Q.1 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Vocifirous
2. Affliction
3. Episcopal
4. Innocuous

Q.2 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Manipulate
2. Postulate
3. Stippulate
4. Calculate

Q.3 Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the italicised word.
The smoke was bothering me, and I didn't want to "ruin" the party for all of you,
so I simply walked home.
1. despoil
2. fix
3. revamp
4. recover

Q.4 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group
of words/phrase.
Showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious
1. Shriek
2. Shrift
3. Shrewd
4. Shrike

Q.5 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Emulate
1. Respect
2. Neglect
3. Spoilt
4. Bash

Q.6 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group
of words.
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession
1. Performer
2. Amateur
3. Professional
4. Ascetic

Q.7 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given
sentence.
China expects to welcome back Indian students to resume their studies in the
country.
1. cease
2. usher
3. presume
4. announce

Q.8 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an
error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find
any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The investors were / put off by the dirty / visage of the workshop.
1. visage of the workshop
2. put off by the dirty
AN- 3. No error
4. The investors were

Q.9 Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

1. Abcission
2. Abstruse
3. Incision
4. Abyssal

Q.10 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Dull
1. Coloured
2. Bright
3. Clever
4. Youthfu

Q.11 Select the most appropriate idiom from the following options that can
substitute the
underlined part of the given sentence.
He is the most successful businessman. One of his traits is to take risk.
1. Throw caution to the wind
2. Talk through his hat
3. Fill somebody’s shoes
4. Tighten his belt

Q.12 Select the most appropriate phrase for the underlined segment in the given
sentence.
They are rivals and cannot work together in harmony
1. Potter about
2. Make up
3. Put down
4. Pull together

Q.13 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Cutting corners
1. Investing in MNCs to get better returns and exchange
2. Doing something poorly in order to save time or money
3. Stitching clothes with a unique design
4. Cutting the edges to make it small and round

Q.14 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

Spurious medicine can be fatal to the patient.
1. Genuine
2. Inferior
3. Contemptuous
4. Virtuous

Q.15 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The entire environment was very hostile towards us.
1. Antagonistic
2. Favourable
3. Accurate
4. Handy

Q.16 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given
group of
words.
A place for storage of arms and ammunition
1. Wardrobe
2. Warehouse
3. Granary
4. Arsenal

Q.17 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Call it a day
1. Call it as a bad day
2. Stop thinking in daytime
3. Call it as a good and productive day
4. Stop working on something

Q.18 Select the correct meaning of the idiom in bold and italics.
I had a close shave this morning – my car was hit badly by a bull.
1. In a position where one might receive severe criticism
2. To be carrying a wild look
3. To request someone to stay calm and not get annoyed
4. A narrow escape

Q.19 Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Blue blood is not necessarily a guarantee of one’s public decorum.
1. A person belonging to a middle-class family
2. A person belonging to an honest family
3. A person belonging to a poor family
4. A person belonging to a high family

Q.20 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To make matters worse
1. No matter can become worse
2. Sometimes situation can become worse
3. Make the situation worse
4. Matters can be worse

Q.21 Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.

The pyramids that you see in Egypt were built by the Pharoh dynasties who ruled the
ancient kingdom of Egypt for thousands of years.
1. Ensure
2. Pharoh
3. Strategy
4. Fulfillment

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment
in the
given sentence.
Antonio Stradivari was an Italian who is being made wonderful violins.
1. who made wonderful
2. who have made wonderful
3. who is made wonderful
4. who makes wonderful

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment
in the
given sentence.
I enjoy to be laugh at my little brother.
1. am enjoy to laughing at
2. enjoy laughed at
3. enjoy laughing at
4. have enjoy laughing at

Q.24 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an
error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find
any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Psychology has been / defined the scientific study of / human psyche and behaviour.
1. defined the scientific study of
2. Psychology has been
3. human psyche and behaviour
4. No error

Q.25 Identify the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.

The graduate students have discovered that they can address issues more effectually
through letter writing campaignes and not through public demonstrations.
1. address
2. discovered
3. campaignes
4. demonstrations

Q.26 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Scanty
1. Expedient
2. Paltry
3. Nasty
4. Abundant

Q.27 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given
group of
words.
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
1. Pungent
2. Poignant
3. Impactful
4. Unaffecting

Q.28 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Asperity
1. Virility
2. Civility
3. Acridity
4. Curiosity

Q.29 Identify the correct antonym for the following word.

With her spry and athletic build, she won the race easily.
1. Agile
2. Lethargic
3. Sleuth
4. Workaholic

Q.30 Read the given sentence and select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word
‘Deplete’ from the following options.
Depletion of old things has become a fancy business as it brings back old memories
but at a high cost.
1. restore
2. old
3. high
4. fancy

Q.31 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Heart and soul
1. With complete honesty
2. Front to front
3. With all the effort you can put
4. Feeling sympathy for someone

Q.32 The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment
that
contains a grammatical error.
It is nothing else than / sheer foolishness that / you have decided / to resign.
1. It is nothing else than
2. sheer foolishness that
3. to resign
4. you have decided

Q.33 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given
group of
words.
Profitable, yielding financial gain
1. Ludicrous
2. Lucrative
3. Luddite
4. Lugger

Q.34 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Some people are in the habit of sharing________ and bull story on unsuitable
occasions.
1. fox
2. wolf
3. cock
4. rooster

Q.35 Select the most appropriate synonym to replace the italicised word.
Colossal granite obelisks were erected by only a few kings.
1. Gigantic
2. Lilliputian
3. Minute
4. Minuscule

Q.36 Choose the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
With two toddlers to handle and no house help at her disposal, Shilpa can never put
her house in apple-pie order.
1. Completely messy
2. Smell-proof
3. Completely arranged
4. Ready for guests

Q.37 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment
in the
given sentence.
When the weather is hot, I will like to eat ice cream.
1. I shall like to eat
2. I liked to eat
3. I like to eat
4. I should like to eat
Q.38 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given
group of
words.
One who takes a dark view of things
1. Pedant
2. Periscope
3. Polyglot
4. Pessimist

Q.39 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

His explanation is always concise.
1. Frank
2. Precise
3. Lengthy
4. Intelligent

Q.40 Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment
in the
given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution
required’.
As Simon had already been to the park, he lead the way for the other children.
1. leading the way
2. lead away
3. led the way
4. No substitution required