UPTET 2019 : Practice Important English Questions
Direction (Q1-10): In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake, the answer is “no error”.
Q1. There were wings to right and left (1)/, connected by curious glazed galleries (2)/, supported by colonnades (3)/, with the central block. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q2. Bank established (1)/ by the previous (2)/ government is (3)/ to be closed. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q3. Pacific Ocean is (1)/the deepest ocean (2)/in the world. (3)/No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q4. I know (1)/a doctor (2)/you are referring to. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q5. In world of ours (1)/one has to complete (2)/for almost everything. (3)/No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q6. Headmaster (1)/ has instructed (2)/the teachers to follow the rules of the school. (3)/ No error. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q7. She lost ___________ ring that I had gifted her.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) that
Q8. Death of (1)/his only son (2)/made Mohan desolate (3)/. No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q9. Could you please give me (1)/ a postal address (2)/ of the Indian Embassy in New York. (3)/ No error (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q10. A group of birds (1)/migrate from southern part (2)/ of the country to the (3)/Northern part during summer. (4)
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. There were wings to the right and the left … should be used.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The definite article i.e. The bank established … should be used.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. We use article ‘the’ before the name of an ocean. Hence, The Pacific Ocean… should be used.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The definite article ‘the’ should be used before the word ‘doctor’.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here, the definite article ‘the’ i.e. in the world of ours ….. should be used.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here, the definite article ‘the’ should be used before ‘headmaster’. Headmaster’ should be replaced by ‘The headmaster’.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The sentence speaks about a definite ‘ring’. Therefore the definite article ‘the’ should be used before ‘ring’.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Here, the definite article i.e. ‘The death of” should be used as ‘death’ is followed by preposition ‘of’.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Here, a particular address is mentioned. Hence, the (definite article) postal address should be used here.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Article ‘the’ should be used. Hence, ‘migrate from the southern part’ should be used.
