Grammar Quiz (15 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

Some military men still believe that America lost the Vietnam war because:

• the television images on war were improper

• the civilians became demoralised

• the press reporters betrayed the cause  

• the mass media made people cry against the war

Question 2:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions.

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

What was the major difference between war reporters of World War II and those of the Vietnam war?

The Vietnam war reporters:

• had more disagreements with military authorities

• could go to all war fronts

• respected their promise

• had a higher rank and more facilities

Question 3:

Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A: Reena studied hard for her maths exam.

B: However, Reena completed the paper well in time as she was well prepared

C: Most of the students could not attempt all the questions.

D: The examination paper was tough.

• BACD

• ACBD

• DCBA

• ADCB

Question 4:

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

The Assembly election in Bihar will be taking place in (1) _____________ circumstances over three phases, in the last week of October and the first week of November. This will be the first Assembly election since COVID-19 (2) ___________ normal life, and the performance of the governments on the health and economic fronts will become an issue in the election campaign. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's record of 15 years is mixed. After initial improvements in (3) ____________ after he took over in 2005, there was an evident downslide, (4) _________ in the bungled handling of the  pandemic. He deserted the BJP in 2013 and won the 2015 Assembly election in alliance with the RJD, only to return to the BJP's embrace soon. His popularity is (5) ___________ while the BJP is on the defensive on questions of border security, economic stagnation, and farmer backlash.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 4.

• Percolating

• Culminating

• Culminated

• Culmination 

Question 5:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions.

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

What was the major difference between war reporters of World War II and those of the Vietnam war?

The Vietnam war reporters:

• could go to all war fronts

• had a higher rank and more facilities

• respected their promise

• had more disagreements with military authorities

Question 6:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

The press battles were the result of:

• the press reporters' different views on troop movement

• the difference between the versions of military authority and the war reporters

• the different press reports of various newspapers

• the different thinking and reporting of different reporters

Question 7:

Read the following passage and fill in each blank with words chosen from options given.

The Assembly election in Bihar will be taking place in (1) _____________ circumstances over three phases, in the last week of October and the first week of November. This will be the first Assembly election since COVID-19 (2) ___________ normal life, and the performance of the governments on the health and economic fronts will become an issue in the election campaign. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's record of 15 years is mixed. After initial improvements in (3) ____________ after he took over in 2005, there was an evident downslide, (4) _________ in the bungled handling of the pandemic. He deserted the BJP in 2013 and won the 2015 Assembly election in alliance with the RJD, only to return to the BJP's embrace soon. His popularity is (5) ___________ while the BJP is on the defensive on questions of border security, economic stagnation, and farmer backlash.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.

• Disruption

• Disrupted

• Disrupting

• Orchestrated

Question 8:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

Some military men still believe that America lost the Vietnam war because:

• the civilians became demoralised

• the television images on war were improper

• the mass media made people cry against the war

• the press reporters betrayed the cause  

Question 9:

Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.

A. This kindness converted his street into a neighbourhood.

B. He and his wife were always ready to lend a helping hand.

C. Mohan was an ideal neighbour in every way.

D. Whether it was lending tools or watering fields, the couple embodied neighbourly kindness.

• BDAC

• CDAB

• DBCA

• CBDA

Question 10:

Direction: Read the following text and answer questions.

Television was, towards the end of the war in Vietnam, the main source of information for most Americans, and the images on the screen, in black and white, changed war reporting forever. Morley Safer's expose of American soldiers burning a village had a huge impact on viewers at home and added to the military's distrust of reporters. In Vietnam, correspondents were made honorary majors (World War II reporters had the momentary rank of captain) and could travel anywhere on military transport if space were available. The only condition: that they could not betray troop movements, a request that was respected. The press battles were over misleading briefings which ran contrary to what the reporters could see for themselves in the field. To this day, some military men glumly insist that television and the press lost the war in Vietnam by demoralizing the home front. The U.S. military would never again allow such access to its operations as it did in Vietnam.

The tension between the military and the press will never cease because both need each other but cannot grant the other what it really wants.

What was the major difference between war reporters of World War II and those of the Vietnam war?

The Vietnam war reporters:

• had more disagreements with military authorities

• had a higher rank and more facilities

• could go to all war fronts

• respected their promise