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Q1. Select the word, which means the same as the group of words given.
The hard remains of a prehistoric animal or plant that are found inside a rock.
(a) fossil
(b) ruins
(c) relics
(d) vestiges
S1. Ans(a)
Sol. Fossil is the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period.
Ruin means the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
Relic means a part of a deceased holy person’s body or belongings kept as an object of reverence.
Vestige is a part or organ of an organism which has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution.
Q2. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
More than 25% people admits they have not sent or received a hand-written letter in the past decade.
(a) a hand-written letter
(b) More than 25% people admits
(c) they have not sent or received
(d) in the past decade.
S2. Ans(b)
Sol. Replace “admits” with “admit”. ‘People’ is a plural noun so we need to use the verb accordingly.
Q3. Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in bold in the given sentence.
Anil and Suresh are just finding their feet in the new venture.
(a) beginning to understand the work and feeling confident
(b) getting comfortable and getting a good salary
(c) buying and using comfortable foot wear
(d) making people fall at their feet, accepting defeat
S3. Ans(a)
Sol. Find one’s feet means to become familiar with and confident in a new situation.
Q4. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
Security firms would get prosecuted for a breach of their duty if they do not introduced adequate procedures to protect children from harm.
(a) would get prosecuted
(b) for a breach of their duty
(c) to protect children
(d) do not introduced
S4. Ans(d)
Sol. Replace “do not introduced” with “did not introduce” because this is a second conditional sentence. Correct form is: IF + Simple Past, Subject + Would + V1.
Directions (5-8): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q5. SEETHE
(a) Plumb
(b) Cool
(c) Combative
(d) Diffused
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Seethe: boil or be turbulent as if boiling.
Plumb: measure (the depth of a body of water).
Hence Seethe and Cool are antonyms to each other
Q6. SAPIENT
(a) Imbecile
(b) Sage
(c) Perceptive
(d) Discerning
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Sapient: having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge.
Imbecile: stupid; idiotic.
Hence Sapient and Imbecile are antonyms to each other.
Q7. IMPOUND
(a) Strengthen
(b) Generate
(c) Stimulate
(d) Release
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Impound: seize and take legal custody of.
Hence Impound and Release are antonyms to each other.
Q8. ASKEW
(a) Lopsided
(b) Oblique
(c) Symmetrical
(d) Crooked
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Askew: inclined as twisted to one side.
Lopsided: with one side lower or smaller than the other.
Symmetrical: made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.
Hence Askew and Symmetry are antonyms to each other.
Q9.In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Parapharnelia
(b)Peccadilo
(c)Illustrious
(d)Impromptue
S9. Ans.(c)
Q10. In the following questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.
(a) Idiosyncresy
(b) Ignoable
(c) Ignominious
(d) Tussel
S10. Ans.(c)
Directions (11-12): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
Q11. He is a rich man: (A)/ he is owning (B)/ a number of buildings in Bombay. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘he is owning’ with ‘he owns’.
As verb owndoesn’t use in progressive form i.e. V1+ing.
Q12. Little he realized (A)/ that he wouldn’t live (B)/ to see his grandson married. (C)/ No error. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘Little he realized’ with ‘Little did he realize’.
As inversions are mainly used when the sentence begins with a negative word. When a sentence starts with the word, “little’, it is used in a negative sense. Hence, the subject and the verb are inverted, along with the use of an auxiliary verb.
Directions (13-15):In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the option corresponding to it. If sentence is free from error, mark the No Error option.
Q13. When students fall ill, they find that they have a lot of work to catch up with when they return.
(a) When students fall ill,
(b) they find that they have a lot of work
(c) to catch up with when they return.
(d) No error
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘return’ will be replaced by ‘recover’.
Recover: to get well again after being ill/sick/hurt.
Return: to come or go back from one place to another.
Q14. The library members were asked to return back the books to the library.
(a) The library members were asked
(b) to return back the books
(c) to the library
(d) No error
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘return’ in place of ‘return back’ Using back with return will be superfluous as return means to come back.
Q15. You needn’t to ask for permission you can use it whenever you want to.
(a) You needn’t to ask
(b) for permission, you can
(c) use it whenever you want to
(d) No error
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Use ‘needn’t ask’ in place of ‘needn’t to ask’
i.e. when Need /Dare are used in negative form, don’t take preposition ‘to’ with it.
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