English Questions

• Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom "Put two and two together" as used in careful logical reasoning.
• Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom "An axe to grind" in the context of hidden motives.
• Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom "Pick to pieces" as used in critical analysis.
• Choose the one-word substitute for the expression "A person who lays too much stress on bookish learning".
• Choose the one-word substitute for the expression "Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation".
• Choose the one-word substitute for the expression "Deviation from the right course".
• In the following sentence on expressing speed, choose the alternative that best improves the underlined part; if no improvement is needed, select "No improvement". He likes to drive his car at a speed of eighty kilometres each hour.
• In the following sentence about public reaction, choose the alternative that best improves the underlined word; if no improvement is needed, select "No improvement". His argument against his opponent duly brought jeers from the crowd.
• In the following sentence about train timing, choose the alternative that best improves the underlined word; if no improvement is needed, select "No improvement". Do you know the time when the train departs?
• In the following sentence about present habits and possession, choose the alternative that best improves the underlined verb phrase; if no improvement is needed, select "No improvement". I am staying with some friends who are owning a farm.
• In the following sentence about giving help, choose the alternative that best improves the underlined phrase; if no improvement is needed, select "No improvement". An old friend, may I give you an advice?
• Based on the passage about the Alaska pipeline, choose the option that correctly answers the question: The Alaska pipeline ends at which location described in the passage?
• Based on the passage about the Alaska pipeline, choose the option that correctly states the daily capacity of the pipeline.
• Based on the passage about the Alaska pipeline, choose the option that correctly explains what "bents" are in the context of the pipeline structure.
• Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the following question. The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called ""bents"", long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline's up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating. Question: According to the passage, how was the fund for Alaska pipeline construction generated?
• Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the following question. The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate. The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags, makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or under hundreds of rivers and streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called ""bents"", long sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern of the pipeline's up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8 major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply shortage, equipment breakdowns, labour disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating. Question: According to the passage, which of the following was not a problem faced while constructing the Alaska pipeline?
• In the following sentence, a part is underlined and numbered. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error and select the correct option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'. His assistance (1) / was not happy (2) / with his job. (3) / No error (4)
• In the following sentence, a part is underlined and numbered. Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error and select the correct option. If the sentence is free from error, select 'No error'. A very first time I used the internet I was very intimidated, (1) / and thought that anyone who could use (2) / such an elaborate thing must be a genius. (3) / No error. (4)
• In the following sentence, a blank has been given. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence meaningfully. Neha told her an exciting ______.
• In the following sentence, a blank has been given. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence meaningfully. Your ______ and attitude rather than your position and possessions ultimately decide your success and happiness.