Territorial Army | English | Error Spotting Quiz for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e. (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

She has been looking (A)/ after her son (B)/ since eight years. (C)/ No error (D)

Question 2

Direction: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.

Rohan was so clever that (A)/ his friends’ attempt to (B)/ misguide him proved to be futile. (C)/ No Error (D)

Question 3

Direction: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.

No sooner did the students find (A)/ the solution to this problem (B)/ when another problem appeared. (C)/ No Error (D)

Question 4

Direction: The following question has a sentence divided into three parts marked as (1), (2) and (3). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response by choosing the correct option A, B or C. If you do not find any error, your response should be indicated as (D).

I'll show (a)/ you where (b)/ can you sleep. (c)/ No error (d)

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.

As he is intelligent (A)/ therefore he passes every competition (B)/ with flying colors (C)/ No Error (D)