English (Mix Quiz)

Direction (1- 5):In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. Poetry is the language of the imagination and the _______, It relates to whatever gives _______ pleasure or pain to the human mind. 

1) thinking, permanent

2) analysis, temporary

3) passions, immediate

4) circumspection, sporadic

5) visualization, constant.

2. Success in business requires two things: a winning competitive _______ and superb organizational _______.

1) advantage, satisfaction

2) planning, advantage

3) strategy, execution

4) philosophy, motivation

5) marketing, strategy

3. To _______ in today’s rapidly changing environment corporations need to _______ their learning capability. 

l) develop, enlarge

2) surpass, align

3) project, assimilate

4) service, mitigate

5) compete, strengthen

4. A _______ reader gets much greater pleasure from reading books than a miser gets in _______ money. 

1) powerful, accumulating

2) voracious, hoarding

3) desirous, stocking

4) proverbial, spending

5) profound, lavishing

5. The well-known judge who was earlier _______ to head the delegation has now given his _______. 

1) reluctant, consent

2) eager, approved

3) requested, chances

4) forced, unwillingness

5) expected, assurances

Direction (6- 10): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, Mark (5) ie 'No correction required as the answer.

6. If you want to complete this important assignment on time you must carefully planned.

1) careful to plan 

2) plan carefully

3) carefully planning 

4) planned carefully

5) No correction required

7. The company’s first priority is to ensure that these policies are enforced in order to prevent frauds.

1) ensured 

2) that ensuring

3) of ensuring to 

4) by ensuring

5) No correction required

8. During her studies finance, she returned to India to manage her family business.

1) She studied in 

2) During studying

3) While she studies 

4) After studying

5) No correction required

9. We are still submitted our proposal to the committee next week and will await their decision

1) are going to submit

2) will submit still

3) have submitted

4) will be still submitted

5) N0 correction required

10. In these circumstances, they will not be able to meet the assign target to them.

1) targeted assignment

2) assigned target

3) assigning of target

4) target assigned

5) No correction required

Directions (10- 15): Read each sentence to find our whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it the error,if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.

11. The smooth and easier 1)/ we allow people to navigate 2) / through any device at any place 3) / in the World, the better. 4) / No error 5)

12. Asian culture will, 1)/ sooner or later, 2) / become international norm 3)/ for entertainment industry. 4) / No error 5)

13. What really agonise them 1)/ is the presence of 2) / an unwanted and unscrupulous 3) / member on the panel. 4) / No error 5)

14. The business lobby wanted 1) / he to take over 2)/ as the new Chairman 3)/ of their coveted Board. 4) / No error 5)

15. Nowadays 1) / the accidents of diabetes 2) / among urban children 3) / is on the rise. 4)/ No error 5) 

Answers..

1.  3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 1
5. 1
6. 2
7. 5
8. 4
9. 1
10. 2
11. 1; Use comparative smoother
12. 3; Use article the
13. 1; The verb should be singular agonises
14. 2; Replace he with him
15. 2; Substitute incidence for accidents.