Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Stevie loved a good mystery novel.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Stevie loved a good mystery novel.
A good mystery novel was being loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel was being loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel is loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel is loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel had been loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel had been loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel was loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel was loved by Stevie.
Correct Answer:
A good mystery novel was loved by Stevie.
A good mystery novel was loved by Stevie.
option d is the right answer according to the rule here,
Here in this table, we are elaborating Rules of Active and Passive Voice with examples for Present Simple.
Active Voice |
Passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – is/am/are) |
Subject + V1+s/es+ object |
Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject |
Subject + Do/does+ not + V1 + Object |
Object + is/am/are+ not + V3+ by Subject |
Does+ Subject+ V1+Object+? |
Is/am/are + Object+ V3+ by subject +? |
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Compunction
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Compunction
Punishment
Punishment
Grief
Grief
Scruples
Scruples
Scepticism
Scepticism
Correct Answer:
Scruples
Scruples
the word compunction means a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.
so the option Cis the correct answer here,
other options;
punishment- the action or way of punishing somebody
grief- great sadness
scepticism- a general feling of doubt about something; a feeling that you are not likely to believe something
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
The report claimed that a consensus was growing against the absolute authority in the country.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
The report claimed that a consensus was growing against the absolute authority in the country.
Centre of attraction
Centre of attraction
Generally accepted agreement
Generally accepted agreement
Difference of opinion
Difference of opinion
Systematically collected laws
Systematically collected laws
Correct Answer:
Generally accepted agreement
Generally accepted agreement
the meaning of consensus is
agreement among a groupoo of people
so the correct option is B
Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.
Select the sentences that contains no spelling errors.
Meenakshi, a former councelor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councelor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former counciler, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former counciler, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councilior, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councilior, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councillor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councillor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Correct Answer:
Meenakshi, a former councillor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
Meenakshi, a former councillor, is aspiring for a ticket to contest the elections.
option D is the right answer
correct spelling of the word is councillor
which means a member of a council.
In the given sentence, a word is given in brackets. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word to fill in the blank.
Having a bath in the Ganges is considered as a/an __________ (unholy) thing in Indian culture.
In the given sentence, a word is given in brackets. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word to fill in the blank.
Having a bath in the Ganges is considered as a/an __________ (unholy) thing in Indian culture.
pure
pure
unerring
unerring
pleasant
pleasant
sacred
sacred
Correct Answer:
sacred
sacred
unholy means something that is not sacred or holy.
so the correct option is D here that is sacred
sacred-
connected with God, a god or religion
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
New York __________ its roots back to 1624, when it was founded as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
New York __________ its roots back to 1624, when it was founded as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic.
dates
dates
sketches
sketches
recalls
recalls
traces
traces
Correct Answer:
traces
traces
option d traces is the right answer
trace its roots is a fixed phrase
which is a verb If you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Shyam said that he would go into surgery the following day.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Shyam said that he would go into surgery the following day.
Shyam said, “He would go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “He would go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “He will go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “He will go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery the day after tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery the day after tomorrow.”
Correct Answer:
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery tomorrow.”
Shyam said, “I will go into surgery tomorrow.”
option B is the right answer according to the rules;
that is as below
Future simple (Subject+ will/shall+V1+object) |
Present Conditional (Subject+ would+V1+object) |
Future Continuous (Subject +will/shall+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Conditional Continuous (Subject +would+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can substitute the underlined part of the given sentence.
Dheerubai, a source of inspiration to the present generation, started life very poor and then later in life became very rich.
Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can substitute the underlined part of the given sentence.
Dheerubai, a source of inspiration to the present generation, started life very poor and then later in life became very rich.
Went from rags to riches
Went from rags to riches
Got it off his chest
Got it off his chest
Felt the pinch
Felt the pinch
Dragged his feet
Dragged his feet
Correct Answer:
Went from rags to riches
Went from rags to riches
option A is the right answer
idiom go rags to riches means : from a state of having very little money to a state of having a lot of money She went from rags to riches overnight.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Jeremy took Andrew to the hospital.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Jeremy took Andrew to the hospital.
Andrew was taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
Andrew was taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
The hospital is taken to Andrew by Jeremy.
The hospital is taken to Andrew by Jeremy.
Andrew took Jeremy to the hospital.
Andrew took Jeremy to the hospital.
Andrew is taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
Andrew is taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
Correct Answer:
Andrew was taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
Andrew was taken to the hospital by Jeremy.
option A is the right answer according to the ruls
that is
Here in this table, we are elaborating Rules of Active and Passive Voice with examples for Present Simple.
Active Voice |
Passive Voice (Auxiliary Verb – is/am/are) |
Subject + V1+s/es+ object |
Object+ is/am/are+ V3+ by + subject |
Subject + Do/does+ not + V1 + Object |
Object + is/am/are+ not + V3+ by Subject |
Does+ Subject+ V1+Object+? |
Is/am/are + Object+ V3+ by subject +? |
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “I have got the prize”.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, “I have got the prize”.
He said that he has got the prize.
He said that he has got the prize.
He said that I had got the prize.
He said that I had got the prize.
He said, he have got the prize.
He said, he have got the prize.
He said that he had got the prize.
He said that he had got the prize.
Correct Answer:
He said that he had got the prize.
He said that he had got the prize.
option D is the right answer according to the rule
Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After the thieves / had left, / George crept slow / out of his room.
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
After the thieves / had left, / George crept slow / out of his room.
had left
had left
out of his room
out of his room
George crept slow
George crept slow
After the thieves
After the thieves
Correct Answer:
George crept slow
George crept slow
option C is the right answer here
george crept slow should be replaced with george crept slowly
crept is a verb and to qualify it we need an adverb; but slow is an adjective
so slowly is the correct use
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Postumous
Postumous
Threshold
Threshold
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
Garrison
Garrison
Correct Answer:
Postumous
Postumous
option A is spelt incorrectly here,
correct spelling is
posthumous
adjective
given or happening after somebody has died
a posthumous medal for bravery
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ waste hierarchy __________ aim is to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to generate the minimum amount of waste.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ waste hierarchy __________ aim is to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to generate the minimum amount of waste.
who’s
who’s
which
which
whose
whose
whom
whom
Correct Answer:
whose
whose
option C is the right answer to fill this blank here
the use of whose is as below
(used in questions to ask who something belongs to) of whom?
Whose car is that?
Those are nice shoes—I wonder whose they are.
2.
(used to say exactly which person or thing you mean, or to give extra information about a person or thing) of whom; of which
That’s the boy whose mother I met.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Sarah writes a book that became a bestseller.
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
Sarah writes a book that became a bestseller.
No improvement required
No improvement required
will write a book
will write a book
wrote a book
wrote a book
had write a book
had write a book
Correct Answer:
wrote a book
wrote a book
option c has the errorneous part in it
writes a book should be replaced with wrote a book
the above sentence is in past tense so past form of the verb write should be used here
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Rupak visits his mother on a regular basis.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Rupak visits his mother on a regular basis.
regularly
regularly
everyday
everyday
weekly
weekly
daily
daily
Correct Answer:
regularly
regularly
option A is the right answer for something which you do regularly,
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
lightened
lightened
covered
covered
smothered
smothered
lighted
lighted
Correct Answer:
lightened
lightened
option A lightned is the correct word to fill this blank contextually
lightned means
.to become or to make something brighter
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
vibrant
vibrant
boorish
boorish
soft
soft
loutish
loutish
Correct Answer:
soft
soft
vibrant- full of life and energy
boorish- very unpleasent and rude
soft- smooth and pleasent
loutish- uncouth and rude
so out of all these four option c soft 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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
rip and tear
rip and tear
loosen and hang
loosen and hang
crumple and crease
crumple and crease
cut and crack
cut and crack
Correct Answer:
rip and tear
rip and tear
option A is most appropriate of all
other three are meaningless and irrlevant 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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
finest birds
finest birds
finer birds
finer birds
fine birds
fine birds
falter birds
falter birds
Correct Answer:
fine birds
fine birds
no comparasion or supremecy is talked about in the passage about
so only the positve degree of the adjective fine is needed here
so fine birds is the right answer
(this we can get from backward reading as well)
so option C 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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.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.
In the village of Wall, men wore brown and grey, and even the reddest neckerchief worn by the ruddiest of farmers was soon (1) ________ by the sun and the rain makes a more (2) _______ colour. Due to this, it would (3) _________ easily. While clothes do not make the man and fine feathers do not make (4) ______. However, Thorn was not the same man that he had been. There was a swagger (5)________ his steps.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
into
into
to
to
of
of
in
in
Correct Answer:
in
in
option D is the right answer
in is the right preposition which we should use here
other three give no meaning at all
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Which of the following facts is mentioned in the given passage?
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Which of the following facts is mentioned in the given passage?
No discoveries were made regarding Mars
No discoveries were made regarding Mars
There are two rovers probing Mars surface.
There are two rovers probing Mars surface.
Life exists now on Mars
Life exists now on Mars
Life once existed on Mars
Life once existed on Mars
Correct Answer:
There are two rovers probing Mars surface.
There are two rovers probing Mars surface.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet
from the above part of the sentence we can infer that option B is the right answer
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Identify the tone of the passage.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Identify the tone of the passage.
Speculative
Speculative
Biased
Biased
Acerbic
Acerbic
Technical
Technical
Correct Answer:
Speculative
Speculative
option A is the right answer
speculative tone means pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach. theoretical, rather than practical: speculative conclusions.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Select an appropriate title for the passage.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Select an appropriate title for the passage.
The Probability of Life on Mars
The Probability of Life on Mars
Mars
Mars
Martians
Martians
Research on Mars
Research on Mars
Correct Answer:
The Probability of Life on Mars
The Probability of Life on Mars
option A is the right answer here
the passage talks about the possibility of live on mars
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Astonishing
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Astonishing
Superb
Superb
Vague
Vague
Ordinary
Ordinary
Real
Real
Correct Answer:
Ordinary
Ordinary
option c is the right answer here,
astonishing-very surprising; something unsual
ordinary- normal; not very unsual or strange
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Identify the inference drawn from the passage.
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The search for life on Mars has become more urgent thanks in part to probes by the two rovers now roaming Mars’ surface and another spaceship that is orbiting the planet. In recent months, they’ve made a series of astonishing discoveries that, once again, tempt scientists to believe that Mars harbours life—or did so in the past. At a February conference in the Netherlands, an audience of Mars experts was surveyed about Martian life. Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.Identify the inference drawn from the passage.
There used to be life on Mars.
There used to be life on Mars.
A minimal percentage of Mars expert believe there is life on Mars today.
A minimal percentage of Mars expert believe there is life on Mars today.
There is life on Mars today.
There is life on Mars today.
There have been few discoveries. about life on Mars
There have been few discoveries. about life on Mars
Correct Answer:
A minimal percentage of Mars expert believe there is life on Mars today.
A minimal percentage of Mars expert believe there is life on Mars today.
Some 75 per cent of the scientists said they thought life once existed there, and of them, 25 per cent think that Mars harbours life today.
from the above part of the passage we can say that option B is right answer here.