#everydayquiz #30Questions #spottingErrors
Directions (Q.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) They understood how just a twitch, a shuffle, smirk or a glare on stage or screen/ 2) can give audiences more insight/ 3) into the impenetrable depths of a personality/ 4) than a thousand-word dialogue./ 5) No error.
2. 1) Gone are the days/ 2) when people used to / 3) plan and save for years before buying/ 4) the big-ticket items they aspired for./ 5) No error.
3. 1) To be eligible for a loan, / 2) you need to have a/ 3) regular source of income – salary, / 4) business or any occupation./ 5) No error.
4. 1) Women tend to outlive their spouses,/ 2) which makes it important for them/ 3) to save money in instruments that will help them/ 4) build corpse to list a lifetime./ 5) No error.
5. 1) Success at work should not carry a disproportionate price tag/ 2) whereby we end up souring relationships/ 3) with our family members and friends/ 4) which matter to us./ 5) No error.
6. 1) Yesterday a thief/ 2) broke into/ 3) my house but/ 4) he could not steal anything./ 5) No error.
7. 1) Most women undermine themselves/ 2) by thinking that they are not qualified enough, / 3) or they haven’t worked before or their husband/ 4) won’t like it if they worked. / 5) No error.
8. 1) In case you cannot be if office on time,/ 2) call in your senior/ 3) at least an hour earlier and inform/ 4) that you are going to be late./ 5) No error.
9. 1) In case you cannot be if office on time,/ 2) not be easy once/ 3) you make up the decision/ 4) to take up a career/5) No error.
10. 1) Financial planning for women is tricky considering/ 2) they have to take career breaks for / 3)a variety of reasons such as marriage, child-birth, / 4) and looking after kids or the elder/ 5) No error.
Answers:
1.2 could in place of can.
2.5
3.4 any other occupation.
4.4 corpus in place of corpse.
5.4 who in place of which.
6.5
7.3 husbands in place of husband.
8.2 call up in place of call in.
9.3.delete 'up'
10.4.elderly in place of elder(adverb rule)
1.2 could in place of can.
2.5
3.4 any other occupation.
4.4 corpus in place of corpse.
5.4 who in place of which.
6.5
7.3 husbands in place of husband.
8.2 call up in place of call in.
9.3.delete 'up'
10.4.elderly in place of elder(adverb rule)
Directions (Q.1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) She used to meet him/ 2) on Sunday so I think/ 3) the fancy hairdone was/ 4) really in his honour./ 5) No error.
2. 1) Mum was/ 2) going to shopping/ 3) but I said I had/ 4) other things to do./ 5) No error.
3. 1) Men do not need/ 2) women to stand/ 3) by them; that is not what/ 4) they needed at all./ 5) No error.
4. 1) It was an old house/ 2) that had been owned by / 3) two marvelous dotty old ladies/ 4) who were obsessed by gardening./ 5) No error.
5. 1) My carnivorous instinct kicked/ 2) in and I immediately ordered a / 3) platter of starters keeping in my mind that I/ 4) would end with a nice meaty burger./ 5) No error.
Directions (Q.6-10): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
6. A boy died from_______he received after being _________beaten up by his teacher.
1) abrasion, formally
2) injuries, allegedly
3) infliction, hardly
4) casualty, purportedly
5) agony, severely
7. Agricultural scientists told them that the___________was mainly due to _________soil health and that they needed to follow zero-till farming method.
1) crisis, deteriorating
2) catastrophe, adulterated
3) change, non-productive
4) trouble, terrible
5) problem, weak
8. It is __________how this colour has________the feminine space in India.
1) bewildering, effected
2) astonishing, busted
3) prodigious, apprehended
4) amazing, captured
5) markable, arrested
9. The make-up of the syllabus________students to have a wide ________of knowledge.
1) seeks, variation
2) desires, type
3) expects, variety
4) wants, scope
5) helps, sort
10. ________a coaching centre is a vital_______in the total game plan.
1) Choosing, course
2) Referring, angle
3) Consulting, way
4) Considering, thing
5) Selecting, aspect
Answers:
1.3 hairdone in place of hairdo
2.2 to in place of for
3.4 needed in place of need
4.4 by in place of with
5.5
6.2
7.1
8.4
9.3
10.5
1.3 hairdone in place of hairdo
2.2 to in place of for
3.4 needed in place of need
4.4 by in place of with
5.5
6.2
7.1
8.4
9.3
10.5
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) , i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. Patriots of every country 1)/ have one thing in common 2)/ and 3)/ that the love for their motherland. 4)/ No error 5)
2. He who knows 1)/ all the pros and cons 2)/ of any problem 3)/ can wield a lot of power. 4)/ No error 5)
3. Not only he but 1)/ also his sons were 2)/ blamed for the 3)/ act and rightly so. 4)/ No error 5)
4. None else 1)/ should held responsible 2)/ for this accident 3)/ and the loss. 4)/ No error 5)
5. I am obliged with you 1)/ and your entire family 2)/ for showing kindness 3)/ and generosity towards us. 4)/ No error 5)
Directions (Q. 6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) It was completely wet and useless now.
(B) He therefore did not think it was necessary to delay joining the battle to repair it.
(C) The Indian navy thus suffered a defeat because a small leak was neglected.
(D) An Indian Captain received a report from his men that the ship had sprung a leak.
(E) The ship reached the scene of the battle in time but unfortunately it was found that seawater had got into the gunpowder.
(F) It was only a minor one though.
6. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
7. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
8. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) F
9. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) C
3) D
4) E
5) F
10. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E
Answers:
1. 3; That (subject) must have a verb, so is should be used here.
2. 5
3. 5
4. 2; The sentence is in passive voice, so should held should be replaced with should be held.
5. 1; Replace with with to. Oblige should be followed by to.
(6-10): DFBEAC.
6. 4
7. 1
8. 2
9. 5
9. 5
10. 2
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