Practice set 14.

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

1. Surreptitious

(a) Frank

(b) Legitimate

(c) Reveal 

2. Sneer 

(a) Honour

(b) Component

(c) Flatter

(d) Ridicule

3. Irksome

(a) Annoying

(b) Soothing

(c) Pleasing

(d) Facile

4. Refined

(a) Purify

(b) Corrupt

(c) Dirty

(d) Pollute

5. Precarious

(a) Volatile

(b) Doubtful

(c) Stable

(d) Guarded

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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word .

6. Startled

(a) Amused

(b) Relaxed

(c) Endless

(d) Astonished

7. Culpable

(a) Defendable

(b) Blameless 

(c) Careless 

(d) Irresponsible

8.  Evasive

(a) Free

(b) Honest

(c) Liberal

(d) Frank 

9. Gregarious

(a) Antisocial

(b) Glorious

(c) Horrendous

(d) Similar

10. Aware

(a) Uncertain

(b) Ignorant

(c) Sure

(d) Doubtful

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Four alternatives are given for the idioms / phrase and bold  in the sentence . Choose the alternative which best express the meaning of the idioms / phrase .

11. A mare's nest 

(a) An animal,s nest 

(b) A rumour

(c) An excuse

(d) A talented person

12. Nook and corner

(a) Small place

(b) A villege 

(c) Everywhere 

(d) A country

13.  The cold shoulder

(a) To scold

(b) To insult

(c) To abuse

(d) To ignore

14. Die in harness

(a) Die on a horse back

(b) Die in the battlefield

(c) Die will still working

(d) Die with honour

15. Blowing its own trumpet 

(a) Flatters

(b) Praise others

(c) Admonish others

(d) Self praise

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In the following questions , a part of the sentence is bold . Below are given alternatives to the at  (a) , (b) , and  (c) which may improve the sentence . Choose the correct alternatives . In case no improvement is needed , your answer is (d) .

16. He behaves like coward .

(a) Cowardly

(b) In a cowardly

(c) As if he was a coward 

(d) no improvement

17. Neither of them went to the cinema .

(a) Both of them went to the cinema 

(b) Both did not go 

(c) Neither went 

(d) No improvement

18. I used to have very thick hair

(a) Use to have 

(b) Use to having

(c) Used to had 

(d) No improvement

19. They reached at kolkata on monday last

(a) Reached to kolkata 

(b) Reached on kolkata

(c) Reached kolkata

(d) No improvement

20. I did not saw my cousin in madras .

(a) Not seen

(b) Did not see

(c) Did not seen

(d) No improvement

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Four alternatives are given in each group , one word is correctly spelt . Find the correctly spelt word .

21. 

(a) Tendancy

(b) Penence

(c) Deceive

(d) Percieve

22. 

(a) Neice

(b) Niegh

(c) Summarize

(d) Succide

23. 

(a) Nupital 

(b) Nepheu

(c) Explaination

(d) Exageration

24. 

(a) Pollinate

(b) Vitalty

(c) Casuality

(d) Truely

25.  

(a) Hillarious

(b) Gramatical

(c) Satelite

(d) Discipline

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In the questions given below , out of four alternatives , choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentences .

26. Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous

(a) Evade

(b) Evacuate

(c) Avoid

(d) Exterminate

27. A person pretending to be somsbody he is not 

(a) Magician

(b) Rogue

(c) Liar

(d) Imposter

28. A person who knows many foreign languages 

(a) Linguist 

(b) Grammarian

(c) Polygot

(d) Bilingul

29.  A person interested in collecting , studying and selling of old things 

(a) Antiquarian

(b) Juck-dealer

(c) Crank

(d) Archealogist

30.  One who is not easily pleased by anything 

(a) Maiden 

(b) Mediaeval

(c) Precarious

(d) Fastidious

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In the following passage , some of the words have been left out . First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about . Then , fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given .

The ____ of co-education in india has been of ______ kind . In the northern part of our country , there are a _____ number of co-educational schools . While in the southern part , the ______ of unisex school are more . This is also true for rural india , Where the rural masses are both boys and girls _______ together . The aim of co-education ________ is to provide_______ learning atmosphere for the boys and girls under one roof . 

However , many people , who do not _______ this system of education , are of the opinion that this system is not ________ . They feel that co-education is a ______ phenomenon .

31. (a) story  (b) principle  (c) theory  (d) history
32. (a) mixed  (b) confused  (c) two  (d) many
33. (a) large  (b) move  (c) plenty  (d) unlimited
34. (a) existence  (b) amount  (c) number (d) count
35. (a) studying  (b) reading  (c) learning  (d) playing 

36. (a) rightly  (b) starting  (c) primarily  (d) playing
37. (a) studying  (b) reading  (c) teaching  (d) playing
38. (a) oppose  (b) interested  (c) favour  (d) stand
39. (a) sustaining  (b) rewarding  (c) bad  (d) good
40. (a) urban  (b) futile  (c) vague  (d) rural

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 In the following question , some of the sentences have errors and some have none . Find out which part of a sentences has an error . The number of that part is your answer . your answer is  (d) .

41. Do you take  (a) a sugar and if so  (b) how much ? (c) no error (d) .

42. First European sailor  (a) to come to india in (b) modern times was Vasco-da-gama . (c) no error (d) .

43. He leads a very busy  (a) life so he goes  (b) everywhere by a car . (c) no error (d) .

44. I don't like that  (a) type of a man who does nothing  (b) but find out faults in others  (c) no error (d) .

45. Being a MA only  (a) he could not be appointed  (b) to the post of a lecture (c) no error (d) .

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Sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate words . Four alternatives are suggested for each question . Choose the correct alternative .

46. He could not _____ anything in the dark room .

(a) look at 

(b) see

(c) see through

(d) look

47. No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could ________ such a mindless act on his friends .

(a) prepetuate

(b) perpetrate

(c) precipitate

(d) penetrate 

48. It became clear that the strangers were heading ______ a serious disaster .

(a) along

(b) towards

(c) for 

(d) into

49. The end of the examination is (an) _________ for celebrating .

(a) chance

(b) moment

(c) occasion

(d) opportunity

50. We look forward to ________ from you .

(a) hearing 

(b) have heard

(c) listen

(d) hear

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                                     Answers

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

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

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

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

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