SI & Receptionist • General English
Identify the correct form of preposition to fill in the blank: The police is entrusted ____________ the enforcement of law and order.
A)
to
B)
with
C)
on
D)
for
Someone is “entrusted with” enforcement.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct type: 'The postman looked very tired at the end of the day.'
A)
Compound Sentence
B)
Simple Sentence
C)
Complex Sentence
One independent clause only: simple sentence.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Identify the most suitable meaning of the underlined word 'frequently' in the sentence: 'The enemy had a reputation for engaging in sneak attacks so we were frequently on the alert'
A)
inevitably
B)
mostly
C)
occassionally
D)
constantly
Frequently means often/constantly, and “constantly” is the closest choice.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Analyse the following sentence and choose the correct type: 'The house reared and the rider was thrown off.'
A)
Complex Sentence
B)
Compound Sentence
C)
Simple Sentence
Two independent clauses are joined by “and,” so it is compound.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Identify the most suitable meaning of the underlined word 'correspond' in the sentence: 'It is interesting to correspond the history of the 19th century with its literature.'
A)
corroborate
B)
connect
C)
correlate
D)
alight
To correspond the history with literature means correlate them.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Identify the most suitable meaning of the underlined word 'important' in the sentence: 'Timing is important in finance, aspecially if you want to make a profit'
A)
key
B)
impervious
C)
critical
D)
involved
In finance, timing is critical/very important.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Identify the most suitable meaning of the underlined word 'benevolent' in the sentence: 'Exercise is benevolent to good health'
A)
bounteous
B)
beneficent
C)
favourable
D)
beneficial
In this context “benevolent” is closest to beneficial.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Choose the word which best fills the blank: The other judge gave his note of ____________
A)
decent
B)
dissent
C)
descent
D)
different
A judge gives a note of dissent when disagreeing with the decision.
SI & Receptionist • General English
Use the correct verb-form to fill in the blank: We ____________ readymade garments abroad
A)
export
B)
have exported
C)
are exporting
D)
will exporting
Simple present is used for a general/regular statement: “We export…”
