SBI PO Prelims 2022: English Language Quiz –14

SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz

Aspirants have a strong possibility of scoring well in the English Language section if they practice quality questions on a regular basis. This section takes the least amount of time if the practice is done every day in a dedicated manner. In this article, we have come up with the SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation for each question in this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz includes a variety of questions ranging in difficulty from easy to tough. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz is totally FREE. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz has important English Language Questions and Answers that will help you improve your exam score. Aspirants must practice this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz in order to be able to answer questions quickly and efficiently in upcoming exams.

 

Directions (1-5): In the following questions a part of the sentence (idiom/phrase) is highlighted. Following each question four idioms/phrases are provided one of which could replace the highlighted one to make the given sentence contextually correct. Option which satisfies the given criteria will be your answer. If none of the given option is suitable then choose option (e) i.e. ‘None of these’ as your answer.

 

  1. The best thing since sliced breadof big events and freeway construction will make getting around this weekend in parts of the metro a nightmare.

(a) Call it a day

(b) A perfect storm

(c) On the ball

(d) Cutting corners

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The best thing since sliced bread means a really good invention

Call it a day means stop working on something

A perfect storm means an unusual combination of events or things that produce an unusually bad or powerful result

On the ball means doing a good job

Cutting corners means do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.

Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (b)

  1. Upcoming IPhone is expected to be launched on 11Sep this year and we are hoping it will stitch in time saves nine.

(a) Bolt from the blue

(b) Get wind of something

(c) Burn bridges

(d) Cost you an arm and a leg

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. stitch in time saves nine means fix the problem now because it will get worse later

Bolt from the blue means something that happened without warning

Get wind of something means hear news of something secret

Burn bridges means destroy relationships

Cost you an arm and a leg means very expensive

Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d)

  1.  I left my bike unlocked for five minutes and it was stolen. You jump the bandwagon, I suppose.

(a) Live and learn

(b) Feather one’s own nest

(c) Give someone the cold shoulder

(d) Spill the beans

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Jump on the bandwagon means ‘To join or follow something once it is successful or popular’.

Live and learn means learn something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant

Give someone the cold shoulder means Ignore someone

Spill the beans means Give away a secret

Feather one’s own nest Make money unfairly

Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (a)

  1. If you’re planning to drive along the Mumbai-Goa highway, you may want to take a leaf out of your book,heavy to very heavy rain is forecast for the next 3 days.

(a) Make matters worse

(b) Take a rain-check

(c) Bolt from the blue

(d) Fit as a fiddle

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Take a leaf out of your book means imitate one

Makes matters worse means make a problem worse

Take a rain-check means Postpone a plan

Bolt from the blue means something that happened without warning

Fit as a fiddle means in good health

Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (b)

  1. Once you have a big name and enough money saved up, you can wash your dirty linen and go back to your roots

(a) Cry over spilled milk

(b) Hang in there

(c) Break a leg

(d) Throw caution to the wind

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Wash one’s dirty linen means Discuss unpleasant in public-private matters before strangers

Hang in there means don’t give up

Break a leg means Good luck

Throw caution to the wind means take a risk

Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d)

Directions (6-10): In the following questions, a sentence is divided into four parts. Choose the part of the sentence which may contain a grammatical error in it. If all the parts of the sentence are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful, choose option (e) i.e., “no error” as your answer choice.

  1. It is not the (a)/ faculty members (b)/ but the president (c)/ who decide this issue. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. The error lies in part (d) of the sentence. If the sentence compounds a positive and a negative subject and one is plural, the other singular, the verb should agree with the positive subject. Hence, ‘decide’ should be replaced by ‘decides’.

  1. Either the (a)/ man or his wife (b)/ know the (c)/ truth of the matter. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. ‘know’ should be replaced by ‘knows’. Note that singular subjects joined by “or,” “nor,” “either . . . or,” or “neither. . . nor” take a singular verb.

  1. They don’t seem (a)/ to be able to find (b)/ a solution too the problem(c)/ of global warming yet. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The error lies in part (c) of the sentence. Note that ‘To’ is a preposition with several meanings, including “toward” and “until.” While  ‘Too’ is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also.”

  1. No sooner (a)/ the company had(b)/ launched its new product (c)/ than it went bankrupt.(d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The error lies in part (b) of the sentence. If hardly, scarcely, barely and no sooner are in the initial position, the subject and auxiliary are inverted. Thus, the correct phrase should be “No sooner had the company…”

  1. I read (a)/ at least 100 books(b)/ by the time (c)/ I was twelve. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The error lies in part (a) of the sentence. Since the sentence is in past perfect tense, the correct phrase should be “I had read…”

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