Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.
Select the one-word substitute for "a person who finds pleasure in their own pain or humiliation."
Masochist
Narcissist
Pessimist
Hedonist
Correct answer
Masochist
What is the one-word substitute for: "A person who has a strong desire to travel and explore the world."
Philoprogenitive
Philopraxic
Dromomaniac
Chrematistic
Correct answer
Philoprogenitive
Choose the correct meaning of idiom given below:
“Throw your hat in the ring”
Challenge authority
Announce one's candidacy
Leave the competition
Support a rival
Correct answer
Challenge authority
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
He is one of the few (1)/ manager who (2)/ consistently leads (3)/ by example. (4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Correct answer
(1)
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
Had he been knowing (1)/ about the regulatory changes (2)/ he would not have proceeded (3)/ with the merger deal. (4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Correct answer
(1)
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
She insisted that he ___ present during the signing of the agreement.
be
was
would be
is
Correct answer
be
Choose the most suitable option to replace the underlined part of the sentence :
Of the three paths, this is the most shortest.
more short
shorter
most short
shortest
Correct answer
more short
Change the following from active to passive:
The think tank will have been reviewing policy outcomes across sectors by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Policy outcomes across sectors will have been being reviewed by the think tank by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Policy outcomes across sectors were reviewed by the think tank by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Policy outcomes across sectors will have been reviewed by the think tank by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Policy outcomes across sectors will be reviewed by the think tank by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Correct answer
Policy outcomes across sectors will have been being reviewed by the think tank by the end of the fiscal cycle.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
The results have been being reviewed by the committee.
The committee is reviewing the results.
The committee had reviewed the results.
The committee has been reviewing the results.
The committee reviews the results.
Correct answer
The committee is reviewing the results.
Convert the sentence provided below from its passive voice structure to an active voice structure:
The state secrets had been smuggled out by a double agent before intelligence could act.
A double agent has smuggled out the state secrets before intelligence could act.
A double agent smuggled out the state secrets before intelligence could act.
A double agent was smuggling out the state secrets before intelligence could act.
A double agent had smuggled out the state secrets before intelligence could act.
Correct answer
A double agent has smuggled out the state secrets before intelligence could act.
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
“If you had followed my advice, you would not be in this mess now,” she said angrily.
She said angrily that if I had followed her advice, I wouldn't be in this mess now.
She angrily said if I followed her advice, I would not be in this mess.
She angrily said that if I had followed her advice, I would not be in that mess then.
She angrily said that if I had followed her advice, I would not have been in this mess.
Correct answer
She said angrily that if I had followed her advice, I wouldn't be in this mess now.
A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.
He told the volunteers that once the list was finalized, no further changes could be made under any condition.
There will be no changes allowed after finalizing the list, he told the volunteers.
Once we finalize the list, you must not make any changes, he said.
No changes can be made once the list is finalized—under any condition, he said.
Even after finalizing the list, changes might be accepted in rare cases, he said.
Correct answer
There will be no changes allowed after finalizing the list, he told the volunteers.
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful sentence
P. upon verification of biometric credentials Q. the disbursal of welfare benefits R. was initiated through direct bank transfer S. in all rural and semi-urban blocks
QPRS
QSRP
QRSP
QPSR
Correct answer
QPRS
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage.
The raw footage was imported into the editing software.
Background music and voiceovers were synchronized.
Transition effects were applied between segments.
The final video was rendered in high resolution.
2-3-1-4
1-3-2-4
1-2-3-4
3-2-1-4
Correct answer
2-3-1-4
Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to make a meaningful passage
This leads to underutilization of budgeted allocations in centrally sponsored schemes.
Ministries send requisitions, which then await concurrence from finance and expenditure departments.
Even after approval, file movement across departments consumes significant time.
Annual fund disbursements are governed by layered financial control mechanisms.
2-3-4-1
1-2-3-4
4-2-3-1
4-3-2-1
Correct answer
2-3-4-1
Read the passage and answer the questions:
It is with the gravest import that we relay intelligence from the Continent, where the machinations of foreign Powers betoken a perturbation most grievous to the tranquillity of Europe. Reports reaching our office, albeit through channels of dubious veracity, intimate that certain Ministers of State, long disaffected, have entered into clandestine parley, thereby imperilling the precarious Peace recently brokered at Amiens. The populace, though desirous of repose after protracted tumult, remains uneasy; their apprehensions stoked by pamphleteers whose incendiary declamations find ready purchase amongst the credulous.
Meanwhile, at Westminster, the Commons are engaged in fervid debate upon the propriety of augmenting naval armaments, lest perfidious designs render our shores vulnerable. It is the sentiment of many learned gentlemen that vigilance, tempered with prudence, is the surest safeguard against the perfidy of hostile ambition. Further dispatches are awaited with no small degree of trepidation."
Identify the grammatical role of "whereby" in the phrase "a clandestine parley was conducted, whereby grievous slanders were sown."
Preposition
Conjunction
Adverb
Pronoun
Correct answer
Preposition
Read the passage and answer the questions:
It is with the gravest import that we relay intelligence from the Continent, where the machinations of foreign Powers betoken a perturbation most grievous to the tranquillity of Europe. Reports reaching our office, albeit through channels of dubious veracity, intimate that certain Ministers of State, long disaffected, have entered into clandestine parley, thereby imperilling the precarious Peace recently brokered at Amiens. The populace, though desirous of repose after protracted tumult, remains uneasy; their apprehensions stoked by pamphleteers whose incendiary declamations find ready purchase amongst the credulous.
Meanwhile, at Westminster, the Commons are engaged in fervid debate upon the propriety of augmenting naval armaments, lest perfidious designs render our shores vulnerable. It is the sentiment of many learned gentlemen that vigilance, tempered with prudence, is the surest safeguard against the perfidy of hostile ambition. Further dispatches are awaited with no small degree of trepidation."
What is the closest meaning of "grievous" as used in the passage?
Ordinary
Painful or serious
Secretive
Trivial
Correct answer
Ordinary
Read the passage and answer the questions:
It is with the gravest import that we relay intelligence from the Continent, where the machinations of foreign Powers betoken a perturbation most grievous to the tranquillity of Europe. Reports reaching our office, albeit through channels of dubious veracity, intimate that certain Ministers of State, long disaffected, have entered into clandestine parley, thereby imperilling the precarious Peace recently brokered at Amiens. The populace, though desirous of repose after protracted tumult, remains uneasy; their apprehensions stoked by pamphleteers whose incendiary declamations find ready purchase amongst the credulous.
Meanwhile, at Westminster, the Commons are engaged in fervid debate upon the propriety of augmenting naval armaments, lest perfidious designs render our shores vulnerable. It is the sentiment of many learned gentlemen that vigilance, tempered with prudence, is the surest safeguard against the perfidy of hostile ambition. Further dispatches are awaited with no small degree of trepidation."
The term "slanders" most nearly means:
Honest statements
Public celebrations
False and damaging statements
Official orders
Correct answer
Honest statements
Read the passage and answer the questions:
It is with the gravest import that we relay intelligence from the Continent, where the machinations of foreign Powers betoken a perturbation most grievous to the tranquillity of Europe. Reports reaching our office, albeit through channels of dubious veracity, intimate that certain Ministers of State, long disaffected, have entered into clandestine parley, thereby imperilling the precarious Peace recently brokered at Amiens. The populace, though desirous of repose after protracted tumult, remains uneasy; their apprehensions stoked by pamphleteers whose incendiary declamations find ready purchase amongst the credulous.
Meanwhile, at Westminster, the Commons are engaged in fervid debate upon the propriety of augmenting naval armaments, lest perfidious designs render our shores vulnerable. It is the sentiment of many learned gentlemen that vigilance, tempered with prudence, is the surest safeguard against the perfidy of hostile ambition. Further dispatches are awaited with no small degree of trepidation."
According to the article, what is the primary purpose of the authorities' appeal to the citizenry?
To encourage celebrations
To promote trade and commerce
To warn against foreign influence and maintain order
To announce a change in leadership
Correct answer
To encourage celebrations
Read the passage and answer the questions:
It is with the gravest import that we relay intelligence from the Continent, where the machinations of foreign Powers betoken a perturbation most grievous to the tranquillity of Europe. Reports reaching our office, albeit through channels of dubious veracity, intimate that certain Ministers of State, long disaffected, have entered into clandestine parley, thereby imperilling the precarious Peace recently brokered at Amiens. The populace, though desirous of repose after protracted tumult, remains uneasy; their apprehensions stoked by pamphleteers whose incendiary declamations find ready purchase amongst the credulous.
Meanwhile, at Westminster, the Commons are engaged in fervid debate upon the propriety of augmenting naval armaments, lest perfidious designs render our shores vulnerable. It is the sentiment of many learned gentlemen that vigilance, tempered with prudence, is the surest safeguard against the perfidy of hostile ambition. Further dispatches are awaited with no small degree of trepidation."
In the sentence "Lest the citizenry be lulled into complacency by the perfidious designs of foreign agitators," the word "Complacency" is:
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Verb
Correct answer
Adjective
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