English problems
- 1. Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. Due to heavy monsoon showers, the water in the dam (rose another foot).
Options- A. raised another foot
- B. raised by a feet.
- C. had risen a foot
- D. no improvement Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT
Correct Answer: no improvement
- 2. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part For young Donald(a), peace in Vietnam(b) was almost terrible as war(c). No error.(d)
Options- A. a
- B. b
- C. c
- D. d Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: c
Explanation:
The phrase ?almost terrible as? needs to be replaced with ?almost as terrible as? to make the sentence correct. This is because, ?As...As? is the pair of words that needs to be used together. Thus, the correct sentence would be, ?For young Donald, peace in Vietnam was almost as terrible as war?.
- 3. Select the synonym of troll
Options- A. spruce
- B. suave
- C. gnome
- D. dapper Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT
Correct Answer: gnome
- 4. In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase. Make something seem less important, significant, or trifling.
Options- A. superintend
- B. optimality
- C. trivialize
- D. dumb down Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: trivialize
- 5. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence. The _____ background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon.
Options- A. soporific
- B. merciful
- C. vivid
- D. hardened Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: vivid
- 6. In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives. Truth is indeed a controversial aspect of ______. But almost always it can be justified as a moral principle on the basis of ______. When we talk about speaking the truth in order not to hide what, if hidden, will only prove damaging to others, we are emphasizing the ability to ?feel? for others. Again, often we purposely keep ourselves from communicating the truth as, once ______, it may hurt someone?s feelings and sentiments. But keeping a person in the dark or denying him or her knowledge which he or she ought to have amounts to ______ another soul of its right to know that with which it has a ______. once ______, it may hurt someone?s
Options- A. principled
- B. disheveled
- C. revealed
- D. spectacled Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: revealed
- 7. What is the opposite of opposite?
Options- A. Identical
- B. Not alike
- C. Not same
- D. Contrast Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: Identical
Explanation:
Opposite means not identical, not same, not alike, contrast...
Here in the question, the opposite of the word opposite is asked and is opposite of not same , not identical or not alike is same, like, identical,...
- 8. Which sentence is correcty puctuated with a semicolon?
Options- A. He ate, however; he didn't sleep.
- B. He ate however, he; didn't sleep.
- C. He ate; however, he didn't sleep.
- D. None of the above Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: He ate; however, he didn't sleep.
Explanation:
Like commas, semicolons indicate an audible pause ? slightly longer than a comma's, but short of a period's full stop.
Rules for Semicolon ::
1. A semicolon can replace a period if the writer wishes to narrow the gap between two closely linked sentences.
2. Use a semicolon before such words and terms as namely, however, therefore, that is, i.e., for example, e.g., for instance, etc., when they introduce a complete sentence. It is also preferable to use a comma after these words and terms.
3. Avoid a semicolon when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause.
4. Use a semicolon to separate units of a series when one or more of the units contain commas.
Hence according to rule no. 2) option (C) He ate; however, he didn't sleep is correctly puctuated with a semicolon.
- 9. Qualm is the opposite of
Options- A. confidence
- B. misgiving
- C. doubt
- D. worry Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, TOEFL, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO, IT Trainer
Correct Answer: confidence
Explanation:
Qualm means feeling confused, uneasiness, very doubtful and being in worry.
Hence, among the given options, Qualm is the opposite of Confidence.
- 10. When to use colon? Also asked in: Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: A colon is used to connect two sentences when the second sentence expands, illustrates, explains, summarizes, or sharpens the first Both sentences should be complete, and their content should be very closely related Example: This girl has two favorite hobbies: watching movies and seeing how long she can hold her breathe
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