English Questions

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture. 

but holding its roots _______.

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.

My mother said to my father, "I am very busy now."

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 teacher asked the boys to be quiet.
P. The boys opened their books.
Q. Suddenly there was some noise outside.
R. Then he asked them to open their books.
S. The teacher looked outside.
6. A dog had entered in the school premises.

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

_____________ nearly eight decades, the women's movement __________ and debated the desirability and feasibility of a Uniform Civil Code, and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity? Is it for the "integrity of the nation" that uniformity in laws is required, as some judicial pronouncements ___________? If so, who exactly is the beneficiary? Which sections of people benefit from "integrity of the nation", that abstract entity which is not exactly _______ the top of your mind as your husband throws you out on the street?

and has ended up ___________ a simple question — what is the value of uniformity?

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

The beggar exclaimed, “will none of you help me?”

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

She and Dad would (has had loved) Amit.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The most powerful and the most perfect ____________ of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words.___________ is better suited to lead speakers and readers ___________ English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought. Every speaker's aim is to be heard and _____________. A clear, crisp _____________ holds an audience as by the spell of some irresistible power.

and readers ___________ English into an easy

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A room where dead bodies are kept until burial