English Questions

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life’s course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful of energy and limit and twist the mind, and prevent it (to perceiving) the truth.

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Tenzing Norgay created history

P-to conquer Mount Everest
Q-became the first men
R-on May 29, 1953, when he and Sir Edmund Hillary

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

P: But our behavior, ‘good’ or ‘bad’, certainly shapes our persona and determines our personality.
Q: If one is helpful, polite and considerate in one’s actions towards fellow-beings, one is known as a kind person.
R: The converse is equally true and a mean, rude and selfish person is regarded as bad.
S: Growing urbanisation and lack of roots in any given place have made us increasingly indifferent to the feelings of others and led us to adopt an apathetic attitude to most things.

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The flora and fauna of Cubbon Park captures our attention more than anything else. But when you take time to look closely at the statue, you will marvel at its sheer grandeur. Sculpted by Sir Thomas Brock, the 11 feet high marble statue is larger than life. It brings out the personality of Queen Victoria, who had been the Monarch of Great Britain from 1837 till 1901, depicting a rather proud, stern person with pronounced features.

In 1906, the statue was unveiled in the city by George Frederick Ernest Albert, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and York, making it stand in all its glory in its 111th year. Even though there is a wealth of history to the statue, and it was made to appear imposing, the busy Bengalureans would probably refer to it as just another landmark. As the workers are busy in discussion on the instructions given to them, life continues as usual in the Park.

The Bengalureans would refer to the Queen Victoria statue as ____________.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

He is an atheist (yet) he goes to the church every Sunday.

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Ramesh says, he has already repaid me but I can't recall, so I'll have (to take his word).

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

I gave her the book that I (won) as a prize.

Choose the word that best defines the given phrase

‘A style in which a writer makes a display of hisknowledge’