English — Pack 08

Question 1

Which word is a synonym of ALOOF?‌​‍

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Distant — Emotionally distant.

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Warm

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Friendly

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Close

Question 2

A conjunction in the sentence 'He came but left soon' is:

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but — 'But' joins two clauses — coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).

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came

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left

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soon

Question 3

'None of the boys have finished the homework, ___?' (question tag)

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have they? — Negative 'none...have' → positive tag 'have they?'.

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haven't they?

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did they?

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didn't they?

Question 4

What is a synonym for 'quiver'?‌​‍

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shiver — Quiver = to shake or tremble; shiver is its synonym.

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clever

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polite

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fast

Question 5

A collection of poems is called:

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Anthology — Anthology = collection of works (especially poems, short stories).

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Glossary

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Dictionary

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Catalog

Question 6

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 7

Reported speech: The Manager asked Raji, 'Why didn't you come to the office yesterday?'

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Why she hadn't come the previous day — Past simple negative → past perfect negative in reported speech.

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Why she was not come the previous day

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Why she has not come the previous day

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Why she didn't come the previous day

Question 8

What is an antonym of FAIL?‌​‍

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Succeed — Fail ↔ succeed.

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Attempt

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Try

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Effort

Question 9

'Hardly had he arrived ___ it started raining':

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when — Hardly...when. Scarcely...when. No sooner...than.

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than

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then

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before

Question 10

What is a synonym of STAGNANT?‌​‍

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Still — Not flowing, inactive.

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Flowing

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Moving

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Dynamic

Question 11

What is a synonym of ABSTRUSE?‌​‍

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Obscure — Difficult to understand.

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Clear

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Simple

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Easy

Question 12

What is a synonym for CHICANERY?‌​‍

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Trickery — Trickery.

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Honesty

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Kindness

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Truth

Question 13

Figure of speech in 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair' (Shakespeare):

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Oxymoron / Paradox — Contradictory terms juxtaposed — oxymoron; the whole line is a paradox.

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Metaphor

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Simile

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Metonymy

Question 14

Choose correct form: 'The car is different ___ the one I saw yesterday.'

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from — 'Different from' (UK/US); 'different to' (UK); 'different than' informal US.

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with

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to

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than

Question 15

The poem 'Daffodils' ('I wandered lonely as a cloud') was written by:

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William Wordsworth — Wordsworth (Romantic poet) celebrated nature in 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (1807).

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John Keats

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Robert Frost

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William Blake

Question 16

What is a synonym for GARRULOUS?‌​‍

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Talkative — Garrulous = excessively talkative.

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Quiet

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Shy

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Boring

Question 17

What is a synonym of MALLEABLE?‌​‍

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Flexible — Easily shaped.

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Rigid

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Hard

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Stiff

Question 18

One word: Short poem expressing emotion:

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Lyric — Lyric.

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Sonnet

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Epic

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Ballad

Question 19

What is a synonym of INEFFABLE?‌​‍

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Inexpressible — Too great to express.

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Expressible

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Common

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Ordinary

Question 20

At least he decided to quit the job, ___?

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didn't he? — Positive past statement → negative past tag: 'didn't he?'

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did he?

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does he?

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doesn't he?

Question 21

What is the antonym of LAZY?‌​‍

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Active — Lazy ↔ active.

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Idle

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Slow

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Sluggish

Question 22

What is an antonym of RICH?‌​‍

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Poor — Rich ↔ poor.

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Wealthy

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Affluent

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Prosperous

Question 23

What is a synonym of ACQUIESCE?‌​‍

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Agree passively — Accept without protest.

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Refuse

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Fight

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Question

Question 24

What is a synonym of FURTIVE?‌​‍

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Secretive — Done stealthily.

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Open

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Public

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Loud

Question 25

Which word is a synonym of REPROBATE?‌​‍

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Scoundrel — Unprincipled person.

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Saint

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Hero

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Friend

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