Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Obscure
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Obscure
Veiled
Veiled
Apparent
Apparent
Blurred
Blurred
Cloudy
Cloudy
Correct Answer:
Apparent
Apparent
the antonym of the word obscure is option B Apparent which means something clear and easy to see.
other three options are just more or less synonym of the word obscure here,
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Drawings or writing on a wall in a public place
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Drawings or writing on a wall in a public place
Portrait
Portrait
Caricature
Caricature
Collage
Collage
Graffiti
Graffiti
Correct Answer:
Graffiti
Graffiti
the correct optio for the given set of words is option D Graffiti
meaning of other words
Portrait- a picture or painting of a person
Caricature- a funnier or more extreme picture of someone or something
collage- collection of pictures
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who is creating this mess?
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who is creating this mess?
By whom is this mess being created?
By whom is this mess being created?
Who has created this mess?
Who has created this mess?
By whom this mess being created?
By whom this mess being created?
By whom has this mess been created?
By whom has this mess been created?
Correct Answer:
By whom is this mess being created?
By whom is this mess being created?
rules to make passive of above sentence
active- wh words+ is/am/are + Ving + object+?
passive- wh words + is /am/are+ being + v3+ object +?
so according to the rule the correct passive form is option A that is by whom is this mess being created.
note: sentence starting with who in active voice are started with by whom in passive.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ajay says, “There is going to be a snowfall.”
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ajay says, “There is going to be a snowfall.”
Ajay says that there was going to be a snowfall.
Ajay says that there was going to be a snowfall.
Ajay said that there was going to be a snowfall.
Ajay said that there was going to be a snowfall.
Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.
Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.
Ajay said that there is going to be a snowfall.
Ajay said that there is going to be a snowfall.
Correct Answer:
Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.
Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.
when the reported verb is in present or future tense, no changes in reported speech tense are done.
so the correct answer for this question is option C
that is Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A hair in the butter
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A hair in the butter
Easy to handle
Easy to handle
A slippery road
A slippery road
Sinking in debt
Sinking in debt
A challenging situation
A challenging situation
Correct Answer:
A challenging situation
A challenging situation
idiom a hair in the butter means a problem or a challenging situation.
so option D is the right answer here.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Firstly, it provides air for respiration, serves the sense of smell and conditions the air by filtering, warming and moistening it.
B. The nose is the prominent structure between the eyes that serves as the entrance to the respiratory tract.
C. For inhalation it has two cavities, separated from one another by a wall of cartilage called the septum.
D. Apart from filtering the air, it also cleans itself of foreign debris extracted from inhalations.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Firstly, it provides air for respiration, serves the sense of smell and conditions the air by filtering, warming and moistening it.
B. The nose is the prominent structure between the eyes that serves as the entrance to the respiratory tract.
C. For inhalation it has two cavities, separated from one another by a wall of cartilage called the septum.
D. Apart from filtering the air, it also cleans itself of foreign debris extracted from inhalations.
BACD
BACD
BADC
BADC
ACDB
ACDB
DBCA
DBCA
Correct Answer:
BADC
BADC
optio B BADC is the correct answer.
B is a introductory sentence and hence should come at first place.
now A has the word Firstly in it which makes it come at the place just after the introduction
D in which we have apart from ( indicates we have already mentioned something before and now this one is complementary) so it should come just after A
and C is an independent sentence and suits at last option.
hence option B is right pick.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
It has / been raining / since / two hours.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
It has / been raining / since / two hours.
been raining
been raining
It has
It has
two hours
two hours
since
since
Correct Answer:
since
since
erroneous part here is option D
since should be replaced with for
for is used for period of time eg: for two days, for two hours
since is used for point of time eg: since 2 o clock, since 1990s
Select the correctly spelt word.
Select the correctly spelt word.
Convert
Convert
Convect
Convect
Concent
Concent
Conect
Conect
Correct Answer:
Convert
Convert
option A is correctly spelt word here,
spelling of other three options
convict
consent
connect.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Which movie have you watched on television when I called you?
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Which movie have you watched on television when I called you?
are you watching
are you watching
No substitution required
No substitution required
did you watched
did you watched
were you watching
were you watching
Correct Answer:
were you watching
were you watching
the correct option is option D
when one action is continuously happening in past and second happens in between at a time
then the continuous part comes in past continuous tense and the interrupting second action comes in past indefinite tense.
so have you watched should be replaced with were you watching.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FINAL
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FINAL
Forbidden
Forbidden
Former
Former
Concluding
Concluding
Allowed
Allowed
Correct Answer:
Concluding
Concluding
correct synonym of the word final is option C concluding.
other options:
forbidden- not allowed banned
former- of an earlier time,
allowed- give permission to do something
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
This TV channel has a larger viewership from another channel.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
This TV channel has a larger viewership from another channel.
than any other channel
than any other channel
from any other channel
from any other channel
No substitution required
No substitution required
from the other channel
from the other channel
Correct Answer:
than any other channel
than any other channel
option A is the right answer here,
from another channel should be replaced with than any other channel .
in comparison with comparative degree we use conjunction than and not from.
note- we used any other to exclude the object of comparison itself.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
In spite of my niece’s dog Casper is very mischievous, he is lovable.
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
In spite of my niece’s dog Casper is very mischievous, he is lovable.
Although my niece’s
Although my niece’s
Nevertheless my niece
Nevertheless my niece
However my nieces
However my nieces
No substitution required
No substitution required
Correct Answer:
Although my niece’s
Although my niece’s
option A is the right answer
in spite of sbould be replaced with although.
in spite of and although are the same word the only difference is in the structure they are used,
in spite of is used before a noun or pronoun
although is used before a subject or a verb.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who can read and write
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who can read and write
Illegible
Illegible
Literate
Literate
Illiterate
Illiterate
Eligible
Eligible
Correct Answer:
Literate
Literate
option B literate is the right answer for above set of words.
other options
Illegible- difficult to be read
illiterate- one who can not read or write
eligible- fit to be chosen
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
You will find it difficult ______ but later you will get used to wearing a mask.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
You will find it difficult ______ but later you will get used to wearing a mask.
at first
at first
firstly
firstly
on first
on first
at the first
at the first
Correct Answer:
at first
at first
option A at first is right answer.
option C&D are incorrect grammatically.
now at first- it is used when we want to show the contrast in sentence,
firstly- used to represent a first point or reason.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The judge found the prisoner guilty.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The judge found the prisoner guilty.
The judge was found guilty by the prisoner.
The judge was found guilty by the prisoner.
The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
The prisoner has been found guilty by the judge
The prisoner has been found guilty by the judge
The prisoner had been found guilty by the judge.
The prisoner had been found guilty by the judge.
Correct Answer:
The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
rules to make passive voice of past indefinite tense
active- subject+ v2+ object
passive- object+ was/were+ v3+ by + subject
so the correct answer is option B
that is the prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Every Saturday, / the workers gets / their weekly wages.
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Every Saturday, / the workers gets / their weekly wages.
their weekly wages
their weekly wages
No error
No error
the workers gets
the workers gets
Every Saturday
Every Saturday
Correct Answer:
the workers gets
the workers gets
the erroneous part is option C
the workers gets should be replaced with the workers get
according to subject verb agreement rule
we use singular verb with singular and plural verb with plural.subject.
workers is plural so get should be used instead of gets
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Squawk
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Squawk
Scream
Scream
Suggest
Suggest
Explore
Explore
Connote
Connote
Correct Answer:
Scream
Scream
Squawk - to make a loud unpleasant noise.
so the correct synonym for the word is option A scream.
other options
suggest- to mention a plan or idea.
explore- to travel around a place in order to learn about it
connote- imply or suggest
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The contrast between / Britain and other countries / of Europe / are striking.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The contrast between / Britain and other countries / of Europe / are striking.
The contrast between
The contrast between
of Europe
of Europe
are striking
are striking
Britain and other countries
Britain and other countries
Correct Answer:
are striking
are striking
the error lies in option C.
are striking should be replaced with is striking.
the subject of the sentence is the contrast which is singular hence a singular auxiliary verb is needed here.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Exonerate
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Exonerate
Acquit
Acquit
Engage
Engage
Absolve
Absolve
Exempt
Exempt
Correct Answer:
Engage
Engage
exonerate means to state officially that somebody was not guilty or responsible for something bad that happened
the correct anyonym of the word exonerate is option B engage.
other three options are more or less just synonyms of the word.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cool as a cucumber
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cool as a cucumber
Nervous and fidgety
Nervous and fidgety
Happy and excited
Happy and excited
Irritated and annoyed
Irritated and annoyed
Calm and composed
Calm and composed
Correct Answer:
Calm and composed
Calm and composed
idiom cool as cucumber means untroubled, someone that is calm and relexed.
so option D is the right answer.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
will decide
will decide
are decide
are decide
decided
decided
deciding
deciding
Correct Answer:
decided
decided
the given paragraph is in past tense,
so we need to use past form of the word decide.
so option C decided is the correct option to fill the blank 1
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
nearby
nearby
nearly
nearly
nearest
nearest
near
near
Correct Answer:
nearby
nearby
option A nearby is the right answer here,
nearly means approximately and almost, which is irrelevant here.
now near and nearest are also used as preposition and do not fit here according to the context
nearby is the most appropriate adjective .
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
might
might
ought to
ought to
may not
may not
could not
could not
Correct Answer:
could not
could not
option D could not is right answer.
the Prgragraph is in past tense so we need past form of the modal can, also it should be negative
so could not fits best here.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
across
across
up
up
above
above
over
over
Correct Answer:
up
up
let's try to understand the usage of all four options.
across- from one side to another side
up- to talk about a higher position
above- higher in comparison to a cartain level.
over- straight above something
so option B up is most appropriate according to the context
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
ocean
ocean
lake
lake
river
river
sea
sea
Correct Answer:
river
river
option C river is right answer
from backward reading we can see that river is already talked about in paragraph so the right pick from four optios is river.
