Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Ronaldo is / a famous / player of / the football.
Ronaldo is
player of
the football
a famous
The definite article 'the' is not used before some words (nouns) like Jail, prison, school, football, cricket, etc.
because these nouns are non-specific in the general sense. Hence, 'player of football' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 2:
Direction :- The following sentence has been divided into parts that contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Elina is / travelling / since / yesterday.
Elina is
since
travelling
yesterday
'Has been + V-ing' is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence which is in the present perfect continuous tense.
Hence, 'Elina has been travelling(V-ing)' is the most appropriate structure.
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 guessed her feelings when she started crying.
estimated her emotions
estimated her reactions
estimated her ripostes
estimated her rejoinders
I estimated her emotions when she started crying.
This will be the correct sentence.
Question 4:
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'.
Who is talking in the phone?
at
for
on
with
Option b "on" is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction:- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open," said Anant.
Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Correct)
(b) Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The prisoners of this jail have woven these carpets.
These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail.
These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail.
The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail.
These carpets have been woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Correct)
(a) The prisoners have been woven by these carpets of this jail. (Incorrect placement of Subject/Object)
(c) These carpets were woven by the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) These carpets wove the prisoners of this jail. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The disaster management team rescued the flood victims.
The flood victims were rescued by the disaster management team.
The flood victims are being rescued by the disaster management team.
The flood victims are rescued by the disaster management team.
The flood victims have been rescued by the disaster management team.
The flood victims were rescued by the disaster management team. (Correct)
(a) The flood victims have been rescued by the disaster management team. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) The flood victims are being rescued by the disaster management team. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The flood victims are rescued by the disaster management team. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 8:
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. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street, and dies just after Oliver's birth.
B. After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal, Mr. Bumble offers five pounds to anyone who will take the boy away from the workhouse.
C. Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England.
D. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is transferred to a
CABD
BACD
ACBD
CADB
Sentence C will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. Oliver Twist born in England. However, Sentence A states that Oliver's mother dies just after Oliver's birth. So, A will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and sentence B states that the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more gruel at the end of a meal. So, B will follow D. Going through the options, option d has the correct sequence.
Question 9:
Direction : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
As soon as she opened the cages, the birds _________.
flies away
flew away
flown away
fly away
The given sentence is in the simple past tense so the verb must be used in its simple past form(V2).
Hence, 'flew (V2) away' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She's been off work with __________ stomach.
an upset
an overset
a perturbed
an agitated
'Upset' means to make somebody worry or feel unhappy. The given sentence states that she's been off work with an upset stomach.
