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Directions (1-5): Improve the segment given in bold
Q1. It is wishful thinking you can improve the situation by doing with such people.
(a) away of
(b) away with
(c) from
(d) No improvement
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Do away with means to remove it completely.
It is wishful thinking you can improve the situation by (doing away with) such people.
It is wishful thinking you can improve the situation by (removing) such people.
Q2. Varun goes for cinema every Friday.
(a) to cinema
(b) to the cinema
(c) in cinema
(d) No improvement
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. “To” is a preposition which is used to add direction, thus “to” should be used after go not “for”. ‘The’ should be added as we are talking about some specific place.
Thus option (b) is correct.
Q3. The bus had left before I reached the stop.
(a) left leaves
(b) leaves
(c) will have left
(d) No improvement
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. No improvement
Q4. In 2001, hundreds of people were killed fromthe earthquake in Gujarat.
(a) in
(b) because of
(c) since
(d) No improvement
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. We use “in” when something happens in natural disaster or in any mis-happening.
Q5. I won’t be able to leave for office until they arrive.
(a) have arrived
(b) had arrived
(c) will have arrived
(d) No improvement
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. No improvement
Directions (6-9): In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and mark the corresponding option.
Q6. We had a lot of difficulty to find the house.
(a) We had
(b) a lot of difficulty
(c) to find the house.
(d) No error
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘to find’ will be replaced by ‘in finding’.
When a noun (difficulty) is used with a preposition (in) gerund (V + ing) is used in place of an infinitive (to + V1).
Q7. 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
(d) when they return.
S7. Ans.(d)
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.
Q8.The mason will not do the work except give the order.
(a) The mason will not
(b) do the work
(c) except give the order.
(d) No error
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘except’ will be replaced by rather.
Rather: instead of, ‘Except: only.
Q9. An experimental vaccine has brought glimmer of hope for the malarial researchers.
(a) An experimental vaccine
(b) has brought
(c) glimmer of hope
(d) for the malarial researchers.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘a’ will be used before glimmer.
When we mention something for the first time, we use a/an (Indef. Article) before them.
Directions (10-14): In the following questions, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
Q10. Whistle in the dark
(a) Pretend to be unafraid
(b) A ray of hope in the worst of times
(c) See a ghost while dreaming
(d) Be blind and fall into a trap
S10. Ans(a)
Sol. Whistle in the dark: to pretend to be confident or unafraid.
Q11. The alpha and the omega
(a) Happy and sad
(b) The beginning and the end
(c) The love and the hatred
(d) Truth and dare
S11. Ans(b)
Sol. The alpha and the omega: the beginning and the end
Q12. Throw up the sponge
(a) To attack
(b) To laugh at someone
(c) To surrender
(d) To talk loudly
S12. Ans(c)
Sol. Throw up the sponge: to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat
Q13. To draw the longbow
(a) To nullify
(b) To exaggerate
(c) To underrate
(d) To demarcate
S13. Ans(b)
Sol. To draw the longbow: to lie; to exaggerate.
Q14. All agog
(a) Avoid
(b) Contentment
(c) Amazed
(d) Unsystematically
S14. Ans(c)
Sol. All agog:amazed or impressed.
Directions (15): Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Q15. A real farmer is someone who would __________ a significant part of his income from agriculture.
(a) Donate
(b) Drive
(c) Earned
(d) Derive
S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer is option d.
The word that can be in the blank is, ‘Derive’.
As per the context of the passage the word `Derive’ fits in properly & hence it is
the correct choice.
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