English Practice set for IBPS, IPPB, LIC etc.

Directions (1-5): In questions some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle corresponding to the appropriate letter (a,b,c). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (d) in the Answer sheet.

1. Our success or our failure (A)/largely depend (B)/upon our actions. (C)/No error (D).


2. The poor man (A)/ poisoned him (B)/ and his own children. (C)/No error (D).


3. It was in 2006 (A)/ that we first flew (B)/ to the United States. (C)/No error (D).


4. The children's dog (A)/slept quietly (B)/ in their uncle's house. (C)/No error (D).


5. When Anand reached the village, (A)/ he found that (B)/ reports about him preceded him. (C)/No error (D).

Direction (6-10): In questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.

6. The metals and minerals sector...........currently highly volatile.

(A) are                                                    (B) is

(C)          was                                                         (D) were

7. We should not mix with those people who have an......reputation

(A) unsavoury                      (B) unsteady

(C) unsafe                                             (D) unsanctified

8. It was said of Akbar that he rarely...... more than three hours a day.

(A)          sleeps                                     (B) is sleeping

(C) had slept                         (D) slept

9. As the bare mountains turned green, the people found......looking forward to spring.

(A) they                                                 (B) them

(C) their                                                 (D) themselves

10. We must......help to the people hit by the cyclone.

(A) contribute                       (B) summon

(C) impart                                             (D) render

Directions (11-15): In questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

11. LIABILITY

(A)          debt                                                        (B) debit

(C) asset                                                                (D) credit

12. INTEGRATION

(A)          symmetry                              (B) unity

(C) coordination                  (D) compromise

13. DISCRIMINATE

(A)          compare                                (B) distinguish

(C) comprehend                   (D) connect

14. APPEAR

(A)          see                                                          (B) allow

(C) seem                                                (D) enter

15. CEASE

(A)          stop                                                        (B) lapse

(C)          close                                       (D) arrest

Directions (16-20): In questions choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

16. VANITY

(A)          honesty                                  (B) truthfulness

(C) modesty                                          (D) decency

17. NEGLIGENT

(A)          inattentive                             (B) imprudent

(C) insignificant                   (D) careful

18. NEAT

(A)          sloppy                                    (B) fragrant

(C) spruce                                              (D) orderly

19. WICKED

(A) cunning                                           (B) good

(C) tricky                                               (D) crooked

20. BLOCK

(A) clean                                                (B) ease

(C) cure                                                  (D) clear

Directions (21-25): In question four alternatives are given for the underlined idiom/phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the give idiom/phrase and blacken the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet.

21. His arguments cut no ice with me.

(A) had no influence one me

(B) did not hurt me

(C)          did not benefit me

(D) did not make me proud

22. There was a job for me to cut my teeth on.

(A) to gain experience

(B) to try

(C)          to sharpen my wits

(D) to earn a decent salary

23. The carrot and stick policy pays dividends in every organization.

(A) fair and foul                   (B) continuous vigilance

(C) democratic                     (D) reward and punishment

24. Unless you grease his palms he will not do your work.

(A) talk to him                      (B) flatter him

(C) beat him                                         (D) bribe him

25. The police closed the book on the murder case.

(A)          solved the case of

(B) stopped working on

(C) handed the case over to another agency

(D) refused to take up

Directions (26-30): In questions a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (d).

26. If I was you I would not sign the document.

(A) If I have been you

(B) If I were you

(C) If I had been you

(D) No improvement

27. I prefer to ride than to walk.

(A) ride to walk                    (B) riding than walking

(C) riding to walking            (D) No improvement

28. They were astonished through his failure in the examination.

(A) from                                                (B) at

(C) with                                 (D) No improvement

29. The increasing sale of luxuries is an index of the country's prosperity.

(A) appendix                        (B) pointer

(C)          mark                                      (D) No improvement

30. When are you starting to write to your friend?

(A) wanting                                           (B) going

(C) thinking                                           (D) No improvement

Directions (31-35): In questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

31. The absence of law and order.

(A) Rebellion                        (B) Mutiny

(C) Revolt                                             (D) Anarchy

32. A voice that cannot be heard

(A) Unheard                                          (B) Faint

(C) Audible                                           (D) Inaudible

33. High sea waves caused by underwater earthquake

(A) Tsunami                                         (B) Tornado

(C) Hurricane                       (D) Cyclone

34. To give one's authority to another

(A) Assign                                              (B) Delegate

(C) Represent                       (D) Designate

35. One who intervenes between two or more parties to settle difference.

(A)          Neutral                                   (B) Intermediary

(C) Judge                                               (D) Connoisseur

Directions (36-40): In questions groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

36. (A) Budgetery (B) Bugetary

(C) Budgetary                      (D) Budgetry

37. (A) Embarrassed (B) Embarassed

(C) Embarrased                   (D) Embarased

38. (A) Seperately (B) Separately

(C)          Seperatley                             (D) Separatly

39. (A) Occurence (B) Occurrence

(C) Ocurence                        (D) Occurance

40. (A) Pidistrian (B) Pedistrian

(C) Pedestrian                       (D) Pidestrian

Directions (41-50): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

When Anil passed his final university examination and got his....(41)....he decide to.....(42)....and invited all his friends to a party to be.....(43).....the following Sunday. He spent most of that Saturday....(44)....things ready and at 7.40 the first guest arrived. After that a steady.....(45) of people....(46)....and Anil was busy chatting to people and introducing them to one another. Anil had a wide....(47)....of friends and not everyone at the party knew everyone....(48).... 'A part is always a good way to break the....(49)....and get people talking', Anil thought. The party soon got going and there was a feeling of relief at the....(50)...that the examinations were over and that a long summer holiday lay ahead.

41. (A) licence (B) bachelorhood

(C) degree                                              (D) diploma

42. (A) celebrate (B) feast

(C) entertain                                         (D) commemorate

43. (A) planned (B) celebrated

(C) offered                                            (D) held

44. (A) preparing                               (B) putting

(C)          getting                                    (D) doing

45. (A) stream (B) current

(C) river                                                 (D) movement

46. (A) turned out (B) turned up

(C) turned in                         (D) turned down

47. (A) number (B) group

(C) circle                                                (D) round

48. (A) else (B) other

(C) different                                          (D) person

49. (A) silence (B) atmosphere

(C) monotony                      (D) ice

50. (A) subject (B) point

(C) fact                                                  (D) matter

 

Answer Sheet-2
1.	(B)	2.	(B)	3.	(B)	4.	(D)	5.	(C)
6.	(B)	7.	(A)	8.	(D)	9.	(D)	10.	(D)
11.	(A)	12.	(B)	13.	(B)	14.	(C)	15.	(A)
16.	(C)	17.	(D)	18.	(A)	19.	(B)	20.	(D)
21.	(A)	22.	(A)	23.	(D)	24.	(D)	25.	(B)
26.	(B)	27.	(C)	28.	(B)	29.	(C)	30.	(B)
31.	(D)	32.	(D)	33.	(A)	34.	(B)	35.	(B)
36.	(C)	37.	(A)	38.	(B)	39.	(B)	40.	(C)
41.	(C)	42.	(A)	43.	(D)	44.	(C)	45.	(A)
46.	(B)	47.	(C)	48.	(A)	49.	(D)	50.	(C)