ENGLISH PRActice set 12

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Q290

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. During the days of slavery, there lived (1)_____ very hard-working slave. One day, (2)_____ freedom, he ran away from his masters house. As he passed a forest, he saw a lion (3)____ with pain, for a huge thorn had pierced its paw. The slave felt sorry for the lion and took out the thorn gently. The grateful lion licked the slaves hand. But just then, both of (4)_____ were captured by the soldiers. The king ordered, “Let the runaway slave (5)_____ thrown in front of a hungry lion.” But, when the slave was thrown in front of the lion, the lion licked him and quietly sat beside him. The amazed king asked the reason. The slave told the king everything. The king pardoned the slave. The lion was also freed and sent to the forest. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. Options:

  1. gain
  2. gains
  3. to gain
  4. gained

Answer: 3. to gain Explanation: “To gain” is the correct infinitive form to indicate the intention of achieving freedom.

Q291

Question: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Best thing since sliced bread Options:

  1. Breaking news
  2. Something to be cautious about
  3. Extremely good, interesting
  4. Rated well amongst cooks

Answer: 3. Extremely good, interesting Explanation: The idiom “best thing since sliced bread” means something that is very good or innovative.

Q292

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence. There is also an increase in juvenile delinquency. Options:

  1. Teenage
  2. Adult
  3. Puerile
  4. Minor

Answer: 2. Adult Explanation: The antonym of “juvenile” is “adult,” which means relating to or characteristic of fully grown individuals.

Q293

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the bracketed word in the following sentence to fill in the blank. Lewis was aggressive, ________ (normal), moody, and brilliantly clever. Options:

  1. feeble
  2. eccentric
  3. dogmatic
  4. selfish

Answer: 2. eccentric Explanation: The antonym of “normal” is “eccentric,” which means unconventional or strange.

Q294

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. Calm Options:

  1. Urban
  2. Impressed
  3. Quiet
  4. Upset

Answer: 4. Upset Explanation: The antonym of “calm” is “upset,” which means agitated or disturbed.

Q295

Question: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. The dictator ordered the traitor were jailed. Options:

  1. is
  2. to be
  3. might
  4. was

Answer: 2. to be Explanation: “To be” is the correct form to use after “ordered” in this context.

Q296

Question: The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. After your insistence, / my sister / checked / a mailbox again. Options:

  1. a mailbox again.
  2. After your insistence,
  3. my sister
  4. checked

Answer: 1. a mailbox again. Explanation: The correct phrase should be “the mailbox again” to specify which mailbox is being referred to.

Q297

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Today, lets explore the significant role of human beings in shaping the world as we know it. Can you 1._______ a world without human beings? Who would have 2._______ the resources and created social and cultural environment? The people are 3._____ to develop the economy and the society. The people make and use resources and are themselves resources with 4._____ quality. Coal is but a piece of rock, until people were able to 5.____ technology to obtain it and make it a ‘resource’. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. Options:

  1. deviating
  2. alternating
  3. inconstant
  4. varying

Answer: 4. varying Explanation: “Varying” is the most appropriate word to describe the different qualities of resources.

Q298

Question: Select the most appropriate option that collocates with ‘wish’ to fill in the blank. The genie asked Aladdin to ________ a wish. Options:

  1. make
  2. take
  3. ask
  4. tell

Answer: 1. make Explanation: “Make” is the most appropriate verb to use with “wish,” as in “make a wish.”

Q299

Question: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. (1)______ health benefits, including protection from cardiovascular disease and cancer, have been (2)_______ to antioxidants; however, according to dietitian Vinson, these benefits depend on how well antioxidants are absorbed and (3)______ by the body. According to the study, coffee has more antioxidant power than other well-known foods and drinks, like tea, milk, chocolate, and cranberries. Dates had the highest antioxidants per serving out of all the foods and drinks (4), but because dates are not consumed to the same extent as coffee, the latter comes out on (5), according to Vinson. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. Options:

  1. attributed
  2. negative
  3. similar
  4. parallel

Answer: 1. attributed Explanation: “Attributed” is the most appropriate word to describe the assignment of health benefits to antioxidants.

Q300

Question: 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 nothing more (1)_________ than when you sit down at your table to study with the most sincere of intentions and instead of being able to finish the task at hand you find your thoughts (2). However, there are certain techniques that you can use to (3) your concentration. To begin with, one should (4)___ to create the physical environment that is conducive to (5)_____ thought. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. Options:

  1. worrying
  2. tiring
  3. interesting
  4. wandering

Answer: 4. wandering Explanation: “Wandering” is the most appropriate word to describe thoughts that are not focused.

Q301

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Once upon a time, there was a man (1)____ used to tell the fortunes of people. One day, he was telling the fortune as usual when a man came to him and said, “Somebody (2)____ broken the door of your house and has stolen many valuables. Go home at once!” The fortune teller was (3)______ shocked to hear the news. He could not utter a word out of shock. He just ran to his house as fast as he could. He was in such a hurry that he left all his things behind. Now, one of his customers saw him rushing and (4)_, “Every day he (5)__ the fortunes of so many people but today he could not see his own future!” The fortune teller felt very embarrassed. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5. Options:

  1. tell
  2. tells
  3. telling
  4. told

Answer: 4. told Explanation: “Told” is the correct past tense verb to use in this context.

Q302

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. How does a camel survive in the desert? Many people think that the camel stores water in its hump, but the hump is really made up of fats. When a camel (1)______ find water, it passes less urine to conserve (2)______ small amount of water it has in its body. Furthermore, the camel has a higher body temperature than (3)______ of most mammals. This means that it starts to sweat (4)_______ a higher temperature than that which human beings, for example, (5)_______ to perspire. This also helps it to keep water loss through sweating to a minimal. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4. Options:

  1. in
  2. with
  3. at
  4. for

Answer: 3. at Explanation: “At” is the correct preposition to use when describing a specific temperature.

Q303

Question: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Anxiety Options:

  1. Serenity
  2. Distress
  3. Dilemma
  4. Ease

Answer: 2. Distress Explanation: “Distress” is a synonym of “anxiety,” which means a feeling of worry or unease.

Q304

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence. His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible. Options:

  1. Dishonest
  2. Biased
  3. Careless
  4. Amenable

Answer: 4. Amenable Explanation: The antonym of “inflexible” is “amenable,” which means willing to agree or comply.

Q305

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. The Sun is about 1.4 million kilometres (1)diameter, while the Earth is about 13,000 kilometers wide. This indicates that the Sun’s width would need to be filled by more than one hundred Earths. Sunspots are dreary (2) on the Sun’s surface that are two thousand degrees Celsius cooler than the rest of the surface. The coolest piece of the sunspot is the dim focus called the umbra. The penumbra surrounds it. On the Sun’s surface, some sunspots are just specks. Additionally, they appear in groups up to ten times larger than Earth. They can sometimes reach 200,000 miles in length. As the Sun rotates, these groups (3)_____ to travel across the Sun over two weeks. Every 11 years, the number of sunspots reaches its maximum. The solar or sunspot cycle (4)______ to this. The Earth’s weather may become more extreme and warm during the peak of sunspot activity. According to the (5)______ made by satellites like Nimbus 7, when sunspots are at their largest, less heat reaches Earth. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. Options:

  1. in
  2. of
  3. on
  4. at

Answer: 2. of Explanation: “Of” is the correct preposition to use when describing the diameter of the Sun.

Q306

Question: 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 nothing more (1)_________ than when you sit down at your table to study with the most sincere of intentions and instead of being able to finish the task at hand you find your thoughts (2). However, there are certain techniques that you can use to (3) your concentration. To begin with, one should (4)___ to create the physical environment that is conducive to (5)_____ thought. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. Options:

  1. wandering
  2. interesting
  3. tiring
  4. worrying

Answer: 1. wandering Explanation: “Wandering” is the most appropriate word to describe thoughts that are not focused.

Q307

Question: The underlined phrase in the given sentence has been used incorrectly. Select the option that can correctly replace the underlined segment. I am down with her complaints. Options:

  1. passed out with
  2. fed up with
  3. held down with
  4. looked down with

Answer: 2. fed up with Explanation: “Fed up with” is the correct phrase to express being tired or annoyed by something.

Q308

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. A few months after Conrads death, the nobles met at Aix-la-Chapelle and elected Henry to be their king. At this time, it was the (1)________ in Europe to hunt various birds, such as the wild duck and partridge, with falcons. The falcons were long-winged birds of prey, (2)________ hawks. They were trained to (3)________ on their masters wrist and wait patiently until they were told to fly. Then they would swiftly (4) ________ at their prey and bear it to the ground. Henry was very fond of falconry and hence was known as Henry the Fowler, or Falconer. As soon as the other dukes had elected him king, a messenger was sent to Saxony to (5)________ him of the honour done for him. After a search of some days, he was at last found, far up in the Hartz Mountains, hunting with his falcons. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1. Options:

  1. custom
  2. ritualistic
  3. motive
  4. conventions

Answer: 1. custom Explanation: “Custom” is the most appropriate word to describe a common practice or tradition.

Q309

Question: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error. I was alarmed lest we should be wreked. Options:

  1. I was
  2. be wreked.
  3. we should
  4. alarmed lest

Answer: 2. be wreked. Explanation: The correct spelling is “wrecked,” so “wreked” is the word with the spelling error.

Q310

Question: Identify the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the given options. Petrified wood is type of fossilised wood that exhibits the original details of the wood. Options:

  1. Petrified wood is the type of fossilised wood that exhibits a original details of the wood.
  2. A petrified wood is type of fossilised wood that exhibits an original details of the wood.
  3. The petrified wood is the type of fossilised wood that exhibits a original details of the wood.
  4. Petrified wood is a type of fossilised wood that exhibits the original details of the wood.

Answer: 4. Petrified wood is a type of fossilised wood that exhibits the original details of the wood. Explanation: The correct sentence uses “a type of” and “the original details” to properly describe petrified wood.

Q311

Question: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence. Every piece of furniture in her house is in apple-pie order. Options:

  1. Very neatly arranged
  2. Painted in light colours
  3. Very delicately arranged
  4. Kept in a disorganised way

Answer: 1. Very neatly arranged Explanation: “In apple-pie order” means that everything is very neatly arranged.

Q312

Question: Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. One of my best friends are here. Options:

  1. better friends are here
  2. best friends is here
  3. better friends is here
  4. best friend is here

Answer: 4. best friend is here Explanation: The correct phrase is “best friend is here” to maintain subject-verb agreement.

Q313

Question: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Callous Options:

  1. Cruel
  2. Generous
  3. Affectionate
  4. Exhausting

Answer: 1. Cruel Explanation: “Cruel” is a synonym of “callous,” which means showing no concern for the suffering of others.

Q314

Question: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Absurd Options:

  1. Sudden
  2. Arbitrary
  3. Irrational
  4. Abstruse

Answer: 3. Irrational Explanation: “Irrational” is a synonym of “absurd,” which means not logical or reasonable.

Q315

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word. She was known for her refined manners. Options:

  1. Crude
  2. Elegant
  3. Shrewd
  4. Brood

Answer: 1. Crude Explanation: The antonym of “refined” is “crude,” which means not refined or cultured.

Q316

Question: The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an INCORRECT preposition. Please remember to take / your notice to the reception area / if you want it to be displayed / upon the bulletin board. Options:

  1. Please remember to take
  2. upon the bulletin board
  3. if you want it to be displayed
  4. your notice to the reception area

Answer: 2. upon the bulletin board Explanation: The correct preposition should be “on” instead of “upon” when referring to something being displayed on a bulletin board.

Q317

Question: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Sell like hot cakes Options:

  1. Extremely hot and humid
  2. Not bothering about money
  3. Selling out quickly
  4. Become very famous

Answer: 3. Selling out quickly Explanation: “Sell like hot cakes” means to sell out quickly or be very popular.

Q318

Question: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Trees provide so many benefits (1)____ our everyday lives. They filter clean air, provide fresh drinking water, help (2)______ climate change and create homes for thousands of species of plants and animals. (3)________ a billion trees can help save the Earth from climate change and biodiversity loss. When we restore and (4)_______ critical forests, we remove carbon and support biodiversity. A billion is a big number, but we know we can do it together. (5)________ the planet by planting your tree today. This can protect and restore forests for future. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2. Options:

  1. crib
  2. cut
  3. curb
  4. crust

Answer: 3. curb Explanation: “Curb” is the most appropriate word to describe the action of reducing or controlling climate change.

Q319

Question: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word. MOROSE Options:

  1. Jovial
  2. Practical
  3. Dramatic
  4. Hurried

Answer: 1. Jovial Explanation: The antonym of “morose,” which means sullen or ill-humored, is “jovial,” meaning cheerful and friendly.

Q320

Question: Identify the error in the following sentence and select the option with the correct use of the phrasal verb. The police inspector was trying to give out the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident. Options:

  1. The police inspector was trying to sign up the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident.
  2. The police inspector was trying to rush out the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident.
  3. The police inspector was trying to sort out the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident.
  4. The police inspector was trying to lighten up the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident.

Answer: 3. The police inspector was trying to sort out the contradicting stories in the scene of the accident. Explanation: “Sort out” is the correct phrasal verb to use when trying to resolve or clarify conflicting information.

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