General English Quiz

Directions (1-20): Some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and give the corresponding answer to the appropriate letter (a), (b), (c). If a sentence is free from error, mark the oval corresponding to (d) in the Answer Sheet.

01.  Why (a)/ on earth, (b)/ has he not come? (c)/ No error (d) 

02.  Yesterday (a)/ it rained (b)/ like cats and dogs. (c)/ No error (d) 

03.  I would request to you (a)/ to consider my application (b)/ and grant me a job as early as possible. (c)/ No error (d) 

04.  Each of these boys (a)/ play games (b)/ in the playground. (c)/ No error (d) 

05.  Not one of his lectures (a)/ have ever been (b)/ printed. (c)/ No error (d) 

06.  Either Sohan or his friends (a)/ is to be blamed (b)/ for this mischief. (c)/ No error (d) 

07.  I don't suppose (a)/ anyone will volunteer, (b)/ will they ? (c)/ No error (d) 

08.  I am (a)/ looking forward for (b)/ the day of my wedding. (c)/ No error (d) 

09.  "Can you cope up (a)/ with all this (b)/ work ?" he asked. (c)/ No error (d) 

10.  He served as President (a)/ of the Lions Club (b)/ since fifteen years. (c)/ No error (d) 

11.  That was (a)/ the most unique opportunity (b)/ he got in his life. (c)/ No error (d) 

12.  There is (a)/ no place of you (b)/ in this compartment. (c)/ No error (d)

13.  Mother Teresa asked a building (a)/ where she and her workers (b)/ could care for the poor people always. (c)/ No error (d) 

14.  Shelley is (a)/ superior than Byron (b)/ in his vision of democracy. (c)/ No error (d) 

15.  When at last (a)/ we got to the theatre (b)/ the much publized programme by the Bollywood stars was begum. (c)/ No error (d) 

16.  Several prominent figures (a)/ involved in the scandal and required to (b)/ appear to the investigation committee. (c)/ No error (d) 

17.  According to the radio (a)/ it can rain (b)/ this evening. (c)/ No error (d) 

18.  Due to heavy work (a)/ in the office (b)/ I was unable to catch the five thirty train. (c)/ No error (d) 

19.  Hari was appointed leader (a)/ of a group of young social workers (b)/ that have accepted to help and develop the village in three months. (c)/ No error (d) 

20.  No sooner (a)/ they had received the guests (b)/ than they began entertaining them. (c)/ No error (d) 

Answers .....

01.  d
02.  c
03.  a
04.  b
05.  b
06.  b
07.  d
08.  b
09.  a
10.  c
11.  b
12.  b
13.  a
14.  b
15.  c
16.  c
17.  b
18.  d
19.  a
20.  b