Grammar Quiz (14 June 2024)

Question 1:

Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given below.

"High on the hog"

• To live in a luxurious or costly way

• To have something secured

• To go to bed or go to sleep

• To study for a test

Question 2:

Select the correctly spelt word.

• Administrator

• Aministretor

• Administrater

• Administratur

Question 3:

Choose the antonym of the given word from the options given below.

EQUIVALENT

• Dissimilar

• Parallel

• Identical

• Comparable

Question 4:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Preferred

• Compared

• Favoured

• Feared

• Adored

Question 5:

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased

• slab

• epitaph  

• pillar

• basilica

Question 6:

Find the meaning of the idiom underlined in the sentence from the given options.

The principal cannot bury his head in the sand. He has to address the increasing problems.

• Bury his head among the papers and complains

• Runs away from the increasing problems

• Bury his head due to the complaints

• Not show his face due to shame

Question 7:

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased

• epitaph  

• basilica

• slab

• pillar

Question 8:

Select the wrongly spelt word.

• hasitate

• hasty

• hazard

• hazy

Question 9:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Many people join politics to feather their own nest.

• make others' life comfortable

• promote their own interest

• utilize black money

• serve their country

Question 10:

Select the most appropriate antonym for the given word.

CONVIVIAL

• Affable

• Joyous

• Jovial

• Unsociable