Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The company management is of the opinion that not wearing a suit and tie at the workplace could create a bad ___________ on clients.
response
impression
outlook
notion
Option 4 is the correct solution.
• 'impression' is the most appropriate word for the sentence: The company management is of the opinion that not wearing a suit and tie at the workplace could create a bad impression on clients.
• 'outlook' is a person's point of view.
• 'notion' is a conception about something.
• 'response' means a verbal or a written answer.
• 'impression' is an idea or feeling about something.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The time spent/in capturing photos/can act like an alternative therapy/to help to uplift one's mood.
The time spent
in capturing photos
to help to uplift one's mood
can act like an alternative therapy
The correct answer is "to help to uplift one's mood".
• Here, the use of two consecutive 'to' is unnecessary and grammatically incorrect. While both 'to help' and 'to uplift' make sense when used separately, combining them creates redundancy.
• Hence, the correct phrase should either be 'to help uplift one's mood' or 'to uplift one's mood'.
• This removal of the unnecessary usage of 'to' resolves the redundancy and enhances the sentence's conciseness without changing its meaning.
• Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: "The time spent in capturing photos can act like an alternative therapy to help uplift one's mood."
Thus, the correct answer is "option 3".
Question 3:
Choose the appropriate prepositional phrase to complete the given sentence.
He succeeded __________ his perseverance and hard work.
on virtue off
in virtues of
with virtue of
by virtue of
The correct answer is option 4.
• The phrase 'by virtue of' means 'because or as a result of.
• All other phrases are incorrect.
Correct sentence- He succeeded by virtue of his perseverance and hard work.
Question 4:
Directions: Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
If the video clip of the murder had not been shared on social media, the world would likely have remained _________ of the tragedy.
unconfirmed
unaware
renowned
recognised
The correct answer is "unaware".
Let us explore the given options:
• Recognised means acknowledged the existence, validity, or legality of someone or something.
• Unconfirmed means not confirmed as to truth or validity.
• Unaware means having no knowledge of a situation or fact.
• Renowned means a known or talked about by many people; famous.
• Hence, the correct answer is option 3.
Complete Sentence: If the video clip of the murder had not been shared on social media, the world would likely have remained unaware of the tragedy.
Question 5:
Direction: Spot the error in the following sentence and mark the appropriate segment.
The form will fill (A) by you (B) before the admission process. (C) No error (D)
D
C
B
A
The correct answer is 'Option 1' (A).
• The error is in the segment 'A' ("The form will fill").
• The correct passive voice should be "will be filled", making the corrected phrase: "The form will be filled".
• This type of error is due to incorrect verb form usage in the passive voice.
Therefore, the correct answer is 'Option 1' (A).
• Option 2 (B) 'by you', is grammatically correct.
Option 3 (C) 'before the admission process', is also grammatically correct.
Option 4 (D) 'No error', is incorrect because an error exists in segment A.
Question 6:
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select No error',
Never put of / until tomorrow what / you can do today.
you can do today.
until tomorrow what
No error
Never put of
The correct answer is 'Option 3' i.e. 'Never put of'.
• The error lies in the phrasal verb "put of".
• The correct phrasal verb should be "put off" which means to delay or postpone.
• The segment "Never put of" should be corrected to "Never put off".
• Using "of" instead of "off" alters the intended meaning of the phrase.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today'.
• "You can do today" and "until tomorrow what" are correct in the context of the sentence.
• "Off" (बंद) in this context is a preposition indicating a change in position or state, while "of" (का) indicates belonging or association.
Question 7:
Identify the best way to improve the underlined part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement required, select 'no improvement'.
We waited till 10 pm for our guests but they never turned up.
are waiting
no improvement
have been waited
was waiting
The correct answer is option 4.
The word 'turned' makes it clear that the sentence is in simple past tense.
So. we must use the past tense form of the word i.e. waited.
Option 1 is in past perfect tense.
Option 2 is in present continuous tense.
Option 3 is in past continuous tense.
Question 8:
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
What a relief to sit down after walking in the park from a hour!
in a hour
No improvement
for an hour
by a hour
The correct answer is Option 3.
• The word 'hour' when pronounced gives the vowel sound. Therefore, we use the indefinite article 'an' before vowel sounding words.
• Therefore, the correct option to substitute the underlined segment is 'for an hour'.
Question 9:
Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select No error',
Never put of / until tomorrow what / you can do today.
Never put of
No error
you can do today.
until tomorrow what
The correct answer is 'Option 3' i.e. 'Never put of'.
• The error lies in the phrasal verb "put of".
• The correct phrasal verb should be "put off" which means to delay or postpone.
• The segment "Never put of" should be corrected to "Never put off".
• Using "of" instead of "off" alters the intended meaning of the phrase.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: 'Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today'.
• "You can do today" and "until tomorrow what" are correct in the context of the sentence.
• "Off" (बंद) in this context is a preposition indicating a change in position or state, while "of" (का) indicates belonging or association.
Question 10:
Directions: Read the sentence and find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The alphabet corresponding to that part is your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) as your answer.
If I would have arrived (A) / sooner, I would (B) / not have (C) / missed the train.
A
D
C
B
The correct answer is "A".
• The sentence contains a grammatical error in Part A.
• In the original sentence, the phrase "If I would have arrived" is incorrect because it uses the conditional form "would have" with the wrong auxiliary verb "would" instead of "had."
• In the correct version, "had" is used with the past participle "arrived" to form the past perfect tense, which is necessary to indicate that the action of arriving should have happened before the action of missing the train.
So, "had" should be used in place of "would have".
Therefore, the correct answer is option1.
Correct sentence: If I had arrived sooner, I would not have missed the train.
