English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-29th March

Directions (1-5): Which of the following phrases (I), (II), and (III) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct without changing the meaning of the sentence? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No correction required” as the answer.

Q1. Rana Daggubati has become one of Indian cinema’s most memorable villains with his epic portrayal of Bhalladeva in SS Rajamouli’s historical action drama fantasy series, Baahubali.

(I) will become one of Indian cinema’s most
(II) had become one of Indian cinema’s most
(III) having become one of the Indian cinema’s most

(a) Both (I)&(II)
(b) Only (I)
(c) Only (II)
(d) Only (III)
(e) No correction required

Q2. When Theresa May unexpectedly and rather suddenly replaced David Cameron as prime minister of the U.K., journalists scrambling to find out more about her personal life.

(I) started scrambling to find out more
(II) scrambled to find out more
(III) had scrambled to find out more
(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) All of the above
(e) No correction required

Q3. It’s always been a very characterful riverside town, but in the last few years there had been some very high-profile purchases.

(I) there will be some very high-profile
(II) there has been some very high-profile
(III) there have been some very high-profile

(a) Only (II)
(b) Only (I)
(c) All are correct
(d) Only (III)
(e) No correction required

Q4. We rarely do these write ups because the reality is that there is just a bunch of rubbish out there claiming to be that next big anti-aging breakthrough.

(I) We scrcely do these write ups
(II) We hardly do these write ups
(III) We seldom do these write ups
(a) All are correct
(b) Only (I)
(c) Only (II)
(d) Only (III)
(e) No correction required

Q5. You didn’t know if the superstar of today will command the same power and popularity tomorrow or vanish into oblivion.

(I) Don’t you know if the superstar
(II) You don’t know if the superstar
(III) Doesn’t you know if the superstar

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) All of the above
(e) No correction required

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘No correction required’

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘scrambled to find out more’…..as the sentence is in simple past tense.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘there have been some very high-profile’….as the sentence is in simple present tense. Hence, it will take present perfect tense further that won’t change the meaning of the sentence.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘All are correct’…..as ‘seldom’, ‘rarely’, ‘hardly’,and ‘scarcely’ have one and the same meaning.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘You don’t know if the superstar’…..as the sentence takes the present form of tense. Therefore, ‘didn’t’ will be replaced by the ‘don’t’

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