English Questions - 6

Directions (1-5): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given, mark (5) as the answer.

1. The inexperienced trainee accidental turned off the lights during presentation. 

• 1) Has accidentally turn off 
• 2) By accident turn on 
• 3) Accidentally turned off 
• 4) Accidentally turning off 
• 5) No correction required

Ans: (3)

2. Attempts by both parties to reach for a consensus have not succeeded. 

• 1) Reach at 
• 2) To reach 
• 3) In reaching to 
• 4) To reach upon 
• 5) No correction required

Ans: (2)

3. Children nowadays are watching too much television.  

• 1) To much of 
• 2) More of 
• 3) Very much of 
• 4) Much on 
• 5) No correction required

Ans: (5)

4. The approach has affectedly the methodology of research. 

• 1) Have affectedly 
• 2) Has affect 
• 3) Has affected 
• 4) Will affectedly 
• 5) No correction required

Ans: (3)

5. The research reported here is based at a survey.

• 1) Based on a 
• 2) Base at a 
• 3) Based on an 
• 4) Based into a 
• 5) No correction required

Ans: (1)

Directions (6-10):Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

6. How people would ……… In a particular situation cannot be …… with perfect accuracy. 

• 1) think, observed
• 2) act, expected
• 3) behave, predicted
• 4) react, analyzed
• 5) feel, resolved

Ans: (3)

7. When the mob turned ………, the police opned fire to control the …… Situation. 

• 1) away, burning
• 2) up, untoward
• 3) around, devastating
• 4) quietly, aggravate
• 5) hostile, rioting

Ans: (5) 

8. The government ……… down the opposition ………… for a joint parliamentary committee probe. 

• 1) boiled, proposal
• 2) shot, demand
• 3) put, leaders
• 4) whipped portfolio
• 5) struck, party

Ans: (2) 

9. The handwriting on the letter was very ……… none could ……… It. 

• 1) legible, write
• 2) illegible, read
• 3) original, reorganize
• 4) faint, notice
• 5) shabby, identify

Ans: (2) 

10. The delay in completing the task ………….. can be attributed to their ………… .

• 1) Expeditiously, lethargy
• 2) Fully, punctuality
• 3) Economically, rigidity
• 4) Religiously, strictness
• 5) Carefully, perfectionism

Ans: (1)