Directions (Q. 1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5).
(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
1. 1) A truly great artist seeks creative expression / 2) when he is overwhelmed from / 3) the spontaneous overflow /4) of feelings. / 5) No error
2. 1) Beethoven, the greatest music wizard, / 2) suffered from serious aural handicaps / 3) but it did not stop from / 4) composing the most beautiful music ever written. / 5) No error
3. 1) Everyone likes to work under perfect / 2) conditions but if that cannot be created then / 3) one should learn to adapt and adjust / 4) with ease to ensure that the work is not affected. / 5) No error
4. 1) If we want to acquire experience / 2) we have to learn to swim ourselves / 3) instead just collecting pearls of wisdom / 4) through reading books. / 5) No error
5. 1) There is a pleasure unique in itself / 2) in being an architect of one’s destiny, 3) / which a life of / 4) servitude can never promise. / 5) No error
6. 1) Just as a book is not judged / 2) by cover, similarly / 3) an attractive face is no guarantee / 4) of a beautiful heart. / 5) No error
7. 1) Indecisiveness is in fact a serious flaw / 2) in one’s character / 3) that can lead to / 4) his downfall. / 5) No error
8. 1) What is the point of being witty / 2) if the very purpose is lost on / 3) the audience and / 4) the reader? 5) No error
9. 1) Though we cannot deny the importance of / 2) books in guiding our lives, it cannot replace / 3) the first hand knowledge acquired / 4) through our own real life experiences. / 5) No error
10. 1) It is better to be one’s own master / 2) and live an austere life / 3) than to pledge one’s soul / 4) to someone for material comforts. / 5) No error
- 2; Replace ‘from’ with ‘by’
- . 3; add ‘him’ after ‘stop’
- . 2; Replace ‘that’ with ‘those’
- . 3; Add ‘of’ after ‘instead’
- . 2; Add ‘own’ after ‘one’s
- . 2; Add ‘its’ after ‘by’
- . 4; Replace ‘his’ with ‘one’s
- . 1; Replace ‘of’ with ‘in’
- . 2; Replace ‘it’ with ‘they’
- . 4; Add ‘else’ after ‘someone’