Choose the correct spelling.Choose the correct spelling.
Correct answer: Accommodate
Explanation: 'Accommodate' is the correctly spelled word; it contains double c and double m.
Question 22 · Hard
Fill in the blank: The report is based ____ reliable evidence.Fill in the blank: The report is based ____ reliable evidence.
Correct answer: on
Explanation: The standard collocation is 'based on'.
Question 23 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: Neither the evidence nor the witness was reliable.
Explanation: With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Witness' is singular, so 'was' is correct.
Question 24 · Hard
Choose the correct passive form: 'People speak English in many countries.'Choose the correct passive form: 'People speak English in many countries.'
Correct answer: English is spoken in many countries.
Explanation: Present Indefinite passive is 'is/am/are + past participle'; 'English is spoken' is correct.
Question 25 · Hard
Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said, 'Do not waste your time.'Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said, 'Do not waste your time.'
Correct answer: The teacher advised the students not to waste their time.
Explanation: An imperative negative command changes to 'advised/told + object + not to + verb'.
Question 26 · Hard
Identify the segment containing an error: The officer / insisted to verify / all the original documents / before issuing the certificate.Identify the segment containing an error: The officer / insisted to verify / all the original documents / before issuing the certificate.
Correct answer: insisted to verify
Explanation: 'Insist' is followed by 'on + gerund': 'insisted on verifying'.
Question 27 · Hard
Choose the correct idiom: 'To call a spade a spade' means—Choose the correct idiom: 'To call a spade a spade' means—
Correct answer: To speak frankly and directly
Explanation: The idiom means to speak plainly and honestly, without disguising the truth.
Question 28 · Hard
Choose the correct one-word substitution: 'A person who knows and uses several languages'.Choose the correct one-word substitution: 'A person who knows and uses several languages'.
Correct answer: Linguist
Explanation: A linguist is a person skilled in or knowledgeable about languages.
Question 29 · Hard
Choose the correct antonym of 'VIGOROUS'.Choose the correct antonym of 'VIGOROUS'.
Correct answer: Feeble
Explanation: Vigorous means strong, energetic or forceful; feeble is its opposite.
Question 30 · Hard
Choose the correct synonym of 'ABATE'.Choose the correct synonym of 'ABATE'.
Correct answer: Reduce
Explanation: Abate means to reduce in intensity, degree or force.
Question 31 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: For the last three years, the institution has provided training to candidates.
Explanation: A continuing action extending from the past to the present can be expressed with Present Perfect; 'has provided' is grammatically correct here.
Question 32 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: Hardly had the officer reached the office when the inquiry began.
Explanation: 'Hardly...when' takes inversion with Past Perfect in the first clause.
Question 33 · Hard
Choose the correct improvement: 'The information are being verified by the officials.'Choose the correct improvement: 'The information are being verified by the officials.'
Correct answer: The information is being verified by the officials.
Explanation: 'Information' is treated as an uncountable singular noun, so 'is being verified' is correct.
Question 34 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: The work was completed by them before the supervisor arrived.
Explanation: The passive construction 'was completed' is grammatically correct for a completed past action.
Question 35 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: By the time we reached the station, the train had already left.
Explanation: Past Perfect marks the earlier of two completed past actions.
Question 36 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: The manager, along with his assistants, has approved the proposal.
Explanation: The main subject is singular 'manager'; 'along with his assistants' does not change the verb number.
Question 37 · Hard
Choose the correct sentence.Choose the correct sentence.
Correct answer: She has known the officer for five years.
Explanation: 'Know' is a stative verb; with duration continuing to the present, Present Perfect is appropriate.
Question 38 · Hard
Choose the correct passive form: 'They will announce the final result tomorrow.'Choose the correct passive form: 'They will announce the final result tomorrow.'
Correct answer: The final result will be announced tomorrow.
Explanation: Future Indefinite passive uses 'will be + past participle': 'will be announced'.
Question 39 · Hard
Choose the correct passive form: 'The department is reviewing all pending applications.'Choose the correct passive form: 'The department is reviewing all pending applications.'
Correct answer: All pending applications are being reviewed by the department.
Explanation: Present Continuous passive is formed with 'is/am/are + being + past participle'.
Question 40 · Hard
Identify the segment containing an error: The old records / were destroyed by fire / before the investigators has arrived / at the office.Identify the segment containing an error: The old records / were destroyed by fire / before the investigators has arrived / at the office.
Correct answer: before the investigators has arrived
Explanation: The subject 'investigators' is plural, so the Past Perfect auxiliary must be 'had': 'before the investigators had arrived'.