Questions
Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
A pipe dream
- An impracticable plan
- A pleasant dream
- A foolish idea
- A bad dream
Directions: The given sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
In the end, he had to eat the humble pie.
- apologise humbly
- adopt an aggressive attitude
- defend oneself vigorously
- None of these
Directions: The given sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.
He has been jobless for several months and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling.
- avoid starvation
- keeps the fire burning
- be angry
- keeps cooking
Directions: Choose the alternative that explains the given idiomatic expression.
To wash dirty linen in public
- To discuss personal matters of a scandalous nature before unknown persons
- To not use the bathroom for washing clothes even when it is provided
- To wash clothes when they become dirty
- Old and torn dirty clothes should not be washed, but thrown away
Directions: Choose the synonym of the given word.
Cajole
- Include
- Coax
- Produce
- Emit
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ruffle
- Pity
- Smooth
- Flesh
- Imbibe
Directions: Identify the part having an error.
- The issues are
- complex and
- has been obscured
- by other factors
- No error
Directions: Identify the part having an error.
- They were a very
- attentive audience
- and he also
- spoke clear
- No error
Directions: Identify the part of the sentence having an error. If there is no error, mark (D).
(A) Madhu is comparatively (B) weaker (C) in English. (D) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Directions: Choose the correct passive or active voice of the given sentence.
Do you imitate others?
- Are others imitated by you?
- Are others being imitated by you?
- Were others being imitated by you?
- Have others been imitated by you?
Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.
Who told him that?
- By whom was he told that?
- With whom was he told that?
- By whom was he told?
- From whom was he told?
Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.
He is leaning along the wall.
- with
- on
- against
- No improvement
Directions: Identify the part of the sentence having an error. If there is no error, mark (D).
He (A) is visiting (B) the holy place (C) every month. (D) No error
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)
Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the possible substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.
He is a very popular leader; a lot of people are trusting him.
- have trusted
- trust
- trusted
- No improvement
Directions: Identify the part having an error. If there is no error, mark (5).
- Although it is summer
- now the weather at the
- hill station was
- quite pleasant
- No error