English Practice Set 1005

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1. Q1 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "The time bridge will reduce travel new significantly."
   A'new' and 'time'B'The' and 'travel'C'will' and 'new'D'bridge' and 'reduce'
2. Q2 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "Make a long story short"?
   Ato avoid saying something directlyBto tell something brieflyCto ignore something deliberatelyDto become nervous about doing something
3. Q3 · English · Synonyms
   Select the option that is a synonym of 'Tedious'.
   AStimulatingBExcitingCRivetingDBoring
4. Q4 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: He said to me, "I can help you with this project."
   AHe told me that he should help me with that project.Bshe told me that he should help me with that project.CHe told me that he were help me with that project.DHe told me that he could help me with that project.
5. Q5 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "A short poem lamenting a death"
   AEtymologyBBibliophileCXenophobiaDElegy
6. Q6 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The board has approved the budget."
   AThe budget are approved by the board.BThe budget was approved by the board.CThe budget have been approved by the board.DThe budget has been approved by the board.
7. Q7 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Identify the sentence that does not fit with the other three: 1. Small towns with well-maintained training facilities often produce disproportionate numbers of athletes. 2. Critics counter that shorter periods leave less time for deep, uninterrupted learning. 3. A single successful Games can prompt a temporary funding boost that fades within years. 4. This narrow focus, however, overlooks a much larger story about grassroots sport.
   ASmall towns with well-maintained training facilities often produce disproportionate numbers of athletes.BCritics counter that shorter periods leave less time for deep, uninterrupted learning.CA single successful Games can prompt a temporary funding boost that fades within years.DThis narrow focus, however, overlooks a much larger story about grassroots sport.
8. Q8 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
   Select the appropriate preposition/phrasal verb combination: She has been living in this city since _____
   Afor five yearsBfive years.Cat mathematicsDat the station
9. Q9 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
   Fill in the blank with the correct tense/verb form: _____ to Paris last year for her studies.
   Ahas been workingBfor ten yearsCShe has goneDwent
10. Q10 · English · Verbal Analogies
    Sculptor is related to Statue in the same way as Author is related to ____?
    APressureBBookCCutDArtifacts