Spotting Errors

JKSSB Assistant Training Officer (Handicrafts & Handlooms) · General English · 78 practice questions with answers and explanations: 42 Easy, 35 Medium, 1 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Identify the part with an error: "I prefer tea (A) / than coffee (B) / in the morning (C) / No error (D)"

  1. I prefer tea
  2. than coffee
  3. in the morning
  4. No error
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Answer: B. 'Prefer' takes 'to', not 'than': 'I prefer tea to coffee'.

Sample Easy question 2

Identify the part with an error: "He has been living (A) / in Srinagar (B) / since five years (C) / No error (D)"

  1. in Srinagar
  2. He has been living
  3. since five years
  4. No error
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Answer: C. Use 'for' with a period of time and 'since' with a point in time: 'for five years'.

Sample Easy question 3

Identify the part with an error: "She is (A) / the most cleverest girl (B) / in the class (C) / No error (D)"

  1. the most cleverest girl
  2. She is
  3. in the class
  4. No error
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Answer: A. Double superlative: use either 'the cleverest' or 'the most clever'.

Sample Medium question 4

Identify the error: "He along with his friends (A) are going (B) to the market (C) No error (D)"

  1. He along with his friends
  2. to the market
  3. are going
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Along with' does not make the subject plural; the verb should agree with 'He': 'is going'.

Sample Medium question 5

Identify the error: "The furniture (A) are (B) very expensive (C) No error (D)"

  1. are
  2. very expensive
  3. The furniture
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb: 'is'.

Sample Medium question 6

Identify the error: "She along with her sisters (A) is (B) going home (C) No error (D)"

  1. She along with her sisters
  2. is
  3. going home
  4. No error
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Answer: D. 'Along with' doesn't make the subject plural, so 'is' correctly agrees with 'She' — the sentence has no error.

Sample Hard question 7

Identify the part with an error: "He is the only one (A) / of those students (B) / who have passed. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. who have passed.
  2. He is the only one
  3. of those students
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'Who' refers to 'the only one' (singular): 'who has passed'.

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