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English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pay heed to

A

Give back money with interest

B

Listen carefully with attention

C

Disburse without partiality

D

Repay old debts honestly

Solution

idiom pay head to means-

: to pay attention to He failed to pay heed to our advice

option B is the right answer here

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’.

Would you have been so kind as to close the window?

A

Would you being

B

Will you been

C

Would you be

D

No substitution required

Solution

option C is the correct answer

would you have been so kind should be replaced with would you be so kind

would you be so kind means to be so kind to do something that is told

English » One Word Substitution

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

A spear used for hunting large fish

A

Lance

B

Dagger

C

Sword

D

Harpoon

Solution

option D Harpoon is the correct word for the above set of words here,

other options

Lance-a long weapon with a wooden shaft and a pointed steel head, formerly used by a horseman in charging.

Dagger-a short kind of knife

sword- a long very sharp metal weapon

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given

admirable

A

unworthy

B

lucky

C

appreciable

D

commendable

Solution

admirable- that you admire; excellent

 correct antonym of the given word is option A unworthy which means not deserving respect or admiration

other words

lucky- favored by luck

appreciable- that who should be appreciated

commendable- someone worthy of praise.

English » Spotting Errors

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

Holiday homework / are essential to keeping / students busy / during the vacation.

A

are essential to keeping

B

during the vacation

C

students busy

D

Holiday homework

Solution

the error lies in option A 

are essential to keeping should be replaced with is essential to keep

Subject verb agreement rule:

The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb.

here the given subject is singular, 

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

The coloured clothes should not be washed with the whites.

A

You should not wash the coloured clothes with the whites.

B

You should not have washed the coloured clothes with the whites.

C

Do not washed the coloured clothes with the whites.

D

Do not be washing the coloured clothes with the whites.

Solution

option A is the right answer according to the basic rules of active and passive voices for modals.

In general, we follow this structure to use modal verbs in the passive voice:

Modal verb + be + past participle

English » Fill in the blanks

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

So dangerous did the weather conditions ______ that all mountain roads were closed.

A

become

B

became

C

becomes

D

have become

Solution

option A become is the most appropriate word to fill this blank here

the structure is of inversion, when a sentence starts with an adverb we use inversion

for past tense the structure is; adverb--did--subject---v1.

so according to the ruls first form of the word become should be used here

English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain a grammatical 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.

Mrs. Verma refused / the second helping / of ice cream.

A

Mrs. Verma refused

B

of ice cream

C

No error

D

the second helping

Solution

given sentence is absolutely correct, and error free

thus no error is the right answer

English » One Word Substitution

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

A room or large cupboard for storing food

A

Bakery

B

Wardrobe

C

Larder

D

Almirah

Solution

option c is the right answer for the given set of words

other options

bakery- a place where cakes, breads etc are baked to sell

wardobe- a place to store your clothings

almirah-a cupboard or wardobe

English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

It was a lavish birthday party and I could see my friend eat like a horse.

A

eating what horses eat

B

eating excessively

C

eating differently

D

hardly eating

Solution

idiom to eat like a horse means to eat a great deal of something or eating in a large amount

 so option B is the  right answer here

English » Spellings

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A

Pathatic

B

Adventure

C

Acquire

D

Benefit

Solution

option A is spelt incorrectly

 the correct word is pathetic

 which means causing you to feel pity or sadness.

other three are spelt correctly

English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

PRIMARY

A

Secondary

B

Effective

C

Applicable

D

Active

Solution

option A Secondary is the correct antonym of word primary.

other words;

Applicable-that concerns somebody/something; relevant to somebody/something

active-

involved in activity; lively

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.

Get up from your place / slow, and / turn around!

A

slow and

B

Get up from your place

C

turn around

D

No error

Solution

option A is the correct answer.

slow and should be replaced with slowly and.

slow is an adjective and can not qualify a verb

therefor we need an adverb here,

English » Active/Passive Voice

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

The booking will have been closed when you reach the theatre.

A

They will have closed the booking when you reach the theatre.

B

They will close the booking when you reach the theatre.

C

They had closed the booking when you reached the theatre.

D

They would have closed the booking when you reach the theatre.

Solution

option a is the right answer according to the rule.

Active and Passive Voice Rules for Future Perfect Tense

Here, we are sharing the Active Voice and Passive Voice Rules chart for future perfect tense.

Active Voice

Passive Voice

Subject + will+ have +v3+ object.

Object+ will+ have+ been +V3+ by + subject

Subject + will+ have +not+v3+ object.

Object + will+ have +not+been+v3+ subject

Will+ Subject+have+v3+ object+?

Will + object+have+been+v3+by +subject+?

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.

Handicrafts are / export from India / to several / European countries.

A

to several

B

Handicrafts are

C

European countries

D

export from India

Solution

option D has the erroneous part ,

 export from india should be replaced with exported from india

as the given sentence is in passive construction and for that the basic rule is be and third form of the verb

so third form of the verb export should be ued here

English » Synonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Triumphant

A

Fortunate

B

Affluent

C

Pompous

D

Victorious

Solution

option D victorious is the correct synonym of the word triumphant that means one who has won or succeeded in something.

other options;

fortunate- one who is favored by fortune

affluent- one who has large amount of money

pompous-affectedly grand and self important

English » Synonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Bare

A

Basic

B

Holy

C

Earthly

D

Hidden

Solution

bare- not covered by clothing or anything else, 

correct synonym of the abover word is option A basic

other options

holy- sacred

earthly-possible

hidden- that which is not apparent

English » Para jumbles

Arrange the statements in the correct order to make a meaningful paragraph.

A. Impressed with Jane’s patience with animals, he chose her for the mission to understand chimpanzees.
B. In 1957, she went to Kenya where she met the British paleoanthropologist, Louis Leakey.
C. As a child she would wait for hours to observe a chicken laying an egg.
D. Jane Goodall grew up in the English town of Bournemouth.

A

DBAC

B

ABCD

C

CDBA

D

DCBA

Solution

optionn D DCBA is the right answer 

D has noun jane in it so it should come at first place

now again C has pronoun she in it so it should be placed just after D

similarly B has an another noun louise in it and  A has pronoun for him he in it so they too make a pair;

English » Sentence Improvement

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

There are a bit nice shops in the town centre.

A

No improvement required

B

a bit nicer

C

far more nicer

D

far nicer

Solution

option D is the right answer.

far nicer is the correct usage and should be come instead of a bit nice

English » Direct Indirect Speech

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

She said to me, “I saw this old man long ago.”

A

She told to me that she had seen that old man long before.

B

She told me that she had seen that old man long before.

C

She said me that she had seen this old man long ago.

D

She said to me that she had seen that old man long ago.

Solution

Direct Speech

Indirect Speech

Present simple

 (Subject +V1st + Object)

Past simple

(Subject +V2 + Object)

Present continuous

 (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object)

Past Continuous

(Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object)

Present perfect

(Subject + has/have+V3+Object)

Past perfect

(Subject+had+V3+Object)

Past simple

(Subject+V2+Object)

Past perfect

(Subject+had+V3+Object)

Past Continuous

(Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object)

Past perfect continuous

(Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object)

Future simple

(Subject+ will/shall+V1+object)

Present Conditional

(Subject+ would+V1+object)

Future Continuous

(Subject +will/shall+be+V1 +ing+ Object)

Conditional Continuous

(Subject +would+be+V1 +ing+ Object)