English Questions For IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

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English Questions For IBPS RRB PO Exam 2017

English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS PO Exam. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the, word usage questions based on Phrasal verbs, new pattern English section of banking exams. The Most Important Phrasal Verbs -Part II pdf download from here.

Direction(1-5): In the question given below, there is error in one or more sentences. Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, is grammatically incorrect or structurally incorrect.

Q1.
(I)Please put on your shoes.
(II)Please put your shoes on.
(III)Please put on them.
(IV)Please put them on.

select the most appropriate option
(a) ONLY I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Only Iv
(e) both (II) and (IV)

Q2.
(I)The teacher called on Josh.
(II)The teacher called Josh on.
(III)The teacher called on him.
(IV)The teacher called Josh on him.

select the most appropriate option
(a) ONLY I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Only Iv
(e) both (II) and (IV)

Q3.
(I)The detectives came some new clues across in their investigation.
(II)The detectives came across some new clues in their investigation
(III)The detectives came out some new clues across in their investigation.
(IV)The detectives came some new across clues in their investigation.

select the most appropriate option
(a) ONLY II
(b) Only I
(c) Only III
(d) Only Iv
(e) both (I), (III) and (IV)

Q4.
(I)The teacher called on Josh.
(II)The teacher called Josh on.
(III)The teacher called on him.
(IV)The teacher called Josh on.

select the most appropriate option
(a) ONLY I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Only Iv
(e) both (II) and (IV)

Q5.
(I)The new employee finally turned up at noon.
(II)The new employee finally turned himself up at noon.
(III)The new employee finally turned it up at noon.
(IV)The new employee finally turned at noon up.

select the most appropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) both (II) and (IV)
(c) Only III
(d) Only (I) and (III)
(e) (II), (III) and (IV)

Direction(6-10): In the question given below, there is error in one or more sentences. Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, is grammatically correct and structurally correct.

Q6.
(a)My new shoes hurt. I can’t wait to take off them when I get home tonight.
(b)My new shoes hurt. I can’t wait to take them off when I get home tonight
(c)My new shoes hurt. I can’t wait take off when them I get home tonight.
(d)My new shoes hurt. I can’t wait for off them to take when I get home tonight.
(e)My new shoes hurt. I can’t wait for offing them at take when I get home tonight.

Q7.
(a)I am counting on my father to help me pay for my classes.
(b) I am counting my father on to help me pay for my classes.
(c) I am counting my father at to help me pay for my classes.
(d) I am counting my father upon to help me pay for my classes.
(e) I am counting my father on to helping me at pay for my classes.

Q8.
(a) Excuse me. How can I ascertain which bus goes to Jensen Stadium?
(b) Excuse me. How can I find out which bus goes to Jensen Stadium?
(c)Excuse me. How can I find on which bus goes to Jensen Stadium?
(d)Excuse me. How can I ascertain over which bus goes to Jensen Stadium?
(e)Excuse me. How can I ascertain onto which bus goes to Jensen Stadium?

Q9.
(a)My cousin picked me in the airport up last night.
(b)My cousin picked me at the airport last night.
(c)My cousin picked me up at the airport last night.
(d)My cousin pick me at the airport up last night.
(e)My cousin picked at me up the airport last night.

Q10.
(a)In yesterday’s meeting, time running out of.
(b)In yesterday’s meeting, we ran out of time.
(c)In yesterday’s meeting, we ran out time off.
(d)In yesterday’s meeting, time ran out of.
(e)In yesterday’s meeting, time run out of us.

Direction (11-15): In each question, the word at the top is used in five different ways, numbered to (a) to (e), Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

Q11. Laugh
(a) The landlord wanted more money, but I laughed him away.
(b) The other team laughed us away from the field.
(c) Although his feelings were hurt, he just laughed the incident off as if nothing had happened.
(d) He laughed off the incident.
(e) It's not easy to laugh an insult.

Q12. Look
(a)If you're planning to invest in your friend's company, I advise you to look before you leap.
(b)I haven't looked at the newspaper today.
(c)He looks to his aging parents.
(d)The kids looked around the shops while we unpacked.
(e) He is looking around for a new car.

Q13. Keep
(a)Keep the cat of the couch.
(b)When I am not using it, I keep my passport in this drawer.
(c)If I ate that, I down know if I could keep it down.
(d)Keep back! The burning building is about to collapse.
(e) Keep the kids away from the cookies.

Q14. Run
(a)I ran into my English teacher at the movies last night. She's so nice!
(b)The new government is trying at run the drug traffickers off.
(c)Would you mind running off 10 copies of this document for me?
(d)Why did you run off after the party?
(e)You shouldn't swim where the sewage runs off into the ocean.
Q15. Take
(a)Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation?
(b)The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign.
(c)Do you take me for an idiot?
(d)Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs?
(e)He was taken by the concert artist.

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