English Practice Set 459

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1. Q1 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "common prices have affected the Rising man badly."
   A'common' and 'have'B'prices' and 'have'C'have' and 'badly'D'Rising' and 'common'
2. Q2 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence. If the sentence is already correct, select 'No substitution required'. The children gathered in front the stage, waiting excitedly for the performance to begin.
   Adue toBin front ofCahead ofDinstead of
3. Q3 · English · Cloze Test
   Choose the pair of words that correctly fills both blanks: "Banks increasingly use digital transaction records to assess a vendor's _____. ... Street vendors were once seen as the last _____ of India's cash economy."
   Acreditworthiness / holdoutsBcreditworthiness / retentionCadaptive / inclusionDgrassroots / holdouts
4. Q4 · English · Synonyms
   Choose the right description that best capturers the meaning of the word MARGINALIA:
   Amarked with pencil and drawn on the roofs of public buildingsBmembers of a group who do not actually fight but observe combat from outsideCnotes written in the margins of a book or documents you have readDpeople who have had an experience of border countries and territories
5. Q5 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (Phrasal Verbs): Column A: A. Put across B. Take over C. Carry out D. Check in Column B: 1. to register at a hotel or airport 2. to perform or complete a task 3. to communicate an idea effectively 4. to assume control of something
   AA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1BA-4, B-1, C-3, D-2CA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3DA-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
6. Q6 · English · Vocabulary
   Choose the one word for: "A person who has unusual or odd habits"
   AConventional personBOrdinary personCEccentricDConformist
7. Q7 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "One who hates mankind"
   AProphetBAtheistCMisanthropeDBibliophile
8. Q8 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. They are married __since__ ten years now.
   Afor ten yearsBhave been livingCsinceDhas had
9. Q9 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
   Change into indirect speech: She asked him, "Did you complete the assignment?"
   AShe asked him if he might completed the assignment.BShe asked him if he was completed the assignment.CShe asked him if he had completed the assignment.Dhe asked him if he had completed the assignment.
10. Q10 · English · Grammar — Prepositions
    Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: He apologized _____ his mistake.
    AwithBonCforDof