ENGLISH PRACTICE SET 2

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Q31. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Appraisal
  2. Definate
  3. Stretch
  4. Genuine

Answer: 2

Q32. Select the correct collocation to complete the following sentence.

She suppressed a strong urge to yawn.

  1. tough
  2. stout
  3. hard
  4. strong

Answer: 4

Q33. The following sentence has been divided into three segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, select ‘No error’ as your answer.

It was possible to achieve anything, / if one has the grit and determination / to keep going.

  1. No error
  2. It was possible to achieve anything,
  3. if one has the grit and determination
  4. to keep going.

Answer: 1

Q34. 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 master’s 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 slave’s 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.

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

Answer: 3

Q35. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Best thing since sliced bread

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

Answer: 3

Q36. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.

There is also an increase in juvenile delinquency.

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

Answer: 2

Q37. 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.

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

Answer: 2

Q38. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Calm

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

Answer: 4

Q39. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

The dictator ordered the traitor were jailed.

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

Answer: 4

Q40. 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.

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

Answer: 1

Q41. 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, let’s 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.

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

Answer: 4

Q42. Select the most appropriate option that collocates with ‘wish’ to fill in the blank.

The genie asked Aladdin to make a wish.

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

Answer: 1

Q43. 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.

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

Answer: 1

Q44. 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.

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

Answer: 4

Q45. 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.

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

Answer: 4

Q46. 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.

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

Answer: 4

Q47. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Anxiety

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

Answer: 2

Q48. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible.

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

Answer: 4

Q49. 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 kilometers (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.

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

Answer: 2

Q50. 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.

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

Answer: 1

Q51. 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.

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

Answer: 2

Q52. 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 Conrad’s 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 master’s 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.

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

Answer: 1

Q53. 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.

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

Answer: 2

Q54. Identify the error in the given sentence and select the correct sentence from the given options.

Petrified wood is a type of fossilised wood that exhibits the original details of the wood.

  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

Q55. 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.

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

Answer: 1

Q56. Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

One of my best friends are here.

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

Answer: 4

Q57. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Callous

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

Answer: 1

Q58. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Absurd

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

Answer: 3

Q59. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

She was known for her refined manners.

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

Answer: 1

Q60. 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.

  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

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