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'.
His disease is no doubt very serious but he will pull over.
pull for
pull through
pull against
pull at
The phrase 'pull through' means getting through an illness or other dangerous or difficult situation. Similarly, the given sentence states that his disease is no doubt very serious but he will get through it. Hence, 'pull through' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
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'.
It is quite difficult to make on what this doctor writes.
No substitution required
make out
made on
make in
'Make out' is a phrasal verb which means to see, hear or understand something with difficulty. The given sentence states that it is difficult to understand what this doctor writes. Hence, 'make out' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Ms. Gupta expressed her ______ for my political understanding.
strength
location
compassion
admiration
'Admiration' means a feeling of liking and respecting somebody / something very much. The given sentence states that Ms. Gupta expressed her admiration for my political understanding. Hence, 'admiration' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The children sat _______ the tables instead of the chairs.
on
above
in
near
The preposition 'on' will perfectly fit in the context of the sentence. The given sentence states that the children sat on the tables instead of the chairs. Hence, 'on' is the most appropriate answer.
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.
To write a poem I need a pen, a diary and also the quiet place.
I need
To write
and also the
a diary
As the 'place' mentioned in the given sentence is not definite, it may be any quiet place, so we will use the indefinite article 'a' before it. Hence, 'and also a quiet place' will be the correct sentence structure.
Question 6:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Paul was / bited by a dog / when he was a child.
bited by a dog
was a child
Paul was
when he
The given sentence is in the simple past tense(V2) so the verb must be used in its simple past form and the simple past form of 'bite' is 'bit' not 'bited'. Hence, 'bit by a dog' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Every person should know their own_______ what their skill set is and how unique they are.
fecundities
punctualities
calamities
specialties
specialties.
'Speciality' means an area of study or a subject that you know a lot about. The given sentence states that every person should know their own specialties what their skill set is and how unique they are. Hence, 'specialties' 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.
She is capable to do better but she lacks confidence.
lacks confidence
She is capable
but she
to do better
to do better
There is a prepositional error in the given sentence. The preposition 'to' must be replaced with 'of'. Hence, 'capable of doing' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 9:
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'.
Can all us sleep in the same room, Mother?
May all we
No improvement required
Should us all
Can we all
'We' is a subject pronoun and is used in subject position & 'Us' is an object pronoun and is used in object position. Similarly, in the given sentence, 'we' must be used as a subject pronoun. Moreover, the modal verb 'can' must be followed by a pronoun. Hence, 'Can we all' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
I shall buy this book if you like it or not.
or not
this book
I shall buy
if you like it
If is used when a statement is giving a Conditional sense (means that will occur if we do this). Whether is used when we have to choose between two options for e.g. whether you want or not. So, 'whether' will be the correct sentence structure. because he wants to say that he will buy the book whether the other person likes it or not.
