Practice set 2

Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word .

1.    Docile

(a) compliment

(b) Faithless

(c) Intractable

(d) Stern

2.   Trivial

(a) Worthwhile

(b) Consequential

(c) Copious

(d) Unimportant

3.   Abrogate

(a) Preserve

(b) Penalize

(c) Abolish

(d) Approve

4. Impute

(a) Defend

(b) Exalt

(c) Attribute

(d) Disregard

5.  Exterminate

(a) Secure

(b) Create

(c) Restore

(d) Eradicate

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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word .

6.  Precipitate

(a) Aggravate

(b) Create

(c) Defer

(d) Push

7.  Ambiguity

(a) Clarity

(b) Certainty

(c) Rationality

(d) Per-verity


8.   Material

(a) Internal

(b) Spiritual

(c) Psychic

(d) Celestial


9.  Ominous

(a) Pleasant

(b) Encouraging

(c) Auspicious

(d) Favorable

10. Affluence

(a) Indigence

(b) Opulence

(c) Sorrow

(d) exuberance

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Four alternatives are given for the idiom / phrase. choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the idiom / phrase.

11. Toe the line

(a) Obey orders

(b) To be liked and admired by a group of people

(c) Fight with utmost vigour

(d) Not to make much progress

12.  Tom , dick and Harry

(a) Important people of society

(b) Anybody

(c) The ater players

(d) Friends and Acquaintance

13.  In a trice

(a) With little difficulty

(b) At low price

(c) Smoothly

(d) In a Short period

14. Tall turkey

(a) Get to the point

(b) Turn Upside down

(c) Refuse to deal with

(d) Do several things one after the other

15. The upper crust

(a) Young and energetic

(b) People of higher social position

(c) Bold and beautiful

(d) Senior offices

Read the passage given below and then answer the question followed by the passage.

Until he was ten , young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor school . He was then transferred to Darvel school which he attented with his brothers . Alexander learned a good deal about nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip . He was a quick student and at twelve , the age limit prescribed for Darvel school , he was sent to Kilmarmock Academy . Two years later he joined his brother John and Robert at the home of his elder brother Thomas , who was to become a successful occultist in London . However , the economic success of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons . When he was sixteen he obtained a job in a shipping company . Good fortune , however , was on his side and on the side of humanity . In 1901 he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return to school. He decided to study medicine.

16.  Alexander trekked _______ miles every day to attend Darvel school .

(a) four

(b) eight

(c) twelve

(d) unknown

17.  He was a quick student________ this means that Alexander

(a) Reached schools before his brothers

(b) Reached the school-leaving age

(c) Was a lively student too soon

(d) Was a fast learner

18.  Alexander became rich.....

(a) by working in shipping company

(b) when his brother became a successful occultist

(c) because receiving share in a legacy

19.  .......... and at twelve , the age limit prescribed for Darvel school..this in the contex means that children were

(a) not admitted to the school before they were twelve

(b) admitted to the school at the ages of twelve

(c) allowed to remain in the school only up to the age of twelve

(d) admitted to the school any time after the age of twelve

20.  The word "legacy" in the contex means

(a) lottery

(b) good will money

(c) inheritance

(d) legal payment

  

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Group of the four words are given . Find the misspelt word .

21.

(a) Knead

(b) Kidnappar

(c) Shoot

(d) Subtle

22.
(a) Immaculate

(b) Kilometre

(c) Knowledge

(d) Slight

23.
(a) Acustom

(b) Acute

(c) Assimilate

(d) Antagonize

24.

 (a) Cureable

 (b) Currency

 (c) Campaign

 (d) Chronicle

25.

 (a) Ambasador

 (b) Atrocious

 (c) Aeronaut

 (d) Attribute

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Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentences.

26.  A person who renounces the world and practices self-discipline in order to attain salvation..

(a) Sceptic

(b) Ascetic

(c) Devoice

(d) Antiquarian

27. One who abandons his religious faith

(a) Apostate

(b) Prostate

(c) Profane

(d) Agnostic


28. Commencement of words with the same letter

(a) Pun

(b) Transferred epithet

(c) Oxymoron

(d) Alliteration


29. A lady's umbrella is

(a) Parasol

(b) Granary

(c) Epitaph

(d) Aviary

30. Not suitable to be eaten

(a) Inexorable

(b) Inept

(c) Infernal

(d) Inedible

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Some of the words have been left out . Read the passage carefully and then fill in the blanks with help of the given alternatives .

Everyone consider food , clothing and medical care to be the basic needs for a comfortable living . Even the government accepts this and ________ to provide all these . But very _______ people know that energy required for ______ and heating is also one of ________ basic needs . We are all aware _______ our country has achieved self-sufficiency in _________ but we have to go _____ way in order to achieve ______ in the field of energy . Man _____ always been in search of more ______ in order to free himself from the burden of manual labour . He has invented machines to do his work .

31. (a) lies  (b) loves  (c) hates  (d) promises 
32. (a) little  (b) some  (c) few  (d) any 
33. (a) cooking  (b) living  (c) eating  (d) sleeping 
34. (a) their  (b) such  (c) a  (d) our 
35. (a) this  (b) that  (c) of  (d) in
36. (a) food  (b) resource  (c) weapons  (d) heating 
37. (a) some  (b) all  (c) long  (d) hard 
38. (a) pleasure  (b) joy  (c) much  (d) self-suffciency
39. (a) have  (b) had  (c) has  (d) was
40. (a) machines  (b) oil  (c) heat  (d) labour 

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Some of the sentence have errors and some are correct find out which part of a sentences has an error and corresponding to letter (a) , (b) and (c) . If sentences is error free then mark (d).

41.  Firstly you should (a) think over the meaning of the words (b) and then use them .(c) no error (d)

42.  It is true (a) that god helps those (b) who helps themselves .(c) no error (d) 

43.  Happily zoos were (a) unwilling to cooperate (b) in a scheme that was potentially harmful to animal (c) no error (d)

44. Neither he (a) nor his father in interested (b) in joining the party (c) no error (d)

45. Wherever they go (a) Indians easily adapt to (b) local circumstanced (c) no error (d)

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Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words . Choose the correct alternatively out of the four.

46.  Some the luggage________ not yet arrived .

(a) Has

(b) Have

(c) Is

(d) Are

47. One of the ________   injured.

(a) Player was
(b) Players were
(c) Players was
(d) Players are

48.  We should always be careful in the choice of _________

(a) Our friend

(b) Our friends

(c) Ours friend

(d) Ours friends

49.  He talks as if he ______ a fool

(a) Is

(b) Was

(c) Were

(d) Has been

50.  He _______ since morning

(a) is playing 

(b) Has been playing
(c) Has played
(d) Will be playing

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                                       Answers

1. (a)     2. (d)    3. (c)     4. (c)     5. (d)     6. (c)    7. (a)     8. (b)     9. (c)     10. (a)     11. (a)

12. (b)     13. (d)     14. (a)     15. (b)     16. (b)     17. (d)     18. (a)     19. (a)     20. (c)     21. (b)

22. (b)     23. (b)     24. (a)     25. (a)     26. (b)     27. (a)     28. (d)     29. (a)     30. (d)     31. (d)

32. (c)     33. (a)     34. (d)     35. (b)     36. (a)     37. (c)     38. (d)     39. (c)    40. (a)     41. (a)     42. (c)

43. (c)     44. (d)     45 (b)     46. (a)     47. (c)     48. (b)     49. (c)     50. (b).