English 1st Half Syllabus Test

Spot the error.

Many a woman and man have responded to our plea for contributions.

• many a

• woman and man

• have

• responded to

Spot the error.

Gestational diabetes recur in about 50 percent of women who had the problem in a previous pregnancy.

• Gestational diabetes

• recur

• women who had

• a previous pregnancy

Choose the correct voice.

Have your clothes washed.

• Have someone to wash your clothes.

• Have someone wash your clothes.

• Have someone washed your clothes.

• None of these.

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• The women who are expecting her first child should realize what type of precautions she needs to take.

• The women who are expecting their first child should realize what type of precautions they need to take.

• The women who are expecting their first child should realize what type of precautions she needs to take.

• The women who are expecting their first child should realized what type of precautions they need to take.

Spot the error.

Whether I had known how much I would disappoint him, I wouldn’t have done it.

• Whether

• had known

• how much

• wouldn’t have done

Choose the correct voice.

One should keep one’s promise.

• One’s promise should be kept by one.

• Promise should be kept by one.

• One’s Promises should be kept by one.

• Promises should be kept.

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Wait here.

• Wait to be done here.

• You are requested to wait here.

• You are requested to wait there.

• One is requested to wait there.

Choose the correct sentence.

• The length measured, using a ruler, was the distance from the base through the first flower on the stem.

• The length measured, using a ruler, was the distance from the base towards the first flower on the stem.

• The length measured, using a ruler, was the distance from the base to the first flower on the stem.

• The length measured, using a ruler, was the distance from the base till the first flower on the stem.

Choose the correct sentence.

• Both the dining kitchen and the living-room face due South.

• Both the dining kitchen along with the living-room face due south.

• Both the dining kitchen and the living-room face due south.

• Both the dining kitchen together with the living-room face due south.

Choose the correct sentence.

• A team of inspectors is visiting the prison tomorrow afternoon.

• Team of inspectors are visiting the prison tomorrow afternoon.

• A team of inspectors are visiting prison tomorrow afternoon.

• A team of inspector is visiting the prison tomorrow afternoon.