Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
My elder brother is so innocent that winning an argument against him is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Indulge in an illegal activity
Exceptionally easy to do
Asking for charity
Making someone uneasy
Correct answer
Indulge in an illegal activity
Direction: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Sacred
Consecrated
Submissive
Passionate
Adamant
Correct answer
Consecrated
Direction: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
The study of different skin diseases
Neurology
Dermatology
Psychology
Radiology
Correct answer
Neurology
Direction: Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.
It has been my great misfortune to follow a speech more notable for its volume than for any sense.
following a speech most notable
No improvement required
to follow a speech much notable
to have being following a speech more notable
Correct answer
following a speech most notable
Direction: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who is hostile and violent
Idle
Aggressive
Legendary
Agreeable
Correct answer
Idle
Direction: Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Plausible
irresistible
Irrational
Untenable
Credible
Correct answer
irresistible
Direction: Select the correctly spelt word.
Exploitation
Conversatian
Reveneue
Pashion
Correct answer
Exploitation
Direction: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Hilarious
Ridiculous
Pretentious
Usual
Humourless
Correct answer
Ridiculous
Direction: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
A significant number of students volunteers each year for environmental projects.
volunteers each year for
No error
A significant number of students
environmental projects
Correct answer
volunteers each year for
Direction: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
Time and technology are two important factor that change substances into resources.
Time and technology
resources
factor that
two important
Correct answer
Time and technology
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.
Can you ______ (1) _______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her ______ (2) _______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and ______ (3) _______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a ______ (4) _______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be ______ (5) _______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
malign
create
conjure
imagine
Correct answer
malign
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.
Can you ______ (1) _______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her ______ (2) _______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and ______ (3) _______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a ______ (4) _______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be ______ (5) _______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
hearing
suffering
enduring
inspiring
Correct answer
hearing
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.
Can you ______ (1) _______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her ______ (2) _______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and ______ (3) _______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a ______ (4) _______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be ______ (5) _______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
artists
writers
mothers
teachers
Correct answer
artists
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.
Can you ______ (1) _______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her ______ (2) _______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and ______ (3) _______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a ______ (4) _______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be ______ (5) _______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
woman's
children's
adult's
man's
Correct answer
woman's
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.
Can you ______ (1) _______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her ______ (2) _______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and ______ (3) _______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a ______ (4) _______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be ______ (5) _______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
infantile
versatile
hostile
infertile
Correct answer
infantile
Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.
At seven began the education that was to making the young boy a citizen and a soldier.
No error
At seven began the education
boy a citizen and a soldier
that was to making the young
Correct answer
No error
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Steady
Tabular
Shaky
Dedicate
Constant
Correct answer
Tabular
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He admonished his listeners _________ their wicked ways.
changes
changed
to change
change
Correct answer
changes
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I want you to give me this contract in black and white.
in writing
quickly
in the morning
at night
Correct answer
in writing
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I am not going to buy ______ toys for you.
them
these
they
this
Correct answer
them
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.