PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-13 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

 

Question No : 1

Please write your (1)/ name and address (2)/ on the bag before (3)/ you misplace it again. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) Please write your

(2) name and address

(3) on the bag before

(4) you misplace it again

(5) No error

Question No : 2

Anemia occurs due (1)/ to the deficiency of (2)/ hemoglobin in (3)/ a person’s blood. (4) / No error (5)

(1) Anemia occurs due

(2) to the deficiency of

(3) hemoglobin in

(4) a person’s blood

(5) No error

Question No : 3

The door was (1)/ open but no one (2)/ were there at (3)/ home last night. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) The door was

(2) open but no one

(3) were there at

(4) home last night

(5) No error

Question No : 4

Rupali wanted to get (1) /a clear picture about (2)/ the incident so she (3)/ speaks to the victims. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) Rupali wanted to get

(2) a clear picture about

(3) the incident so she

(4) speaks to the victims

(5) No error

Question No : 5

He was afraid that his parents (1)/ would not allow him to (2)/ make the film, so he did (3)/ not tell them about it. (4)/ No error (5)

(1) He was afraid that his parents

(2) would not allow him to

(3) make the film, so he did

(4) not tell them about it

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) Amid an escalating police crackdown/ (2) on protesters in Hong Kong,/ (3) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said/ (4) on Monday that he was “extremely concerned” for the situation./ (5) No Error

(1) Amid an escalating police crackdown

(2) on protesters in Hong Kong

(3) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said

(4) on Monday that he was “extremely concerned” for the situation

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) In another year, a capital receipt/ (2) was credited as the/ (3) profit and loss account/ (4) but shown as an extraordinary item. / (5) No error

(1) In another year, a capital receipt

(2) was credited as the

(3) profit and loss account

(4) but shown as an extraordinary item

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and/ (2) no sooner had he finishing it, / (3) than he/ (4) headed south to Naples./ (5) No Error

(1) In Siena, Gissing worked on the Dickens study, and

(2) no sooner had he finishing it

(3) than he

(4) headed south to Naples

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) Tom needs our/ (2) help and I'm/ (3) going to make/ (4) surely he gets it./ (5) No Error

(1) Tom needs our

(2) help and I'm

(3) going to make

(4) surely he gets it

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) Science has given/ (2) us a lot, yet/ (3) life is becoming/ (4) more and more painful./ (5) No Error

(1) Science has given

(2) us a lot, yet

(3) life is becoming

(4) more and more painful

(5) No error