Grammar Quiz (29 May 2024)
Question 1:
Direction - Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
It was the buzz of boardrooms, power lunches and anxious phone calls from the freeway. It was debated by stockbrokers, real estate agents, Hollywood producers and media bigfeet. Mid-level executives who wouldn't leave home without a phone in their pocket - or at their ear -were putting off calls or finding other ways to make them. Sales of cellular phones which had been growing at a sizzling 20% to 70% a year for the past decade were temporarily put on Hold. Do cellular phones really cause brain tumours? The safety of the ultimate yuppie accessory was called into question by the news in the U.S. that two prominent executives had been stricken by brain cancer (though the connection to phone use is unclear) and by a well publicised lawsuit in which a Florida man charged that his wife's fatal brain tumour was caused by her cellular phone.
It was not the kind of evidence that would be accepted by the new England Journal of Medicine, but it struck a nerve. American viewers tuned in to hear David Reynard, the Florida widower tell the story of his wife's death to Larry King, Bryant Gumbel, Faith Daniels and dozens of radio talk-show hosts.
Even wall street took notice, knocking a couple of points off McCaw Cellular, Contel Cellular and Motorola the day after Reynard's appearance on the Larry King live show. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association was finally forced to respond, announcing that it would fund new studies and ask the government to review the findings.
The phone flap is the latest in a series of scares linking everyday electrical objects (hair dryers, electric razors, electric blankets, home computers) to one dreaded disease or another. Despite the panic, the case against cellular phones is nowhere near as strong as the ones mounted against electric power lines, electric blankets or even hand held police radars.
What was the buzz of boardrooms and the issue for debate among stockbrokers, real estate agents, producers and others?
Question 2:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term 'health' refers to human beings' state of physical, psychological and (1) __________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2) ___________linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3) __________ If we need to be healthy, we must (4) __________ our wellness. We(5) ___________ Start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
4.
Question 3:
Direction - Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
It was the buzz of boardrooms, power lunches and anxious phone calls from the freeway. It was debated by stockbrokers, real estate agents, Hollywood producers and media bigfeet. Mid-level executives who wouldn't leave home without a phone in their pocket - or at their ear -were putting off calls or finding other ways to make them. Sales of cellular phones which had been growing at a sizzling 20% to 70% a year for the past decade were temporarily put on Hold. Do cellular phones really cause brain tumours? The safety of the ultimate yuppie accessory was called into question by the news in the U.S. that two prominent executives had been stricken by brain cancer (though the connection to phone use is unclear) and by a well publicised lawsuit in which a Florida man charged that his wife's fatal brain tumour was caused by her cellular phone.
It was not the kind of evidence that would be accepted by the new England Journal of Medicine, but it struck a nerve. American viewers tuned in to hear David Reynard, the Florida widower tell the story of his wife's death to Larry King, Bryant Gumbel, Faith Daniels and dozens of radio talk-show hosts.
Even wall street took notice, knocking a couple of points off McCaw Cellular, Contel Cellular and Motorola the day after Reynard's appearance on the Larry King live show. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association was finally forced to respond, announcing that it would fund new studies and ask the government to review the findings.
The phone flap is the latest in a series of scares linking everyday electrical objects (hair dryers, electric razors, electric blankets, home computers) to one dreaded disease or another. Despite the panic, the case against cellular phones is nowhere near as strong as the ones mounted against electric power lines, electric blankets or even hand held police radars.
According to the passage which of these is Not linked to any dreaded diseases?
Question 4:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. He seemed to remain that high for nearly two years.
B. Kari, the elephant was five months old when he was given to me to take care of.
C. We grew together, that is probably why I never found out just how tall he was.
D. I was nine years old and I could reach his back if I stood on tiptoe.
Question 5:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term 'health' refers to human beings' state of physical, psychological and (1) __________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2) ___________linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3) __________ If we need to be healthy, we must (4) __________ our wellness. We(5) ___________ Start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
5.
Question 6:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term 'health' refers to human beings' state of physical, psychological and (1) __________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2) ___________linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3) __________ If we need to be healthy, we must (4) __________ our wellness. We(5) ___________ Start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
2.
Question 7:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The term 'health' refers to human beings' state of physical, psychological and (1) __________ well-being. Health and fitness are (2) ___________linked and we must concentrate on maintaining our health and (3) __________ If we need to be healthy, we must (4) __________ our wellness. We(5) ___________ Start taking care of ourselves because health is wealth.
3.