Section- 1:
Find the antonyms:
1. Vacillate- a.unsteady / b.mammoth / c.firm / d.munificent
2. Acrimonious- a.affectionate / b.bitter / c.nettle / d.irk
3. Proceed- a.lead / b.fall back / c.freed / d.knead
4. Lock up- a.restricted / b.chain/ c.confine / d.liberate
5. Reprimand- a.reproach / b.scold / c.laud / d.berate
6. Swiftness- a.fast / b.quick / c.dullness / d.admiration
7. Abhorrence- a.affluence / b.afraid / c.affection / d.affectation
Find the synonyms:
8. Stain- a.lucid / b.limpid / c.tarnish / d.clear
9. Babble- a.chatter / b.reticent / c.baffle / d.introvert
10. Feud- a.agreement / b.harmony / c.understanding / d.conflict
11. Haul- a.maroon / b.drag / c.char / d.maul
12. Peevish- a.patient / b.irritable / c.calm / d.invulnerable
13. Bewail- a.bemoan / b.merriment / c.entertainment / d.celebrate
14. Retaliation- a.tolerance / b.counterattack / c.bear / d.ignore
Idioms/ One word substitutions/ Phrasal verbs/ Confusing words:
15. A system where all people are equal- a.bureaucracy / b.oligarchy / c.aristocracy / d.egalitarian
16. Excuse- a.induce / b.alibi / c.truce/ d.refuse
17. The sound of monkeys- a.neigh / b.hiss / c.gibber / d.grunt
18. Hear it on the grapevine- a.to be hard of hearing/ b.dumb/ c.to hear rumour/ d.deaf
19. As daft as a brush- a.fool/ b.shrewd / c.intelligible / d.agile
20. Feel down- a.depressed / b.elated / c.overjoyed / d.lofty
21. Splash out- a.miser / b.spend money freely / c.to be frugal / d.terminate
22. Evergreen- a.perennial / b.fleeting / c.transient / d.temporary
23. Gripe- a.complain / b.refer / c.recommend / d.grind
24. Celebration- a.fate / b.feat / c.fait/ d.fete
25. Irascible- a.bothering / b.easily irritated/ c.irritating / d.piercing
Section- 2:
Rearrangement:
26.It is a truth universally
P: acknowledged that a single
Q: man in possession of a good
R: fortune must be in want of a wife
a.QRP b.PQR c.RPQ d.QPR
27.At one level,
P: the law in understanding
Q: such cases of violence
R: one senses the limits of
a.RQP b.PQR c.RPQ d.QRP
28.The idea was
P: to spend as little money
Q: while avoiding loss of lives
R: as possible
a.RPQ b.QPR c.QRP d.PRQ
29.The atmosphere
P: is against them, but there appears
Q: in their administrations
R: to be fight left
a.QPR b.RPQ c.PRQ d.PQR
Voice:
30.One should keep one’s promise.
(a) One’s promise should be kept by us.
(b) One’s promise has to be kept.
(c) A promise should have been kept.
(d) A promise should be kept.
31.Someone gave him a new case for his credit cards.
(a) He is given a new case for his credit cards.
(b) He is given a new case for his credit cards.
(c) He was given a new case for this credit cards.
(d) He was given a new case for his credit cards.
32.Why do you waste time?
(a) Why is time wasted by you?
(b) Why is time wastage by you?
(c) Why has time been wasted by you?
(d) Why is time waste by you?
33.People think that he duped his partner.
(a) It is thought that he dupes his partner.
(b) He is thought to have dupe his partner.
(c) He is thought to have duped his partner.
(d) It was thought that he duped his partner.
34.A lion does not eat grass, however hungry he may be
(A) Grass is not being eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(B) Grass is not eaten by a lion, however hungry he may be.
(C) Grass is eaten not by a lion. However hungry he may be.
(D) Grass is not eaten from a lion, however hungry he may be.
Narration:
35.The captain said to the army, “March forward now.”
(A) The captain said to the army that march forward now.
(B) The captain ordered the army to march forward then.
(C) The captain ordered the army to march that day.
(D) The captain ordered the army to march forward than.
36.He replied, “I have promised to reward my servants.”
(a) He replied that he had promise to reward my servants.
(b) He promised that he would reward his servants.
(c) He replied that he had promised to reward his servants.
(d) He had promised that he would reward his servants.
37.Rahim said, “I will watch a horror movie tonight”.
(a) Rahim said that he will watch a horror movie tonight.
(b) Rahim had said that he would watch a horror movie that night.
(c) Rahim said that he would watch a horror movie that night.
(d) Rahim said that he should watch a horror movie tonight.
38.“It is a pleasure to do business with you”, he said to me.
(a) He said that it was a pleasure to do business with him.
(b) He had said that it was a pleasure to do business with me.
(c) He said that it was a pleasured to do business with me..
(d) He said that it was a pleasure to do business with me.
39.I told him that he was not working hard.
(a) I said to him, “You are not working hard.”
(b) I told to him, “You are not working hard.”
(c) I said, “You were not working hard.”
(d) I said to him, “She is not working hard.”
Find the correctly spelt word:
40.(a) depicted (b) brisbaane (c) fidling (d) ponderred
41.(a) flooring (b) altituede(c) purveyour (d) snobish
42.(a) rewolver (b) culpable (c) vagetate(d) rhythmmic
43.(a) tapestary (b) emanat (c) insisted (d) coalese
44.(a) snoping (b) leniency (c) bivoua(d) kerbsid
45.(a) handcuf (b) frection (c) sterling (d) emulater
46.(a) mixeble (b) dialects (c) veneratu (d) pluging
47.(a) motlyiest (b) plumets (c) disgorge (d) bangalow
48. A) Equanimous/ B) Equanimus/ C) Equanimes/ D) Equanimos
49. A) Efflorascence/ B) Efflorescence/ C) Efllorescence/ D) Eflorescence
One word substitution:
50##A false or mistaken belief. (A) Fallacy (B) False (C) Odd (D) Even
51##All of one mind. (A) Imaginary (B) Unanimous (C) Different (D) Difficult
52##To remove all objectionable matter. 1Expurgate 2Ethnology 3Exonerate 4Expatriate
53##Something that is full and clearly expressed a) Explicit b) Implicit c) Intricate d) Vague
54##The study of humans, past and present a) Primatology b) Humanism c) Anthropology d) Ornithology
Spot the error:
55.My parents asked me (1)/ that what (2)/ I wanted to do. (3)/ No error (4).
56.I laughed at (1)/ her as she fell off the (2)/ tree and gets injured. (3)/ No error (4).
57.Jyoti is so obstinate (1)/ that no one can (2)/ altar her views. (3)/ No error (4).
58.The landlord bids the (1)/ boys to mop (2)/ his floor. (3)/ No error (4).
59.As a chef, (1)/ Kajal is as good as (2)/, if not good than Mahendra. (3)/ No error (4).
60.Here is a red (A)/shirt (B)/which Sapna gave me (C)/yesterday (D)/ No error (E).
61.There were (A)/five active workers (B)/and three lazy one (C)/in the factory (D)./ No error (E).
62.This is (A)/one of the most (B)/interesting book (C)/I have ever read (D)./ No error (E).
63.Being a very cold day (A)/I would (B)/not go out for (C)/a morning walk (D). /No error (E).
64.This picture (A)/is the best (B)/of the two (C)/No error (D).
65.He took to drink (A)/to lessen (B)/his mental worries. (C)/No error (D).
66.It is the newspapers (A)/that exposes us to the widest range (B)/of human experiences and behaviour (C)/No error (D).
Find the near synonyms:
67. Dry
(a) torrid (b) luscious (c) arid (d) bare
68. Sharp
(a) naive (b) asinine (c) inept (d) astute
69. Belligerent
(a) regressive (b) aggressive (c) reminiscent (d) equivalent
70. Expunge
(a) Create (b) Rascality (c) Delete (d) Clemency
71. Uncertain
(a) Disdain (b) Courtesy (c) Isolation (d) Irresolute
72. Further
(a) weapon (b) pride (c) encourage (d) coat
Find the near antonyms:
73. Impeccable
(a) Confident (b) Faulty (c) Dupe (d) Unethical
74. Concrete
(a) Abstract (b) Inferior (c) Healing (d) Ambulatory
75. Maleficent
(a) Compliment (b) Benign (c) Cultivated (d) Divert
76. Ripping
(a) splitting (b) joining (c) spinning (d) discursive
77. Composed
(a) silly (b) inane (c) sensible (d) perplexed
78. Courageous
(a) Obscene (b) Timidity (c) Lacerate (d) Guard
79. Uproar
(a) Peace (b) Scuffle (c) Fence (d) Closed
80.Which sentence is incorrect?
a.He tore a thousand rupee note yesterday.
b.She has a five pocket shirt.
c.It is a half past three.
d.Hardly he works.
81.Which sentence is incorrect?
a.Not only did she apologise to me but she returned my books too.
b.No sooner had he phoned me than I reached home.
c.The weather was colder than bearable.
d.He was too adamant that people avoided him.
Improve the bracketed part:
82.The site appeared to have been removed (on yesterday evening).
(a) at yesterday evening
(b) in yesterday evening
(c) yesterday evening
(d) No Improvement
83.Asking me (why was I absent, I was punished by the headmaster).
(a) why was I absent, was I punished by the headmaster
(b) why I was absent, was I punished by the headmaster
(c) why I was absent, the headmaster punished me
(d) No improvement
84.I (differ by you in this matter).
(a) differ from you about this matter
(b) differ with you on this matter
(c) differ in you regarding this matter
(d) No Improvement
85.(For want of) money, he ruined his life.
(a) In need for
(b) In require of
(c) For lack with
(d) No improvement
86.I can related this (by) my life.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) on
(d) No Improvement
87.She decided to go there, though her husband cautioned her [on] it
a. against
b. for
c. about
d. No improvement
88.The tribe lived [with] different customs.
a. on
b. by
c. through
d. No improvement
89.Her cabin is made [of] logs.
a.by
b.from
c.for
d.No improvement
Idioms:
90.Come to naught
(a) Be unsuccessful (b) To win (c) To very great extent (d) To be doubtful
91.To be snowed under
(a) To be in a dilemma (b) To be very busy (c) To be under suspicion (d) To be at a cold place
92.Feather brained
(a) To show that you do not support something. (b) Silly or often forgetting things (c) To be over excited (d) To take7 a balanced diet.
93.On the carpet
(a) Of rare excellence (b) Out of spirits (c) Under consideration (d) Entirely
94#Learn the procedures- 1Know the hope 2Know the roads 3Know the ropes 4Know the copes
95#Speak frankly- 1Pull no prank 2Pull no truck 3Pull no tank 4Pull no punch
96#Forty winks- 1Short sleeves 2Short sleep 3Short arms 4Short man
97#Soft soap- 1Smoothly 2Flicker 3Flattery 4Adversity
98#Make a wry face- 1Show tantrums 2Show the face 3Show skills 4Show willingness
99#Have a go- 1Make food 2Make fool 3Make mockery 4Make an attempt
100#Be in the mire- 1Be in ecstasy 2Be in water 3Be in mud 4Be in difficulties
