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SPOTTING ERROR
(A) He did / (B) no work / (C) since yesterday. / (D) No error.
SPOTTING ERROR
(A) He did / (B) no work / (C) since yesterday. / (D) No error.
(A); Change ‘did’ into ‘has done
(A) She / (B) is working here / (C) since 1990. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘is’ into ‘haS been’
(A) Amitabh Bacchan is having / (B) a large / (C) fan following. / (D) No error
(B)have
(A) I remember / (B) meet him / (C) many years ago. / (D) No error
(B); Change ‘meet’ into ‘meeting
(A) He asked / (B) that how long / (C) I would be away from Delhi. / (D) No error.
(B); Remove ‘that’
(A) Everybody in the office / (B) has left early / (C) hasn't he? / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘hasn’t he?’ into ‘haven’t they?’
(A) The teacher told them that / (B) the students should have gone to the library / (C)
instead of having wasted their time / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘having wasted’ into ‘wasting’
(A) He is / (B) one of the tallest boy / (C) in the class / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘boy’ into ‘boys’
(A) The reason why / (B)he was rejected / (C) was because he was too young /(D) No error
(C); Change ‘because’ into ‘that’
(A) The Management requires / (B) a number of critereons / (C) for this post. / (D)
No error
.(B); Change ‘Criterions’ into ‘Criteria’
(A) The Municipality has made / (B) littering public places / (C) a punished offence. / (D) No
error.
(C); Change ‘punished’ into ‘punishable’
(A) On last Monday / (B) I came across a / (C) book on black magic. / (D) No error
(A); Remove ‘on’
(A) He thinks / (B) himself / (C) as a great and charismatic leader. / (D) No error.
(C); ‘as’ is not used with ‘think’
(A) I like / (B) the poetries / (C) of only a few great poets. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘poetries’ into ‘poetry’
(A) Unless / (B) you will not work hard and adopt right strategy / (C) you cannot pass. / (D) No
error.
(B); Change ‘will not work’ into ‘work’
(A) The Principal as well as staff / (B) are waiting for / (C) the chief guest. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘are’ into ‘is’
(A) Sheela doesn’t usually / (B) wear jewellery but last night / (C) she wore ring. / (D) No
error.
(C); Add ‘a’ before ‘ring’
(A) The organization / (B) is running a vocational course / (C) since 1998. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘is’ into ‘has been’
(A) Neither Rahul nor Ravi / (B) has submitted/ (C) their homework in time. / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘their’ into ‘his’
(A) There is a surprise party / (B) for him / (C) at 7 p.m. this evening. / (D) No error
(C); ‘pm’ and ‘this evening’ together
become superfluous
FILL IN THE BLANKS
I made him _____ his homework
(A) finish (B) finished (C) finishing (D) to have finished
A
The impresario was wondering _____
(A) when to brush his teeth (B) what to prepare for the important dinner
(C) how to wash the dishes (D) how to make the opera a hitD
This is a good ____ for the school.
(A) sight (B) cite (C) site (D) spotC
I _____ rather die than beg.
(A) could (B) should (C) would (D) can
C
LAST
The bus can’t start because the battery has ______.
(A) run over (B) run up (C) run down (D) run intoC
ANTONYMS
Gingerly
(A) crafty (B) lightly (C) carefree (D) carelessly
C
Nebulous
(A) plain (B) light (C) clear (D) dull
C
Skinflint
(A) clean (B) loyal (C) wasteful (D) reverent
C
Ostentatious
(A) old (B) ordinary (C) classic (D) rational
B
Innovate
(A) sell (B) buy (C) choose (D) copy
D
SYNONYMS
Dessert
(A) wasteland (B) abandon (C) sweet-dish (D) broth
C
Verbatim
(A) at will (B) in secret (C) word for word (D) full of words
C
explicit
(A) clear (B) obvious (C) cautious (D) exorbitant
A
diligent
(A) intelligent (B) energetic (C) modest (D) industrious
D
Protagonist
(A) prophet (B) convert (C) central character (D) trivial
C
IDIOMS
She made up her mind that she would get the work done [by hook or by crook.]
(A) by compromising or other responsibilities
(B) by impressing the interviewers
(C) by any means, right or wrong
(D) by becoming a specialist in the field
C
In a debate, the students are not allowed to [sit on the fence].
(A) to avoid taking sides (B) to insult a speaker
(C) to relax while others speak (D) to agree with everyone
A
The students have made [a laughing stock] of the braggart.
(A) foolish (B) laugh
(C) laughing store–house (D)look ridiculou
D
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
(A) A good done to others does not go unnoticed
(B) Do or say a thing which may bring severe punishment
(C) Prevention is better than cure
(D) See no evil and do no evil
A
The two famous actors [crossed swords] with each other on every occasion.
(A) Fought physically (B) Crossed the road on meeting
(C) Took different routes (D) Disagreed
D
PHRASES
We know that he is the one responsible for the problems but as he is well-connected all we
can do is [send him to Coventry].
(A) transfer him (B) commend him (C) boycott him (D) dismiss him
C
Our famous leader [gave up the ghost].
(A) left the ghost (B) lived like a ghost (C) invited ghost (D) died
D
>A Prime Minister cannot [ride rough shod over] his ministerial colleagues for long.
(A) deal unkindly with (B) take for granted
(C) be high-handed with (D) ignore
A
He was [down in the mouth] as he was defeated in the elections.
(A) unable to speak (B) very depressed
(C) very angry (D) very confused
B
You can easily overcome this situation if you [keep your head.]
(A) keep faith in (B) remain calm (C) believe in (D) trust others
B
It is clear that the ideas of both parties [ran in the same groove.]
(A) promoted each other (B) clashed with each other
(C) moved in harmony(D) moved in different directions
C
This place affords [a bird’s eye view] of the village located below.
(A) a beautiful view (B) a narrow view (C) an overview (D) an ugly view
C
He works in [fits and starts].
(A) consistently (B) sporadically (C) in high spirit (D) enthusiastically.
B
His parents [cut him off] without a shilling
(A) disinherited him (B) snubbed him
(C) gave him only a shilling (D) sent him away with a shilling
A
>The carefully worked-out plan [fell through] because of an unexpected event.
(A) came out successfully (B) had a steep fall
(C) was shattered (D) failed
D
ONE WORDS
One who talks less
(A) Garrulous (B) Servile (C) Heresy (D)Taciturn
D
One who lacks confidence
(A) Metropolitan (B) Shy (C) ambivert (D) Diffident
D
A person very hard to please
(A) Obstinate (B) Unconquerable (C) Fastidious (D) invincible
C
A cock and bull story means
(A) An unbelievable gossip (B) A children’s speech
(C) A quarrelsome dialogue (D) A competition between unequal people
A
Capable of being interpreted in two ways
(A) Confusing (B) Unclear (C) Ambiguous (D) Ambivert
C
>One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views.
(A) Religious (B) Fanatic (C) Bigot (D) God-fearing
C
The action of looking within or into own mind
(A) Observation (B) Examination (C) Introspection (D) Introvert
C
Murder of sister.
(A) Homicide (B) Sororicide (C) sistericide (D) Fratricide
B
An extreme fear of being in a open place.
(A) Hydrophobia (B) Agoraphobia (C) Claustrophobia (D) Hematophobia
B
An inscription on a tomb.
(A) epitaph (B) crypt (C) obituary (D) cataclysm
A
IMPROVEMENT
The chemist [hadn’t hardly only of these kind] of medicines.
(A) had hardly any of these kinds (B) had scarcely any of those kind
(C) had hardly any of those kind (D) No correction required
A
>He behaves [like coward].
(A) cowardly (B) in a cowardly manner
(C) as if he was a coward (D) No improvement
B
[As he was a braveheart], Rakesh decided to join the army.
(A) Though he was a braveheart (B) Although he was a braveheart
(C) While he was a braveheart (D) No improvement
D
She hurt her back while she [worked] yesterday.
(A) worked out (B) had worked (C) was working (D) No improvement
C
We have already [disposed] our old house.
(A) disposed off (B) disposed out (C) disposed of (D) No improvement
C
We can buy anything in this shop, Can we?
(A) Isn’t it? (B) Can’t we? (C) Don’t we? (D) No improvement
B
>The suspected couple was [taken away] from the airport through a side entrance to the police
station for interrogation.
(A) whisked (B) rushed (C) guided (D) No improvement
A
WHISK
Take or move (someone or something) in a particular direction suddenly and quickly.
>She left the room feeling [contrite.]
(A) sorry for what she had done (B) rather ill
(C) extremely irritated (D) No improvement
D
When those whom he had cheated accused him of being a [charlatan] he retorted curtly that
he had never been a quack.
(A) libertine (B) sycophant (C) plagiarist (D) No improvement
D
[Being toiled for] two hours, Mr. Prasad sat down to take same rest.
(A) Have toiled for (B) Had toiled for
(C) Having toiled for (D) No correction required
C
(A) She / (B) is working here / (C) since 1990. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘is’ into ‘haS been’
(A) Amitabh Bacchan is having / (B) a large / (C) fan following. / (D) No error
(B)have
(A) I remember / (B) meet him / (C) many years ago. / (D) No error
(B); Change ‘meet’ into ‘meeting
(A) He asked / (B) that how long / (C) I would be away from Delhi. / (D) No error.
(B); Remove ‘that’
(A) Everybody in the office / (B) has left early / (C) hasn't he? / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘hasn’t he?’ into ‘haven’t they?’
(A) The teacher told them that / (B) the students should have gone to the library / (C)
instead of having wasted their time / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘having wasted’ into ‘wasting’
(A) He is / (B) one of the tallest boy / (C) in the class / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘boy’ into ‘boys’
(A) The reason why / (B)he was rejected / (C) was because he was too young /(D) No error
(C); Change ‘because’ into ‘that’
(A) The Management requires / (B) a number of critereons / (C) for this post. / (D)
No error
.(B); Change ‘Criterions’ into ‘Criteria’
(A) The Municipality has made / (B) littering public places / (C) a punished offence. / (D) No
error.
(C); Change ‘punished’ into ‘punishable’
(A) On last Monday / (B) I came across a / (C) book on black magic. / (D) No error
(A); Remove ‘on’
(A) He thinks / (B) himself / (C) as a great and charismatic leader. / (D) No error.
(C); ‘as’ is not used with ‘think’
(A) I like / (B) the poetries / (C) of only a few great poets. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘poetries’ into ‘poetry’
(A) Unless / (B) you will not work hard and adopt right strategy / (C) you cannot pass. / (D) No
error.
(B); Change ‘will not work’ into ‘work’
(A) The Principal as well as staff / (B) are waiting for / (C) the chief guest. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘are’ into ‘is’
(A) Sheela doesn’t usually / (B) wear jewellery but last night / (C) she wore ring. / (D) No
error.
(C); Add ‘a’ before ‘ring’
(A) The organization / (B) is running a vocational course / (C) since 1998. / (D) No error.
(B); Change ‘is’ into ‘has been’
(A) Neither Rahul nor Ravi / (B) has submitted/ (C) their homework in time. / (D) No error.
(C); Change ‘their’ into ‘his’
(A) There is a surprise party / (B) for him / (C) at 7 p.m. this evening. / (D) No error
(C); ‘pm’ and ‘this evening’ together
become superfluous
FILL IN THE BLANKS
I made him _____ his homework
(A) finish (B) finished (C) finishing (D) to have finished
A
The impresario was wondering _____
(A) when to brush his teeth (B) what to prepare for the important dinner
(C) how to wash the dishes (D) how to make the opera a hitD
This is a good ____ for the school.
(A) sight (B) cite (C) site (D) spotC
I _____ rather die than beg.
(A) could (B) should (C) would (D) can
C
LAST
The bus can’t start because the battery has ______.
(A) run over (B) run up (C) run down (D) run intoC
ANTONYMS
Gingerly
(A) crafty (B) lightly (C) carefree (D) carelessly
C
Nebulous
(A) plain (B) light (C) clear (D) dull
C
Skinflint
(A) clean (B) loyal (C) wasteful (D) reverent
C
Ostentatious
(A) old (B) ordinary (C) classic (D) rational
B
Innovate
(A) sell (B) buy (C) choose (D) copy
D
SYNONYMS
Dessert
(A) wasteland (B) abandon (C) sweet-dish (D) broth
C
Verbatim
(A) at will (B) in secret (C) word for word (D) full of words
C
explicit
(A) clear (B) obvious (C) cautious (D) exorbitant
A
diligent
(A) intelligent (B) energetic (C) modest (D) industrious
D
Protagonist
(A) prophet (B) convert (C) central character (D) trivial
C
IDIOMS
She made up her mind that she would get the work done [by hook or by crook.]
(A) by compromising or other responsibilities
(B) by impressing the interviewers
(C) by any means, right or wrong
(D) by becoming a specialist in the field
C
In a debate, the students are not allowed to [sit on the fence].
(A) to avoid taking sides (B) to insult a speaker
(C) to relax while others speak (D) to agree with everyone
A
The students have made [a laughing stock] of the braggart.
(A) foolish (B) laugh
(C) laughing store–house (D)look ridiculou
D
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
(A) A good done to others does not go unnoticed
(B) Do or say a thing which may bring severe punishment
(C) Prevention is better than cure
(D) See no evil and do no evil
A
The two famous actors [crossed swords] with each other on every occasion.
(A) Fought physically (B) Crossed the road on meeting
(C) Took different routes (D) Disagreed
D
PHRASES
We know that he is the one responsible for the problems but as he is well-connected all we
can do is [send him to Coventry].
(A) transfer him (B) commend him (C) boycott him (D) dismiss him
C
Our famous leader [gave up the ghost].
(A) left the ghost (B) lived like a ghost (C) invited ghost (D) died
D
>A Prime Minister cannot [ride rough shod over] his ministerial colleagues for long.
(A) deal unkindly with (B) take for granted
(C) be high-handed with (D) ignore
A
He was [down in the mouth] as he was defeated in the elections.
(A) unable to speak (B) very depressed
(C) very angry (D) very confused
B
You can easily overcome this situation if you [keep your head.]
(A) keep faith in (B) remain calm (C) believe in (D) trust others
B
It is clear that the ideas of both parties [ran in the same groove.]
(A) promoted each other (B) clashed with each other
(C) moved in harmony(D) moved in different directions
C
This place affords [a bird’s eye view] of the village located below.
(A) a beautiful view (B) a narrow view (C) an overview (D) an ugly view
C
He works in [fits and starts].
(A) consistently (B) sporadically (C) in high spirit (D) enthusiastically.
B
His parents [cut him off] without a shilling
(A) disinherited him (B) snubbed him
(C) gave him only a shilling (D) sent him away with a shilling
A
>The carefully worked-out plan [fell through] because of an unexpected event.
(A) came out successfully (B) had a steep fall
(C) was shattered (D) failed
D
ONE WORDS
One who talks less
(A) Garrulous (B) Servile (C) Heresy (D)Taciturn
D
One who lacks confidence
(A) Metropolitan (B) Shy (C) ambivert (D) Diffident
D
A person very hard to please
(A) Obstinate (B) Unconquerable (C) Fastidious (D) invincible
C
A cock and bull story means
(A) An unbelievable gossip (B) A children’s speech
(C) A quarrelsome dialogue (D) A competition between unequal people
A
Capable of being interpreted in two ways
(A) Confusing (B) Unclear (C) Ambiguous (D) Ambivert
C
>One who has narrow and prejudiced religious views.
(A) Religious (B) Fanatic (C) Bigot (D) God-fearing
C
The action of looking within or into own mind
(A) Observation (B) Examination (C) Introspection (D) Introvert
C
Murder of sister.
(A) Homicide (B) Sororicide (C) sistericide (D) Fratricide
B
An extreme fear of being in a open place.
(A) Hydrophobia (B) Agoraphobia (C) Claustrophobia (D) Hematophobia
B
An inscription on a tomb.
(A) epitaph (B) crypt (C) obituary (D) cataclysm
A
IMPROVEMENT
The chemist [hadn’t hardly only of these kind] of medicines.
(A) had hardly any of these kinds (B) had scarcely any of those kind
(C) had hardly any of those kind (D) No correction required
A
>He behaves [like coward].
(A) cowardly (B) in a cowardly manner
(C) as if he was a coward (D) No improvement
B
[As he was a braveheart], Rakesh decided to join the army.
(A) Though he was a braveheart (B) Although he was a braveheart
(C) While he was a braveheart (D) No improvement
D
She hurt her back while she [worked] yesterday.
(A) worked out (B) had worked (C) was working (D) No improvement
C
We have already [disposed] our old house.
(A) disposed off (B) disposed out (C) disposed of (D) No improvement
C
We can buy anything in this shop, Can we?
(A) Isn’t it? (B) Can’t we? (C) Don’t we? (D) No improvement
B
>The suspected couple was [taken away] from the airport through a side entrance to the police
station for interrogation.
(A) whisked (B) rushed (C) guided (D) No improvement
A
WHISK
Take or move (someone or something) in a particular direction suddenly and quickly.
>She left the room feeling [contrite.]
(A) sorry for what she had done (B) rather ill
(C) extremely irritated (D) No improvement
D
When those whom he had cheated accused him of being a [charlatan] he retorted curtly that
he had never been a quack.
(A) libertine (B) sycophant (C) plagiarist (D) No improvement
D
[Being toiled for] two hours, Mr. Prasad sat down to take same rest.
(A) Have toiled for (B) Had toiled for
(C) Having toiled for (D) No correction required
C
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