word Substitution

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Drawings or writing on a wall in a public place

A

Portrait

B

Caricature

C

Collage

D

Graffiti

Solution

the correct optio  for the given set of words is option D Graffiti

meaning of other words

Portrait- a picture or painting of a person

Caricature- a funnier or more extreme picture of someone or something

collage- collection of pictures

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

Who is creating this mess?

A

By whom is this mess being created?

B

Who has created this mess?

C

By whom this mess being created?

D

By whom has this mess been created?

Solution

rules to make passive of above sentence

active- wh words+ is/am/are + Ving + object+?

passive- wh words + is /am/are+ being + v3+ object +?

so according to the rule the correct passive form is option A that is by whom is this mess being created.

note: sentence starting with who in active voice are started with by whom in passive.

English » Direct Indirect Speech

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

Ajay says, “There is going to be a snowfall.”

A

Ajay says that there was going to be a snowfall.

B

Ajay said that there was going to be a snowfall.

C

Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.

D

Ajay said that there is going to be a snowfall.

Solution

when the reported verb is in present or future tense, no changes in reported speech tense are done.

so the correct answer for this question is option C

that is  Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall

English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

A hair in the butter

A

Easy to handle

B

A slippery road

C

Sinking in debt

D

A challenging situation

Solution

idiom a hair in the butter means a problem or a challenging situation.

​​​​​​so option D is the right answer here.

English » Para jumbles

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Firstly, it provides air for respiration, serves the sense of smell and conditions the air by filtering, warming and moistening it.
B. The nose is the prominent structure between the eyes that serves as the entrance to the respiratory tract.
C. For inhalation it has two cavities, separated from one another by a wall of cartilage called the septum.
D. Apart from filtering the air, it also cleans itself of foreign debris extracted from inhalations.

A

BACD

B

BADC

C

ACDB

D

DBCA

Solution

optio  B BADC is the correct answer.

B is a introductory sentence and hence should come at first place.

now A has the word Firstly in it which makes it come at the place just after the introduction

D in which we have apart from ( indicates we have already mentioned something before and now this one is complementary) so it should come just after A

and C is an independent sentence and suits at last option.

hence option B is right pick.

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.

It has / been raining / since / two hours.

A

been raining

B

It has

C

two hours

D

since

Solution

erroneous part here is option D 

since  should be replaced with for

for is used for period of time eg: for two days, for two hours

since is used for point of time eg: since 2 o clock, since 1990s

English » Spellings

Select the correctly spelt word.

A

Convert

B

Convect

C

Concent

D

Conect

Solution

option A is correctly spelt word here,

spelling of other three options

convict

consent

connect.

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’.

Which movie have you watched on television when I called you?

A

are you watching

B

No substitution required

C

did you watched

D

were you watching

Solution

the correct option is option D

when one action is continuously happening in past and second happens in between at a time

then the continuous part comes in past continuous tense and the interrupting second action comes in past indefinite tense.

so have you watched should be replaced with​​​​​​ were you watching.

English » Synonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FINAL

A

Forbidden

B

Former

C

Concluding

D

Allowed

Solution

correct synonym of the word final is option C concluding.

other options:

forbidden- not allowed banned

former- of an earlier time,

allowed- give permission to do something​​​

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’.

This TV channel has a larger viewership from another channel.

A

than any other channel

B

from any other channel

C

No substitution required

D

from the other channel

Solution

option A is the right answer here,

from another channel should be replaced with than any other channel .

in comparison with comparative degree we use conjunction than and not from.

note- we used any other to exclude the object of comparison itself.

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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’.

In spite of my niece’s dog Casper is very mischievous, he is lovable.

A

Although my niece’s

B

Nevertheless my niece

C

However my nieces

D

No substitution required

Solution

option A is the right answer

in spite of sbould be replaced with although.

in spite of and although are the same word the only difference is in the structure they are used,

in spite of is used before a noun or pronoun

although is used before a subject or a verb.

English » One Word Substitution

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One who can read and write

A

Illegible

B

Literate

C

Illiterate

D

Eligible

Solution

option B literate is the right answer for above set of words.

other options

Illegible- difficult to be read

illiterate- one who can not read or write

eligible- fit to be chosen

English » Fill in the blanks

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

You will find it difficult ______ but later you will get used to wearing a mask.

A

at first

B

firstly 

C

on first

D

at the first

Solution

option A at first ​​​​​​is right answer.

option C&D are incorrect grammatically.

now at first- it is used when we want to show the contrast in sentence,

firstly- used to represent a first point or reason.

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

The judge found the prisoner guilty.

A

The judge was found guilty by the prisoner.

B

The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.

C

The prisoner has been found guilty by the judge

D

The prisoner had been found guilty by the judge.

Solution

rules to make passive voice of past indefinite tense

active- subject+ v2+ object

passive- object+ was/were+ v3+ by + subject

so the correct answer is option B 

that is the prisoner was found guilty by the judge.