English Grammar and Communication Skills
Tests English grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills through practical scenarios and language usage questions
Questions
The puzzles that physicists solve are usually those lying about in plain sight,often things so _________ that they are overlooked by all but the keenest observers.
- hidden
- vital
- ordinary
- vague
- small
The metric system is deliberately designed to be simple arithmetically yet capable of _______ expansion as it becomes necessary to __________ new units of measure.
- confusing...record
- mathematical...memorize
- rigid...discard
- indefinite..invent
- limited...correct
Carius Saura is not given to explicit statement;his films, which seem hazy because of their psyhological _________ .
- casuality
- poignancy
- allusiveness
- ardor
- conditioning
"Meaning" and "Truth" are profound and yet ______ ,for they seem to resist even out most determined attempts at definitive explanation.
- equivocal
- manageable
- insignificant
- unwarranted
- tractable
A number of American Indian nations have moved to _______ and operate their own private college in response to the perceived inadequacies of mainstream higher education.
- establish
- educate
- restrict
- foreclose
- examine
In an effort to _______ the sensations of flight during raining sessions,computer technicians electronically __________ images realistic enough to convince pilots,at least momentarily,that they are actually flying.
- bunteract..project
- raggerate..reproduce
- duplicate..erase
- mulate..compose
- iminate..devise
Until the nineteenth century,history was largely written by private scholars and literary amateurs and was not seen as an _________,but rather as a branch of iterator.
- artifact
- entity
- offshoot
- acomplishment
- undertaking
She was _______ success and eager to create a name for herself.
- deprecatory toward
- impatient for
- querulous about
- sated by
- impassive to
You want to say that you reached the station on time but still missed the train. You say:
- Though I reached the station early, but I missed the train.
- Though I reached the station early, I missed the train.
- I reached the station early and just I missed the train.
- I reached the station early only, but I missed the train
Your friend gives you some instructions, but you don't hear him properly. You try to get a clarification. You say:
- What do I have to do?
- What do I want to do?
- What I have to do?
- What I want to do?
You arrived for a meeting two minutes back. Your team member, who came after you, wants to know when you reached for the meeting. You say:
- I arrived just now only.
- I arrived just now
- Just I arrived.
- I have reached just now.
You want to note down something, and as is the case often, you just can't find your pen. You probably came to office without it. So you think of asking the person next to you for a pen. You ask:
- Are you having a pen?
- Pen
- Do you have a pen?
- A pen is there with you?
You've just watched a movie and you want to recommend it to somebody else. So you say:
- This is one of the best movies I've seen.
- This is one of the best movie I've seen.
- What a movie!
- All of these sound ok to me!
You tell people something hard to believe and they smile back at you. You think they don't believe what you said. So you say:
- Do you think I am lying?
- Are you not believing me?
- Don't you believe me?
- Are you thinking that I am lying?
Your friend gives you a framed photograph which you hang on your wall at home. The next day, she asks you where the picture is. You say
- I hung it on my wall at home.
- I hanged it on my wall at home.
- It is hanging out on my wall at home.
- I hunged it on my wall at home.
You think 20-20 will have a negative impact on the game of cricket. So you say:
- 20-20 will have a bad affect on cricket.
- 20-20 will have a bad effect on cricket.
- 20-20 will have a bad affect on the cricket.
- 20-20 will have a bad effect on the cricket.
You want to know if Tom can jump over a five-foot wall. He thinks he can. He says:
- I can be able to do it.
- I can do it.
- I can able to do it.
- I can certainly able to do it.
INTRODUCTION:CONCLUSION::
- announcement:news
- greeting:farewell
- birth:marriage
- arrival:salutation
- friendship:termination
You and your friend are chatting on sametime. The topic is Mindworks, the quizzing platform on Ultimatix. Your friend asks if doing quizzes on Mindworks helps you improve your competency. You are a regular visitor at Mindworks and so you say:
- Yes it does. I used to take quizzes on Mindworks regularly.
- Yes it does. I use to take quizzes on Mindworks regularly.
- Yes it does. I take quizzes on Mindworks regularly.
- Yes it does. I am taking quizzes on Mindworks regularly.