Free English Usage - 04 Practice Test - CAT 

Question 1

(a) Almost all school teachers insist that (b) a student’s mother (c) is responsible for the student’s conduct (d) as well as his dress.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option: (c)

‘The student’s conduct’ should be replaced by ‘his conduct’.

Question 2

(a) In the forthcoming elections (b) every man and woman (c) must vote for the candidate (d) of their choice.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option: (d)
Part discuss about man/woman, so in (d) it should be his/her [singular pronoun] in place of ‘their’.

Question 3

(a) If one has to decide (b) about the choice of career (c) you should choose that option (d) which is really beneficial.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option: (c)

The same pronoun should be used throughout the sentence. In (c) it should be ‘one should choose’.

Question 4

(a) It is essential that diseases like tuberculosis (b) are detected and treated (c) as early as possible in order to (d) assure a successful cure.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option: (d)
‘Assure’ being an intransitive verb should be followed by an object, so in place of ‘assure’ correct usage shall be ‘be sure of a successful cure’.

Question 5

(a) The Mumbai police have found (b) the body of a man (c) who they believe to be (d) the prime suspect in a murder case.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option: (c)
In this part, ‘who’ is used for police which is an incorrect usage, in place of it shall be ‘whom they believe to be ……’.

Question 6

The Romanians may be restive under Soviet direction but they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.

A. they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.
B. they are preparing for a great revolution.
C. secretly they rather enjoy the prestige of being protected by the mighty Soviets.
D. there is nothing they can do about it.

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option: (a)
No other option discusses their links with Soviets.

Question 7

In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on these people without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid, but whose spirit is often neglected by a disinterested society.

A. whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid
B. who do not have enough to eat
C. whose hopelessness may be alleviated
D. who may be physically satiated

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option: (a)

No other choice discusses involvement of welfare aid by which people are taken care of.

Question 8

Contemplating whether to exist with an insatiable romantic temperament, he was the author and largely the subject of a number of memorable novels.

A. Contemplating whether to exist
B. Combining realistic details
C. Miscegenating a brilliant mind
D. Aware that he had been born

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option: (b)

A good novel can be a good combination of realistic details with romantic temperament.

Question 9

How many times have I asked myself: When is the world going to start to make sense? There is a monster out there, and it is rushing towards me over the uneven ground of consciousness.

A. There is a monster out there
B. It is as if the world is on my shoulders.
C. The answer is out there somewhere
D. There is a sea of sensibility in me.

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option: (a)

The phrase given is an answer to the question of the author.

Question 10

Correct the underlined part of the sentence to become grammatically correct from the given choices below.

In Martin Amis’ new novel, the narrator is trapped and hurtling towards a terrible secret, its resolution and the dreadful revelations it brings, ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt.

Type in the option.

A. Ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt
B. To us give a vivid picture of guilt
C. Is a painful picture of a guilt ridden world
D. Does not really solve all the questions in the narrator’s mind

___

SOLUTION

Solution :

Option: A

The underlined original phrase is best option and gives real feel to the problem of narrator of the novel.

Question 11

(A) With that, he turns [A] / turned [B] on his heal [A] / heel [B] and fled.
(B) The singer assented [A] / ascented [B] to the request for an encore.
(C) It is, sometimes useful, to plumb [A] / plum [B] someone’s thoughts.
(D) The school had a great interest in music and was forming a choral [A] / coral [B] society.

A. AAABA
B. BBAAA
C. BBBBA
D. AABBA
E. BBBAA

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option: (b)

BBAAA: The 1st sentence is in the past tense as indicated by ‘fled’ so option ‘B’ is correct, heel means the part of the foot and heal is to cure. Assented means to agree and ascent an upward movement. Therefore, the singer agreed to the request for an encore. Plum is a fruit and plumb means to examine closely or deeply. Therefore, it is useful to examine one’s thoughts. Choral means of a choir and coral is the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps as in, something made of coral.

Question 12

In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are highlighted (in bold). From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.
(A)He was baron [A] / barren [B] of tender feelings.
(B)The kohl [A] / coal [B] glowed [A] / glowered [B] in the dark giving solace to many.
(C)The pillars were decorated with a freeze [A] / frieze [B] of angels.
(D)The malls want to be in sync [A] / sink [B] with the customer’s demands.

A. ABAAA
B. BAABB
C. ABABA
D. BBABA
E. AABAB

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option (d)

Baron means a person with great power, barren means lacking, bereft. The sentence means he lacked tender feelings.Coal is a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other combustible substance. The glowing coal gave solace(comfort) to many.Kohl is powder used to darken eyelids, glowed means to burn brightly and glowered means to show anger.

Frieze is any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall, a piece of furniture, etc., freeze means change from the liquid to the solid state.

Sync means harmony or harmonious relationship, Sink is to fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom. The malls wanted to be compatible with the customers’ demands.

Hence, correct option is (d).

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