Q1. Choose the erroneous underlying segment or option D if no error.
The corpse (a) had been dead (b) for five days (c)
- A
- B
- C
- D
EXPLANATION
(B) A “corpse” refers to a dead body, thus saying that it “had been dead” indicates that it was alive at some point, which is incorrect. A corpse is always dead, thus erroneous section is B. Hence the answer is option B.
Q2. Identify the odd one-
- Ashoka was one of the greatest kings
- Ashoka was greater than many other kings.
- Ashoka was the greatest king.
- Very few kings were as great as Ashoka.
EXPLANATION
(C) In option A, B and D, Ashoka is being compared to other kings and is called one of the greats. Whereas in option C, Ashoka is called the “greatest” king. Thus there is no comparison. Hence the answer is option C.
Q3. Identify the sentence that gives the same meaning as the following.
He said ‘yes, I’ll come and see you.”
- He accepted that he will come and see me.
- He said that he will come and see me.
- He agreed that he will come and see me.
- He said that he would come and see me.
EXPLANATION
.(D) The indirect speech of the given sentence is “he said that he would come and see me”. The auxiliary verb should be in the past tense in an indirect speech. Hence, the answer is option D.
Q4-5. INSTRUCTIONS- Choose one option to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
Option A, a.
option B. an
Option C.the
Option D. none.
4. I had met him ______ year ago.
- A
- B
- C
- D
EXPLANATION
(A) Here, the article used will be “a”, as “an” is used only front of the words, starting with vowel sounds, hence the answer is option A.
5. He is _________ honorable man.
- A
- B
- C
- D
EXPLANATION
(B) Since honorable starts with a vowel sound, the article used will be an hence the correct option is B.
