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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Recede

A) Ebb B) Fade
C) Extend D) Wane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Extend

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

 

The king said, “Alas! Our enemies are too strong.”

 

A) The king said that their enemies were too strong. B) The king exclaimed sadly that their enemies were too strong.
C) The king was sad because the enemies were too strong. D) The enemies were too strong for the king.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The king exclaimed sadly that their enemies were too strong.

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

The boys were _____ to hear that we were going to build a bridge.

A) delight B) delights
C) delighted D) delighting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) delighted

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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.

To keep in abeyance

A) In a state of permanence B) In a state of emergency
C) In a state of suspension D) In a state of revision
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In a state of suspension

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.

It is best(A)/ to be silent(B)/ than to speak in anger.(C)/No Error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

 

I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. "Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?" I asked my parents while visiting them next. "Chalavara," they said. "It's not an easy road to walk on," my father added. "There are too many ups and downs." Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again.

 

What makes Chalavara better than Mundakotukurussi?

 

A) It has a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops B) It is the place where the writer's ancestors were born
C) It is the place where the writer went to school D) It is the place where the writer would walk when he was young
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It has a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Children should be seen and not heard

 

A) The voice of children is often drowned in company of adults. B) Some children will seek attention by crying.
C) Children should not speak in the presence of adults. D) Those children are likable who dress neatly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Children should not speak in the presence of adults.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To have something on the brain

A) To be obsessed with something B) To be ready with an immediate smart witty reply
C) To unable to solve a particularly difficult philosophical problem D) To think wistfully about past life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To be obsessed with something

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