Select the word that best replaces the italicized word in both of the following sentences. / (i) The police are trying to control the crowd. / (ii) Junk food may have high levels of harmful chemicals. / (hold, carry, accommodate)

1. check
2. blame
3. contain
4. incorporate

Of which of the phrases below is the term ‘blog’ an abbreviation?

1. web log
2. web blog
3. web blogger
4. web blogging

Select the word that best replaces both the italicized words in the sentences given below: / Sentence (i)— The management did not find him suitable for the job. / Sentence (ii)— He was not able to arrange all his belongings into one suitcase.

1. good
2. apt
3. fit
4. cram

Choose the word that can correctly replace both the italicized words in the following sentences. / Sentence (i) – I appreciate his exuberant nature. / Sentence (ii) – Everyone at the party was in a festive mood. / (buoyant, cheerful, joyful)

1. excitable
2. exorbitant
3. exciting
4. ebullient

Choose the word which is synonymous with ‘Adjunct’. / (supplement, accompaniment)

1. Admonish
2. Additional
3. Amorphous
4. Ambiguous

What kind of a person is a ‘Clairvoyant’?

1. An astrologer
2. An astronomer
3. An astrophysicist
4. An astronaut

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to ‘Vicarious’. / (secondary, derivative)

1. Vituperative
2. Indirect
3. Supportive
4. Isolated

What is the synonym of ‘Atrocity‘? / (abomination, enormity, outrage)

1. Solidarity
2. Pity
3. Cruelty
4. Punctuality

Find the synonym of ‘Covert’. / (furtive, clandestine, surreptitious)

1. Revert
2. Secret
3. Desert
4. Honest

‘Philanthropist’ means / (benefactor, patron, contributor)

1. Humanitarian
2. Hater of man
3. Lover of animals
4. Lover of books

The synonym of supercilious is / (arrogant, conceited, pompous)

1. officious
2. superficial
3. delicious
4. haughty

The word ‘vicissitude’ means / (alteration, transformation, mutation)

1. change
2. stagnation
3. uniformity
4. stability

1. Noiselessness
2. Calmness
3. Isolation
4. Seclusion

The word ‘officious’ means / (bumptious, self-assertive, dictatorial)

1. self-important
2. official
3. serious
4. enterprising

The word ‘Genocide’ means / (massacre, holocaust)

1. Racial killing
2. Murder
3. Suicide
4. Slaughter

‘Impassioned’ means / (emotional, wholehearted, passionate)

1. Ardent
2. Dispassionate
3. Passionless
4. Unemotional

Find the appropriate synonym for the word / ‘Climactic’. / (final, ending, finishing, closing)

1. Culminating
2. Climatic
3. Temperate
4. Atmospheric

The word ‘Analogous’ means / (parallel, similar, related)

1. analytical
2. artificial
3. comparable
4. aural

The word ‘beleaguered‘ means

1. Belittled
2. Benefited
3. Troubled
4. Irritated

Find the appropriate synonym of the word ‘Indefatigable‘.

1. Tireless
2. Indomitable
3. Unhappy
4. Incompatible

The tranquillity and sanctity of the place soothed us.

1. Security
2. Holiness
3. Equanimity
4. Placidity

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below: / A la mode

1. Fashionable
2. Cheap
3. Expensive
4. Convenient

Choose the word appropriate in meaning to the word underlined below: / The listeners were delighted by the music concert

1. Surprised
2. Saddened
3. Angered
4. Excited

‘Cinema’ may be used with

1. Cooking
2. Selling
3. Sleeping
4. Theatre

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below: / Quintessential

1. Most typical example
2. Most wanted thing
3. Most popular
4. Most utilized

Choose an expression similar in meaning to the word underlined below: / Imbroglio

1. Cacophony
2. Confession
3. A confused situation
4. Candid admission

‘Mellifluous’ means :

1. Sweet-sounding
2. Cacophonic
3. Loud
4. Irritating

‘Book’ may be used with

1. Trousers
2. Insects
3. Ticket
4. Painting

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below : / Genre

1. A grand tour
2. A specific category
3. A chauffeur
4. A long list

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below: / Tour de force.

1. Masterpiece
2. Grand Tour
3. Long Tour
4. Art and Culture

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below: / Insipid

1. Foolish
2. Exciting
3. Dull
4. Sensible

Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided: / Lucid

1. Opaque
2. Solid
3. Clear
4. Hazy

Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided: / Inadvertent

1. Adversity
2. Intentional
3. Unintentional
4. Advanced

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below: / Incognito

1. Candid
2. Impromptu
3. Opposed
4. Disguised

Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided: / Embezzle

1. Steal
2. Steel
3. Honesty
4. Dazzle

‘Cricket’ is also a kind of a/an

1. Bird
2. Insect
3. Food
4. Flower

A ‘Page’ also means

1. A sweet dish
2. A chauffeur
3. A book
4. A servant

The patient needed an anodyne for his strained nerves.

1. Alcohol
2. Opium
3. Medicine
4. Painkilling balm

Eruption means outbreak, irruption means

1. Bursting in
2. Equal
3. Disease
4. Evil

It was queer to see his behaviour.

1. Natural
2. Odd
3. Probable
4. Convincing

‘Deciduous’ trees are

1. Trees that lose the leaves annually
2. Trees that are big
3. Trees that are short
4. Trees that are scattered

‘Cacography’ means

1. Bad spelling
2. Good spelling
3. Incorrect spelling
4. None of this above

Hike in the price may mar the future of the trade world.

1. Harness
2. Help
3. Better
4. Worsen

The maiden’s clothes were so bizarre that they created quite a sensation.

1. Beautiful
2. Grotesque
3. Mundane
4. Lugubrious

The teacher gave us explicit instructions.

1. Definable
2. Resolvable
3. Demonstrative
4. Detailed

The concert was a pot-pourri of events.

1. Medley
2. Lengthy
3. Badly arranged
4. Classical

Hike in oil price may mar the future of the trade world.

1. Harness
2. Help
3. Better
4. Worsen

Lachrymose nature means ______

1. Lethargic
2. Prone to anger
3. Prone to tear
4. Energetic

I met a person in the meeting whose appearance did not reflect his mind.

1. Was deceptive
2. Was convincing
3. Was faithful
4. Was honest

The children were very vivacious in the playground.

1. Smiling
2. Sportive
3. lively/full of life
4. Joyful

The musician has a very sonorous voice

1. Loud
2. Shrill
3. Harsh
4. Full and deep

He pierced the balloon with a pin.

1. Stabbed
2. Pricked
3. Penetrated
4. Burst

The mother hummed softly as she rocked the baby to sleep.

1. Chanted
2. Crooned
3. Intoned
4. Whispered

His letter fuelled my doubts.

1. Ended
2. Increased
3. Caused
4. Reaffirmed

Our gateman is a man of enormous size

1. Healthy
2. Tall
3. Gigantic
4. Big

Man does not live by bread alone.

1. Food
2. Sustenance
3. Material Prosperity
4. Good health

With great cunning the clerk forged the important document.

1. Wickedness
2. Intelligence
3. Craftiness
4. Skill

The boy was reprimanded by his father.

1. Abused
2. Beaten
3. Admired
4. Rebuked

Please expand your commentary on the text.

1. Increase
2. Amplify
3. Enlarge
4. Magnify

Compared with the Earth many of the planets are bodies of immense size.

1. Huge
2. Vast
3. Large
4. Big

The Chairman proceeded to speak in a dignified manner.

1. Elegant
2. Stately (majestic, impressive)
3. Sarcastic
4. Loud

To bungle is to

1. Confuse
2. Blunder
3. Mistake
4. Erase

To regret is to be

1. Sad
2. Sorrowful
3. Tragic
4. Sorry

As a scholar he is almost peerless. / (incomparable)

1. Superb
2. Magnificent
3. Unequalled
4. Famous

The speaker emphasized the salient points of issue. / (important, main)

1. Relevant
2. Prominent
3. Appropriate
4. Accurate

The old lady is extremely loquacious.

1. Humorous
2. Talkative
3. Foul-mouthed
4. Voluble

My colleague has an officious nature.

1. Formal
2. Official
3. Cantankerous
4. Interfering

This is an ingenious device. / (inventive, creative)

1. Skilful (it’s also right)
2. Effective
3. Clever
4. Novel

His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance. / (very bad, terrible, very deep)

1. Bottomless
2. Eternal
3. Diabolic
4. Internal

He abjured his allegiance to the kind. / (reject)

1. Projected
2. Perjured
3. Renounced
4. Expressed

The orator spoke in a bombastic manner. / (high-sounding but with little meaning)

1. Ardent
2. Animated
3. Pompous
4. Sensitive

She wore a garish necklace on imitation glass. / (loud, over-bright)

1. Prominent
2. Gaudy
3. Sordid
4. Cheap

You must overcome your diffidence if you intent to become a salesperson.

1. Indifference
2. Hesitation
3. Shyness
4. Indecision

When the ship collided in the harbor pandemonium broke out among passenger.

1. Chaos
2. Disorder
3. Confusion
4. Wild Tumult

Many districts in West Bengal are prone to flood. / (susceptible, vulnerable)

1. Relate
2. Prostrated
3. Inclined
4. Ready

There was a shadow across his face upon hearing the sad news.

1. Complexion
2. Look of gloom (partial or total darkness)
3. Shade
4. Gravity

Sourav Ganguly scored a delectable century against south Africa in the cricket match in Nairobi. / (extremely attractive, delicious)

1. Delightful
2. Delicious
3. Entertaining
4. Disciplined

There was persistent drizzle during our week long holiday in Darjeeling.

1. Consistent
2. Incessant (continuing without pause or interruption)
3. Continuous
4. Intermittent

I had a splitting headache & could not concentrate.

1. Fearful
2. Severe
3. Nagging
4. Mild

The river was spanned by an iron bridge.

1. Forged
2. Covered
3. Crossed
4. Dammed

Swami Vivekananda led a godly life. / (religious, devout, faithful, devoted)

1. Pious
2. Heavenly
3. Religious
4. Pure

Many men sailed to Africa in quest of gold. / (search, hunt, pursuit, expedition, adventure)

1. In prospect of
2. In pursuance of
3. In search of
4. In expectation of

The specious arguments of the lawyers had no effect on the judge. / (plausible but wrong, misleading)

1. Vicious
2. Illogical
3. Superficially plausible
4. Indefensible

Some mention of this should be inserted here.

1. Added
2. Put in
3. Included
4. Supplied

Your essay contains much superfluous matter. / (surplus, unneeded)

1. Unnecessary
2. Needless
3. Digressive
4. Redundant

Glasnost means

1. Openness
2. Restructuring
3. Revisionism
4. Revolution

Ram is a pliable person. / (easily bent, flexible)

1. Corrupt
2. Easily influence
3. Practical minded
4. Smooth talking

Friendly

1. Thick
2. Thick & Thin
3. At logger heady
4. Conjoint

Tightly

1. Highly
2. Thickly
3. Fast
4. Hard

His sincerity was never in question.

1. Goodness
2. Honesty
3. Virtue
4. Courtesy

Rises in prices, but not in wages seem to be the order of the day.

1. The exception
2. Customary
3. Unusual
4. The trend

He decided to open up to the police and tell them everything.

1. Emerge
2. Develop
3. Talk frankly
4. Start a business

The food did not agree with me and I fell sick.

1. Decide by mutual consent
2. Approve of or consent to
3. Hold a similar opinion
4. Suit

This hard won liberty was not to be frivolously abandoned. / (joking, light-hearted, silly, foolish)

1. Impatiently
2. Lightly
3. Seriously
4. Cursorily

The press, he believed was invading his privacy. / (occupy, conquer, capture)

1. Penetrating
2. Encroaching
3. Permeating
4. Challenging

My parents suffer from persistent aliments. / (constant, continuing, ceaseless, long-term)

1. Critical
2. Serious
3. Chronic
4. Severe

An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.

1. Careless
2. Slack
3. Inactive
4. Dull

With their wealth, their reforming zeal and their nationalism the Tagores were preposterously.

1. Competent
2. Accomplished
3. Proficient
4. Clever

To show off _____

1. To enact
2. To effect
3. To affect
4. To actuate

Choose the word which is the antonym of ‘Chide’. / (criticize, scold, chastise)

1. Scold
2. Chastise
3. Praise
4. Arraign

The antonym of ‘Forgo’ is / (give up, waive)

1. Claim
2. Despise
3. Undergo
4. Remember

Choose the appropriate antonym of / ‘Adore’. / (love, dote on, cherish)

1. Love
2. Like
3. Hate
4. Ignore

The antonym of the word ‘weird’ is / (uncanny, unreal)

1. Normal
2. Casual
3. Tired
4. Worried

The antonym of the word ‘superficial’ is / (surface, exterior)

1. Deep
2. Artificial
3. Apparent
4. True

Add a suitable prefix to ‘Embark’ / (begin, start, commence, undertake)

1. Disembark (get off, step off, leave)
2. Unembark
3. Imembark
4. Inembark

The correct antonym of ‘Lecherous’ is / (lustful, perverted)

1. Passionate
2. Dirty
3. Nasty
4. Chaste (virgin, innocent, pure)

Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word / ‘Balance‘.

1. Nonbalance
2. Unbalance
3. Disbalance
4. Imbalance

Mary’s patience and serenity won the admiration of all who saw her / (calmness, peacefulness)

1. holiness
2. placidity
3. agitation (anxiety, distress)
4. equanimity

The darkness covered the whole countryside.

1. Silence
2. Stillness
3. Light
4. Noise

People responded to the leader’s speech with shouts of ecstasy. / (feeling of great happiness, joyful excitement)

1. Despondency
2. Despair
3. Disagreement
4. Displeasure

The appearance of the stranger was forbidding. / (hostile, unwelcoming, unfriendly)

1. Warm
2. Kind
3. Friendly
4. Amiable (friendly, cordial)

The crowd felt stupefied by the lecture. / (make unable to think or feel properly)

1. Engulfed
2. Entertained
3. Enthused
4. Encouraged

The silence of the children was

1. Catnap
2. Cacophony
3. Coarse
4. Cruelty

His point was lost amid the cacophony / (noise, discord)

1. Music
2. Discordance
3. Silence
4. Crowd

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below: / The possibility of failure was imminent. / (about to happen, close, near, approaching)

1. Remote
2. Inherent
3. Immediate
4. Perennial

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below: / There is abundant scope for improvement.

1. Ample
2. Scarce (in short supply)
3. Copious
4. Eternal

Transparency is needed in dealing with a matter of public interest.

1. Haziness
2. Trauma
3. Turbulence
4. Transition

The opposite of ‘remote’ is

1. High
2. Less
3. Far
4. Near

Select the pair in the following options, which is set in opposition :

1. Erroneous – Faulty
2. Reticent – Silent
3. Vilify – Slander
4. None of the above

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:

1. Liquid – Solid
2. Enough – Adequate
3. Entice – Lure
4. Excess – Surplus

Chaos reigned supreme at the football match.

1. Order
2. Confusion
3. Luck
4. Anarchy

The hubbub in the cities makes one tired and irritable. / (noise, confusion, chaos)

1. Roar
2. Quiet
3. Disorder
4. Disturbance

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition :

1. Pedant — Pedagogic
2. Humid — Arid
3. Erroneous — Faulty
4. Horrible — Horrendous

Select the pair in the following options which is set in opposition:

1. Doggish – Canine
2. Manly – Virile
3. Divine – Infernal
4. Earthly – Terrestrial

The prospect of her marriage is remote. The opposite of ‘remote’ in this sentence would be —

1. High
2. Less
3. Far
4. Near

The high-handed ways of the manager made him an enemy of the people. / (using authority without considering the feelings of others)

1. Submissive and friendly
2. Ignorant
3. Angry
4. Impatient

Select the pair among the following which is set in opposition:

1. Gay : Animated
2. Full : Replete
3. Surmise : Fact
4. Generation :Age

1. Wanton : Restrained
2. Sardonic : Bitter
3. Bright : Refulgent
4. Fetch : Bring

1. Macabre : Eerie
2. Abortive : Successful
3. Secret : Covert
4. Mock : Rally

The 19th century was the heyday of the renaissance in Bengali. / (prime, peak, high point)

1. Days of decline
2. Peak-point
3. Period of stagnation
4. Time of up-rise WBCS

Extravagance / (spending money, using resources, luxury)

1. Rashness
2. Meanness
3. Prudence (cautiousness, thrift)
4. Excess

Humility / (modesty, humbleness)

1. Rudeness
2. Vanity
3. Pride
4. Arrogance

The opposite of help is

1. Hate
2. Helpless
3. Hindrance (resistance, obstruction)
4. Stop

The boy wore a dismal look after having failed to clear the final examination. / (dim, dark, gloomy)

1. Despondent
2. Solemn
3. Beautiful
4. Cheerful

The liberal views of the leader did not find favour with a section of his party.

1. Biased
2. Prejudiced
3. Conservative
4. Backward

We had a rich diet there.

1. Poor
2. Plain
3. Simple
4. Lean

He had a sharp attack of fever.

1. Sudden
2. Mild
3. Intermittent
4. Slow

He spoke in a whisper.

1. Shout
2. Murmur
3. Rumble
4. Roar

He is very sagacious for such a young person. / (wise, clever, intelligent)

1. Foolish
2. Bitter
3. Voracious
4. Veracious

I find writing this book to be an odious task. / (extremely unpleasant)

1. Stimulating
2. Satisfactory
3. Nice
4. Delightful

Parents should not belittle their children’s early attempts at drawing. / (dismiss as unimportant)

1. Magnify
2. Encourage (give support or confidence)
3. Extol
4. Flatter

The Glitter and opulence of the Ballroom took Cinderella’s breath away. / (great wealth or luxuriousness)

1. Potency
2. Glamour
3. Poverty
4. Squalor

Philosophical work are cerebral in nature and require much thought. / (intellectual rather than emotional or physical)

1. Spiritual
2. Intellectual
3. Carnal (relating to physical, especially sexua)
4. Sensational

It was an arduous task. / (difficult, hard, heavy)

1. Difficult
2. Problematic
3. Effortless
4. Fitting

Many people prefer a vegetarian diet.

1. Desire
2. Taste
3. Abhor (hate)
4. Like

The truck was traveling at a trot. / (with reference to a horse or other quadruped)

1. At break-neck speed
2. At a snail’s pace
3. Slowly
4. Leisurely

We were served a rich fare in the dinner.

1. Poor
2. Plain
3. Tasteless
4. Unpleasant

He was rather reluctant to help me. / (unwilling, hesitant, disinclined)

1. Willing
2. Ready
3. Eager (keen, strongly wanting)
4. Inclined

The barber was a most loquacious man. / (talkative, garrulous)

1. Taciturn (untalkative, quiet)
2. Reserved
3. Quiet
4. Tongue-tied

The gentle had aristocratic manners.

1. Coarse
2. Democratic
3. Base
4. Plebeian (a commoner)

This proposal seems practicable / (feasible, possible)

1. Realistic
2. Expensive
3. Unfamiliar
4. Unfeasible

His conduct was always been licentious. / (dissolute, dissipated)

1. Controlled
2. Uncontrolled
3. Illegal
4. Unofficial

Mr. Singh’s report was at odd with Mr. Sharmas’

1. Consistent with
2. Conflicting
3. As peculiar as
4. As simple as

The President is the nominal head of the state. / (formal, token, symbolic)

1. Actual
2. Titular
3. Assumptive
4. Hereditary

The travelers were served tender meat by their host. / (gentleness, kindness)

1. Raw
2. Tough
3. Cooked
4. Well-done

Her conduct in this affair was inconsistent with her usual politeness and gentleness. / (not staying the same throughout)

1. At variance with
2. In accordance
3. Incompatible
4. Contrary to

Towards the end of his career, he seemed to be constantly out of luck.

1. Happy
2. Thriving
3. Fortunate
4. Miserable

My parents are quite old-fashioned in their views.

1. Antiquated
2. Conservative
3. Modern
4. Fresh

The child was reluctant to listen to his elders. / (unwilling, disinclined)

1. Slow
2. Willing
3. Unable
4. Hesitant

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. / I am indebted to my friend’s wise _____. / (advice, guidance)

1. council
2. councel
3. counsil
4. counsel

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate group of words. / He has ____ meticulous in ____ the project, ____ rise to ____ irregularities.

1. not being; overseen; given; much
2. not; oversaw; give; more
3. not been; overseeing; giving; many
4. not be; oversee; gave; much

Fill in the blank with the correct word: / One should _____ one’s studies with utmost seriousness.

1. persue
2. parsue
3. pirsue
4. pursue

Use a correct gerund in the blank space: / I like ________ pictures.

1. painting
2. painted
3. to paint
4. paint

Fill in the blank with the correct word. / Ram and his brothers were four in ______.

1. quantity
2. number
3. numbers
4. totality

Choose the right option : / While I _____ in the library, someone threw a ball through the window.

1. was sitting
2. was seated
3. had been sitting
4. am sitting

Select the correct answer to fill in the blank. / The ship, with its crew, _____ lost.

1. were
2. was
3. were getting
4. was being

Fill in the blank with the suitable article. / ‘La Gioconda’ (Mona Lisa) is _____ unique work of art.

1. the
2. an
3. a
4. this

Fill in the blank with the suitable option: / She ______ from the bus and walked to the back-gate. / (get off, step off, get down)

1. boarded
2. stepped
3. moved
4. alighted

It is nine o’clock in Darjeeling In the morning and ________.

1. there is snow
2. it is snowing
3. it snows
4. it snowed

Use the correct expression / I _____ the patient will die.

1. hope
2. think
3. see
4. am afraid

We _____ our dinner last night. / Fill in the blank with the right verb form.

1. have taken
2. took
3. had taken
4. take

Select the correct option: / I was sure I ______ meet him.

1. would
2. will
3. shall
4. should

Babies ______ when they are hungry.

1. cries
2. cried
3. are crying
4. cry

He will reach home ______ at evening.

1. lately
2. late
3. later
4. latest

He solved the ______ problem

1. hardly
2. hard
3. hardlier
4. hardliest

Select the correct option / I need a _______ note.

1. five hundred rupees
2. five-hundred rupee
3. five hundreds rupees
4. five hundreds rupee

Tick the correct option: / ______are still tortured In remote villages.

1. Daughter-in-laws
2. Daughters-in-laws
3. Daughters-in-law
4. Daughter-in-law

Select the right answer: / My watch is five minutes _______.

1. slow
2. lately
3. past
4. late

Fill in with suitable conjunction: / He advanced ______ he could.

1. until
2. while
3. as far as
4. as

I am sure I ______ him before.

1. have met (Present Perfect Tense)
2. met
3. had met (Past Perfect Tense)
4. will meet

I _______ him for a long time.

1. have known
2. knew
3. had known
4. should have known

Fill in with the appropriate word : / The jury ______ divided in their opinion.

1. were
2. was
3. have been
4. have

Fill in the blank with the suitable option : / Let’s meet _____ next week.

1. sometimes
2. sometime
3. some time
4. some times

Choose the right option to rewrite the sentence : / No sooner ______ the sun risen than the fog disappeared.

1. did
2. has
3. had
4. was

He entered the hall in the _____ part of the show. / Which is the right answer ?

1. Latter
2. Later
3. Late
4. Lately

Fill in the blank with the correct word : / ________ his humiliation, he attended the function.

1. In spite
2. Not withstanding
3. Nevertheless
4. As of

Use a suitable Auxiliary Verb to fill in the blank space: / In all probability it ______ rain tonight

1. will
2. can
3. may
4. ought

Fill in the blank with the correct word : / She had better ______ the room

1. entered
2. requested
3. moved
4. called

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word : / She liked the ______ plan better

1. latter(last-mentioned)
2. later
3. fast
4. early

Fill in the blank with the correct word: / A ______ bow was seen in the sky.

1. multicolored
2. shooting
3. staring
4. melodious

Insert a correct Participle in the blank space: / _____ about dinner, John ran the whole way home.

1. Having finished
2. Excited
3. Had been excited
4. Hungry

Insert the correct Adverbial Phrase in the blank space: / Only ______ is there a rumble in the sky

1. occasionally
2. swiftly
3. quite
4. merrily

Fill in the blank with the appropriate infinitive: / ______ is human

1. To laugh
2. To err(make a mistake, be wrong)
3. To read
4. To save

Fill in the blank with the correct word: / _________ he was late, he come home by nine.

1. Even
2. Although
3. Because
4. Despite

Fill in the blank with the correct word: / The river was ________ the bank.

1. overflowing
2. dry
3. full
4. deep

Fill in the b lank with the correct word: / A ________ jewel was in the locker.

1. browning
2. filling
3. shining
4. moving

Put in a correct participle in the blank space: / The car was ____ down the slope.

1. rolling
2. breaking
3. lost
4. having arrived

Insert correct word in the blank space: / Finish your task in a _____ manner.

1. swift
2. competent
3. silent
4. lazy

Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space: / You _____ catch the train at once.

1. will
2. can
3. shall
4. must

It is easy _____ but hard to finish.

1. to end
2. to fall
3. to lose
4. to begin

Here is the man ____ you asked _____.

1. whom, about
2. that, for
3. for, from
4. this, for

The man _____ briefcase was lost, reported to the police.

1. that
2. whose
3. which
4. whom

Put in a correct participle in the blank space. / The sea _______, we went for sail.

1. being rough
2. disturbed
3. being kind
4. being smooth

He talked to his horse ______ the horse could understand his grief.

1. as though
2. with a feeling that
3. feeling that
4. assuming

This is the ______ Post Office to my house.

1. farthest
2. next
3. nearest
4. closest

I can’t walk any _________.

1. farther
2. further (more distant)
3. distance
4. far

She ______ sit for hours listening to the wireless. / (Modal Auxiliary Verbs)

1. will
2. would (Past habit)
3. can
4. could

Fill in the blank with an infinitive: / ______ is worth ambition.

1. To borrow
2. To reign (be king/queen)
3. To repent
4. To cry

He is here, ______ is fortunate.

1. who
2. whose
3. which
4. that

The _____ door awakened the dog.

1. creaking
2. old
3. new
4. waving

Weather _______, there will be a garden party at Government House tomorrow.

1. allowing
2. permitting
3. happening
4. favorable

Mary _____, we were freed from anxiety.

1. Havingarrived
2. Rolling
3. Tattered
4. Being arrived

Do this in a short time, in a ______ manner.

1. Former
2. Swift
3. Brave
4. Unwise

______ his illness, he attended the function.

1. In spite
2. Due
3. As of
4. Despite

The stream was ______ by the waterfall.

1. Fed
2. Fed up
3. Filled
4. Filled

A _____ star was seen in the sky.

1. Strengthening
2. Shooting
3. Shunting to
4. Staring

Mother says, “You ______ to go to the market at once”.

1. Have
2. Are
3. shall
4. Will

________ fault is easy

1. to begin
2. to bury
3. to read
4. to find

You had better _____ permission.

1. Want
2. Ask
3. Call
4. Order

Who ______ saw her did not pity her?

1. What
2. Which
3. That
4. Such

The sun, _____ rays give life to the earth, was regarded by the ancients as a god.

1. That
2. Whose
3. Which
4. whom

The last _____ will be performed by members of the family only.

1. Wright
2. Right
3. Rite (ceremony, ritual)
4. Write

He would always _______ the police.

1. elude (escape, avoid)
2. illude
3. allude
4. delude

You should _______ her case as a precedent.

1. site
2. cite (quote, refer to)
3. sight
4. side

The banquet-hall is ______ decorated to celebrate the occasion.

1. Slovenly
2. Simply
3. Lavishly
4. Poorly

He came of his own _____

1. Impulse
2. Instinct
3. Accord(correspond, agree, pact, treaty)
4. Indifference

The street is not properly ______

1. Illumed
2. Illumined
3. Illuminated (light, light up)
4. Enlightened

The ____ structure of Tajmahal makes it one of the wonders of the world.

1. Magnanimous
2. Mediocre
3. Mighty
4. Majestic

He was penniless when the bank failed and declared himself _____

1. Insipid
2. Insolent
3. Innocent
4. Insolvent

The child proved himself _____ by his behavior and was expelled from the school.

1. Ill-bred (bad-mannered, rude)
2. Ill-advised
3. Ill-treated
4. Illogical

A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the _______

1. Ground
2. Floor
3. Carpet
4. Grave-stone

He came of his own ______.

1. Violation
2. Volition (voluntarily)
3. Volubility
4. View

The fruit was juicy and ______

1. Succulent (pulpy, soft)
2. Succinct
3. Sufficient
4. Subtle

The _____ structure dwarfed all the surrounding buildings.

1. Impossible
2. Imposing (impressive, eye-catching)
3. Implacable
4. Important

Her _____ ways captivated many young men.

1. Wintry
2. Weird
3. Wearisome
4. Winsome (appealing, charming)

The thieves _____ through the cupboards searching for valuable articles.

1. Ran
2. Ruptured
3. Rummaged (search)
4. Rustled

The _____ of the farmland was enough to sustain the small family.

1. Yoke
2. Yeast
3. Yard
4. Yield

The ______ fumes of vehicles pollute the air.

1. Noxious (poisonous, toxic)
2. Nutritious
3. Nourishing
4. Notorious

He is so _____, nothing moves him.

1. Non-committal
2. Nonchalant (calm, cool)
3. Nondescript
4. Noncombatant

The dish was ______ with herbs.

1. Garnished
2. Garlanded
3. Gathered
4. Gardened

It is usual nowadays to blow one’s own ______ to impress others.

1. Horn
2. Trumpet
3. Drum
4. Band

A lame duck organization is one which needs ____

1. Authority
2. Staff
3. Power
4. Support

The man who follows his nose actually follows his _____

1. Passion
2. Rationality
3. Instinct (natural tendency)
4. Memory

The _____ of the place attracts many ascetics.

1. Quietness
2. Silence
3. Quietude
4. Soundlessness

The street is not properly ______

1. Illumed
2. Illumined
3. Illuminated
4. Enlightened

I had _____something wrong as soon as I reached the spot.

1. Understood
2. Realized
3. Guessed
4. Smelt

Tagore’s birthday was _____ with songs and recitation.

1. Completed
2. Maintained
3. Celebrated
4. Enjoyed

The mother ____ the child.

1. Deserted (abandon, leave)
2. Hated
3. Ran away
4. Abandoned

The young politician’s speech was full of blood and _____

1. Sweat
2. Blade
3. Dagger
4. Thunder (speak loudly)

He held out an olive branch to his ____

1. Enemy
2. Friend
3. Pet
4. Forefathers

A barber shaves; a gardener ______

1. Binds
2. Reaps
3. Gleans
4. Prunes (cut back, trim, cut-off)

After one week’s continuous fever, the relatives of the patient became _____ about the mode of treatment.

1. Suspicious
2. Doubtful
3. Apprehensive (worried, concerned)
4. Inquisitive

We all _____ an unknown danger before us.

1. Foresaw
2. Predicted
3. Anticipated
4. Apprehended (understand, realize)

This method is not wrong; but there may be a more _____ method than this.

1. Suitable
2. Effective
3. Effectual
4. Working

The Republic Day was _____ with due solemnity.

1. Observed
2. Enjoyed
3. Celebrated
4. Performed

Don’t judge a book by its ______

1. Contents
2. Cover
3. Words
4. Story

Deeds are better than _____

1. Actions
2. Appearances
3. Words
4. Hopes

Don’t count your chickens before they are ______

1. Hatched
2. Eaten
3. Cooked
4. Ready

The money a man receives during the year is considered his _______

1. Revenue
2. Salary
3. Income
4. Fee

Jesus of Nazareth illustrated religious concepts by means of _____

1. Stories
2. Legends
3. Fables
4. Parables (moral story, lesson)

Judgment was passed on the murderer and he was duly ______

1. Assassinated
2. Strangled
3. Killed
4. Executed

The road was completely ____ by a fallen tree.

1. Closed
2. Hindered
3. Stopped
4. Blocked

A hostile crowd tried to _____ the Chairman from delivering his speech.

1. Prevent
2. Obstruct
3. Impede
4. Hinder

The administrator could not make up his mind about this ____ point.

1. Indecisive
2. Vague
3. Debatable
4. Pointless

The building does not _____ to safety regulations.

1. Follow
2. Agree
3. Comply
4. Conform (comply with rules, standards)

He made a ____ promise in front of the temple.

1. Grave
2. Sober
3. Solemn (serious, dignified)
4. Serious

We do not have words strong enough to condemn such a foul and ____ act of murder.

1. hasty
2. Timid
3. Hateful
4. Timorous

In company we must always be ____

1. Social
2. Friendly
3. Sociable
4. Courteous

A _____ of savages attacked in the explorer.

1. Gang
2. Horde (crowd, mob)
3. Crowd
4. Band

Doctors of medicine are among the most _____ members of American Society.

1. Affluent (wealthy, rich)
2. Aristocratic
3. Indolent
4. Carping

The _____ are not always cowards.

1. Timid
2. Cautious
3. Discreet
4. Righteous (good, decent)

His ______ attitude when we are on a holiday is very annoying to me.

1. Pretentious
2. Obtuse
3. Turbulent
4. Parsimonious (mean, miserly)

The ancient people used to _____ their ancestors.

1. Dislike
2. Venerate (respect, worship)
3. Worship
4. Exonerate

The thief disappeared in a _____

1. Day
2. Run
3. Trice
4. Hurry

The odds against us were indeed ______

1. Light
2. Colorful
3. Cheerful
4. Heavy

He was too late, as _____ would have it.

1. Fate
2. Luck
3. Fortune
4. God

I _____ my letter last evening.

1. Finished
2. Have finished
3. Had finished
4. Had been finished

You may safely use _____ drugs.

1. Innocent
2. Beneficent
3. Innocuous (harmless, safe)
4. Useful

That he should disappear like seems hardly _____

1. Credulous
2. Credible
3. Compatible
4. Permissible

The storm began _______

1. At the drop of a hat
2. On the quick
3. In the sudden
4. All of a sudden

Many changes of climate are the result of ______

1. Global heating
2. Universal warming
3. Global warming
4. Universal heating

I _____ my motherland heartfelt gratitude for what I am today.

1. Thank
2. Am indebted
3. Owe
4. Pay

The whole district was _____ due to heavy showers.

1. Flooded
2. Overflown
3. Inundated (flood, overflow, submerge)
4. Water-logged

When I asked him he ______ to tell the truth.

1. Denied
2. Disagreed
3. Refused
4. Objected

I cannot disobey him as he is ____ to me.

1. Superior
2. Senior
3. Elder
4. More qualified

I shall not go ________

1. Unless you go
2. Without you do
3. Except you do
4. Despite you do

Choose the word that best replaces the italicized words in the given sentence— / In earlier times, rebels were executed for killing the king.

1. homicide
2. regicide
3. parricide
4. fratricide

Identify the incorrect pair

1. Kidney diseases — urologist
2. Blood-related diseases — haematologist
3. Diseases of the stomach — gastroenterologist
4. Various types of cancer — oncologist

Who is a ‘psephologist’?

1. Someone who specializes in statistical studies of voting patterns in elections.
2. Someone who specializes in a certain branch of neuropsychology.
3. Someone who specializes in a certain branch of astrophysics.
4. Someone who practises Freudian psychoanalysis.

An Obstetrician deals with

1. Child disease
2. Liver disease
3. Pregnancy & childbirth
4. Nerve disease

Give the one-word substitution of: / One who talks continuously / (talkative, garrulous, voluble, profuse)

1. Voracious
2. Impecunious
3. Loquacious
4. Avaricious

Give the one-word substitution of: / Creature having both male and female organs / (androgyne, bisexual, epicene)

1. Sodomite
2. Homosexual
3. Masochist
4. Hermaphrodite

Choose the right word for love of oneself. / (vanity, self-admiration)

1. Hedonism
2. Masochism
3. Narcissism
4. Sadism

The word ‘claustrophobia’ means

1. fear of darkness
2. fear of crowds
3. fear of confined spaces
4. fear of water

A place where bees are kept _____

1. Aviary
2. Abattoir
3. Granary
4. Apiary

Ornithology is the study of

1. Fish
2. Coins
3. Relics
4. Birds

The word ‘necrophilia’ means

1. Love for insects
2. Love for children
3. Cultivation of knowledge
4. Fascination with dead bodies

Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below : / Classic

1. of the first or highest quality
2. a long list
3. loose, flowing robe
4. sanctified

One who considers the happiness and well-being of others first is an

1. Atheist
2. Altruistic
3. Alchemist
4. Aesthete

Fill in the blank with the correct word: / An Ophthalmologist is a person who deals with ____ .

1. heart
2. eyes
3. glands
4. lungs

An Ornithologist deals with:

1. Insects
2. Birds
3. Eyes
4. Heart

An indefatigable person remains

1. untired
2. unhappy
3. unrelentful
4. unsocial

An Epicurean is one who

1. Endures
2. Suffers
3. Enjoys pleasure
4. Loves

An orthopedist deals with

1. Eyes
2. Lungs
3. Bones
4. Childbirth

An illness that is likely to be fatal is

1. Mortal
2. Serious
3. Slight
4. Temporary

An ophthalmologist deals with

1. Kidney
2. Liver
3. Eyes
4. Heart

Memorabilia refers to

1. memorable things
2. memories of war
3. memories of objects collected because of their links with people or events
4. memories of the past

A misanthrope is a person who / (hater of mankind)

1. dislikes women
2. dislikes other people
3. dislikes children
4. dislikes Nature

A person on the verge of death of an illness is :

1. Seriously ill
2. Terminally ill
3. Sporadically ill
4. None of the above

An endocrinologist deals with :

1. Teeth
2. Glands
3. Epidemics
4. Heart

A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an

1. Stoic
2. Extrovert
3. Megalomaniac
4. Philanthropist

A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an ____

1. Kleptomaniac
2. Necromantic
3. Necrophobic
4. Introvert

People who do not settle down, speak the Romany language, are called

1. Truant
2. Vagabond
3. Gypsy
4. Wanderer

An omnivorous creature is one who

1. Eats both plants and animals
2. Omnipresent
3. Omniscient
4. Eats nothing

A preparation for killing insects is

1. Parasite
2. Insecticide
3. Humus
4. Rodent

‘We are superior to everybody else’ is the apt utterance of a/an

1. Egoist
2. Pacifist
3. Anarchist
4. Chauvinist

‘Crocodile tears’ means

1. Expression of sorrow
2. Tears of animals
3. False tears
4. Painful expression

A _______ makes no difference between man and man in spreading his love.

1. Philander
2. Philistine
3. Philosopher
4. Philanthropist

A ‘soliloquy means

1. Speaking to others
2. speaking to oneself
3. speaking in whispers
4. Speaking to a friend

The meat of deer is called

1. Mutton
2. Venison
3. Spoor
4. Tendril

Regicide means

1. Murder of a father
2. Murder of a king
3. Murder of a brother
4. Murder of a sister

‘Aural’ means

1. Relating to the ear
2. Relating to the eye
3. Relating to the air
4. Relating to the water

Tortuous means

1. Torture
2. Tour
3. Full of twists and turns
4. Torturous

‘Astronomy’ means study of the

1. Moon
2. stars
3. Sky
4. Sun

A manicurist takes care of

1. Foot
2. Ear
3. Nails
4. Mind

Lachrymose nature means

1. Lethargic
2. Prone to anger
3. Prone to tear
4. Energetic

A gourmet loves

1. Fashion
2. Action
3. Food
4. Films

A pugilist is

1. Boxer
2. Swimmer
3. Athlete
4. Weight-lifter

A dissolute person is one who is

1. Debauched
2. Dishonest
3. Dissimilar
4. Discontent

A female ‘administrator’ will be called an

1. Administratoress
2. Administress
3. Administratrix
4. Administrer

Many camels together would be called a

1. Team
2. Troop
3. String
4. Caravan

A man who catches fish as a hobby is called a/an ______ / (fishes with a rod and line)

1. Fisherman
2. Angler
3. Hunter
4. Fishmonger

The specialist who handles problems in the human body related to bones is a/an —

1. Orthodontist
2. Osteopath
3. Podiatrist
4. Oncologist

A man with an irrationally fixed idea is called / (enthusiast, fan, addict)

1. An eccentric
2. A maniac
3. A manikin
4. A phobic

We are superior to everybody else is the apt utterance of a/an :

1. egoist (self-centered or selfish person)
2. pacifist
3. anarchist
4. chauvinist (excessively patriotic, male supremacist)

A pugilist is a—

1. Boxer
2. Swimmer
3. Athlete
4. Weightlifter

A man in charge of farming and nurturing animals called

1. A ploughman
2. Farmer
3. A firm manager
4. A husbandman

A manicurist takes care of:

1. Foot
2. Ear
3. Nails
4. Mind

A fourteen-lined poem is called a

1. Sonnet
2. Epilogue
3. Composition
4. Lyric

One who hates mankind is called

1. Man-hater
2. Cannibal
3. Demon
4. Misanthropist

The art of Cultivating and managing gardens is called

1. Horticulture
2. Gardening
3. Geology
4. Botany

Love for the whole world is called

1. Patriotism
2. Generousness
3. Philanthropy
4. Nobility

People who look at the stars in the sky are pursuing a wonderful vocation.—

1. Astrologers
2. Astronomers
3. Geophysicists
4. Geologists

People who were present in the hall to listen to the lecture were indisciplined.

1. Crowd
2. Mob
3. Audience
4. Ruffians

A Government by divine guidance is called

1. Theocracy
2. Episcopacy
3. Oligarchy
4. Aristocracy

A disease affecting many persons at the same time and place is called

1. Epidemic
2. Infection
3. Sickness
4. Death

A person who makes his journey on foot is called a

1. Pedestrian
2. Walker
3. Rambler
4. Wanderer

A collection of poems came out to felicitate the poet.

1. Guidebook
2. Collection
3. An Anthology
4. Compilation

A market where old and used goods are sold is called a

1. Grey market
2. Share market
3. Black market
4. Flea market

An interpreter is involved with the task of

1. Inscription
2. Transcription
3. Translation
4. Transformation

One who moves from one place to go to live work in another is called a migrant. / But a vagrant is a person

1. Without a valid passport
2. Who goes to live in exile
3. Without a settled home or regular work
4. Who asks for political asylum

A false belief which cannot be shaken by reason is termed

1. Delusion
2. Fantasy
3. Illusion
4. Hallucination

Political crime against one’s own country is called

1. Treachery
2. Treason
3. Sedition
4. Terrorism

A drawback usually observed in women is called

1. Womanly
2. Womanish
3. Female
4. Feminine

The trees which shed all their leaves at a particular time of the year are called

1. Evergreen
2. Coniferous
3. Deciduous
4. Savanna

The concluding part of a literary work is called

1. Epigraph
2. Epitaph
3. Conclusion
4. Epilogue

One who knows all is called

1. Scholarly
2. Omniscient
3. Learned
4. Erudite

A government of the richest class is called

1. Monarchy
2. Aristocracy
3. Plutocracy
4. Oligarchy

A person out to destroy the government is known as

1. A terrorist
2. An anarchist
3. A militant
4. An extremist

People who believe anything told to them are not dependable.

1. Faithful
2. Credible
3. All-believing
4. Credulous

The two men coming from the same country booked the same hotel in the neighboring State.

1. Immigrants
2. Compatriots (countryman)
3. Comrades
4. Refugees

To conduct talks with a party with the aim of settling an issue is to —

1. Negotiate
2. Confer
3. Consult
4. Advise

To make use of marks like commas or full stops is to

1. Deviate
2. Vary
3. Regulate
4. Punctuate

A child who has lost both his parents is known as —

1. Unlucky
2. A foundling
3. An orphan
4. A street-child

When the author gives a name that is not his real one, the book is said to be written under a — / (pen name, incognito)

1. Fiction
2. Falsehood
3. Pseudonym
4. Mistake

A seller of cakes

1. Baker
2. Salesman
3. Cake-seller
4. Confectioner

A dwelling in which soldiers live —

1. Camp
2. Barracks
3. Tents
4. Cottage

The waves that tumble onto the beach are called —

1. Tumblers
2. Breakers
3. Currents
4. Roarers

The man who passed himself off as another was finally caught by the alert young detective.

1. Wrong-doer
2. Cheat
3. Impostor
4. Traitor OWR

The people of the country rebelled against the oppressive and cruel ruler.

1. Dictator
2. Tyrant
3. Demagogue
4. Emperor

My friend was apt to act suddenly without thinking.

1. Courageously
2. Excitedly
3. Thoughtlessly
4. Impulsively

Part of the examination should be conducted by word of mouth.

1. Orally
2. Intelligently
3. Confidentially
4. Literally

A piece of writing done by hand is called a

1. Script
2. Copy
3. Manuscript
4. Essay

A collection of assorted poems or other writings is known as

1. A casebook
2. An anthology
3. A journal
4. Reviews

An author who writes the story of another person’s life is known as —

1. Historian
2. Chronicler
3. Biographer
4. Diarist

When an animal sleeps through the winter it is

1. Ruminating
2. Hibernating
3. Gravitating
4. Radiating

That which is not permissible is

1. Wrong
2. Prohibited
3. Evil
4. Impermanent

One who leaves his country for another is

1. A traitor
2. A refugee
3. An emigrant
4. An immigrant

One who acquires a bad name is

1. Famous
2. Evil
3. Notorious
4. Infamous

His ghost story was beyond belief.

1. Fantastic
2. Terrifying
3. Incredible
4. Imaginary

My friend was a person apt to act suddenly without thinking.

1. Impulsive
2. Excitable
3. Thoughtless
4. Violent

His sudden and unexpected appearance seemed to petrify her / (fossilized, frozen)

1. Amaze
2. Turn to stone
3. Frighten
4. Shock

Ichthyology is related with

1. fish
2. bird
3. insect
4. mammal

Someone leaving one’s own country—

1. A refugee
2. An emigrant
3. A migratory
4. A nomadic man

Something leading to death

1. Deadening
2. Terrible
3. Dangerous
4. Lethal

A man with polished behavior _____

1. A snobbish man
2. A courteous
3. A courtly
4. A civilized

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. We need to ____ this matter ____ thoroughly.

1. look into; more
2. look in; most
3. look up; much
4. look for; may be

Select the correct proverb to fill in the blank in the following sentence: It is best not to delay since ____ .

1. beggars can’t be choosers
2. a stitch in time saves nine
3. a bad workman blames his tools
4. all’s fair in love and war

Instead of ‘tolerance’ we can say (put up with, endure, suffer)

1. bear on
2. bear in
3. bear with
4. bear at

Never ______ upon the marginalized. Fill in with the right phrasal verb.

1. look over
2. look down
3. look through
4. look into

Fill in with the right phrasal verb. The detective suddenly ______ a useful clue.

1. gave in
2. came across
3. fill up
4. fell down

“Call up” means :

1. recollect
2. anticipate
3. befriend
4. invite

The girl ______ her mother

1. takes after
2. call in
3. puts off
4. puts by

The teacher will ______ a new chapter tomorrow.

1. take over
2. take up
3. take down
4. take off

He wanted to ______ out. (being summoned)

1. want
2. ask
3. call
4. order

There was no ______ in the rain.

1. let up (decrease, diminish)
2. let in
3. let off
4. let go

In a moment of hurry, the files had been ______ by Hamilton.

1. cast about
2. cast out
3. cast up
4. cast aside(ignore, overlook, reject)

There was a ______ on the midnight train.

1. Hold up (delay, difficulty)
2. Hold in
3. Hold
4. Hold out

They decided to _____ his number in the yellow pages

1. Look into
2. Look at
3. Lookup (information in a reference book)
4. Look onto

Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below: The boss simply could not __________ his inefficiency any more.

1. put off
2. put up with (tolerate, accept)
3. put down
4. put across

I will ______ her case as a precedent to my job until May.

1. hold-up
2. hold on
3. hold in
4. hold to

His friend ______ his word much to his despair

1. Went back on
2. Went away from
3. Went with
4. Went in

They ‘laughed down’ the man means that they ______ the man.

1. Confined
2. Laughed with
3. Ridiculed and belittled
4. Punished

We should ______ for a rainy day.

1. Put down
2. Put into
3. Put something by(save for future use)
4. Put things off

The thief ______ with the ornaments.

1. Made away
2. Made out
3. Made off(take away, steal)
4. Made up

The boys were ‘kept in’ after school means that the boys were _____

1. Caned
2. Punished
3. Confined(restricted, limited)
4. Rewarded

The evidence ______ with what one already knows.

1. Ties in
2. Sets in
3. Gives in
4. Goes down

After much effort he could tide over the crisis.

1. Overcome
2. Win over
3. Defeat
4. Enjoy

After a prolonged suffering he passed away.

1. Went away
2. Left
3. Expired
4. Yielded

After a promising start his career soon came to an end in a disappointing way.

1. Roughed out
2. Fizzled out
3. Flaked out
4. Rounded off

After much resistance the robbers gave in to the police.

1. Arrested
2. Apologized
3. Yielded(surrender, hand over)
4. Defeated

You cannot always go by appearances.

1. Bypass
2. Neglect
3. Ignore
4. Judge From

Poor nutrition in infancy can hold back physical growth.

1. Resist
2. Retard(delay, slow down)
3. Restore
4. Decrease

I cannot make out what he wishes to say.

1. Guess
2. Understand
3. Discover
4. Explain

The two boys fell _____ but soon become friends again (quarrel, argue, fight)

1. Away
2. Forward
3. On
4. Out

I asked the slow worker to get a move _____

1. Out
2. Forward
3. On
4. Full

He put _____ some savings to support him in his old age.

1. In
2. Back
3. Under
4. By

“Lay off’ can mean to stop working and also

1. To go on strike
2. To leave alone
3. To spread out
4. To go to sleep

As soon as January is over the days begin to draw out noticeably.

1. Obtain
2. Leave
3. Get longer
4. Encourage to be less shy

Would you make out the bill, please ?

1. Claim
2. Write or fill in forms, cheques etc.
3. Understand
4. Distinguish

This book is difficult to understand, and when I’m tired I can’t take in what the author means.

1. Give accommodation to
2. Include
3. Understand
4. Observe

I usually get through my salary by the middle of the month.

1. Finish
2. Use up
3. Cause to be approved of
4. Help to contact

If you can hang on a second. I’ll look for my brother and tell him you’re on the phone for him.

1. Wait
2. Endure
3. Retain
4. Live

We can put you up if you are staying in town overnight.

1. Lend
2. Tolerate
3. Give accommodation
4. Nominate as a candidate

Select the idiom that best replaces the words in italics in the following sentence You should review your options carefully before you make a decision.

1. make hay while the sun shines
2. sit on the fence
3. look before you leap
4. kill the golden goose

The idiomatic expression ‘A slap on the wrist’ means (reprimand, rebuke, scolding)

1. Short on time
2. A very mild punishment
3. To have a dispute
4. To force an issue

Replace the underlined portion with an idiom from the list below: They finally agreed on the business deal. (concur, be in accord)

1. let the cat out of the bag
2. see eye to eye
3. to feel under the weather
4. to cut a corner

The idiomatic expression ‘make both ends meet’ means (manage, survive)

1. get by
2. get over
3. get done
4. get well

The idiomatic expression, ‘once in a blue moon’, means (hardly ever)

1. rarely
2. frequently
3. regularly
4. never

The expression ‘holier than thou’ means (self-righteous, complacent, smug, self-satisfied)

1. pure
2. religious
3. moralistic
4. sanctimonious

To feel ‘under the weather’ means (ill, indisposed, ailing)

1. feel depressed
2. feel uncomfortable
3. feel unwell
4. feel uncertain

The idiomatic expression “pull yourself together”

1. drag oneself
2. help one
3. get angry
4. calm down by oneself

The idiomatic expression ‘see eye to eye‘ means

1. agree with someone
2. to remain neutral
3. to take over (something)
4. to enjoy the best of both

He says he has invented a time machine, which is clearly a load of cobblers.

1. Genuine
2. Great
3. Nonsense
4. Significant

“A bolt from the blue” means

1. sudden disaster
2. in trouble
3. blessing from above
4. to remain neutral

He stood in hot water

1. in trouble or disgrace
2. met with an accident
3. stepped into boiling water
4. was angry

We didn’t really want that particular hotel, but it was a case of Hobson’s Choice.

1. state of dilemma
2. taking what is available or nothing at all
3. teacher’s choice
4. economical

‘Made up his mind’ means

1. Remembered
2. Resolved
3. Forgot
4. Lost

He is a dark horse.

1. Silent
2. Secretive
3. Dangerous
4. Possessing a secret ability

‘At daggers drawn’ means —

1. Friendly
2. On bad terms with
3. Acquainted
4. Unknown

Everything was at sixes and sevens.

1. Disordered
2. Lost
3. Found
4. Sold

There’s no love lost between them.

1. Avoid
2. Not on good terms
3. Challenge
4. Quarrel

Edmund Burke had a wonderful gift of the gab. Gift of the gab means:

1. Intelligence
2. Humanity
3. Eloquence (fluency, power of speech)
4. Goodness

The expression ‘to take stock of’ means :

1. To question
2. To argue
3. To survey
4. To manipulate

The belief in witchcraft is losing ground.

1. Becoming less acceptable
2. Becoming popular
3. Becoming powerful
4. Losing principle

The singer was not in voice.

1. Lost voice
2. To sing well
3. Had a cough
4. did not sang well

No one dare call in question his honesty.

1. Honesty of purpose
2. Test
3. Flatter
4. Challenge

‘Puts one in mind’ means

1. Resolved
2. Decided
3. Reminds
4. Received

‘Hand and glove’ means

1. Arrogance
2. Enemy
3. Maintain a distance
4. Intimate terms

I gave him a piece of my mind.

1. Expressed love
2. Fell in love
3. Expressed anguish
4. Trusted him

He has the gift of the gab.

1. A talent for speaking
2. A good voice
3. A logical bent of mind
4. Talking nonsense

She is a little under the weather today.

1. Feeling unwell
2. In sync with the weather
3. Feeling excited
4. Feeling sad

He is such a good Samaritan. It means

1. He is very clever
2. He is a fool
3. Someone who tries to help people
4. He is a bad man

‘To see red’ means

1. to begin to understand
2. To be mad with anger
3. A narrow escape
4. Smart and clean

The news came like a bolt from the blue.

1. Windfall
2. Thunderbolt
3. Sudden and unexpected
4. Shock

‘Hold fire’ means

1. To delay doing something
2. Catch Fire
3. Prevent fire
4. Magnify

To take up the gauntlet means

1. To accept the challenge
2. To refuse
3. To appreciate
4. To move

He tried by all means, by hook or crook to win the case.

1. By any means fair or foul
2. By money
3. By Man power
4. By muscle power

He changed his job and was out of frying pan or fire.

1. Happy with the job
2. Misfit
3. In a condition from bad to worse
4. Lucky in the choice

In spite of all his brag he had ‘to eat humble pie‘ means that he had to

1. Apologize
2. Surrender
3. Leave
4. Eat his food

His observations were ‘beside the point‘ means that his observations were

1. Written in point form
2. Written beside points
3. Not relevant
4. Not heard by others

‘A wild-goose chase‘ means

1. Togo hunting
2. To go on a foolish, fruitless search
3. To chase wild geese
4. To protect

He ‘made light‘ of his friend’s warning means he

1. Lit a fire
2. Showed the light
3. Took seriously
4. Treated lightly

“In the time of danger, we should try to take the bull by the horns” means in the time of danger we try to

1. Surmount it
2. Face the situation boldly
3. Overcome it
4. Control ourselves

A clever man sweeps his family scandals under the _____

1. Ground
2. Floor
3. Carpet
4. Gravestone

It is usual nowadays to blow one’s own ____ to impress others.

1. Horn
2. Trumpet
3. Drum
4. Band

The separation from a near and dear one fills one’s mind with blues.

1. Sadness
2. Romanticism
3. Nostalgia
4. Colorfulness

‘To give dog a bad name’ means :

1. It is very difficult to destroy the reputation of a loyal person
2. It is very difficult to lose a bad reputation
3. It is very difficult to earn a good reputation in a bad company
4. It is very difficult both to be loyal and do something that jeopardizes self-reputation

‘A bolt from the blue’

1. A drop from the sky
2. An unexpected shock
3. Thunderbolt
4. A blue sky

To go to the dogs.

1. To turn over a new leaf
2. To oil one’s own machine
3. To be off one’s head
4. To breathe one’s last

Poles apart

1. Very distant
2. Separate
3. Totally different in views
4. Very difficult

In the new place he had to earn by the sweat of his brow

1. Very hard work
2. Frown of his brow
3. Seriously
4. Idly

‘To come to the fore‘ means to become

1. Prominent
2. Aggressive
3. Weak
4. Aware

‘On one’s toes‘ signifies

1. Concentration
2. Courtesy
3. Punctuality
4. Alertness

To make headway is to

1. Make Progress
2. Make little progress
3. To progress towards collision
4. To proceed to travel

Waiting with bated breath is to

1. Feel very excited
2. Feel breathlessness
3. Waiting for the dentist with the complaint of bad breath
4. Waiting to take revenge

She has been sitting on the books taken from the library for a month.

1. Doing nothing with the books
2. Reading the books carefully
3. Reading the book slowly
4. Keeping the books as a mark of protest

In a Hobson’s choice situation one

1. Must accept what is offered as there is no alternatives
2. Can freely choose from many alternatives
3. Must choose only in consultation with other members of the group he/she belongs to
4. Can do any of the above

A fly-by-night company is one that

1. Operates only at night
2. Sends cargo by plane only
3. Is interested only in making quick profits
4. Operates from no fixed place

Dance is an art form. But to be a dance attendant is to : (subordinate, subsidiary)

1. Take part in group dance
2. Entertain by dancing
3. Be subservient
4. Be flattering

To have other fish to fry (have a subordinate role)

1. To play the second fiddle
2. To do the yeoman’s service
3. To oil one’s own machine
4. To cut the coat according to one’s cloth

At daggers drawn

1. Hostile to others
2. Violent to others
3. Dangerous for others
4. Violently opposed to each other

The receptionist of the hotel greeted us with the pink of courtesy.

1. Very sweetly
2. With seriousness
3. Warmly
4. Respectfully

The truant boy promised to turn over a new leaf.

1. Turn to nature
2. Start a new and a better life
3. Move away from the place
4. Change for the worse

Please put on record my objections to this step.

1. Put in writing
2. Do not forget
3. Play on a record-player
4. Send them to the proper authorities

The man was willing to undertake the work for a consideration.

1. Out of sympathy
2. Against payment
3. Only for a brief period
4. On certain terms

A day in winter is cold but to turn a cold shoulder to a person is to

1. Pursue him
2. Ignore him
3. Approach him
4. Hurt him

On no account

1. With an ill grace
2. In the open
3. By all means
4. By hook or by crook

In a nutshell (in short, briefly)

1. In the open
2. In all its detail
3. To throw in the sponge
4. To put on paper

The speaker spoke at length in fine he urged his audience to be patriotic (finally, in short)

1. In fine language
2. With a noble gesture
3. In telling phrases
4. In conclusion

He faced a crisis and was in a fix.

1. Motionless
2. In a difficulty
3. Confused
4. Dumbfounded

He has been here for years and should know the ins and outs of the job.

1. The secrets
2. All the details
3. Entries and exits
4. The problems and their solutions

The improved tax collections are a shot in the arm for the country’s economy.

1. A close-range shot
2. A shot-gun blast
3. A great encouragement
4. At arm’s length

The president’s visit was called off at the eleventh hour.

1. At the earliest opportunity
2. At 11 a.m.
3. At the last possible moment
4. Shortly before noon

The team made short work of their opponents.

1. Disposed of quickly
2. Underestimated the strength of
3. Avoided working hard
4. Fell short of

The man in the street is opposed to this idea.

1. The beggar
2. The pavement-dweller
3. The destitute
4. The average, ordinary

He is not fit to hold a candle to predecessor.

1. Unable to enlighten
2. Incapable of following
3. Not to be name in comparison with
4. Unfit to guide

The screen is in character with the rest of the furniture.

1. Complementing
2. Contrasting
3. In keeping
4. Joining

I did not notice in him anything out of the way. (remote place, finished, unusual)

1. Familiar
2. Strange
3. Charming
4. Attractive

He is not great lawyer but he has the gift of the gab

1. A talent for speaking
2. A pleasant face
3. A serious bearing
4. A silent nature

He stood his ground with firmness

1. Dug up the ground
2. Built a house
3. Maintained his position
4. Built a wall

He gained success by dint of hard work. (by use of, by virtue of)

1. By means of
2. Force of
3. By way of
4. By virtue of

None can be a good orator without the gift of the gab.

1. Ability of quote
2. Ability improvise
3. Fluency of Speech
4. Wit and humor

The rule has been declared null and void.

1. Devoid of substance
2. Incorrect
3. Invalid
4. Inappropriate

Your arguments are of no avail.

1. Helpless
2. Meaningless
3. Unprofitable
4. Useless

Her bank account was in the black. (financially solvent)

1. Contained untaxed money
2. Had a credit balance
3. Was kept secret
4. Contained the profits of crime

It is high time that India and Pakistan iron out their differences over Kashmir and other issues.

1. Find a solution
2. Harden even further their belligerent attitude
3. Smooth over an argument or quarrel
4. Argue out

Keeping late hours in office is playing havoc with his health.

1. Advantageous for
2. Improving marginally
3. Harming marginally
4. Ruining completely

The success of his welfare project added another feather in his cap.

1. Advantage
2. Problem
3. Friend
4. Achievement to be proud of

Arrival and departure on the same day in addition to the tight work schedule, would be cutting in line. (jump the queue)

1. Nerve-racking
2. Wise
3. Leaving oneself the minimum time
4. Relaxing

There were several communal violence incidents throughout the globe.

1. The model of the earth used for the study of geography
2. A spherical body
3. The world
4. A planet

Pick out the word that is not similar to the others.

1. Pond
2. Water body
3. Lake
4. Stream

Choose the correct option to frame a question from the following sentence, using the appropriate punctuation— I asked him why he wasn’t in class.

1. I asked him—”Why you not in class?”
2. I asked him, “Why you are not in class?”
3. I asked him: “Why you are not in class?”
4. I asked him, “Why are you not in class?”

Read the following sentences and then select the correct option. (i) One should not interfere in the personal affairs of others. (ii) The personal in that company are dissatisfied with their salaries.

1. Only Sentence (i) is correct.
2. Only Sentence (ii) is correct.
3. Sentences (i) and (ii) are both correct.
4. Sentences (i) and (ii) are both incorrect.

Identify the mood in the following sentence— I would surely go there if I could.

1. Indicative mood
2. Interrogative mood
3. Subjunctive mood
4. Imperative mood

Correctly change the following sentence to the active voice, using the appropriate punctuation— My daughter expressed her preference for History over English.

1. My daughter says ‘I prefer History over English.’
2. My daughter said, “I prefer History over English.”
3. My daughter tells — ‘I prefer History over English.’
4. My daughter told, “I prefer History over English.”

Which of the following is an auxiliary verb?

1. Look
2. Can
3. Take
4. Do

Choose the option that correctly changes the following sentence into indirect speech— He said, “I will go there tomorrow.”

1. He said that I will go there tomorrow.
2. He told that he shall go there tomorrow.
3. He said that he will go there after today.
4. He said that he would go there the next day.

Find the correctly spelled word. (practice, try-out, read-through)

1. Reharsal
2. Rehersal
3. Rehearsal
4. Rehearsel

What parts of speech is the word ‘Adjective’?

1. Pronoun
2. Noun
3. Adjective
4. Adverb

What type of sentence is ‘Do or Die’?

1. Simple
2. Complex
3. Exclamatory
4. Compound

Which one is the plural number? (a group of former male student)

1. Index
2. Alumni
3. Hypothesis
4. Analysis

“I have done my duty.” Which tense is this?

1. Present Indefinite
2. Present Perfect
3. Past Perfect
4. Past Indefinite

It has been established that (P) Einstein was (Q) although a great scientist (R) weak in arithmetic (S) right from his school days To form a correct and meaningful sentence, the proper sequence should be:

1. (Q) (P) (R) (S)
2. (P) (R) (S) (Q)
3. (P) (S) (Q) (R)
4. (Q) (P) (S) (R)

What is the most appropriate passive form of “Who has done the work?” ?

1. Who has been done the work?
2. By whom has been done the work?
3. Whom has done the work by?
4. By whom has the work been done?

Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence: I will meet you tomorrow.

1. Where will you meet me ?
2. How will you meet me ?
3. Will you meet me ?
4. When will you meet me ?

Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word ‘capable’

1. Uncapable
2. Noncapable
3. Ill-capable
4. Incapable

Select the correct spelling: (housing, living quarters)

1. Accommodition
2. Accommodation
3. Accomodation
4. Acommodation

Which is the correct sentence ?

1. An one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.
2. A one-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.
3. The one eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.
4. One-eyed person was seen roaming about the streets.

The past tense of ‘rewind’ is

1. rewinded
2. rewounded
3. rewound
4. none of the above

Which complex form is correct for the following sentence? ‘Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration.’

1. When Christmas celebrations occur everyone is happy.
2. During Christmas celebration everyone is happy.
3. Everyone during Christmas celebration is happy.
4. Happy is everyone when Christmas celebration occurred.

Choose the correct indirect statement. He said, “grass is green.”

1. He told that grass is green.
2. He told that grass was green.
3. He told that grass had been green.
4. He told that grass will always be green.

Correct passive form of the following sentence ‘Orange tastes sour’

1. Orange is tasted sour.
2. Orange is sour after tasting.
3. Orange is sour when tasted.
4. Orange is tasted as sour.

Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence and see below for the correct option : “Honesty is the best policy”

1. Is honesty the best policy ?
2. Is not honesty the best policy ?
3. Is honesty not the best policy ?
4. Why is honesty the best policy ?

Correct the following sentence. We had gone to the movies last night.

1. We had had gone to the movies last night.
2. We went to the movies last night.
3. We should have gone to the movies last night.
4. We have gone to the movies last night.

Which is the correct form of the given sentence They discussed about the matter.

1. They had discussed about the matter.
2. They should have discussed about the matter.
3. They discussed the matter.
4. The given sentence is correct.

Change the voice of the verb. ‘The script is being written.’

1. The script will have to be written.
2. Write the script.
3. They are writing the script.
4. They have been writing the script.

Convert the given sentence into an interrogative sentence: I will meet you at the train station.

1. When will you meet me ?
2. How will you meet me ?
3. Where will you meet me ?
4. Can’t you meet me ?

Convert this to a simple sentence. She wanted to go on vacation, so she saved money.

1. As she wanted to go on vacation she saved money.
2. She saved money for vacation.
3. She wanted to go on vacation and saved her money.
4. Although she saved her money, she wanted to go on vacation.

Convert the given sentence into a simple sentence: Pancakes are delicious but not without syrup.

1. Pancakes are delicious when served with syrup.
2. Pancakes are delicious only with syrup.
3. If served with syrup, pancakes are delicious.
4. None of the above

Marble may be used with

1. Painting
2. Music
3. Rocks
4. Sculpture

‘Regret’ may be expressed by the following interjection:

1. Alas!
2. Hush!
3. Bravo!
4. Hurrah!

Sorrow may be expressed by the following interjection:

1. Hurrah!
2. Bravo!
3. Oh!
4. Alas!

‘Surprise’ may be expressed by the following interjection:

1. Hush!
2. Alas!
3. Ha!
4. Bravo!

‘Approval’ may be expressed by the following Interjection:

1. Ha!
2. Hush!
3. Bravo!
4. Hurrah !

A stoic person can : (who can endure pain)

1. Entice
2. Endure (undergo, go through)
3. Excite
4. Enable

The word ‘Pride’ is also used to describe a group of

1. Tigers
2. Elephants
3. Lions
4. Hyenas

‘Thespian art’ refers to

1. The art of tragedy
2. The art of history
3. The art of story telling
4. Tribal art

Detect where the adjective “public” is used in a derogatory sense :

1. Public house
2. Public Woman
3. Public servant
4. Public speech

A duck is a bird, but to duck is

1. To feel shy
2. To refuse
3. To abandon
4. To avoid

Baptism by fire means—

1. A fire-fighting act
2. A bad beginning in the first job
3. A difficult introduction to an experience
4. A religious experience

To be very busy is to be as busy a

1. Squirrel
2. Bee
3. Duck
4. Mouse

Someone having a weak memory is said to have a mind/memory like a

1. Sieve (strainer, filter)
2. Soap
3. Screw
4. Stream

A homophone for the word whole will be

1. Hole
2. Roll
3. Wholesome
4. Whale

A soporific speech would tend to (sleep-inducing)

1. Put one to sleep
2. Stimulate action
3. Appeal primarily to emotions
4. Be incomprehensible

The idiosyncrasies of a professor must not include

1. Eccentricities (unconventionality, unorthodoxy)
2. Flaws
3. Oddities
4. Topicalities

To refuse is to deny but used as a noun the word can mean

1. Garbage
2. Dust
3. Prohibition
4. Fuel

The boy has mendacious habits. (untruthful, dishonest, false)

1. Stealing habits
2. Lying tendencies
3. Prone to begging
4. Over-critical habits

It is obvious that he greatly hates his new colleague in office.

1. Dislikes
2. Abhors (detest, hate)
3. Admires
4. Adores

The musk rose attracted a large number of bees. (crowd, horde, mob)

1. Swarm
2. Flock
3. Pack
4. Group

They began the clean-up campaign discarding these. (throw away, throw out)

1. Throwing them off
2. Throwing them over
3. Throwing them out
4. Throwing them up

“Concrete” is a substance used to erect buildings but “concrete” can also mean

1. Solid fact
2. Reason
3. Argument
4. Essay

A “transparent” object allows us clear vision but “a transparent person” is one who is

1. Scrupulously honest
2. Smiling
3. Pleasing
4. Clever

“Gravity” can mean the pull of the earth and also

1. Fear
2. Thickness
3. Seriousness
4. Fame

“Industry” can mean production in factories and also

1. Invention
2. Commerce
3. Ingenuity
4. Hard work

Deliberate disruption of work

1. Sabotage (destroy, obstruct)
2. Devastation
3. Terrorism
4. Violence

Goods prohibited by law

1. Smuggling
2. Contraband (smuggling, illegal traffic)
3. Narcotics
4. Excise

In deep thought

1. Ponderous
2. Pensive (thoughtful, thinking)
3. Philosophical
4. Perturbed

Mr. Advani announced that he would soon release a white paper on the activities of the I.S.I.

1. A government announcement
2. A party notice
3. A party report party notice
4. A government report

After years of service as managing director Mr. X prefers to take a back seat now.

1. To retire
2. To control covertly
3. To play an unimportant role or a less important role than before
4. To be completely immobilized

The trade union leader, after much deliberation, ordered a work to rule for their workers.

1. Going back to work
2. An abstaining from work
3. Strict following of the rules laid down for the job and thus slowing down the pace of the work
4. Taking up the full work load

Things had come to such a head that immediate action was necessary.

1. Reached a deadlock
2. Reached a crisis
3. Reached a happy ending
4. Reached a tragic ending

It is not for a political person to go much against the wind.

1. Air
2. Surroundings
3. A spiral
4. Breeze

Fill in the blanks with the correct set of words. She was not interested ____ taking ____ French, but decided ____ opt ____ German instead.

1. in; up; to; for
2. to; on; in; with
3. on; to; for; on
4. for; to; in; to

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: He works ________ an insurance company.

1. for
2. at
3. in
4. with

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: She has no control ______ her temper.

1. on
2. with
3. over
4. after

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: He spends hours _______ the phone everyday.

1. at
2. on
3. with
4. in

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option: What are you worrying _______ ?

1. to
2. with
3. for
4. about

Insert the right preposition in the blank space: He died ____ dengue.

1. with
2. from
3. of
4. by

Fill in the blank with the right option: He was offended ______ me unjustly.

1. at
2. for
3. with
4. towards

Fill in with a suitable preposition: He is taller than you _____ two inches.

1. with
2. of
3. in
4. by

Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition: He presided ______ the meeting.

1. over
2. at
3. in
4. for

Use the right preposition. He deals ____ cosmetic goods.

1. of
2. with
3. in
4. on

What is the time _____ your watch?

1. by
2. in
3. with
4. on

Fill in the blank with right option. He cannot cope _____ this pressure. (manage, survive, carry on)

1. up
2. With
3. In
4. for

Use the appropriate preposition in the sentence : We sat _____ the shade of the tree.

1. under
2. below
3. in
4. through

Ram made the most —— his resources.

1. at
2. of
3. from
4. with

He preferred classical music ______ popular numbers.

1. from
2. of
3. over
4. to

He has a preference ______ tea ______ coffee

1. over, for
2. for, to
3. for, over
4. to, over

It is 9 o’clock ______ my watch

1. by
2. in
3. at
4. into

She was running short ______ time.

1. at
2. of
3. with
4. for

He was waiting ____ the train.

1. in
2. at
3. for

He saved her _____ certain death.

1. from
2. with
3. of
4. in

I prevailed _____ him to join our group.

1. on
2. upon
3. beside
4. along with

The crew were ______ the ship for a month.

1. on board
2. aboard
3. on
4. off

He hinted _____ some lost treasure.

1. of
2. for
3. with
4. at

Here is the watch _____ you asked ____.

1. which, for
2. that, for
3. for, from
4. this, for

He is ____ the phone right now.

1. at
2. in
3. On
4. to

He held his breath ____ several minutes.

1. on
2. of
3. for

I was alarmed ____ the news of my brother’s illness.

1. in
2. at
3. to
4. away

I have no desire _____ fame.

1. of
2. for
3. in
4. to

There is an exception _____ every rule.

1. to
2. For
3. In
4. up

I am going to Chennai _____ Monday ____ tour

1. On, of
2. On, on
3. In, with
4. Of, on

He sympathized ______ him in his bereavement.

1. In
2. For
3. With
4. by

He succeeded by the dint ____ his hard labour.

1. of
2. by
3. for
4. because

She is proficient in music but weak

1. In study
2. At lessons
3. With study
4. On study

A gentleman should be true _____ his words.

1. From
2. To
3. In
4. On

The father was vexed _____ the son.

1. With
2. About
3. To
4. In

The beautiful lady was compared ____ the moon by the poet.

1. With
2. To
3. Of
4. Like

Competitors ____ the globe took part in the game.

1. From
2. Over
3. Around

The senior officer was angry _____ the subordinates.

1. Upon
2. On
3. With
4. Against

Shylock nurtured a deep-rooted hatred _____ Antonio.

1. For
2. To
3. Against
4. About

The woman is standing _____ the door.

1. By
2. On
3. At
4. In

The train was passing _____ a dark tunnel.

1. Through
2. Under
3. In
4. By