English Practice Set 1729

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1. Q1 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Select the phrase/idiom that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. When our principal said she was leaving the company, I played out the opportunity to fill the job.
   Aglided at the opportunityBran to the opportunityCstarted at the opportunityDjumped at the opportunity
2. Q2 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: The clerk said, "The office will remain closed tomorrow."
   AThe clerk said that the office would remain closed the next day.BThe clerk said that the office could remain closed the next day.CThe clerk said that the office was remain closed the next day.DThe clerk said that the office had remain closed the next day.
3. Q3 · English · English Language
   Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'Abundant'.
   APlentifulBScarceCCopiousDExcessive
4. Q4 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Pick out the most appropriate word from the words given below the sentence and fill in the blanks: You _______ have watered the flowers, for it is going to rain.
   AshouldBmustCcouldn'tDneedn't
5. Q5 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The clerk had completed the form before noon."
   AThe form was being completed by the clerk before noon.BThe form had been completed by the clerk before noon.CThe form will be completed by the clerk before noon.DThe form were being completed by the clerk before noon.
6. Q6 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
   Choose the correctly spelled word.
   ADevideBProvideCSubsideDConfide
7. Q7 · English · Spotting Errors
   We hardly knew nothing / about the manager / who had recently joined.
   AWe hardly knew nothingBNo errorCabout the managerDwho had recently joined
8. Q8 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   _______were invited for the interview and soon there was a mayhem.
   AToo many irons in the fireBEvery John, Jack and JerryCAll and sundryDEach and every
9. Q9 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Select the most appropriate option to improve the bold part of the sentence. The teacher asked that who was absent.
   Athat whomBwhich studentCwhoDwhose
10. Q10 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
    Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "Rising prices have affected badly common man the."
    A'have' and 'the'B'badly' and 'common'C'the' and 'badly'D'prices' and 'badly'