English Quiz for BOB PO Exam

Q1. HAUGHTY
(a) imperial
(b) imperious
(c) adamant
(d) empire
(e) None of these

Q2. LOQUACIOUS
(a) Victorian
(b) bombastic
(c) verbose
(d) ambiguous
(e) None of these

Q3. BEQUEST
(a) Parsimony
(b) matrimony
(c) heritage
(d) patrimony
(e) None of these

Q4. RECUPERATE
(a) deteriorate
(b) lose
(c) recover
(d) worsen
(e) None of these

Q5. ATTENUATE
(a) repent
(b) make thin
(c) force
(d) divide
(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e).

Q6. He was sleeping (A) / in his room when a thief (B) / entered into his house (C) / and took away a lot of things. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. In her concluding speech (A) / she said (B) / almost nothing (C) / worth listening to. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. It was apparent for (A) / everyone present (B) / that if the patient did not receive (C) / immediate medical aid he would die. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. He proposed me (A) / that we should go to the Disco (B) / and then have (C) / dinner at a restaurant. (D) / No Error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. There appears (A) / to be a little liaison (B) / among the (C) / two groups of the society. (D) / No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Directions (11-15): Below each sentence are given four possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b), (c) or (d) is better than the bold part, indicate your response against the corresponding letter (a), (b), (c) or (d). (f none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (e) as your response. Thus a ‘No’ improvement’ response will be signified by the letter (e). 

Q11. The father together with his sons and daughters have gone to see a film.
(a) are gone
(b) has gone
(c) is gone
(d) is going
(e) No improvement

Q12. The stranger asked the little girl what is her name.
(a) What her name is
(b) What her name was
(c) What was her name
(d) Her name is what
(e) No improvement

Q13. The honorable court had taken a leniency view because the accused had no previous criminal record.
(a) had viewed leniency
(b) had taken a leniency viewing
(c) had taken a lenient view
(d) took a lenient view
(e) No improvement

Q14. The government should launch such projects which should reversible the destructive cycle of flood and drought.
(a) should have reversible
(b) should be reverse
(c) should have been reverse
(d) should reverse
(e) No improvement

Q15. A committee comprising eminent experts from various fields were setting up.
(a) was set up
(b) were being set up
(c) was setting up
(d) has being set up
(e) No improvement