Sentence correction & para-jumbles aptitude

Question 1

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

Accepted Answer

Neither the manager nor the employees were aware of the change.

Answer

Neither the manager nor the employees was aware of the change.

Answer

Neither the manager nor the employees has been aware of the change.

Answer

Neither the manager or the employees were aware of the change.

Question 2

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
"She has been working (A) / in this company (B) / since five years (C) / No error (D)"

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 3

Fill in the blank: "If I ___ you, I would accept the offer."

Accepted Answer

were

Answer

am

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was being

Answer

will be

Question 4

Choose the correct replacement for the underlined phrase: "He is senior than me by two years." (underlined: senior than me)

Accepted Answer

senior to me

Answer

senior than me

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senior from me

Answer

seniors than me

Question 5

Arrange the sentences in a logical order:
P. Within a year, the tool had more users than the company's main product.
Q. A small team at the company built a simple internal tool to track bugs.
R. Seeing these numbers, the founders decided to sell the tool to other companies.
S. Other teams soon started using it, and word spread to the company's clients.

Accepted Answer

QSPR

Answer

QPSR

Answer

SQPR

Answer

QSRP

Question 6

Arrange the sentences in a logical order:
P. A bill is first introduced in either House of Parliament.
Q. After the President signs it, the bill becomes an Act.
R. It is then debated, and if passed, it moves to the other House.
S. Once both Houses pass it, the bill is sent to the President for assent.

Accepted Answer

PRSQ

Answer

PSRQ

Answer

RPSQ

Answer

PRQS

Question 7

Choose the sentence that uses "affect" or "effect" correctly.

Accepted Answer

The weather did not affect our plans.

Answer

The new policy will effect everyone in the team.

Answer

Her speech had a strong affect on the audience.

Answer

The medicine took affect within minutes.

Question 8

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
"The team of engineers (A) / is working on (B) / the new bridge (C) / No error (D)"

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C