ENGLISH PRACTICE SET 22

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Q511

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

Many parents think of overweight children as ‘cute’ and cuddly. However, obesity must not be (1) _________ as a healthy sign. **(2)_______** obese children grow up, they will be more prone (3) _________ health problems like high blood pressure (4) _________ diabetes. Today, overweight children are becoming a common (5) _________ in many countries.

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

  1. saw
  2. seen
  3. see
  4. seeing

Answer: 3
Explanation: “See” is the correct verb form to indicate the action of perceiving or regarding something in a certain way.

Q512

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

Many parents think of overweight children as ‘cute’ and cuddly. However, obesity must not be (1) _________ as a healthy sign. (2) _________ obese children grow up, they will be more prone (3) _________ health problems like high blood pressure (4) _________ diabetes. Today, overweight children are becoming a common (5) _________ in many countries.

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

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

Answer: 3
Explanation: “At” is the correct preposition to use with “prone” to indicate susceptibility to something.

Q513

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

  1. Ragini plays the guitar melodiously.
  2. Ragini plays the guitar melodious.
  3. Ragini plays the guitar with a melody.
  4. Ragini plays the guitar with melodiousness.

Answer: 4
Explanation: “With melodiousness” is the correct form to describe the manner in which Ragini plays the guitar.

Q514

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

Everyone have / to join health orientation / classes before / going for trekking.

  1. to join health orientation
  2. Everyone have
  3. going for trekking
  4. classes before

Answer: 2
Explanation: The correct form should be “Everyone has” to match the singular subject “everyone.”

Q515

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Seema has a dominating nature, so she wants to ________ of everything in her life.

  1. keep touch
  2. keep calm
  3. keep record
  4. keep control

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Keep control” is the correct phrase to indicate managing or having authority over something.

Q516

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Magnificent

  1. Modest
  2. Regular
  3. Humble
  4. Splendid

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Splendid” is a synonym for “magnificent,” meaning grand or impressive.

Q517

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The grass on my lawn is glistening with the morning ________.

  1. duo
  2. due
  3. dew
  4. do

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Dew” is the correct word, referring to the moisture that forms on surfaces during the night.

Q518

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Scatered
  2. Brazen
  3. Crowded
  4. Imprudent

Answer: 1
Explanation: The correct spelling is “Scattered.”

Q519

Select the most appropriate to fill in the blank.

The boxer was knocked out cold by a powerful ________ punch to the jaw.

  1. write
  2. wright
  3. rite
  4. right

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Right” is the correct word, meaning correct or proper.

Q520

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Transient

  1. Permanent
  2. Transparent
  3. Transitory
  4. Irregular

Answer: 1
Explanation: “Permanent” is the opposite of “transient,” meaning lasting or enduring.

Q521

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

Water is 1.________ for life and for good health. Not only is it necessary for us to be able to meet our daily needs but safe drinking water can 2._____ many water-related diseases. India has one of the largest number of cases of 3._____ such as diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera. Over 1,600 Indians, most of them children below the age of five, 4.________ die every day because of water-related diseases. These deaths can be prevented if people have 5._______ to safe drinking water.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 5.

  1. entrance
  2. access
  3. providence
  4. accession

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Access” is the correct word, meaning the ability to use or benefit from something.

Q522

Based on the situation in the sentence, select the most appropriate idiom.

After many years of rivalry, the two schools decided to ________ and participate in a National Event together.

  1. bell the cat
  2. bury the hatchet
  3. go cold turkey
  4. be in the doldrums

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Bury the hatchet” means to make peace or reconcile after a conflict.

Q523

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

Oil is almost certainly one of the ocean’s greatest resources. 33% of the world’s oil comes from seaward fields in seas. Oils are liquids that easily burn and do not (1)______ in water. Most of the time, they are made of chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms. There are three (2)______ types of oils: mineral, essential and fixed oils. From plants, essential oils are thin, scented oils. Because they frequently have an odour, essential oils are (3)______ in perfumery and food flavouring. Aromatic extraction processes like cold pressing, distillation and extraction are typically used to prepare essential oils. Fatty acids are used by animals and plants to make fixed oils. They are especially non-volatile oils that are found in the seeds of cotton, corn, flax, sunflowers, peanuts, coconuts and olives, as well as in fatty animal tissues. Mineral oils are (4)_______ from petroleum which has been underground for millions of years from sea organism skeletons. Mineral oils are one of the petroleum by-products with the lowest prices. Mineral oils are colourless and transparent. They are made up of a (5)_____ of hydrocarbons.

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

  1. initial
  2. original
  3. early
  4. primary

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Primary” is the correct word, meaning fundamental or main.

Q524

The following sentence has been divided into three segments. One of them may contain an adverbial usage error. Select the option that has the segment with the error. If you don’t find any error, select ‘No error’ as your answer.

Mrs. Arunima / speaks / Telugu well.

  1. speaks
  2. Mrs. Arunima
  3. Telugu well.
  4. No error

Answer: 4
Explanation: There is no error in the sentence. “Speaks” is correctly used as the verb, and “well” is the correct adverb to describe how she speaks.

Q525

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

Organic agriculture offers a means to substitute costlier agricultural inputs such as HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides with locally produced organic inputs that are cheaper and thereby generate good returns on 1. Organic agriculture also generates income through exports as the demand for organically grown crops is on a __2. Studies across countries have shown that organically grown food has more nutritional value than chemical farming, thus providing us with healthy foods. Since organic farming requires more labour input than __3 farming, India will find organic farming an attractive __4. Finally, the produce is pesticide-free and produced in an environmentally __5 way.

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

  1. loss
  2. profit
  3. expenditure
  4. investment

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Profit” is the correct word, indicating the financial gain from the activity.

Q526

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

When Serena / will arrive / she will / call you.

  1. call you
  2. will arrive
  3. she will
  4. When Serena

Answer: 2
Explanation: The correct form should be “arrives” to maintain consistency in the future tense.

Q527

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

He is not friendly with him in the office.

  1. Revel
  2. Hostile
  3. Gregarious
  4. Intelligent

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Hostile” is the opposite of “friendly,” meaning unfriendly or antagonistic.

Q528

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.

There was a noise that was wake me up.

  1. woken me up
  2. has woke me up
  3. woke me up
  4. wakes me up

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Woke me up” is the correct form to indicate the past action of waking someone up.

Q529

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

Hard had she / thrown the basketball / when it fell / on the ground.

  1. when it fell
  2. on the ground
  3. thrown the basketball
  4. Hard had she

Answer: 4
Explanation: The correct form should be “Hardly had she” to indicate a negative or rare occurrence.

Q530

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Lethargic

  1. Exhausted
  2. Intelligent
  3. Active
  4. Cute

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Active” is the opposite of “lethargic,” meaning energetic or lively.

Q531

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Walk a tightrope

  1. To walk on a narrow road
  2. To act carefully in a difficult situation
  3. To be tensed about something
  4. To try and balance yourself

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Walk a tightrope” means to navigate a difficult or delicate situation with caution.

Q532

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

The performance of the team in the lost match was dismal.

  1. Luminous
  2. Sadden
  3. Cheap
  4. Dainty

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Dainty” is the opposite of “dismal,” meaning delicate or elegant.

Q533

Which of the following sentences contains the ANTONYM of the word ‘ignore’?

  1. Avoid foods which make you sick.
  2. He did not succeed in gaining custody of his daughter.
  3. Ritika recognised Kavita in the gathering.
  4. To keep a tidy kitchen, do not neglect washing your dishes.

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Recognised” is the opposite of “ignore,” meaning to notice or acknowledge.

Q534

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

How can you be so joyless on hearing the news?

  1. Beaming
  2. Rapt
  3. Blissful
  4. Dubious

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Blissful” is the opposite of “joyless,” meaning full of happiness or joy.

Q535

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

Cities are the great havens for knowledge, culture, and social life. Vibrant cultures are found in cities because it takes a (1)________ population to support museums, concert halls, sports teams, and night-life districts. Cities also offer rich social opportunities. People in rural areas enjoy only limited social opportunities because (2)________ the small local population. City dwellers can choose their friends and mates from among a large number of people of (3)________ interests and inclinations. We are not likely to abandon the city as a (4)________ institution, but we need to make sure that our transport arrangements do not (5)________ the ‘city’s’ other functions.

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

  1. boost
  2. help
  3. damage
  4. support

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Damage” is the correct word, indicating a negative impact on the city’s functions.

Q536

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

  1. Chief
  2. Relevant
  3. Colleague
  4. Judgment

Answer: 4
Explanation: The correct spelling is “Judgement.”

Q537

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

Romantic poetry is a literary movement that emerged in the late 18th century and continued through the mid 19th century. It is (1)________ by an emphasis on emotion, imagination and individualism. Romantic poets sought to express their innermost thoughts and feelings through their poetry, often exploring (2)_______ such as love, beauty and mortality. One of the defining features of Romantic poetry is its use of language and imagery to evoke powerful emotions in the reader. Many Romantic poets, such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (3)________ that poetry should be written in the language of common people, rather than in the lofty, formal language of the past. They also incorporated vivid descriptions of nature and the natural world into their poetry, using it as a source of inspiration and spiritual renewal. (4)______ important aspect of Romantic poetry is its focus on the individual and the subjective experience. Romantic poets believed that each person’s experience of the world was unique and valuable, and sought to capture this individuality in their writing. This led to a greater emphasis on personal expression and introspection in poetry, (5)_______ a rejection of the traditional poetic forms and structures of the past.

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

  1. concerns
  2. arguments
  3. problems
  4. themes

Answer: 4
Explanation: “Themes” is the correct word, referring to the subjects or topics explored in the poetry.

Q538

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Bliss

  1. Consecration
  2. Pleasure
  3. Genesis
  4. Avail

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Pleasure” is a synonym for “bliss,” meaning great happiness or joy.

Q539

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

No sooner did we reach at the party that it began to rain.

  1. it began to rain
  2. before it began to rain
  3. than it began to rain
  4. as it began to rain

Answer: 3
Explanation: “Than it began to rain” is the correct phrase to indicate the sequence of events.

Q540

Read the sentence carefully and select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined part.

You can be sentenced for trespassing on someone else’s property.

  1. conspiring against others
  2. entering without permission
  3. leaving without permission
  4. showing unselfish devotion

Answer: 2
Explanation: “Entering without permission” is the correct phrase, meaning to enter someone’s property without their consent.

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