Directions (1-2): In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Q1. At a snail’s pace
(a) Quietly
(b) Quickly
(c) Continuously
(d) Slowly
Q2. Call on
(a) Telephone
(b) Seek help
(c) Pay a visit
(d) Order
Directions (3-5): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Q3. One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.
(a) Typist
(b) Editor
(c) Composer
(d) Compositor
Q4. Land covered by water on three sides
(a) Iceland
(b) Mainland
(c) Strait
(d) Peninsula
Q5. A drug or other substance that produces sleep
(a) Semantics
(b) Depressant
(c) Narcotic
(d) Antiseptic
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word as your answer.
Q6.
(a) bordeux
(b) ambienc
(c) macakues
(d) culinary
Q7.
(a) frackture
(b) thiners
(c) aproved
(d) divining
Q8.
(a) stamppede
(b) easemant
(c) cul-de-sec
(d) ripostes
Q9.
(a) paraguay
(b) snugled
(c) gimicky
(d) benifice
Q10.
(a) thresonical
(b) numeracy
(c) nepotesm
(d) toleratee
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. at a snail’s pace: Very slowly (as a snail is known to move very slowly).
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. call on: pay a visit to (someone).
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. compositor: a person who arranges type for printing or keys text into a composing machine.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. peninsula: a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. narcotic: a drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility, and relieves pain.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Correctly spelt word is‘culinary’
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Correctly spelt word is‘divining’
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Correctly spelt word is‘ripostes’
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol.Correctly spelt word is ‘paraguay’
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Correctly spelt word is‘numeracy’
