Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
3. Ravi lives in the world of -------(1) allusions (2) illusions (3) conclusions
(4) delusions (5) myths
Ans: illusions. Illusion means unreal vision
4. I have just the memory of my father to -------now, but my faith in him has never been ------(1) recall, missing (2) store, forgotten
(3) love, shaken
(4) worship, mistaken
(5) worship, missing
Ans: (3) love, shaken
5. It is -------- superstition to suppose that knowledge can be -------- only by going to schools
and colleges.
(1) huge, accomplished
(2) hollow, garnered (3) gross, obtained
(4) great, achieved (5)trivial, achieved
Ans: (3) gross, obtained
SOLVED EXAMPLES
Idiomatic Expressions
Choose the correct meaning of the given idiom
in bold.
6. He works by fits and starts
(1) Consistently
(2) Irregularly
(3) In high spirits (4) Enthusiastically
(5) Regularly
Ans: (2) Irregularly
7. At christmas, even elderly fathers paint the
town red
(1) Indulge in rioting
(2) Paint the houses red
(3) Spill red wine
(4) Have a lively time
(5) Think about past
Ans: (4) Have a lively time
Prepositions
8. If you persist in telling lies to me I shall sue
you -------- slander.
(1) of
(2) with
(3) for
(4) to
(5) on
Ans: (3) for
Vocabulary
1. He was so badly wounded that there was
------------- hope of his recovery.
(1) little
(2) a little
(3) the little
(4) less
(5) least
Here less and least can be eliminated at
the first glance itself. As the sentence conveys a negative sense a little and the little
cannot be used. Little which means no is
the word that can be used here. So the
answer is (1).
2 Most of the issues discussed in the meeting were trivial and only a few were ---------------(1) practical (2) complex (3) interesting
(4) irrelevant (5) significant
If you read the sentence carefully you can
understand that the word opposite in meaning to trivial is the answer to the sentence.
Trivial means silly, un important and its opposite is important, ie. significant. (5) is the
answer.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
PRACTICE SET
Directions: Fill up the blanks in the following
sentences with the most appropriate option given
below:
1. The regulations come the central government rather the state government.
(1) from, than
(2) of, from
(3) for, by
(4) for, with
(5) to,with
2. Only people are after death.
(1) virulent, glorified
(2) v icious condemned
(3) virile, forgotten
(4) virtuous, remembered
(5) vice, forgotten
3. The construction of the house has been
because of the of cement in the
market.
(1) held, non-availability
(2) denied, restrictions
(3) hampered, shortage
(4) completed, disappearance
(5) obstructed, restrictions
4. There was some confusion the
agreement.
(1) in
(2) over
(3) on
(4) around
(5) with
5. We must explore source of energy
as our supply of fossil fuel has been
(1) alternate, depleted
(2) guaranteed, over
(3) natural, exhausted
(4) sufficient, increased
(5) innovatic, finished
6. The activities of the association have
from the objectives set for it in the
initial years.
(1) grew, simple
(2) deviated,original
(3) details, grand (4) emerged, total
(5) increased, preserved
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
(1) punishment
(2) autopsy
(3) condemnation (4) stringency
(5) stricture
If we do not take care in our industry, we will have to a grave problem
(1) adequate , look at
(2) proper, experience
(3) proper, face
(4) necessary, solve
(5) intensive, experience
Changes in the legal system are inevitable f or we are not working f or a
society
(1) backward
(2) dynamic
(3) developing
(4) modern
(5) stagnant
The Times of India aspires to have a million readers next year.
(1) through
(2) by
(3) till
(4) untill
(5) since
All developing nations are looking
India
(1) at
(2) on
(3) with
(4) towards
(5) for
ANSWERS TO SET
1. (1)
11. (3)
21. (4)
31. (4)
41. (3)
2. (4)
12. (3)
22. (2)
32. (3)
42. (1)
3. (3)
13. (1)
23. (3)
33. (1)
43. (4)
4. (2)
14. (3)
24. (2)
34. (3)
44. (2)
5. (1)
15. (3)
25. (2)
35. (5)
45. (1)
6. (2)
16. (2)
26. (5)
36. (5)
46. (3)
7. (2)
17. (1)
27. (3)
37. (5)
47. (4)
8. (3)
18. (3)
28. (4)
38. (5)
48. (5)
9. (5)
19. (5)
29. (2)
39. (4)
49. (1)
10. (3)
20. (2)
30. (1)
40. (5)
50. (4)
PRACTICE SET
Directions (Qs.1-5): In each of the following
sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below
each sentence there are five pairs or words
denoted by number (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find
out which pair of words can be filled up in the
blanks in the sentence in the same sequence
to make the sentence meaningful complete.
1. We cannot ........... such a/an ......... act
of violence.
1. pardon, egregious
2. consider, important
3. neglect, insignificant
4. commit, manificent
5. None of these
2. The Education Minister emphasised the
need to discover and ........each student's
......... talents.
1. suppress, potential
2. develop, intrinsic
3. flourish, hidden
4. belittle, concealed
5. enlarge, dormant
3. The police feel that the ........ shown by
the judges to first offenders unfortunately
........ many youngesters to commit more
and more crimes.
(1) harshness, leads (2) mercy, prohibits
(3) leniency, prevents (4) pity, predisposes
(5) clemency, encourages
4.
8.
(1) related
(2) independent
(3) contrasting
(4) irrelevant
(5) detached .
22. The workers could no longer ........ their
resentment against the management and
therefore decided to go on strike.
(1) consider
(2) contain
(3) feel
(4) determine
(5) express
ANSWERS TO SET
1. (1)
11. (5)
21. (4)
2.(2)
12.(3)
22. (1)
3.(5)
13.(4)
23. (4)
4.(3)
14.(2)
5.(4)
15.(1)
6. (5)
16. (4)
7. (4)
17. (3)
8. (5)
18. (3)
9. (3)
19. (2)
10. (2)
20. (5)
PRACTICE SET
Directions: In each sentence below, there are
two blank spaces below each sentences some
pairs of words are given which are numbered
(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5). Pick out the most
appropriate pair to fill in the blanks in the same
order to make the sentence meaningfully
complete.
1. Cholestrol has long been identified as a
silent killer because the patient has no .......
of the danger freely ......... his system.
(1) idea, infecting
(2) thought, attacking
(3) notion, ravishing
(4) inkling, traversing
(5) information, invading
2. Only when ........... failed, the police
resorted to ..........
(1) efforts, power
(2) arrests, imprisonment
(3) persuasions, force
(4) power, punishment
(5) manipulations, arrests
3. I have just the memory of my father to ........
now, but my faith in him has never been
.............
(1) recall, missing (2) store, forgotten
(3) love, shaken
(4) worship, mistaken
(5) None of these
4.
5.
6.
7.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
(1) notified, do
(2) commissioned, draft
(3) entrusted, write
(4) demanded, prepare
(5) None of these
It is now a proven fact that ........... of child
mortality is the best ........ for family planning in developing countries.
(1) checking, method
(2) prevention, incentive
(3) control, formula
(4) elimination, inspiration
(5) decrease, encouragement
The war ........ immediately after the ceasefire proposal was .......... bilaterally.
(1) receded,exchanged
(2) started, prepared
(3) began, thwarted
(4) extended, mitigated
(5) ended, accepted
It appears that in those drought stricken
areas hunger had ........ hundreds of persons to mere .......
(1) converted, phantoms
(2) transformed, shadows
(3) reduced, skeletons
(4) changed, spirits
(5) turned, ghosts
Sachin ....... another feather ........ his cap
by his wonderful performance in the one
day match.
(1) kept, by
(2) captured, from
(3) took, in
(4) created, for
(5) added, to
Some people have the ........ for learning
foreign languages but they have no ........
in speaking any.
(1) mania, urge
(2) aptitude, interest
(3) stamina, fondness (4) capacity, ability
(5) compulsion, inclination
Any system is likely to ........ for ...........
of support from the public.
(1) survive, lack
(2)succeed, reason
(3) fail, want
(4) finish, failure
(5) launch, paucity
What ........ one is the total absence of a
coherent programme either on the part of
the ruling or the opposition party to give a
46.
47.
48.
49.
50
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
ANSWERS TO SET
1. (5)
13. (5)
25. (2)
37. (5)
49. (4)
61. (2)
73. (5)
85. (5)
97. (4)
2. (3)
14. (2)
26. (3)
38. (3)
50. (3)
62. (3)
74. (4)
86. (5)
98. (1)
3. (3)
15. (3)
27. (5)
39. (3)
51. (5)
63. (2)
75. (4)
87. (4)
99. (1)
4. (4)
16. (2)
28. (5)
40. (5)
52. (2)
64. (1)
76. (3)
88. (1)
100. (5)
5. (3)
17. (3)
29. (1)
41. (3)
53. (4)
65. (5)
77. (5)
89. (5)
6. (3)
18. (2)
30. (2)
42. (5)
54. (4)
66. (3)
78. (2)
90. (4)
7. (3)
19. (4)
31. (3)
43. (2)
55. (3)
67. (3)
79. (4)
91. (1)
8. (1)
20. (2)
32. (4)
44. (3)
56. (4)
68. (3)
80. (4)
92. (5)
9. (3)
21. (5)
33. (5)
45. (3)
57. (5)
69. (4)
81. (2)
93. (4)
10. (5)
22. (3)
34. (3)
46. (4)
58. (3)
70. (2)
82. (3)
94. (3)
11.
23.
35.
47.
59.
71.
83.
95.
(1)
(4)
(5)
(3)
(4)
(3)
(2)
(4)
12.
24.
36.
48.
60.
72.
84.
96.
(1)
(3)
(3)
(4)
(2)
(4)
(1)
(4)