English Basic Article Test

Spot the error:

This (A)type of a database can tell (B)us about aberrational (C)outbreaks (D)of food poisoning.

• A

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I (A)never loved (B)the second plough (C)as I did (D)first one which I lost in a furrow.

• A

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(A)The Spanish is (B)a common language of (C)the Jews, whose ancestors fled hither, during (D)the 16th century, to escape the Inquisition.

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He (A)always carried a walking stick, (B)a sort of scepter (C)with decorative bands of (D)the brass and gilt.

• A

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(A)Pair of shoes for his (B)first born, Mehrunnisa, (C)had cost him (D)one rupee.

• A

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General Powers says that (A)President of (B)the United (C)States wants to know all about (D)Kreton, the alien.

• A

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(A)Gobi is a large (B)desert region in (C)Asia. It is partly in (D)northern China and partly in Mongolia.

• A

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The poet, W. H. Davies, left school at (A)a young age, and lived for (B)a number of years as a peddler and (C)beggar in (D)USA and England.

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Spot the Error:

Harry tried to adjust (A)himself and his family on (B)the Mars, (C)hoping to escape (D)from it one day.

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Spot the Error:

Waris Shah (A)is considered (B)Shakespeare of Punjabi literature (C)because of (D)the deep philosophy expressed in his poetry.

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