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General English (Grammar) questions asked in previous year competitive exams. | Set 1

 1) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

I___________pray more often.

A) ought to

B) need

C) ought not

D) need not to

2) Fill in the blank with suitable option given

below:

The town I come from is so small that you

probably won't find it_____a map.

A) in

B) at

C) on

D) with

3) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

He went to the meeting in a casual suit,

________wasn't a smart thing to do.

A) who

B) when

C) where

D) which

4) Which word is closest in meaning to the

underlined word in the sentence?

In such a needful situation, one should learn to

adjure, instead of conjuring excuses."

A) ignore .

B) argue

C) appeal

D) command

5) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

Their________ likes to live in isolation, and

doesn't respond in_________to unexpected

visits.

A) like, type

B) type, like

C) kind, kind

D) kin, klin

6) Change the sentence from reported speech to

direct speech.

Gautami said that she had received plenty of job

offers.

A) "I received plenty of job offers", said Gautami.

B) "Gautami said that, She received plenty of job

offers." -

C) "I was receiving plenty of job offers", said Gautami

D) "I will receive plenty of job offers", said Gautami

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7) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

We cancelled our outing, __________

A) because it was raining

B) if it would have rained

C) when it will rain

D) as it will be raining

8) In what logical order can we arrange the given

sentences to get a coherent paragraph?

A) Desire is the opposite of contentment, feeling

of satisfaction.

B) To deal with dreams and desire, psychiatrists

have identified a dreamer as the owner of "nonrational form of knowledge".

C) Like a fortune-teller, the dreamer ‘sees' the

future and leads his desires.

D) Subconscious information is essentially

instinctive.

E) It involves seeing and nurturing a vision of the

future, along with wants and necessities.

A) ABDEC

B) DEABC

C) ABEDC

D) DCABE

9) Which word is the farthest in meaning from

the underlined word in the sentence, "He is

illiterate, so don't expect miracles out of him

just yet."

A) ignorant

B) innocent

C) educated

D) uncultured

10) Identify the meaning of underlined phrase.

The Lawyer's arguments fell flat on the judge

A) had no effect

B) had great influence

C) had a considerable charm

D) had the opposite effect

11) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

Using his binoculars, he could spot ________ US

cargo ship in the distance.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) No article required

12) Change the sentence from direct speech to

reported speech:

Sunitha said "Why don’t you buy land now even

when you know it's a good investment!"

A) Sunita suggested me to never purchase land as

it was a bad investment.

B) Sunita suggested me to purchase land as it was

a good investment.

C) Sunita enquired the reason for my not buying

land when I knew it was a good investment.

D) Sunita was cross at me for not buying land

when I knew it is a good investment.

13) Fill in the blank with suitable option given

below:

She is__________her annual vacation, so don't

call and disturb her.

A) at

B) for

C) on

D) to

14) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

Are you counting on him for a lift? He will let you

mount his bike when____________

A) kingdom comes

B) donkeys talk

C) pigs fly

D) dogs cry

15) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

A lot of practice is needed to get such

choreography to work, in______first place.

A) a

B) an

C) the

D) No article required

16) Fill in the blank with suitable option given below:

Sheena cried when she__________that

she________her shoes.

A) realised / will lose

B) had realised / lost

C) realised / had lost

D) has realised / lost

17) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:

I will address this problem after I_______my work.

A) lie, lay

B) lay, lie

C) lain, laid

D) laid, lain

18) Rearrange the following jumbled words to form a

meaningful sentence:

He/extremely/so/worked/he/hard/promotion/the/got

A) He worked extremely hard so, he got the

promotion.

B) He got the promotion so, he extremely worked

hard.

C) He promotion got so he worked hard extremely.

D) The promotion he got so he worked hard

extremely.

19) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

______you need any further clarification, please feel

free to reach out.

A) should

B) Could

C) Shall

D) Must

20) Fill in the blank with the suitable option:

He _________ on the carpet all day playing video

games, when his father had asked him to

______________ on the mattress.

A) at

B) for

C) on

D) to

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