TGT and PGT (English previous year questions) (Part-III)

Total Questions: 100

1. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. Fans of unsuccessful teams typically

(1)/ report higher levels of negative emotions
(2)/ in comparison of fans of winning teams.
(3)/No error (4) 

Correct Answer: (d) 3
Solution:The part containing an error is "3". There must be "in comparison with/to" at the place of "in comparison of." Hence, the correct option is (d).

2. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. In palaeontology, some fossil (1)/ is given a unique number (2)/ for the sake of traceability 3/ No error (4).

Correct Answer: (c) 1
Solution:Part "1" of the given sentence has an error. There must be "each fossil" instead of "some fossil" because "some fossil" is a plural noun and it takes plural verb while in the next part, the given verb is singular. Hence, it will be "each fossil".
Thus, the correct answer is option (c).

3. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement' as your answer. He was not enough strong to work on the farm like his brother.

Correct Answer: (b) Strong enough to work on
Solution:The most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence would bestrong enough to work on. There must be "strong enough" at the place of "enough strong" because "enough" is an adverb and "strong" is an adjective; here the sequence would be, an adjective will be followed by an adverb.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

4. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement' as your answer. A major UN report last year founded that one in four species is at risk.

Correct Answer: (b) last year found that
Solution:The most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence would be- last year found that. A major report last year found that one in four species is at risk. Past tense of "find" is "found" (to discover, see, or get something you have been searching for) while 'Founded' is past and past participle of 'found' which means to establish something.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

5. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

He had everything he needed (1)/ to stay warm in most worse (2)/ weather than he experienced. (3)/ No error (4)

Correct Answer: (b) 2
Solution:The part containing an error is (2). There must not be "most worse" because there is a sense of comparison in the given sentence and comparative degree is never formed with "most" before the adjective. "Worse" is comparative degree of "bad".
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).

6. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

Correct Answer: (a) 2
Solution:Part "2" of the given sentence has an error. There should be "tighten" at the place of "tight" because tight is not a "verb" while there must be a verb after "began to" to make the sentence correct syntactically. The correct sentence would be- My throat began to tighten; I felt like I was suffocating.
Hence, the correct answer is (a)

7. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select 'No improvement' as your answer.

People used to sweep the streets in night unless a machine replaced them.

Correct Answer: (a) at night until a
Solution:The most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence would be- at night until a. There must be "at night until a" at the place of "in night unless" because "in night" refers to one particular night; "at night" refers to any night in general. Here the sense of the sentence clearly indicates about "every night". The correct sentence would be- people used to sweep the streets at night until a machine replaced them.
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

8. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'. When I came back to (1)/ the main room, the men were (2)/still discussing about devils (3)/No error (4).

Correct Answer: (c) 3
Solution:There is an error in part (3).
• The verb "discuss" is never followed by preposition "about"
• The correct sentence would be- When I came back to the main room, the men were still discussing devils.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

9. Tom as well as Brown qualified for the finals.

Correct Answer: (a) adverb
Solution:The part "Third" in the given sentence has an error. The word 'glittering' takes the appropriate preposition 'with' not 'of'. There should be "with gold" at the place of "of gold".
Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

10. Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose 'No error'.

Your eyes have a blind spot right (1)/ outside the centre of vision, but you don't (2)/ see a patch of blackness everywhere you look. (3)/ No error (4)

Correct Answer: (a) 4
Solution:The sentence is absolutely correct so option (a) is the answer.