Multiple choice

Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are italicised or highlighted. For each sentence, select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentence. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.

(i) The head clerk is (A) envious (B) enviable of the clerk because of the latter’s intimacy with their officer who has fallen a prey to the latter’s sycophancy. (ii) The (A) conduct (B) character of the referee on the playground was praiseworthy because of his impartial judgement. (iii) Before the start of the summer vacation, the teacher advised the students to (A) make up (B) mark out for their deficiency in their subjects. (iv) The bandh call by the opposition parties (A) passed off (B) passed on without any violent incidents.

  1. BABA

  2. ABBA

  3. BBBA

  4. AAAA

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In sentence (i), the correct option is (A) because envious refers to wanting to have somebody else's success or good fortune whereas enviable refers to something that is highly desirable. In sentence (ii), the correct option is (A) because conduct refers to the behaviour of a person, especially in public whereas character refers to the qualities that make somebody interesting. In sentence (iii), the correct option is (A) because make up refers to compensate for a failing such as a deficiency, or shortcoming whereas mark out refers to setting out boundaries or limiting something. In sentence (iv), the correct option is (A) because passed off refers to something coming to an end whereas passed on refers to overtaking somebody or something and move ahead.