Competitive English General Competitive English 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Select the best synonym for 'VERBOSE'.
- Concise
- Wordy (Correct answer)
- Vague
- Assertive
Correct answer: Wordy
Verbose means using more words than necessary; wordy is its closest synonym.
Question 2: Choose the word with the correct spelling.
- Accomodate
- Accommodate (Correct answer)
- Acommodate
- Accomadate
Correct answer: Accommodate
Accommodate is spelled with double 'c' and double 'm': ac-com-mo-date.
Question 3: Which of the following is a compound sentence?
- She ran because she was late.
- She ran, and she was on time. (Correct answer)
- Running fast, she reached the station.
- She ran to the station nearby.
Correct answer: She ran, and she was on time.
A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction; 'She ran, and she was on time' fits this pattern.
Question 4: Identify the dangling modifier in: 'Walking to school, the rain began to fall.'
- Walking to school (Correct answer)
- the rain
- began to fall
- There is no dangling modifier
Correct answer: Walking to school
'Walking to school' dangles because the rain cannot walk; the sentence implies a missing subject.
Question 5: Which sentence uses the word 'AFFECT' correctly?
- The affect of the drug was immediate.
- The drug will affect her sleep. (Correct answer)
- She showed no affect interest.
- Please affect the change at once.
Correct answer: The drug will affect her sleep.
Affect is typically a verb meaning to have an influence on; 'affect her sleep' uses it correctly.
Question 6: The phrase 'in lieu of' means:
- In addition to
- Instead of (Correct answer)
- Because of
- Regardless of
Correct answer: Instead of
'In lieu of' is a formal phrase meaning in place of or instead of something.
Question 7: Choose the passive voice version of: 'The manager approved the report.'
- The manager had approved the report.
- The report was approved by the manager. (Correct answer)
- The report approved the manager.
- The manager approves the report.
Correct answer: The report was approved by the manager.
In passive voice, the object becomes the subject: 'The report was approved by the manager.'
Competitive English General Competitive English 3
Select the best synonym for 'VERBOSE'.