English Quiz For NIACL AO Mains
Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/words given below .i.e. one of the sentences/words can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences
Q1. Sadly, the Internet has made it easier ----------------------------------- of false information.
Q2. In some areas of France, citizens accept -------------------------- Americans as rude and uncultured people.
Q3. Since it was so poorly written, the editor decided the article ------------------------------ spot in the newspaper.
Q4. The villagers were shocked that a boy so young ------------------------------- horrendous crime with no regard for human life.
Q5. Life in the poverty-stricken city is horrendous -------------------------------------- living in terrible conditions without food or water.
Directions (6-10): In each Question below, a sentence is given with four words given in Bold in the sentence. Among these bold words one may be wrongly spelt. The option of that word is the answer. If all four words are correctly spelt mark e. i.e. 'All Correct' as the answer.
Q6. Glaring out at the crowd, the angry police officer ordred the protesters to leave immediately.
Q7. Some poor people believe politcians conspire to keep them in dire financial straits.
Q8. In the hit film, three women conspire to kidnap their horrible boss.
Q9. During the championship, the fighter began to pumel his opponent after distracting him.
Q10. The selfish socialite would speak ill about anyone she considered inferior.
Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.
Q11. PERISH
(i) Sunlight has caused the rubber to perish.
(ii) Without the assistance, thousands of refugees will perish from hunger and neglect.
(iii) I was taken perish by the server’s rude comment about my hair.
Q12. CONCERN
(i) Does it concern you that your children are out after dark?
(ii) While the word ‘rock’ has concern to describe a certain form of music, its literal denotation refers only to actual stone.
(iii) The literal meaning of a word is its denotation, but the concern it is used or perceived is referred to as its connotation.
Q13. FRAGILE
(i) The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.
(ii) Their argument showed us just how fragile the teammate relationship can be.
(iii) Because the treaty between the two nations is very fragile, it may be damaged during the presidential meeting.
Q14. ACCLAIM
(i) Our writing teacher required us to remove any acclaim words from our essays because they did not contribute to the essay.
(ii) The clouds made the morning appear quite acclaim.
(iii) Chloe hoped that her allergies were not going to acclaim her ability to perform in the recital.
Q15. TERRIFY
(i) His looks are enough to terrify anyone.
(ii) Thoughts of snakes and spiders terrify me and cause me to lose sleep at night.
(iii) The stock’s staggering terrify in value has damaged many retirement accounts.
