PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-87 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-10): Read the sentence to find out whether there is any 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, mark the answer as “No error”. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

 

Question No : 1

(1) He urged on his already weary horse/ (2) to get quickly past the/ (3) crowd, but the further he went, / (4) the more disorganized it was.

(1) He urged on his already weary horse

(2) to get quickly past the

(3) crowd, but the further he went

(4) the more disorganized it was

(5) No error

Question No : 2

(1) He was not enough strong/ (2) to work on the farm/ (3) like his brothers; but/ (4) he loved books and indoor games.

(1) He was not enough strong

(2) to work on the farm

(3) like his brothers; but

(4) he loved books and indoor games

(5) No error

Question No : 3

(1) True nobility/ (2) is in being/ (3) superior than your/ (4) previous self.

(1) True nobility

(2) is in being

(3) superior than your

(4) previous self

(5) No error

Question No : 4

(1) Every boy and every girl/ (2) is given the/ (3) admission ticket/ (4) to the show.

(1) Every boy and every girl

(2) is given the

(3) admission ticket

(4) to the show

(5) No error

Question No : 5

(1) The neighbour, with his wife/ (2) and children, are/ (3) watching the football/ (4) match on television.

(1) The neighbour, with his wife

(2) and children, are

(3) watching the football

(4) match on television

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) Black Panther was one of the/ (2) most-awaited Marvel movies and during/ (3) its theatrical run, it became the/ (4) largest grossing solo superhero film.

(1) Black Panther was one of the

(2) most-awaited Marvel movies and during

(3) its theatrical run, it became the

(4) largest grossing solo superhero film

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) I would rather/ (2) have the my people laugh/ (3) at my economies than/ (4) weep for my extravagance.

(1) I would rather

(2) have the my people laugh

(3) at my economies than

(4) weep for my extravagance

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) The report spelled/ (2) out in a detail/ (3) the implications/ (4) of the teacher training programme.

(1) The report spelled

(2) out in a detail

(3) the implications

(4) of the teacher training programme

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) The community has/ (2) dwindled to a/ (3) tenth of its former/ (4) size in a last two years.

(1) The community has

(2) dwindled to a

(3) tenth of its former

(4) size in a last two years

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) The judges deliberated/ (2) for half an hour/ (3) and returned with/ (4) an unanimous decision for Groton.

(1) The judges deliberated

(2) for half an hour

(3) and returned with

(4) an unanimous decision for Groton

(5) No error