English — Pack 04

Question 1

What is the antonym of MISTAKE?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Correct — Mistake ↔ correct.

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Error

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Fault

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Blunder

Question 2

Fill in the blank: 'Usually they play cricket but now they ___ football.'

Accepted Answer

are playing — 'Now' indicates present continuous → 'are playing'.

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were playing

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have been playing

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play

Question 3

Reported speech of: She said, 'I am studying now.'

Accepted Answer

She said that she was studying then — Present continuous → past continuous; 'now' → 'then'.

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She said that she is studying now

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She said I am studying

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She says she was studying

Question 4

The cat ran away from her and disappeared ___ the hill.

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over — 'Disappeared over the hill' — moving past the top.

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across

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above

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along

Question 5

Which one word describes a formal poem addressing someone or something?‌​‍

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Ode — Ode.

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Sonnet

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Lyric

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Elegy

Question 6

What does the idiom "on the horns of a dilemma" mean?‌​‍

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Facing difficult choice — Faced with two difficult alternatives.

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Bull fighting

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Dangerous

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Horn music

Question 7

Reported speech: He said, 'I am reading a book.'

Accepted Answer

He said that he was reading a book. — Present → past tense shift in reported speech.

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He said he is reading a book.

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He said he read a book.

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He says he was reading a book.

Question 8

Which book by Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The God of Small Things — Set in Kerala's Ayemenem. Explores caste, forbidden love, family. Also notable for her political essays.

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Beloved

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Midnight's Children

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A Fine Balance

Question 9

What is the antonym of HAPPY?‌​‍

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Sad — Happy ↔ sad.

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Glad

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Joyful

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Cheerful

Question 10

What is a synonym for 'CANDID'?‌​‍

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Frank/Honest — Candid = straightforward.

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Sweet

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Hidden

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Decorated

Question 11

'Fast' as an adjective vs adverb — in 'He runs fast', 'fast' is a(n):

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Adverb — Here 'fast' modifies the verb 'runs' → it's an adverb.

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 12

What does the term 'bona fide' mean?‌​‍

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Genuine — Latin — in good faith, genuine.

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Bad faith

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Unknown

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Official

Question 13

What is a synonym for OMNISCIENT?‌​‍

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All-knowing — Knowing everything.

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Ignorant

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Forgetful

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Limited

Question 14

Complete the sentence: How ___ you open my room?‌​‍

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dare — 'Dare' is the modal verb for challenging action.

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dear

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deer

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dire

Question 15

What is the antonym of BARREN?‌​‍

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Fertile — Barren ↔ fertile.

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Empty

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Dry

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Hollow

Question 16

What is a synonym for MERCURIAL?‌​‍

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Volatile — Changeable in mood.

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Stable

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Calm

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Constant

Question 17

Which one word means 'accepted as self-evident'?‌​‍

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Axiom — Axiom.

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Theorem

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Hypothesis

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Paradigm

Question 18

What is a synonym of OBDURATE?‌​‍

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Stubborn — Hardened against influence.

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Flexible

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Kind

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Gentle

Question 19

Which one word means a humorous imitation?‌​‍

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Parody — Parody.

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Satire

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Farce

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Pun

Question 20

What is a synonym for 'INTRANSIGENT'?‌​‍

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Stubborn — Unwilling to compromise.

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Flexible

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Yielding

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Open

Question 21

What is a synonym for VORACIOUS?‌​‍

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Extremely eager/hungry — Voracious = wanting great amounts.

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Slow

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Kind

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Angry

Question 22

Which of Shakespeare's famous plays is about a Prince of Denmark?‌​‍

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Hamlet — Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, contains 'To be or not to be'.

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Macbeth

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Othello

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King Lear

Question 23

Select the correctly spelt word:

Accepted Answer

Champagne — Champagne (sparkling wine, French origin).

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Champaene

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Shampagne

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Shampaene

Question 24

What is the antonym of ADVANCE?‌​‍

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Retreat — Advance ↔ retreat.

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Progress

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Move

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Forward

Question 25

'The sun rises in the east.' Tense:

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Simple present — Universal truths use simple present.

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Present continuous

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Past simple

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Future

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