English Practice Set 1186

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1. Q1 · English · Spotting Errors
   Although experts are worried / that retail inflation is rising / at a steep rate, / the crisis will soon blow away.
   Athat retail inflation is risingBat a steep rateCthe crisis will soon blow awayDAlthough experts are worried
2. Q2 · English · English / Hindi Language
   Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The artist's ________________ use of colour made the painting boring and dull.
   AexceptionalBdrabCvibrantDexciting
3. Q3 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. __Unless you will work__ hard, you cannot succeed.
   AknowBhad already leftCUnless you workDUnless you will work
4. Q4 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
   Choose the correctly spelt word from the options below.
   AInelligenceBIntelligeenceCIntelligenceDIntelliggence
5. Q5 · English · Cloze Test
   Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: "These _____ reuse projects are often funded by nostalgic former patrons rather than the state."
   AmandatingBadaptiveCunderminesDinclusion
6. Q6 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (One Word Substitutes): Column A: A. One who eats too much B. A person who walks in their sleep C. Fear of the dark D. A shelter for the destitute or homeless Column B: 1. Somnambulist 2. Asylum 3. Glutton 4. Nyctophobia
   AA-1, B-4, C-2, D-3BA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4CA-3, B-1, C-4, D-2DA-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
7. Q7 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   I suggest that he tries harder to succeed.
   Atried harder to succeedBtry harder to succeedCtries hard to succeedDshould tried harder to succeed
8. Q8 · English · Vocabulary
   Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "In the same boat"
   ATravelling together on a boatBCompeting against each otherCHaving opposite opinionsDFacing the same difficult situation as someone else
9. Q9 · English · Connectors / Sentence Joining
   Combine the two sentences using the most appropriate connector: 1. The bell rang. 2. the students rushed out.
   AHowever the bell rang, the students rushed out.BUnless the bell rang, the students rushed out.CIn spite of the bell rang, the students rushed out.DAs soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out.
10. Q10 · English · Vocabulary
    Choose the correct antonym of the word 'Scarce'.
    AAbundantBRareCLimitedDInsufficient