English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into three parts (a, b and c). One of them may contain an error. You have to mark that part as your answer. If there is no error mark (d) as your answer.

Both the (a) teacher as well as the (b) students has come. (c) no error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Can not use 'both' and 'as well as' together. Delete both, the correct sentence is: The teacher as well as the students has come.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: It is nine o' clock at night. Abhay and Harsh having brushed their teeth and
Statement II: changed into their night suits. They are all ready to go to market. Their
Statement III: mother, Mrs. Gupta, drew apart the curtains of his room. They could see
Statement IV: the stars twinkling in the sky. Both of them loved ________.                                    

  1. town

  2. bed

  3. fight

  4. night
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

It was night time and both of them had changed into night suits to go to bed to sleep.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: It is nine o' clock at night. Abhay and Harsh having brushed their teeth and
Statement II: changed into their night suits. They are all ready to go to market. Their
Statement III: mother, Mrs. Gupta, drew apart the curtains of his room. They could see
Statement IV: the stars twinkling in the sky. Both of them loved ________.                                    

  1. her

  2. that

  3. those

  4. their
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

We are talking about two people, Abhay and Harsh, therefore, the pronoun that will be used in this case is 'their'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement I?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: It is nine o' clock at night. Abhay and Harsh having brushed their teeth and
Statement II: changed into their night suits. They are all ready to go to market. Their
Statement III: mother, Mrs. Gupta, drew apart the curtains of his room. They could see
Statement IV: the stars twinkling in the sky. Both of them loved ________.                                    

  1. has

  2. were

  3. have

  4. have been
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is written in perfect past tense. Therefore, 'have' will replace 'having' to make this sentence correct.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement I?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. although

  2. because

  3. however

  4. therefore
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence tells us why the animals of the jungle were in a mood to celebrate. Therefore, 'because' will be used to replace 'meanwhile' to make it a correct sentence.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: Today, the animals of the jungle were in a mood of celebration meanwhile it was their
Statement II: day for sports. Mr. Leo, the lion–king, sat on a high rock and watched on his court.
Statement III: The animals sitting alongside him on smaller rocks were all bustling with
Statement IV: excitement. They started a guessing game, where the blindfolded animal _________ .                                                                                                            

  1. under

  2. beneath

  3. in front of

  4. behind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Since Mr Leo is the king, the animals cannot be sitting alongside him. The only appropriate option is (3), sitting in front of him.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: It was home-science class today. The new students of Grade 3 had waited                                    
Statement II: for Mrs. Sylvie, their home–science teacher, to arrive. As she walked, they                                   
Statement III: all stood up and wished her good morning. Mrs. Sylvie told the principal that the topic                     
Statement IV: of discussion of the day was "Home.” A house is called a home _________                         

  1. reached

  2. entered

  3. spoke

  4. answered
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Here the sentence is referring to the teacher's coming onto the class. Therefore, entered is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: In India, there stood a colony of crows on a huge tree, known
Statement II: as banyan tree. On many tree nearby, lived a colony of owls.
Statement III: The owls is powerful enemies, frequently attacking and harassing
Statement IV: the crows. The owls could see at night, _________.                                       

  1. away

  2. another

  3. same

  4. both
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The other is one.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: In India, there stood a colony of crows on a huge tree, known
Statement II: as banyan tree. On many tree nearby, lived a colony of owls.
Statement III: The owls is powerful enemies, frequently attacking and harassing
Statement IV: the crows. The owls could see at night, _________.                                       

  1. was

  2. are

  3. has

  4. were
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Owls are plural and the story is in past tense.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects / completes statement IV?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Statement I: In India, there stood a colony of crows on a huge tree, known
Statement II: as banyan tree. On many tree nearby, lived a colony of owls.
Statement III: The owls is powerful enemies, frequently attacking and harassing
Statement IV: the crows. The owls could see at night, _________.                                       

  1. making them stronger than the crows

  2. giving them advantage over the crows

  3. taking away their food at night

  4. acting as an obstacle for the crows
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ability to see at night was definitely an advantage.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement I?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Mrs. Irani was an old lady. She start a bakery shop of her own in a countryside                  statement I
market. She had no close relatives of this own. Every morning when she                            statement II
opened her shop, she used to sing a song, and on hearing her soothing name,                    statement III

all the kids of the neighbourhood _______________________.                                           statement IV

  1. made

  2. ran

  3. got

  4. offered
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is in past tense. Therefore, 'ran' will be used in the place of 'start'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, which have been left out, have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.
Mrs. Irani was an old lady. She start a bakery shop of her own in a countryside                  statement I
market. She had no close relatives of this own. Every morning when she                            statement II
opened her shop, she used to sing a song, and on hearing her soothing name,                    statement III

all the kids of the neighbourhood _______________________.                                           statement IV

  1. his

  2. her

  3. their

  4. your
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Since we are talking about a female. So we will maek use of the pronoun 'her'. Therefore, replace 'this' with 'her'.