Error Detection Test 4

Welcome to your Error Detection Test 4

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-5): There are three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the sentences are incorrect, choose (e) i.e. ‘None is correct’ as your answer

1.

(A) Tepid response to reopening of schools as parents prefer than wait and watch.
(B) The National Education Policy lays emphasis in imparting teaching in mother tongue in primary classes.
(C) The episode betrays a lack of understanding of the recovery process and its underlying principles.

2.

(A) Prereaders progressed faster in learning to read the visual list, whereas novice and veteran readers progressed faster in learning to read the phonetic list.
(B) The residents of city X are dismayed to find its locality in the news for all the wrong reasons.
(C) Farmers refused to end protest in Noida despite of repeated requests.

3.

(A) Chennai have a history of implementing innovative and inclusionary models of slum clearance.
(B) In the absence of a policy, the relocations have been governed by ad hoc government orders.
(C) Much residents sell or rent out their allotments and return to informal settlements in the city to safeguard their painstakingly crafted pathways to a better life.

4.

(A) China seems to be mending its diplomatic fences with the Arab countries.
(B) A Canada has become the world’s first patient diagnosed with climate change, linked to breathing trouble caused by air pollution.
(C) His comforting words helped to sustain me in my faith during those dark days.

5.

(A) Israel is growing increasing suspicious of almost every country.
(B) The percentage of rural children who was not enrolled in school doubled during the pandemic.
(C) Delhi has recorded the lowest rate of inflation among the metro city in the country.

DIRECTIONS (Q. 6-9): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into four parts. There are errors in three parts. choose the grammatically correct part as your answer. If no part is incorrect, choose option (d) as your answer

6. The window besides them had a (A)/great hole smash through it,(B)/and pieces of glass were lying (c)/scattered on every direction. (D)

7. The forest land area (A)/destroyed by wildfires (B)/ has increased drastically (C)/ over the past several years. (D)

8. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly/on the eve of the examination/that I found it very easy to work it out

9. Aside from his solemn expression, (A) there were nothing in the way she acted (B)/with the childrens that might indicate (C)/ anything was wrong among them. (D)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 10-16): Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

10. A person driven by (1)/ greed and envious, loses (2)/ the ability to see (3)/ things as they are. (4)

11. one major reason(a)/ for the popularity of ott platforms is(b)/ that most people are usually travelling in public transports(c)/ no error(d)/None of these (e)

12. The future of food delievery companies(a)/seems quite secure(b)/owed to ever-growing demand.(c)/no error(d)/ None of these (e)

13. Rajni along with her group of friends(a)/ are going to Kolkata(b)/ to celebrate Durga pooja.(c)/ No error/ None of these

14. The contestants(a)/ could not hardly(b)/ complete all the experiments.(c)/ No error(d) /None of these

15.

The cartons 
P- were too bulky
q- so carrying more than one
r- was a lot of load to handle

16. Lucy was working (A) / overtime because (B) / she had to prepare (C) / for an important meating. (D) / All correct (E)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 17-20): There are three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the sentences are correct, choose (e) as your answer

17.

(i) The recent burglary came as a surprise for the raided home is located in a relatively safe area.
(ii) Rescuers were forced to abandon their search.
(iii) Furniture makers often use plain woven burlap as a support of the inside of couches and chairs.

18.

(i) Either party have the right to terminate the agreement.
(ii) I am assuming that the present situation is going to continue
(iii) His views have excited a lively controversy among fellow scientists.

19.

(i) Praise always stimulates him to make greater efforts.
(ii) The houses were not considered habitable.
(iii) They tried to assure him of their willingness to work

20.

(i) The issue of animal experimentation is an emotive subject.
(ii) The King agreed for dissolve the present commission.
(iii) She has endowed with intelligence as well as beauty

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-24): In the following questions, multiple statements are given, which may or may not have error. Find the sentence which is grammatically correct.

21.

22.

23.

A. The story of the falling apple has become one of the lasting and iconic example of the creative moment. 
B. It is a symbol of the inspired genius that fills your brain during those “eureka moments” when creative conditions are just right.
C. What most people forget, however, is that Newton worked on his ideas about gravity for nearly twenty years until, in 1687, he published his groundbreaking
book, The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.
D. The falling apple was merely the beginning of a train of thought that continued for decades.

24.

A. Each time you attack a bad idea, you are feeding the very monster you are trying to destroy. As one Twitter employee wrote, “Every time you retweet or quote tweet someone you’re angry with, it helps them. It disseminates their BS. Hell for the ideas you deplore is silence. Have the discipline to give it to them.
B. However, truth and accuracy is not the only things that matter to the human minds. Humans also seem to have a deep desire to belong.
C. Years ago, Ben Casnocha mentioned an idea to me that I haven’t been able to shake: The people who are most likely to change our minds are the ones we agree with on 98 percent of topics.
D. Arguments are like a full frontal attack on a person’s identity. Reading a book is like slipping the seed of an idea into a person’s brain and letting it grow on their own
terms. There’s enough wrestling going on in someone’s head when they are overcoming a pre-existing belief. They don’t need to wrestle with you too

DIRECTION (25): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The (a, b, c or d) of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 26-29): In this question, a sentence is divided into three fragments. One of the fragments may or may not have an error with respect to context or grammar. You have to identify that part and mark it as your answer. If all the parts are error free mark option ‘D’ as your answer

26. The stubborn child started (a)/ crying and laid on (b) / the ground after his/mother refused to (c) get him a chocolate (d) / No error(e)

27. The founder and the CEO of the company (a)/ has decided to make (b)/ major changes in the product quality(c)/ and the marketing strategy. (d)/ No Error (e)

28. If Mahatma Gandhi were alive, (a)/he would feel sorry for the poor (b)/and downtrodden who still struggle (c)/ everyday to make both end meet.(d)/ No Error (e)

29. A Turkish human rights activist denied (a) / terrorism charges on Wednesday, declaring (b) / “I have no idea why we’re here,” at the trial of 11 activists, that (c) / had become a flashpoint in Ankara’s tensions with Europe (d). No Error (e)

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 30): In the questions given below, a sentence has been broken down into four fragments labeled (a), (b), (c) and (e). One of the fragments contains an error. You are required to identify and mark that fragment as your answer. In case, the sentence is correct with no error, please select (e) as your answer

30. Find the error in one of the following fragments/parts.

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