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1. Find the part of the sentence that has an error:
Each of the students / have submitted / the project report on time.
- A. Each of the students
- B. have submitted
- C. the project report on time
- D. No error
Answer: B. have submitted
“Each” is singular, so it takes a singular verb. The correct sentence is “Each of the students has submitted the project report on time.”
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2. Find the part of the sentence that has an error:
She is senior than me / in the office / by two years.
- A. She is senior than me
- B. in the office
- C. by two years
- D. No error
Answer: A. She is senior than me
Words like senior, junior, superior and inferior take “to”, not “than”. The correct form is “She is senior to me in the office by two years.”
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3. Find the part of the sentence that has an error:
Neither the manager nor his assistants / was present / at the review meeting.
- A. Neither the manager nor his assistants
- B. at the review meeting
- C. No error
- D. was present
Answer: D. was present
With “neither … nor”, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. “Assistants” is plural, so the verb should be “were”: “Neither the manager nor his assistants were present.”
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4. Find the part of the sentence that has an error:
I have been working here / since five years / and I enjoy it.
- A. I have been working here
- B. and I enjoy it
- C. since five years
- D. No error
Answer: C. since five years
Use “for” with a length of time (for five years) and “since” with a starting point (since March). The correct phrase is “for five years”.
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5. Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
- A. He did not knew the answer.
- B. He not knows the answer.
- C. He does not know the answer.
- D. He do not know the answer.
Answer: C. He does not know the answer.
After “does not” or “did not”, the main verb stays in its base form (know). “He” needs “does”, not “do”. So “He does not know the answer” is correct.
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6. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Anita is very good ___ mathematics.
- A. at
- B. in
- C. on
- D. with
Answer: A. at
In standard English, you are “good at” a subject or skill. “Good with” is used for people or tools (good with children), not for subjects.
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7. Choose the word closest in meaning to ABUNDANT.
- A. Scarce
- B. Plentiful
- C. Costly
- D. Hidden
Answer: B. Plentiful
“Abundant” means existing in large quantities, more than enough. “Plentiful” has the same meaning. “Scarce” is its opposite.
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8. Choose the word closest in meaning to CANDID.
- A. Secretive
- B. Polite
- C. Clever
- D. Frank
Answer: D. Frank
“Candid” means honest and direct, saying what you really think. “Frank” means the same. A candid review of a project points out problems openly.
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9. Choose the word closest in meaning to METICULOUS.
- A. Careless
- B. Hasty
- C. Thorough
- D. Generous
Answer: C. Thorough
“Meticulous” means showing great attention to detail and being very careful. “Thorough” is the closest match. “Careless” and “hasty” are nearly opposite.
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10. Choose the word opposite in meaning to EXPAND.
- A. Contract
- B. Grow
- C. Spread
- D. Extend
Answer: A. Contract
“Expand” means to become larger. “Contract” means to become smaller, so it is the opposite. Grow, spread and extend are all similar in meaning to expand.
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11. Choose the word opposite in meaning to OBSCURE.
- A. Hidden
- B. Vague
- C. Remote
- D. Evident
Answer: D. Evident
“Obscure” means unclear or hard to see or understand. “Evident” means plainly clear, so it is the opposite. Hidden and vague are close in meaning to obscure.
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12. Choose the word opposite in meaning to FRUGAL.
- A. Thrifty
- B. Extravagant
- C. Careful
- D. Modest
Answer: B. Extravagant
“Frugal” means careful not to waste money. “Extravagant” means spending much more than needed, the opposite. “Thrifty” is a synonym of frugal.
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13. Choose the one word for: a person who can speak two languages fluently.
- A. Bilingual
- B. Bilateral
- C. Bipartisan
- D. Biennial
Answer: A. Bilingual
“Bilingual” means able to speak two languages. Bilateral means involving two sides, bipartisan means supported by two parties, and biennial means every two years.
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14. What does the idiom “to break the ice” mean?
- A. To damage something by accident
- B. To make people feel relaxed and start a conversation
- C. To end a friendship suddenly
- D. To solve a very hard problem
Answer: B. To make people feel relaxed and start a conversation
“To break the ice” means to do or say something that eases tension and gets people talking, for example a light question at the start of a meeting with strangers.
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15. Fill in the blank:
Despite the heavy rain yesterday, the match ___ on time.
- A. start
- B. starting
- C. has start
- D. started
Answer: D. started
“Yesterday” places the action in the past, so the simple past “started” is needed. “Has start” and “starting” are not correct verb forms here.
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16. Fill in the blank:
The new leave policy was ___ by the staff because it reduced their paperwork.
- A. rejected
- B. welcomed
- C. ignored
- D. condemned
Answer: B. welcomed
The clue is “because it reduced their paperwork”, which is a benefit. People welcome a change that helps them, so “welcomed” fits. The other options show a negative reaction.
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17. Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence:
Her explanation was so ___ that even the new joiners understood it ___.
- A. vague, quickly
- B. complex, fully
- C. lucid, easily
- D. brief, hardly
Answer: C. lucid, easily
“Lucid” means clear and easy to understand, and a clear explanation is understood “easily”. The other pairs contradict themselves: a vague or complex explanation would not be understood quickly or fully by new joiners.
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18. Fill in the blank:
If I ___ about the traffic jam, I would have left home earlier.
- A. knew
- B. have known
- C. would know
- D. had known
Answer: D. had known
This is a third conditional about an unreal past: “If + past perfect, would have + past participle.” So “If I had known …, I would have left earlier.”
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19. Arrange the sentences in the correct order:
P: Then she shortlisted three companies that matched her skills.
Q: Priya first updated her resume with her latest project.
R: Finally, she prepared for an interview with each of them.
S: Next, she researched the products and culture of those three companies.
- A. QPSR
- B. QSPR
- C. PQSR
- D. QPRS
Answer: A. QPSR
Q opens with “first”. P (“then she shortlisted three companies”) must come before S, which refers to “those three companies”. R starts with “finally” and ends the story. So the order is Q, P, S, R.
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20. Arrange the sentences in the correct order:
P: This heat is used to boil water and produce steam.
Q: In a thermal power plant, coal is burned in a furnace.
R: The steam spins a turbine, which is connected to a generator.
S: The generator finally converts this motion into electricity.
- A. QRPS
- B. PQRS
- C. QPRS
- D. QPSR
Answer: C. QPRS
Q introduces the topic and the burning coal. P refers to “this heat” from the burning, producing steam. R uses that steam to spin the turbine. S ends with the generator making electricity. Order: Q, P, R, S.
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21. Choose the correct passive voice of:
The team completed the project last week.
- A. The project is completed by the team last week.
- B. The project was completed by the team last week.
- C. The project has been completed by the team last week.
- D. The project was being completed by the team last week.
Answer: B. The project was completed by the team last week.
The active sentence is in the simple past, so the passive uses “was + past participle”: “The project was completed by the team last week.” The tense must not change.
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22. Read the passage and answer the question.
Many small businesses in India now sell through online marketplaces. A marketplace brings them buyers from other cities, but it takes a commission on every sale and decides how their products are shown. Some sellers have responded by building their own websites while staying on the marketplace. The website brings in fewer orders at first, but the seller keeps the full margin and owns the buyer’s contact details. Over time, many repeat buyers move to the website.
According to the passage, what does a marketplace give small sellers?
- A. Buyers from other cities
- B. Free delivery
- C. Lower taxes
- D. Their own website
Answer: A. Buyers from other cities
The passage says “A marketplace brings them buyers from other cities.” Free delivery and lower taxes are not mentioned, and the website is something sellers build themselves.
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23. Read the passage and answer the question.
Many small businesses in India now sell through online marketplaces. A marketplace brings them buyers from other cities, but it takes a commission on every sale and decides how their products are shown. Some sellers have responded by building their own websites while staying on the marketplace. The website brings in fewer orders at first, but the seller keeps the full margin and owns the buyer’s contact details. Over time, many repeat buyers move to the website.
Why do some sellers build their own websites?
- A. To leave the marketplace completely
- B. To get more orders from day one
- C. To keep the full margin and own buyer contact details
- D. To avoid showing their products online
Answer: C. To keep the full margin and own buyer contact details
The passage says the website lets the seller keep “the full margin” and own “the buyer’s contact details”. It also says sellers stay on the marketplace and get fewer orders at first, which rules out the other options.
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24. Read the passage and answer the question.
Many small businesses in India now sell through online marketplaces. A marketplace brings them buyers from other cities, but it takes a commission on every sale and decides how their products are shown. Some sellers have responded by building their own websites while staying on the marketplace. The website brings in fewer orders at first, but the seller keeps the full margin and owns the buyer’s contact details. Over time, many repeat buyers move to the website.
What can be inferred about orders from a seller’s own website?
- A. They are always higher than marketplace orders
- B. They start low but can grow as repeat buyers move over
- C. They stop once the seller leaves the marketplace
- D. They carry a higher commission
Answer: B. They start low but can grow as repeat buyers move over
The passage says the website “brings in fewer orders at first” and that “over time, many repeat buyers move to the website.” So orders start low and can grow. Nothing says they are always higher or carry a commission.
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25. Read the passage and answer the question.
Many small businesses in India now sell through online marketplaces. A marketplace brings them buyers from other cities, but it takes a commission on every sale and decides how their products are shown. Some sellers have responded by building their own websites while staying on the marketplace. The website brings in fewer orders at first, but the seller keeps the full margin and owns the buyer’s contact details. Over time, many repeat buyers move to the website.
Which title best suits the passage?
- A. How to Start an Online Marketplace
- B. Why Marketplaces Charge Commission
- C. The Decline of Small Businesses
- D. Why Small Sellers Add Their Own Websites
Answer: D. Why Small Sellers Add Their Own Websites
The passage is about small sellers who stay on marketplaces but also build their own websites, and why. Commission is only one detail, and the passage does not describe starting a marketplace or a decline of small businesses.