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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
I saw a ____ of cows in the field.

A
Group

B
Herd

C
Swarm

D
Flock

Solution

The options are all collective nouns. Collective nouns refer to a number of things of people as one.
Option B: 'Herd' is a collective noun used for cattle and other livestock animals. Cows are included in cattle. Hence B is the correct option.
Option A: A group refers to a collection of people and not cows.
Option C: A swarm is a collective noun for bees or locusts. It does not refer to cows.
Option D: 'Flock' is used for sheep or birds. It does not refer to cows.
Hence A, C and D are incorrect.
Question 2
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Directions For Questions

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given.

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Success comes to those who are vigilant not to permit from _______from the chosen path.

A
distraction

B
deviation

C
alienation

D
diversion

Solution

(1), (2) and (4) are close choices. Distraction happens to your thoughts. When we are talking of 'path', it is either deviation or diversion. While diversion is moving away from the main course (road), deviation is moving away from the normal (here "chosen") path.
Question 3
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Choose out the collective noun(s) from the following sentence.
All the students in the class remained silent.

A
class, students

B
students

C
class

D
none

Solution

A collective noun is a name used to represent a group of people, animals of things. It is generally singular in construction.
The collective noun in this specific sentence is 'class' which refers to a group of people organized for studying. Hence option C is the correct answer.
Options A and B are incorrect because they contain the word 'students' which is not a collective noun rather the plural to the term 'student'. Simply put, plural nouns refer to two or more distinct nouns while collective nouns refer to two or more nouns in a single group.
Option D is incorrect because we have already chosen the correct answer.
Question 4
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Directions For Questions

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.

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___________ as President, a candidate must win a majority of votes.

A
Elected

B
To be elected

C
Having elected

D
Electing

Solution

The subject of the sentence is a candidate,but in the first part there is no subject, it should be passive or have an active subject.(2) is the only option with passive verb.
Question 5
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Pick out the countable and uncountable nouns from the following sentence:
He drinks a glass of milk daily.

A
glass - Countable; milk - Uncountable

B
glass - Uncountable; milk - Countable

C
glass, milk - Uncountable

D
glass, milk - Countable

Solution

Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted, they have a singular and plural form, like apple/apples. Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted, because they are made up of so many minute particles, that makes it impossible to count. They do not have a plural form, example, rice, milk. From the options, A is correct because 'glass' can be counted, its plural form being 'glasses', and 'milk' cannot be counted, it can't be modified by a number but its quantity is measured by a quantifier like 'some milk', 'a little milk'. Option B is incorrect because 'glass' is not an uncountable noun, it is spoken in its plural form as 'two glasses', 'ten glasses', and 'milk' is not countable, you can't say 'two milks'. Option C is incorrect because milk is uncountable, but glass is not, it can be counted in number. Option D is incorrect because glass is countable, but milk is not, we can't use a number before milk, and it can't be made plural as well.
Question 6
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Directions For Questions

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given.

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Usha was badly _____ by the news which she got in the letter.

A
eletrified

B
petrified

C
deranged

D
shaken
Question 7
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In the following sentence, a word has been italicized. To what category of noun does it belong?

Our class consists of twenty pupils.

A
Countable Noun

B
Uncountable Noun

C
Collective Noun

D
Abstract Noun

Solution

Countable nouns name things or beings that can be counted. For example, one apple, three bears, etc.
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, because they refer to quantity or mass. For example, some milk, some apple juice, etc.
Collective nouns refers to a group of things of the same type. For example, 'a swarm of bees', 'a pack of wolves', etc. Collective nouns refer to a group as a singular being.
Abstract nouns refer to things that cannot be perceived through any of our senses (touch, see, taste, smell, hear). They are emotions or states of being. For example, 'happiness', intelligence', etc.
Option A: In the given sentence, 'pupils' refers to a number of students. They can be counted, as mentioned in the sentence 'twenty pupils'. Hence it's a countable noun and option A is correct.

Options B, C and D:
'Pupils' cannot be uncountable as it refers to twenty students already.
It cannot be collective because it does not refer to the pupils as a singular form. (For example, 'a class of pupils') The sentence expresses individual pupils, hence they have been counted as twenty.
Pupils are students, human beings that can be perceived through all our senses. The noun cannot be abstract.
Hence these options are incorrect.
Question 8
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Directions For Questions

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks from the given alternatives.

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An increase in population,without an increase in economic level, ______ result in a lower standard of living

A
tends to

B
tending to

C
will tend

D
tends

Solution

There must be the preposition 'to' to connect the verb 'tend' with the noun 'result', (2) is not correct because first form of verb should be used and not continuous since its a simple statement made suggesting no action taking place at the current moment.
Question 9
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In the following sentence, a word has been italicized. To what category of noun does it belong?
Always speak the truth.

A
Abstract Noun / Uncountable Noun

B
Abstract Noun / Countable Noun

C
Concrete Noun / Uncountable Noun

D
Concrete Noun / Countable Noun

Solution

The italicized word "truth" means 'the quality or state of being true'.
Abstract nouns refer to a quality or state, hence the word 'truth' is an abstract noun.
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted using numbers: one kitten, two apples, etc. Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted, they're usually abstract nouns (quality, state of being) or nouns that are too amorphous or small (liquids, powders, gases like milk, salt, air).
So, 'truth' is an abstract noun and also, an uncountable noun. Hence option A is correct.
Truth cannot be counted, you cannot say: You need to say two truths to me. It sounds grammatically incorrect. Hence 'truth', which is an abstract noun, is not a countable noun and option B is incorrect.
A concrete noun refers to something that can be seen, touched, smelled, heard or tasted.
A confusion may arise, when you say: see the truth. When you say that truth can be seen, it doesn't mean that truth is an object or a thing that can be seen, it refers to the realization of truth. You see (or realize) the truth in something or someone. So, 'truth' is not a concrete noun.
Option C: truth is uncountable, but not concrete.
Option D: truth is neither countable nor concrete.
Hence options C and D are incorrect.
Question 10
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Directions For Questions

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given.

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Undoubtedly, English is the most ______ spoken language in the world today.

A
elaborately

B
greatly

C
widely

D
broadly

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Question 1

Group

Herd

Swarm

Flock

Solution

Question 2

distraction

deviation

alienation

diversion

Solution

Question 3

class, students

students

class

none

Solution

Question 4

Elected

To be elected

Having elected

Electing

Solution

Question 5

glass - Countable; milk - Uncountable

glass - Uncountable; milk - Countable

glass, milk - Uncountable

glass, milk - Countable

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Question 6

eletrified

petrified

deranged

shaken

Question 7

Countable Noun

Uncountable Noun

Collective Noun

Abstract Noun

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Question 8

tends to

tending to

will tend

tends

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Question 9

Abstract Noun / Uncountable Noun

Abstract Noun / Countable Noun

Concrete Noun / Uncountable Noun

Concrete Noun / Countable Noun

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Question 10

elaborately

greatly

widely

broadly

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