English Language

Spotting Errors

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Spotting Errors Questions

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: Mrs. Lalita was taking his class on a camping trip to the forests. She was
Statement II: a nature lover, and knows about the plants and animals of the area. She decided
Statement III: to introduce the children to the forest plants this time. “It’s a sacred day to go
Statement IV: for a trip, and we will visit the Jim Corbett today” she said, We will ________                                   

  1. their

  2. student’s

  3. her

  4. school’s
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pronoun used for a female is 'her'.

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: Mrs. Lalita was taking his class on a camping trip to the forests. She was
Statement II: a nature lover, and knows about the plants and animals of the area. She decided
Statement III: to introduce the children to the forest plants this time. “It’s a sacred day to go
Statement IV: for a trip, and we will visit the Jim Corbett today” she said, We will ________                                   

  1. had known

  2. knew

  3. will be knowing

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

The paragraph is in past tense therefore we must use "knew".

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: Mrs. Lalita was taking his class on a camping trip to the forests. She was
Statement II: a nature lover, and knows about the plants and animals of the area. She decided
Statement III: to introduce the children to the forest plants this time. “It’s a sacred day to go
Statement IV: for a trip, and we will visit the Jim Corbett today” she said, We will ________                                   

  1. study algebra and solve questions of trigonometry there

  2. study the different kinds of shrubs and trees there

  3. run after the butterflies and play near the pond

  4. go to the forest and learn hunting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Since the teacher wanted to introduce the children to the forest plants this time, (2) is the correct option.

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: Mohit stayed on a farm. It was his duty to carry water into the well to
Statement II: the cowshed, everyday. One day his bucket cracked on its side by carrying
Statement III: the water.  By the time, he had reached the cowshed; half of the water had
Statement IV: drained away. However, it was his favourite blue bucket, _________                     

  1. towards

  2. away

  3. from

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

Water is taken from the well as it is a source of water.

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: Mohit stayed on a farm. It was his duty to carry water into the well to
Statement II: the cowshed, everyday. One day his bucket cracked on its side by carrying
Statement III: the water.  By the time, he had reached the cowshed; half of the water had
Statement IV: drained away. However, it was his favourite blue bucket, _________                     

  1. and he could not exchange it with a new bucket from the store

  2. and he loved playing with the bucket whenever he was free

  3. and he could not paint it into any other colour

  4. and he could not bring himself to throw it away
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Since it was his favourite bucket he could not muster up the courage to throw it away.

Multiple choice

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

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. bring

  2. has bring

  3. bringing

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

The tense is present, therefore, (3) bringing is the correct option.

Multiple choice

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

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. Comma required after ‘finally’

  2. ‘Cup’ should not begin with a capital

  3. Capital letter required for ‘world’

  4. ‘the’ should be replaced with ‘a’
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'World Cup' is a noun and therefore, should start with a capital letter.

Multiple choice

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

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.
Statement I: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from one-day cricket, brought an end to a glorious 23-year-old career.
Statement II: Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan much ago in 1989.
Statement III: He finally became part of the world Cup winning Indian team in 2011.
Statement IV: Besides being a great batsman,_____________.                       

  1. since then

  2. much back

  3. way back

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

'Way back' here means long time ago, which is the intended meaning here.

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: Mohit stayed on a farm. It was his duty to carry water into the well to
Statement II: the cowshed, everyday. One day his bucket cracked on its side by carrying
Statement III: the water.  By the time, he had reached the cowshed; half of the water had
Statement IV: drained away. However, it was his favourite blue bucket, _________                     

  1. was reached

  2. has reached

  3. reached

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

Past perfect tense has already been used in 'water had'. So we have to use simple past tense.