English Quiz-7

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Error Spotting

1. She asked her son (1)/ if he has seen (2)/ the Meenakshi Amman Temple (3)/ earlier (4)/ No Error (5).

2. The child asked his father (1)/ whether(2)/ he was going (3)/ to office today (4)/ No Error (5)

3. Raja asked him (1)/ mother when the (2)/ next letter (3)/ will come (4)/ No Error (5)

4. “Seldom I had seen (1)/ such a (2)/ beautiful and attractive girl”, (3)/ said Avinnash (4)/ No Error (5)

5. The Judge and Lawyer (1)/ were (2)/ present there (3)/ on the spot (4)/ No Error (5)

6. The rat was (1)/ killed (2)/ by him (3)/ by an iron rod (4)/ No Error (5)

7. When Radhika seriously wounded (1)/ by a lorry (2)/ she was immediately (3)/ helped by an unknown person (4)/ No Error (5)

8. A new TV serial (1)/ is soon to be (2)/ telecasted by (3)/ the SUN TV (4)/ No Error (5)

9. An Inspector sent to my house (1)/ and all the documents (2)/ and articles were (3)/ thoroughly checked (4)/ No error (5)

10. My father asked me (1)/ if I have (2)/ sufficient enough money (3)/ to buy the books (4)/ No Error (5)

Synonyms

11. Desultory

a) Old    b) Irregular    c) Vindicate    d) Anger

12. Fatuous

a) Rage    b) Silly    c) Tired    d) Fool

13. Fecund

a) Barbaric    b) Fertile    c) Fabricate    d) Ornate

14. Flippant

a) Impudent   b) Imperfect    c) Enlarge   d) Uplift

15. Furbish

a) Renovate   b) Arrogant   c) Dissuade    d) Unique

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ANSWERS

1. She asked her son (1)/ if he has [HAD] seen (2)/ the Meenakshi Amman Temple (3)/ earlier (4)/ No Error (5).

2. The child asked his father (1)/ whether (2)/ he was going (3)/ to office today [THAT DAY] (4)/ No Error (5)

3. Raja asked him [HIS] (1)/ mother when the (2)/ next letter (3)/ will come (4)/ No Error (5)

4. “Seldom I had [HAD I] seen (1)/ such a (2)/ beautiful and attractive girl”, (3)/ said Avinnash (4)/ No Error (5)

5. The Judge and Lawyer (1)/ were [WAS] (2)/ present there (3)/ on the spot (4)/ No Error (5)

6. The rat was (1)/ killed (2)/ by him (3)/ by [WITH] an iron rod (4)/ No Error (5)

7. When Radhika [WAS] seriously wounded (1)/ by a lorry (2)/ she was immediately (3)/ helped by an unknown person (4)/ No Error (5)

8. A new TV serial (1)/ is soon to be (2)/ telecasted [TELECAST] by (3)/ the SUN TV (4)/ No Error (5) {the past tense and past participle of ‘telecast’ is ‘telecast’}

9. An Inspector [WAS] sent to my house (1)/ and all the documents (2)/ and articles were (3)/ thoroughly checked (4)/ No error (5)

10. My father asked me (1)/ if I have (2)/ sufficient  [OR] enough money (3)/ to buy the books (4)/ No Error (5) {don’t use sufficient and enough together}

Synonyms

11. Desultory –  b) Irregular

12. Fatuous – b) Silly 

13. Fecund –  b) Fertile 

14. Flippant – a) Impudent   

15. Furbish – a) Renovate