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English Questions For IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

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Direction(1-15): In the question given below, there is an error in one or more sentences. Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, is grammatically incorrect or structurally incorrect.

Q1. Burn
I. The children burned the house down while playing with matches.
II.He burnt up the files.
III.The papers were burned up in the fire.

select the inappropriate option
(a) ONLY I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q2. Wait
I. Each waitress waits on three different tables in the restaurant.
II. Don’t wait up.
III.Let’s wait down for Mary to see how her date went.

select the inappropriate option
(a) ONLY I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q3. Turn
I. My keys turned away in the bedroom.
II. They turned the wallet over to the police
III.They turned us away at the border because we didn’t have visas.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q4. Stand
I. SCUBA stands for “self contained underwater breathing apparatus.”
II. Soledad is so beautiful! She really stands for in a crowd.
III.I need you to stand up for and answer the phone when my broker calls.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (III)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q5. Put
I. I thought Ms. Smith put her ideas down rather clearly in the meeting.
II. I told you kids to put your toys away.
III.She always puts down people who don’t share her opinions.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q6. Make
I. Allen made up for being late by getting me flowers.
II. The teacher made me do my homework over
III.Fortunately, my professor let me make up the exam I missed yesterday.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q7. Lie
I. I need to lie down before we go out tonight.
II. I’m going to lie down on the sofa for a while.
III.Whether or not you can go to the party lies down your father.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q8. keep
I. I always keep a dictionary around to translate new words.
II. Keep back! The burning building is about to collapse.
III.Everybody said she would never finish the puzzle, but she kept to it until it was done.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q9.Hold
I. The teacher held Frank back a year, so he couldn’t enter fifth grade.
II. Hold back tight! The roller coaster is about to take off.
III. Stop holding out and tell us where you found all of these old records.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q10. Go
I. They love to go out every Saturday night.
II. Do you usually go out your notes before class?
III.I need to have my lawyer go through this contract before I sign it.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q11. Eat
I. The heavy rains ate in at the sandstone cliffs.
II. We usually eat in instead of going out for dinner.
III.They eat out once a week.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q12. Drop
I. Yuri isn’t on the team any more. He dropped over.
II. Let’s drop in on Julie since we’re driving by her house.
III.It’s difficult to get a good job if you
drop out of high school.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q13. Come
I. Don’t worry! She faints all the
time. She always comes to after a few minutes.
II. The job offer didn’t come up to her expectations.
III.Why don’t you come over after work for dinner.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q14. Call
I. I called Sam up to see if he wanted to go to the movies.
II. Professor Tanzer called on Tim to answer the question.
III.This recipe calls for milk, not water.

select the inappropriate option
(a) Only I
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct

Q15. Back
I.Jane never backs down. She always wins arguments.
II.Sam backed out of the agreement at the last second.
III.Could you back up a little so I can open this drawer.

select the inappropriate option
(b) Only (II) and (I)
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
(e) All are correct