Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Flexible
Compliant
Defiant
Peculiar
Reckless
Correct answer
Compliant
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
As the tree came crashing down, the monkeys woke up from its sleep and ran from branch to branch.
woke up from their sleep
No improvement required
waken up in their sleep
wakes up from its sleep
Correct answer
woke up from their sleep
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The age of the participants ______ an important factor in this competition.
is
do
has
are
Correct answer
is
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
No other informations was conveyed to him.
No other’s information
No improvement required
No other information
None another information
Correct answer
No other’s information
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Someone working or acting merely for money or other rewards
Debtor
Mercenary
Contractor
Player
Correct answer
Debtor
Direction : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mahalia Jackson was (1) ______ into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) ______ to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream, Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so expressively in her performances had (3) ______ floors, (4) ______ and helped her earn a living as a hotel maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) ______ brought her more and more invitations to sing at funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found her place in the sun.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Adorn
Worn
Born
Scorn
Correct answer
Adorn
Direction : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mahalia Jackson was (1) ______ into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) ______ to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream, Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so expressively in her performances had (3) ______ floors, (4) ______ and helped her earn a living as a hotel maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) ______ brought her more and more invitations to sing at funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found her place in the sun.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Whisper
Glimmer
Crisper
Prosper
Correct answer
Whisper
Direction : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mahalia Jackson was (1) ______ into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) ______ to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream, Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so expressively in her performances had (3) ______ floors, (4) ______ and helped her earn a living as a hotel maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) ______ brought her more and more invitations to sing at funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found her place in the sun.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Stubbed
Clubbed
Scrubbed
Grubbed
Correct answer
Stubbed
Direction : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mahalia Jackson was (1) ______ into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) ______ to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream, Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so expressively in her performances had (3) ______ floors, (4) ______ and helped her earn a living as a hotel maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) ______ brought her more and more invitations to sing at funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found her place in the sun.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Pondered
Laundered
Unsoldered
Considered
Correct answer
Pondered
Direction : In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Mahalia Jackson was (1) ______ into a preacher's family in 1911, and she grew up in a riverfront shanty in New Orleans. She was motherless at five, working as a maid and laundress in her mid-teens. As a little girl, she would (2) ______ to herself before she went to sleep, "Someday the sun is going to shine down on me in some faraway place." In pursuit of that dream, Mahalia migrated to Chicago when she was still a teenager. She never expected to support herself by singing, and by the time I joined her, the hands she used so expressively in her performances had (3) ______ floors, (4) ______ and helped her earn a living as a hotel maid, factory worker, beautician and florist. But her remarkable (5) ______ brought her more and more invitations to sing at funerals, in churches, at concerts. And, through her warm friendly personality and a life based on sound spiritual values and hard work, she eventually found her place in the sun.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
keeping-skills
Voice
Beauty
Cleaning
Correct answer
keeping-skills
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A gut feeling
False attempt
An instinct or intuition
A liability
A suppressed feeling
Correct answer
False attempt
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
New fashion trends / come onto the / scene periodically.
come onto the
New fashion trends
scene periodically
No error
Correct answer
come onto the
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The weather patterns ______ that we will have a winter season, perhaps a good one.
suggests
has suggested
suggest
have been suggested
Correct answer
suggests
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Most of the families in / my research rely at phone calls / for almost all of their communication.
for almost all of their communication
No error
Most of the families in
my research rely at phone calls
Correct answer
for almost all of their communication
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A place for breeding and keeping birds
Kennel
Aviary
Apiary
Den
Correct answer
Kennel
Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
My son has been sleeping for twelve hours at a stretch.
is been sleeping
were sleeping
have been sleeping
No improvement required
Correct answer
is been sleeping
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Smoking is ______ in my office building.
banned
bend
band
bated
Correct answer
banned
Select the correctly spelt word.
Experienses
Immersive
Institutionalsed
Tremandous
Correct answer
Experienses
Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Our company wants to collaborate with your team.
Repel
Defy
Captivate
Collude
Correct answer
Repel
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The action of using someone or something as a model
Magic
Foundation
Imitation
Caption
Correct answer
Magic
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