English problems
- 1. One who is fond of fighting
Options- A. Militant
- B. Aggressive
- C. Bellicose
- D. Belligerent Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Bellicose
Explanation:
The person one who is fond of fighting is known as Bellicose.
- 2. Generally speaking, novels have
Options- A. multiple settings
- B. limited characters
- C. no resolutions
- D. single themes Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: multiple settings
- 3. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Options- A. Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky.
- B. His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
- C. She was drowning in a sea of grief.
- D. He was a hurricane in her heart. Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, Database Administrator, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
Explanation:
In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.
All the other options are examples of metaphors.
Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.
- 4. Voice in literary nonfiction refers to
Options- A. description that appeals to the five senses
- B. the overall presence of a personality behind the text
- C. the attitude that the author or narrator has toward the subject or reader
- D. nonfiction that uses elements and devices common in fictional stories Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: description that appeals to the five senses
- 5. The act of violating the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.
Options- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: TRUE
Explanation:
The act of violating or misuse of what is regarded as sacred i.e, like the sanctity of the church is called Sacrilege.
- 6. Iteration is most similar in meaning to
Options- A. Ending
- B. Looping
- C. Starting
- D. None of the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: Looping
Explanation:
Iteration is most similar in meaning to the word repeatation i.e, looping.
- 7. Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets. The earth _ round the sun.
Options- A. moves
- B. moved
- C. move
- D. None of the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: moves
Explanation:
The earth moves round the sun.
- 8. Alliteration is an example of what?
Options- A. Assonance
- B. Consonance
- C. Tongue twisters
- D. None of the above Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, Database Administrator, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: Consonance
Explanation:
Alliteration is an example of Consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another in a piece of text.
Example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Whereas
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, sometimes creating end rhymes.
- 9. In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. Argus eyed
Options- A. A pretence
- B. Flatterer
- C. Short tempered
- D. Observant Discuss
Correct Answer: Observant
- 10. 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. I have poured the tea.
Options- A. Pouring of the tea by me has been done.
- B. The tea is being poured by me.
- C. The tea has been poured by me.
- D. The tea pouring was done by myself. Discuss
Correct Answer: The tea has been poured by me.
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