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. Identify the option that can be substituted as the correct idiom for the underlined part of the given sentence.
Your donation, while generous, is just a shower in the bottle compared to what is needed to solve the problem.
(A) fall in the sea (B) sprinkle in the lake
(C) drop in the ocean (D) rain in the sand
2. Select the most appropriate word segment for the underlined word in the given sentence.
He instructed his junior to keep searching for evidence until he found it.
(A) looking for (B) looking after
(C) looking through (D) looking into
3. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Sarah said to John, “Could you please pass me the salt?”
(A) Sarah asked John if he could please pass her the salt.
(B) Sarah told John that he should please pass her the salt.
(C) Sarah told John to please pass her the salt.
(D) Sarah requested John to pass her the salt.
4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Put in cold storage
(A) to forget something
(B) to insult someone
(C) to keep a work pending
(D) to have grudge against someone
5. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Keep a ear to the ground
(A) Doing something in an easier and less expensive manner
(B) Staying informed about everything
(C) Eating too excessively
(D) Putting effort into something that is not a worthwhile result
6. 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. Despite its importance, the pursuit of education can sometimes lead to stress and burnout.
B. By prioritising a balanced curriculum and creating inclusive learning environments, we can harness education’s transformative power for a brighter future.
C. Education, akin to a swift hare, propels individuals forward, offering opportunities for growth and development.
D. To address these drawbacks, we must reimagine education as a journey of discovery, fostering critical thinking and emotional intelligence.
(A) BCAD (B) CADB
(C) ABDC (D) DCBA
7. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where bodies are kept for identification
(A) Morgue (B) Orchard
(C) Reservoir (D) Tannery
8. Select the correct spelling for the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
It is encouraging to learn that the city of Fargo is prepareing to revamp its financial planning process.
(A) encouraging (B) prepareing
(C) revamp (D) planning
9. 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.
He strives to made a / positive difference in the lives / of others through philanthropy.
(A) He strives to made a
(B) positive difference in the lives
(C) of others through philanthropy.
(D) No error
10. The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
My neighbour kids’ / play in / the backyard / every afternoon.
(A) My neighbour kids’ (B) play in
(C) the backyard (D) every afternoon.
1. Answer: (C)
DROP IN THE OCEAN denotes a very insignificant amount and is used in the sentence to convey that the person’s donation is not sufficient to solve the problem. Thus, C is the right answer.
The highlighted phrase and other options are not idioms.
2. Answer: (A)
The correct replacement for SEARCHING is LOOKING FOR which means trying to find something. Thus, A is the right answer.
The other options are incorrect.
Looking after- taking care of. Looking through/into- examining.
3. Answer: (D)
D is the right answer. Follow the rules below to change a sentence from direct to indirect speech:
I. Remove the comma, quotation marks, and period.
II. SAID TO will be replaced by REQUESTED as the sentence is a request.
III. The first person pronoun ME will change to the third person pronoun HER.
IV. The sentence will take on an assertive structure. PLEASE will be removed, and the infinitive verb construction TO + PASS will be used.
4. Answer: (C)
The idiom PUT IN COLD STORAGE means to keep a work pending. Thus, C is the right answer.
The other options are incorrect.
5. Answer: (B)
“Keep a ear to the ground” is an idiom which means to be well informed about events and trends. Thus, B is the right answer.
6. Answer: (B)
The correct order is CADB. C begins the sequence by metaphorically comparing education to a swift hare that propels individuals forward, emphasising its role in offering opportunities for growth and development. A follows C and introduces the idea that despite the importance of education, it can sometimes lead to stress and burnout, acknowledging the potential drawbacks. D comes next, by suggesting that to address these drawbacks, education should be reimagined as a journey of discovery, fostering critical thinking and emotional intelligence. B concludes the paragraph by offering practical steps to harness education’s transformative power for a brighter future, emphasising the importance of prioritising a balanced curriculum and creating inclusive learning environments. Thus, B is the right answer.
7. Answer: (A)
A place where bodies are kept for identification is called a MORGUE. Thus, A is the right answer.
Orchard – an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production.
Reservoir – a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
Tannery – a place where the animal skins are processed.
8. Answer: (B)
PREPAREING is incorrectly spelled. The correct spelling of the given word is PREPARING (making ready for use and consideration) . Thus, B is the right answer.
Encouraging – giving someone support or confidence.
Revamp – give new or improved form, structure or appearance.
Planning – process of making plans.
9. Answer: (A)
In A, we need a base form verb to fit in the TO + VERB infinitive construction. Therefore, we need to replace MADE with MAKE. The sentence would then read, “He strives to make a positive difference in the lives of others through philanthropy”. Thus, A is the right answer.
10. Answer: (A)
Use NEIGHBOUR’S KIDS instead of NEIGHBOUR KIDS’. We need a noun after the possessive case, such as the one suggested in the sentence. However, the word PLAY after KIDS’ is not a noun but a verb. Therefore, we need to change the noun NEIGHBOUR into the possessive case NEIGHBOUR’S, which will then be followed by the noun KIDS and make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Thus, A is the right answer.
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