Spotting Errors

LSSSSB Non-Technical · 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: "Many a student (A) / have failed (B) / in the test. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. have failed
  2. Many a student
  3. in the test.
  4. No error
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Answer: A. 'Many a' takes a singular verb: 'has failed'.

Sample Easy question 2

Identify the part with an error: "He did not (A) / knew the answer (B) / to the question. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. knew the answer
  2. He did not
  3. to the question.
  4. No error
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Answer: A. After 'did not', use the base form: 'know'.

Sample Easy question 3

Identify the part with an error: "I am looking forward (A) / to meet you (B) / next week. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. I am looking forward
  2. next week.
  3. to meet you
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Look forward to' takes the -ing form: 'to meeting you'.

Sample Medium question 4

Identify the part with an error: "Between you and I (A) / there is no (B) / difference. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. Between you and I
  2. there is no
  3. difference.
  4. No error
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Answer: A. After the preposition 'between', use the object form: 'between you and me'.

Sample Medium question 5

Identify the part with an error: "The flowers smell (A) / sweetly in (B) / the garden. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. the garden.
  2. The flowers smell
  3. sweetly in
  4. No error
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Answer: C. A linking verb like 'smell' takes an adjective: 'smell sweet'.

Sample Medium question 6

Identify the part with an error: "He insisted (A) / to go there (B) / immediately. (C) / No error (D)"

  1. He insisted
  2. immediately.
  3. to go there
  4. No error
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Answer: C. 'Insist' takes 'on': 'insisted on going'.

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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