1>> Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Tour de force

• Masterpiece
• Grand Tour
• Long Tour
• Art and Culture

2>> Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Insipid

• Foolish
• Exciting
• Dull
• Sensible

3>> Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below:

They decided to ________ his number in the yellow pages.

• Look into
• Look at
• Look up
• Look onto

4>> Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:

Lucid

• Opaque
• Solid
• Clear
• Hazy

5>> Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:

I gave him a piece of my mind.

• Expressed love
• Fell in love
• Expressed anguish
• Trusted him

6>> Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:

He has the gift of the gab.

• A talent for speaking
• A good voice
• A logical bent of mind
• Talking nonsense

7>> Fill in the blank:

The last ________ will be performed by members of the family only.

• Wright
• Right
• Rite
• Write

8>> Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided:

A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an __________.

• Stoic
• Extrovert
• Megalomaniac
• Philanthropist

9>> Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:

She is a little under the weather today.

• Feeling unwell
• In sync with the weather
• Feeling excited
• Feeling sad

10>> Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided:

A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an ___________.

• Kleptomaniac
• Necromaniac
• Necrophobic
• Introvert

11>> Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:

Inadvertent

• Adversity
• Intentional
• Unintentional
• Advanced

12>> Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Incognito

• Candid
• Impromptu
• Opposed
• Disguised

13>> Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:

Embezzle

• Steal
• Steel
• Honesty
• Dazzle

14>> Fill in the blank:

He would always __________ the police.

• Elude
• Illude
• Allude
• Delude

15>> Insert the correct phrasal verb from the options provided to make meaningful sentence:

I will __________ to my job until May.

• Hold up
• Hold on
• Hold in
• Hold

16>> Fill in the blank:

You should __________ her case as a precedent.

• Site
• Cite
• Sight
• Side

17>> Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below:

The boss simply could not ___________ his inefficiency any more.

• Put off
• Put up with
• Put down
• Put across

18>> Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:

He is ___________ the phone right now.

• At
• In
• On
• To

19>> Choose the correct opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:

His point was lost amid the cacophony.

• Music
• Discordance
• Silence
• Crowd

20>> Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:

The possibility of failure was imminent.

• Remote
• Inherent
• Immediate
• Perennial

21>> Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:

He held his breath _________ several minutes.

• On
• Of
• For
• From

22>> Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:

There is abundant scope for improvement.

• Ample
• Scarce
• Copious
• Eternal

23>> The word ‘Pride’ is also used to describe a group of:

• Tigers
• Elephants
• Lions
• Hyenas

24>> ‘Cricket’ is also a kind of a/an:

• Bird
• Insect
• Flood
• Flower

25>> A ‘Page’ also mean:

• A sweet dish
• A chauffeur
• A book
• A servant

26>> An endocrinologist deals with—

• Teeth
• Glands
• Epidemics
• Heart

27>> A stoic person can—

• Entice
• Endure
• Excite
• Enable

28>> ‘Approval’ may be expressed by the following interjection—

• Ha—!
• Hush!
• Bravo!
• Hurrah!

29>> A person on the verge of death of illness is—

• Seriously ill
• Terminally ill
• Sporadically ill
• None of the above

30>> Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below—

No one dare call in question his honesty.

• Honesty of purpose
• Test
• Flatter
• Challenge

31>> ‘Puts one in mind’ means—

• Resolved
• Decided
• Reminds
• Received

32>> There was a _______ on the midnight train. (Insert correct phrasal verb)

• Hold up
• Hold in
• Hold
• Hold out

33>> Insert correct adverb phrase in the blank space:

Do this in a short time, in a ________ manner.

• Former
• Swift
• Brave
• Unwise

34>> Fill in the blank with correct word:

A ________ Star was seen in the sky.

• Strengthening
• Shooting
• Shunting
• Staring

35>> Fill in the blank with correct word:

The stream was _________ by the waterfall.

• Fed
• Fed up
• Filled
• Fulled

36>> Fill in the blank with correct word:

_________ his illness, he attended the function.

• In spite
• Due
• As of
• Despite

37>> Fill in the space with an Infinitive:

__________ fault is easy.

• To begin
• To bury
• To read
• To find

38>> Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space:

Mother says you ________ to go to the market at once.

• Have
• Are
• Shall
• Will

39>> ‘Hand and glove’ means—

• Arrogance
• Enemy
• Maintain a distance
• Intimate terms

40>> Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Genre 

• A grand tour
• A specific category
• A chauffeur
• A long list

41>> Put in a correct Participle in the blank space:

Mary _______, we were freed from anxiety.

• Having arrived
• Rolling
• Tattered
• Being arrived

42>> Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below:

The singer was not in voice.

• Lost voice
• To sing well
• Had cough
• Sang well

43>> Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:

The crowd felt stupefied by the lecture.

• Engulfed
• Entertained
• Enthused
• Encouraged

44>> Insert proper preposition in the sentence:

He hinted ______ some loss treasure.

• Of
• For
• With
• At

45>> Fill in the blank with a correct word:

You had better _______ permission.

• Want
• Ask
• Call
• Order

46>> ‘Book’ may be used with—

• Trousers
• Insects
• Ticket
• Painting

47>> Fill in with relative pronoun the blank space below:

Who _______ saw her did not pity her?

• What
• Which
• That
• Such

48>> Fill in with relative pronoun the blank space below:

The sun, _______ rays give life to the earth, was regarded by the ancients as a god.

• That
• Whose
• Which
• Whom

49>> Insert proper preposition in the sentence:

Here is the watch ________ you asked ________.

• Which, for
• That, for
• For, from
• This, for

50>> Choose the opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:

The silence of the children was sinister.

• Catnap
• Cacophony
• Coarse
• Cruelty

51>> Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

This is the _______ Post Office to my house.

• Farthest
• Next
• Nearest
• Closest

52>> Fill in the blank with an infinitive:

_________ is worth ambition.

• To borrow
• To reign
• To repeat
• To cry

53>> Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:

Quintessential

• Most typical example
• Most wanted thing
• Most popular
• Most utilized

54>> Put in a correct participle in the blank space.

The sea __________, we went for sail.

• Being rough
• Disturbed
• Being kind
• Being smooth

55>> In a moment of hurry, the files have been __________ by Hamilton. (Insert correct phrasal verb)

• Cast about
• Cast out
• Cast up
• Cast aside

56>> Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:

People responded to the leader’s speech with shouts of ecstasy.

• Despondency
• Despair
• Disagreement
• Displeasure

57>> Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below:

The belief in witchcraft is losing ground.

• Becoming less acceptable
• Becoming popular
• Becoming powerful
• Losing principle

58>> Choose an expression similar in meaning to the underlined word.

A misanthrope is a person who—

• Dislikes women
• Dislikes other people
• Dislikes children
• Dislikes nature

59>> An ophthalmologist heals with—

• Kidney
• Liver
• Eyes
• Heart

60>> Memorabilia refers to—

• Memorable things
• Memories of war
• Memories of objects collected because of their links with people or events
• Memories of the past

61>> ‘Surprise’ may be expressed by the following interjection:

• Hush!
• Alas!
• Ha!
• Bravo!

62>> Choose the expression similar in meaning to the word underlined below—

Imbroglio

• Cacophony
• Confession
• A confused situation
• Candid admission

63>> The expression ‘to take stock of’ means—

• To question
• To argue
• To survey
• To manipulate

64>> Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word underlined below:

The appearance of the stranger was forbidding.

• Warm
• Kind
• Friendly
• Amiable

65>> Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition.

The crew were ________ the ship for a month.

• On board
• Aboard
• On
• Off

66>> Use suitable auxiliary verb to fill in the blank space:

She ________ sit for hours listening to the wireless.

• Will
• Would
• Can
• Could

67>> Insert proper preposition in the sentence.

I prevailed _________ him to join our group.

• On
• Upon
• Beside
• Along with

68>> Fill in the blank with relative pronoun.

He is here, _________ is fortunate.

• Who
• Whose
• Which
• That

69>> Edmund Burke had a wonderful gift of the gab. ‘Gift of the gab’ means—

• Intelligence
• Humanity
• Eloquence
• Goodness

70>> Select the correct meaning of the idiom underlined below:

There’s no love lost between them.

• Avoid
• Not on good items
• Challenge
• Quarrel

71>> Fill in the blank with appropriate participle.

The ______ door awakened the dog.

• Cracking
• Old
• New
• Waving

72>> Fill in the blank with the correct word or expression—

He talked to his horse _________ the horse could understand his grief.

• As though
• With a feeling that
• Feeling that
• Assuming

73>> Fill in the blank with an appropriate participle.

Weather ________, there will be a garden party at Government House tomorrow.

• Allowing
• Permitting
• Happening
• Favorable

74>> Fill in the blank with a suitable word.

I can’t walk any _________.

• Farther
• Further
• Distance
• Far

75>> ‘Mellifluous’ means—

• Sweet-sounding
• Cacophonic
• Loud
• Irritating