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Question 1


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The number of women working outside homes has been steady increasing.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
The number of women working outside homes has been steady increasing.

Options

A

has been steadily

has been steadily

B

have been steady

have been steady

C

had been steadier

had been steadier

D

No improvement

No improvement


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

has been steadily

has been steadily


Question 2


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The whys and wherefores

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The whys and wherefores

Options

A

Circumstances

Circumstances

B

Requirements

Requirements

C

References

References

D

Reasons

Reasons


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Reasons

Reasons


Question 3


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Oblate

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Oblate

Options

A

Heathen

Heathen

B

Secular

Secular

C

Layperson

Layperson

D

Mendicant

Mendicant


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Mendicant

Mendicant


Question 4


Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Options

A

Washing

Washing

B

Calling

Calling

C

Morning

Morning

D

Burnig

Burnig


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Burnig

Burnig


Question 5


Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. bendable electronics and sensing technologies research
Q. people using “aerohaptics”, creating feelings of touch with jets of air
R. my colleagues and I working in the University of Glasgow’s
S. group have now developed a system of holograms of

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
P. bendable electronics and sensing technologies research
Q. people using “aerohaptics”, creating feelings of touch with jets of air
R. my colleagues and I working in the University of Glasgow’s
S. group have now developed a system of holograms of

Options

A

PQRS

PQRS

B

SRQP

SRQP

C

RPSQ

RPSQ

D

QPSR

QPSR


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

RPSQ

RPSQ


Question 6


Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Fret

Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.
Fret

Options

A

Relax

Relax

B

Pine

Pine

C

Anxious

Anxious

D

Anguish

Anguish


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Relax

Relax


Question 7


Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Enigmatic

Choose the word that means the same as the given word.
Enigmatic

Options

A

Mysterious

Mysterious

B

Grumpy

Grumpy

C

Illiterate

Illiterate

D

Literate

Literate


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Mysterious

Mysterious


Question 8


Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I didn't have times to watch the whole movie.

Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.
I didn't have times to watch the whole movie.

Options

A

No improvement

No improvement

B

time to watching

time to watching

C

time to watch

time to watch

D

timer to watched

timer to watched


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

time to watch

time to watch


Question 9


In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
As hard as nails

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
As hard as nails

Options

A

Physically or mentally tough

Physically or mentally tough

B

To feel no pain

To feel no pain

C

Hard working

Hard working

D

To be stubborn

To be stubborn


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Physically or mentally tough

Physically or mentally tough


Question 10


Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
Decimate

Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
Decimate

Options

A

wreck

wreck

B

harbour

harbour

C

establish

establish

D

mend

mend


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

wreck

wreck


Question 11


Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The child locked the shutters.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The child locked the shutters.

Options

A

The shutters are locked by the child.

The shutters are locked by the child.

B

The shutters were locked by the child.

The shutters were locked by the child.

C

The shutters had been locked by the child.

The shutters had been locked by the child.

D

The shutters would be locked by the child.

The shutters would be locked by the child.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The shutters were locked by the child.

The shutters were locked by the child.


Question 12


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words..
A speech made without preparation

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
A speech made without preparation

Options

A

Chronicle

Chronicle

B

Eulogy

Eulogy

C

Parable

Parable

D

Extempore

Extempore


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Extempore

Extempore


Question 13


Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Your ear has three main ______: outer, middle and inner.

Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
Your ear has three main ______: outer, middle and inner.

Options

A

subjects

subjects

B

events

events

C

plugs

plugs

D

parts

parts


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

parts

parts


Question 14


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
What is the price of this fancy dress pink?

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
What is the price of this fancy dress pink?

Options

A

What is the

What is the

B

fancy dress pink?

fancy dress pink?

C

price of this

price of this

D

No error

No error


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

fancy dress pink?

fancy dress pink?


Question 15


Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Exaggerated claims, not meant to be taken seriously

Choose the word that can substitute the given group of words.
Exaggerated claims, not meant to be taken seriously

Options

A

Hyperpyrexia

Hyperpyrexia

B

Hyperbole

Hyperbole

C

Hypergamy

Hypergamy

D

Hyperreal

Hyperreal


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Hyperbole

Hyperbole


Question 16


Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
The ______ heard that the relationship was stormy and had broken up several times.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
The ______ heard that the relationship was stormy and had broken up several times.

Options

A

impute

impute

B

impugn

impugn

C

inordinate

inordinate

D

inquiry

inquiry


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

inquiry

inquiry


Question 17


Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Options

A

These components can work independently.

These components can work independently.

B

These components can wrok independently.

These components can wrok independently.

C

These components can work indepedently.

These components can work indepedently.

D

These componants can work independently.

These componants can work independently.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

These components can work independently.

These components can work independently.


Question 18


Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Lee said to his wife, “I am very happy today.”

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Lee said to his wife, “I am very happy today.”

Options

A

Lee told his wife that he has been very happy that day.

Lee told his wife that he has been very happy that day.

B

Lee told his wife that he was very happy today.

Lee told his wife that he was very happy today.

C

Lee told his wife he was very happy today.

Lee told his wife he was very happy today.

D

Lee told his wife that he was very happy that day.

Lee told his wife that he was very happy that day.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Lee told his wife that he was very happy that day.

Lee told his wife that he was very happy that day.


Question 19


Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
The humour of the gods is cruel; or ______ they see more than we do.

Fill in the blank with the most suitable word.
The humour of the gods is cruel; or ______ they see more than we do.

Options

A

perhaps

perhaps

B

unlikely

unlikely

C

however

however

D

odds

odds


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

perhaps

perhaps


Question 20


Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Its impossible to conduct truly causal research on media consumption and suicide.

Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.
Its impossible to conduct truly causal research on media consumption and suicide.

Options

A

media consumption and suicide.

media consumption and suicide.

B

No error

No error

C

truly causal research on

truly causal research on

D

Its impossible to conduct

Its impossible to conduct


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Its impossible to conduct

Its impossible to conduct


Question 21

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

entities

entities

B

objects

objects

C

species

species

D

sections

sections


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

species

species


Question 22

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

typically

typically

B

surgically

surgically

C

manually

manually

D

modestly

modestly


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

typically

typically


Question 23

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

screened

screened

B

denuded

denuded

C

discovered

discovered

D

invented

invented


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

discovered

discovered


Question 24

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

some

some

B

of

of

C

about

about

D

a lot

a lot


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

about

about


Question 25

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) there are more than 60 (1)______ of rat, which means they come in all sizes. They are (2)_____ 5 inches (12 centimeters), or longer, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The largest species is the Bosavi woolly rat, which was (3)_____ in 2009 in the rainforest of Papua New Guinea (and doesn't have a scientific name yet). It is (4)______ the size of a cat — 32.2 inches (82 cm) from nose to tail and (5)______ around 3.3 lbs. (1.5 kilograms), according to CNN.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

measures

measures

B

evaluates

evaluates

C

counts

counts

D

weighs

weighs


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

weighs

weighs


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