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Q1. Given below are four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Eventually, she overcame adversities and achieved success.
B. She engaged herself in ‘earn while you learn’, finance scheme in her college.
C. She needed financial support to complete her graduation.
D. Rama was a very poor girl.
(a) ADCB
(b) ABCD
(c) DCBA
(d) CBDA

Q2. Select the correct active form of the given sentence.
This beautiful story was written by Maya.
(a) Maya was writing this beautiful story.
(b) Maya writes this beautiful story.
(c) Maya is writing this beautiful story.
(d) Maya wrote this beautiful story.

Q3. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
The boy which stole the money was caught by the police.
(a) was caught
(b) stole the money
(c) by the police
(d) The boy which

Q4. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Dead heat
(a) A strong heat wave
(b) Strong opposition to one’s ideas
(c) A deadly blast of hot air
(d) Close contest that ends in a tie

Q5. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
Saraswati college has maintained its reputation as one of the best college in the country.
(a) Saraswati college has maintained
(b) one of the best college
(c) in the country
(d) its reputation as

Q6. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
She ________ on paying the bill at the restaurant.
(a) offered
(b) suggested
(c) insisted
(d) requested

Q7. Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the bold segment of the given sentence. If substitution is not required select ‘no improvement’.
The animal resembled with a cat.
(a) No improvement
(b) resembled by
(c) resembled
(d) resembled to

Q8. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The groom stood before the _________ for the wedding ceremony at the church.
(a) alter
(b) atlas
(c) altar
(d) attic

Q9. Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The teacher commanded the students not to shout.
(a) The teacher said to the student, “You should not shout.”
(b) The teacher told to the students, “You must not shout.”
(c) The teacher said to the students, “Don’t shout.”
(d) The teacher says to the students, “Do not shout.”

Q10. Select the synonym of the given word.
REVERE
(a) Repeat
(b) Respect
(c) Condemn
(d) Enjoy

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Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(d)
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Who’ is used for people. ‘Which’ is used for things, and ‘that’ can be used for either. (The consensus seems to be that using ‘that’ for people is still acceptable in speech and informal writing, but you should avoid doing it in formal writing.)
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dead heat means a competition in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. The noun or a pronoun used after the phrase “one of” is always in the plural form (as we are talking of one person/place/thing out of many). Replace ‘one of the best college’ with ‘one of the best colleges’.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Insist means demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Resemble’ does not take any preposition with it.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Altar is the table in a Christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.
Alter means change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
S9. Ans.(c)
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Revere means feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
Respect means a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.