English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-24th February

Directions (1-2): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank. There are four phrases/ idiom given below each sentence, one out of which can be used in the blank to form a meaningful sentence. Choose the most appropriate phrasal verb/ idiom among the given options that makes the sentence contextually meaningful.

Q1. She _________________ the companionship of her husband when he was deployed overseas.

(a) Handed out
(b) Kept from
(c) Ached for
(d) Bore out
(e) None of these.

Q2. The Prime Minister had to ______________ over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.

(a) Break into
(b) Come to a standstill
(c) Hand over
(d) Climb down
(e) None of these.

Directions (3-5): In each of the following questions, a statement is given with a single blank followed by five options. Choose the option that can fit in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the options could fit in the blank, mark your answer as ‘None of these’; (e).

Q3. Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a ________________ financial position.

(a) Defer
(b) Adjourn
(c) Precarious
(d) Continues
(e) None of these

Q4. A period spent working abroad had done nothing to _________________ him.

(a) Learned
(b) Scholarly
(c) Experienced
(d) Mellow
(e) None of these

Q5. There’s a lot of _________________ about that issue – for every person firmly in favour, there’s someone fiercely against it.

(a) Disputable
(b) Contention
(c) Questioned
(d) Conflicted
(e) None of these

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Ached for- To feel a strong desire for someone or something.
bear out- support the argument
hand out- distribute
kept from- refrain

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Climb down- Accept that you are wrong and change your position.
Break into- enter by force
Came to a standstill-come to a sudden stop
Hand over- give chance or authority

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Precarious fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Mellow fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. Contention fits in the blank to make it a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

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