Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-29

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SPOTTING ERROR

The woman appears to have seen more
happier days.
(A) The woman appears to
(B) have seen
(C) more happier days
(D) No error

(C) Use ‘happier’ in place of ‘more happier’.
Two compartive degrees never come together


Tax evaders should be heavily fined as theyare doing it intentionally.(A) Tax evaders should be heavily
(B) fined as they are doing
(C) it intentionally.
(D) No error
(B) Replace ‘are’ by ‘have been’. An action
(tax-evading) already started and still going on comes under present perfect continuous tense.

Sunita and Pushpa were walking towards
the market when they met this common
friend.
(A) Sunita and Pushpa were walking
(B) towards the market when
(C) they met this common friend
(D) No error
(C) Change ‘this’ into possessive adjective
i.e., ‘their’.

Rahul’s behaviour indicate that he has noother intention than to steal his money.(A) Rahul’s behaviour indicate that he
(B) has no other intention than
(C) to steal his money
(D) No error
(B) Replace ‘than’ by ‘but’. ‘No other’ should
be followed by ‘but’


Suresh helped not only me but also my
brother when he was in need.
(A) Suresh helped not only me
(B) but also my brother
(C) when he was in need
(D) No error
D


After the humiliating exposure she hanged
her head in shame.(A) No error
(B) she hanged her head
(C) After the humiliating exposure
(D) in shame

(B) ‘Hung’ is the correct word, which means
‘to bend or let something bend downwards’.


The ability to plan, organise and coordinatework is all fundamental to working withindeadline.(A) The ability to plan
(B) No error
(C) to working within deadline
(D) organise and coordinate work is all
fundamental

(C) Add ‘the’ before ‘Deadline’ which means
‘a definite point in time by which something
must be done



The worker wanted to work all night but wesaw that he was completely worn out andso we persuaded him to stop.(A) and so we persuaded him to stop
(B) but we saw that he was completely worn
out
(C) No error
(D) The worker wanted to work all night

C


Having read a number of stories aboutspace travel his dream now is about to visitthe moon.
(A) about space travel
(B) No error
(C) his dream now is about to visit the moon
(D) Having read a number of stories
(C) Change part (C) into ‘he now dreams of visiting the moon’. Here, we must address a noun
to become subject of the first part otherwise,
the sentence will give a wrong meaning.


Were he to see you, he would have been
surprised.
(A) Were he
(B) he would have been surprised
(C) No error
(D) to see you

(B) Change 'he would have been surprised'
into 'he would be surprised'.
The formula is- Sub + were + obj, sub + would+ V1+ obj.





FILL IN THE BLANKS

A woman came in with a baby who, she said,...... a safety pin.(A) was just swallowing
(B) swallowed
(C) had just swallowed
(D) just swallowed
C


It was difficult to remove my feet as it hadgot stuck ...... in the mud.(A) fairly (B) greatly
(C) widely (D) firmly

D

‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are the little
courtesies by which we keep the ...... of life
oiled and running smoothly.
(A) path (B) machine
(C) garden (D) river
B

...... all intents and purposes, the manager
is the master of the firm.
(A) in (B) upon
(C) with (D) to
D


The cinema ...... a welcome escape fromcramped and dull city life and the Indiansare avid movie-goers.(A) depicts (B) highlights
(C) follows (D) offers

D


Everyone like to work for organisation that
takes interest in their personnel and .......
growth.
(A) social (B) physical
(C) financial (D) professional

D


I am fully ........ the problems facing theindustry.(A) alive with (B) alive to
(C) alive for (D) alive on
B



Australia does not require that U.S. citizensobtain passports to enter the country, and.......(A) Germany does neither
(B) Germany doesn’t either
(C) Neither Germany does
(D) Either does Germany
B


Mr. Dhyanchand put his whole life ....... the
game.
(A) on (B) in
(C) into (D) upon
C


The prisoner showed no ....... for his crimes.
(A) hatred (B) obstinacy
(C) remorse (D) anger

C





SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT

When they reached the site of the accident,they saw only one  "lively" man at the spot.(A) live (B) alive
(C) living (D) No Improvement
A


I love my sister so well that I wish she
"should overlive me."
(A) No Improvement
(B) ought to overlive me
(C) might overlive me
(D) try to overlive me

A


She examined both the samples very
carefully but failed to detect  "any difference
in" them.
(A) some difference in
(B) some difference between
(C) any difference between
(D) any difference among

C


It is " all and one " to me whether he lives inMumbai or Kolkata.(A) all but one
(B) No Improvement
(C) one and the same
(D) all or one

C


I can "mix it  with some sugar" and drink it.
(A) in some sugar
(B) into some sugar
(C) any sugar
(D) No Improvement

D


There is plenty of time "to catch" the train.
(A) to reach (B) to get
(C) to hold (D) No Improvement
D


I don’t want to disturb him so I asked him
"to get with" his work.
(A) get over with (B) get on with
(C) get up with (D) No Improvement
B


We have been working  "off and on" for several
days to complete this project.
(A) constantly (B) on and off
(C) regularly (D) No Improvement
B


They persuaded me to accompany him on
a shooting expedition he "was planning".
(A) has planned
(B) had planned
(C) planned
(D) No Improvement
B



"We have no less than eleven members inour team."(A) We have not less than eleven members
in our team.
(B) We have no less than eleven members
in our team.
(C) We have no fewer than eleven members
in our team.
(D) No Improvement
C


Parrots sit on the boughs of trees in mygarden and "with their sweet notes fill theair" with music.(A) fill their sweet notes in the air
(B) by their sweet notes fill the air
(C) fill the air by their sweet notes
(D) No Improvement

C


The loud and incessant chatter "worries"your teacher who is trying to concentrate.(A) Aggravates (B) Annoys
(C) Irritates (D) No Improvement

C


The English news channel provides more
international news than "domestic" news.
(A) National
(B) Alien
(C) Provincial
(D) No Improvement

A


Computers have become costlier, thanks to
the sudden rise in the prices of imported
"compounds."
(A) Tubes
(B) Components
(C) Things
(D) No Improvemen

B


"What does it matter most" is the quality of
the goods that we purchase.
(A) What it matters more
(B) What does it matter more
(C) What matters most
(D) No Improvement

C




IDIOMS

Spick and span(A) In order (B) Disorder
(C) All qualities (D) No quality

A RYT ,MEANING neat, clean, and well looked after.

"my little house is spick and span"

Sow wild oats
(A) give a surprise
(B) donate something
(C) irresponsible pleasure seeking
(D) take away something
C

 to do wild and foolish things in one's youth.

Take up the cudgels(A) to disturb (B) to support
(C) to follow (D) to appreciate
B
B RYT start to defend or support someone or something strongly.

"there was no one else to take up the cudgels on their behalf"

Throw a spanner(A) to execute a plan
(B) to sabotage a plan
(C) to do something evil
(D) to make feel good

B

B RYT  to do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding We were hoping to get the project started in June but the funding was withdrawn so that rather threw a spanner in the works.

Under the rose(A) something beautiful
(B) someone bold
(C) like a corn
(D) secretly
D

Red herring(A) Something to make you concentrate
(B) Something to distract attention
(C) Something to appease you
(D) Something to help you
B

a clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.

"the argument about women's choices is largely a red herring"

Spartan life
(A) Living life full
(B) Life of ascetic
(C) Live life under someone
(D) Very painful life

B

A spartan existence is kind of like being a monk. Your room is bare, you live simply and eat sparingly, and your sheets are probably scratchy. In ancient Greece, there were two great city states: Athens and Sparta. ... A spartan life is a life of discipline and self-denial.

It is not easy to "beat off" a swarm of wasps if
they attack you.
(A) catch (B) switch off
(C) drive back (D) escape

C



A student cannot afford to have a "fit of the
blues" before the examination.
(A) steroids or drugs
(B) depression
(C) stimulants
(D) entertainment

B


The whole problem has been "swept under
the carpet" but that is not the solution.
(A) kept hidden (B) ignored
(C) solved (D) detected
A


At the eleventh hour
(A) At 11 O’clock
(B) At an early stage
(C) At a late stage
(D) At the beginning

C


The leader "chickened out" when heconfronted opposition.(A) ate chicken
(B) released chicken
(C) hatched eggs
(D) withdrew

D
 to decide not to do something because you are too frightened: We were going to go bungee jumping, but Sandra chickened out at the last minute. 


Mr. Tej Bahadur is a nationalist "to the core".
(A) Partially (B) Ultimately
(C) Completely (D) Consequently

C


Students wanted to go hitch-hiking but
their teacher "put her foot down" and now
they are going by bus.
(A) Took a firm stand
(B) Expressed her displeasure
(C) Scolded her badly
(D) Got irritated

A


To make light of(A) to make candles
(B) to light a fire
(C) to bring light into life
(D) to treat as unimportant

D

treat as unimportant.

"I didn't mean to make light of your problems"

ONE WORD

The study of duration of life is called
(A) Calligraphy (B) Ceramics
(C) Chronobiology (D) Chronology

C

Dilettante
(A) very intelligent
(B) eager to learn
(C) an amateur who engages in an activity
without serious intentions and who
pretends to have knowledge
(D) person who do not want to learn

C

Pantheism
(A) the belief that God is not one.
(B) the belief that God is one.
(C) the belief that God pervades nature.
(D) the belief that God do not pervades
nature

C

A place where weapons and military
equipment are stored or made.
(A) Arsenal (B) Burrow
(C) Hutch (D) Mint
A

A cage for rabbits.(A) Hutch (B) Hive
(C) Orchard (D) Burrow
A

A rabbit cage is referred to as a hutch

A family of young animals.
(A) Brace (B) Brood
(C) Caucus (D) Bale
B

Sound made by the camels is called(A) Mew (B) Grunt
(C) Clank (D) Low
B

A short stay at a place(A) Aborigines (B) Parvenu
(C) Sojourn (D) Soprano

C

A short journey made by a group of persons
together
(A) Excursion (B) Parasol
(C) Wriggle (D) Knell

A

A song to put babies to sleep.
(A) Reveille
(B) Lullaby
(C) Wreath
(D) Distort
B

Military waking single sounded in the
morning.
(A) Stroll (B) Exodus
(C) Bevy (D) Reveille
D

For warning of an impending danger.
(A) Premonition (B) Pre-conceive
(C) Codify (D) Emboss

A

Put off for a future time.
(A) Riddle (B) Oblation
(C) Senate (D) Procrastinate
D

An official announcement issued to the
press.
(A) Omnibus (B) Distort
(C) Communique (D) Ablution

C

SYNONYMS

VANITY
(A) Pride (B) Modesty
(C) Bashful (D) Uncertain

A RYT vanity

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements

SAUCY(A) Clever (B) Humble
(C) Brazen (D) Meek

C RYT saucy

Impudent; flippant              

brazen

Bold and without shame.

PRESUMPTUOUS
(A) Mellow (B) Arrogant
(C) Modest (D) Bashful
B RYT  presumptuous

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

INSATIABLE(A) Rapacious (B) Unchanging
(C) Irreconcilable (D) Undesirable
A RYT  

insatiable>(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.    

rapacious>Aggressively greedy or grasping. 

MUD-SLINGING(A) Caricatures (B) Mockery
(C) Slander (D) Quarrelling
C

 mudslinging

1. the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.

   "politicians seem to rely on mud-slinging instead of argument"

INEBRIATED(A) Inexperienced (B) Tired
(C) Befuddled (D) Intoxicated

D RYT ine·briate

Make (someone) drunk; intoxicate

ANTONYMS

FACETIOUS(A) Solemn (B) Dizzy
(C) Niggling (D) Amusing

A RYT

 facetious>Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

solemn >Formal and dignified.

DOLEFUL
(A) Lamentable (B) Pitiful
(C) Dismal (D) Glad

D

RECONDITE
(A) Occult (B) Pedantic
(C) Hermetic (D) Manifest

D RYT 

recondite

(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.   

 manifest

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

CRESTFALLEN(A) Vainglorious (B) Indignant
(C) Triumphant (D) Disturbed
C

CRESTFALLEN > sad and disappointed.

"he came back empty-handed and crestfallen"

vainglorious

Big: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"

PERNICIOUS
(A) Permanent (B) Beneficial
(C) Parochial (D) Dangerous
B

ABHOR
(A) Admire (B) Respect
(C) Applaud (D) Appreciate

A

out of which
only one word is spelt wrong. Find the word
spelt correct and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.

(A) Caterpillar (B) Catrepillar
(C) Caterpilar (D) Catirpillar
A

(A) Cavalrie (B) Cavalry
(C) Cavelry (D) Cavalre

B

(A) Inflamable (B) Musician
(C) Righteousness (D) Negotiate
A

Inflammable

(A) Seperation (B) Desertion
(C) Rejoice (D) Serenity

A

Separation