Vocabulary Questions

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On purpose

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The wind blew so _____ at night that many trees fell in the park.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Interfere

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a place

Select the wrongly spelt word.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
"The dancers were ______ to know the results of the All India Dance Competition."

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
"Changes observed in Earth's climate since the early 20th century are ______ driven by human activities, particularly fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere, raising Earth's average surface temperature."

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"Hit the sack"

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
"It is a privilege and I shall be ________ to meet the king."

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM to replace the italicised word.
"We wish them a lifetime of wedded bliss together."

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
"Satisfy"

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word 'dense' in the given sentence.
"The African continent has thick forests but the Sahara desert area has sparse distribution of population."

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"Fish out of water"

Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Alter

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the following sentence.
The film actor and director were accused of indulging in nepotism.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
The lion's share

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A series of 1 of shell or ivory or thin metal clothed her left upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace 2 three pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 3 on the right hands display an almost modern art. She speaks of the 4, ever hopeful human spirit. She reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to experience the 5 that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to us alone.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"An elephant in the room"

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
"Condemn"

Select the phrase/idiom that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
"After two hours of wandering in the desert, we realised we were on a wild horse race."

The underlined word in the sentence is not spelt correctly. Identify the correct spelling from the options given below.
"A congragation of monks reached Shimla for the convention."

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the underlined group of words.
"Rahul has done a study of statistics that contributed to the research."

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
"The doctor who deals with the female reproductive system."

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus (1) the formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and (2) it into curd. Bacteria are also involved in the (3)__ of cheese, pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and dosa batter. Yeast _(4) rapidly and produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough and increase its _____(5)____. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for making bread, pastries and cakes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Liable to be easily broken

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
The manager finally acceded to his request.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Generosity

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
Everybody was surprised to see that he fell flat even after arduous efforts.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word
Resign

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She faced a session of abuse after insisting that she was too beautiful to be liked.

Select the option that can substitute the bracketed word segment correctly and complete the following sentence meaningfully.
You all need to (get into) the books prescribed in your syllabus.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus (1) the formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and (2) it into curd. Bacteria are also involved in the (3)__ of cheese, pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and dosa batter. Yeast _(4) rapidly and produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough and increase its _____(5)____. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for making bread, pastries and cakes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Curd contains several microorganisms. Of these, the bacterium, Lactobacillus (1) the formation of curd. It multiplies in milk and (2) it into curd. Bacteria are also involved in the (3)__ of cheese, pickles and many other food items. Bacteria and yeast are also helpful for the fermentation of rice idlis and dosa batter. Yeast _(4) rapidly and produces carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of the gas fill the dough and increase its _____(5)____. This is the basis of the use of yeast in the baking industry for making bread, pastries and cakes.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Select the idiom that means the same as the underlined segment in the given sentence.
She forgot to apply for her internship abroad due to the ongoing marriage preparations she had to help with and now that opportunity is lost.

Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
He wanted to be a professional basketball player but given his height, luck was against him.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do

Select the option with the correct spelling to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
It was a priviledge to meet the finance minister of the country last week.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
No one even thought that Sheila's success would burst the bubble.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An extremely abnormal fear of confined space

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Enthusiastic

Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank.
The people affected with ____________ are vulnerable to other infections as well.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Lullaby

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Delighted

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The farmers in this village _______ their fields with water from the river.

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To steal and pass off ideas and words of another as one's own

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
It is best to steer the middle course in life. The key to happiness is to keep (1) ______ bounds and discipline one's life. Eating well is (2) ______ for nourishment but overeating can do more (3) ______ than good. All parents love their children but those who (4) ______ in excessive pampering end up spoiling their kids. (5) ______ riches can bring many evils, enemies, cares and worries.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By and large

Select the option which means the same as the group of words given.
To have a strong feeling of sympathy with a desire to help.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Pious

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Boycott

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The fruit of a tree are either dry or fleshy and there are many different ways in which the seeds ________.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
"Fashion is something that lasts only for a short time."

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Rejoice

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
No love lost

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Accept

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place where pigs are kept

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Dalai Lama was born in Tibet (1) _______ the 6th of July 1935. He is the leader of Tibet's Buddhists (2) _______ he lives in India, where thousands of his followers (3) _______ him. He is the world's (4) _______ Buddhist monk. He (5) _______ for freedom in Tibet and peace in the world.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment.
Ruby fell victim to the green eyed monster.

Select the sentence that does NOT have a spelling error.

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the following sentence with its ANTONYM.
The teacher filled the students' minds with pessimistic thoughts about their futures.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.
The boss of our organisation is considered a jack of all trades.