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Welcome to Eshoseekhi.com. Today we are providing a practice set of english comprehension. It will help you in WBCS, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL and other important competitive exams.
1. Fill in the blanks with the proper Phrasal verb:
The police were _________ (reacting on) a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed.
(a) acting up
(b) started of
(c) aim at
(d) add on
Ans: acting on
Explanation: Taking action because some information received
2. Fill in the blanks with the proper Phrasal verb:
The next bus should _________ in the next quarter of an hour or so?(arrive)
(a) be fed up
(b) come on
(c) came up
(d) be along
Ans: be along
Explanation: to along means to come
3. Fill in the blanks with proper Preposition:
The concert will be staged throughout the month _________ April.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) of
(d) above
Ans: of
Explanation: “month of April” is the most suited one for this sentence.
4. Identify the Error:
Is this your brother over there?
(a) Is this
(b) over
(c) No error
(d) your brother
Ans: Is this your brother over there?
Explanation: We should use “that” for this sentence instead of “this”
5. Identify the Error:
Asia is the largest continent on Earth as it covers 9% of the Earth’s total surface.
(a) Asia is the largest
(b) on Earth as it
(c) of the Earth’s total
(d) No Error
Ans: Asia is the largest
Explanation: Remove the article “The”
6. Somebody must have taken my watch.
(a) My watch must had been taken.
(b) My watch must have been taken.
(c) My watch must be taken.
(d) My watch must be took.
Ans: My watch must have been taken
Explanation:
Subject: Somebody
(must have)
Object: my watch
My watch must have been taken
7. The thief was being arrested by the police.
(a) The police had arrested the thief.
(b) The police arrested the thief.
(c) The police has arrested the thief.
(d) The police were arresting the thief.
Ans: The police was arresting the thief
Explanation:
Object: The thief
(was)
verb: arresting
Subject: The police
Subject + was + verb + object: The police was arresting the thief
8. Akash said, ” Do write to me soon.”
(a) Akash requested me to do write to her soon.
(b) Akash asked me to write to her soon.
(c) Akash requested me did write to her soon.
(d) Akash asked me whether I would write to her soon.
Ans: Akash asked me to write to her soon.
Explanation:
9. Antonym of RETRIEVE:
(a) assist
(b) protect
(c) restore
(d) damage
Ans: Damage
Explanation:
RETRIEVE: get back from somewhere
Damage: Physical harm
10. Antonym of QUARREL:
(a) strife
(b) feud
(c) harmony
(d) bais
Ans: Harmony
Explanation:
Harmony: A pleasing effect through music
Quarrel: Angry/Argument
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