Latest English quiz for competitive exam – Part : 32

Latest English quiz for competitive exam – Part : 32

Directions (1 – 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

 

1. We got (a)/ everything ready for all (b)/ of them long (c)/ before they arrived. (d)/ No error (e)

 

2. The thief was caught (a)/ after he has (b)/ disposed of (c)/ the stolen goods. (d)/ No error (e)

 

3. Delhi’s water supply (a)/ system is certainly (b)/ as good as is expected (c)/ in a capital town. (d)/ No error (e)

 

4. He says that (a)/ a two-miles walk (b)/ always keeps him (c)/ healthy and fresh. (d)/ No error (e)

 

5. Simmi took me to a hotel (a)/ and ordered for (b)/ two cups of coffee (c)/ which the waiter

brought in no time. (d)/ No error (e)

 

6. The first European (a)/ sailor to come to India (b)/ in modern times (c)/ was Vasco-di-Gama. (d)/ No error (e)

 

7. When he was (a)/ under house arrest (b)/ he was debarred to send (c)/ a letter even to his

wife. (d)/ No error (e)

 

8. In spite of his insincerity (a)/ he was awarded (b)/ cent-percent marks (c)/ in mathematics.

(d)/ No error (e)

 

9. Much to his fortune, he (a)/ married a girl who was (b)/ more tall and lovelier than (c)/ her elder sister. (d)/ No error (e)

 

10. She prefers intellectual to manual occupations, and (a)/ is not so fond for fancy work as many of the blind (b)/ children are; yet she (c)/ is eager to join them in whatever they are doing.(d)/ No error (e).

 

Directions (11-14) Synonym – Antonym

11. Choose the word most similar in meaning to the word, “Hearth”.

(a) Roof (b) Haven (c) Warmth (d) Condo (e) Fireplace

 

12. Choose the word most similar in meaning to the word, “Heehaw”.

(a) Cackle (b) Irritation (c) Malady (d) Torment (e) Lament

 

13. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the word, “Rouse”.

(a) Mobilize (b) Disturb (c) Concuss (d) Lull (e) Agitate

 

14. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to the word, “Matted”.

(a) Kinky (b) Uncombed (c) Unsettle (d) Snarl (e) Untangled

 

Solutions:

1. (a); Use ‘we had got’ in place of ‘we got’.
2. (b); Use ‘had’ in place of ‘has’.
3. (e); There is no error in the statement.
4. (b); Use ‘a two-mile walk’ in place of ‘a two-miles walk’
5. (b); Don’t use ‘for’ after ordered because order is a transitive verb and ‘object’ comes straight after that.
6. (e); There is no error in the statement.
7. (c); Use ‘from sending’ in place of ‘to send’
8. (c); Use ‘hundred-percent’ in place of ‘cent- percent’
9. (c); Use ‘taller’ in place of ‘more tall’
10. (b); Use ‘of’ in place of ‘for’
11. (e); Hearth means the area in front of a fireplace. Hence ‘hearth’ and ‘fireplace’ are similar in meanings.
12. (a); Heehaw means the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule. Hence ‘heehaw’ and ‘cackle’ are similar in meanings.
13. (d); Rouse means bring out of inactivity. Hence ‘lull’ is the word most opposite in meaning to it.
14. (e); Matted means (especially of hair, wool, or fur) tangled into a thick mass. Hence ‘untangled’ is the word most opposite in meaning to it.

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