Grammar - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

Tiptoe --- carefully avoid discussing or dealing with (a difficult or sensitive subject).
The teacher made the naughty boy tiptoe.

There were a lot of people at our party yesterday.

The more you read, the more you will learn.

Near --- at or to a short distance away; nearby.
Don’t go too near the edge.

Although --- in spite of the fact that; even though.
Although I was tired I managed to finish the work.

"is contain" and "are contained" will make a grammatically incorrect sentence. "contain" is used with singular nouns. Hence "contains" is the right choice.
Neither of the biscuits you gave me contains chocolate chips.

Have you been to the White Rann of Kuchch recently?

When you are speaking of or for yourself, use "am." When you are talking about a person or a thing (in the singular), use "is." When you are talking to a person, and when you are talking about other people or things (in the plural), use "are." Here, it is singular. Hence, is will be used.

The question asks about the tool a blacksmith uses.
A blacksmith is a person who works with metal, especially iron, by heating it in a fire and shaping it with hammers.
Let's look at the options:
A drill is used to make holes.
A plane is used to smooth wood.
A trowel is used to apply mortar or plaster.
Bellows are used to blow air into a fire to make it burn hotter. Blacksmiths need a very hot fire to work the metal.
Therefore, the correct answer is D: bellows.

What were the girls playing at noon yesterday?