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Mixed English Quiz

Question 1

Direction: Out of the given alternatives you have to choose one which denotes the most suitable sense or meaning of the given idiom/ phrase/ saying.

The ruling party has been warned not to play to the gallery.

  to give importance to the common man

  to try to be clever

  to seek to win approval

  to side–track the issue

It's 'to seek to win approval '

Question 2

In the securities scam the national credibility was at stake

  on trial

  under pressure

  in danger

  challenged

It's 'in danger '

Question 3

Direction: Pick out the most effective word/group of words from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech ________

  was fairly audible to everyone present in the hall

  was not received satisfactorily

  could not be understood properly

  was free from the defect

It's 'was free from the defect '

Question 4

He is so lazy that he ________

  cannot depend on others for getting

  cannot delay the schedule of completing the work

  can seldom complete his work on time.

  dislikes to postpone the work that he undertakes to do

It's 'can seldom complete his work on time. '

Question 5

Direction: Find out which part of a sentence has an error and the number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is (D). i.e. No error

Banks were developed to keep people’s money safe (A)/ and to make it available (B)/ whey they need it. (C)/ No error (D).

  (A)

  (B)

  (C)

  (D)

It's '(B) '

Question 6

Based on the newspaper reports. (A)/ we can concluded that (B)/ many accidents caused by reckless driving. (C)/ No error (D).

  (A)

  (B)

  (C)

  (D)

It's '(C) '

Question 7

Direction: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Study of insects

  Ecology

  Embryology

  Entomology

  Biology

It's 'Entomology '

Question 8

A person in his seventies

  Sexagenarian

  Septuagenarian

  Centurion

  Patriarch

It's 'Septuagenarian '

Question 9

Direction: Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence Choose the correct alternative. Incase no improvement is needed, your answer is (D).

He can’t read this, nor can I.

  no, I never can

  no, I can’t

  no, I don’t

  No improvement

It's 'No improvement '

Question 10

I bought four dozen of mangoes.

  dozens of mango

  dozens of mangoes

  dozens mangoes

  No improvement

It's 'dozens of mangoes '