English Quiz Directions (1-3): In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold type, which are numbered (1), (2), (3), (4). One of these words may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. The number of that word is the answer. If all the four words are spelt correctly. The answer is 5, i.e. All correct. 1. He slipped (1)/ away in the night (2)/ and reached (3)/ there in the mourning. (4)/ All correct (5) 2. The letter (1)/ came out with an open statement (2)/ repeeting (3)/ some of the charges. (4)/ All correct (5) 3. He arranged (1)/ a grand programme (2)/ and invited aminent (3)/ musicians (4)/ to it. All correct (5) Directions (4-7): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is your answer. If there is no error the answer if ‘5’. (ignore errors of punctuations, if any.) 4. He was (1)/ the man who (2)/ they determined (3)/ should be the next mayor. (4) / No error (5) 5. He asked me (1)/ whether either (2)/ of the applications (3)/ was suitable. (4)/ No error (5) 6. He never has and (1)/ ever will (2)/ take such (3)/ strong measures. (4)/ No error (5) 7. When at last I succeeded in convincing him (1)/ that I want to get home quickly (2)/ he agreed to (3)/ give me a lift in his car. (4)/ No error (5) Directions (8-10): the bold printed part of the sentence may have an error. The sentence can be made meaningful and correct by replacing the bold printed part with one of the given alternatives i.e. (1), (2), 93) or (4). The number of the alternative is the answer. If no correction is required mark (5) as the answer. 8. The officer burst into rage and order immediate dismissal of the assistant who had made the error. (1) order immediately (2) ordered immediately (3) ordered immediate (4) ordering immediate (5) No correction required 9. I have told the artist to put on all the best in the picture which he was painting. (1) to put in (2) to have put up (3) to be putting (4) to put down (5) No correction required 10. The apples he bought are too expensive to be bad. (1) are so expensive (2) were so expensive (3) are too much expensive (4) are so expensive that (5) No correction required Directions(11-15): Rearrange the following seven sentences A,B,C,D,E,F and G in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them. (A) In other words, floods and , droughts are build into the countries monsoonal ecology. (B) “It pours cats and dogs” they said (C) In the remaining 8, 660 hours there is hardly any precipitation. (D)If the rain is not caught and stored, it will be impossible to live in this country. (E)But most of it pours down a mere hundred hours. (F) India gets more rain annually – 1,100 mm, on an average – than any other part of the world. (G) When the British came to India, they were struck by the amount it rained here. 11. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence? (1) G (2) A (3) C (4) D (5) F 12. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence? (1) C (2) D (3) F (4) G (5) B 13. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence? (1) F (2) C (3) E (4) F (5) D 14. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence? (1) A (2) C (3) D (4) F (5) G 15. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence? (1) D (2) E (3) F (4) A (5) C ANSWERS 1-4 2-3 3-3 4-2 5-2 6-1 7-2 8-3 9-1 10-5 11-5 12-4 13-3 14-2 15-4
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