English Grammar and correct usage test – Sep 26, 2014
1. Four sentences on the same theme are given. Choose the best alternative that represents the sentence grammatically and logically correct.
a. Time is two way precious to be killed
b. Time is to way precious too be killed
c. Time is way too precious to be killed
d. Time is too away precious to being killed.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Time is way too precious to be killed
2. The below given sentences have two words marked in bold. The meaning of both the words remains the same in context to the sentence, find the meaning for the words.
i. She made a list of things she would need and a
separate list of things she wanted to retrieve from the old house.
ii. He flipped backwards in the book to the
portion that no longer changed.
a. Part
b. Cut
c. Split
d. Divide
e. Break
View Answer / Hide Answer3. There are 2 sentences given below with two homonyms typed in bold which may be either mis – spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentences. Read both the sentences carefully and decide on their correctness on the basis of the bold words.
i. Most significant is the
precedence of the eruciform by the camp deiform type.
ii. For over 30 years, Compass gallery has set a
precedent of visiting all the Scottish shows.
a. If only sentence i is correct
b. If only sentence ii is correct
c. If both the sentences are correct
d. If both the sentences are incorrect but can be corrected by interchanging the words marked in bold.
e. If both the sentences are incorrect and cannot be interchanged as well.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. If both the sentences are correct
4. State the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the below given sentence.
i. She
threw caution to the winds and drove very rashly.
a. To speak rudely
b. To scold
c. To feel sick
d. To act recklessly
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. To act recklessly
5. Choose the correct alternative that best represents the below given statement in one word.
i. A small dish for baking and serving food for one person.
a. Rambutan
b. Ramekin
c. Ramification
d. Rampage
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Choose the best alternative that closely represents the meaning of the underlined word in the below given sentence.
i. We then
segue into the title cut to on an island.
a. Pivot
b. Halt
c. Interruption
d. Terminus
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Complete the below given analogy.
i. Nurture : Neglect : : Denigrate : ?
a. Reveal
b. Recognise
c. Extol
d. Calumniate
View Answer / Hide Answer8. Choose the odd word out.
a. Pitch
b. Crease
c. Stump
d. Deuce
View Answer / Hide Answer9. Choose the correct antonym for the word.
SUBJUGATE
a. Coerce
b. Surrender
c. Enthral
d. Tame
View Answer / Hide Answer10. State the correct spelling of the below given word.
a. Urchen
b. Uurchen
c. Urchin
d. Urcheen
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