English Questions and Answers

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

Shylock was a cut-throat and was known as someone who was only interested in the amount of money that he could get from a situation.

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

We will not remind you again.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word given in bold in the following sentence.

The headless monster winked at her from eyes embedded in pudgy shoulders.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Maverick

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

The lawyer had presented the facts of the case well.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Crocodile tears

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

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

Raman had always been attracted to the scientific study of sound and decided to take up a course in sound engineering to pursue his dream career.

Complete the collocation.

Since I like him a lot, I _____ him out.

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

He asked us, “When are you reaching?”

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

My brother is a connoisseur of food and does not miss any chance to experiment with new dishes.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Allay

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

When Sanathan asked Mr. Jignesh / for a fresh evaluation of his performance / in the last financial year, / little did him know that the results will come out worse than expected.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

As I review the events of my past life, I realise how________ are the influences that shape our destinies.

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. It was in this spirit that my little ones crept about me the other evening to hear about their great-grandmother Field, who lived in a great house in Norfolk (a hundred times bigger than that in which they and papa lived), which had been the scene—so at least it was generally believed in that part of the country—of the tragic incidents which they had lately become familiar with from the ballad of the Children in the Wood.
B. Here, Alice put out one of her dear mother’s looks, too tender to be called upbraiding.
C. Children love to listen to stories about their elders when they were children ; to stretch their imagination to the conception of a traditionary great-uncle, or grandame, whom they never saw.
D. Certain it is, that the whole story of the children and their cruel uncle was to be seen fairly carved out in the wood upon the chimney-piece of the great hall— the whole story down to the Robin Redbreasts—till a foolish rich person pulled it down to set up a marble one of modern invention in its stead, with no story upon it.

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

Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.

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

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

Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.

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

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

Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.

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

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

Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.

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

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

Connie Sellecca plays first officer Mimi Thompkins who manages successfully to land Flight 243 after its roof is ripped (1)_________ mid-flight due to mental fatigue. She is not the only one (2)__________ that flight, since there was also a flight attendant who kept checking on people. And telling them they were going to be fine (3)__________ they had giant pieces of aeroplane carpet stuck to their heads. I can’t (4)_________ land a plane or tell the wounded people that they would be fine soon, due to the fact that I would be (5)_________ too hard and throwing out what ever food I had throughout the day.

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