English Practice Set 652

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1. Q1 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Choose the option that best completes the sentence: He was _____ to admit his mistake, yet he _____ apologised in the end.
   Awilling / eventuallyBreluctant / eventuallyCreluctant / neverDstabilized / lay off
2. Q2 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   'Then carefully __tucked up__ the child' The underlined phrase means:
   Acovered up nicelyBpulled up firmlyCdressed upDcleaned up
3. Q3 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "The ball is in your court"?
   Ait is your decision nowBto try very hard to help someoneCto lose energy or enthusiasmDto not take something too seriously
4. Q4 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. With the harsh words of the boss, Srujan felt sad, but his colleague's words created insult to injury.
   Aattached insult to injuryBprovoked insult to injuryCadded injury to insultDadded insult to injury
5. Q5 · English · Clauses & Sentence Types
   Which kind of sentence is the following? He confessed that he has committed the crime.
   AComplexBCompoundCSimpleDNone of these
6. Q6 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "Does she complete the assignment on time?"
   AIs the assignment completed on time by her?Bare being the assignment completed on time by her?Chas been the assignment completed on time by her?Dhad been the assignment completed on time by her?
7. Q7 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The artist has painted a beautiful portrait."
   AA beautiful portrait has been painted by the artist.BA beautiful portrait are being painted by the artist.CA beautiful portrait had been painted by the artist.DA beautiful portrait is painted by the artist.
8. Q8 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "should Citizens be aware of their fundamental rights."
   A'should' and 'their'B'aware' and 'their'C'of' and 'rights'D'Citizens' and 'should'
9. Q9 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The manager checks the reports every morning."
   AThe reports are checked by the manager every morning.BThe reports was checked by the manager every morning.CThe reports have been checked by the manager every morning.DThe reports were checked by the manager every morning.
10. Q10 · English · Synonyms
    Select the option that is a synonym of 'Concise'.
    AProlixBPithyCRamblingDWordy