Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
The players like the coach because he is honest, realistic and practical in dealing with them.
down to earth
by and large
far and wide
sick and tired
Correct answer
down to earth
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.
My friend vanished when the goons came to fight with me.
mobilised when the thugs arrived
disappeared when the thugs arrived
condemned when the thugs arrived
attacked when the thugs arrived
Correct answer
mobilised when the thugs arrived
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Gift of the gab
A gift for a person named Gab
A talent for speaking
A talent for lying
A talent for singing
Correct answer
A gift for a person named Gab
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Neccessity
Perseverance
Hierarchy
Knowledgeable
Correct answer
Neccessity
Select the word from the sentence below, which is an antonym for the word ‘resolve’
My cousin Nisha’s curiosity about life will never be satisfied because no one knows all the answers to all her questions.
About
Questions
Knows
Satisfied
Correct answer
About
Select the most appropriate segment to substitute the underlined wordsin the given sentence.
After he leave, we discussed his suggestion.
he will be leaving
he has left
he had left
he was leaving
Correct answer
he will be leaving
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
An area/place in which dead bodies are buried
Demise
Cemetery
Mansion
Clementi
Correct answer
Demise
The following sentence has been divided into four segments. Identify the segment that has a grammatical error.
I am working with him since 2002, / but even today / I am unable / to understand his motives.
I am unable
I am working with him since 2002,
to understand his motives.
but even today
Correct answer
I am unable
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.
Last night, I failed to sleep because of some familiar issues that couldn’t be avoided.
unthinkable
unsolvable
inevitable
incapable
Correct answer
unthinkable
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Why do people yawn?
No one seems to know the exact (1)________. Some people believe that we yawn (2) ________ we do not have enough oxygen in our bodies. In (3) ________ words, we yawn to breathe in (4) ________ oxygen. People also believe that yawning is associated (5) ________ boredom.
Select the correct option to fill blank 2.
when
as
why
while
Correct answer
when
Select the correct spelling of the word 'hermony' used in the given sentence.
The idea is to encourage tourism and allow visitors to enjoy the spectacular Rockies, but to ensure that it is done in hermony with the environment.
Enssure
Harmony
Encaurage
Touresm
Correct answer
Enssure
Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.
Programe
Unexpected
Pilgrimage
Campaign
Correct answer
Programe
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow
New media is a catch-all term used for various kinds of electronic communications that are conceivable due to innovation in computer technology. In contrast to ‘old’ media, which includes newspapers, magazines, books, television and other such non-interactive media, new media comprises websites, online video/audio streams, emails, online social platforms, online communities, online forums, blogs, internet telephony, web advertisements, online education and much more. It is not very easy to draw a line between the new and old media because the so-called old media has found new ways of representation in digital forms, leaving behind its conventional methods of representation. New media is considered to be the multimedia and digital form of communication happening via desktop and laptop computers as well as phones, tablets and other devices. New media has introduced user interaction, rather than simply consuming media. New media can be customised to users’ preferences and it can be selectively linked from one form of content to another.
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word ‘Customise’.
Personalise
Realise
Generalise
Ritualised
Correct answer
Personalise
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Mr. Thomas / is going / to buy / horse.
is going
Mr. Thomas
to buy
horse
Correct answer
is going
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
“Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (1)________ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (2) ________,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not (3) ________ at fishing.” (4) ________ a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her (5) ________. When they reached the fishing pond, the two brothers wandered off by themselves.
Select the correct option to fill blank 4.
Nearly
After
Then
Before
Correct answer
Nearly
The following sentence has been divided into four segments. One of them contains an error. Select the segment that contains the error from the given options.
Last night I dreamed that / I am looking for the/ abominable snowman high / up in the Himalayas.
abominable snowman high
up in the Himalayas
I am looking for the
Last night I dreamed that
Correct answer
abominable snowman high
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
“Can I come along with you on your fishing trip, please?” asked Millie. Her two elder brothers (1)________ at her scornfully. “Fishing is a man's (2) ________,” said her older brother, Derek. “Girls are not (3) ________ at fishing.” (4) ________ a while, however, Millie managed to persuade her brothers to take her (5) ________. When they reached the fishing pond, the two brothers wandered off by themselves.
Select the correct option to fill blank 5.
among them
within
along
with them
Correct answer
among them
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.
Indians tend to be quite conservative in most aspects of life, particularly in rural areas.
Liberal
Fantastic
Determined
Authentic
Correct answer
Liberal
Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
It’s Christmas and everything looks so beautiful. It makes me believe that life is wonderful and pleasant.
I’m up in the air
I’m facing the music
I’m changing my tune
life is a bowl of cherries
Correct answer
I’m up in the air
Choose the INCORRECTLY spelt word in the given sentence.
It may seem pretintious to say so but I cannot live without my essential articles.
essential
cannot
articles
pretintious
Correct answer
essential
Solving previous year questions by topic helps identify recurring concepts, question patterns, and frequently asked sub-topics. Attempt each question, review the step-by-step explanation, and note down key formulas or facts for quick revision before the exam.