English Questions

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

apple of my eye

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Priya advised me not to go to school the next day.

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

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

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

The writer says war is

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

Select the synonym of
to ordain

Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The vilest of the thing that can be done by a person is to ill-treat dogs and other defenseless animals.
i. vile things that can be done by persons.
ii. vilest things that can be done by a person.
iii. vilest thing that can be done by a person.

Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.