1.In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
choose the word which best expresses the meaning
of the given word and click the button corresponding
to it.
PANACEA
1) PRAISE 2) CUREALL
3) POISON 4) AMBROSIA
2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the
given word and click the button corresponding to it.
DETEST
1) DENOUNCE 2) IGNORE
3) ADORE 4) CASTIGATE
3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is
spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and
click the button corresponding to it.
1) Debilitate 2) Impecable
3) Inkulcate 4) Harrass
Direction (4-6) :The sentences given with blanks are to
be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
are suggested for each question. For each question, choose
the correct alternative and click the button corresponding
to it.
4. What a _____ holiday!
1) momentous 2) memorable
3) momentary 4) immortal
5. Many important projects have reached the final stage
of _____.
1) accomplishment 2) initiation
3) resolution 4) implementation
6. _____ you live long!
1) Might 2) May
3) Shall 4) Should
Direction (7-9) : In the following questions, one part of
the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of
the sentence has an error and cl ick the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click
the “No error” option.
7. Each of the girls (A) / have come (B) / with her books.
(C) / No Error (D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
8. Me and my wife (A) / were at home (B) / last night.
(C) / No Error (D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
9. Essay writing is an art (A) / that requires many
planning (B) / on the part of the writer. (C) / No Error
(D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
Direction (10-12) : In each of the questions, four
alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
10. Caught redhanded
1) Caught by mistake
2) Caught with a redhandkerchief
3) Found wounded
4) Discovered in the act of doing
11. Gate crasher
1) Invader 2) Thief
3) Uninvited guest 4) Children
12. To angle
1) To measure the river breadth 2) To fish with
a net
3) To fish 4) To sit and watch the
river
Direction (13 - 15) : Out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given words/
sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
13. Favouritism shown by a person in power to his
relatives
1) Formalism 2) Redtapism
3) Nepotism 4) Bureaucracy
14. A roundabout way of expression
1) Verbosity 2) Talkativeness
3) Circumlocution 4) Locquacious
15. Suitable or intended for only young persons
1) Youthful 2) Puerile
3) Adolescent 4) Juvenile
Direction (16 - 20) : A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which wi ll improve the sentence. Choose the
correctalternative and click the button corresponding to
it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to “No improvement”.
16. Each sel f is unique, and therefore cannot be
compared.
1) incomparable 2) Non comparable
3) Incomparably 4) No improvement
17. Shall I sit between you at the concert?
1) beside 2) besides
3) next 4) No Improvement
18. No one other reason than poverty is hampering
India’s progress.
1) No other 2) None other
3) No another 4) No improvement
19. The custom has took root in the society.
1) taken root 2) take root
3) takes root 4) No improvement
20. We will take care of your children when you are away
at Mumbai.
1) be looking for 2) look after
3) take care after 4) No improvement
Direction (21-25): A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
My brother, David, was always close to our grandmother.
Both of them shared a love of Mother Nature and of food
that they had grown themselves. Whenever his schedule
permitted, he would drop in for a short visit and a cup of
coffee. One day, when he found no one home, he left a
chunk of dirt on her porch. This started what was later to
be known as his “calling card”. Grandmother would come
home occasionally and instantly know that Dave had been
by when she spotted the chunk of dirt on her porch.
Although Grandmother had a poor upbringing in Italy,
she managed to do well in the United States. She was
always healthy and independent and enjoyed a fulfilling
life. Recently she had a stroke and died. Everyone was
saddened by her death. David was disconsolate. His
lifelong
friend was now gone.
21. What is the opposite of the word ‘disconsolate’
1) Devastated 2) Hilarious
3) Exuberant 4) Sombre
22. David would drop in for a short visit and leave a _____
as a sign on grandma’s porch if she was not at home.
1) schedule 2) chunk of dirt
3) calling card 4) cup of coffee
23. Grandmother used to be _____ .
1) rich in Italy but poor in the United States
2) in the United States but is now in Italy
3) poor earlier but became rich later on
4) rich earlier but now poor
24. Grandmother enjoyed a _____ life.
1) healthy but sickly 2) good and healthy
3) rich but sickly 4) poor and healthy
25. Grandmother’s death made everyone
1) sad including David 2) disconsolate excluding
David
3) happy and disconsolate 4) sad excluding David
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d)
16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (a)
choose the word which best expresses the meaning
of the given word and click the button corresponding
to it.
PANACEA
1) PRAISE 2) CUREALL
3) POISON 4) AMBROSIA
2. In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the
given word and click the button corresponding to it.
DETEST
1) DENOUNCE 2) IGNORE
3) ADORE 4) CASTIGATE
3. Four words are given, out of which only one word is
spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and
click the button corresponding to it.
1) Debilitate 2) Impecable
3) Inkulcate 4) Harrass
Direction (4-6) :The sentences given with blanks are to
be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives
are suggested for each question. For each question, choose
the correct alternative and click the button corresponding
to it.
4. What a _____ holiday!
1) momentous 2) memorable
3) momentary 4) immortal
5. Many important projects have reached the final stage
of _____.
1) accomplishment 2) initiation
3) resolution 4) implementation
6. _____ you live long!
1) Might 2) May
3) Shall 4) Should
Direction (7-9) : In the following questions, one part of
the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of
the sentence has an error and cl ick the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click
the “No error” option.
7. Each of the girls (A) / have come (B) / with her books.
(C) / No Error (D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
8. Me and my wife (A) / were at home (B) / last night.
(C) / No Error (D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
9. Essay writing is an art (A) / that requires many
planning (B) / on the part of the writer. (C) / No Error
(D)
1) A 2) B
3) C 4) D
Direction (10-12) : In each of the questions, four
alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
10. Caught redhanded
1) Caught by mistake
2) Caught with a redhandkerchief
3) Found wounded
4) Discovered in the act of doing
11. Gate crasher
1) Invader 2) Thief
3) Uninvited guest 4) Children
12. To angle
1) To measure the river breadth 2) To fish with
a net
3) To fish 4) To sit and watch the
river
Direction (13 - 15) : Out of the four alternatives, choose
the one which can be substituted for the given words/
sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
13. Favouritism shown by a person in power to his
relatives
1) Formalism 2) Redtapism
3) Nepotism 4) Bureaucracy
14. A roundabout way of expression
1) Verbosity 2) Talkativeness
3) Circumlocution 4) Locquacious
15. Suitable or intended for only young persons
1) Youthful 2) Puerile
3) Adolescent 4) Juvenile
Direction (16 - 20) : A sentence/a part of the sentence is
underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined
part which wi ll improve the sentence. Choose the
correctalternative and click the button corresponding to
it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button
corresponding to “No improvement”.
16. Each sel f is unique, and therefore cannot be
compared.
1) incomparable 2) Non comparable
3) Incomparably 4) No improvement
17. Shall I sit between you at the concert?
1) beside 2) besides
3) next 4) No Improvement
18. No one other reason than poverty is hampering
India’s progress.
1) No other 2) None other
3) No another 4) No improvement
19. The custom has took root in the society.
1) taken root 2) take root
3) takes root 4) No improvement
20. We will take care of your children when you are away
at Mumbai.
1) be looking for 2) look after
3) take care after 4) No improvement
Direction (21-25): A passage is given with 5 questions
following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the
best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
My brother, David, was always close to our grandmother.
Both of them shared a love of Mother Nature and of food
that they had grown themselves. Whenever his schedule
permitted, he would drop in for a short visit and a cup of
coffee. One day, when he found no one home, he left a
chunk of dirt on her porch. This started what was later to
be known as his “calling card”. Grandmother would come
home occasionally and instantly know that Dave had been
by when she spotted the chunk of dirt on her porch.
Although Grandmother had a poor upbringing in Italy,
she managed to do well in the United States. She was
always healthy and independent and enjoyed a fulfilling
life. Recently she had a stroke and died. Everyone was
saddened by her death. David was disconsolate. His
lifelong
friend was now gone.
21. What is the opposite of the word ‘disconsolate’
1) Devastated 2) Hilarious
3) Exuberant 4) Sombre
22. David would drop in for a short visit and leave a _____
as a sign on grandma’s porch if she was not at home.
1) schedule 2) chunk of dirt
3) calling card 4) cup of coffee
23. Grandmother used to be _____ .
1) rich in Italy but poor in the United States
2) in the United States but is now in Italy
3) poor earlier but became rich later on
4) rich earlier but now poor
24. Grandmother enjoyed a _____ life.
1) healthy but sickly 2) good and healthy
3) rich but sickly 4) poor and healthy
25. Grandmother’s death made everyone
1) sad including David 2) disconsolate excluding
David
3) happy and disconsolate 4) sad excluding David
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (d)
16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (a)