Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Vishnu and family are looking around into the possibility of moving to Canada.
are looking upto
look into
are looking into
are looking around to
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'around' must be removed from the sentence.
Hence, 'are looking into' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The incident was narrated by somebody to Naresh.
Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh. (Correct)
(a) Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
I was forbidden to take any drink.
prohibited from snubbing
prohibited from receiving
prohibited from rebuffing
prohibited from rejecting
'Receiving' means to get or accept something that somebody sends or gives to you. The given sentence states that the narrator was forbidden to accept any drink. However, we generally use the preposition 'from' after the verb 'prohibit'. Hence, 'prohibited from receiving' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. To work as a journeyman he needed to have had the seven years of apprenticeship under his belt.
B. Under advice from his well-wishers at the University, Watt proceeded to London to learn his trade.
C. Watt made acquaintances with folks at the University of Glasgow.
D. In London, he found out that as an apprentice he had to spend seven years learning the trade.
DABC
ABCD
BCDA
CBDA
CBDA
Sentence C will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. Watt made acquaintances with folks at the University of Glasgow. However, Sentence B states that under advice from his well-wishers at the University, Watt proceeded to London to learn his trade. So, B will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that in London, he found out that as an apprentice he had to spend seven years learning the trade and sentence A states that to work as a journeyman he needed to have had the seven years of apprenticeship under his belt. So, A will follow D.
Going through the options, option c has the correct sequence.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The incident was narrated by somebody to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh.
Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh.
Somebody narrated the incident to Naresh. (Correct)
(a) Somebody was narrating the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Somebody was about to narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Somebody will narrate the incident to Naresh. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 6:
Direction :- 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 of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of (1) _________ unethical acts over the past decade. They've wasted tonnes of food, they've underpaid their suppliers and they've contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment. But supermarkets and grocers are (2) ____________ to sit up and take notice. In response to (3) ______________ consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have (4) __________ up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take (5) ____________ responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment, with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
3.
developing
growing
believing
enlarging
'Growing' means increasing in size or amount. The given passage states that in response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage.
Hence, 'growing' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction:- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
I was forbidden to take any drink.
prohibited from snubbing
prohibited from receiving
prohibited from rejecting
prohibited from rebuffing
'Receiving' means to get or accept something that somebody sends or gives to you. The given sentence states that the narrator was forbidden to accept any drink. However, we generally use the preposition 'from' after the verb 'prohibit'. Hence, 'prohibited from receiving' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
A snake in the grass
A timid person
A deceitful person
A wealthy personsol
A talkative person
A snake in the grass- a deceitful person.
E.g.- I told my younger sister not to trust Kartik as he looks honest but actually he is a snake in the grass.
Question 9:
Direction :-Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Convenience
Enthusiasm
Auxiliary
Acomplishment
Accomplishment is the correct spelling.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
A snake in the grass
A timid person
A deceitful person
A wealthy personsol
A talkative person
A snake in the grass- a deceitful person.
E.g.- I told my younger sister not to trust Kartik as he looks honest but actually he is a snake in the grass.
