English Questions

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

To burn the midnight oil

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

To have a finger in every pie

In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Mother said, "Oh! It's a scorpion. Don't go near it, children."

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

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Modern man is imprisoned by his time-table and his routine. His life is all care and _____. He does not have _____ for anything but his duties and occupation for _____ money. Men, in all _____ may have been prone to this disease and; indeed, we in India may not have been _____ by it to the extent that people in western countries have been.

but his duties and occupation for _____ money.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Get up on the wrong side of the bed

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

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.