PREPOSITIONS AND DETERMINERS
Directions: Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four options. Select whichever preposition or determiner you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
41. I don’t like working ______ night.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
(d) intoShow Answer/Hide
42. I’ll see you ______ the morning.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) along
(d) inShow Answer/Hide
43. There is a mark ______ the wall.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) into
(d) fromShow Answer/Hide
44. Shalini usually goes to work ______ bus.
(a) on
(b) by
(c) at
(d) withShow Answer/Hide
45. She has always been very polite ______ me.
(a) about
(b) by
(c) to
(d) ofShow Answer/Hide
46. I’m fed up ______ you.
(a) by
(b) at
(c) until
(d) withShow Answer/Hide
47. We had a discussion ______ the project.
(a) beneath
(b) with
(c) about
(d) inShow Answer/Hide
48. She is capable ______ winning the race.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) of
(d) untilShow Answer/Hide
49. His first novel has been translated ______ many languages.
(a) into
(b) with
(c) on
(d) alongShow Answer/Hide
50. We met a very nice family our holiday.
(a) while
(b) into
(c) during
(d) byShow Answer/Hide
SPOTTING ERRORS
Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
51.
(a) During recession
(b) many companies were compelled
(c) to decrease their workforce.
(d) No error Show Answer/Hide
52.
(a) The politicians
(b) parted ways
(c) due towards ideological differences.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
53.
(a) The murder was
(b) too abominable
(c) to described.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
54.
(a) Each new word
(b) in this book
(c) have a different meaning.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
55.
(a) The news regarding
(b) the earthquake survivors
(c) are very disturbing.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
56.
(a) These equipments
(b) must have
(c) cost a fortune.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
57.
(a) Prateek doesn’t
(b) look well today,
(c) doesn’t he?
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
58.
(a) It was one of
(b) most eloquent speeches
(c) delivered by Swami Vivekananda.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
59.
(a) He suffered
(b) from fever when he was interviewed
(c) for the job.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
60.
(a) She forced
(b) herself
(c) to eat.
(d) No errorShow Answer/Hide
