English Grammar Quiz for Competitive Exams
Direction: In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Bouquete
(B) Bouquet
(C) Boquet
(D) Bouquette
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Acurrate
(B) Accurate
(C) Acurate
(D) Accurrate
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Paralelled
(B) Parallelled
(C) Paralleled
(D) Parralleled
Correct Answer : C
Direction: In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Lackadaisical
(B) Lackadisical
(C) Lackasaisicle
(D) Lackdaisical
Correct Answer : A
Direction: Select the correct or preferred spelling for each of these commonly misspelled words
Which of the following spellings is correct?
(A) concensus
(B) consencus
(C) consenssus
(D) consensus
Correct Answer : D
Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
My brother is indifferent (about) whatever I say.
(A) in
(B) of
(C) to
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : C
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
Q.12. I prefer to ride than to walk.
(A) riding to walking
(B) ride to walk
(C) riding than walking
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : A
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
When the owner offered tea, the poet denied it
(A) disliked
(B) declined
(C) disobeyed
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : B
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
He blacked out of the agreement
(A) gave his full support
(B) reconsidered the point
(C) withdrew his support to
(D) went through the back door.
Correct Answer : C
Direction: In these questions, a part of the sentence is given in bold. Below are given alternative to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed you answer is (D).
“Do you remember his phone number? I don’t suspect so.”
(A) don’t think
(B) don’t thing
(C) may think
(D) No improvement
Correct Answer : A