English Questions

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 son said to me, "I will not disappoint you."

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

Put one's foot down

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

The last straw

In the following question, four words have been given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

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.

An ideal policeman is a myth. You come __________ him only in crime fiction. ____________ elusive is 'good policing', an idea ___________ even the best of criminal justice thinkers have found it difficult to define. This is why, in what is a chaotic world, we have to reluctantly _____________ for an imperfect policeman and ________ inadequate system.

____________ elusive is 'good policing',

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.

______ great was achieved by an individual without enthusiasm and interest.

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.

All of us have admired some writers, ______________ their work over that of others for their writing style as much as for the content of their work. ____________ writer who has, for more than half a century, _______________ for his searing honesty is George Orwell. He is recondite, but he is never ________________. He says it as it is and yet says it as it has not been said ____________.

He is recondite, but he is never ________________.