Spotting Errors

JKSSB Junior Engineer (Mechanical) · 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 have seen (A) / him yesterday (B) / at the market. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. at the market.
  2. I have seen
  3. him yesterday
  4. No error
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Answer: B. A definite past time ('yesterday') needs the simple past: 'I saw him yesterday'.

Sample Easy question 2

Identify the part with an error: "Mathematics (A) / are my favourite (B) / subject. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. subject.
  2. Mathematics
  3. are my favourite
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Mathematics' is singular: 'is my favourite subject'.

Sample Easy question 3

Identify the part with an error: "The poor (A) / is always (B) / neglected. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. The poor
  2. neglected.
  3. is always
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'The poor' means poor people (plural): 'are always neglected'.

Sample Medium question 4

Identify the error: "Not only he was late (A) / but also he forgot (B) / his documents (C). No error (D)"

  1. Not only he was late
  2. but also he forgot
  3. his documents
  4. No error
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Answer: A. After 'Not only' at the start of a clause, the subject and verb must invert — 'Not only was he late'.

Sample Medium question 5

Identify the error: "Each of the boys (A) have done (B) their work (C) No error (D)"

  1. have done
  2. their work
  3. Each of the boys
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'Each' is singular and requires 'has done', not 'have done'.

Sample Medium question 6

Identify the error: "He is (A) senior than (B) me in the office (C) No error (D)"

  1. He is
  2. me in the office
  3. senior than
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Senior' is followed by 'to', not 'than': it should be 'senior to me'.

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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