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(Q1) English » Synonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Arid

A

Lively

B

Fertile

C

Damp

D

Dry

Solution

arid- land or climate which is very dry with little or no rain

so the correct synonym of the word is option D dry.

other options.

lively- full of energy

fertile- that plants grow well in

damp- a little wet

(Q2) English » Antonyms

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Feeble

A

Fast

B

Fickle

C

Wild

D

Strong

Solution

option D strong is the correct antonym.

feeble- with no energy or power.

strong- physically powerful; able to lift or carry heavy things

(Q3) English » Fill in the blanks

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

They called Mohan a ______ because he did not want to go into the dark lane.

A

valiant

B

coward

C

hero

D

brave

Solution

option B coward is the most appropriate word to fill this blank 

other three words valiant, hero or brave are exact opposite of coward.

(Q4) English » Synonyms

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Tranquil

A

Calm

B

Dazed

C

Alert

D

Aware

Solution

tranquil- quite and peaceful; calm

hence the synonym of tranquil is option A calm.

other options;

dazed- unable to think or react normally

alert- watchful

aware- knowing about something; conscious of

(Q5) English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been split into segments. One of them may contain an error. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

A shop nearby / sell all the goods / of daily use.

A

of daily use

B

sell all the goods

C

A shop nearby

D

No error

Solution

option B is the right answer.

sell all the goods should be replaced with sells all the goods.

according to subject verb agreement rule ; 

singular subject qualifies the singular verb and vice versa, here the subject is singular so sells should be used 

(Q6) English » One Word Substitution

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

An animal with a spinal cord

A

Amphibian

B

Vertebrate

C

Invertebrate

D

Mammal

Solution

option B vertebrate is the correct answer for given set of words.

other options;

Ambiphian- one who lives in both water and land.

invertebrate- an animal without a backbone

mammal- an animal that gives birth to babies; not eggs

(Q7) English » Spotting Errors

Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.

Smita lived in this house since she was five years old.

A

since she was

B

Smita lived

C

in this house

D

five years old

Solution

option B has the error in it.

smita lived should be replaced with smita has been living.

when we have time clause(simce/for) in a sentence we are obliged to use present/past perfect continuous structure of the tense.

(Q8) English » Idioms and Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Blow your own trumpet

A

Practise playing music

B

Boast about one’s own qualities

C

Keep away the dust from your instruments

D

Play on your instrument

Solution

idiom blow your own trumpet means  talk boastfully about one's own achievements

so option B is correct here

(Q9) English » One Word Substitution

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

Able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened

A

Resistant

B

Resilient

C

Remnant

D

Reluctant

Solution

option B resilient is the correct answer for the given set of words.

Resistant-  not wanting something or trying to prevent something

remnant-  a Piece of something that is left.

reluctant- not willing to do something

(Q10) English » Direct Indirect Speech

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

The guard told the children to stay away from the flower beds.

A

The guard told to the children, “ Stay away from the flower beds.”

B

The guard says to the children, “ Stay away from the flower beds.”

C

The guard said, “Children, should you stay away from the flower beds.”

D

The guard said, “Children, stay away from the flower beds.”

Solution

following rules have been used here to change the speech of the given sentence.

said,"children, is changed into told children

commas inverted commas changed into to(conjuction for imparative sentence)

remaining sentence remains same.

so the answer is option D

(Q11) English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

A

reached

B

arrived

C

achieved

D

turned

Solution

option B arrived is the correct answer here,

achieved and turned are completely irrelevant here and hence are eliminated.

now reach and arrive are the same word only difference is in their usage.

you reach a place

or arrive at/in a place

so arrived is correct here.

(Q12) English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2. 

A

child 

B

picture

C

office 

D

tape

Solution

option B is correct here

by backward reading we see that, the word picture has been talked about before in the passage 

so option B picture is the right pick

(Q13) English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3. 

A

generous

B

considerable

C

substantial

D

large

Solution

option D large fits here correctly.

other words:.

generous-happy to give money, help etc

considerable- great in amount.

substantial- large in amount.

(Q14) English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4. 

A

damage

B

interruption

C

violation

D

disruption

Solution

option C violation is the right answer here,.

you violate a rule or policy or law etc.

so violation of company policy is the right use

(Q15) English » Cloze Test

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A banker taped a picture, drawn by one of his small children, to his office wall. When he 1. ______ at work the next morning, he found the 2. ______ was covered by a 3. ______ notice, saying he was in 4. ______ of company policy which required personal items to be put away at night. 5. ______ a reaction was not just petty, it risked demotivating the banker completely. In short, it defied common sense.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5. 

A

That

B

This

C

Such

D

Which

Solution

option C such is the right answer.

such a reaction is the correct usage

other three are completely wrong here and are meaningless.

(Q16) English » Spellings

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

A

Location

B

Beggining

C

Irrelevant

D

Necessary

Solution

option  B is spelt incorrectly.

the correct spelling is Beginning 

other three words are spelt correctly.

(Q17) English » Sentence Improvement

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

As I am hearing the lecture it reminded me of a book I had read two years ago.

A

When I hear

B

As I have heard

C

No substitution required

D

As I heard

Solution

option D is the correct answer here,

as i am hearing should be replaced with as i heared . 

because the given sentence is in past form so we should use past form of the verb hear here,

(Q18) English » Active/Passive Voice

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Ask him to leave the room.

A

He should be asking to leave the room.

B

He should be asked to leave the room. 

C

He should be ask to leave the room. 

D

He should have been asked to leave the room. 

Solution

option B is the right answer here, 

according to the rules of active/passive voice for imparative sentences

(Q19) English » One Word Substitution

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

Easily hurt emotionally

A

Incensed

B

Senseless

C

Sensible

D

Sensitive

Solution

option D Sensitive is the right answer for the given set of words;

other options

incenssed-very angry.

senseless - deficient in sense;

sensible- one who is in his right senses.

(Q20) English » Spotting Errors

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

This hall is / badly to need / of repair.

A

This hall is

B

badly to need

C

of repair

D

No error

Solution

option B is the erroneous part here,

badly to need should be replaced with  badly in need 

badly in need is a phrase that means it is in serious need of reparing.