Enhance your English skills with these carefully curated practice questions. This set focuses on improving grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension. Designed to help you succeed in exams like WBCS, CGL/CHSL/MTS & WBP/KP Constable, and more!
1. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
Despite the setback, she faced the challenge with ________ and determination.
(A) frivolity (B) fortitude
(C) fallacy (D) illusion
2. In the given sentence, a blank is given indicating that something is missing. From the given four options, choose the one that provides the correct word to be filled in the blank, thereby making the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.
Rising concerns over climate change have prompted the need for __________ measures to reduce carbon emissions.
(A) lame (B) practical
(C) acrobatic (D) jovial
3. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Speech or writing that is intended to influence people but that is not necessarily honest or sincere
(A) Rhetoric (B) Dermatology
(C) Contemporary (D) Gratuity
4. In the following question, four different spellings of a word are given, out of which only one is correct. Find the correct spelling of the given word.
(A) exhorbitent (B) exhorbitant
(C) exorbitant (D) exorbetant
5. In the following question, four different spellings of a word are given, out of which only one is correct. Find the correctly spelled word.
(A) feriocious (B) ferocious
(C) feracious (D) ferocuous
6. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Select the option containing the error as your answer.
She and her brother (A) / has been selected (B) / for the school choir. (C) / No error (D)
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
7. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Select the option containing the error as your answer.
These concerns have led to (A)/ multiple countries prohibiting (B)/ such advertisements altogether. (C)/ No error (D)
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
8. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person who is skilled in interpreting writing or inscriptions
(A) translator (B) decipherer
(C) interpreter (D) linguist
9. 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) Coffee plants are cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in the equatorial regions of the Americas, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
b) It is one of the most popular beverages in the world, with billions of cups consumed daily.
c) The coffee plant is a member of the Rubiaceae family and produces berries that are harvested, processed, and dried to yield coffee beans.
d) These beans are then roasted and ground to make the beverage known as coffee.
(A) BADC (B) ACBD
(C) BCAD (D) ACDB
10. In the question below, an idiom is given, followed by four options. Select the option that gives the correct meaning of the idiom.
Through the grapevine
(A) via gossip
(B) in the best way
(C) as a result of something
(D) a witness to something
- Answer: (B)
We need a noun to be modified by the preposition WITH. FORTITUDE (courage in pain or adversity) will fit here contextually as the sentence talks about how she faced the challenge with courage and determination. Thus, B is the right answer.
Frivolity – lack of seriousness; light-heartedness. Fallacy – a mistaken belief. Illusion – a false belief.
- Answer: (B)
We need an adjective to modify the noun MEASURES. Out of all the given options, only PRACTICAL (sensible and likely to be successful) will fit here to convey that the need for such measures that are sensible and capable of succeeding has been brought about by increasing concerns over climate change.
Thus, B is the right answer.
The remaining options are contextually incorrect.
LAME – difficult to believe.
ACROBATIC – involving or performing different movements with the body.
JOVIAL – friendly and cheerful.
- Answer: (A)
Speech or writing that is intended to influence people but that is not necessarily honest or sincere is called Rhetoric. Thus, A is the right answer.
Dermatology – the study of the skin and its diseases.
Contemporary – living or occurring at the same time.
Gratuity – money that is paid to employees on retirement.
- Answer: (C)
The correctly spelled word is EXORBITANT (excessive or extravagant) . Thus, C is the right answer.
- Answer: (B)
The correct spelling of the word is FEROCIOUS (savage or fierce). Thus, B is the right answer.
- Answer: (B)
In B, change the singular verb HAS to the plural verb HAVE to agree with the plural subject SHE AND HER BROTHER. Thus, B is the right answer.
- Answer: (D)
The sentence is grammatically correct and free of error. Thus, D is the right answer.
- Answer: (B)
A person who is skilled in interpreting writing or inscriptions is known as a DECIPHERER. Thus, B is the right answer.
Translator – a person who translates written or spoken material. Interpreter – a person who interprets spoken language. Linguist – a person skilled in foreign languages.
- Answer: (D)
Sentence A introduces the topic by providing information about the coffee plant and its cultivation. Sentence A provides additional information about how coffee plants yield coffee beans. Sentence D continues the idea by explaining the process of turning coffee beans into the beverage known as coffee. Sentence B concludes, elaborating on the popularity of coffee worldwide. Therefore, the correct order is ACDB. Thus, D is the right answer.
- Answer: (A)
The idiom THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE means through gossip or rumours. Thus, A is the right answer.
None of the other options correctly conveys the meaning of the idiom.
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