Free Online ENGLISH_GRAMMAR_FOR_COMPETITIVE_EXAMS Practice & Preparation Tests

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Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the giving group of words:

A learned or scholarly person:

1. Ignorant
2. Uncivilized
3. Uncultured
4. Erudite

Ans:(4) Erudite

Antonyms of Erudite: Uneducated, Illiterate, Uninformed, Uncivilized, Ignorant, Uncultured

Synonyms of Erudite: Well - read, Wise, Intellectual, Well-versed

Sentence: The leader delivered a scholarly speech as if he were an erudite man.

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains grammatical error:

Each of the student have backpack.

1. Each of 
2. the student
3. have backpack
4. No error

Ans: (3) have backpack

Explanation:

The subject 'Each' is singular, so, it requires a singular verb. Here, 'has' is the correct singular form of the verb, not 'have'.'Each' is an Indefinite pronoun that we always use singular. Even though it refers to multiple students, thus the singular verb 'has' is used.

The sentence describes backpacks as individual items that each student possesses, so, we use the article 'a' before ' backpack' to indicate a singular noun.

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: ' Hit the nail on the head'.

Ans: To be exactly right 

Sudama led luxurious life in the twinkling of an eye.

Meaning of the phrase, "In the twinkling of an eye".

1. In no time
2. Plentiful
3. Tough time
4. Gradually

Ans:(1) In no time

What is the meaning of,"At draggers drawn"?

1. To be bitterly hostile towards each other
2. To be very brave in a difficult situation
3. To be working together on a project
4. To be ready for a tough competition

Ans: To be bitterly hostile towards each other

Select the correctly spelled word to fill in the blank:

You have not...... a parcel till now.

1. recive
2. received 
3. recived 
4. recivced

Ans: (2) received 

Select the most appropriate option:

If he takes a taxi, he would catch the flight.

1. will
2. would have
3. will have
4. will have

Ans:(1) will

If he takes a taxi, he will catch the flight.

Explanation: The sentence is a first conditional, which is used to express a real
possible situation in the future. 
It follows the structure: If + simple present, will + base verb
In the 'If' clause, we use the simple present tense, that is why, 'takes' is used here.
In the main clause, Will + base verb (will catch) catch is the first (base) form of the verb.
Select the most appropriate homophone to complete the sentence:

She is ...... at four languages.

1. adopt
2. adept
3. adapt

Ans: adept

• Adept means proficient (With adept, we use' at preposition'.
• If we  use 'proficient, we use 'in preposition'.

• Adopt means to take another person's child legally.
• Adapt means to change accordingly

Select the correct direct speech for the following sentence:

The teacher ordered the student to do as he/she told him/her.

1. The teacher tells the student, "Do as I told you".
2. The teacher said to the student, "Do as she/he told you".
3. The teacher said to the student, "Do as I tell you".
4. The teacher said to the student, "Did as I tell you".

Ans: (3) The teacher said to the student, "Do as I tell you".

Choose the most appropriate antonym for the word, "Validate":

Other antonyms of Validate:

• Disapprove 
• Reject
• Contradict
• Refute

Synonyms of Validate:

• Verify
• Approve
• Support
• Justify

Select the correct collective noun for the group:

A ...... of frog eggs is known as frogspawn.

1. Group
2. Herd
3. Bunch
4. Cluster

Ans: Cluster

A cluster of frog eggs is known as frogspawn.

Identify the part of speech for the underlined word:

Practice the questions given in the mock test.

1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Adjective

 Ans: Verb

Explanation: Here, Practice functions as an imperative verb.