Questions Related to softskills
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disconcert; dismay
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conceit; vanity
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relating to cooking
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savor; enjoy
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Faze means to disconcert, dismay, or worry someone. It's often used in negative constructions like it didn't faze him. Conceit and vanity are synonyms for arrogance, not related to faze. Savor and enjoy are positive actions, opposite to being disconcerted.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The sentence is grammatically incorrect. In conditional sentences about past situations, the if-clause uses past perfect (had + past participle), not would have. The correct form is: If I had known about the party, I would have gone to it.
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have you tried
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did you go
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have you been
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none of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
The present perfect tense (have you tried) is correct here because we're asking about attempts up to the present moment, with relevance to now. Did you go is simple past, used for completed actions with no present relevance. Have you been would suggest physical presence somewhere.
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good
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well
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both are correct
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none of the above
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Well is the correct adverb to modify the verb did. Good is an adjective, so it cannot modify did. The sentence requires an adverb because we're describing how an action was performed.
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contains
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contain
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are containing
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none of the above
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Contain is correct because Oranges is a plural subject, requiring a plural verb. Contains is singular. Are containing is present continuous, which doesn't fit this general fact statement about oranges containing vitamins.
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never been
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have never gone
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have never been
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none of the above
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Have never been is correct because been is used for travel to places. Gone would suggest you're still there or on your way. Never been is missing the auxiliary verb have required for present perfect tense.
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over
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into
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out of
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none of the above
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Run out of is a phrasal verb meaning to exhaust or use up completely. We run over means we hit something with a vehicle. Run into means to bump into or meet accidentally. The context refers to petrol being exhausted.
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over
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into
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out of
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none of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Run over means to hit something with a vehicle. Run into means to collide with or meet accidentally. Run out of means to exhaust something. The context is a car hitting a cat.
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up
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in
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both are correct
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none of the above
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Turn up means to arrive or appear at a place. Turn in means to submit something or go to bed. In this context, they arrived late at the airport.
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was
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were
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both are correct
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none of the above
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Were is correct because percentage of can take either a singular or plural verb depending on what follows. Here, car owners is plural, so the verb must be plural (were, not was). The number of car owners is the real focus.