The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We thought / there was a good idea / to wear snow boots / before we stepped out.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
We thought / there was a good idea / to wear snow boots / before we stepped out.
We thought
We thought
before we stepped out
before we stepped out
there was a good idea
there was a good idea
to wear snow boots
to wear snow boots
Correct Answer:
there was a good idea
there was a good idea
error lies in the option C
there was a good idea should be replaced with it was a good idea.
there denotes place and can not be used for an idea as pronoun, the correct pronoun is it.
so option C is correct.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A tank for fish or water plants
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A tank for fish or water plants
Aquarium
Aquarium
Aviary
Aviary
Reservoir
Reservoir
Museum
Museum
Correct Answer:
Aquarium
Aquarium
the correct answer is option A Aquarium
other options:
aviary- a place for birds
reservoir- a large artificial or natural lake used for water supply.
museum- a building where objects of historical, scientific, artistic etc. Intrests are stored and exhibited
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CENTRE
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
CENTRE
Definite
Definite
Periphery
Periphery
Mainstream
Mainstream
Clear
Clear
Correct Answer:
Periphery
Periphery
Centre is the point that js equally distant from the circumference, periphery is the outer circumference of the circle.
so antonym of centre is periphery option B
other words:
definite- clearly stated or decided
mainstream- the ideas that are regarded as conventional and normal.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An image of a God used for worship
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An image of a God used for worship
Temple
Temple
Idol
Idol
Icon
Icon
Model
Model
Correct Answer:
Idol
Idol
an image of god used for worship is option B idol.
other options
temple- a place for worship
icon- symbol/ figure
model- a representation of a person or thing or a proposed structure on a smaller level.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Eventually
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Eventually
Originally
Originally
Primarily
Primarily
Ultimately
Ultimately
Initially
Initially
Correct Answer:
Ultimately
Ultimately
eventually or ultimately means the same that is in the end, especially after a series of delay, dispute or problems.
so correct synonym of eventually is option C ultimately.
other options
originally- form in the beginning
primarily- for the most part, mainly
initially- in the beginning.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
You are welcome to partake this light refreshment.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
You are welcome to partake this light refreshment.
to partake of
to partake of
in partaken
in partaken
for partaking
for partaking
No improvement required
No improvement required
Correct Answer:
to partake of
to partake of
option A is the right answer here,
to partake should be replaced with to partake of
partake of is a fixed phrase which means to join in.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They catch whale sharks commercially in some places around the world.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They catch whale sharks commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks are caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks are caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks have been caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks have been caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks are being caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks are being caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks were caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks were caught commercially in some places around the world.
Correct Answer:
Whale sharks are caught commercially in some places around the world.
Whale sharks are caught commercially in some places around the world.
option A is the correct answer.
according to the rule,
active- subject+ v1+ object
passive- object + is/am/are+ v3+ by+ object.
so the correct passive form of the sentence is whale sharks are caught commercially in some places around the world.
note: when we have general subjects in the sentence we may ignore writing by + subject part in passive form.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Finally, it can be termed as the channel for all trade, and what is more important, of all ideas.
B. It also provides framework to all economic development.
C. It is the road which determines the site of many cities and the growth and nourishment of all.
D. The road is one of the great fundamental institutions of mankind.
Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Finally, it can be termed as the channel for all trade, and what is more important, of all ideas.
B. It also provides framework to all economic development.
C. It is the road which determines the site of many cities and the growth and nourishment of all.
D. The road is one of the great fundamental institutions of mankind.
DCBA
DCBA
CABD
CABD
BDAC
BDAC
DBAC
DBAC
Correct Answer:
DCBA
DCBA
correct sequence of the given sentences is option A DCBA
D is introductory sentence has noun in it and should come first.
C which has pronoun 'it' in it should be come at second place after noun sentence,
now B has also in it which is used to add more in what is previously said,
and A has term finally in it that makes it come at the last position
so option A is right.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Ransack
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Ransack
Raid
Raid
Seize
Seize
Protect
Protect
Pilfer
Pilfer
Correct Answer:
Protect
Protect
the word ransack means go through a place stealing things and causing damage,
so the correct antonym for this word is option C protect.
other words:
Raid- a surprise attack
seize- take hold suddenly and forcibly
plifer- action of stealing things kf little value.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
None of the boys was willing to admit that he was in the wrong.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
None of the boys was willing to admit that he was in the wrong.
admit
admit
willing to admitting
willing to admitting
ready to admitting
ready to admitting
No substitution required
No substitution required
Correct Answer:
No substitution required
No substitution required
given sentence is correct and thus needs no improvement,
hence option D no improvement is the right answer.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Nip in the bud
Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.
Nip in the bud
To destroy early
To destroy early
To cut the buds
To cut the buds
To destroy late
To destroy late
Not to destroy
Not to destroy
Correct Answer:
To destroy early
To destroy early
idiom nip in the bud means to destroy something at an early stage.
eg: the idea has been nipped in the bud.
so option A is the right answer.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
We ordered a Pizza / which are one of / my favourite foods.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
We ordered a Pizza / which are one of / my favourite foods.
my favourite foods
my favourite foods
which are one of
which are one of
No error
No error
We ordered a Pizza
We ordered a Pizza
Correct Answer:
which are one of
which are one of
option B had the erroneous part in it.
which are one of should be replaced with which is one of.
as pizza is a singular noun and for that we need a singular auxiliary verb here, that is 'is'.
hence option B is right.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to her, “Will you ready my suit tomorrow?”
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
She said to her, “Will you ready my suit tomorrow?”
She asked her if she would ready her suit tomorrow.
She asked her if she would ready her suit tomorrow.
She said her if she would ready her suit tomorrow.
She said her if she would ready her suit tomorrow.
She asked her if she would ready her suit the next day.
She asked her if she would ready her suit the next day.
She asked her that if she would ready her suit tomorrow
She asked her that if she would ready her suit tomorrow
Correct Answer:
She asked her if she would ready her suit the next day.
She asked her if she would ready her suit the next day.
according to the rules,
said to will be changed into asked( Interrogative)
commas should be changed into if/whether
affirmative sentence should be used in place of interrogative
tomorrow will be chaned into the next day
will changes into would.
so the correct answer is, she asked her if she would ready her suit the next day.
Select the correct active voice form of the given sentence
A cartoon film is being watched by Praveen.
Select the correct active voice form of the given sentence
A cartoon film is being watched by Praveen.
Praveen had been watching a cartoon film.
Praveen had been watching a cartoon film.
Praveen is watched a cartoon film.
Praveen is watched a cartoon film.
Praveen is watching a cartoon film.
Praveen is watching a cartoon film.
Praveen would like to watch a cartoon film.
Praveen would like to watch a cartoon film.
Correct Answer:
Praveen is watching a cartoon film.
Praveen is watching a cartoon film.
according to the rules to make passive of present continuous tense,
active- subject+ is/am/are+v1+ ing+objcet.
passive- object+ is/am/are+ being+ v3 + by + object.
so the correct active form of the given sentence should be option C that is, Praveen is watching a cartoon film.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Trendy
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Trendy
Foreign
Foreign
Popular
Popular
Familiar
Familiar
Common
Common
Correct Answer:
Popular
Popular
Trendy means very fashionable and upto date that is popular,
so the correct synonym of the word is option B popular.
other words:
Foreign- of a country that is other than our own.
familiar- well known
common- occurring or done very often
Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
You have put me in a tight corner by telling me to keep quiet.
Select the option that gives the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
You have put me in a tight corner by telling me to keep quiet.
A secret place
A secret place
A comfortable situation
A comfortable situation
An embarrassing situation
An embarrassing situation
A difficult situation
A difficult situation
Correct Answer:
A difficult situation
A difficult situation
Idiom in a tight corner means in a bad or difficult position.
so option D is the correct answer.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Deceive
Deceive
Leisure
Leisure
Believe
Believe
Wellfare
Wellfare
Correct Answer:
Wellfare
Wellfare
the incorrectly spelt word out of four is wellfare option D,
the correct spelling should be welfare,
other three options are spelt correctly.
ao option D is the right answer.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Athens was / a most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Athens was / a most luminous / of all city-states / of ancient Greece.
a most luminous
a most luminous
of all city-states
of all city-states
of ancient Greece
of ancient Greece
Athens was
Athens was
Correct Answer:
a most luminous
a most luminous
error lies in the option A part.
a most luminous should be replaced with the most luminous.
with superlative degree we use article 'the' and not a/an
so option A is the right answer.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
When Sirisha knock at the door someone peeped through the window.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
When Sirisha knock at the door someone peeped through the window.
No substitution required
No substitution required
knocked at the door
knocked at the door
knocked door
knocked door
knocked on door
knocked on door
Correct Answer:
knocked at the door
knocked at the door
option B is the right pick here,
knock at the door should be replaced with knocked at the door.
the given sentence is in past indefinite so we should past form of the verb knock that is knocked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Now after the COVID-19 situation has ______, Bangladesh has started air travel services for other countries including India.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Now after the COVID-19 situation has ______, Bangladesh has started air travel services for other countries including India.
progressed
progressed
enriched
enriched
advanced
advanced
improved
improved
Correct Answer:
improved
improved
option D improved is the right option out of four, which means having become or been better.
other options.
progressed- move forward kr onward.
enriched- having added nutrients (of food)
advanced- modern or recently developed.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
were
were
are
are
had been
had been
will be
will be
Correct Answer:
are
are
the given paragraph is in present tense,
so present form of the verb be should be used here,
so out of four given options, option B are is the right pick
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
worth
worth
senses
senses
meanings
meanings
charge
charge
Correct Answer:
meanings
meanings
worth- value or importance
senses- a feeling that something is the case.
meanings- what is meant by a word or concept or action.
charge- demand as a price for a service
so out of these four option C meanings fits here correctly.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Whichever
Whichever
Whether
Whether
However
However
Whatever
Whatever
Correct Answer:
Whether
Whether
whether or not is a phrase that means in one or the other case,
other three options are completely irrelevant here,
so the correct answer is option B
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
distinguished
distinguished
known
known
recognised
recognised
noticed
noticed
Correct Answer:
noticed
noticed
let's try to understand the meaning of all four options
distinguished- recognize or treat as different
known- familiar
recognized- identify, know again
noticed- become aware of,
so out of four option D noticed is correct according to the context.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There is always something so fascinating about trains and journeys. There (1) ______ certain symbols and signages inside and outside of the train. The (2) ______ of most of them might not be known to everyone. (3) ______ you are a frequent traveller or not, you may have (4) ______ the letter X or a cross mark on the back of the last (5) ______ of the train.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
booth
booth
rail
rail
bus
bus
coach
coach
Correct Answer:
coach
coach
in trains we have coaches
so out of these four option D coach is the right answer.
so the correct pick would be the last coach of the train.
