Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Some patches of the _____________ garden have a rich cover of grass now.
stroking
stretching
sprawling
slouching
Sprawling means covering a large area of land. The given sentence states that some patches of the large garden have a rich cover of grass now.
Hence, 'sprawling' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
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.
a honest living
No error
struggling to make
He is
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 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The old building was _________ by the authorities.
pulled down
pulled off
pulled through
pulled up
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 4:
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.
had one venue for staging exhibitions or
No error
Other South African cities only
internationals events at highly standard
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.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A major advertising ____________ was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
ambush
election
campaign
pension
'Campaign' means a plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim. The given sentence states that a major advertising campaign was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
Hence, 'campaign' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A major advertising ____________ was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
campaign
ambush
pension
election
'Campaign' means a plan to do a number of things in order to achieve a special aim. The given sentence states that a major advertising campaign was planned to launch the new brand of garments.
Hence, 'campaign' is 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.
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 8:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Whatever a writer puts / into a story probably comes with / his own life experience.
into a story probably comes
with his own life experience
Whatever a writer puts
No error
The given sentence talks about different 'experiences acquired throughout the life by the writer.
Hence, 'with his own life experiences' is the most appropriate answer.
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'.
Either Supriya or Nikunj are lying off this situation.
is lying in relation to
were lying to
No improvement required
has lie on
"Either + 1st Subject+or+ 2nd Subject + Helping verb" is grammatically the correct structure in which the helping verb is supplied according to the second subject. Similarly, in the given sentence, 'Nikunj' is the second subject which is in the singular form and will take 'is' as a singular verb.
Hence, 'is lying in relation to' 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.
He is struggling to make a honest living.
struggling to make
a honest living
No error
He is
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.
