Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did not greet each other.
No improvement
mainly
still
even
Still is used to say an action or situation continues to the present because it has not finished. It often refers to something happening for longer than expected. The given sentence states that in spite of being neighbors we do not greet each other.
Hence, 'still' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
I have made it a point to call my teachers on September 5 as a token of mine gratitude.
it a point to call my teachers
of mine gratitude
I have made
on September 5 as a token
'My' is a possessive adjective and pronoun, while 'mine' can only be used as a possessive pronoun. However, 'my' comes before a noun and 'mine' comes after the noun. In the given sentence, 'my' should come before 'gratitude' which is a noun.
Hence, 'of my gratitude' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 3:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions
He is known for talking too frankly.
Go the extra mile
Lose one's marbles
Snug as a bug in a rug
Call a spade a spade
Call a spade a spade means to speak plainly without avoiding unpleasant or embarrassing issues.
Eg- I'm not at diplomatic and I believe in calling a spade a spade.
Question 4:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Caustic
Sarcastic
Scary
Kind
Bitter
Kind - having sympathetic and passionate feeling for other
Caustic - chemicals that usually harm
Scary- frightening
Sarcastic- having opposite meaning of what is said in a funny way
Bitter - a type of unpleasant taste
Question 5:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The performance of our players is worst than I had expected.
I had
worst than
our players
The performance
Worst is a superlative degree and for a comparative degree (to do a comparison), we will use 'worse'.
Hence, 'worse than' will be the correct sentence structure.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Rueful
Joyful
Regretful
Spicy
Fragrant
Joyful - expressing happiness
Rueful - expressing sorrow or regret
Fragrant - a pleasant smell
Regretful- to feel sorry
Spicy- a type of taste
Question 7:
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.
Our host started to read and the (1) _______ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ___________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) __________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ___________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) _________.
1.
patter
fritter
chatter
rattle
'Chatter' means to talk quickly or for a long time about something unimportant. The given passage states that our host started to read and the chatter stopped.
Hence, 'chatter' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
speed greater than that of sound
subsonic
supersonic
cacophonic
harmonic
Supersonic- speed greater than that of sound
Harmonic- used to describe the way notes are played or sung together to make a pleasing sound
Cacophonic- having an unpleasant sound
Subsonic- relating to or flying at a speed or speeds less than that of sound.
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.
Our host started to read and the (1) _______ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ___________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) __________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ___________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) _________.
2.
noise
din
chaos
silence
'Silence' means no noise or sound at all. The given passage states that there was a sweet silence as each person read, no one that felt forced or imposed in any way.
Hence, 'silence' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.
In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience. (Correct)
(b) In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience. (Incorrect tense )
(c) In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience. (Incorrect verb )
(d) In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience. (Incorrect Tense)
