English Quiz

Directions for questions (Q. 1 to 5): There is one blanks in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of word given, choose the one that fills the gap most appropriately.

Question.1. As many as fifteen people had ________ me at the security check when I was travelling from Delhi _______ San Francisco.

1. Approached, to
2. Apprehended, from
3. Accosted, to
4. Assumed , from

Question.2. Vijay Mallaya is a serial _________ and he has been ____________ by the Supreme Court for not appearing before it on many occasions in the past.

1. Abuser , pulled up
2. Offender , reprimanded
3. Offender , scolded
4. Criminal , dressed down

Question.3. It is a given that Japan would stem its economic ____________ by doling _____ largesse to its people.

1. downslide , in
2. downturn , out
3. slide , up
4. slowdown , after

Question.4. Narendra Modi announced a ___________ package for those who were _________ by the recent floods in Bihar.

1. complete , affected
2. comprehensive , affected
3. consummate , harmed
4. concomitant , killed

Question.5. Donald Trump has been _____ mouthing against the Muslims of the world without realizing the fact that it is Muslims who have always ______________ the US economy whenever it was in Doldrums.

1. ugly , brought up
2. terse , reviled
3. foul, revived
4. dirty , scuttled

Directions for questions (Q. 6 to 10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error 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 (4). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Question.6. It was brought to notice of 1)/ the esteemed High Court that 2)/ Kashmir blasts were the result of a protracted battle 3)/ between the seekers and the needy. 4)/ No error 5)

Question.7. On hearing the demise of her father, 1)/ Svetlana broke after into tears 2)/ and started lamenting 3)/ her absence in his funeral. 4)/ No error 5)

Question.8. Never had been such an 1)/ occasion that I was asked 2)/ to revise my approach to the 3)/ shenanigans of financial world. 4)/ No error 5)

Question.9. Ankit was not sincere 1)/ about reporting to office on time 2)/ and therefore was handed out 3)/ a retrenchment notice from his boss. 4)/ No error 5)

Question.10. I was mesmerized by her beauty, 1)/ so much that I walked to her 2)/ and said the same, before 3)/ she slapped me for saying so. 4)/ No error 5)

Solutions  

Answer.1. 2; Accost means to approach someone with an allegation or blame, so 3rd option is the most appropriate one.

Answer.2. 2; Offender menas, one who does wrong doing, now, reprimanded and scolded have almost same meaning but the previous one is being used in the constitutional matters.

Answer.3. 2; downturn , out “dole out” is the corrct phrase which means to help someone with money and gifts.

Answer.4. 2; Comprehesive means wholesome and complete , while complete is not that apt because comeplete may also mean to physically complete something.

Answer.5. Foul mouth someone means to speak bad words about someone

Answer.6. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF THE* ( Use Definite Article before Notice)

Answer.7. BROKE INTO TEARS means to start crying.

Answer.8. NEVER HAD THERE BEEN SUCH* ( never had ther been is the correct syntax)

Answer.9. HANDED DOWN* ( to hand down means to give a punishement or a judgement)

Answer.10. WALK UP TO HER* ( walk up to someone means to approach someone by walking near to him/her)