English Practice Set 1164

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1. Q1 · English · Ordering of Words
   Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "the / The / chairman / at / the / annual / shareholders / meeting / addressed"
   AThe chairman addressed the shareholders at the annual meeting.Bshareholders annual the The at the meeting chairman addressed.Cshareholders the addressed annual The chairman meeting the at.Dthe shareholders The at chairman the annual meeting addressed.
2. Q2 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to stop working on something"
   ACall it a dayBBend over backwardsCLet the cat out of the bagDOut of the blue
3. Q3 · English · English Comprehension
   Neither the manager nor the employees was present at the meeting.
   Awere presentBwas presenceCwere presenceDNo improvement
4. Q4 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
   Choose the correctly spelt word from the options below.
   AExisstenceBExisteceCExistenceDExstence
5. Q5 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   "It is time to shut the shop." The passive construction for the above is :
   AThe shop should be shut.BIt is time for shutting the shop.CIt is time that the shop be shut.DIt is time for the shop to be shut.
6. Q6 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
   Fill in the blank with the correct form: This road is _____ than the other one.
   AwiderBmore widerCbestDbetter
7. Q7 · English · Spotting Errors
   Hard had she /thrown the basketball /when it fell /on the ground.
   Athrown the basketballBwhen it fellCon the groundDHard had she
8. Q8 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "Volunteers distributed food flood-affected the to families."
   A'distributed' and 'food'B'food' and 'the'C'to' and 'flood-affected'D'food' and 'families'
9. Q9 · English · English / Hindi Language
   Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
   Shakuntala was **very amazed** to see her name on the list.
   AworriedBastonishedCaccurateDswamped
10. Q10 · English · Phrasal Verbs
    Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb "Bring up".
    Ato establish or arrangeBto begin suddenly, as of a fire or diseaseCto raise a child, or to mention a topicDto destroy completely