English Practice Set 32

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1. Q1 · English · Grammar
   Fill in the blank: She ___ her homework before dinner yesterday.
   Ahad finishedBhas finishedCfinishesDwill finish
2. Q2 · English · Connectors / Sentence Joining
   Combine the two sentences using the most appropriate connector: 1. The plan looked promising. 2. it failed to deliver results.
   AThe plan looked promising; Unless, it failed to deliver results.BThe plan looked promising; however, it failed to deliver results.CThe plan looked promising; Provided that, it failed to deliver results.DThe plan looked promising; Because, it failed to deliver results.
3. Q3 · English · Sentence Improvement
   In the sentence below, one part has been labelled (A). Select the option that most appropriately improves the labelled part. (A) If I would have known (B) about the sudden strike, (C) I would have left the city a day earlier.
   AIf I would knowBIf I have knownCIf I had knownDNo improvement required
4. Q4 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Select the one-word substitute for: "A word that reads the same backward and forward"
   AHydrophobiaBAmbidextrousCPalindromeDNumismatics
5. Q5 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Identify the sentence that does not fit with the other three: 1. Local repair shops, often just a single room with a skilled technician, keep countless devices running. 2. Manufacturers, meanwhile, increasingly design products that are difficult to open or repair. 3. Rapid, unplanned construction has replaced parks and wetlands with concrete structures. 4. This informal repair economy employs millions of people without ever appearing in official statistics.
   ALocal repair shops, often just a single room with a skilled technician, keep countless devices running.BManufacturers, meanwhile, increasingly design products that are difficult to open or repair.CRapid, unplanned construction has replaced parks and wetlands with concrete structures.DThis informal repair economy employs millions of people without ever appearing in official statistics.
6. Q6 · English · Sentence Improvement & Fillers
   ___ he is poor, he is honest.
   AThoughBBecauseCSoDUnless
7. Q7 · English · Para Jumbles (Ordering of Sentences)
   Rearrange the following steps of the Union Budget preparation in the correct order: P. The finance minister presents the budget in Parliament Q. The Ministry of Finance collects estimates from various ministries R. The budget is passed by both houses of Parliament S. The Cabinet approves the final draft of the budget
   AP → Q → S → RBQ → S → P → RCQ → P → R → SDS → Q → P → R
8. Q8 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (Idioms and Phrases): Column A: A. Beat around the bush B. By the skin of one's teeth C. Let the cat out of the bag D. Call it a day Column B: 1. just barely; narrowly 2. to avoid saying something directly 3. to stop working on something 4. to reveal a secret accidentally
   AA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3BA-2, B-1, C-3, D-4CA-1, B-4, C-2, D-3DA-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
9. Q9 · English · Selecting Words
   Choose the word that best fits the context: The witness gave a _____ account of the events.
   AcreditableBsenselessCcredibleDrespectful
10. Q10 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
    Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: He will have finished the project by the time _____
    Ayou arrive tomorrow.BunderstandCyou arrive tomorrowDhas been living