General English #29 Multiple Choice Questions

GENERAL ENGLISH #29

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Directions (1-20): In each of the following sentences, find out the part which has an error. If there is no error, the answer is (d).

1. Many a man (a) / have come to India from Bangladesh (b) / to live here permanently. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘has’ in place of ‘have’

2. Our football team (a) / comprises of (b) / eleven skilled players. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Remove ‘of’

3. Knowledge and wisdom makes (a) / an individual truly complete (b) / and self-assured. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (d)

4. One of the boys (a) / who always give the correct answer (b) / is Samuel. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘gives’ in place of ‘give’

5. It is high time (a) / we renovate (b) / our old house. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘renovated’ in place of ‘renovate’

6. Headmaster (a) / has instructed (b) / the teachers to follow the rules of the school. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘the’ before ‘Headmaster’

7. The first inning (a) / of the match (b) / was very sensational. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘innings’ in place of ‘inning’

8. How long it takes (a) / to travel from Chennai to Guwahati (b) / by train? (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘does it take’ in place of ‘it takes’

9. One should respect (a) / the religions of others (b) / as much as his own. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Remove ‘as much’

10. On a holiday (a) / I prefer reading story books (b) / than visiting my friends. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘to visit’ in place of ‘than visiting’

11. I was (a) / laying down (b) / when the door bell rang. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘lying’ in place of ‘laying’

12. I told the teacher (a) / that the homework set for the day (b) / was much too heavy for us to complete. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Remove ‘much’

13. Someone, they don’t know (a) / who, knocked at (b) / their door in midnight. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Use ‘at’ in place of ‘in’

14. Seldom if ever (a) / nature does operate (b) / in closed and separate compartments. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Put ‘does’ before ‘nature’

15. Mohan leapt (a) / on the opportunity (b) / that came his way. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘at’ in place of ‘on’

16. Water contamination has become more (a) / serious since chemists have begun to use (b) / new substances. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘using’ in place of ‘to use’

17. Due to inflation (a) / the cost of living (b) / escalated in the last one year. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (c)

Explanation: Remove ‘one’

18. Just as (a) / I was entering the room (b) / the family was going for a party. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘entered’ in place of ‘was entering’

19. The arm was so badly injured (a) / that he must have (b) / it amputated. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (b)

Explanation: Use ‘had to have’ in the sentence

20. You need not tell a lie (a) / when the judge asked you where you were (b) / when the crime was committed. (c) / No error (d)

Answer: (a)

Explanation: Use ‘told’ in place of ‘tell’