Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
The manager lauded the salesman and said that his performance had been exceptional.
The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is !"
The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, “Well done! Your performance has being exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional." (Correct)
(a) The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has being exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)
(d) The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is!" (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
I said to you," He should be trusted."
I asked you if he should be trusted.
I told you that he should be trusted.
I told you that you should be trusted.
I told you that I should be trusted.
I told you that he should be trusted. (Correct)
(a) I told you that I should be trusted. ("I" in the reported speech is incorrect pronoun)
(b) I told you that you should be trusted. (Incorrect pronoun "you"
(d) I asked you if he should be trusted. (Incorrect reported verb)
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 am much taller than I was a year ago.
as I was the year before
No substitution
that I were a year ago
than a year before
No Substitution.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
The thief said to the judge, "Pardon me."
The thief requested the judge for pardon me.
The thief urged to pardon to the judge.
The thief said to the judge to pardon.
The thief begged the judge to pardon him.
The thief begged the judge to pardon him. (Correct)
(a) The thief requested the judge for pardon me. ("For & me" are incorrect)
(b) The thief said to the judge to pardon. (Incorrect reported verb) incorrect)
(d) The thief urged to pardon to the judge. (Reported verb is incorrect.)
Question 5:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
One of the proposals received by us seem very interesting.
received by us
seem very interesting
the proposals
One of
According to the "Subject-Agreement Rule", Each of/One of/None of + Plural Subject + Singular verb is the correct structure of the sentence. Similarly in the given question, 'One of will take 'seems' as a singular verb.
Hence, 'seems very interesting' will be the correct sentence structure.
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.
Listening plays (1) _________ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) __________ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3) __________ He should also (4) ______________ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ____________.
4.
concentrate
disperse
neglect
distract
'Concentrate' means to give all your attention or effort to something. The given passage states that he should also concentrate on what is being spoken.
Hence, 'concentrate is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
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.
Listening plays (1) _________ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) __________ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3) __________ He should also (4) ______________ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ____________.
5.
paragraph
context
excerpt
selection
'Context' means the situation in which something happens. The given passage states that he should also concentrate on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the context.
Hence, 'context' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The information you are asking for is quite irrelevance.
is quite irrelevance
The information
asking for
you are
Irrelevant is used for something which is not important in a situation.
Hence, 'is quite irrelevant' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Innate
Basic
Unassuming
Simple
Acquired
Acquired - buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Innate - inborn; natural.
Unassuming - not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
Question 10:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,