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 that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
The unexpected expenses strained our budget.
(A) strengthened (B) depleted
(C) bolstered (D) augmented
2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
ELOQUENT
(A) articulate (B) mumble
(C) silent (D) verbose
3. 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.
World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer _______ a public health emergency.
(A) repudiates (B) subdues
(C) constitutes (D) ascertains
4. 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.
The chief executive would be more than happy if they can _______ that achievement this year.
(A) concur (B) reveal
(C) emulate (D) concede
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) defamation (B) deafamation
(C) defemation (D) defameating
6. 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) arbiteary (B) arbitrary
(C) arbetrary (D) arbitrary
7. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Select the option containing the error as your answer.
The grass where I stood to take (A)/ these pictures was littered with (B)/ used soda bottles and other trash. (C)/ No error (D)
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
8. In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Select the option containing the error as your answer.
The systems are created using (A)/ Machine Learning and can (B)/ continued the shortcomings of the data. (C)/ No error (D)
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
9. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who loves to speak
(A) loquacious (B) hospitable
(C) negligible (D) conventional
10. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The big picture
(A) a small mistake that leads to the overall failure of a plan
(B) the hidden cost
(C) the end result
(D) a broader perspective
- Answer: (B)
STRAINED means to put excessive pressure or demand on something, causing it to become stretched or weakened. DEPLETED means to reduce the amount or quantity of something, often to the point of exhaustion or emptiness, and can fit here. In the given sentence, the underlined word “strained” suggests that the unexpected expenses put pressure on the budget, reducing it. Therefore, the most appropriate substitution is “depleted”. Thus, B is the right answer.
Strengthened: to make something stronger or more resilient.
Bolstered: to support or strengthen something, often with additional material or resources.
Augmented: to increase the size, amount, or value of something by adding to it.
- Answer: (A)
ELOQUENT means having the ability to speak or write fluently and expressively. ARTICULATE (having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently) best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Thus, A is the right answer.
Mumble – to speak or say something indistinctly and quietly.
Silent – making no sound.
Verbose – using or expressed in more words than are needed.
- Answer: (C)
We need a singular verb to agree with the singular subject COVID. CONSTITUTES (makes up) will fit here contextually as the sentence talks about how WHO experts have declared that COVID is no longer a public health emergency. Thus, C is the right answer.
Repudiates – refuses to accept. Subdues – quell. Ascertains – makes sure of.
- Answer: (C)
We need a base form verb to follow the modal verb CAN. EMULATE (surpass a standard or achievement) will fit here contextually as the sentence talks about how the CEO would be happy if they can surpass the achievement. Thus, C is the right answer.
Concur – agree. Reveal – disclose. Concede – acknowledge; admit.
- Answer: (A)
The correct spelling of the word is DEFAMATION (the act of ruining someone’s name or reputation). Thus, A is the right answer.
- Answer: (B)
The correct spelling of the word is ARBITRARY (based on random choice or personal whim rather than any reason or system). Thus, B is the right answer.
- Answer: (D)
The sentence is grammatically correct and free of error. Thus, D is the right answer.
- Answer: (C)
The error is in part C of the sentence. The past tense verb CONTINUED should be replaced with its base form CONTINUE, as modal verbs such as CAN are followed by verbs in their base forms.
Thus, C is the right answer.
- Answer: (A)
One who loves to speak is called LOQUACIOUS. Thus, A is the right answer.
Hospitable – friendly and welcoming to visitors or guests. Negligible – very small or insignificant. Conventional – conforming to traditional standards.
- Answer: (D)
The idiom THE BIG PICTURE means a wider or broader perspective. Thus, D is the right answer.
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