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'.
Shanti heard the children who were shouting outside.
who were playing outdoor
who were screaming outdoors
who were flaying in the open air
who were thrashing in the open air
Outdoors means outside a building or shelter. So, option a will be the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The old building was _________ by the authorities.
pulled off
pulled down
pulled up
pulled through
pulled down
Let's look into the meaning of the given words in the options-
Pulled through - to survive a dangerous or difficult situation
Pulled down: demolish/crush
Pulled up - to stop/scold
Pulled off - succeed in achieving or winning something difficult.
Clearly, the word that we are looking for is (b) pulled down.
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'.
Would you have been so kind as to close the window?
No substitution required
Will you been
Would you be
Would you being
We generally use the modal verb 'would' when we want to politely request someone for something. Similarly in the given sentence, someone is asking politely to close the window.
Hence, 'Would you be' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Modern technology has created many new jobs that require ____________ skills and knowledge.
specialised
hard
common
dangerous
specialised
'Specialised' means to be used for a particular purpose. The given sentence states that Modern technology has created many new jobs that require skills and knowledge used for a particular purpose.
Hence, 'specialised' 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.
He is struggling to make a honest living.
struggling to make
He is
a honest living
No error
We use the article 'a' before the words starting with a Consonant (B,D,F,N,etc.) for example, a dirty shirt, a neglected department, etc. However, the article 'an' is used before words starting with a Vowel (A, E, I, O, U) or a Vowel Sound for example, an educated person, an honest shopkeeper, etc.
Hence, 'an honest (starting with a vowel sound) living' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
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'.
When a plastic comb is rubbed on dry hair, they acquired a static charge.
they acquire an
it acquires a
No improvement required
it acquired a
'Plastic Comb' is an uncountable noun & for an uncountable noun, we always use a singular pronoun and a singular verb. Hence, 'they' must be replaced with a singular pronoun 'it' & 'it acquires a' becomes the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
You should/ have respond / to my query / sooner.
sooner
to my query
You should
have respond
"Have + V3(third form of the verb)" is grammatically the correct structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'have responded(V3)' is the most appropriate structure.
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.
Anosmia is the completed loss or absence of the sense of smell.
Anosmia is the
completed loss or
No error
absence of the sense of smell
The given sentence is in the simple present tense so the verb must be used in the simple present form(V1).
Hence, 'complete(V1) loss' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A team of doctors has been sent to the worst affected area to _____________ the patients there.
treat
experiment
result
conduct
'Treat' means to use medicine or medical care to try to make a sick or injured person well again. However, Doctors treat medically-ill people.
Hence, 'treat' 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.
Other South African cities only had one venue for staging exhibitions or /internationals events at highly standard.
internationals events at highly standard
No error
had one venue for staging exhibitions or
Other South African cities only
The given sentence needs an adjective(high) to tell a quality about the subject and not an adverb(highly). Moreover, 'internationals' must be replaced with 'international'.
Hence, 'international events of high standards' is the most appropriate answer.
