Practice English Questions for Upcoming Exams 2017 (Error Spot & Sentence Rearrangement)

Practice English Questions for Upcoming SBI PO/NIACL Exams 2017 (Error Spot & Sentence Rearrangement) Set-118:

Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming  Exams 2017. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.

Directions (Q. 1-5):Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

1).If modernity entitled to a)/ question tradition, b)/ there is every reason c)/ for tradition to question modernity. d)/ No Error e)

2).The main character in the novel a)/ suffers psycho-logically because he has a clubfoot b)/ but he eventually triumphed c)/ over his handicap. d)/No error e)

3).The increased time devoted to a)/ watching television is b)/ not the only cause c)/ of the decline in reading ability. d)/ No error e)

4).The British knew a)/ little of the American countryside b)/ and with no experience c)/ with the colonists' guerrilla tactics. d)/ No error e)

5).The highest form of courage a)/ is when one volunteers b)/ to sacrifice one's own c)/ life for another. d)/No error/ e)

Directions (Q. 6-10):Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.

(A)In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones, it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra meaning to these verses.  

(B)But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface level.

(C)Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature.

(D)This fulfils the author's main intention in such a verse which is to give pleasure. 

(E) However, the reader who understands the broad implications of the content and allusion finds greater pleasure.

(F)The reason being it requires the reader to supply a meaning beyond the surface meaning.

6).Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence?

a)   (D)

b)   (E)

c)   (B)

d)   (C)

e)   (A)

7).Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST) sentence?

a)   (F)

b)   (E)

c)   (D)

d)   (A)

e)   (C)

8).Which of the following is the FIRST sentence?

a)   (E)

b)   (A)

c)   (F)

d)   (D)

e)   (C)

9).Which of the following is the SECOND sentence?

a)   (A)

b)   (E)

c)   (F)

d)   (B)

e)   (C)

10).Which of the following is the THIRD sentence?

a)   (A)

b)    (B)

c)    (F)

d)    (C)

e)    (D)

Answer Key:

1).a   2).c   3).a   4).c    5).c    6).b    7).d    8).e    9).c    10).b

Explanation:

Directions (Q. 1-5):

1). A)The first part should be `If modernity is entitled to'

2). C)The third part should be 'but he eventually triumphs' because the present tense of the previous clause should continue.

3). A)The whole sentence seems to be incomplete. However, the first part should be 'The spare time or leisurely time'.

4). C)Third part should be 'and had no experience'.

5). C)The third part should be 'to sacrifice one 's life'. The word 'own' is superfluous here.

Directions (Q. 6-10):

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