ENGLISH QUIZ
Direction: Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct?
1. There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only
A. initials
B. signatures
C. pictures
D. middle names
E. No correction required
2. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition
A. were shocked at all
B. had all shocked at
C. had all shocked by
D. had been all shocked on
E. No correction required
3. He is too important for tolerating any delay.
A. to tolerate
B. to tolerating
C. at tolerating
D. with tolerating
E. No correction required
4. Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary?
A. Despite their
B. Despite of the
C. Despite for their
D. Despite off their
E. No correction required
5. We don’t know how did the thief made an escape.
A. how the thief did make
B. how the thief does make
C. how the thief made
D. how was the thief made
E. No correction required
6. He has received no other message than an urgent telegram asking him to rush his village immediately.
A. asked him to rush his village
B. asking him to have rush his village
C. asking him to rush to his village
D. asking him rushing at his village
E. No correction required
7. Later he became unpopular because he tried to lord it on his followers.
A. to lord it for
B. to lord over
C. to lord it over
D. to lord it over on
E. No correction required
8. Hardly does the sun rise when the stars disappeared.
A. have the sun rose
B. had the sun risen
C. did the sun rose
D. the sun rose
E. No correction required
9. The train will leave at 8.30 pm, we have been ready by 7.30pm so that, we can reach the station in time.
A. were
B. must be
C. are
D. should have
E. No correction required
10. Because of his mastery in this field, his suggestions are wide accepted.
A. are widely accepted
B. widely acceptance
C. have widely accepted
D. have been wide accepted
E. No correction required
11. The accused now flatly denies have admitted his guilt in his first statement.
A. having admitted
B. had admitted
C. have been admitting
D. has admitting
E. No correction required
12. We were still standing in the queue when the film was beginning.
A. film began
B. film had begun
C. beginning of the film was over
D. film begins
E. No correction required
13. Though we have kept in mind to try and maintain most facilities, we would like to request you to kindly bear with us any inconvenience that may be caused.
A. must keep in mind to try and maintain
B. have kept in mind trying and maintain
C. would keep in mind to try and to maintain
D. should have kept in mind to try and to maintain
E. No correction required
14. They examined both the samples very carefully but failed to detect any difference in them.
A. some difference in
B. some difference between
C. any difference between
D. any difference among
E. No correction required
15. They have a scheme of rewarding the best of the performers every year.
A. a best performer
B. the best among the performer
C. a best among performer
D. the best of the performer
E. No correction required
16. Making friends is more rewarding than to make enemies.
A. to be unsociable
B. to be sociable
C. being unsociable
D. making enemies
E. No correction required
17. The moment they saw me, they were delight.
A. had delighted
B. were delighted
C. are delighted
D. have been delighted
E. No correction required
18. If he has to spend five hours in the queue, it was really a wastage.
A. is a really wastage
B. is real a wastage
C. has really a wastage
D. is really a wastage
E. No correction required
19. My hair stood off ends when I saw the horrible sight.
A. stood at ends
B. stood on ends
C. stood to ends
D. stands on ends
E. No correction required
20. The people generally try to curry favour with the corrupt but influential person.
A. cook favour
B. seek favour
C. extract favour
D. display favour
E. No correction required
ANSWERS
1. A
2. E
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. E
14. C
15. E
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. E
