English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022: 18th February

Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank followed by five options. Choose the most appropriate word/phrase to fill in the blank making it contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.

Q1. A man was detained by the police after he tried to______________ to the National Security Advisor’s residence.
(a) Break up
(b) Back up
(c) Blow up
(d) Break in
(e) Break down

Q2. Sudanese intellectuals and actors _____________ African Union to back the UN efforts to settle the ongoing political crisis in Sudan.
(a) Calmed down
(b) Called around
(c) Called back
(d) Called off
(e) Called on

Q3. Two educationists are of the opinion that the education ministry should focus on helping students _________ with their studies.
(a) Check in
(b) Catch up
(c) Check out
(d) Cheer up
(e) Chip in

Q4. Some scientists say that the dinosaurs ____________ when a comet hit the earth and caused a nuclear winter.
(a) Dig in
(b) Died out
(c) Dig into
(d) Fawn over
(e) Feed off

Q5. Nowadays, you need IT skills if you want to _________ ahead in your career.
(a) Feel up to
(b) Get along
(c) Give up
(d) Get ahead of
(e) Get ahead

Q6. I found the course quite hard but I _________ it and completed it successfully.
(a) Keep around
(b) Keep away
(c) Keep back
(d) Key to
(e) Kept at

Q7. In areas where they have monopoly, some garages ___________ fuel because there is nowhere else to buy it.
(a) Price up
(b) Pop in
(c) Polish up
(d) Pull ahead
(e) Power up

Q8. The purpose of literature review is __________ what has been said on the topic.
(a) Cut out
(b) Add up
(c) Buy out
(d) Buy up
(e) Find out

Q9. When deadlines approach, a student cannot let anything _________________ the completion of an assignment.
(a) Get across
(b) Leave out
(c) Hold up
(d) Make out
(e) Make up

Q10. Regretfully, the board must ______________ a number of applicants every year.
(a) Set up
(b) Turn down
(c) Use up
(d) Bear on
(e) Catch up with

Q11. The question is, should a citizen be able to __________ its government to preserve free access to clean water?
(a) Come up
(b) Fall apart
(c) Call for
(d) Count on
(e) Go on

Q12. Steven tried everything, but could not _______________ to his youth.
(a) Hold on
(b) Hold out
(c) Hold out on
(d) Look into
(e) Look after

Q13. At the beginning of his speech, Finn found it necessary to ______________ the circumstances of the event.
(a) Take after
(b) See to
(c) Put up with
(d) Touch on
(e) Pick up on

Q14. Sam _____________ the research because Jimmy couldn’t find the time.
(a) Carried away
(b) Capped off
(c) Cancelled out
(d) Carried off
(e) Carried out

Q15. They _______________ thousands of pounds on their wedding reception.
(a) Lived by
(b) Laid out
(c) Lived down
(d) Let in
(e) Lined up

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Break in: Force entry toa building
Break up: Escape
Back up: Support
Blow up: Add air
Break down: Stop functioning

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. Called on: Ask for an answer or opinion
Calmed around: Relax after being angry
Called around: Phone many different places or people
Called back: Return a phone call
Called off: Cancel

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Catch up: succeed in reaching a person who is ahead of one.
Check in: Arrive and register at a hotel or airport
Check out: Look at
Cheer up: Become happier
Chip in: help

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Die out: Become extinct or disappear
Dig in: Start eating greedily
Dig into: Reach inside to get something
Fawn over: Praise someone in an excessive way to get their favour or something from them.
Feed off: Eat a food as part of an animals’ diet.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. Get ahead: Progress
Feel up to: Feel capable of doing something.
Get ahead of: Move in front of.
Get along: have a harmonious or friendly relationship.
Give up: Stop doing something that has been a habit.

S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. Keep at: Continue with something
Keep around: Keep something near you.
Keep away: Don’t allow someone near something.
Keep back: Maintain a safe distance.
Key to: Plan things to fit or suit people or situations.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Price up: Change more for something
Pop in: Visit for a short time
Polish up: Improve something quickly
Pull ahead: Overtake, move in front
Power up: Turn a computer or electronic device on so that it is ready to use.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. Find out: Discover
Cut out: Excise
Add up: Calculate
Buy up: Purchase all of something
Buy out: Purchase someone’s assets

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Get across: Communicate
Leave out: Omit
Hold up: Delay
Make out: See
Make up: Fabricate

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Turn down: Reject
Set up: Arrange
Use up: Exhaust
Bear on: Influence
Catch up with: Equal

S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. Count on: Rely on
Go on: Continue
Come up with: Invent
Fall apart: Disintegrate
Call for: Necessitate

S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. Hold on: Keep
Hold out: Wait
Hold out on: Hide something
Look into: Research
Look after: Take care

S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. Touch on: Mention
Take after: Resemble
See to: Arrange
Put up with: Tolerate
Pick up on: Notice

S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. Carried away: Get so emotional that you lose control
Capped off: Finish or complete, often with some decisive action.
Cancelled out: Have an opposite effect on something that has happened, taking things back to the beginning.
Carried off: Win, succeed.
Carried out: Execute

S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. Lived by: Follow a belief system to guide your behaviour.
Laid out: Spend money
Lived down: Stop being embarrassed about something.
Let in: Allow someone to enter.
Lined up: Arrange events for someone.