English — Pack 03

Question 1

Fill in: 'Each of the boys ___ a book.'

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has — 'Each' is singular → singular verb 'has'.

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have

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are

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were

Question 2

'My friend showed me the ropes' — idiom means:

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Teach or guide someone, especially in a new job — 'Show someone the ropes' = teach them how to do a job/task.

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Leave someone to succeed or fail alone

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Solve a problem independently

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Take care of oneself

Question 3

Synonym of ALACRITY:

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Eagerness — Eagerness, promptness.

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Slowness

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Delay

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Fear

Question 4

'She has just finished her lunch.' Tense:

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Present perfect — has/have + past participle = present perfect; 'just' signals recent completion.

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Past perfect

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Present continuous

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Past simple

Question 5

Choose the correct form: 'If you ___ hard, you will succeed.'

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work — First conditional: 'if' + present simple, 'will' + base verb.

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will work

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works

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are working

Question 6

Which figure of speech compares using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile — Simile: 'brave as a lion'. Metaphor is direct without 'like'/'as'.

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 7

Regular exercise and controlled diet are conducive ___ good health.

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to — 'Conducive to' is the fixed preposition.

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for

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with

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in

Question 8

Correct form: 'There ___ many people at the party.'

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were — 'People' is plural → 'were'.

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was

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is

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has

Question 9

The author of 'Harry Potter' series is:

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J. K. Rowling — J. K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter series was published 1997–2007.

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C. S. Lewis

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Roald Dahl

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Tolkien

Question 10

Dr. Kalam is popularly known as the:

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Both Missile Man and People's President — Kalam is known as the 'Missile Man' (for SLV-3, Agni, Prithvi) and 'People's President'.

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Iron Man of India

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Missile Man of India

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People's President

Question 11

Synonym of HYPOCRITE:

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Pretender — One who pretends.

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Sincere person

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Truthful

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Honest

Question 12

Kalki Subramaniam's activism spans transgender rights and:

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Arts, writing, and visibility for gender minorities — Kalki is a writer, artist, actor and founder of Sahodari Foundation (2007).

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Wildlife

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Sports

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Journalism

Question 13

Which preposition: 'She is married ___ a doctor.'

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to — 'Married to' someone.

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with

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in

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on

Question 14

Synonym of 'scrutinise':

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Examine closely — Scrutinise = inspect carefully, examine thoroughly.

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Glance

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Ignore

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Praise

Question 15

One word: Narrative song/poem:

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Ballad — Ballad.

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Ode

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Lyric

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Epic

Question 16

'i.e.' means:

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That is (id est) — i.e. (Latin id est) = that is; e.g. (exempli gratia) = for example.

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In example

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Including

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For example

Question 17

Which of the following pair is wrong?

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glass-glasses — 'Glass-glasses' mixes singular/plural with eye-wear (where 'glasses' is plural anyway). The grammatical pair lion-lioness etc. follow male-female; glass-glasses is singular-plural so wrong pairing.

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lion-lioness

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leaf-leaves

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wolf-wolves

Question 18

Synonym of DOGMATIC:

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Assertive — Stubbornly opinionated.

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Flexible

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Open

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Uncertain

Question 19

Feminine of 'bachelor':

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spinster — Spinster.

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bachelorette

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maiden

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widow

Question 20

'DEPOSITION' in legal context means:

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Witness statement taken outside the court — Deposition = sworn out-of-court testimony recorded for later use.

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An assertion of innocence

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Evidence of absence

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A defence strategy

Question 21

Arrange in dictionary order: (i) Ambitious (ii) Ambiguous (iii) Ambiguity (iv) Ambition (v) Amphibians

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(iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v) — Order: Ambiguity, Ambiguous, Ambition, Ambitious, Amphibians. (iii), (ii), (iv), (i), (v).

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(ii), (iii), (i), (v), (iv)

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(iii), (ii), (iv), (i), (v)

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(iii), (ii), (i), (iv), (v) and ending with Amphibians

Question 22

She is ___ colleague of mine.

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a — 'A colleague' (consonant sound) — non-specific singular.

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an

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the

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one

Question 23

'Physics ___ my favourite subject.'

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is — 'Physics' (like mathematics, economics) ends in -s but is singular → 'is'.

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are

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have

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has

Question 24

'Deafening silence' is an example of:

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Oxymoron — Oxymoron pairs contradictory words: bittersweet, cruel kindness, deafening silence.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 25

Jane reached there ___ 8 o'clock.

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at — 'At' is used with specific times.

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on

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for

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in

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