Directions
(1-5): Each question has a word followed by five choices. From among the
choices, identify the word which is opposite in meaning (antonym) to the main
word and mark its number as your answer.
(1-5): Each question has a word followed by five choices. From among the
choices, identify the word which is opposite in meaning (antonym) to the main
word and mark its number as your answer.
Q1. BOLSTER
(a)
undermine
undermine
(b) interdict
(c) support
(d) contradict
(e) augment
Q2. FORLORN
(a)
sorrowful
sorrowful
(b) encouraging
(c) cheerful
(d) careless
(e)
woebegone
woebegone
Q3. OSTENSIBLE
(a) external
(b) superficial
(c) internal
(d) unreal
(e) genuine
Q4. RAZE
(a) raise
(b) disperse
(c) split
(d) foster
(e)
construct
construct
Q5. NONCHALANCE
(a)
pollution
pollution
(b) confusion
(c) suppression
(d) tension
(e) apathy
Directions
(6-10): Each question gives a sentence with a part of the sentence underlined/BOLD
that may contain an error. Five alternative substitutes are given for the
underlined/BOLD portion. Identify the choice that replaces the underlined/BOLD
part to form a logical and grammatically correct statement and mark its number
as your answer.
(6-10): Each question gives a sentence with a part of the sentence underlined/BOLD
that may contain an error. Five alternative substitutes are given for the
underlined/BOLD portion. Identify the choice that replaces the underlined/BOLD
part to form a logical and grammatically correct statement and mark its number
as your answer.
Q6. Beside scoring the highest
mark, she secured the National Merit Scholarship.
mark, she secured the National Merit Scholarship.
(a) Beside
scoring a highest mark
scoring a highest mark
(b) Besides
scoring highest mark
scoring highest mark
(c) Inspite
of scoring the highest mark
of scoring the highest mark
(d) Though
scoring the highest mark
scoring the highest mark
(e) Besides
scoring the highest mark
scoring the highest mark
Q7. There aren’t some good
schools in this part of the city.
schools in this part of the city.
(a) There
aren’t some good schools
aren’t some good schools
(b) There
isn’t some good schools
isn’t some good schools
(c) There
aren’t any good schools
aren’t any good schools
(d) There
wasn’t any good schools
wasn’t any good schools
(e) There
were hardly some good schools
were hardly some good schools
Q8. You will be wise in accepting
your father’s advice lest you should not lose your pocket money.
your father’s advice lest you should not lose your pocket money.
(a) lest you
should not lose your pocket money
should not lose your pocket money
(b) lest you
shall lose your pocket money
shall lose your pocket money
(c) lest you
would not lose your pocket money
would not lose your pocket money
(d) lest you
should lose your pocket money
should lose your pocket money
(e) lest you
will lose your pocket money
will lose your pocket money
Q9. People should not be proud in
their wealth.
their wealth.
(a) of their
wealth
wealth
(b) about
their wealth
their wealth
(c) by their
wealth
wealth
(d) with
their wealth
their wealth
(e) at their
wealth
wealth
Q10. She only dances when
there is no one present.
there is no one present.
(a) She only
dances
dances
(b) She
dances only
dances only
(c) She
dances solely
dances solely
(d) She
solely dances
solely dances
(e) She only
danced
danced
Directions
(11-15): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
(11-15): Fill in the blanks choosing the word that is most appropriate in the
context of the passage.
Some 14 million visitors have made the Oriental Pearl Tower the biggest revenue
producing tourist attraction in China, –(11) — the Great wall. At 120,000
tonnes it is the heaviest in the world – the Eiffel Tower at just over 10,000
tonnes is (12) by comparison. The two largest spheres have
a total of fifteen floors, the largest with an area of more than four basketball
courts.
producing tourist attraction in China, –(11) — the Great wall. At 120,000
tonnes it is the heaviest in the world – the Eiffel Tower at just over 10,000
tonnes is (12) by comparison. The two largest spheres have
a total of fifteen floors, the largest with an area of more than four basketball
courts.
While almost 200 world statesmen and leaders have visited it
since it (13) , it is the people of
China and of Shanghai who have taken the tower to their hearts. Gala group
marriages with a hundred couples (14) have been held here. The tower plays (15)
to numerous community events including an annual foot race to the
observation deck.
since it (13) , it is the people of
China and of Shanghai who have taken the tower to their hearts. Gala group
marriages with a hundred couples (14) have been held here. The tower plays (15)
to numerous community events including an annual foot race to the
observation deck.
Q11.
(a) outdoing
(b) bettering
(c) supplanting
(d) surpassing
(e) stopping
Q12.
(a) valueless
(b) insubstantial
(c) lightweight
(d) worthless
(e) pleasant
Q13.
(a) inaugurated
(b) exposed
(c) operated
(d) commenced
(e) opened
Q14.
(a) joining
(b) participating
(c) cooperating
(d) engaging
(e) separating
Q15.
(a) venue
(b) host
(c) entertainer
(d) auditorium
(e) forum
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. BOLSTER-support or strengthen.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. FORLORN-pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. OSTENSIBLE-stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. RAZE-completely destroy (a building, town, or other settlement).
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. nonchalance-the state of being nonchalant.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘Besides scoring the highest mark’
is correct phrase.
is correct phrase.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘There aren’t any good schools’.
we use
we use
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘lest you should lose your pocket
money’. We don’t use negative ‘word’ with ‘lest’, ‘lest’ is already negative in
meaning.
money’. We don’t use negative ‘word’ with ‘lest’, ‘lest’ is already negative in
meaning.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘of their wealth’ is correct
phrase.
phrase.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘She dances
only’ is correct phrase.
only’ is correct phrase.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. surpassing-incomparable or
outstanding.
outstanding.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Lightweight fits in the context
correctly.
correctly.
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Opened fits in the context
correctly.
correctly.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Participating fits in the context
correctly.
correctly.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Host fits in the context correctly.
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