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Directions:

In the question, one sentence is given, and four words have been given in bold denoted by (A), (B), (C) and (D). You have to decide which of the following is inappropriate in terms of either context or spelling. If all the words are appropriate in the context then mark 'All are correct' as your answer.

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Questions : She cheated (A) in the literature (B) test by coping (C) from the boy sitting beside (D) her.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

e) All are correct

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

The error is in the third part of the sentence. 
The sentence means that a girl cheated in English test by imitating the answers written by a boy sitting beside her.
The word 'coping' means: deal with something difficult. 
The word is contextually wrong. 
The word 'coping' must be replaced with the word 'copying', meaning to imitate or make an identical copy of something, to make the sentence contextually correct.

The correct answer is C.

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Question : 1

The gready (A) man wanted the method (B) to become (C) rich (D) in the shortest possible time.

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) All are correct

Answer: (a)

The error is in the first part of the question.
The error is in the spelling of 'gready'.

The correct spelling of 'gready' is 'greedy' which means 'having an excessive desire for something'.
So the correct answer is A.

Directions:

Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as 'No error'. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

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Question : 2

The street dogs has (1)/ seen the stranger and (2)/ started barking and (3)/ growling at him. (4)

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) No Error

Answer: (a)

The error is in the first part of the sentence. With third person plural number, the auxiliary verb which goes the subject is 'have'.

The correct usage would have been "The street dogs have". 

So, the correct answer is A.

Question : 3

The strong kind buffalo (1)/ was the leader of animals (2)/ so they runs to him (3)/ and told him everything. (4)

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) No Error

Answer: (c)

The error is in the third part of the sentence. With the plural subject, the verb form is singular.

Hence the correct option would be:

they run to him

So the correct answer is C.

Question : 4

My father prefers (A) photographing (B) nature rathar (C) than people (D).

a) A

b) B

c) C

d) D

e) All are correct

Answer: (c)

The mistake is in the third part of the sentence. 

The error is in the word 'rathar'. The correct spelling for the word 'rather' is 'rather'. 

So the correct answer is C.

Directions:

In the following question, a sentence with four words printed in bold is given. These words are numbered as (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these four words may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word(s) that is wrongly spelt or inappropriate and mark the relevant option as your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correct, mark option (E), i.e. 'All are correct', as the answer.

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Question : 5

Scientists (1) predict that a major earthquake (2) will streak (3) the east coast before the end of the decade (4).

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) All are correct

Answer: (c)

The error is in the third part of the sentence.
The word streak means: move fast at a certain direction, or, to leave a line or mark over a surface with something.
To make the sentence contextually correct, it must be replaced with the word strike, which means: something which occurs suddenly and result in harmful or damaging effects.
So the correct answer is C.

Question : 6

This type (1) of flower generally (2) grows on river bangs (3) and near streams (4).

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) All are correct

Answer: (c)

The error is in the third part of the sentence. 
The word 'bangs' mean sudden loud noises or a hairstyle where the fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead.
To make this sentence contextually correct, the word 'bangs' must be replaced with the word 'banks', meaning 'land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake'.
Hence, the correct answer is C.

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