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 option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.
He worked hard to catch on with his classmates, but his lack of knowledge of foundational concepts held him back.
(A) catch out (B) catch up
(C) catch in (D) No improvement
2. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/ Indirect speech.
“I let this happen by mistake,” said the boy.
(A) The boy said that I let this happen by mistake.
(B) The boy said that he had let that happen by mistake.
(C) The boy said that he let this happen by mistake.
(D) The boy said that he lets that happen by mistake.
3. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
We will make expeditions to learn about foreign cultures.
(A) Expeditions were made by us to learn about foreign cultures.
(B) Expeditions will be made by us to learn about foreign cultures.
(C) Expeditions should be made by us to learn about foreign cultures.
(D) Expeditions can be made by us to learn about foreign cultures.
4. In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/ Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
They will spend money to impress their guests.
(A) Money were spent by them to impress their guests.
(B) Money will be spent by them to impress their guests.
(C) Money should be spent by them to impress their guests.
(D) Money can be spent by us to impress their guests.
5. In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
ALLURE
(A) hoist (B) repulse
(C) allay (D) peruse
6. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
ABJURE
(A) renounce (B) awaken
(C) distort (D) postulate
7. Select the most appropriate synonym for the highlighted word.
Her jovial demeanour lightened the mood at the party.
(A) serious (B) cheerful
(C) morose (D) indifferent
8. In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase or idiom in brackets. Select the option given below that can replace the bracketed phrase.
He decided to (call it a day) and go home after working for 12 hours straight.
(A) call off the day (B) call on the night
(C) call in the day (D) No improvement
9. In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase or idiom in brackets. Select the option given below that can replace the bracketed phrase.
She is always late for the class; she needs to (get up) this habit.
(A) get through (B) get along
(C) get over (D) No improvement
10. In the following question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
PERILOUS
(A) dangerous (B) secure
(C) reluctant (D) watchful
- Answer: (B)
We need a phrase that can convey how he tried to get his performance up to the level of that of his classmates. CATCH UP WITH (to reach to the level of someone) can replace the underlined phrase in the sentence. Thus, B is the right answer.
Catch out – detect that someone has done something wrong or made a mistake. Catch on – to understand. CATCH IN is grammatically incorrect.
- Answer: (B)
Option B is the right answer.
The sentence is in direct speech and in simple future tense. To convert this sentence to the
indirect speech, follow these rules:
a) Remove the comma and the inverted commas.
b) The subject (THE BOY) will begin the sentence followed by SAID.
c) Put THAT between the reporting and reported speeches.
d) The simple past tense verb LET will change to the past perfect tense HAD LET.
e) THIS changes to THAT.
f) The first person pronoun I will change to the third person pronoun HE.
3. Answer: (B)
The sentence is in active voice and in simple future tense (WILL MAKE). Follow the rules below to convert a sentence in indicative mood to passive voice:
i) The subject clause will become the object clause. Here, the subject pronoun WE will change to the object of the verb and assume the object form US, and the object EXPEDITIONS will change into the subject and begin the sentence.
ii) Replace WILL MAKE with WILL BE MADE. The passive voice construction for simple future tense is “WILL + BE + past participle”.
iii) Add the conjunction BY before US to link the verb with its object.
- Answer: (B)
The sentence is in active voice and in simple future tense (WILL SPEND). Follow the rules below to convert a sentence in indicative mood to passive voice:
i) The subject clause will become the object clause. Here, the subject pronoun THEY will change to the object of the verb and assume the object form THEM, and the object MONEY will change into the subject and begin the sentence.
ii) Replace WILL SPEND with WILL BE SPENT. The passive voice construction for simple future tense is “WILL + BE + past participle”.
iii) Add the conjunction BY before THEM to link the verb with its object.
- Answer: (B)
ALLURE means attract or tempt. REPULSE (repel) will be its antonym. Thus, B is the right answer.
Hoist – lift. Allay – pacify. Peruse – read.
- Answer: (A)
ABJURE means to give up or forsake. RENOUNCE is its synonym. Thus, A is the right answer.
Awaken – rouse. Distort – change the shape or size of something. Postulate – suggest.
- Answer: (B)
JOVIAL means happy and friendly. Thus, B is the correct answer.
Serious – solemn or thoughtful in character or manner.
Morose – sullen and ill-tempered.
Indifferent – having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
- Answer: (D)
The phrase “call it a day” means to stop working for the day, especially when one feels that they have done enough. Thus, D is the right answer.
Call off the day – cancel the day’s activities. The other options are incorrect.
- Answer: (C)
We need a phrase that can convey that the person needs to deal with her habit of being late for class. GET OVER (to solve or deal with a problem) can replace the bracketed phrase in the sentence.
Thus, C is the right answer.
Get up – to rise or stand.
Get through – to complete or finish something.
Get along – to have a friendly relationship with someone.
- Answer: (B)
PERILOUS means risky or dangerous. SECURE (safe; protected) will be its antonym. Thus, B is the right answer.
Reluctant – unwilling. Watchful – alert. DANGEROUS is a synonym of the given word.
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