1 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To add insult to injury
1. to make fun of someone
2. to work hard on making up
3. to make something worse
4. to wound physically
2 Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Select the
option that gives their correct order.
A. Then he started on his eighteen kilometer expedition back to
his village.
B. Mohan first equipped himself with a long, sturdy stick.
C. At several points, he lost the road and had to swim his way
ahead.
D. It was a journey he would never forget where he had to use
his stick constantly to locate the road.
1. DCAB
2. ACBD
3. CDBA
4. BADC
3 Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in
the given sentence.
He is very impulsive and does things without rhyme or reason.
1. without proper planning
2. without a reasonable explanation
3. without any resources
4. without anyone’s help
4 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
LAVISH
1. excessive
2. luxurious
3. tiny
4. frugal
5 Examine the four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options,
pick the one that gives their correct order.
A. Next, keep tapping the pot on all sides and at the bottom
until the plant loosens.
B. Finally, slide the plant gently and remove the old potting
mix on a newspaper.
C. The first thing to do when repotting is to remove the plant
from the current pot.
D. Begin by holding the plant gently, and turning the pot
sideways.
1. CDAB
2. DBCA
3. BDAC
4. ACDB
6 Fill in the blank with most appropriate word.
This part of the sea ______ with sharks.
1. expands
2. crowds
3. suffices
4. teems
7 Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.
AFFINITY
1. aversion
2. weakness
3. inclination
4. attraction
8 Select the misspelt word.
1. applause
2. modern
3. arrivel
4. serious
9 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
LIVID
1. furious
2. timid
3. mild
4. lively
10 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
He drove the car very carefully on the hilly terrain.
1. The car was driven very carefully on the hilly terrain.
2. The car is being driven very carefully on the hilly terrain.
3. The car has been driven very carefully on the hilly terrain.
4. The car is driven very carefully on the hilly terrain.
11 In the given sentence, identify the segment which contains a
grammatical error.
If you rent a house near your office, it will save you time as
well as also money.
1. If you rent a house
2. as well as also money
3. near your office
4. it will save you time
12 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Small desert animals burrow underground across the days and come
out only at night.
1. within the days
2. during the day
3. No substitution
4. between days
13 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“I love Bollywood music,” Deepu said to Reena.
1. Deepu told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
2. Deepu will say to Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
3. Deepu says to Reena that he loves Bollywood music.
4. Deepu had told Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
14 Select the word which methe same as the group of words given.
Killing of one’s mother
1. infanticide
2. patricide
3. regicide
4. matricide
15 The following sentence has been split into four segments.
Identify the segment which contains a grammatical error.
Notwithstanding we were / all busy that weekend / we had to /
cancel the outing.
1. cancel the outing
2. we had to
3. Notwithstanding we were
4. all busy that weekend
16 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
1. aggravate
2. titilate
3. mediate
4. initiate
17 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
CALLOUS
1. inaccurate
2. insensitive
3. incredible
4. inexperienced
18 Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the
given words.
a period of two weeks
1. month
2. century
3. decade
4. fortnight
19 Select the option that will improve the underlined segment in
the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'
I must have dropped one of my gloves in the car.
1. any
2. No improvement
3. an
4. the
20 Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
It is ______ to see so many of our fellow Indihelp the migrants in
their struggle to go
home.
1. savouring
2. heartening
3. reuniting
4. relishing
Comprehension:
In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in
the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate
option for each number.
In the ‘Kingdom of Fools’, both the king and the ministers were
complete fools. They didn’t want to do things (1)______ other kingdoms, so they
decided to (2)______ night into day and day into night. They (3)______ that
everyone should be awake at night, (4)_______ their lands and run their
(5)______ only after dark and should go to bed as soon as the sun came up.
21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.
1.
1. like
2. than
3. so as
4. same
22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.
2.
1. adjust
2. develop
3. change
4. agree
23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.
3.
1. ordered
2. presented
3. ruled
4. believed
24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.
4.
1. till
2. cut
3. dig
4. sow
25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no.
5.
1. employment
2. livelihood
3. career
4. business
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