English Language Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2023 -31st July

Directions (1-10): In each of the following sentences, four words have been highlighted which may or may not be misspelt or inappropriate in their usage. Mark the erroneous word as your answer and if you think that all the words are correct in their spellings and usage, choose ‘No Error’ as your answer.

Q1. Of all the instruments, the drums were the highlight of the band’s percusion performance.

(a) drums
(b) percusion
(c) highlight
(d) instruments
(e) No error

Q2. As soon as the last bell rings, students desperse out of the building and head to their buses.

(a) rings
(b) desperse
(c) building
(d) head
(e) No error

Q3. Since Ellen is an extrovert, she has always been able to convarse extremely well with her clients.

(a) extrovert
(b) convarse
(c) extremely
(d) clients
(e) No error

Q4. The sound of crashing waves against the shor provided a soothing melody for those enjoying a peaceful walk along the beach.

(a) crashing
(b) shor
(c) soothing
(d) peaceful
(e) No error

Q5. I was worried after the fortunteller warned me of a great calamity.

(a) worried
(b) calamity
(c) warned
(d) fortunteller
(e) No error

Q6. The professor altred the test once he realized the complicated format seemed to perplex some of his students.

(a) altred
(b) realized
(c) complicated
(d) perplex
(e) No error

Q7. As the first snowflake fell from the sky, a sense of wonder and excitement filled the air, signalling the arrival of winter.

(a) snowflake
(b) excitement
(c) arrival
(d) signalling
(e) No error

Q8. The aroma of freshly baked cookies wefted through the kitchen, enticing everyone in the house with its irresistible scent.

(a) baked
(b) wefted
(c) enticing
(d) irresistible
(e) No error

Q9. Alex carefully assembled the intricate puzzle, patiently connecting each peice until the image came to life.

(a) assembled
(b) intricate
(c) patiently
(d) peice
(e) No error

Q10. As the rain poured outside, Sarah curled up on the coutch with a good book and a warm cup of tea.

(a) poured
(b) curled
(c) coutch
(d) warm
(e) No error

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The spelling of percusion in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “percussion”. It means a broad category of musical instruments that are played by striking, shaking, or scraping. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Drums are musical instruments that produce sound by vibrating a stretched membrane.
• Highlight means to make something stand out or to draw attention to it.
• Instruments are tools or devices that are used to create music.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The spelling of desperse in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “disperse”. It means to spread out or to scatter. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Rings are circular objects or patterns.
• Building is a structure that is built for a specific purpose.
• Head means to be going in a particular direction.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The spelling of convarse in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “converse”. It means to talk with someone in a friendly or informal way. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Extrovert – a person who enjoys being around people and is energized by social interaction.
• Extremely – to a very high or intense degree.
• Clients – people who use the services of a business or professional.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The spelling of shor in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “shore”. It means the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Crashing – the sound of something breaking or falling heavily.
• Soothing – having a calming or relaxing effect.
• Peaceful – free from disturbance or conflict.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. The spelling of fortunteller in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “fortuneteller”. It means a person who claims to be able to predict the future. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Worried – feeling anxiety or concern about something.
• Calamity – a great misfortune or disaster.
• Warned – given notice of something that is likely to happen.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The spelling of altred in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “altered”. It means changed or made different. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Realized – understood or recognized the truth or reality of something.
• Complicated – difficult to understand or deal with.
• Perplex – puzzle or confuse someone.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The spelling of signalling in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “signaling”. It means the act of sending a signal. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Snowflake – a small, white piece of ice that forms in clouds and falls to the ground.
• Excitement – a feeling of intense or pleasurable anticipation.
• Arrival – the act of coming to a place or person.

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The spelling of wefted in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “wafted”. It means to move slowly and gently through the air. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Baked – cooked in an oven.
• Enticing – attractive or appealing.
• Irresistible – impossible to resist.

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. The spelling of peice in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “piece”. It means a single part of something that is larger or made up of several parts. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Assembled – put together or gathered into a single unit.
• Intricate – having many complexly interrelating parts, elements, or considerations: complicated.
• Patiently – in a calm and tolerant way, even when facing difficulties.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. The spelling of coutch in the given sentence is incorrect, instead it should be “couch”. It means a long, upholstered seat with a back and arms, typically one for one person to sit on. All the other words are correctly spelt and used appropriately with the context.
• Poured – to cause a liquid to flow out in a stream.
• Curled – bent or twisted into a spiral or coil.
• Warm – having or giving out heat.