Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
Cut straight to the chase
Allow to introduce an unimportant part
Avoid unnecessary introduction and go to the more important part
Disallow important introduction and go to the least important part
Avoid the most important part of text
Cut straight to the chase- avoid unnecessary introduction and go to the more important part.
E.g.- Poonam didn't have long to talk so She cut to the chase and asked whether he was still married.
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.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
3.
closed
dried
open
wet
'Open' means not closed or covered. The given passage states that further out he could see a darker belt of open water.
Hence, 'open' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The world is constantly living in risk, uncertainty and fear of ______________.
body
life
nature
death
The word to be used has to be paired with uncertainty which is a negative word. When two words are joined by and they should be similar. So the other word should also be negative. So death is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Secluded
Twinkle
Whisper
Readible
Readable (able to be read)
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
The litigant wished that justice would prevail.
detective
abuser
culprit
petitioner
Litigant- a person who is taking legal action in a court of law
Petitioner- a person who makes a formal application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.
Detective- a person, especially a police officer, who tries to solve crimes
Culprit- a person who has done something wrong
Abuser- a person who uses something to bad effect or for a bad purpose.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
One expects better behaviour from a senior student.
Better behaviour was expected from senior student.
Senior student behaviour is expected better.
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.
As a senior student you need to behave
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student. (Correct)
(a) Better behaviour was expected from senior student. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) As a senior student you need to behave. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Senior student behaviour is expected better. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Squalid
Advanced
Bare
Contemporary
Clean
Squalid - very dirty, untidy, and unpleasant
Clean - not dirty
Contemporary - belonging to the same time as somebody/something else
Bare- not covered by clothing
Advanced - highly developed
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
An outlook that is influenced by people from all over the world
Epitome
Cantonment
Cosmopolitan
Unrefined
Cosmopolitan - an outlook that is influenced by people from all over the world
Epitome- a perfect example of something
Unrefined- not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements.
Cantonment- a military garrison or camp
Question 9:
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.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
2.
under
inside
off
over
The preposition 'off' will perfectly fit in the context of the sentence. The given passage states that he turned off the road and along with the sound below the church. “Turn off” is a phrasal verb which means to leave a major road one is travelling along.
Hence, 'off' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open," said Anant.
Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Correct)
(b) Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
