General English Test - 3

A close-fitting cover for a Sword- Sheath

'Sheath' is a close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.

Example: Ram took down his sword from its saddle sheath.

The given sentence is complete. So the next sentence is either a new sentence or starts with a conjuction. Here we see R is the starting of a new sentence, So, follows 1. But they can play a vital role in what? In making India a great, democratic, progressive and prosperous country. So P comes next in the sequence followed by S. The youths of our country should not only have cultural values but also modern scientific knowledge. So, Q comes last in the sequence.

So, the correct order is RPSQ.

The error lies in part A of the given sentence.

• Meaning of 'rarely': not often.
• Example: We rarely see each other now.
• Inversion of sentences: sentences structure becomes: Verb+ subject.
• Inversion of sentences takes place following negative adverbs and adverb phrases: hardly, never, rarely, seldom, scarcely, only later, on no account etc.
• Therefore, we can see that the above-given sentence starts with 'rarely'.
• So, inversion of sentence structure will take place and 'I have' will be replaced by 'have I'.

When 'A number of' phrase is used in any sentence, we use plural nouns and plural verbs with it.

Eg- A number of incidents have forced me to leave the place.

• In the given sentence, the noun is in plural form but the helping verb is not in plural form.
• So, 'was' should be replaced with 'were' to make the sentence grammatically correct.

To "bell the cat" is an idiom which means to do something which is very daunting/difficult or to do an impossible task.

Calligraphy: It is the art of beautiful handwriting.

For example, “Some old manuscripts exhibit wonderful calligraphy.”

Architecture: It is the style or design of a building.

For example, “The South Indian temples feature Dravidian architecture.”

Graphology: It is the skill of studying the character or personality of an individual through the analysis of their handwriting.

For example, “It’s interesting to analyze a person through graphology.”

Theology: It is the study of the nature of God, religion and religious beliefs.

For example, “His son developed a keen interest in theology since childhood.”

"Globalization is often seen, both in journalistic discussions and in remarkably many academic writings, as a process of westernization."

​Upon perusal of the above statement, it can be concluded that globalization is perceived often by media and academia as a process of Westernisation.

"There is a strong need to separate out the different questions that appear merged together in the rhetoric of the antiglobalization protests. The globalization of knowledge deserves a particularly high profile recognition, despite all the good things that can be rightly said about the importance of "Local knowledge"."

​Upon perusal of the above statement, it can be concluded that the author encourages an unbiased evaluation of globalization and not an unconditioned rejection of globalization.

"Even though globalization is one of the most discussed topics in the contemporary world. It is not altogether a well-defined concept."

​Upon perusal of the above statements, it can be concluded that globalization is not a well-defined concept.

"A wholesale rejection of globalization would not only go against global business, but it would also cut out movements of ideas, understanding, and knowledge that can help all the people of the world, including the most disadvantaged members of the world population."

​Upon perusal of the above statement, it can be concluded that only the statements (a) and (b) are correct.

The word 'Dubious' means slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

The antonyms of the word 'Dubious' are "certain, decided, determined".

The word 'Certain' means having or showing complete conviction about something.

From the antonym of the given word, we can say that the word 'Certain' is opposite in meaning.

The correct sentence is, "Iwill have beenstudying for two hours before going to the exam hall tomorrow."

As the sentence here refers to the future and the time expression 'for two hours' has been used which suggests that the most appropriate tense to be used here is future perfect continuous tense.

The syntax for the future perfect continuous tense-

• Sub+ will have been/shall have been+ ing form of verb.

For example:In November, Iwill have beenworking at my company for three years.

The correct answer is growing, started.

The second option is correct as 'growing' is the present participle of the verb, the present perfect continuous is formed using has/have + been + present participle and 'started' is the past tense of the verb.

The first option is incorrect as 'grown' is the past participle form of the verb. 'Started' is still okay for the second blank but 'grown' is not fit for the first blank.

The third option is incorrect as 'grow' is the base or simple form of the verb. 'Started' is still okay for the second blank but 'grow' is not fit for the first blank.

The fourth option is incorrect as 'starting' is the present participle of the verb. 'Growing' is still okay for the first blank but 'starting' is not fit for the second blank.

Soliloquy: It is a long speech spoken by a single character that’s not intended to be heard by any other character in the play.

For example, “The actor delivered a soliloquy at the end of the play.”

Eloquent: To be able to use your ideas or opinions well, especially while speaking in public. Well expressed and effective in persuading people.

For example, “Antony was an eloquent orator.”

Colloquial: It refers to words or expressions used in ordinary language by common people.

For example, “It’s hard to comprehend the colloquial foreign language.”

Extempore: It is the act of doing something on the spur of the moment, without any previous planning or preparation.

For example, “Sylvia was asked to compose a poem extempore.”

The given sentence is,

Students said to the principal, "Let us go on an expedition to Shillong".

It is obvious that students are seeking permission for an expedition to Shillong.

Structure of indirect speech in case of imperative sentences:

• 'said to' will change into 'requested'.
• Reporting verb and Reported speech are joined by Infinitive 'to'.

Direct:Students said to the principal, "Let us go on an expedition to Shillong".

Indirect:Students requested the principal to allow them to go on an expedition to Shillong.