22/06/2024
đ1. âYou look terrific in that dress!â
The word âterrificâ in the above sentence means-
1. excellent 2. Funny
3. very ugly 4. horrible
Ans: excellent
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- terrific āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° (excellent) āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ: āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžā§! āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ funny āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤, very ugly āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ horrible āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĨ¤
đ2. Which one of the following words is masculine (āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ) ?
1. Mare (āĻā§āĻāĻā§, āĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§āĻž)
2. Lad (āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°, āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž)
3. Pillow (āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ)
4. Pony (āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§ā§āĻž)
Ans: lad (āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻ, āĻāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°, āĻā§āĻāĻ°āĻž)
đ3. A man whose wife has died is called a-
1. Widow (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻŦāĻž)
2. Widower (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ)
3. Spinster (āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāĻ˛āĻž)
4. Bachelor (āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ)
Ans: Widower (āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ)
đ4. Which word means the opposite of âdearthâ?
Dearth â āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ, āĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛
1. lack (āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ)
2. abundance (āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯)
3. poverty (āĻĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻļāĻž)
4. shortage (āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻŋ)
Ans: abundance (āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯)
đ5. âA lost opportunity never returnsâ Here âlostâ is a â
1. Gerund
2. verbal noun
3. gerundial infinitive
4. participle
Ans: participle
đ6. The saying âenough is enoughâ is used when you want-
1. something to continue
2. something to stop
3. something to continue until itâs enough
4. to tell instructions are clear
Ans: something to stop
đ7. Change the voice: âWho is calling me?â
Ans: By whom am I being called?
đ8. A soporific speech is likely to-
Ans: put one to sleep
đ9. An extra message added at the end of a letter after it is signed is called-
1. Corrigendum
2. Postscript
3. NB 4. RSVP
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšā§ postscript (āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻļā§āĻ)āĨ¤ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ corrigendum āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻĒāĻ, āĻ¸āĻāĻļā§āĻ§āĻ¨ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĨ¤ NB (nota bene) āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖā§ā§ āĻāĻ° RSVP āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĻā§āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ (please reply) āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
đ10. He went to â hospital because he had â heart attack.
1. no article, an 2. a, an
3. the, no article 4. no article, a
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ school, college, hospital, mosque āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ article āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ indefinite article āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ a āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ11. Complete the following sentence : âHad I known you were waiting outside, I â
Ans: would have invited you to come in
đ12. Cricket is a kind of play. It is also a kind of â
1. insect 2. Food
3. bird 4. flower
Ans: 1. insect
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- Cricket (āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ) āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ā§āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĻž Cricket āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻž (insect)āĨ¤
đ13. Hospitals --- the sick
1. operate (āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž)
2. treat (āĻāĻˇā§āĻ§ āĻ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āĻ¸āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨)
3. admit (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž)
4. nurse (āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž)
Ans: 2. Treat
đ14. Which of the following words has been formed with a prefix?
1. amoral (āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ, āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ§)
2. authentic (āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ)
3. amnesia (āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽ, āĻāĻāĻļāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§)
4. aspersions (āĻā§ā§āĻ¸āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§āĻˇ)
Ans: amoral
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- Moral āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ, āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĨ¤ Amoral āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ, āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĨ¤ Moral āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ âaâ prefix āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ amoral āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§ āĨ¤
đ15. āĻ˛ā§āĻĢāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ?
Ans: Lieutenant
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋā§ āĻā§ā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ âāĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž (Lie), āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ (u), āĻĻāĻļ (ten), āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āĻž (ant)â āĨ¤
đ16. Choose the appropriate preposition in the blank of the following sentence: Eight men were concerned --- the plot.
1. at 2. With
3. in 4. for
Ans: 4. for
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- Be concerned for something āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨ- āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻā§āĻž āĨ¤ For āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻˇā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
đ17. Which one is the correct antonym of âfrugalâ?
Frugal - (āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§, āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻŋ)
1. Extraordinary (āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ)
2. spendthrift (āĻ
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§, āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§)
3. economical (āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§, āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻŋ)
4. authentic (āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ, āĻ
āĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ)
Ans: 2. spendthrift (āĻ
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§, āĻ
āĻĒāĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ā§)
đ18. I saw â one-eyed man when I was walking on the road.
1. a 2. An
3. the 4. no article needed
Ans: 1. a
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž- āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻ¤ Vowel (a, e, i, o, u) - āĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ article âAnâ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ Vowel âUâ - āĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ âāĻāĻâ āĻāĻŦāĻ âOâ - āĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ âāĻā§āĻžâ- āĻāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ âAnâ- āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ âAâ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ One (āĻā§āĻžāĻ¨) - āĻāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§ âaâ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦā§āĨ¤
đ19. Fill in the blank:
You may go for a walk if you feel â it.
Ans: like
āĻ¯āĻĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĨ¤
đ20. The word âsiblingâ means-
1. a brother 2. a sister
3. a brother or sister 4. an infant
Ans: a brother or sister