List of top English Comprehension and Language Ability Questions

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Several proposals were / put on at the meeting, / but none was / appealing enough.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
In today's motivational literature, / failure is often celebrated / as a essential / stepping stone to success.

Identify the proverb that best captures the idea that caution and preparedness lead to success.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Rising greenhouse gas emissions intensify global warming, impacting ecosystems, weather patterns, and sea levels worldwide.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
A momentous change is evident in transport networking and soon India __________________________ the speed club.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The city of Varanasi by the Ganges is not only India's oldest, but also one of the most important cities __________ the Hindus. Funeral rites (cremations) are famously performed __________ the city, which dates back to around 1000 BCE.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
The exhibit of the South African men in Boston began with a cacophony of animal __________ made by the 'savages' while out of sight. The troupe then __________ onto the stage, barely __________ in skins and feathers and clutching spears and clubs, and __________ to perform several native songs and dances.

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Several studies support the idea / that the amount of consistent sleep / you receive significantly impacts / a quantity of gray matter in your brain.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
After facing numerous setbacks in the project, Jay decided to throw in the towel completely.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks.
Hay provides the ____________ of the horse's ration and may be of varying composition ____________ locale. Mash is bran mixed with water and with ____________ invigorating additions or medications. It may be given to horses with digestive troubles or deficient eating habits.

Sentences of a paragraph are given below. While the first and the last sentences (S1 and S4) are given, some sentences (S2 and S3) are missing. Identify the alternative that will meaningfully fill in the gap.
S1. After spending a night in the town of Bodhgaya, the ancient settlement where Lord Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment, I set out that morning for Nalanda, whose red-brick ruins are all that remain of one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world.
S2. ____________
S3. ____________
S4. As the Dalai Lama once stated: "The source of all the [Buddhist] knowledge we have, has come from Nalanda."
Alternatives:
A. Founded in 427 CE, Nalanda is considered the world's first residential university, a sort of medieval Ivy League institution home to nine million books that attracted 10,000 students from across Eastern and Central Asia.
B. Interestingly, the monarchs of the Gupta Empire that founded the monastic university were devout Hindus, but sympathetic towards Buddhism.
C. They gathered here to learn medicine, logic, mathematics and - above all - Buddhist principles from some of the era's most revered scholars.