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English Usage

TEST- English Usage 022

English Usage

Instructions

1. The test comprises of 20 questions. You should complete the test within 15 minutes.
2. There is only one correct answer to each question.
3. All questions carry four marks each.
4. Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one mark.

Directions for questions 1 to 4:Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labeled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement

Question Number 1. Ram never drives when he drinks
A. Ram drove
B. Ram didn’t drink
C. Ram didn’t drive
D. Ram drank

a. BA
b. CA
c. CD
d. DC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. Only intelligent investors manage money well
A. Harsh manages money well.
B. Harsh is an intelligent investor
C. Harsh does not manage money well.
D. Harsh is not an intelligent investor

a. DC
b. AD
c. CD
d. BC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. The computer moves when the mouse clicks
A. The computer moved
B. The mouse did not clicks
C. The mouse clicked
D. The computer did not move

a. AC
b. CA
c. CD
d. DC
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. Good girls go to heaven
A. Sheela is a good girl
B. Sheela will go to heaven
C. Sheela is not a good girl
D. Sheela will not go to heaven

a. AC
b. CD
c. DC
d. None of these
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 5 to 8: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 5. TENUOUS

a. vital
b. thin
c. careful
d. dangerous
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. MESMERIZE

a. remember
b. hypnotize
c. delay
d. bore
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. INEBRIETY

a. revelation
b. drunkenness
c. felony
d. starvation
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. AUXILIARY

a. righteous
b. prospective
c. assistant
d. archaic
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 9 to 12: In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlines. Four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are given. Choose the best alternatives.

Question Number 9. Night is a deal monotonous period under a roof, but in the open world it passes highly, with its star and dews and perfumes, and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.

a. and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.
b. and the hours which are marked by changes in Nature’s face.
c. and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature.
d. and the hours are marked by the changes in the Nature’s face
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for few days at the cost of great pain.

a. Be delayed for few days
b. Be delayed for few days and
c. Be otherwise only delayed for few days and
d. Otherwise only delayed for few days and
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. Night is a deal monotonous period under a roof, but in the open world it passes highly, with its star and dews and perfumes, and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.

a. and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.
b. and the hours which are marked by changes in Nature’s face.
c. and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature.
d. and the hours are marked by the changes in the Nature’s face.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. Each of the book’s protagonists–Subodh, Ila, and Dr. Chakravorty–has a powerful, dynamic personality.

a. Each of the book’s protagonists–Subodh, Ila, and Dr. Chakravorty–has
b. Each of the book’s protagonists–Subodh, Ila, and Dr. Chakravorty–have
c. All the book’s protagonists–Subodh, Ila, and Dr. Chakravorty–has
d. Subodh, Ila, and Dr. Chakravorty–he book’s protagonists–each has
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 13 to 16: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 13. UNKEMPT

a. bombed
b. washed
c. neat
d. showy
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. PULCHRITUDE

a. ugliness
b. notoriety
c. bestiality
d. masculinity
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. PUTATIVE

a. colonial
b. quarrelsome
c. undisputed
d. powerful
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 16. PERNICIOUS

a. practical
b. comparative
c. harmless
d. tangible
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 17 to 20: Each questions has two words in the questions marked A and B. Choose the option that can be closely related to both the words.

Question Number 17. A. Long-necked vessel for distilling liquids B. Reply

a. retort
b. rejoinder
c. receptacle
d. chest
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. A. Ill-humour B. Animal

a. kvetch
b. pet
c. beast
d. rage
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. A. Littoral B. Ride down hill etc. without using power

a. slide
b. sledge
c. coast
d. tram
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. A. Fireplace B. Shred against rough surface

a. grind
b. scrape
c. sconce
d. grate
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 021

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 4:Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 1. FRANCHISE

a. subway
b. discount
c. license
d. frightful
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. INVEIGH

a. speak violently
b. orate
c. disturb
d. apply
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. AVERT

a. entertain
b. transform
c. turn away
d. lead forward
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. CONTINENCE

a. humanity
b. research
c. embryology
d. self-restraint
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 5 to 8: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentences are left blank. Beneath each sentence four different way of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Question Number 5. With the refugees came ___________ tales of _____________. These tales bred new attrocities

a. Confronting, truce
b. Harrowing, savagery
c. Archiac, absurdites
d. Disdainful, snobbery
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. Knowing his ______________ to punctuality, she desided to _________________ the conversation he was having with the tagore

a. Antipathy, restore
b. Penchant, interpret
c. Pondness, continue
d. Agreement, allow
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. The serials on television now a days defect __________ characters who are for ever plotting to _________ good deeds done by others

a. Benevolent, facilitate
b. Manic, define
c. Vindictive, hinder
d. Puristic, abet
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. During the Presidential Election, the _____________ played by the Third Front was ______________.

a. Role, Roll
b. Affair, Part
c. Role, Insignificant
d. Subordinate, Gloomy
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 9 to 12: Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original capitalized pair.

Question Number 9. MILK : SPOIL

a. metal : bend
b. water : filter
c. wood : rot
d. fish :swim
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. DANCE : GYRATE

a. move : giggle
b. sing : listen
c. coax : mar
d. pulsate : throb
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. CHANGE : INERTIA

a. computer : clerk
b. bank : loss
c. prudence : act
d. traditions : iconoclast
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. MASOCHIST : SELF

a. sadist : others
b. doctor : patient
c. optometrist : eyesight
d. in : out
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 13 to 16: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 13. ERRATIC

a. unromantic
b. free
c. popular
d. steady
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. JOCULAR

a. Arterial
b. Bloodless
c. Verbose
d. Serious
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. OSTENTATIOUS

a. inactive
b. unassuming
c. impolite
d. illicit
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 16. PROPITIOUS

a. induced
b. promoted
c. indicative
d. unfavourable
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 17 to 20: From the alternatives, choose the one which correctly classifies the four sentences as a
F: Fact: If it relates to a known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.
J: Judgment: If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.
I: Inference: If it is logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of facts.

Question Number 17. 1. Many small kirana stores, across markets, are unable to compete with modern retailers.
2. It would make better business sense for small kirana stores to lease their premises to larger formats.
3. While the convergence areas for customers used to be near station areas and bus-stops, it is now the malls that attract footfalls.
4. Lease rentals near the new convergence areas would be high.

a. JIFI
b. FIFJ
c. JJFI
d. FJFI
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. 1. Till recently people were talking of the world becoming just one large village.
2. Today, however, only the brightest-eyed optimists believe so.
3. Technology makes it possible for any part of the world to link up with another.
4. The ability to establish a link is not enough to ensure that this happens.

a. FFJI
b. FJFJ
c. JJJJ
d. FFJJ
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. 1. Broad-based growth calls for considerable improvement in levels of literacy and education.
2. In the absence of remuneration comparable to other professions that use similar skills, the teaching profession will continue to attract persons of limited ability.
3. The elite and wealthy would send their children to the up-market schools in the hope that the teaching there is of good standard.
4. The vast majority of raw talent would remain untapped as an employable human resource.

a. FJIJ
b. FFJJ
c. FIIJ
d. JIIJ
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. 1. The decision of the organized pharma sector freebies to doctors is welcome.
2. Lowering the cost of treatment is not possible as long as a doctor-industry nexus continues, and any control of costs in welcome.
3. Whether voluntary restraint can be expected of all manufacturers is a matter of debate.
4. Price control is bound to impair a manufacturer’s ability to invest in innovation.

a. FJFI
b. JIJJ
c. JFFI
d. JJFI
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 020

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 4:Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 1. OBSOLETE

a. heated
b. desolated
c. renovated
d. frightful
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. NOCTURNAL

a. harsh
b. marauding
c. patrolling
d. daily
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. IGNOBLE

a. produced by fire
b. worthy
c. given to questioning
d. huge
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. HAPLESS

a. cheerful
b. consistent
c. fortunate
d. considerate
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 5 to 8: From the alternatives, choose the one which correctly classifies the four sentences as a
F: Fact: If it relates to a known matter of direct observation, or an existing reality or something known to be true.
J: Judgment: If it is an opinion or estimate or anticipation of common sense or intention.
I: Inference: If it is logical conclusion or deduction about something based on the knowledge of facts.

Question Number 5. 1. To date Shiva has represented India thrice in Luge, an extreme ice-sport, at the winter Olympics.
2. Ranked 25th in the Luge world, Shiva the youngest Luge Olympian in the whole world, may well be called the fastest Indian on ice.
3. The thrill in this sport is how you keep your cool in extreme conditions.
4. Considering that he never had a full-time coach, his world ranking appears no less than a feat.

a. FIJJ
b. JIJI
c. FJIJ
d. FFJJ
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. 1. Hindustani classical music has a style of singing called Vilambit, in which the tempo of singing is very slow.
2. Dhrut, another important part of Hindustani classical music, is more melodious to listen to than even Vilambit.
3. The recent conference on Raga Therapy in Chennai will create more awareness on the therapeutic effects of Ragas on the human body and mind.
4. The great Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Saheb had once said that if every child in pre-Independence India had studied classical music, the partition of India and Pakistan would not have occurred.

a. FJJI
b. JJIF
c. IIIJ
d. FJJF
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. 1. The decision to use a common logo should have been at the 17th session of FAO Inter-Govermental Group on Tea, which met in Nairobi for three days from November 28.
2. This common logo is similar to ‘woolmark’ that is used by woolen garment manufacturers worldwide.
3. According to mid-term projections, global black tea production is projected to grow at 1.8% from 2005 to 2016, when it is expected to reach 2,927 million kg compared to an annual growth rate of 2.3% during the last decade.
4. In keeping with the overall situation, in African countries too the growth in annual output can be expected to slow down.

a. FIIF
b. JIFF
c. JFFI
d. JFFF
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. 1. There have been various studies conducted on the human mind by the Tata Research Institute.
2. The mind is nothing but a flow of thoughts.
3. The human mind cannot be seen but its wonderful effects are clearly experienced by each one of us living in this world.
4. In the scriptures, the mind has been compared to a lake; this may be because comparison with a lake makes the task of explaining the nuances of the mind relatively easy.

a. JFIJ
b. IFFJ
c. IFFI
d. FJJI
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 9 to 12: Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Question Number 9. With the realisation, we have found ourselves left with ..... moral values and little ethical ..... .

a. fundamental, scruples
b. extreme, judgement
c. stereotyped, perspective
d. incidental, standards
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. The ..... soldier ..... at the idea that he was to go to battle.

a. luckless, rejoiced
b. youthful, retired
c. unwilling, recoiled
d. frail, relapsed
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. Although he was known as a ..... old miser, his anonymous gifts to charity were always .....

a. grasping, tasteless
b. spendthrift, gracious
c. gregarious, selfish
d. penurious, generous
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. Despite their strong resentment the tribals ..... the new laws as long the Government officials did not ..... them too strenuously.

a. expected, filled
b. ubiquitous, purged
c. eminent, checked
d. imminent, evacuated
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 13 to 16: In each question, a word with its contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from among the alternatives that is most appropriate substitute for the question word in the given context and markets number as your answer.

Question Number 13. squeamish: Some two decades later, a more benign but equally squeamish American foundation reported that it was lowering the incidence of “negative health outcomes” among a group of poor people.

a. disgusted
b. deign
c. halcyon
d. blissful
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. Innuendo : Many of the songs in Hindi films are full of innuendos

a. moral
b. information
c. message
d. double meaning
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. Presumptuous : It was presumptuous on her part to expect me to do the project alone.

a. wrong
b. careless
c. negligent
d. overbearingly confident
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 16. Solemn : The most solemn duty of a commander in chief is to fulfill his responsibility to the men and women who serve this country in uniform

a. protocol
b. gloomy
c. impressive
d. somber
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 17 to 20: Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original capitalised pair.

Question Number 17. LUSH : JUNGLE

a. delicious : fruit
b. diligent : worker
c. barren : desert
d. hot : weather
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. CARET : INSERT : :

a. Period : Stop
b. Colon : Sever
c. Comma : Interjection
d. Punctuation : Pause
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. SCULPTOR : STONE

a. essayist : words
b. painter : turpentine
c. composer : symphony
d. logger : timber
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. CORROSION : IRON ::

a. Wane: Energy
b. Tooth : Decay
c. Atrophy : Muscle
d. Extinguish : Lamp
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 019

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 5:In each question, a word with its contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from among the alternatives that is most appropriate substitute for the question word in the given context and markets number as your answer.

Question Number 1. EQUIVOCATE: Unable to face the barrage of questions from the reporters, the minister had no option but to resort to equivocation.

a. prevarication
b. allusion
c. diatribe
d. endearment
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. UNFATHOMABLE: The stoic depth of Hinduism will remain unfathomable to those who pretend to be its action heroes.

a. inscrutable
b. ambiguous
c. immeasurable
d. enigmatic
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. BEQUEATH: Sister Elizabeth Kenny announced yesterday that she would bequeath her knowledge of poliomyelitis to an international committee of orthopedic surgeons

a. Fugacious
b. Ladle
c. Siege
d. Bestow
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. CONNOTE: In 1904, the term blue chip first came into use to connote something that was valuable

a. nsinuate
b. finery
c. regalia
d. JFF
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 5 to 9: In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlines. Four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are given. Choose the best alternatives.

Question Number 5. Religions in order to cease to breed communalism they have to become spiritual movements geared to liberating individuals and transforming societies.

a. Religions in order to cease to breed communalism.
b. For religions to cease to breed communalism.
c. Religions which are ceasing to breed communalism.
d. For religions ceasing to breed communalism.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 6. For the next two or three years Louise managed, notwithstanding her weak heart, to go dressing beautifully to all the most lively parties, gambling very heavily to dance and even flirt with tall slim young men.

a. dressing beautifully to all the most lively parties, gambling very heavily to dance and even flirt with tall slim young men.
b. beautifully dressed to all the most lively parties, gambling very heavily to dance and even to flirt with tall slim young men.
c. dressing beautifully to all the most lively parties, gambling very heavily, danced even flirt with tall slim young men
d. beautifully dressed to all the most lively parties, to gamble very heavily to dance and even flirt with tall slim young men
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. More than any other single factor, sharp increase in the price of diesel that has been responsible for the inflation experienced by India in the last few years.

a. More than any other single factor, sharp increase in the price of diesel that has been responsible for
b. More than any single factor, a sharp increase in the price of diesel that have been responsible for
c. More than any other single factor, sharp increase in the price of diesel has been responsible for
d. increase in the price of diesel, more than any other single factor, has been responsible for
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. Night is a deal monotonous period under a roof, but in the open world it passes highly, with its star and dews and perfumes, and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.

a. and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.
b. and the hours which are marked by changes in Nature’s face.
c. and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature.
d. and the hours are marked by the changes in the Nature’s face.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. Night is a deal monotonous period under a roof, but in the open world it passes highly, with its star and dews and perfumes, and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.

a. and the hours is marked by changes in Nature’s face.
b. and the hours which are marked by changes in Nature’s face.
c. and the hours are marked by changes in the face of Nature.
d. and the hours are marked by the changes in the Nature’s face.
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 10 to 13: Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the sentence.

Question Number 10. I am not ..... to sell you my house unless you offer a more ..... price.

a. conform, true
b. prepared, realistic
c. ready, correct
d. having, actual
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. If we do not take ..... care in our industry, we will have to ..... a grave problem.

a. normal, experience
b. proper, face
c. adequate, catch
d. intensive, aggravate
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. Warned by an anonymous phone call that an explosion was ....., the police ....the building immediately.

a. expected, filled
b. ubiquitous, purged
c. eminent, checked
d. imminent, evacuated
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 13. They were unwisely ..... during their education, and ..... was the result.

a. neglected, ignorance
b. interrupted, consistency
c. befriended, alienation
d. instructed, genius
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 14 to 17: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 14. LAX

a. salty
b. strict
c. shrill
d. boring
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. SANGUINE

a. pessimistic
b. sickening
c. warranted
d. irritated
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 16. UNKEMPT

a. bombed
b. washed
c. neat
d. showy
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 17. PUTATIVE

a. colonial
b. quarrelsome
c. undisputed
d. powerful
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 18 to 20: Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original capitalized pair.

Question Number 18. AWL : PUNCTURE

a. tire : ride
b. cleaver : cut
c. plane : soar
d. throttle : start
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. PLANET : ROTATES

a. top : spins
b. star : shines
c. moon : glows
d. toy : plays
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. HAND : GNARLED

a. tree : tall
b. foot : soar
c. flower : crushed
d. brow : creased
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 018

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Categorize the statements into fact, interference, or judgment
Fact (F) describes what we have seen, heard, or read and is capable of verification and excludes inferences and judgments.
Inference (I) are statements about unknown based on the known.
Judgment (J) is a point of view and implies approval or disapproval of objects, occurrences, or persons described.

Question Number 1. I. Our expertise across sectors is unequalled.
II. CEOs are the biggest beneficiaries of severance packages.
III. Board members feel that inefficient CEOs are worth getting rid of at any price.

a. JJI
b. JIJ
c. IFJ
d. JIF
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. I. The nation’s economy has doubled while the birth rate has dropped by 24% in the last three decades.
II. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9% last year, dipping below 4% for the first time in more than a century.
III. American corporate are facing an unprecedented short supply of talented manpower.

a. FFF
b. FFI
c. IFJ
d. FFJ
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. I. The textbooks of class I are marked red.
II. Universalization of primary education can help reduce illiteracy in India.
III. The present education system in India is unfit to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

a. JJJ
b. FIJ
c. FJJ
d. FII
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. I. Man is a highly social animal.
II. Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe speaks of the trials and tribulations of a man, leading a lonely life.
III. Maslow’s need hierarchy theory also speaks of social needs.

a. JFI
b. JII
c. JIF
d. JFF
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. I. Gone are the images of west Asian countries of camels, tents, scorching heat and deserts.
II. More and more expatriates are coming down to the cites of west asia.
III. The lifestyles of Gulf countries is something right out of the Arbian nights.

a. FFJ
b. FFF
c. III
d. IFI
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original capitalized pair.

Question Number 6. USHER : THEATRE

a. conductor : train
b. programme : movie
c. aisle : row
d. friend : actor
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. SKATE : RINK

a. build : arena
b. sleep : lecture
c. repose : bed
d. park : stadium
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. SAPPLING : PLANT

a. weed : tree
b. grass : wheat
c. puppy : dog
d. seed : vegetable
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. STUTTER : TALK

a. worry : analyse
b. stumble : walk
c. walk : run
d. hear : understand
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. HOSE : WATER

a. speaker : sound
b. window : air
c. vent : flap
d. chimney : smoke
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 11 to 15: In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlines. Four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are given. Choose the best alternatives.

Question Number 11. Religions in order to cease to breed communalism, they have to become spiritual movements geared to liberating individuals and transforming societies.

a. Religions in order to cease to breed communalism
b. For religions to cease to breed communalism
c. Religions which are ceasing to breed communalism
d. mFor religions ceasing to breed communalism
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. China's Health Ministry is going to order a nationwide alert for controlling an outbreak of a virus that has killed 22 children in one province and shows signs of spreading

a. is going to order a nationwide alert for controlling an outbreak of a virus that has killed 22 children in one province
b. is ordering a nationwide alert to control an outbreak of a virus that has killed 22 children in one province
c. is going to order a nationwide alert for controlling an outbreak of a virus that had killed 22 children at one province
d. is ordering a nationwide alert for controlling an outbreak of a virus that has killed 22 children in one province
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 13. An important benefit of using a real-time monitoring and control system is that it allows it operators to know the actual conditions of oil and gas in each peripheral site.

a. of using a real-time monitoring and control system is that it allows it operators to know
b. of a real-time monitoring and control system is that it allows operators to find
c. of using a real-time monitoring and control system is that it allows operators to fond out
d. of a real-time monitoring and control system is it allows operators to know
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. Ecstatic about the profits of the company for the first half of the year it was decided by the CEO to give good bonuses to his employees.

a. it was decided by the CEO to give good bonuses to his employees.
b. good bonuses were allotted for the employees by the CEO’s decision.
c. The CEO decided to give good bonuses to his employees.
d. The CEO’s decision had been to give good bonuses to his employees.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. One of the most universal forms of irrationality is the attitude taken by everybody towards malicious gossip.

a. is the attitude taken by everybody towards malicious gossip.
b. was the attitude taken by everybody towards malicious gossip.
c. is the malicious attitude taken by people towards gossip.
d. is the attitude taken by people towards gossip which is malicious.
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 16 to 20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 16. INIMICAL

a. antagonistic
b. anonymous
c. fanciful
d. accurate
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 17. REPERCUSSION

a. reaction
b. restitution
c. resistance
d. magnificence
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. TENACITY

a. splendor
b. perseverance
c. tendency
d. ingratitude
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. FORAY

a. excursion
b. contest
c. ranger
d. intuition
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. BUCOLIC

a. diseased
b. repulsive
c. rustic
d. twinkling
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 017

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 5: In each question, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

Question Number 1. PAPER

a. When I put down my thoughts on paper, I found more clarity
b. Although difference between the neighbors were papered down they were not fully resolved.
c. The promise you make are not worth the paper they were written on.
d. They papered their bedroom in soft colours.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. RUN

a. Whenever she runs short in ideas she consults her dad.
b. The prisoner who escaped is on the run from the police.
c. It is not often that you run into an old friend at a cinema.
d. The innovation has run its course and is no longer useful.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. HAND

a. I read everything I can lay my hand on.
b. Traditions are customs that you hand down from generation to generation.
c. “You must hand in your homework before you leave”, said the teacher.
d. Mala was given a free hand with the arrangements.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. NOTICE

a. Send this notice to all our area offices.
b. Owls and cats notice during dark.
c. If you want to continue in my office be honest, otherwise hand in your notice.
d. Sorry I took no notice of your presence at the dinner.
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. DISTINCT

a. He is distinct about what is right and what is wrong.
b. Mars became distinct on the horizons in the month of august.
c. The distinct strains of Ravi’s violin could be heard above the general din.
d. Ghoshbabu’s is a distinct case of water rising above its own level.
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 6 to 10: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 6. PERIPATETIC

a. worldly
b. stationary
c. disarming
d. inherent
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7. RUSTIC

a. urban
b. slow
c. corroded
d. mercenary
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8. SALLOW

a. salacious
b. ruddy
c. colorless
d. permitted
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9. CARNAL

a. impressive
b. minute
c. spiritual
d. actual
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10. CRYPTIC

a. tomblike
b. futile
c. indifferent
d. candid
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. I may not have known much about managing investments, but I think I am a great debt manager.

a. do not know
b. might not know
c. couldn’t know
d. may not know
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. When you look at long term, investing in equity had proved to be a good way to create wealth.

a. was proven to have been
b. will be proved to have been
c. has proved to be a
d. is proving to be a
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 13. A direct line between the two major capitals of world power could avert escalation of an untoward incident into a nuclear holocaust

a. could overt escalation
b. can avert elevation
c. could avert escalation
d. can overt elevation
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. By emulation of the magi of the bible, who carried their offerings to the Chirst child 12 days after his birth, Italians present gifts to their children epiphany

a. In simulation of the magi
b. In emulation by the magi
c. In emulation of the magi
d. By simulation of the magi
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. Passenger car sales moved into positive gear, clocking a 4 per cent growth just as a few manufacturers were to continue their downward slide in September.

a. just as a few manufacturers were to continue .
b. just as a few manufacturers continued.
c. even as a few manufacturers will continue.
d. even as a few manufacturers continued on.
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 16 to 20: Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original capitalized pair.

Question Number 16. TRYST : CLANDESTINE

a. reverie : dreamy
b. acquaintanceship : brief
c. expectation : hopeless
d. glance : resentful
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 17. CANONIZE : SAINT

a. train : athlete
b. guard : dignitary
c. deify : sinner
d. lionize : celebrity
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. INDOLENT : WORK

a. decisive : act
b. gullible : cheat
c. perceptive : observer
d. taciturn : speak
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. PERJURY : OATH

a. plagiarism : authority
b. embezzlement : trust
c. disrespect : age
d. testimony : court
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. SIGNATURE : ILLUSTRATION

a. byline : column
b. alias : charge
c. credit : purchase
d. note : scale
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 016

English Usage

Instructions

Directions for questions 1 to 5: For each of the word below, a contextual usage is given. Pick the word from the alternative given that is most inappropriate in the given context.

Question Number 1. Killjoy: If you can call someone a killjoy, you are critical of them because they stop other people from enjoying themselves.

a. Spoilsport
b. Ascetic
c. Hinderer
d. Darling
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 2. Parley: A discussion between two opposing people or groups in which both sides try to come together.

a. Deliberation
b. Soliloquy
c. Tete-a-tete
d. Negotiation
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 3. Sodden: Something that is sodden is extremely wet.

a. Starched
b. Soggy
c. Wet
d. Drenched
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 4. Rubric: It is a set of rules or instructions

a. Percept
b. Rite
c. Label
d. Glossary
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 5. Impressionable: Someone who is usually young and very easy to influence

a. Responsive
b. Excitable
c. Sensitive
d. Cocky
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 6 to 10: In the following questions, only one of the four words is spelt correctly. Mark it

Question Number 6.

a. aboriginaes
b. aborgines
c. aborigines
d. abroigines
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 7.

a. subservience
b. subserviance
c. suborvience
d. suborviance
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 8.

a. mertyrdom
b. martyrdom
c. martirdom
d. mertirdom
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 9.

a. liitoral
b. litooral
c. littorel
d. littoral
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 10.

a. immiscible
b. immisciible
c. immiiscible
d. imiscible
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 11. Cashing my pay cheque at the bank, I headed towards home

a. Cashing my pay cheque at the bank
b. On having cashed my payment cheque at the bank
c. After having cashed my payment cheque at the bank
d. After having encashed my payment cheque in the bank
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 12. Clinton has a history in Texas dates from 1972, when she worked on Democrat George McGovern's presidential campaign registering voters.

a. Clinton has a history in Texas dates from 1972
b. Clinton's history in Texas dates from 1972
c. Clinton has a history from the date 1972 in Texas
d. Clinton's history in Texas dates back to 1972
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 13. The technique, which could undercut security software required in protecting critical data on computers , is as easy as chilling a computer memory chip with a blast of frigid air from a can of dust remover

a. which could undercut security software required in protecting critical data on computers
b. which could undermine security software while protecting critical data on computers
c. which could undercut security software protecting critical data on computers
d. which could undermine security software protecting critical data on computers
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 14. The crisis Microsoft faces is multi-part: Google continues to grow, lapping up the majority of revenue created by online advertising.

a. Google continues to grow, lapping up the majority of revenue created by online advertising
b. Google continuing to grow, lapping up the majority of revenue created by online advertising
c. Google continues to grow to lap up the majority of revenue created by online advertising
d. Google is growing fast to lap up the majority of revenue created by online advertising
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 15. It was the worst violence engulfing the capital since pro-democracy demonstrators overthrew Slobodan Milosevic eight years ago.

a. It was the worst violence engulfing the capital since pro-democracy demonstrators overthrew Slobodan Milosevic eight years ago.
b. It was the worst violence to engulf the capital since pro-democracy demonstrators overthrew Slobodan Milosevic eight years ago.
c. It was the worst violence to engulf the capital after pro-democracy demonstrators overthrew Slobodan Milosevic eight years ago.
d. It was the worst violence engulfing the capital after pro-democracy demonstrators overthrew Slobodan Milosevic eight years ago.
e.Not Attempted

Directions for questions 17 to 20: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Question Number 16. COGNIZANCE

a. policy
b. knowledge
c. advance
d. omission
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 17. PILLAGE

a. hoard
b. plunder
c. versify
d. denigrate
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 18. MENIAL

a. intellectual
b. clairvoyant
c. servile
d. arrogant
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 19. ADULATION

a. youth
b. purity
c. brightness
d. criticism
e.Not Attempted

Question Number 20. MORDANT

a. dying
b. trenchant
c. fabricating
d. controlling
e.Not Attempted

TEST- English Usage 015

English Usage

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