English Grammar Test Solutions - 2

Table of Contents
1. Section A: Fill in the Blanks
2. Section B: Multiple Choice Questions
3. Section C: Identification and Error Detection
4. Section D: Sentence Transformation and Rewriting
5. Section E: Word Forms, Vocabulary, Phrases and One-word Substitution
6. Section F: Reading Comprehension
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Section A: Fill in the Blanks

Section B: Multiple Choice Questions

Answers:
Ans 9: (a) is
Ans 10: (a) a
Ans 11: (b) precise

Section C: Identification and Error Detection

• committee - collective noun
• proposal - abstract noun

Ans 13: broken
Ans 14: seems
Ans 15: Correct: The scenery of Kashmir is beautiful.
("Scenery" is uncountable.)

Ans 16: Correct: I saw the movie yesterday. / I have seen the movie.

Ans 17: Correct: She arrived at the airport on time.

Section D: Sentence Transformation and Rewriting

Answers:
Ans 18: The children lost their teeth.
Ans 19: Each student must submit homework.
Ans 20: This book is very interesting.
Ans 21: An old brown leather bag
Ans 22: She will be reading a book.
Ans 23: You can take either tea or coffee.
Ans 24: She said that she would come the next day.
Ans 25: He asked, "Where are you going?"
Ans 26: My bike was stolen.
Ans 27: She sang the song.
Ans 28: He is not unwise. / He is not foolish.
Ans 29: Is it raining?
Ans 30: You must wear a helmet.

Section E: Word Forms, Vocabulary, Phrases and One-word Substitution

Ans 32:

• Noun: The light is very bright.
• Verb: Please light the candle.
• Adjective: This is a light bag.

Ans 33: burn the midnight oil = to work or study late into the night
Ans 34: Example: I am feeling under the weather today, so I won't come to school.
Ans 35: scarce
Ans 36: acrophobia
Ans 37: numismatist
Ans 38: Example: She is very resilient and recovers quickly from difficulties.
Ans 39: ambiguous = having more than one possible meaning; unclear or doubtful

Section F: Reading Comprehension

Read the passage and answer.

Passage: Subhash Chandra Bose passed through quarters inhabited by Englishmen and also met a large number of them in the tram cars. The British using these cars were purposely rude and offensive to Indians in various ways. The sensitive mind of Subhash revolted against such insulting and rude behavior of the British. On many occasions, there was an exchange of hot words between him and misbehaving British. Majority of the students of the Presidency College, where he studied, were free thinkers. The college continued to be a storm centre and was looked upon by the British Government "as a hotbed of sedition, rendezvous of revolutionaries" and was frequently searched by the police. The first two years of his life were greatly influenced by the group, which styled itself as the neo-Vivekananda group and Subhash developed intellectually during this period. The group generally followed the teachings of Rama Krishna and Vivekananda with special emphasis on social service as means of spiritual development and was non-aligned to a revolutionary group. The shock of the Great World War roused his political consciousness. He graduated at the age of 22 and enrolled himself for the postgraduate with experimental psychology as a special subject. His father, however, wanted him to go to England to appear for the Indian Civil Services. In spite of his mental reservations, Subhash took it as a challenge. In England, he was greatly impressed with the freedom allowed to students at Cambridge. Every student behaved in a dignified manner. Notwithstanding his preoccupation with his studies, he displayed his public spirit and fearlessness throughout his stay in England. He and K. L. Gouba were selected by the Indian Majlis, to represent the British Government the difficulties the Indian students encountered for admission to the University Officers' Training Corps. Though he took a harsh view of the British high handedness and racial arrogance, he did admire their qualities which exacted him. He himself behaved there in a dignified way and was of the view that Indians who go abroad, must consider themselves to be unofficial ambassadors of the country, who should uphold their country's prestige. He was quite serious in purpose and disliked anybody wasting time on trivialities.

Answers:
Ans 40: (a) Subhash Chandra Bose and K. L. Gouba
Ans 41: (d) free thinkers
Ans 42: (c) Rama Krishna
Ans 43: (b) Indian Civil Services