1) In the sentence given below, replace the phrase underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) i.e. “No correction required” as the answer.
At an early age, she had made her mark as a criminal lawyer.
a. made her mark
b. makes her mark
c. has been making her mark
d. No correction required
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ANSWER: made her mark
Explanation:
'At an early age, she made her mark as a criminal lawyer.' is the correct form. In the sentence, 'At an early age' stands for a uncertain period which is signifying her age. Thus, here the past perfect cannot be used, the simple past should be used.
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2) The given sentence has been divided into 5 parts out of which a part may contain grammatical error. Select the part having grammatical error as answer else mark option 'e' i.e. (No correction required)' as the answer.
A boy who is (1) / constantly hesitating about (2) / which of any two tasks (3) / he will do first, will ultimately do either. (4) / No correction required. (5)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No correction required
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ANSWER: 4
Explanation:
he will do first, will ultimately do either is the mistake.
The correct form of sentence should be:
1) 'A boy who is constantly hesitating about which of any two tasks he will do first, will ultimately do neither. OR
2) A boy who is constantly hesitating about which of any two tasks he will do first, will ultimately not do either.
The word 'Either' means 'each of two' or 'both' and 'Neither' means 'not one or the other'
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3) Select the most effective word from the options given below to fill in the blank and complete the sentence meaningfully.
She had hardly seen her mother ______ she stopped crying.
a. then
b. than
c. when
d. so
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ANSWER: when
Explanation:
Here, the sentence intends to communicate that, As soon as the girl saw her mother, she stopped crying.
The action of seeing her mother and stopped crying are performed simultaneously.
Hardly is always followed by the word when.
The confusion here may arise between the options 'b' and 'c' i.e. than and when.
Here, you must always remember that the conjunction used with 'Hardly' is 'when”
Example: Hardly had the husband entered the house when the wife started complaining.
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4) Choose one word which can meaningfully replace the underlined words in both the sentences.
I. Dr. John's fees as a general practitioner, are quite affordable.
II. Smith described his rival's accusations as baseless and malicious.
a. recrimination
b. attacks
c. prices
d. charges
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ANSWER: charges
Explanation:
Options (a) and (b) 'recrimination' and 'attacks' mean 'accusations' but do not mean 'fees'.
Options (c) 'prices' mean 'fees' but do not mean 'accusations'.
Option (d) 'charges' means both 'fees' and 'accusations'. Hence, one word which can meaningfully replace the underlined words is charges.
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5) Pick out the word opposite in meaning to the word given below.
SPORADIC
a. augment
b. regular
c. immense
d. unrealistic
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ANSWER: regular
Explanation:
The opposite word of SPORADIC is regular.
Sporadic means irregular, infrequent, scattered, periodic, etc.
The meanings of other words are:
immense – extremely large
augment – increase, enlarge, expand, etc
unrealistic - impossible, impractical, silly, unreal, etc.
Example in a sentence:
The country had sporadic rainfall this year.
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6) In the following questions, write a single word which can be replaced with the key sentence.
'A large enclosure for keeping birds' is also called as __________
a. Zoo
b. Aquarium
c. Aviary
d. Homicide
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ANSWER: Aviary
Explanation:
The meanings of the words are:
Zoo - A large enclosure for wild animals
Aquarium - A large enclosure for fish
Aviary - A large enclosure for keeping birds
Homicide - Killing of human beings
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7) Pick out the word closest in meaning to the given word:
DEFIANT
a. elegance
b. frigid
c. aggressive
d. endrose
e. None of the above
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ANSWER: aggressive
Explanation:
The word DEFIANT means aggressive, proud, disobedient, provocative, etc.
The meaning of other words are:
elegance – beauty
frigid – shivering, cold, chilly, etc.
endrose – enforce, agree, etc.
Example in a sentence: The defiant criminal responsible for the bomb blast was sentenced to death.
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8) Rearrange the following parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) in proper sequence to obtain a correct sentence.
1. and he who has hope,
2. has hope
3. has everything
4. the person who has health
a. 1, 4, 3, 2
b. 3, 2, 4, 1
c. 3, 4, 1, 2
d. 4, 2, 1, 3
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ANSWER: 4, 2, 1, 3
Explanation:
The correct option is (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
The person who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
The order of remaining options (a, b, c) cannot make a meaningful sentence.
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9) Choose the pair of words which have a similar relationship to that between the given pair of words:
Monkeys : climb
a. Ducks : leap
b. Cats : flap
c. Rabbits : waddle
d. Horses : trot
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ANSWER: Horses : trot
Explanation:
The given pair of words indicate movements of animals.
As monkeys climb the trees, horses trot (The diagonal pairs of legs move forward at same time).
Similarly,
Ducks: waddle (walk with short steps)
Cats : stalk
Rabbits : leap
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10) Select correct pair of words in the same order to fill in the blank spaces and make the sentence meaningful.
The factory workers _________ threatened to launch a strike for next 15 days to _______ their demands.
a. have, press
b. has, press
c. did, get
d. nearly, fulfill
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ANSWER: have, press
Explanation:
The factory workers have threatened to launch a strike for next 15 days to press their demands.
In this sentence,'press' means 'to put emphasis on'
Option (b) cannot be used because the word 'has' is used along with pronouns such as he, she, who, etc. and the singular nouns.
Option (c) The word 'did' is irrelevant and cannot be used.
Option (d) The workers want the management to fulfill their demands, so the right construction of the sentence to use this option (nearly,fulfill) has to be
The factory workers nearly threatened to launch a strike for next 15 days to get their demands fulfilled.
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