Grammar Quiz (14 June 2024)

Question 1:

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.

• Not show his face due to shame

• Bury his head among the papers and complains

• Runs away from the increasing problems

• Bury his head due to the complaints

Question 2:

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

An inscription on a tombstone written in memory of the deceased

• basilica

• epitaph  

• pillar

• slab

Question 3:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Preferred

• Compared

• Feared

• Favoured

• Adored

Question 4:

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

STRANGE

• durable

• familiar

• unknown

• delicate

Question 5:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In the nick of time

• A special occasion

• The beginning of a month

• A long delay

• At the last possible moment

Question 6:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

RESOLUTE

• unsure

• hesitant  

• uncertain

• determined

Question 7:

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

STRANGE

• familiar

• delicate

• durable

• unknown

Question 8:

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

"High on the hog"

• To go to bed or go to sleep

• To live in a luxurious or costly way

• To have something secured

• To study for a test

Question 9:

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

Rapid increase in the number or amount of something

• proliferation

• paucity

• propensity

• promotion

Question 10:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

LETHAL

• fatal

• healthy

• strong

• harmless