English Grammar and Vocabulary Practice Test

Comprehensive English language practice test covering error correction, synonyms, antonyms, sentence rearrangement, and reading comprehension skills.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) The rain started to fall (B) and the boys stopped playing (C) to go inside the house. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) Sri Lanka is (B) in the south (C) of India. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) According to corporate circles, Dalta is pushing (B) through the merger (C) to created a financially powerful company. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) It is a mystery as to (B) where the young girl has acquired (C) such a cynical attitude. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) Both his friends as well as his uncle (B) are to leave (C) for Mumbai today. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) You will have to face (B) any practical problems (C) when you put the plan into practice. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) The more your thought and actions (B) are allied and integrated (C) the more happier you grow. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) A man who was well bred and honourable (B) invariably shows consideration for the feelings of other people (C) and doesn`t trample on them in a hurry. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) Speeding and blocking (B) are traffic offences (C) which leads to gruesome accidents. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

By indulging in such an immoral act, Jatin proved to be a DESPICABLE fellow.

  1. Contemptible
  2. Worthless
  3. Miserable
  4. Unpleasant
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Sherry`s frequent ABNORMAL behaviour shows her growing insanity.

  1. Random
  2. Flawed
  3. Strange
  4. Imperfect
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The given sentence is divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Find the error corresponding to the labelled part and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark (D) No error, as your answer.

(A) I would gladly accompany (B) your sister if you had (C) asked me to do so. (D) No error

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Amitabh Bachchan is a DISTINGUISHED Indian actor.

  1. Glorious
  2. Typical
  3. Renowned
  4. Unforgettable
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The decision was HASTY and immature beyond calculation.

  1. Impulsive
  2. Rude
  3. Nimble
  4. Uneven
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The thief ABSCONDED from police custody.

  1. Overflowed
  2. Decamped
  3. Disappeared
  4. Escaped
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

From an early age, Abhishek's “BRILLIANCE” was noticeable as he always topped in his class.

  1. Sharpness
  2. Intelligence
  3. Vividness
  4. Eminence
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Untouchability has been legally ABOLISHED from India for ever.

  1. Cancelled
  2. Curtailed
  3. Repealed
  4. Eradicated
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

It is quite APPARENT that joint family system is no longer popular.

  1. Indefinite
  2. Hidden
  3. Evident
  4. Unseen
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

All his efforts to become the president of the union proved ABORTIVE.

  1. Exhausted
  2. Deceptive
  3. Futile
  4. Inadequate
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Rivers and mountains are of VITAL importance to any country.

  1. Minor
  2. Listless
  3. Nonessential
  4. Underdeveloped
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

My uncle is a sociable man and so he is WELL KNOWN to all the members of the locality.

  1. Conventional
  2. Household
  3. Accustomed
  4. Familiar
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The wrestlers usually possess ROBUST bodies.

  1. Feminine
  2. Unmanly
  3. Tough
  4. Frail
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

A cobra is a VENOMOUS snake because its bite can cause death.

  1. Agreeable
  2. Warm
  3. Non-poisonous
  4. Gentle
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the synonym of the word or words (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The leader was charged with ABETTING communal hatred.

  1. Encouraging
  2. Obliging
  3. Sustaining
  4. Upholding
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Keats, the great English poet, has given EXPRESSIVE accounts of all his writings.

  1. Unclear
  2. Ordinary
  3. Routine
  4. Wane
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

Patience is a VIRTUE which can lead to satisfying results.

  1. Decay
  2. Advantage
  3. Vice
  4. Sinful
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

He VIOLATED the moral code of conduct in the elections.

  1. Obeyed
  2. Defended
  3. Protected
  4. Upheld
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The old man was walking UNSTEADILY because of his age and sickness.

  1. Stolidly
  2. Steadily
  3. Inertly
  4. Stably
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The storm gradually died down and CALM prevailed.

  1. Violent
  2. Fiery
  3. Wild
  4. Clamour
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the antonym of the word (in capital letters) as per the context of the sentence.

The WICKED terrorists did not spare even women and children.

  1. Graceful
  2. Noble
  3. Useful
  4. Sublime
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P,Q,R,S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. the deepest reverberations
Q. in your body
R. are triggered by
S. the impulses to move

  1. SRPQ
  2. SQPR
  3. QPSR
  4. PRQS
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P,Q,R,S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. motivate your life force
Q. but feel dull
R. you need a movement pattern to
S. if you have sufficient physical energy

  1. PRQS
  2. SQPR
  3. SQRP
  4. RPSQ
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. be careful with money
Q. your kith and kin
R. quarrel with
S. lest you should

  1. RSQP
  2. SQRD
  3. PQSR
  4. PSRQ
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. Indians followed Gandhiji's struggle
Q. by his
R. deeply impressed
S. inner strength and stamina

  1. PRQS
  2. SQPR
  3. PSQR
  4. RPQS
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P,Q,R,S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. how to decode the information
Q. that resides
R. intuition is sharpened by learning
S. within our brain

  1. PQRS
  2. SRQP
  3. RPQS
  4. RQSP
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. Our constitution is modelled
Q. Presidential system
R. on the British Parliamentary system
S. not the American

  1. SQRP
  2. RSQP
  3. PRSQ
  4. PQRS
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. is the Shakespeare
Q. that Kalidas
R. everyone agrees
S. of India

  1. SRQP
  2. PQRS
  3. PQSR
  4. RQPS
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. was
Q. to be seen
R. in the shop
S. a curious assortment of goods

  1. SPQR
  2. SRQP
  3. RQPS
  4. RSQP
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. after breakfast
Q. that we shall
R. it has been decided
S. start the practice

  1. SRPQ
  2. PSQR
  3. RQSP
  4. QRPS
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Parts of the given sentence, labelled P, Q, R, S, have been jumbled up. Choose the correct sequence from the given options to rearrange these parts to form a correct sentence.

P. would be a slow process
Q. it was thought
R. or the socialist methods
S. that reliance on either the capitalist

  1. RSPQ
  2. QSRP
  3. QPRS
  4. PQSR
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The whole paragraph suggests that the coolie was

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

A stranger who had de-boarded the train, came across a fat looking coolie and asked him,
“Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?”
“Yes,” said the coolie.
“Do you want one where you can spend the night?”
“No,” said the stranger, “I only want a meal.”
“In that case,” replied the coolie, “Peacock Hotel will be the best.”
“Will you be kind enough to show me the way”? said the stranger.
“I would be glad to go with you personally,” said the coolie.
“Thank you very much,” said the stranger.

  1. very smart
  2. very cooperative
  3. very honest
  4. very foolish
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The conversation appears to be taking place

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

A stranger who had de-boarded the train, came across a fat looking coolie and asked him,
“Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?”
“Yes,” said the coolie.
“Do you want one where you can spend the night?”
“No,” said the stranger, “I only want a meal.”
“In that case,” replied the coolie, “Peacock Hotel will be the best.”
“Will you be kind enough to show me the way”? said the stranger.
“I would be glad to go with you personally,” said the coolie.
“Thank you very much,” said the stranger.

  1. at the railway station
  2. at the door of the hotel
  3. at the exit door of the station
  4. at the table of the waiting room
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

“Can you tell me the way...”, indicates

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

A stranger who had de-boarded the train, came across a fat looking coolie and asked him,
“Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?”
“Yes,” said the coolie.
“Do you want one where you can spend the night?”
“No,” said the stranger, “I only want a meal.”
“In that case,” replied the coolie, “Peacock Hotel will be the best.”
“Will you be kind enough to show me the way”? said the stranger.
“I would be glad to go with you personally,” said the coolie.
“Thank you very much,” said the stranger.

  1. the person is new to the place
  2. the person has lost his way
  3. the person wants to befriend the coolie
  4. the person is lonely and wants to talk to someone
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Success comes to us by

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of the past regrets or failures, nor in the imagined sorrows of the future, nor in the excitement of the present. And this brings the entire focus on the activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby, the individual who is considered most efficient, finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This is said, very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude, it needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have been the master artists in doing the wrong things. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong end indeed.

  1. being ignorant of the future
  2. being aware of the past
  3. focusing all the energy on the goal
  4. remaining stuck to old memories
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the mind is wrongly trained

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of the past regrets or failures, nor in the imagined sorrows of the future, nor in the excitement of the present. And this brings the entire focus on the activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby, the individual who is considered most efficient, finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This is said, very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude, it needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have been the master artists in doing the wrong things. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong end indeed.

  1. wastage of energy can be avoided
  2. all of us become master artists
  3. the art of action is emphasized
  4. we achieve perfection in doing wrong things
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy is drawn from

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

The great Acharyas have said that having discovered a great goal, surrender yourself to that goal and act towards it drawing your inspiration from that goal whereby you will get a new column of energy. Do not allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile memories of the past regrets or failures, nor in the imagined sorrows of the future, nor in the excitement of the present. And this brings the entire focus on the activity. That is the highest creative action in the world outside. Thereby, the individual who is considered most efficient, finds his way to the highest achievement and success.
This is said, very easily in a second. But in order to train our mind to this attitude, it needs considerable training because we have already trained the mind wrongly to such an extent that we have become perfect in imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we have been the master artists in doing the wrong things. The totality of activity will bring the country to a wrong end indeed.

  1. the action of being highly creative
  2. training of the mind to obtain perfection
  3. the stimulation got from a set aim
  4. the remembrance of the past
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Under the control of monarch, education began to preach ___

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

Ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have tried to control education. During the Christian Era, the ecclesiastics controlled the institutions of education and diffused among the people the gospel of the Bible and religious teachings. They taught the poor people to be meek and to earn their bread with the sweat of their brow, while the priests and the landlords lived in luxury. During the Renaissance, education passed from the clutches of the priests into the hands of the prince. Thus, under the control of the monarch, education began to preach the infallibility of the monarch which means that the king could do no wrong. With the advent of Industrial Revolution, education no longer remained the privilege of the baron class, but was thrown open to the new merchant class. The philosophy in vogue during this period was of “Laissez Faire” restricting the function of the state to merely keeping law and order, while in actual practice, the law of the jungle prevailed in the form of free competition and survival of the fittest.
  1. that kings were gods
  2. that the king was incapable of making mistakes
  3. that the king, like common man, could also do wrong
  4. that the poor had no right to education
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the Christian Era, the institution of education was controlled by

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

Ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have tried to control education. During the Christian Era, the ecclesiastics controlled the institutions of education and diffused among the people the gospel of the Bible and religious teachings. They taught the poor people to be meek and to earn their bread with the sweat of their brow, while the priests and the landlords lived in luxury. During the Renaissance, education passed from the clutches of the priests into the hands of the prince. Thus, under the control of the monarch, education began to preach the infallibility of the monarch which means that the king could do no wrong. With the advent of Industrial Revolution, education no longer remained the privilege of the baron class, but was thrown open to the new merchant class. The philosophy in vogue during this period was of “Laissez Faire” restricting the function of the state to merely keeping law and order, while in actual practice, the law of the jungle prevailed in the form of free competition and survival of the fittest.
  1. the church and the priests
  2. the monarchs who preached the infallility of the king
  3. the secular leaders of the society
  4. the common people
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With the advent of Industrial Revolution, education ___

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

Ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have tried to control education. During the Christian Era, the ecclesiastics controlled the institutions of education and diffused among the people the gospel of the Bible and religious teachings. They taught the poor people to be meek and to earn their bread with the sweat of their brow, while the priests and the landlords lived in luxury. During the Renaissance, education passed from the clutches of the priests into the hands of the prince. Thus, under the control of the monarch, education began to preach the infallibility of the monarch which means that the king could do no wrong. With the advent of Industrial Revolution, education no longer remained the privilege of the baron class, but was thrown open to the new merchant class. The philosophy in vogue during this period was of “Laissez Faire” restricting the function of the state to merely keeping law and order, while in actual practice, the law of the jungle prevailed in the form of free competition and survival of the fittest.
  1. was the sole privilege of the baron class
  2. became accessible to the new rich merchant class
  3. was free for the poor
  4. was made compulsory for all
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The philosophy of “Laissez Faire” stands for

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the following question.

Ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have tried to control education. During the Christian Era, the ecclesiastics controlled the institutions of education and diffused among the people the gospel of the Bible and religious teachings. They taught the poor people to be meek and to earn their bread with the sweat of their brow, while the priests and the landlords lived in luxury. During the Renaissance, education passed from the clutches of the priests into the hands of the prince. Thus, under the control of the monarch, education began to preach the infallibility of the monarch which means that the king could do no wrong. With the advent of Industrial Revolution, education no longer remained the privilege of the baron class, but was thrown open to the new merchant class. The philosophy in vogue during this period was of “Laissez Faire” restricting the function of the state to merely keeping law and order, while in actual practice, the law of the jungle prevailed in the form of free competition and survival of the fittest.
  1. joint control of the means of production by the state and private enterprise
  2. individual freedom in the economic field
  3. state control of the means of production
  4. limited control of the state

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