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Question 1


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Sophisticated’ from the given sentence.
The tribe had no access to modern technology or resources and had to rely on primitive tools and techniques for survival.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Sophisticated’ from the given sentence.
The tribe had no access to modern technology or resources and had to rely on primitive tools and techniques for survival.

Options

A

Technology

Technology

B

Techniques

Techniques

C

Modern

Modern

D

Primitive

Primitive


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Primitive

Primitive


Question 2


Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The management is not beware of this fact.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The management is not beware of this fact.

Options

A

awaking to

awaking to

B

beware to

beware to

C

aware of

aware of

D

watchful with

watchful with


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

aware of

aware of


Question 3


Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence.

The river (flowing) under the bridge.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence.

The river (flowing) under the bridge.

Options

A

flows

flows

B

is flow

is flow

C

was flow

was flow

D

is flowed

is flowed


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

flows

flows


Question 4


Select the grammatically correct sentence.

A. It is a old uniform but a memorable thing for me.
B. It is old uniform but a memorable thing for me.
C. It is the old uniform but memorable thing for me.
D. It is an old uniform but a memorable thing for me.

Select the grammatically correct sentence.

A. It is a old uniform but a memorable thing for me.
B. It is old uniform but a memorable thing for me.
C. It is the old uniform but memorable thing for me.
D. It is an old uniform but a memorable thing for me.

Options

A

D

D

B

A

A

C

B

B

D

C

C


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

D

D


Question 5


Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The case of Vanuatu in 2020 is a clear example of the constant and complex challenges faced by SIDS. It shows how SIDS are dealing with multiple crises at the same time and how COVID-19 has particularly exposed SIDS’ extreme and interlinked vulnerabilities.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The case of Vanuatu in 2020 is a clear example of the constant and complex challenges faced by SIDS. It shows how SIDS are dealing with multiple crises at the same time and how COVID-19 has particularly exposed SIDS’ extreme and interlinked vulnerabilities.

Options

A

free 

free 

B

interlaced

interlaced

C

continuous

continuous

D

severe

severe


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

interlaced

interlaced


Question 6


Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Reasonable

Reasonable

B

Prophane

Prophane

C

Blessed

Blessed

D

Laughable

Laughable


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Prophane

Prophane


Question 7


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Harangue

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given word.

Harangue

Options

A

Airplane shed 

Airplane shed 

B

Breaker of idols 

Breaker of idols 

C

Strict disciplinarian 

Strict disciplinarian 

D

A lengthy and aggressive speech 

A lengthy and aggressive speech 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

A lengthy and aggressive speech 

A lengthy and aggressive speech 


Question 8


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Back against the wall

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Back against the wall

Options

A

Be in an easy situation from where escape is difficult

Be in an easy situation from where escape is difficult

B

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult

C

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is easy

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is easy

D

Be in a relationship which one wants to escape

Be in a relationship which one wants to escape


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult

Be in a difficult situation from where escape is difficult


Question 9


Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who compiles a dictionary

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who compiles a dictionary

Options

A

Lexicographer

Lexicographer

B

Iconoclast

Iconoclast

C

Plagiarist

Plagiarist

D

Bibliophile

Bibliophile


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Lexicographer

Lexicographer


Question 10


The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its correct spelling.

Last-bench students are mysterous by nature.

The sentence given below has one misspelt word. Spot the INCORRECTLY spelt word and select its correct spelling.

Last-bench students are mysterous by nature.

Options

A

Mysterious

Mysterious

B

Mystirious

Mystirious

C

Misterous

Misterous

D

Misterious

Misterious


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Mysterious

Mysterious


Question 11


Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Vigilant’ from the following options.

The burglar was very cautious, so he avoided the security perfectly as they didn’t find any proof.

Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Vigilant’ from the following options.

The burglar was very cautious, so he avoided the security perfectly as they didn’t find any proof.

Options

A

proof

proof

B

security

security

C

burglar

burglar

D

cautious

cautious


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

cautious

cautious


Question 12


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

His house was filthy with papers and eatables strewn everywhere.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

His house was filthy with papers and eatables strewn everywhere.

Options

A

Clean

Clean

B

Dignified

Dignified

C

Integral

Integral

D

Barren

Barren


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Clean

Clean


Question 13


Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A detailed description of a series of real or fictional events taking place over a long period of time

Options

A

Witness

Witness

B

Saga 

Saga 

C

Case study 

Case study 

D

Journal 

Journal 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Saga 

Saga 


Question 14


Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
They have disposed all the old books.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
They have disposed all the old books.

Options

A

disposed of

disposed of

B

disposed out

disposed out

C

disposed on

disposed on

D

disposed by

disposed by


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

disposed of

disposed of


Question 15


Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past tense form.

The declarations which come out from that office are not dependable.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in past tense form.

The declarations which come out from that office are not dependable.

Options

A

The declarations which came out from that office are not dependable.

The declarations which came out from that office are not dependable.

B

The declarations which come out from that office were not dependable.

The declarations which come out from that office were not dependable.

C

The declarations which will come out from that office may not be dependable.

The declarations which will come out from that office may not be dependable.

D

The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.

The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.

The declarations which came out from that office were not dependable.


Question 16


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He was uncomfortable at the sport event.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
He was uncomfortable at the sport event.

Options

A

Easeful

Easeful

B

Difficult 

Difficult 

C

Troublesome  

Troublesome  

D

Awkward 

Awkward 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Easeful

Easeful


Question 17


Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The audience loved her performance.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The audience loved her performance.

Options

A

The audience will love her performance. 

The audience will love her performance. 

B

The performance is loved by the audience.

The performance is loved by the audience.

C

Her performance was loved by the audience. 

Her performance was loved by the audience. 

D

The performance was loved by her. 

The performance was loved by her. 


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Her performance was loved by the audience. 

Her performance was loved by the audience. 


Question 18


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To prime the pump

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To prime the pump

Options

A

Manipulate someone to achieve success

Manipulate someone to achieve success

B

Encourage the growth or action of something’

Encourage the growth or action of something’

C

To use a pump efficiently

To use a pump efficiently

D

Ask others to be ambitious

Ask others to be ambitious


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Encourage the growth or action of something’

Encourage the growth or action of something’


Question 19


Choose the ANTONYM of the word ‘effervescent’ in the given sentence.

Sonali is bubbly and carefree in comparison to her sister Mitali’s subdued nature.

Choose the ANTONYM of the word ‘effervescent’ in the given sentence.

Sonali is bubbly and carefree in comparison to her sister Mitali’s subdued nature.

Options

A

Bubbly

Bubbly

B

Carefree

Carefree

C

Subdued

Subdued

D

Comparison

Comparison


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Subdued

Subdued


Question 20


Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
She is laughing at me.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
She is laughing at me.

Options

A

I am being laughed at by her.

I am being laughed at by her.

B

I had been laughed by her.

I had been laughed by her.

C

I have been laughed by her.

I have been laughed by her.

D

I was being laughed at by her.

I was being laughed at by her.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

I am being laughed at by her.

I am being laughed at by her.


Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 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.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

Options

A

somewhere

somewhere

B

wholesome

wholesome

C

careless

careless

D

negligently

negligently


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

somewhere

somewhere


Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 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.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Options

A

maintenance

maintenance

B

medication

medication

C

training

training

D

nature

nature


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

training

training


Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 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.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

Options

A

welded

welded

B

wasted

wasted

C

wondered

wondered

D

wandered

wandered


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

wondered

wondered


Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 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.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

Options

A

exasperation

exasperation

B

expedition

expedition

C

expiation

expiation

D

expectation

expectation


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

expedition

expedition


Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 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.
Redwing had read (1) _________ that one of his favourite writers, Ernest Hemingway, had been asked what was the best (2) _________ for a novelist. He had said “an unhappy childhood”. Redwing had enjoyed a fine time growing up, but he (3) _________ if this whole (4) _________ was unfolding more like a novel, and would be (5) _________ on one person, one character, the guy in charge: him. Maybe you got a happy childhood and then an unhappy adulthood, and that’s how novels worked.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Options

A

blamed

blamed

B

bloomed

bloomed

C

blessed

blessed

D

based

based


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

based

based


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