verbal ability grammar aptitude questions

1. Verbal Ability - 9
Grammar – 5 : Parts of speech
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2. Question – 1
Use the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative) to fill in the blank in the
following sentence.
The park beside our house is quite big but the one where we play in the evening is the
_____ in this area.
(a) more big (b) bigger
(c) biggest (d) most big
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3. Question – 2
Use the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative) to fill in the blank in the
following sentence.
She is a rather lazy girl but her brother is even _____.
(a) lazier (b) laziest
(c) more lazy (d) big lazy
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4. Question – 3
Use the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative) to fill in the blank in the
following sentence.
My neighbour's dog is huge in size. Its much _____ than my friend's.
(a) huger (b) more huge
(c) hugest (d) greatly huge
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5. Question – 4
Use the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative) to fill in the blank in the
following sentence.
I come from a big city but Delhi is one of the _____ cities I have ever visited.
(a) bigger (b) biggest
(c) most big (d) more bigger
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6. Question – 5
Use the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative) to fill in the blank in the
following sentence.
This white t-shirt looks good but the one in red over there looks even _____.
(a) goodest (b) best
(c) more good (d) better
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7. Phrase and Clause
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8. Question – 6
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
Although she is in need of money, she always gives alms to the beggars.
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9. Question – 7
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
A box of silverware was taken out.
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10. Question – 8
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
They left the hotel as fast as they could.
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11. Question – 9
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
I found the child hiding under the bed.
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12. Question – 10
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
I saw her in France, where I had gone during my vacations.
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13. Question – 11
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
I will be going to the market in the afternoon.
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14. Question – 12
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
I think she should go to see the doctor.
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15. Question – 13
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
They were singing in a loud voice.
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16. Question – 14
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
He gave me a glass full of water.
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17. Question – 15
Identify the phrase and clause in each of the following sentence.
The boy, in a red shirt, won this year's swimming championship.
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18. Conjunction / Interjection
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19. Question – 16
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
“_____! You stepped on my foot.”
(a) Ah (b) Oh
(c) Ouch (d) Wow
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20. Question – 17
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
The bus stopped __________ the man did not get off.
(a) and (b) but
(c) or (d) so
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21. Question – 18
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
I guess that's the end of the movie, _____.
(a) eureka (b) darn
(c) bravo (d) yippee
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22. Question – 19
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
“_____!” shouted the woman when she saw the cat licking milk from her cereal bowl.
(a) Yippee (b) Hey
(c) Shoo (d) Doh
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23. Question – 20
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
_____ I earn a six digit salary, I am usually broke by the end of the month.
(a) However (b) Although
(c) Because (d) Besides
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24. Question – 21
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
John plays basketball well, _____ his favorite sport is badminton.
(a) and (b) for
(c) yet (d) as though
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25. Question – 22
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
_____ you win this race or lose it doesn't matter as long as you do your best.
(a) Either (b) Whether
(c) If (d) Whenever
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26. Question – 23
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
“_____! That's a surprise!”
(a) Dear me (b) Alas
(c) Doh (d) Uh
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27. Question – 24
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
_____ we act now, all is lost.
(a) Once (b) If only
(c) However (d) Unless
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28. Question – 25
Fill in the blank with the appropriate conjunction or interjection.
What do you mean that you can’t visit, _____?
(a) huh (b) bah
(c) hey (d) hmm
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29. Question – 26
In each of the following question, a sentence is given. Parts of the sentence marked A,
B, C and D might have an error in any of the sections. Your task is to find out the error
and mark the appropriate answer choice. If the sentence is grammatically correct, your
answer choice is option 5.
The Royal Swedish Academy on Monday, October 8, 2018, decided to award the
Sveriges Riksbank Prize (A)/ in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (B)/ 2018
to William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer, (C)/ for “integration innovation and climate
with economic growth.” (D)
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) Only D
(e) No error
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30. Question – 27
In each of the following question, a sentence is given. Parts of the sentence marked A,
B, C and D might have an error in any of the sections. Your task is to find out the error
and mark the appropriate answer choice. If the sentence is grammatically correct, your
answer choice is option 5.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2018 with one (A)/ half to Frances H. Arnold “for the directed evolution of enzymes” (B)/
and the other half jointly to the George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter (C)/ “for the
phage display of peptides and antibodies.” (D)
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) Only D
(e) No error
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31. Question – 28
In each of the following question, a sentence is given. Parts of the sentence marked A,
B, C and D might have an error in any of the sections. Your task is to find out the error
and mark the appropriate answer choice. If the sentence is grammatically correct, your
answer choice is option 5.
Tasuku Honjo discovered a protein on immune cells and revealed (A)/ that it also
operate as (B)/ a brake, but with a (C)/ different mechanism of action. (D)
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) Only D
(e) No error
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32. Question – 29
In each of the following question, a sentence is given. Parts of the sentence marked A,
B, C and D might have an error in any of the sections. Your task is to find out the error
and mark the appropriate answer choice. If the sentence is grammatically correct, your
answer choice is option 5.
Turkish investigators believe a prominent Saudi journalist who contributed to (A)/ The
Washington Post was killed in “a preplanned murder” (B)/ at the kingdom’s consulate in
Istanbul, (C)/ the Post reported Saturday night, citing two anonymous officials. (D)
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) Only D
(e) No error
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33. Question – 30
In each of the following question, a sentence is given. Parts of the sentence marked A,
B, C and D might have an error in any of the sections. Your task is to find out the error
and mark the appropriate answer choice. If the sentence is grammatically correct, your
answer choice is option 5.
His disappearance has threatened to upend already-fraught relations between Saudi
Arabia and Turkey, (A)/ and it raises new questions about the kingdom (B)/ and the
actions of its assertive Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, (C)/ whom Mr. Khashoggi
wrote critically about in his columns. (D)
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(c) Only C (d) Only D
(e) No error
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