SECTION- 1 (New Students)
Find the antonyms:
1.Brisk - a.swift / b.dull / c.quick / d.tall
2.Passing - a.temporary / b.fleeting / c.compelling / d.permanent
3.Defy - a.oppose / b.anguish / c.gravity / d.support
4.Yielding- a.supple / b.stubborn / c.malleable / d.flexible
5.Brittle - a.fragile / b.powdery / c.strong / d.fast
6.Sham- a.bogus / b.feign / c.genuine / d.trust
7.Remote- a.close / b.flung / c.remorse / d.control
Find the synonyms:
8.Vagrant - a.teller / b.wanderer / c.weary / d.tired
9.Merit- a.disadvantage / b.cons / c.degree / d.virtue
10.Violate- a.transgress / b.stuck / c.adhere / d.comply
11.Dearth- a.paucity / b.siege / c.abundance / d.rich
12.Acutely - a.obtrusively / b.politely / c.severely / d.rudely
13.Malice - a.munificent / b.generous / c.bona fide d.bitterness
14.Hamper - a.hinder / b.smoothen / c.facilitate / d.terse
Choose the correct option:
15.Group of things hidden in a secret place - a.cash / b.posh / c.cliche / d.cache
16.A group of flies - a.swarm / b.pride / c.pack / d.bunch
17.Lame duck- a.dead / b.unwell / c.unsuccessful / d.champion
18.Spit blood- a.angry / b.fluke / c.cute / d.hungry
19.Bargain for- a.to mind one’s own business / b.to expect sth / c.to deceive / d.to ignore insult
20.Come apart- a.dominate / b.fly / c.separate / d.unite
21.Pull through- a.to get well / b.to fail / c.to succeed / d.to stop driving
22.Lazy- a.idolize / b.ideal / c.idle / d.idol
23.A human dead body- a.corpus / b.corpse / c.corpora / d.corps
24.To indicate pain- a.grave / b.grill / c.gripe / d.grown
25.A notable achievement - a.faet / b.foot / c.feat / d.feet
SECTION- 1 (Old Students)
Find the antonym:
1. Vandalise- a.devastate / b.trace / c.restore / d.ruin
2. Explicit- a.abscond / b.found / c.unclear / d.clear cut
3. Distinctness- a.kindness / b.pausible / c.similarity / d.discrete
4. Evanescent- a.temporary / b.bizarre / c.long- lasting / d.fleeting
5. Detached- a.connected / b.inside / c.certain / d.isolated
6. Impermeable- a.strong / b.fixed / c.noticeable / d.penetrable
7. Periodic- a.combined/ b.flawed/ c.fragile / dcontroversy
Find the synonym:
8. Sullen- a.gloomy / b.plausible / c.dole out / d.chhery
9. Undaunted- a.dreadful / b.finicky / c.poach / d.dauntless
10. Meticulous- a.tyrant / b.careful / c.reckless / d.pulpy
11. Misrule- a.fructify / b.flounder / c.fright / d.anarchy
12. Ineffective- a.flout / b.falling flat / c.fumble / d.impress
13. Divulge- a.peel / b.defeat / c.reveal / d.covert
14. Poised- a.uproar / b.calm / c.commotion / d.turmoil
15. Curb- a.crap / b.bridle / c.cringe / d.brazen
Idioms/ Give one word/ Phrasal verbs:
16. Unemotional- a.stole / b.steady / c.solid / d.stolid
17. Killing one's wife- a.matricide / b.mariticide / c.sororicide / d.uxoricide
18. Government by the wealthy- a.oligarchy / b.bureaucracy / c.neocracy / d.plutocracy
19. Foam at the mouth- a.turmoil / b.cheerful / c.angry / d.motormouth
20. Cut no ice- a.firm / b.having no influence / c.fluctuate / d.cajole
21. To hold something in leash- a.spy / b.loosen / c.check in / d.control
22. Wipe out- a.guide / b.eradicate / c.energise / d.boost
23. To give as an example- a.frustrate / b.lattice / c.adduce / d.educe
24. Of no use- a.vein/ b.vain / c.void / d.vane
25. Principal- a.maxim / b.staple / c.pin / d.stable
SECTION- 2
Improve the bracketed part:
26. I (have bought) this house in 1970 for Rs 200000.
(A) had bought (B) bought (C) have been bought (D) no improvement
27. I will phone you after (I shall arrive). (A) after I shall have arrived (B) after I arrive (C) after I arrived (D) no improvement
28. It’s high time you (come) to a decision. (A) came (B) had come (C) have come (D) No improvement.
29. (Didn’t) Mr. Sharma come to the office yet?
(A) Hadn’t (B) Hasn’t (C) Isn’t (D) No improvement
30. How long (are you working here?) (A) have you been working here? (B) you are working here? (C) were you working? (D) No improvement
31. (Riding upon his horse, the tiger jumped at him.)
(A) Riding upon the tiger, the horse jumped at him. (B) The tiger jumped at him while he was riding upon his horse. (C) The tiger rode at him while he was jumping upon his horse. (D) No improvement
32. He rebuked (Ram and I) for our dereliction to duty.
(a) I and Ram (b) Ram and me (c) Ram and my (d) No improvement
33. He is braver and (more talented than us.)
(a) talented than we are (b) more talented us (c) more talented than we (d) No improvement
34. (Neither of the suggestion) is really worth accepting.
(a) Neither of the suggestions (b) Neither suggestions (c) None of the suggestion (d) No improvement
35. Much has happened (since he has started) his shop in the city.
(a) since he started (b) since he will start (c) since he starts (d) No improvement
Cloze test:
Delinking of jobs from degrees is one of the (36)........ features of our education (37)........ There has been a (38)......... fall in (39)......... in the academic field in recent years. There is a (40)........ of degree holders in the country, as a result, university degrees have (41)........ their value and charm while the number of students in colleges and universities of the country has been (42).......... rising. Consequently thousands of graduates and postgraduates come out of these institutions and stand in queues waiting to get some (43).......... job's (44)......... in the country. Moreover, these degree holders do not have any technical or vocational knowledge needed for a particular job. As a result, the number of educated unemployed has been rising (45)......... It has created a very serious problem.
36. (A) minor/ (B) trivial/ (C) unachievable/ (D) irrelevant/(E) salient
37. (A) process/ (B) policy/ (C) development/ (D) guideline/ (E) procedures
38. (A) expected/ (B) sheer/ (C) rough/ (D) steep/ (E) gentle
39. (A) assessment/ (B) evaluation/ (C) competence/ (D) fees/ (E) value
40. (A) flood/ (B) class/ (C) party/ (D) mob/ (E) rabble
41. (A) mislaid/ (B)lost/ (C) increase/ (D) found/ (E) establish
42. (A) slowly/ (B) hastily/ (C) deeply/ (D) waiting/ (E) out
43. (A) suitable/ (B) remain/ (C) study/ (D) live/ (E) place
44. (A) frequency/ (B) occurrence/ (C) event/ (D) chance/ (E) blocking
45. (A) fever/ (B) outshine/ (C) lean/ (D) dwarfed/ (E) horribly
Find the synonym:
46. Cantankerous a) Cancerous b) Fissiparous c) Quarrelsome d) Ferocious
47. Onus a) Sadness b) Responsibility c) Happiness d) Criticism
48. Flimsy a) Partisan b) Weak c) Irrational d) Funny
49. Ostracise a) Besiege b) Beguile c) Belittle d) Banish
50. Debacle a) Decline b) Degeneration c) Downfall d) Discomfiture
51. Accrue a) Accumulate b) Suffice c) Accommodate d) Grow
52. Vindictive a) Aggressive b) Spiteful c) Accusative d) Imaginative
53. Loquacious a) Slow b) Talkative c) Unclear d) Content
54. Intrepid a) Hesitant b) Extrovert c) Fearless d) Rash
55. Infamy a) Familiarity b) Integrity c) Glory d) Notoriety
Find the antonym:
56. HARMONIOUS a) sonorous b) discordant c) concordant d) balanced
57. BOLD a) timid b) nervous c) coy d) fearful
58. TRAITOR a) migrant b) member c) patriot d) officer
59. EXAGGERATE a) extravagant b) understate c) abundance d) excerpt
60. AMELIORATE a) improve b) depend c) soften d) worsen
61. EXONERATE a) admit b) release c) convict d) reject
62. RETAIN a) remember b) release c) unfurl d) engage
63. BLEAK a) dull b) dark c) bright d) exposure
64. PROMINENT a) unknown b) eminent c) renowned d) important
65. MALICIOUS a) malevolent b) spiteful c) baneful d) benign
Find the correctly spelt word:
66. a) collaborate b) comemorate c) colate d) choclate
67. a) severety b) sovereignity c) superiorty d) serenity
68. a) accummulative b) accommodative c) cummulative d) comemmorative
69. a) beneficient b) benevolence c) besmerch d) benidiction
70. a) tumble b) trable c) tussel d) tunnle
71. a) populus b) prelious c) pompuous d) presumptuous
72. a) impetous b) illustrious c) illusery d) impromptue
73. a) agnostik b) acrimonous c) accomplice d) advercity
74. a) asiigne b) degine c) malaign d) arraign
75. a) harrassment b) denoument c) embarrasment d) fulfilment
Give one word:
76. Detaining and confining someone- a) Interruption b) Interrogation c) Intimation d) Internment
77. The animals of a particular region.- a) Fauna b) Zoo c) Museum d) Flora
78. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free passage- a) Shipwright b) Stowaway c) Stoker d) Compositor
79. To struggle helplessly- a) Flounder b) Finger c) Founder d) Fumble
80. Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and condition- a) Acquittal b) Pardon c) Parley d) Parole
Spot the error:
81. He had no (1)/ accuse for attacking (2)/ that old man. (3)/ No error (4)
82. Mohan wishes (a)/ he will be (b)/ richer. (c)/ No error (d)
83. The receptionist gave us (a)/ much informations (b)/ which we needed. (c)/ No error (d)
84. He said that it was the first time a./ that such a trick b./ is discovered. c./ No error d./
85. It is not such a./ a pretty place that b./ I had expected. c./ No error d./
86. The author said during the press conference (1)/ that there were (2)/ two farther volumes to be published. (3)/ No error (4).
87. The judge asked the man (1)/ if the bag he had lost (2)/ contain five thousand rupees. (3)/ The man replied that it did (4)/ No error (5)
88. They persisted (1)/ on their going (2)/ inspite of rain. (3)/ No error (4)
89. We were happy that (1)/ the audience responded well(2)/ and gave all the speakers (3)/ a patiently listening (4)/ No error (5)
90. Everyone agrees that (1)/ the Ganga is the holiest (2)/ of all other rivers (3)/ of India (4)/ No error (5)
Voice:
91. The people couldn't move me to the hospital and the doctor operated on me at home.
a) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and was operated on at home by the doctor.
b) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and I had to be operated on at home.
c) I couldn't be moved to the hospital and I were operated at home by the doctor.
d) I couldn't be moved to the hospital by the people and operated on at home.
92. Why did he deprive you of the membership?
a) Why you were deprived of the membership?
b) Why were you deprived of his membership by him?
c) Why was he deprived of his membership?
d) Why were you deprived of your membership by him?
93. The news has been brought to us by him.
a) He brought us the news.
b) He has brought us the news.
c) He was brought the news to us.
d) We brought the news to him.
94. Not a word was spoken by the criminal inself-defence.
a) The criminal spoken no word in self-defence.
b) The criminal in self-defence speak no word
c) The criminal did not speak a word in self-defence
d) The criminal spoke in self-defence not a word.
95. Surely the lost child must have been found by now
a) Surely must have found the lost child by now.
b) Surely someone must have found the lost child by now.
c) Surely now must have found the lost child.
d) Now must have found the lost child surely.
Narration:
96. Mother told me that I should listen to her first and then do anything as I pleased.
a) Mother said to me, “He should listen to her first and then do anything he pleases.”
b) Mother said to me, “You should listen to me first and then do anything I pleased.”
c) Mother said to me, “You should listen to me first and then do anything as you please.”
d) Mother said to me, “I should listen to me first and then do anything I please.”
97. He said, “They will be using my car for the trip.”
a) He said that they would be using his car for the trip.
b) He said that we will be using his car for the trip.
c) He said that they will be using my car for the trip.
d) He said that they would be using my car for the trip.
98. The wayfarer said to me, “Do you know the way to the Asiad village?”
a) The wayfarer asked me if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
b) The wayfarer asked me if he knew the way to the Asiad village.
c) The wayfarer asked me that if I knew the way to the Asiad village.
d) The wayfarer asked me if I did know the way to the Asiad village.
99. He said to Raina, “I cannot marry you now but I shall surely do so next year.”
a) He told her that he could not marry Raina then but would surely marry her next year.
b) He told Raina that he could not marry her then but he would surely do so the following year.
c) He told Raina that he would not marry her then but would surely do so the next year.
d) He told Raina that he cannot marry her now but would surely do so the following year.
100. Mr. Rao told Mr. Mehta that he had to go to the town that day.
a) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town that day.”
b) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I have to go to the town today.”
c) Mr. Rao said, “Mr. Mehta, I will have to go to the town today.”
d) Mr. Rao said, “I have to go to the town today.”
Thank you- Nishant
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