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ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION
1. A foreigner who settles in a country
a) Immigrant
b) Emigrant
c) Alien
d) Visitor
2. One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views.
a) Religious
b) Fanatic
c) Bigot
d) God-fearing
3. A person who loves mankind.
a) Misanthrope
b) Anthropologist
c) Philanthropist
d) Mercenary
4. A person who writes decoratively.
a) Calligrapher
b) Colliery
c) Choreographer
d) Cartographer
5. Something that causes death
a) Dangerous
b) Fatal
c) Brutal
d) Horrible
6. Fear of height
a) Agoraphobia
b) Hydrophobia
c) Acrophobia
d) Pyrophobia
7. A cure of all diseases.
a) Laxative
b) Panacea
c) Antidote
d) Purgative
8. To confirm with the help of evidence.
a) Corroborate
b) Implicate
c) Designate
d) Extricate
9. The action of looking within or into one’s own mind.
a) Observation
b) Examination
c) Introspection
d) Introvert
10. A system of naming things.
a) Miniature
b) Horticulture
c) Nomenclature
d) Genocide
11. One who hates women
a) Philanthropist
b) Ascetic
c) Misogynist
c) Misogamist
12. Able to use the left hand and right hand equally
well.
a) Ambivert
b) Ambidextrous
c) Ambivalent
d) Ambitious
13. One who doesnot make mistakes.
a) Optimist
b) Pessimist
c) Infallible
d) Hypocrite
14. A test in which cells from diseased organs are removed
and tested.
a) Autopsy
b) Biopsy
c) Lapidist
d) Amputation
15. A number of ships.
a) Fleet
b) Galaxy
c) Constellation
d) Group
16. A person who has no money to pay off his debts.
a) Poor
b) Destitute
c) Insolvent
d) Pauper
17. To look at someone in an angry or threatening way.
a) Glower
b) Gnaw
c) Gnash
d) Grind
18. Capable of being interrupted in two ways.
a) Confusion
b) Unclear
c) Ambiguous
d) Ambivert
19. One who compiles a dictionary.
a) Geophrapher
b) Lexicographer
c) Lapidist
d) Linguist
20. The time between midnight and noon.
a) Afternoon
b) Antipodes
c) Ante-Meridem
d) Antenatal
21. Government by a king
a) Aristocracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Monarchy
d) Autocracy
22. The study of insects.
a) Entomology
b) Etymology
c) Zoology
d) Anthropology
23. Living for years and years.
a) Perennial
b) Permanent
c) Annual
d) Continuous
24. The absence of government.
a) Misrule
b) Unruly
c) Anarchy
d) Chaos
25. The killing of one man by another man.
a) Suicide
b) Homicide
c) Filicide
d) Insecticide
Answers Key: One Word Substitution
1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (a)
9. (c)
10. (c)
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11. (c)
12. (b)
13. (c)
14. (b)
15. (a)
16. (c)
17. (a)
18. (c)
19. (b)
20. (c)
21. (c)
22. (a)
23. (a)
24. (c)
25. (b)
IDIOMS AND PHRASES
Q. In each of the
following sentences identify the meaning of the underlined idiom:
1. The engineers
and the contractor are ready with their documents, men and materials to begin
the project. But they will do well to look before they leap.
a) To treat everyone to a
lavish lunch
b) To practise leaping
and resting
c) To think about
possible results or dangers before doing something
d) To involve more people
on their project
2. Mail order
should be seen as a cash cow that will generate cash for further moves into information
services.
a) a cow that yields milk
b) a cow that doesn't
yield milk
c) a cow that is
expensive to keep
d) a very profitable
business or part of a business
3. In any relationship -
personal, business or social when in doubt, follow the golden rule.
a) the best and most
useful course
b) the most useful plan
c) the most expensive
rule
d) the most creative and
inventive model
4. Many manufacturers
have to walk a tight rope between pricing their goods too high and not selling
them, or pricing them low and losing money.
a) talk tough
b) fool the public
c) be in a difficult
situation
d) perform daredevil
actions
5. Many small companies
went to the wall when the stock market crashed last year.
a) suffered ruin
b) overcame debts
c) waited for better mes
d) became confident after
suffering reverses
6. The day he was fired
by his company last month he drowned his sorrows in a bar.
a) drowned in a flood of
tears
b) was lost in a world of
compassion
c) courted the company of
his friends
d) took to alcoholic
drinks
7. The government's
theories on education are all very well, but the proof of the pudding will be in
the eating.
a) the people who cooked
the pudding didn't eat it
b) the operating costs
are high
c) the real worth of
something can be found out only when it is practised or used
d) the workmanship will
be subject to numerous tests before buying the product
8. Most teachers take
great pains to ensure that starting schooling is made as easy as possible for young
children.
a) take great pleasure in
competing with others
b) take cognizance of the
opponents' wrongdoing
c) take offence at what
is told
d) make a special effort
to do something well
9. The local council has
pulled the plug on the theater company by discontinuing the grant which it has
been receiving.
a) pulled out of a game
b) underestimated the
worth of something
c) begun a new project
d) stopped
supporting/doing something
10. I don't know how
we'll get there without any means of transport. That's a hard nut to crack.
a) a common problem
b) a demanding and
demeaning task
c) a difficult problem to
deal with
d) a tricky situation
11. Her father looks very
kind but he frequently beats his children. It's a case of the iron hand in the
velvet glove.
a) sternness or
ruthlessness hidden under an appearance of gentleness
b) an easygoing lucky
attitude
c) a devil-may-care
attitude
d) outwardly cynical and
inwardly skeptical temperament
12. Getting the sack was
a blow to my confidence, and I felt it would be very hard to get another job.
a) Being given another
job
b) Being dismissed from a
job
c) Being transferred from
one job
d) Being burdened with
additional responsibilities
13. He's leaving his job
because he feels he's in a rut.
a) in an advantageous
position
b) in for a rude shock
c) due for a promotion
d) in a routine,
monotonous way of life
14. The chairman said the
option of lifting the UN arms embargo was still on the table.
a) not postponed
b) not taken up
c) a cause for concern
d) under consideration
and discussion
15. There were a few
teething troubles in the first year after the council was reorganized, but everything
is working well now.
a) problems occurring at
the very beginning of a new project, venture, business, etc.
b) problems that don't
have solutions
c) day-to-day problems
that one encounters regularly at work
d) problems that are very
easy for anyone to solve
16. Milton's new line of
suits are ideal for career women who are on the go.
a) on the verge of
retirement
b) about to embark on a
new career
c) have a physical
disability
d) very busy or working
all the time
17. The nuts and bolts of
how these government assistance programs work are never made clear to the
public.
a) original meaning of
the agenda
b) the actual deficit
facing the company
c) the basic details or
practicalities of something
d) the pros and cons of
the proposal
18. Through thick and
thin
a) To be scared of small
dangers
b) Passing through a
thick forest
c) Support under all
circumstances
d) To be hard hearted in
times of loss
19. In a nutshell
a) Add nuts into
something
b) Put everything in a
shell
c) Packed very tightly
d) Express very briefly
20. Be in two minds
a) Behave smart at
sometime and stupid at other.
b) Unable to decide
c) Having a split
personality disorder.
d) Trying to do two
things at the same time.
21. At large
a) A very big opportunity
b) A criminal escaped or
not yet captured.
c) To have a big heart
d) A big appetite
22. Leave no stone
unturned
a) Leave the path halfway
b) Not make enough
efforts
c) Turn everything upside
down
d) Try everything
possible
23. Rule the roost
a) To make all the
decisions
b) To be prosperous but
generous
c) To frequently pick a
quarrel
d) To blindly follow
others
24. Hanging by a thread
a) in a sorry or humble
estate
b) Be extremely weak
c) Unable to act as
desired
d) Be in a dangerous
situation
25. Turn a deaf ear
a) To pay attention
b) To listen carefully
c) To make someone deaf
d) To pay no heed
Answers Key: Idioms and Phrases
1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (d)
7. (c)
8. (d)
9. (d)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (b)
13. (d)
14. (d)
15. (a)
16. (d)
17. (c)
18. (c)
19. (d)
20. (b)
21. (b)
22. (d)
23. (a)
24. (d)
25. (d)
VOICE CHANGE
Q. Below are given
sentence in active/ passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select
one which best expresses the same sentence in passive/ active voice.
1. She took the
dog for a walk.
a) The dog was taken for
a walk by her
b) The dog took her for a
walk
c) The dog was took for a
walk
d) The dog took a walk by
her
2. They will
laugh at you.
a) You can be laughed at
by them
b) You may be laughed at
by them
c) You will be laughed at
by them
d) You will have been
laughed at by them
3. The walls had
not been decorated by us.
a) We have not been
decorating the walls
b) We had not been
decorating the walls
c) We have not decorated
the walls
d) We had not decorated
the walls
4. We must endure
what we cannot cure.
a) What we cure must be
endured
b) What cannot be cured
must be endured
c) What cannot cured must
endured
d) What could be cure
must be endured
5. Don't subject
the animals to cruelty.
a) The animals are not to
be subjected to cruelty
b) The animals shall not
be subjected to cruelty
c) The animals will not
be subjected to cruelty
d) The animals should not
be subjected to cruelty
6. Who asked you
to draft this letter?
a) By who you are asked
to draft this letter?
b) By who have you been
asked to draft this letter?
c) By whom were you asked
to draft this letter?
d) By whom you were asked
to draft this letter?
7. Look! They
have painted the door.
a) Look! The door's being
painted
b) Look! The door had
been painted
c) Look! The door has
been painted
d) Look! The door was
painted
8. We had to stop
all other work to complete our assignment.
a) All other work has to
be stopped by us to complete our assignment
b) All other work had
stopped by us to complete our assignment
c) All other work had to
be stopped by us to complete our assignment
d) All other work was
stopped by us to complete our assignment
9. Our task had
been completed before sunset.
a) We completed our task
before sunset
b) We have completed our
task before sunset
c) We complete our task
before sunset
d) We had completed our
task before sunset
10. The
shopkeeper lowered the prices.
a) The prices lowered the
shopkeeper
b) The prices were
lowered by the shopkeeper
c) Down went the prices
d) The shopkeeper got
down the prices
11. One must keep
one's promises.
a) One's promises are
kept
b) One's promises must
kept
c) One's promises were
kept
d) One's promises must be
kept
12. Please shut
the door and go to sleep.
a) The door is to be shut
and you are to got to sleep
b) Let the door be shut
and you be asleep
c) You are requested to
shut the door and go to sleep
d) The door is to be shut
and you are requested to sleep
13. It is being
read by us.
a) We are reading it
b) It will be read by us
c) We can read it
d) We have to read it
14. Why did she
break the garden wall?
a) Why the garden wall
was broken by her?
b) Why had the garden
wall been broken by her?
c) Why was the garden
wall broken by her?
d) Why will the garden
wall be broken by her?
15. Can we send
this big parcel by air?
a) Can this big parcel be
sent by air?
b) Can this big parcel
sent by air?
c) Could this big parcel
be sent by air?
d) Could this big parcel
sent by us by air?
Answers Key: Voice Change
1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (d)
6. (c)
7. (c)
8. (c)
9. (d)
10. (b)
11. (d)
12. (c)
13. (a)
14. (c)
15. (a)
NARRATION
1. John says, “I
shall go there”.
a) John said that he went
there.
b) John says that he will
go there.
c) John says that he went
there.
d) John said that I will
go there.
2. Sushant said
to him, “I have been helping your son for years”.
a) Sushant told him that
he has helped his son for years.
b) Sushant told him that
he have been helping his son for years.
c) Sushant told him that
he had been helping his son for years.
d) Sushant told him that
he has been helping his son for years.
3.He said to me,
“I shall write an essay”.
a) He said to me that he
will be writing an essay.
b) He told me that he
would write an essay.
c) He said to me that he
will write an essay.
d) He told me that he
would write an essay.
4. Ram said to
Rahul, “You are a good player of cricket”.
a) Ram told Rahul that he
was a good player of cricket
b) Ram told Rahul that he
were a good player of cricket.
c) Ram told Rahul that he
would a good player of cricket.
d) Ram told Rahul that he
could be a good player of cricket.
5. She said, “You
were missing from the picnic”.
a) She told me that I had
been missing from the picnic.
b) She told me that I has
been missing from the picnic.
c) She told me that I
were missing from the picnic.
d) She told me that I had
been missed from the picnic.
6. I said to her,
“Do you know how to dance?”
a) I asked her if she
does know dancing.
b) I asked her if she had
known how to dance
c) I asked her if she was
known how to dance.
d) I asked her if she
knew how to dance.
7. Vivek said to
his friend, "Could you please turn off the switch ?"
a) Vivek told his friend
to turn off the switch
b) Vivek requested his
friend to turn off the switch
c) Vivek told his friend
that he should turn off the switch
d) Vivek asked his friend
to please turn off the switch
8. My friend said
to me, “Man is mortal.”
a) My friend said me man
is mortal.
b) My friend told me that
man is mortal.
c) My friend told me that
man was mortal.
d) My friend said me that
man is mortal.
9. The girl said,
“Who has broken the window?”
a) The girl said who has
broken the window.
b) The girl asked if who
has broken the window.
c) The girl said who had
broken the window.
d)The girl asked who had
broken the window.
10. He said,
"I will do it now or never."
a) He said that he will
do it now or never.
b) He said that he will
now or never do it.
c) He said that he would
do it then or never.
d) He said that he would.
11. My father
said to me, “It might rain yesterday”.
a) My father told me that
it may have rain the previous day.
b) My father told me that
it would rain the previous day.
c) My father told me that
it might rain the previous day.
d) My father told me that
it could rain the previous day.
12. Raju said to
me, “He worked hard”.
a) Raju told me that he
had worked hard.
b) Raju told me that he
has worked hard.
c) Raju told me that he
had been worked hard.
d) Raju told me that he
has been worked hard.
13. Rahul said,
“He was walking”.
a) Rahul said that he had
been walking.
b) Rahul said that he was
walking.
c) Rahul said that he had
walking.
d) Rahul said that he had
walked.
14. My father
said, “All that glitters is not gold”.
a) My father said that
all that glitters was not gold.
b) My father advised that
all that glitters is not gold.
c) My father remarked
that all that glitters is not gold.
d) My father said that
all that glitters is not gold.
15. Rahul said,
“We must obey our parents”.
a) Rahul said that we
must obey our parents
b) Rahul said that we
should obey our parents.
c) Rahul remarked that we
must obey our parents.
d) Rahul advised that we
must obey our parents.
Answers Key: Narration
1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (a)
6. (d)
7. (b)
8. (b)
9. (d)
10. (c)
11. (c)
12. (a)
13. (a)
14. (d)
15. (a)
SPOTTING ERROR
1. Ram was /
senior to / Sam in college.
a) Ram was
b) senior to
c) Sam in college
d) No Error
2. Supposing if /
it rains / what shall / we do?
a) Supposing if
b) it rains
c) what shall
d) we do?
d) No Error
3. Either Nemmu
or Mennu / are in the wrong / both can / certainly never be.
a) Either Nemmu or Mennu
b) are in the wrong;
c) both can
d) certainly never be
e) No Error
4. Ramu is the
elected leader / and also a person / who we all / can confide in.
a) Ramu is the elected
leader
b) and also a person
c) who we all
d) can confide in
e) No Error
5. Beware of a
fare weather friend who is neither a friend in need nor a friend indeed.
a) Beware of a fare
weather
b) Friend who is
c) Neither a friend in
need
d) Not a friend indeed
e) No error
6. Copernicus
proved that Earth moves round the sun.
a) Copernicus proved
b) That Earth
c) Moves round
d) The sun
e) No error
7. Seldom we have
been treated in such a rude manner by a police personnel.
a) Seldom we have been
treated
b) In such a rude manner
c) By the
d) Police personnel
e) No error
8. Some men are both
great, some achieve greatness and some had greatness thrust on them.
a) Some men are both
great
b) Some achieve greatness
c) And
d) some had greatness
thrust on them
e) No error
9. The property was
divided among the two sisters.
a) The property
b) Was divided
c) Among
d) The two sisters
e) No error
10. Neither praise nor
blame seem to affect him.
a) Neither praise
b) Not blame
c) Seem to
d) Affect him
e) No error
11. There are a number of
reasons I do not like him but his selfishness is intolerable.
a) There are a number of
reasons
b) I do not like him
c) But his selfishness
d) Is intolerable
e) No error
12. He cannot be trusted
with important informations, otherwise I would have made him my assistant.
a) He cannot be trusted
b) With important
informations
c) Otherwise I would have
d) Made him my assistant
e) No error
13. I have read an
interesting book yesterday and underlined the new words which are simple but effective.
a) I have read an
interesting book
b) Yesterday and
underlined
c) The new words
d) Which are simple but
effective
e) No error
14. The reason for his
failure is because he did not work hard.
a) The reason for
b) His failure is
c) Because he
d) Did not work hard
e) No error
15. Ram is the one who
always finds fault with whatever Mohan does.
a) Ram is the one
b) Who always finds
c) Fault with whatever
Mohan does
d) No error
Answers Key: Spotting Error
1. (d)
2. (a)
3. (b)
4. (e)
5. (a)
6. (b)
7. (a)
8. (d)
9. (c)
10. (c)
11. (b)
12. (b)
13. (a)
14. (c)
15. (d)
SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT
Q. Choose the correct
form of the verb from the given options that matches with the subject:
1. Each and every
member ____ to vote.
a) has
b) have
c) having
d) are
2. The Government ___
reluctant to examine the issue and favored a judicially appointed panel.
a) were
b) is
c) are
d) was
3. Two and two ___ four.
a) made
b) make
c) makes
d) making
4. Fish and rice ___ a
staple diet.
a) is being
b) is
c) are being
d) are
5. Not only students, but
also the teacher ____ excited about the field trip.
a) was
b) were
c) have
d) has
6. No one ____ present
when I entered the hall.
a) were
b) was
c) are
d) has
7. The perception of
success ____ from person to person.
a) vary
b) varied
c) varies
d) variety
8. English ___ very easy
to understand and speak if grasped properly.
a) was
b) are
c) were
d) is
9. My mother, alongwith
others, ___ worried.
a) were
b) are
c) have
d) was
10. He ___ cooking in his
leisure time.
a) enjoy
b) enjoying
c) enjoys
d) enjoyed.
11. 'Wings of fire' ____
quite insightful.
a) is
b) was
c) are
d) were
12. Politics ____ been
one of the debatable topics.
a) have
b) are
c) were
d) has
13. Neither Rishi nor
Rhea ___ helpful.
a) were
b) was
c) are
d) have been
14. My glasses ___
nowhere to be found.
a) is
b) are
d) have
d) has
15. The jury ___ been
unable to decide yet.
a) were
b) are
c) is
d) has
Answers Key: Subject – Verb Agreement
1. (a)
2. (d)
3. (b)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (b)
7. (c)
8. (d)
9. (d)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (d)
13. (b)
14. (b)
15. (d)
PROVERB
1. Lost time is
____
a) Never found again
b) Never too late to
learn
c) Makes the cup run
d) Known by its tree
2. Better face a danger
than be always in___
a) Moon
b) Fear
c) Ice
d) Fire
3. ____ makes the heart
grow fonder.
a) Presence
b) Greed
c) Absence
d) Prey
4. A picture is worth a
thousand ___
a) Smiles
b) People
c) Words
d) Activities
5. A friend in need is a
friend ___
a) Not enemy
b) Of others
c) Indeed
d) Of course
6. People in glass houses
should not ___ stones
a) Toss
b) Throw
c) Catch
d) Collect
7. Better late than __
a) Early
b) Late
c) Never
d) Always
8. Don’t bite the hand
that ___ you.
a) Feeds
b) Eating
c) Will feed
d) Feeding
9. Beggars can’t be __
a) Selfish
b) Choiceless
c) More humble
d) Choosers
10. A journey of a
thousand miles begins with a __ step.
a) Two
b) Single
c) Four
d) Three
11. All __ things come to
an end.
a) Worst
b) Bad
c) Best
d) Good
12. ___ for the best and
prepare for the worst
a) Wait
b) Run
c) Hope
d) Look
13. Time and __ wait for
no man.
a) Wind
b) Tide
c) Wave
d) Opportunity
14. Prevention is better
than___
a) Prayer
b) Treatment
c) Cure
d) Problem
15. An ___ brain is the
devil’s workshop.
a) Active
b) Idle
c) Intelligent
d) Unused
Answers Key: Proverb
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (c)
6. (b)
7. (c)
8. (a)
9. (d)
10. (b)
11. (d)
12. (c)
13. (b)
14. (c)
15. (b)
SYNONYM
1. APPREHEND
a) Arrest
b) Regulate
c) Approve
d) Respect
2. HEEDLESS
a) Headless
b) Careless
c) Useless
d) Remorseless
3. ABERRATION
a) Deviation
b) Abolition
c) Activation
d) Conversion
4. AVARICE
a) Need
b) Vision
c) Greed
d) Revenge
5. VINDICATE
a) Indicate
b) Educate
c) Uphold
d) Irrigate
6. RADICAL
a) Rational
b) Fundamental
c) Educational
d) Racial
7. OPAQUE
a) Responsive
b) Opposed
c) Early
d) Unclear
8. MONOPOLY
a) Dominion
b) Inclusion
c) Momentary
d) Industry
9. GARRULOUS
a) Secretive
b) Offensive
c) Happy
d) Talkative
10. PROCRASTINATE
a) Proclaim
b) Produce
c) Delay
d) Sufficient
11. HAMPER
a) Humble
b) Hinder
c) Argue
d) Receive
12. REVILE
a) Scold
b) Revise
c) Judge
d) Revolt
13. REVOKE
a) Provoke
b) Cancel
c) Award
d) Reward
14. PROLONG
a) Lengthen
b) Relief
c) Promote
d) Consider
15. PAUCITY
a) Length
b) Patience
c) Payment
d) Scarcity
16. PATRIMONY
a) Matrimony
b) Ceremony
c) Inheritance
d) Debt
17. HIDEOUS
a) ugly
b) Great
c) mild
d) noble
18. TRIVIAL
a) Trying
b) Unimportant
c) Victorious
d) Lazy
19. STRENUOUS
a) Diligent
b) Strategic
c) Effortless
d) Wise
20. STRIFE
a) Strike
b) Conflict
c) Strength
d) Rush
21.
ZENITH
a) Youth
b) Peak
c) Echo
d) Bottom
22. SOMNOLENT
a) Sonorous
b) Lonely
c) Sleepy
d) Plentiful
23. HAGGARD
a) Habitual
b) Brilliant
c) Sluggish
d) Exhausted
24. EMANATE
a) Eliminate
b) Educate
c) Guess
d) Flow
25. HAGGLE
a) Bargain
b) Beg
c) Struggle
d) Convince
Answer key: Synonym
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (c)
6. (b)
7. (d)
8. (a)
9. (d)
10. (c)
11. (b)
12. (a)
13. (b)
15. (d)
16. (c)
17. (a)
18. (b)
19. (a)
20. (b)
21. (b)
22. (c)
23. (d)
24. (d)
25. (a)
ANTONYM
Q. In each question given
below, identify the word which is opposite (antonym) in meaning to the question
word given in capitals:
1. TREACHEROUS
a) loyal
b) patient
c) faithless
d) risky
2. PROPITIATE
a) predict
b) anger
c) prosper
d) joyful
3. PRELIMINARY
a) final
b) periodic
c) previous
d) former
4. PREFERENCE
a) dislike
b) refusal
c) choice
d) inferiority
5. LISTLESS
a) lifeless
b) lazy
c) usual
d) lively
6. GREET
a) receive
b) check
c) ignore
d) forget
7. FORESIGHT
a) hindsight
b) vision
c) blindness
d) security
8. DENUNCIATION
a) confusion
b) defense
c) denial
d) unknown
9. DEPLORABLE
a) miserable
b) adorable
c) acceptable
d) useful
10. VIRTUOUS
a) excellent
b) sinless
c) evil
d) guilty
11. VITIATE
a) strengthen
b) hinder
c) abandon
d) heed
12. REFUTE
a) refuse
b) contradict
c) deny
d) prove
13. STEALTHY
a) quick
b) hideous
c) open
d) secretive
14. SALLOW
a) blooming
b) sickly
c) pale
d) hollow
15. SAGACIOUS
a) judicious
b) knowledgeable
c) dull
d) ignorant
16. RENUNDANT
a) necessary
b) useless
c) surplus
d) dismissed
17. ISOLATE
a) educate
b) unite
c) segregate
d) none of these
18. IMPOVERISHED
a) important
b) rich
c) friendly
d) savage
19. ETHICAL
a) honorable
b) dishonest
c) firm
d) immoral
20. DEVOID
a) decisive
b) full
c) barren
d) deviant
21. GRIEVOUS
a) dangerous
b) harmful
c) delightful
d) serious
22. LUSTROUS
a) dim
b) bright
c) stupid
d) poor
23. EXPLICIT
a) adequate
b) exact
c) complete
d) vague
24. INIMICAL
a) injurious
b) aggressive
c) tidy
d) helpful
25. FORTIFY
a) reinforce
b) weaken
c) underrate
d) cheer
26. FORTITUDE
a) cowardice
b) prejudice
c) endurance
d) fortune
27. EVOKE
a) provoke
b) suppress
c) confuse
d) sleep
28. INSIDIOUS
a) insightful
b) upright
c) ingenious
d) crude
29. DILIGENT
a) intelligent
b) brilliant
c) hardworking
d) sluggish
30. CHIDE
a) praise
b) criticise
c) fear
d) revenge
Answers Key: Antonym
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (d)
6. (c)
7. (a)
8. (b)
9. (c)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (d)
13. (c)
14. (a)
15. (d)
16. (a)
17. (b)
18. (b)
19. (d)
20. (b)
21. (c)
22. (a)
23. (d)
24. (d)
25. (b)
26. (a)
27. (d)
28. (b)
29. (d)
30. (a)
PREPOSITION
1. I will travel ___ air to my friend’s house.
a) In
b) On
c) By
d) With
2. Her promotion is one step __ the project.
a) To
b) Forward
c) Towards
d) In front of
3. They are fighting ___ three years on a property.
a) Since
b) From
c) For
d) By
4. Manisha told her ___ her face.
a) For
b) On
c) In
d) At
5. They have not come here____ long.
a) For
b) On
c) Since
d) In
6. He jumped __ the pool.
a) On
b) From
c) Into
d) Off
7. They were driving __ the coastline.
a) In
b) Along
c) Under
d) With
8. She has no control __ her temper.
a) After
b) In
c) At
d) Over
9. This song was released ___ the nineties.
a) In
b) During
c) From
d) On
10. The cake was distributed ___ Mohan and Sohan.
a) In
b) Among
c) Between
d) At
11. The bees were buzzing ___ the flowers.
a) In
b) Among
c) Between
d) For
12. They prefer chocolates ___ cake.
a) For
b) At
c) In
d) To
13. Talking on phone while driving is __ the law.
a) By
b) Against
c) Towards
d) In
14. She read a book ___ ABC author.
a) On
b) With
c) At
d) By
15. He was leaning___ the chair.
a) For
b) By
c) Against
d) Across
16. Seema is taking ball____ the box.
a) For
b) Out
c) Out of
d) Onto
17. I met him __ January.
a) To
b) In
c) Of
d) For
18. Charu was sitting____a huge tree.
a) Below
b) Beneath
c) Underneath
d) Under
19. The train will arrive ___ 4:30pm.
a) By
b) On
c) In
d) At
20. Mahesh was wearing the t-shirt __ the jacket.
a) Below
b) On
c) Beneath
d) Underneath
21. I got your parcel __ Tuesday.
a) Since
b) For
c) To
d) On
22. The case was put __ the judge and the judge decided
it within an year.
a) At
b) From
c) Before
d) In
23. I am much ashamed __ my son.
a) By
b) Of
c) At
d) On
24. He behave just like his father. He really takes __
him.
a) To
b) From
c) After
d) By
25. There are tall beautiful coconut trees ____ the river.
a) Along
b) At
c) Into
d) Over
Answers Key: Preposition
1. (C)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (b)
8. (d)
9. (b)
10. (c)
11. (b)
12. (d)
13. (b)
14. (d)
15. (c)
16. (c)
17. (b)
18. (d)
19. (d)
20. (d)
21. (d)
22. (c)
23. (b)
24. (c)
25. (a)
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