English Questions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman brain is required. A few simple rules will keep you free, not from all errors, but from silly errors. If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men, by the simple device of asking Mrs. Aristotle to keep her mouth open while he counted. Thinking that you know when in fact you do not is a bad mistake, to which we are all prone. I believe myself that hedgehogs eat black beetles, because I have been told that they do; but if I were writing a book on the habits of hedgehogs, I should not commit myself until I had seen one enjoying this diet. Aristotle, however, was less cautious. Ancient and medieval writers knew all about unicorns and salamanders; not one of them thought it necessary to avoid dogmatic statements about them because he had never seen one of them.

The attitude of the author is

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
There are two pens here and (either write) well.

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The commotion terrified her.

Select the word with the correct spelling.

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

The boy who (1)/ sat close him (2)/ was his son. (3)/No Error (4)

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.
Nefarious

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To cut off a branch, limb, or twig from the main body of a tree