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Directions (1-3): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q1. ACCENTUATE
(a) Disparage
(b) Enunciate
(c) Aggrandize
(d) Exacerbate
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Accentuate: to make (something) more prominent or noticeable.
Disparage: regard or represent as being of little worth.
Hence Accentuate and Disparage are antonyms to each other.
Q2.Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Combersome
(b) Cumbersome
(c) Combbersom
(d) Coombersome
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is correctly spelt.
Q3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Pinnacle
(b) Pinackle
(c) Peenacle
(d) Pineacle
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Option A is correctly spelt.
Q4. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The Doctor said to the patient’s relatives, “Please wait in the reception area.”
(a) The Doctor asked the patient’s relatives to wait in the reception area.
(b) The Doctor requested the patient’s relatives to wait in the reception area.
(c) The Doctor ordered the patient’s relatives to wait in the reception area.
(d) The Doctor told the patient’s relatives to wait in the reception area.
S4. Ans(b)
Q5. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Irrespective of the fact that Bihar has now a new grammar of politics, the State government has failed to give due weightage to the health sector.
(a) Bihar has now a new grammar of politics
(b) State government has failed to give
(c) due weightage to the health sector.
(d) No error
S5. Ans(d)
Sol. No error
Q6. Choose the most appropriate option to change the voice (active / passive) form of the given sentence.
I was moved to tears at the sight of the miserable migrant workers.
(a) The sight of the miserable migrant workers moved me to tears.
(b) The sight of the miserable migrant workers had moved me to tears.
(c) The sight of the miserable migrant workers has moved me to tears.
(d) The sight of the miserable migrant workers moves me to tears.
S6. Ans(a)
Q7. Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
“Don’t go to work if you feel dizzy”, her mother advised her.
(a) Her mother advised her not to go to work if she felt dizzy.
(b) Her mother advised her that she doesn’t go to work if she felt dizzy.
(c) Her mother advised her that she wouldn’t need to go to work if she feels dizzy.
(d) Her mother advised her to go to work if she didn’t feel dizzy.
S7. Ans(a)
Q8. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Tide someone over
(a) Get a boat ready to cross a river or water body
(b) Ask someone for financial assistance
(c) Complete a voyage successfully
(d) Give temporary help, usually financial
S8. Ans(d)
Sol. Given Idiom: Tide someone over means temporary help, often financial.
Q9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Tag
(a) Syphon
(b) Pump
(c) Label
(d) Drain
S9. Ans(c)
Sol. Tag– label, mark, ticket
Siphon-bleed, drain,
Pump-jog,
Q10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Credit card ______ has increased in recent years.
(a) fluke
(b) flake
(c) fraud
(d) freed
S10. Ans(c)
Sol. The most appropriate word to be filled in the blank is ‘fraud‘.
The word ‘fraud’ means an act of cheating somebody in order to get money, etc. illegally.
Q11. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Anxiety
(a) Restlessness
(b) Nervousness
(c) Certainty
(d) Panic
S11. Ans(c)
Sol. The given word ‘Anxiety‘ means a feeling of worry or fear, especially about the future.
‘Restlessness’ means the inability to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.
‘Nervousness’ means the quality or state of being nervous.
‘Certainty’ means something that is sure to happen.
‘Panic’ means a sudden feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and stops you from thinking clearly.
Q12. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
(a) Cadre
(b) Carnivorous
(c) Commit
(d) Calender
S12. Ans(d)
Sol. Let us explore the options:
Carnivorous: means (of an animal) feeding on other animals.
Calendar: There is no such word in English or we can say that there is some spelling mistake in this word.The correct spelling is ‘Calendar’ and it means a list that shows the days, weeks, and months of a particular year.
Cadre: a small group of people who are specially chosen and trained for a particular purpose.
Commit: to make a definite agreement or promise to do something.
Q13.
- as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
- nun and missionary Mother Teresa,
- devoted her life to caring for the sick and poor.
- known in the catholic church.
(a) BCAD
(b) BDAC
(c) BADC
(d) DCBA
S13. Ans.(b)
Q14.
- for more than 400 years.
- the works of William Shakespeare.
- known throughout the world.
- have been performed in countless hamlets, villages and cities.
(a) ACDB
(b) BDCA
(c) CBDA
(d) CDBA
S14. Ans.(c)
Q15. Choose among the following that best expresses the meaning of the given word
FEIGNED
(a) Pretended
(b) Played
(c) Developed
(d) Failed
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Feigned means simulated or pretended; insincere. Hence ‘pretended’ is the correct choice
