Dear Students,
Respite the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. From such English Quizzes, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the word usage and errors, new pattern English section of banking and insurance exams.
Directions (1-5): In each question, there is pair of words/phrases that highlighted. From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
Que1. a)When the band came on stage, the stadium erupted in acclamation[1]/acclimation[2]
b) I am anxious[1]/eager[2] for this semester to be over so I can relax.
c)I can’t decide between[1]/among[2] the pink, blue, or red shirt.
(a)211
(b)121
(c)212
(d)222
(e)111
Que2.a)Your conduct on the field violated the cannon[1]/canons[2] of fair play.
b)They won the championship in a clean sweep, compared with[1]/compared to[2] last year’s game loss.
c)A proper burial for the deceased[1]/diseased[2] person is expected.
(a)211
(b)121
(c)212
(d)222
(e)111
Que3. a)Megan writes in her diary[1]/dairy[2] each night before she goes to sleep.
b)The oasis is just an illusion[1]/dellusion[2]
c)The disruption, though annoying, was not enough to elicit[1]/illicit[2] a response from the judge.
(a)211
(b)121
(c)212
(d)222
(e)111
Que4.a)there are too many Ponderous[1]/imponderables[2] for an overall prediction.
b)There was long queue[1]/cue [2] in the ticket counter.
c)The landlord asked the gardener to hue[1]/hew[2] the branches.
(a)211
(b)121
(c)212
(d)222
(e)111
Que5. a)Her garments are lose[1]/loose[2].
b)He Wring[1]/rings[2] the bell.
c)We use a kind of wax for sealing[1]/ceiling[2] letters.
(a)211
(b)121
(c)212
(d)221
(e)111
Directions (6-15): Read each sentence to find out whether ere is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Que6 A)The boy who was guilt for
B)Having broken the window glass
C)Came out
D)With the truth
E)No error
Que7 A). On the busy Ring Road
B) we witnessed a collusion
C) between a truck
D) and an auto.
E) No error
Que8 A) The Chinese tea is
B)not very costly
C)And we can take
D)It without milk
E) No error
Que9 A)Woman after women
B)claimed to speak against
C)the present political situation
D)Of Bihar in the meeting.
E)No error
Que10 A)All know
B)That Rani is
C)The most unique speaker
D)Of her class
E)No error
Que11 A)As mentioned on the form
B)and also in the brochure
c)please write your
D)name only with ink.
E)No error
Que12 A)Ramesh is a student
B)who we all expect.
C)to get more than
D)95% marks
E)No error
Que13 A)He is one of
B) the best novelists
C)that has ever lived.
D)do you agree?
E)No error
Que14 A) He who knows
B)all the pros and cons
C)of any problem
D)can wield a lot of power
E)No error
Que15 A)I am obliged with you
B)and your entire family
C)for showing kindness
D)and generosity towards us.
E)No error
Solutions:
- B, a.acclamation-loud and enthusiastic approval.
acclimating- to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation b.eager-marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interestanxious- feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
c.between (Between can also be used to refer to more than two things when items are considered one pair at a time.) - A, a.canons[Your conduct on the field violated the canons of fair play. (Established rule/principle)]
b.compared with. (compare to-To compare something to something else is to observe or point only to likenesses between them, compare with-To compare something with something else is to place the items side by side, noting differences and similarities between them.)
c.deceased-a dead person
diseased-affected with disease - E, a. diary-A diary is a small book where one writes down the events of a day.
dairy refers to a place where milk is processed. b)illusion-An illusion is a misperception resulting from a trick of the senses, or something that is not as it appears. A delusion refers to a dangerously deceptive idea. c)elicit- to draw forth or bring out Illicit-It means illegal or otherwise forbidden - C, ponderous means
to be weighed-down, and to move slowly and in a labored fashion.
Imponderable is not the opposite of ponderous. It actually relates to thinking. An imponderable is something that is impossible to estimate, fathom or figure out.
b)Cue [Signal]
Queue [a line of people]
c)Hew [chop or cut]
Hue [colour] - D, a)Loose [ill fitting]
Lose [failing to keep something]
b)Ring [circle to produce a sound]
Wring [to twist]
c)Sealing [Stamp]
Ceiling [To cover upper surface] - A, Use ‘guilty’ in place of ‘guilt’, because an adjective is required.
- B, we witnessed a collision.
- E
- A, Use ‘woman’in place of ‘women’.In a construction like [N+after+N], both the nouns are the same and in singular form.
- C, Remove ‘most’.
- D, Use 'in' in place of 'with' because 'ink' is an uncountable noun and 'with' is used with a countable noun.
- B, Replace'who' with 'whom' because the relative pronoun is functioning as an object here and 'whom' is always used as an object.
- C, Replace 'has' with 'have'. This is all because of the rule that the verb after a relative pronoun(who, whom,which, that, as, etc)agrees with the noun coming just before it.
- E
- A, 'Obliged' is always followed by preposition 'To' not 'with'
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