Q: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. I really don’t want to pour cold water on your theory but it cannot be applied to real life situations. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. I really don’t want to pour cold water on your theory but it cannot be applied to real life situations.

D To be critical or doubtful of a plan that someone is excited about To be critical or doubtful of a plan that someone is excited about

Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The teacher is explaining the lesson. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. The teacher is explaining the lesson.

D The lesson is being explained by the teacher. The lesson is being explained by the teacher.

Q: Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are hitting the ball. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice. They are hitting the ball.

A The ball is being hit by them. The ball is being hit by them.

Q: Identify the option that rectifies the error in the given sentence. In 2023, she will has been working in the company for three years. Identify the option that rectifies the error in the given sentence. In 2023, she will has been working in the company for three years.

B she will have been she will have been

Q: Sentences with spelling errors are given. Select the sentence with NO error. Sentences with spelling errors are given. Select the sentence with NO error.

D The body produces more saliva under fluorescent illumination which helps prevent cavities. The body produces more saliva under fluorescent illumination which helps prevent cavities.

Question 1

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

Filled with fear or dread

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

Filled with fear or dread

Accepted Answer

A

Hysterical

Question 2

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
I really don’t want to pour cold water on your theory but it cannot be applied to real life situations.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence.
I really don’t want to pour cold water on your theory but it cannot be applied to real life situations.

Accepted Answer

D

To be critical or doubtful of a plan that someone is excited about

Question 3

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

Not informed about or aware of something

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

Not informed about or aware of something

Accepted Answer

B

Oblivious

Question 4

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

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

Accepted Answer

C

Cemetery

Question 5

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher is explaining the lesson.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The teacher is explaining the lesson.

Accepted Answer

D

The lesson is being explained by the teacher.

Question 6

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

I love to read certain stories from a Mahabharata.

Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

I love to read certain stories from a Mahabharata.

Accepted Answer

Question 7

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They are hitting the ball.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
They are hitting the ball.

Accepted Answer

A

The ball is being hit by them.

Question 8

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The crowd gave an exultant cheer to the football team when they were exiting the airport.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The crowd gave an exultant cheer to the football team when they were exiting the airport.

Accepted Answer

C

disconsolate

Question 9

Identify the option that rectifies the error in the given sentence.
In 2023, she will has been working in the company for three years.

Identify the option that rectifies the error in the given sentence.
In 2023, she will has been working in the company for three years.

Accepted Answer

B

she will have been

Question 10

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The group of travellers were wonderstruck by the ___________ of the coin.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The group of travellers were wonderstruck by the ___________ of the coin.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Some words in the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.
He is an audacious entrepreneur who started his own business with the bear minimum.

Some words in the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error.
He is an audacious entrepreneur who started his own business with the bear minimum.

Accepted Answer

Question 12

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
_________ in population is a hindrance to a country’s growth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
_________ in population is a hindrance to a country’s growth.

Accepted Answer

B

Increase

Question 13

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fragile

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Fragile

Accepted Answer

A

Delicate

Question 14

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Selective

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Selective

Accepted Answer

B

Careless

Question 15

Select the most appropriate synonym of the italicised word in the given sentence.

In most organisations there are predators who take advantage over the meek ones.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the italicised word in the given sentence.

In most organisations there are predators who take advantage over the meek ones.

Accepted Answer

D

exploiters

Question 16

Sentences with spelling errors are given. Select the sentence with NO error.

Sentences with spelling errors are given. Select the sentence with NO error.

Accepted Answer

D

The body produces more saliva under fluorescent illumination which helps prevent cavities.

Question 17

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
The heavy medications and strong drugs at the sanatorium will surely turn a patient completely lifeless and unresponsive.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
The heavy medications and strong drugs at the sanatorium will surely turn a patient completely lifeless and unresponsive.

Accepted Answer

A

cadaverous

Question 18

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Someone who regards the world as his country

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Someone who regards the world as his country

Accepted Answer

A

Cosmopolitan

Question 19

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. Nostalgia helps us maintain a positive psychological status when counteracting the negative impact of difficult situations.
B. Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one’s past.
C. The adaptive functions of nostalgia are many, with one effect being pain relief.
D. It is a self-conscious, perhaps bittersweet but predominantly positive social emotion.

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. Nostalgia helps us maintain a positive psychological status when counteracting the negative impact of difficult situations.
B. Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for one’s past.
C. The adaptive functions of nostalgia are many, with one effect being pain relief.
D. It is a self-conscious, perhaps bittersweet but predominantly positive social emotion.

Accepted Answer

Question 20

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The termites were just the tip of the _________, but the house was near collapsing in reality.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The termites were just the tip of the _________, but the house was near collapsing in reality.

Accepted Answer

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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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

Accepted Answer

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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Accepted Answer

A

disappear

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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

Accepted Answer

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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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

Accepted Answer

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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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
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.
Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Accepted Answer

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