Directions (1-5): In each question, the word is given in bold and is then used in four different ways, numbered (a) to (d). Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. If it is used correctly in each of the sentence then choose option (e) as your choice.
Q1. TUMBLE
(a) Buildings lost windows and walls tumbled as the sonic wave from the explosion reverberated through the region, reportedly injuring 1,000 people.
(b) Tesla’s second-quarter loss and the departure of another senior executive sent shares tumbling as much as 15% on Thursday.
(c) The FlasKap 5.0 is a kind of lid that can be added to most tumbles, and can be used simply for filling the mixer with in the tumble with the juice.
(d) Indian benchmark indices tumbled more than 1% on Monday as adverse local and global factors—including the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir—left investors on edge.
(e) All are correct.
Q2. CREDIBLE
(a) Two federal judges have found credible testimony of multiple witnesses that Hamid could not have committed the crimes of which he was accused.
(b) Even though there was very little evidence, the credible jury decided the defendant was guilty.
(c) Governor Malik informed the delegation that there were serious and credible inputs which were available to the security agencies regarding terrorist attacks on the Amarnath Yatra.
(d) A delegation of councilors is lobbying the Government because they say the noise is credible.
(e) All are correct.
Q3. IMPLAUSIBLE
(a) She’s been making implausible claims over the thesis that she documented.
(b) The drug manufacturer was fined for making implausible claims about its weight loss products.
(c) The warden found it implausible that a prisoner could have escaped from his secure prison without assistance.
(d) Since Central High is behind by forty points, it is implausible that they will come back and win the game.
(e) All are correct.
Q4. EXTREMELY
(a) The people just extremely moved when the rain started to shower on the rally.
(b) Dinner at the fancy restaurant was extremely expensive, and the 300 dollar tab shocked the dinner guests once placed on their table.
(c) Because she is extremely afraid of dogs, the toddler screams and shakes at even the sight of a canine.
(d) Angelina was extremely proud of her Italian heritage.
(e) All are correct.
Q5. ADAMANT
(a) She was adamant that people should know what they are consuming; hence she posted the news on the social media.
(b) He was equally adamant that time was of the very essence and one should be focused all the time.
(c) You were quite adamant earlier that you hadn’t touched her and I really admired that.
(d) The poet was fickle minded and was adamant in each of his poem.
(e) All are correct.
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, a word is given in bold followed by three sentences. Choose the appropriate option mentioning the sentence(s) that uses the highlighted word in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner.
Q6. REVEAL
(I) Pramat was previously reluctant to reveal details of the contracts until he was sure the company had a secure future.
(II) The latest court filing reveals Intel has until 6 September to respond the complaint.
(III) The secret file reveals Cabinet Office officials blocked the award.
(a) Only (I)
(b) Both (I) and (III)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q7. ACKNOWLEDGE
(I) Golds is acknowledged as a leading firm in banking, property and corporate law.
(II) I has looked up, right at him, and didn’t smile, wave, or even acknowledge him though any way.
(III) A department of the Environment spokesperson acknowledged that some local authorities could enforce the litter laws more effectively.
(a) Both (I) and (III)
(b) Both (I) and (II)
(c) Both (II) and (III)
(d) Only (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q8. EXCITE
(I) A concept of quantum theory immediately excites the great scientists of the 19th-20th century like Niels Bohr, Pauli, Einstein, Heisenberg and others.
(II) The struggle of Eminem from such a low point in his life inspires me and excites me.
(III) I told myself I wasn’t returning to work until I could find a job that excited me in the worst way.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Both (II) and (III)
(c) Only (I)
(d) Both (I) and (II)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q9. ASSERT
(I) There are few principles so precious as that which asserts that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
(II) The coal industry should be privately funding these studies; the consumer group asserts.
(III) The claimants has assert that their claims should also have been settled.
(a) Only (III)
(b) Only (I) and (III)
(c) Both (I) and (II)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Q10. REPRIMAND
(I) Although Mutius’s death is horrific, Rome does not reprimand Titus for his action.
(II) For brag because the size of her sub, Kathryn Bigelow earns a reprimand from this court.
(III) They both received a written reprimand and were ordered to pay significant costs.
(a) Only (II)
(b) Only (I)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (I) and (III)
(e) All of (I), (II) and (III)
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Option (c) is incorrect as in place of “tumble” the word “tumbler” should be used.
“Tumble” means “to decline suddenly and sharply (as in price)”.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Credible means “capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful.” The use of “credible” is contextually incorrect.
S3. Ans. (e)
Sol. The word “Implausible” means “provoking disbelief”. And all the sentences use “Implausible” in correct sense contextually and grammatically.
S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. The use of word “extremely” in (a) is contextually incorrect. Hence, option (a) is correct answer choice.
S5.Ans. (d)
Sol. “Adamant” means “refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.” Option (d) is incorrect as the use of “adamant” and “fickle minded” is contradicting. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.
S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. Reveal [verb] means ‘make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others’.
All of (I), (II) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Acknowledge [verb] means ‘accept or admit the existence or truth of’; ‘recognize the importance or quality of’; ‘show that one has noticed or recognized (someone) by making a gesture or greeting’;
Among (I), (II) and (III), (I) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
In (II), the usage of ‘has’, which follows ‘I’ and that of ‘though’, which precedes the phrase ‘any way’, is incorrect. ‘Has’ isn’t used with ‘I’. Moreover, the context of the sentence suggests that the tense of the sentence is past tense. So, the correct phrase should be ‘I looked up’. Also, the usage of ‘though’ is incorrect for the context of the sentence demands the usage of a preposition ‘in’.
Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Excite [verb] means ‘cause (someone) to feel very enthusiastic and eager’.
Among (I), (II) and (III), (II) and (III) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
In (I), Instead of ‘A’, ‘the’ should be used. Moreover, the usage of the verb ‘excites’ in its Simple Present form imparts a Simple Present Tense to the sentence which should be wrong from a contextual point of view since the sentence is talking about the interest of the scientists who lived in the 19th-20th century.
So, (I) is erroneous.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Assert [verb] means ‘state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully’;
In (III), the error is the usage of has before the word ‘assert’, which should be eliminated to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Among (I), (II) and (III), (I) and (II) are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. Reprimand [noun] means ‘a formal expression of disapproval’;
In (II), the part ‘brag because’ should be replaced with ‘bragging about’ to make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
Among (I), (II) and (III), both (I) and (III) are grammatically and contextually correct.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
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