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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

He gathers the apples.

 

A) The apples gather by him. B) The apples are gathered by him.
C) The apples were gathered by him. D) The apples got gathered by him.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The apples are gathered by him.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The big stone monument was the only __________ the lost traveller remembered.

A) specimen B) souvenir
C) piece D) landmark
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) landmark

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

If the sky is overcast, I take my umbrella with me.

A) When B) Unless
C) Whenever D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Whenever

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To Have bitten off more than you can chew

A) To eat voraciously and then fall sick B) To behave disrespectfully towards elders and then repent the act
C) To have tried to do something which is too difficult D) To have missed a golden opportunity and after that willing to put twice the effort to recover the loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To have tried to do something which is too difficult

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct

 

1. The master returned home after sometime.
P. The snake was lying dead under the cradle.
Q. He went into the room where the baby was sleeping.
R. It had been killed by his dog.
S. He noticed a snake.
6. He realised that his dog had saved his baby.

A) SRPQ B) QRPS
C) QSPR D) PQRS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

All thumbs

 

A) Permission from the concerned people to go ahead. B) A crowd cheering their favourite team.
C) Physically awkward, especially with respect to the hands. D) An illiterate person who cannot sign his name.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A crowd cheering their favourite team.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

"I always drink warm water in the morning," she said to me.

A) She said to me that she always drinks warm water in the morning. B) She said to me she always drank warm water in the morning.
C) She said to me she always drinks warm water in the morning. D) She said to me that she always drank warm water in the morning.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She said to me that she always drank warm water in the morning.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

From stem to stern

 

A) all the way from the front of a ship to the back. B) from the beginning to the end.
C) top of a plant to its roots. D) loose pleasantness to become strict.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) all the way from the front of a ship to the back.

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