Directions (1-5): In the following questions, a sentence is divided into four parts consisting of a highlighted word in each part. Choose the option reflecting the word which is either misspelt or grammatically incorrect. If all the highlighted words are correct, choose option (e) i.e. “all are correct” as your answer choice.
Q1. Libby was disappointed / because her husband / did not fulfill his promise / of watering the plants.
(a) Disappointed
(b) Because
(c) Fulfill
(d) Watering
(e) All are correct
Q2. The innovations spured by digital breakthroughs / are starting to revolutionize the availability / of financial services, which is sorely needed, / with 1.7 billion worldwide unbanked.
(a) Spured
(b) Revolutionize
(c) Sorely
(d) Unbanked
(e) All are correct
Q3. According to the label, / this solution should accelrate /my hair growth and provide me / with long tresses in a short time.
(a) According
(b) Accelrate
(c) Provide
(d) Tresses
(e) All are correct
Q4. In a troubled economy / like this one, a recession is unevitable / and expected within the / next three months.
(a) Troubled
(b) Unevitable
(c) Expected
(d) Months
(e) All are correct
Q5. Although I tried not to hold a grudge, / I felt perverse joy / when I learned my mean/ supervisor had been fired.
(a) Grudge
(b) Perverse
(c) Learned
(d) Supervisor
(e) All are correct
Directions (6-10): In the following questions a sentence is given with a blank in it. Following each sentence four words are provided. Choose the appropriate word that can fill the given blank to make the sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.
Q6. Personal and professional _______________ sometimes conflict.
(a)Prevalence
(b)Amount
(c) Defense
(d) Ethics
(e)Occupy
Q7. The party would make a pleasant _____________ in his rather dull social life.
(a)Obstruction
(b)Alienation
(c)Distraction
(d)Diversion
(e)Deliberation
Q8. She knew that society would ______________ her for leaving her children.
(a)Treat
(b)Condemn
(c)Contrast
(d)Lose
(e)Exhaust
Q9. Priya appeared to be in a/an _______________mood and was deep in thought.
(a)Responsible
(b)Tuning
(c)Engaging
(d)Destructive
(e)Introspective
Q10. All the respondents should express their _______________views in this questionnaire.
(a)Forced
(b)Forthright
(c)Strongly
(d)Critically
(e)Attacked
Solutions
S1. Ans. (e)
Sol. All the highlighted words of the sentence are correctly spelled and adhere to appropriate grammatical syntax. Since, none of the words require any corrections; option (e) becomes the most suitable answer choice.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. The highlighted word in the first part is incorrectly spelled as “spured”. However, the precise spelling of the word in “spurred” and it means to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster. All the other words have been spelt correctly and are in appropriate grammatical syntax. Hence, option (a) is the most suitable answer choice.
S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. The highlighted word in the second part is incorrectly spelled as “accelrate”. However, the precise spelling of the word in “accelerate” and it means increase in rate, amount, or extent. All the other words have been spelt correctly and are in appropriate grammatical syntax. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The highlighted word in the second part is incorrectly spelled as “unevitable”. However, the precise spelling of the word in “inevitable” and it means certain to happen; unavoidable. All the other words have been spelt correctly and are in appropriate grammatical syntax. Hence, option (b) is the most suitable answer choice.
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. All the highlighted words of the sentence are correctly spelled and adhere to appropriate grammatical syntax. Since, none of the words require any corrections; option (e) becomes the most suitable answer choice.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Option (d) is the most suitable choice to be filled in the blank. Confliction can only happen in ethics. Rest all of the options do not fit in the blank.
Prevalence means commonness, generality.
Defense means the action of defending from or resisting attack.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The most suitable option to be filled in the blank is option (d) i.e. diversion. From a dull social life, diversion would mean the action of turning something aside from its course.
Obstruction means a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage.
Alienation means the state or experience of being alienated, isolation.
Distraction means a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else.
Deliberation means long and careful consideration or discussion, contemplation.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The most appropriate option to be filled in the blank is option (b). For leaving children , society would condemn a lady which means express complete disapproval of; censure.
Contrast means dissimilarity.
Exhaust means make someone feel very tired.
S9. Ans. (e)
Sol. The most suitable option to be filled in the blank is option (e) i.e. introspective which means self- examining.
Tuning means telling something to someone.
Engaging means participating or becoming involved in.
Destructive means causing great and irreparable damage.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Only option (b) fits appropriately in the blank. Rest all of the options are irrelevant.
Forthright means candid, outspoken.
Critically (adverb) means in a way that expresses disapproval.
Attacked means criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly.
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