PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

SPOTTING ERRORS

PREPARATORY SET-97 (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 as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation if any.)

 

Question No : 1

(1) Members must be elected to a/ (2) regional or local authority or/ (3) be made politically accountability to/ (4) an elected assembly. / (5) No error

(1) Members must be elected to a

(2) regional or local authority or

(3) be made politically accountability to

(4) an elected assembly

(5) No error

Question No : 2

(1) The administration spent the first/ (2) day reviewing the rules/ (3) that the students would/ (4) need to abide to./ (5) No error

(1) The administration spent the first

(2) day reviewing the rules

(3) that the students would

(4) need to abide to

(5) No error

Question No : 3

(1) After the war, he denounced the Reconstruction policy/ (2) of the Republicans as unconstitutional and tyrannical, but/ (3) in 1870, seeing the uselessness of further opposition, he/ (4) advised his party to accepting the situation and adopt new issues./ (5) No error

(1) After the war, he denounced the Reconstruction policy

(2) of the Republicans as unconstitutional and tyrannical, but

(3) in 1870, seeing the uselessness of further opposition, he

(4) advised his party to accepting the situation and adopt new issues

(5) No error

Question No : 4

(1) Paul was reassembling carefully/ (2) his bicycle after it/ (3) arrived from/ (4) his grandmother's place./ (5) No error

(1) Paul was reassembling carefully

(2) his bicycle after it

(3) arrived from

(4) his grandmother's place

(5) No error

Question No : 5

(1) The braille worked enough well/ (2) in the languages but when/ (3) it came to geometry/ (4) and algebra, difficulties arose./ (5) No error

(1) The braille worked enough well

(2) in the languages but when

(3) it came to geometry

(4) and algebra, difficulties arose

(5) No error

Question No : 6

(1) These days he/ (2) spends/ (3) much too time/ (4) in front of the television./ (5) No error

(1) These days he

(2) spends

(3) much too time

(4) in front of the television

(5) No error

Question No : 7

(1) I need a very larger house/ (2) for my family, and/ (3) I can't afford the/ (4) prices around here./ (5) No error

(1) I need a very larger house

(2) for my family, and

(3) I can't afford the

(4) prices around here

(5) No error

Question No : 8

(1) This makes business an meritocracy and encourages/ (2) business owners to focus on/ (3) quality, service, and reputation since/ (4) these are easy for customers to check./ (5) No error

(1) This makes business an meritocracy and encourages

(2) business owners to focus on

(3) quality, service, and reputation since

(4) these are easy for customers to check

(5) No error

Question No : 9

(1) This textbook for graduate/ (2) and postgraduate students/ (3) covers the fundamentals of/ (4) high-temperature corrosion./ (5) No error

(1) This textbook for graduate

(2) and postgraduate students

(3) covers the fundamentals of

(4) high-temperature corrosion

(5) No error

Question No : 10

(1) In addition to serving good food, this/ (2) establishment do good for the planet by/ (3) making a conscious effort to recycle, compost and/ (4) offset all their energy usage through purchasing carbon offsets./ (5) No error

(1) In addition to serving good food, this

(2) establishment do good for the planet by

(3) making a conscious effort to recycle, compost and

(4) offset all their energy usage through purchasing carbon offsets

(5) No error