English Quiz-1

English Quiz-1

Directions (1-10): In the following questions one sentence is break in to four parts and one of the part contains error. Mark the answer containing wrong part and No Error if the sentence is error free.


Q1. The Students were/(A) awaiting for/(B) the arrival of the Chief Guest/(C) No Error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D



Q2. The News/(A) I have received/(B) is not good./(C) No Error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D



Q3. People who live on/(A) glass houses/(B) should not throw stones./(D) ) No Error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D



Q4. Neither the girl nor her parents/(A) was present/(B) to receive the award./(C) ) No Error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D



Q5. You shall get/(A) all the informations/(B) if you read this book carefully./(C) ) No Error (D)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D



Q6. If I----------you, I would have told the chairman to keep his mouth shut.

(a) is

(b) am

(c) was

(d) were



Q7. I ---------- I were the P.M. of India.

(a) Dream

(b) thought

(c) wish

(d) am


Q8. The number of boys ---- fifty.

(a) are

(b) is

(c) am

(d) were


Q9. Of the two sisters, Parul is the ------------

(a) Older

(b) Oldest

(c) Old

(d) None of above



Q10. The injured were taken to the ………………………. hospital.

(a) Nearest

(b) Next

(c) Nearer

(d) Near

Solutions

S1.Ans.(B)

Sol. The use of ‘for’ is superfluous in the sentence. Await= wait for.

So no need to write for with await.



S2.Ans.(D)

Sol. No Error.



S3.Ans.(A)

Sol. Use of ‘on’ is incorrect in this sentence, ‘in’ is suitable.



S4.Ans.(B)

Sol. ‘were’ is correct in place of ‘was’. With Neither……nor…if two subjects are given then verb will be according to nearer subject.



S5.Ans.(B)

Sol. In place of ‘informations’ use ‘information’. Information, furniture, luggage, breakage, postage etc are Uncountable noun and always used in singular form.



S6.Ans.(D)

Sol. Unfulfilled wish/condition, Desire takes were as verb if the sentence is started with if/as if/ as though/ I wish etc.



S7.Ans.(C)

Sol. Unfulfilled wish/condition, Desire takes were as verb if the sentence is started with if/as if/ as though/ I wish etc.



S8.Ans.(B)

Sol. ‘The number of’ denotes plural countable noun. It will take singular verb is.



S9.Ans.(A)

Sol. Older is the correct answer.



S10.Ans.(A)

Sol. Nearest indicates distance. Next indicates order.