1) Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.
The garbage truck comes …………. Fridays.
a. in
b. on
c. at
d. every
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ANSWER: on
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2) Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.
Could you get me this shirt ….. a larger size?
a. at
b. for
c. in
d. over
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ANSWER: in
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3) Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning.
Controversy
a. Concord
b. Strife
c. Disrepute
d. Polite
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ANSWER: Concord
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4) Pick the word/phrase most nearly opposite in meaning.
Sinistral
a. Clumsy
b. Ambilevous
c. Gauche
d. Dextral
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ANSWER: Dextral
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5) In the following question, an idiom or proverb has been highlighted. Choose its correct meaning in the given context from the alternatives given below.
At the party she spoke for a long time and did not give anyone else a chance. Finally when she left they were glad to see the back of her.
a. They were glad that now there would be some peace.
b. They were glad to have her back.
c. They were glad that she would be back.
d. They were glad that she had left.
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ANSWER: They were glad that she had left.
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6) In the following question, an idiom or proverb has been highlighted. Choose its correct meaning in the given context from the alternatives given below.
Only after he had tried buying tiles from the swanky two-storey store did he realize that you can’t judge a book by its cover.
a. The owners of the place were not courteous and misbehaved; hence a swanky building does not mean great service.
b. The price was not as high as he thought; hence a swanky building does not always mean high prices.
c. A swanky building may look formidable or appealing from outside, but the reality may be different when you enter.
d. The tiles were not as good as he thought; hence a swanky store does not always sell good tiles.
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ANSWER: A swanky building may look formidable or appealing from outside, but the reality may be different when you enter.
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7) In the following question, three words/ phrases are alike in some manner. Spot the odd one out.
a. Blessing in disguise
b. Best of both worlds
c. Devil’s advocate
d. Honesty is the best policy
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ANSWER: Honesty is the best policy
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8) In the following question, three words are alike in some manner. Spot the odd one out.
a. Copper
b. Iron
c. Aluminum
d. Brass
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ANSWER: Brass
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9) Choose the correct alternative, which can be substituted for the phrase below.
The condition of being abnormally afraid of thunder and lightning.
a. Astraphobia
b. Cynophobia
c. Enochlophobia
d. Podophobia
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ANSWER: Astraphobia
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10) Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below underlined phrase.
She was reading from a list that contained almost all the known idioms and phrases of English. She was reading from a ………… of idioms.
a. Magazine
b. Gazette
c. Dictionary
d. Glossary
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ANSWER: Glossary
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11) The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below.
May you be blessed with happiness.
a. I bless you with happiness.
b. May God bless you with happiness.
c. God blesses you with happiness.
d. God will bless you with happiness.
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ANSWER: May God bless you with happiness.
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12) The given sentence is in active/ passive voice. Change the voice of the sentence. Select the correct option from the sentence below.
She bought a pearl necklace.
a. A pearl necklace was bought by her.
b. A pearl necklace had been bought by her.
c. A pearl necklace had been bought for her by him.
d. A pearl necklace was bought for her.
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ANSWER: A pearl necklace was bought by her.
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13) The given sentence is in direct/indirect speech. Change the narration. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives below.
Hari said to me, ‘’I will go to the market tomorrow’’.
a. Hari told me that he will go to the market.
b. Hari told me that he will go to the market tomorrow.
c. Hari told me that he would go to the market tomorrow.
d. Hari told me that he would go to the market the next day.
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ANSWER: Hari told me that he would go to the market the next day.
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14) The given sentence is in direct/indirect speech. Change the narration. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives below.
The mother will say, “ My daughter is going to school”.
a. The mother will say that her daughter is going to school.
b. The mother will say that her daughter will be going to school.
c. The mother would be saying that her daughter would be going to school.
d. The mother will say that her daughter will go to school.
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ANSWER: The mother will say that her daughter is going to school.
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15) In the following question, four pairs of words follow the first pair. Select the pair whose relation most closely matches the first pair.
Veal: Cattle
a. Ham: Pork
b. Beef: Cow
c. Chicken: Turkey
d. Thighs: Chicken
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ANSWER: Beef: Cow
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16) Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below underlined phrase.
At the haunted house a series of events took place, which could not be explained
a. were infamous
b. were inexplicable
c. were phantasmic
d. were horrifying
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ANSWER: were inexplicable
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17) Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Successor
a. Prince
b. Legacy
c. Heir
d. Predecessor
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ANSWER: Heir
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18) Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Inflammable
a. Fire-proof
b. Combustible
c. Dangerous
d. Unsafe
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ANSWER: Combustible
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19) In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
Hearing the door..…
A) to the window
B) he ran in alarm
C) slam violently
D) to see if anybody just went out
a. DCAB
b. CBAD
c. ABCD
d. DCBA
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ANSWER: CBAD
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20) In the question below, there is a sentence with jumbled up parts. Rearrange these parts, which are labelled A, B, C and D to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.
They were silent …..
A) as it went by
B) came their cries
C) and then as it receded
D) ‘That’s him. What does he want?
a. ABCD
b. DCAB
c. BCAD
d. ACDB
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ANSWER: ACDB
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21) The question below consists of four sentences marked A, B, C and D. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph.
A) And as he spoke he did a very unusual thing.
B) ‘I’m tired’.
C) ‘Tired, darling?’
D) ‘Yes’, he said.
a. DCAB
b. CDBA
c. ABCD
d. DCBA
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ANSWER: CDBA
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22) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
He asked to / see the work/ that Mohan and me were doing.
a. He asked to
b. see the work
c. that Mohan and me were doing
d. no error
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ANSWER: that Mohan and me were doing
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23) The sentence below is divided into three parts. Identify where the error lies. If there is no error, select the option ‘no error’.
If I were her/ I would not go/ to the late-night party.
a. If I were her
b. I would not go
c. to the late-night party
d. no error
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ANSWER: If I were her
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24) Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
I wanted to spend my ……. doing something worthwhile.
a. leisure
b. liesure
c. lesure
d. leisur
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ANSWER: leisure
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25) Fill in the blanks with the correctly spelled alternative.
He is gifted when it coms to ………. with government officials.
a. liasing
b. liaising
c. laizing
d. liaizing
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ANSWER: liaising
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