Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
My brother likes football.
Football was liked by my brother.
Football is like by my brother.
Football was like by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
(a) Football was liked by my brother. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Football is like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
(c) Football was like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
Question 2:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The British king, Charles I, had (1) __________ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2) _______ money. Therefore, he (3) ________ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) __________ candidates. However, his decision was (5) _________ by the British parliament.
5.
banished
abandoned
unaccepted
rejected
rejected
'Rejected' means to refuse to accept somebody/something. The given passage states that his decision was rejected by the British parliament.
Hence, 'rejected' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
A collection of poems or short stories.
Apathy
Anthropoid
Anthology
Apiary
Anthology
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hilarious
Usual
Pretentious
Ridiculous
Humourless
Hilarious- extremely funny
Humourless- lacking a sense of humor
Ridiculous- very silly or unreasonable
Pretentious- trying to appear more serious or important than you really are
Usual- happening or used most often
Question 5:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The British king, Charles I, had (1) __________ a very difficult financial situation from his father. His period saw a very high rate of inflation. He wanted to (2) _______ money. Therefore, he (3) ________ creating the title of Baronet and selling it to (4) __________ candidates. However, his decision was (5) _________ by the British parliament.
2.
Lift
raise
bring
upraise
raise.
'Raise' means to increase the level of something. The given passage states that he wanted to raise money.
Hence, 'raise' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
My brother likes football.
Football is like by my brother.
Football was liked by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
Football was like by my brother.
Football is liked by my brother.
(a) Football was liked by my brother. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) Football is like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
(c) Football was like by my brother. (Incorrect Verb)
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you please _________ this sauce over the pasta?
purr
power
pour
pore
'Pour' means to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container. The given sentence states that can you please pour this sauce over the pasta.
Hence, 'pour' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you please _________ this sauce over the pasta?
purr
pour
pore
power
'Pour' means to make a liquid or substance flow out of a container. The given sentence states that can you please pour this sauce over the pasta.
Hence, 'pour' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
She said to herself, "Shall I have a happy married life?"
She wondered if she shall have a happy married life.
She asked that if she should have a happy married life.
She thought that she should have a happy married life
She wondered if she would have a happy married life
She wondered if she would have a happy married life. (Correct)
(a) She asked that if she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(b) She thought that she should have a happy married life. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)
(d) She wondered if she shall have a happy married life. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Jump the gun
There is always a cost to do something
Watch a person carefully
Intentionally raise a false alarm
Start something too soon or act hastily
Jump the gun means to start something too soon or act hastily.
Eg- These days the media jumps the gun and gives out the verdict of controversial cases even before the investigation completes.