IBPS: Word usage & Error Spotting Quiz 10.12.2018 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Direction: In the following question, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Fine
1. There was a fine line between being frugal and being a miser.
2. The morning had been fine, but it was growing warm and sultry when at last we turned our faces homeward.
3. Tom paid a $50 fine for wrong parking.

Question 2

Direction: In the following question, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Wound

I. The wound had begun to heal from within.
II. The knight was wound in because of his previous defeat.
III. She wound the twine around her finger.

Question 3

Direction: In the following question, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Wave

I. He’d managed to miss the hurricane; through the waters were still rough and the waves high.
II. Jenn cried out, her body bucking from waves of agony.
III. The judge waved the $100 fine of Thomas for illegal parking.

Question 4

Direction: In the following question, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Minute

I. For a minute, she was afraid that she had stepped over the line.
II. This is a perfect piece of poetry, except for some minute corrections.
III. Have you taken down the minutes of the meeting?

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, a word is given, which has been used in the three statements given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Row
1. She pointed down the row of stalls.
2. Tom is one of the more than 3, 000 inmates on death row.
3. I saw Mr. Wilson and James row the boat with oars.

Question 6

Direction: Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statements. Mark the incorrect statement as the answer. If all the statements are correct, mark E i.e., 'All are correct' as the answer.

Question 7

Direction: Pick out the incorrect sentence with regard to grammar, meaning and usage and mark it as your answer. If all the sentences are incorrect, mark "All are incorrect" as the answer.

Question 8

Direction: Pick out the incorrect sentence with regard to grammar, meaning and usage and mark it as your answer. If all the sentences are incorrect, mark "All are incorrect" as the answer.

Question 9

Direction: Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statements. Mark the incorrect statement as the answer. If all the statements are incorrect, mark E i.e. 'All are incorrect' as the answer.

Question 10

Direction: Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statements. Mark the incorrect statement as the answer. If all the statements are incorrect, mark E i.e. 'All are incorrect' as the answer.