SBI & IBPS/SO/PO/CLERICAL ENGLISH MODEL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
Directions: Read the following sentences to find error. The error will be I one part of the sentence. If the there is no error, then the answer is E.
1) Her and (1)/other members of the group (2)/spoke to the person (3)/after their final victory (4)/No error (5)
2) I did not want (1)/him to have spent (2)/all the money at (3)/the fair yesterday (4)/No error (5)
3) When he (1)/had got what (2)/he wanted (3)/he has gone home (4)/No error (5)
4) Of the two proposals (1)/we think (2)/the second is (3)/the most attractive (4)/No error (5)
5) We erect monuments (1)/ in the memory of great leaders (2)/lest their achievements (3)/might be forgotten (4) /No error (5)
6) I went to the librarian and cashier (1)/and they gave me (2)/all facilities required (3)/ to complete the project (4) / No error (5)
7) These people (1) /get their bath water (2)/from the river (3)/and their drink water from a well (4)/No error (5)
8) An Indian driver or carpenter has to work (1)/about two hours to buy kilogram of rice (2)/while his counterparts in Austria , the Netherlands and Switzerland
9) The vehicle which is stopped (1)/by the policeman (2)/contained a number (3)/of smuggled watches (4)/No error (5)
10) The old man (1)/told his sons (2)/that there was no such thing (3)/like luck (4)/No error (5)
11) Mahatma Gandhi did not solve (1)/all the future problems (2)/but he did solve (3)/problems of his own age (4)/No error (5)
12) We now look forward for (1)/some great achievements (2)/which to some extent (3)/can restore the country’s prestige once again (4) /No error (5)
13) This laboratory of physicists is (1)/not only equipped with (2)/all state-of-the-art instruments (3)/but also studded with outstanding physicists (4)/No error (5)
14) He tried as he could (1)/but Naveen did not (2)/succeed in getting (3)/his car to start up (4)/No error (5)
15) He did not go (1)/to the city on foot (2)/he went there (3)/by the train (4) /No error (5)
16) One of the most (1)/widely spread (2)/bad habit (3)/is the use of tobacco (4)/No error (5)
17) Being that he (1)/is interested in getting himself examined (2)/by a heart specialist (3)/we must try our best to take him to a reputed doctor (4)/No error (5)
18) The college is (1)/holding special lectures for their students (2)/and teachers so that they (3)/may get enlightened about the economic problems (4)/No error (5)
19) Radha with (1)/her brothers (2)/and sisters (3)/are present here (4)/No error (5)
20) Milking used (1)/to be a task (2)/ or a duty cost (3)/on him (4)/No error (5)
21) I caught him (1)/from the hand (2)/and began (3)/to plead (4)/No error (5)
22) Radha works (1)/harder than (2)/I did (3)/her age (4)/ No error (5)
23) Krishna is (1)/the taller (2)/boy (3)/in the class (4)/No error (5)
24) The language used for writing text books (1)/differs from other forms of writing (2)/ in its preference on (3)/Simplicity over style (4)/No error (5)
25) This is an (1)/excellent site for (2)/a stadium which we (3)/should like to acquire (4)/No error (5)
26) Although it is summer (1)/yet the weather at the (2)/hill station was (3)/quite pleasant (4)/No error (5)
27) I cannot (1)/make from (2)/what you are saying (3)/about him (4)/No error (5)
28) The smuggler yielded (1)/for the temptation (2)/and fell into (3)/the police trap (4)/No error (5)
29) Such an act of cruelty (1)/had never (2)/be committed (3)/before (4)/No error (5)
This is an important part of the question set in the objective test in English. In this test a candidate is required to rearrange the parts of a sentence into a meaningful paragraph. In this test sound knowledge of English language and constant practice enable a student to grasp the meaning of the rearranged sentence or paragraph.
30) I came to know that
P: to the point of boring his friends
Q: he was extremely talkative
R: who were all very reserved
S: compared to his brothers
a) QPRS b) QPSR c) SPRQ d) SRQP e) RQSP
31) In many countries.
P: it is necessary to boil water
Q: in order to kill any infectious bacteria
R: it may contain
S: especially those in tropical and sup-tropical regions
a) SRQP b) SPQR c) PSRQ d) PQSR e) RPQS
32) The hungry man
P: and said
Q: replied in the negative
R: that he only wanted a meal
S: to his question
a) SQPR b) QSPR c) SPRQ d) QPRS e) RPQS
33) This is a letter
P: from a young lady
Q: who was lately wounded in a duel
R: written in the most passionate terms
S: wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman
a) RPSQ b) PRSQ c) RPQS d) PRQS e) QSRP
34) A magician
P: failed to satisfy the students
Q: who was invited to the college
R: the old tricks to them
S: when he showed
a) QSRP b) SPRQ c) SRPQ d) QPSR e) RPQS
35) The Collector said that the
P: supply of water for irrigation
Q: starts off
R: on some days
S: with an early morning jog
a) SPRQ b) QRSP c) RQSP d) SRPQ e) QSRP
36) In another incident, police are investigating
P: threatened her household staff
Q: a group of unidentified people
R: a complaint by an Indian diplomat that
S: suspected to be extremist
a) QSRP b) RQSP c) PQSR d) SRQP e) RPQS
37) P: deserve all honour in society
Q: in doing their job well
R: men of conscience who take pride
S: whatever its nature
a) QRPS b) PRSQ c) SPQR d) RQSP e) RPQS
38) We can think of
P: often confused in the public mind
Q: which suggest the need for
R: two factors
S: an international language
a) PRQS b) RQSP c) RPQS d) SQRP e) QSRP
39) As the speaker stood up,
P: at his nose
Q: a man sitting in the front row
R: threw
S: a ripe tomato
a) PQRS b) QPRS c) QRSP d) QRPS e) QSRP
40) The leader of the opposition
P: in the manner he had planned to convince them
Q: on realizing that he had failed to convince the assembly
R: who had a reputation for speech making
S: was very much disappointed
a) QSRP b) PSRQ c) SPRQ d) RSQP e) SRQP
Phrase replacement or sentence improvement is a variation of Spotting errors. In this type of questions a sentence is given with a word or a phrase italicized, underlined or in bold letters. Under this sentence a number of substitutes are given as alternatives. The candidates are required to locate the error and final the correct answer from among the alternatives given below.
41) I wish my bus did not arrive so late; then I could have reached home before breakfast.
a) had not arrived b) does not arrive c) has not arrived d) arrived e) no improvement
42) He was so particular that he stood up and said, “Please give me the another one.”
a) the another one to me b) other one c) the other one d) another e) no improvement
43) Although you examine it carefully you will notice some flaws.
a) despite b) if c) unless d) until e) no improvement
44) The contractor did not keep his promise that the work will be finished before the end of the week.
a) shall b) could c) would d) may e) no improvement
45) I must speak to the landlord about the people above. They make much noise.
a) much of noise b) very much noise c) too much noise d) very noise e) no improvement
46) This carpenter is the most skilled of all the other carpenters in our workshop.
a) carpenter b) of all other carpenters c) of all carpenters d) many carpenters
e) no improvement
47) Before I met Rajeev, I had had a poor opinion of him.
a) had b) have had c) did have d) has had e) no improvement
48) What are needed are not large houses but small cottages.
a) were b) was c) is d) will e) no improvement
49) I wish my train did not arrive so late; then I could have reached home before lunch.
a) has not arrived b) does not arrive c) had not arrived d) arrived e) No improvement
50) In her views, they are going to present a report soon.
a) As b) On c) With d) To e) no improvement
51) They felt humiliated because they realized that they had cheated
a) had been cheating b) had been cheated c) have been cheated
d) has been cheated e) no improvement
52) The summer has set out and the days are getting warm.
a) set up b) set in c) set off d) set to e) no improvement
53) I cannot put forth with this nasty fellow.
a) put up b) put in c) put out d) put with e) no improvement
54) The members attending the meeting were men on powerful positions, high in the councils of their respective governments.
a) of b) with c) in d) at e) no improvement
55) They probably would have caught up the truck by now.
a) will catch b) shall have caught c) must have caught d) should be caught e) No improvement
56) Please below up the candle.
a) turn off b) blow out c) put of d) blow off e) No improvement
57) Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.
a) most part b) any part c) each part d) many part e) No improvement
58) Try to be diplomatic when you refuse any invitation, so far not to cause bad feelings.
a) as far not b) so as not c) if as far not d) so far as e) No improvement
59) The reason why he could not do the work was because he had to attend to his mother who was ill.
a) why he could not dot he work was since b) for which he could not do the work was because
c) why he could not do the work was that d) that he could not do the work was that
e) No improvement
60) The need of the hour was some fast action on the part of the leaders.
a) needed b) needing c) needs d) necessity e) No improvement
61) The child is father of the man.
a) A child, man b) Child, a man c) Child, man d) A child, a man e) No improvement
62) She is having a lot of money.
a) is having lot of b) has lot of c) has a lot of d) is having lots of e) No improvement
63) They all loved each other:
a) among each other b) one another c) for each other d) to each other
e) No improvement
64) Place a ladder on the wall.
a) along b) with c) against d) all e) No improvement
65) No sooner did the Chief Guest climb up to the dias then the bomb exploded
a) than b) before c) when d) after e) No improvement
66) Kalidas is the greatest of all other dramatists.
a) most other b) the other c) all the d) another e) No improvement
67) He has been working off and on for several years to compile a dictionary.
a) no or off b) on and off c) regularly d) off or on e) No improvement
Directions: In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of five words – one of which is most appropriate. Choose the best word out of the five. Mark the letter, viz, ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’ or ‘e’ relating to this word on your Answer sheet.
Many of us do not realize how radically our position in the world has altered. Political freedom has given us the great opportunity and the sacred responsibility of building up a new India free from want and disease, rid of the curse of the…68…and the outcaste, where women will…69…the same rights as men and….70…we shall live at peace….71….the rest of the world. The…72…of such an India
68) a) rich b) poor c) caste d) religion e) creed
69) a) forfeit b) enjoy c) receive d) get e) find
70) a) while b) where c) always d) there e) never
71) a) from b) along c) with d) to e) along with
72) a) inspiration b) vision c) creation d) aspiration e) goal
73) a) us b) you c) all d) we e) me
My uncle was a smoker, and when we saw him smoking, we thought we should copy his example. We had no money; we began to…74…stumps of cigarettes thrown away by…75….uncle. The stumps were not always…76…and could not emit much smoke…77…So we began to steal coppers…78…the servant’s pocket money to…79…Indian cigarettes. But the question was where to keep them.
74) a) pilfer b) pick c) collect d) get e) find
75) a) our b) my c) that d) his e) her
76) a) available b) got c) found d) present e) provided
77) a) with b) well c) either d) every e) none
78) a) with b) from c) in d) into e) to
79) a) procure b) provide c) purchase d) get e) give
One summer a Brazilian farmer took his donkey, Pele, with him to town…80…the market place, a small boy began…81…Pele with a stick, and the donkey struck…82….injuring the boy with a kick on the head. The police chief….83….the farmer arrested. The ….84…wept so profusely in the jail cell that the police chief changed his mind and locked up the ….85… instead. The charge against the animal was attempt to murder.
80) a) on b) in c) at d) over e) above
81) a) tormenting b) playing c) teasing d) laughing e) dancing
82) a) backward b) forward c) back d) ahead e) direct
83) a) ordered b) had c) has d) was e) have
84) a) boy b) farmer c) donkey d) postman e) teacher
85) a) boy b) farmer c) donkey d) postman e) teacher
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable word from the alternatives given under each sentence.
86) The whole town was plunged…..sorrow after the massacre of the students.
a) in b) into c) to d) up e) over
87) There is a tendency to trump ……. Charges against opposition leaders in every country.
a) up b) on c) at d) from e) to
88) Nobody likes anyone to intrude ……… his privacy.
a) in b) into c) on d) from e) for
89) Many Russians name their children …… Indians.
a) after b) to c) for d) before e) over
90) Indians have pinned their hopes …… the emergence of some superman.
a) on b) in c) at d) over e) upon
91) Those abstemious ….. habits are known to live long.
a) for b) in c) of d) on e) after
92) Think over the matter. Please don’t jump …… conclusions in a hurry.
a) to b) at c) for d) up e) on
93) After the death of his father the responsibility has devolved ……. him.
a) on b) at c) from d) over e) with
94) No one believes him because he is false …….. heart.
a) to b) at c) of d) into e) from
Directions: In this section you find a number of sentences, parts of which are underlined. You may also find only a group of words which is underlined. For each underlined part, four words/phrases are listed below. Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined part.
95) He has insidiously wormed his way into her affections.
a) in a polite manner b) in a secret manner c) un ugly way d) in a forceful manner e) None
96) The benevolence of the God of Rain has seen a very successful monsoon this year too.
a) vision b) morbidity c) kindness d) ill-will e) None
97) A government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with no credibility.
a) innocent b) stupid c) excited d) exhausted e) None
98) The small boy was able to give a graphic description of the thief.
a) vague b) broad c) vivid d) drawing e) None
99) Kamini could not recollect the incident that had happened in her childhood.
a) remind b) recall c) memorise d) assemble e) None
100) I have told him many times not to do that.
a) several b) unlimited c) endless d) numberless e) None
101) Every body laughed at the puerility of his statement.
a) inaccuracy b) childishness c) insincerity d) falsehood e) None
The candidates are required to select the appropriate world which is nearest in meaning to word given in capitals.
102) MONOTONOUS
a) repeteting b) exhausting c) irksome d) autonomous e) None
103) ALIBI
a) cause b) plea c) factor d) reason e) None
104) FRACTIOUS
a) pleasing b) absurd c) comic d) irritable e) None
105) JUDICIOUS
a) legal b) shrewd c) rational d) sagacious e) None
106) INCONTROVERTIBLE
a) unquestionable b) disputable c) unacceptable d) debatable e) None
107) SOMNOLENCE
a) weakness b) severe pain in the joints c) intoxication d) sleepiness e) None
108) PESTER
a) shake b) wake c) trouble d) disturb e) None
109) STALKS
a) pervades b) penetrates c) pollutes d) poisons e) None
Directions: In this section each item consists of a word or a phrase which is underlined italicized in the sentence given. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the underlined word or phrase.
110) Machine-civilization has made human life artificial.
a) authentic b) true c) natural d) genuine e) None
111) He has a weakness for foreign goods.
a) exported b) indigenous c) fashionable d) exotic e) None
112) The consultant analyzed the proposal carefully before the decided the decided to jettison it.
a) abandon b) strengthen c)accept d) modify e) None
113) Avogadro’s hypothesis has proved significant till the present day.
a) fact b) theory c) conclusion d) experiment e) None
114) He has been commended for all that he did.
a) dismissed b) condemned c) censured d) rejected e) None
115) The students assembled in the meeting hall.
a) removed b) diffused c) dispersed d) eliminated e) None
The candidates are required to select the appropriate word which is opposite in meaning to word given in capitals.
116) ABOLISHED
a) approved b) passed c) restored d) removed e) None
117) MELLOW
a) excitable b) hot c) irrational d) fickle e) None
118) PREJUDICED
a) unbiased b) candid c) helpful d) logical e) None
119) FREQUENTLY
a) temporarily b) rarely c) irregularly d) secretly e) None
120) OSTENTATION
a) innocence b) purity c) simplicity d) miserliness e) None
121) DEPRESSING
a) horrifying b) uplifting c) bewildering d) digressing e) None
122) VULGAR
a) simple b) restrained c) graceful d) refined e) None
ANSWERS:
1) 1) Change ‘she’ to ‘her’. ‘Her’ can not be used as subject here.
2) 2) Change ‘to have spent’ to ‘to spend’.
3) 4) Change ‘has gone’ to ‘went’. Past tense.
4) 4) Change ‘the most’ to ‘more’. Comparative degree should be used.
5) 4) Change ‘might’ to ‘should’. Lest is always followed by should.
6) 2) Change ‘they’ to ‘he’. Librarian and cashier are used for one person here.
7) 4) Use ‘drinking’ in place of ‘drink’.
8) 2) Use ‘a’ before ‘kilogram’. Kilogram is countable noun.
9) 1) Change ‘is’ to ‘was’. The sentence reflects an action n the past.
10) 4) Change ‘like’ to ‘as’. As is used with such.
11) 2) Change ‘all the future problems’ to ‘the problems of future’.
12) 1) Change ‘forward for’ to ‘forward to’.
13) 1) Delete ‘of physicists’.
14) 4) Change ‘to start up’ to ‘start up’.
15) 4) Change ‘by the train’ to ‘by train’.
16) 3) Change ‘bad habit’ to bad habits’. After one of, plural form of Noun should be used.
17) 1) Change ‘Being that’ to ‘since’.
18) 2) Change ‘their’ to ‘its’. Subject is singular.
19) 4) Change ‘are’ to ‘is’. Verb should be according to first noun.
20) 3) Change ‘a duty cost’ to ‘a duty cast’.
21) 2) change ‘from’ to ‘by’.
22) 4) Write ‘at’ before her.
23) 2) Change ‘taller’ to ‘tallest’. Superlative degree is to be used here.
24) 3) Change ‘on’ to ‘to’. ‘To’ is used after preference.
25) 4) Change ‘should’ to ‘would’.
26) 3) Change ‘was’ to ‘is’. Present tense.
27) 2) Change ‘from’ to ‘out’. Make out is correct phrase.
28) 2) Change ‘for’ to ‘to’. To is used after yield.
29) 2) Change ‘be’ to ‘been’. Past sentence.
30) b) QPSR
31) b) SPQR
32) b) QSPR
33) a) RPSQ
34) d) QPSR
35) b) QRSP
36) b) RQSP
37) d) RQSP
38) c) RPQS
39) c) QRSP
40) d) RSQP
41) a) had not arrived
42) c) the other one
43) b) if
44) c) would
45) e) no improvement
46) c) of all carpenters
47) e) no improvement
48) c) is
49) c) had not arrived
50) e) no improvement
51) b) had been cheated
52) e) no improvement
53) a) put up
54) c) in
55) e) no improvement
56) c) put of
57) e) no improvement
58) b) so as not
59) c) why he could not do the work was that
60) e) no improvement
61) e) no improvement
62) c) has a lot of
63) b) one another
64) c) against
65) a) than
66) c) all the
67) b) on and off
68) c) caste
69) b) enjoy
70) b) where
71) c) with
72) b) vision
73) a) us
74) c) collect
75) b) my
76) b) got
77) c) either
78) b) from
79) a) procure
80) c) at
81) b) playing
82) a) backward
83) c) has
84) b) farmer
85) c) donkey
86) b) into
87) a) up
88) c) on
89) a) after
90) a) on
91) b) in
92) a) to
93) a) on
94) c) of
95) b) in a secret manner
96) c) kindness
97) d) exhausted
98) c) vivid
99) b) recall
100) a) several
101) b) childishness
102) a) repeteting
103) d) reason
104) d) irritable
105) d) sagacious
106) a) unquestionable
107) d) sleepiness
108) b) wake
109) a) pervades
110) c) natural
111) c) fashionable
112) c)accept
113) a) fact
114) c) censured
115) c) dispersed
116) d) removed
117) c) irrational
118) a) unbiased
119) b) rarely
120) c) simplicity
121) b) uplifting
122) d) refined
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