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English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the correct passive voice of the given sentence.

She has read all the plays of Shakespeare.

A

All the plays of Shakespeare have been read by her.

B

All the plays of Shakespeare had been read by her.

C

All the plays of Shakespeare were read by her.

D

All the plays of Shakespeare are read by her.

Solution

rules to make passive of present perfect tense is as follows

active- subject+ has/have+v3+objcet.

passive- object+ has/have+ been+v3+by+ subject

so the correct passive form is,option A 

that is, all the plays of Shakespeare have been read by her.

English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Easy money

A

Collect someone’s cash for them easily

B

Make money without much effort, maybe illegally

C

Have no difficulty in collecting money that is due

D

Work hard to earn a large salary without telling anyone

Solution

idiom easy money means  money obtained by dubious means or for little work, and without much efforts.

so option B is the right answer here.

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

You could put your money to good use.

A

Your money could be put to good use.

B

Your money could have been put to good use.

C

Your money is being put to good use.

D

Your money has been put to good use.

Solution

rules to make passive of sentence having modal verb is as below

active- subject+ modals+ v1+ objcet.

passive- object + modals+ be+ v3+ by+ object.

so the correct answer is option A that is

your money could be put to good use.

note- third form of verb put is put.

English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To bury the hatchet

A

To end a quarrel

B

To stop talking to someone

C

To bury old things

D

To fight with someone

Solution

idiom to bury the hatchet means  to end a quarrel and become friendly.

  • so the correct answer is option A

English » Spellings

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A

 Digonal

B

 Partner

C

 Tenure

D

 Oblique

Solution

the incorrectly spelt word is option A 

and the correct spelling is Diagonal.

other three words are spelt Correctly

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 shall certainly write to you when I shall reach Bengaluru.

A

I reach

B

I reached

C

No substitution required

D

I am reaching

Solution

option A is the right answer

i shall reach should be replaced with i reach.

when we have present indefinite and future tense in a single sentence, the action which happens before should come in present tense and the action happened after should come in future tense.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Devious

A

Crafty

B

Dishonest

C

Sincere

D

Crooked

Solution

Devious means clever and not honest or direct.

and the correct anyonym for the word is sincere option C

other three words are more or less synonyms of the above word.

English » Spotting Errors

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

Nowadays, common people take / interest in the manner / in which / they were governed.

A

in which

B

Nowadays common people take

C

they were governed

D

interest in the manner

Solution

the error lies in the part C

they were governed should be replaced with they are governed,

now a days shows that the sentence is in present tense so we should use present form of the verb be

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

OCCUPIED

A

Late

B

New

C

Free

D

Vast

Solution

word occupied means busy; being used by somebody and not free; 

so the correct antonym for the word is option C free.

English » One Word Substitution

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

One who knows everything

A

Invincible

B

Omniscient

C

Experienced

D

Naïve

Solution

the correct answer for the given set of words is option B

other words:

invincible- one that can not be defeated

experienced- having the knowledge or skill that are necessary.

naive- having no experience; new to profession

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.

Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.1

A

arose

B

rise

C

arises

D

rose

Solution

option C arises is the correct pick to fill the blank 1.

we have paragraph in present tense so present form of the verb arise should be used and because of singular subject we need to use the singular verb as well.

so arises is tbe 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.

Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.2

A

gifts

B

rewards

C

donations

D

awards

Solution

option B awards is the right answer,

from backward reading we see that awards is already talked about in paragraph, it is a pssage about sport awards

so awards 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.

Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.3

A

Delegations

B

Representations

C

Illustrations

D

Exhibitions

Solution

option B Representations is the right answer here,

meaning of other words;

delegation- a body of delegates, deputation

illustration- a drawing or diagram.

exhibition- a public display of works.

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.

Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.4

A

interjections

B

interventions

C

intermissions

D

intersections

Solution

option B intervention is the right answer

intervention- the act of interfering with the outcome or course especially of  a condition or process( as to prevent that functioning rightly) 

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.

Not a year passes without a controversy over the national sports awards. The debate that (1)__________ every year following the announcement of the (2)__________ often leads to accusations of bias, regionalism and manipulations. (3)___________ to the Sports Minister and Chief Ministers and (4)___________by the politicians have all become part of the (5)_____________.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no.5

A

game

B

jest

C

line

D

sport

Solution

game- a form of play or sport with rules

jest- a joke or prank

sport- physical games or activity you do because you enjoy it.

option A game is the right answer

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.

I had all / the comforts to life / in my childhood.

A

the comforts to life

B

No error

C

I had all

D

in my childhood

Solution

the erroneous part is option A 

comforts to life should be replaced with comforts of life,

the preposition to is wrongly used here and we need for here.

so option A is the right answer.

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

sober

A

unwell

B

calm

C

straight

D

drunk

Solution

the word sober means one who is not affected by alcohol or who does not drink.

so the correct antonym for the word sober is option D drunk 

which means having drunk too much alcohol that you're not in senses.

English » One Word Substitution

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

A problem that is so difficult that it cannot be answered

A

Impossible

B

Solvable

C

Insoluble

D

Terrible

Solution

option C insoluble is the correct pick for the given set of words.

other options

impossible- that which can not be done

solvable- that which can be solved.

terrible- very; extremely

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

Most lizards rely on camouflage to hide from their enemies.

A

Most lizards are being relied on by camouflage to hide from their enemies.

B

Camouflage was relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.

C

Camouflage is relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.

D

Camouflage has been relied on by most lizards to hide from their enemies.

Solution

optionn C is the right answer according to the rule which is,.

active- subject+ v1+ object

passive - objcet+ is/am/are+ v3 + by + objcet

so the correct passive form is

camouflage is relied on by most lizards to hide from their Enemies.

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.

Aarav’s mother / speaks four languages / fluently.

A

speaks four languages

B

No error

C

Aarav’s mother

D

fluently

Solution

the given sentence is error free 

hence option B is the right answer.