Idioms and Phrases Exercise with Answer Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom / phrase. To cool one’s heels : (a) To rest for sometime(b) To give no importance to someone(c) To remain in a comfortable position(d) To be kept waiting for sometime A fool’s errand : (a) A blunder(b) An […]
Error Spotting Questions These questions are asked on various competitive exams. They are considered a great style of questions to test one’s grammar skills. We are given sentences from which we have to pick out the one which is grammatically incorrect (or correct, depending on the directions). These questions are basically aimed at testing your
Para jumbles are basically jumbled sentences of a particular paragraph. In SSC CGL, you will be given a paragraph but the sentences will be placed in a jumbled manner. It’s up to you to understand the essence and rearrange them logically so that they together make a meaningful paragraph. It’s tricky but not difficult and
We have been solving fill in the blank questions since our school days. This is why, at first sight, they look pretty simple. But beware, they can often get tricky. FIBs are asked in various exams to test the vocabulary and comprehension skills. SSC, Banking, CDS etc., are just some of the exams that these
Choosing the Correct Sentence These questions can be related to the sentence correction or error finding questions in a way, but they are framed in a different manner. In these questions, a sentence is written in four different ways, and we have to pick the most appropriate sentence out of these four. It might happen
As the name suggests, these questions ask you to correct a sentence. That is, of course, because it is wrong in the first place (but not necessarily so). They are asked on a number of tests because they do not only check your ability to spot an error, but also to correct it. Hence, your
Pronoun Errors Exercise For each sentence, select the correct case for the pronoun. We/us selected a finalist from among the candidates. They/them called she/her into the meeting. The situation created problems for she/her and I/me. Antonio will meet Sarah and I/me at the club. They/them were unsure whether it had been she/her who
Conjunction Exercise with Answer Supply the missing coordinating conjunction. I went downstairs ____ opened the door. Mickey _____ Angela were standing outside. Mickey did not have a coat, _____ did Angela. I asked them to come in, _____ they would not. You must wear a coat in the winter _____ you will freeze. I enjoy
Idioms and Phrases Exercise Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/ phrase. To turn over a new leaf : (a) To change completely one’s course of action(b) To shift attention to new problems(c) To cover up one’s faults by wearing new marks(d) To change the old habits and adopt new ones
Error Spotting Questions for Bank Exams DIRECTIONS: In each of these questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a. b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar Idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer. 1. (a) The only persons in the