English Grammar Mock Test 5

Which one of the following is the antonym of “Flummox” while others are synonyms?

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Baffle Baffle
Enlighten Enlighten
Perplex Perplex
Confound Confound

______ dangerously a person lives _____ chances of his deaths in young age.

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the more/the more the more/the more
the most/the more the most/the more
the most/ the most the most/ the most
None of these None of these

Complete the idiom “Hell hath no fury like a___________?

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A women scorned A women scorned
A burnned women A burnned women
A women forgotten A women forgotten
A devil’s advocate A devil’s advocate

I was astonished . . . . . . . . the sad news.

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to to
with with
at at
in in

After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.

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After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.
Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel.
After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.
After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

Choose analogous pair: Geology : Earth

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Architect : Building Architect : Building
Biology : Science Biology : Science
Aquarium : Fish Aquarium : Fish
Archaeology : Artifacts Archaeology : Artifacts

Choose analogous pair: Cells : Cytology

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Worms : Ornithology Worms : Ornithology
Insects : Entomology Insects : Entomology
Diseases : Physiology Diseases : Physiology
Tissues : Morphology Tissues : Morphology

K. D. Patel is . . . . . . . . honest man.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

The usual English word order is:

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O–S–V O–S–V
S–O–V S–O–V
V–S–O V–S–O
S–V–O S–V–O

UNCOUTH

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Ungraceful Ungraceful
Rough Rough
Slovenly Slovenly
Dirty Dirty

S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building. P : They are only wind-vanes. Q : Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be. R : They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming. S : Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind. S6: The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other. The Proper sequence should be:

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PQRS PQRS
PSRQ PSRQ
PRSQ PRSQ
SPQR SPQR

Memorise is to Amnesia as Movement is to ___________?

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Lubrication Lubrication
Lethargy Lethargy
Paralysis Paralysis
Hermit Hermit

The_________ of war is expected very soon.

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Cessation Cessation
Cession Cession
Session Session
cestion cestion

He confidentially asked the crowd if they thought he was right and the crowd shouted that they did.

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that he did that he did
that they had that they had
that he is that he is
that he didn't that he didn't
No correction required No correction required

PRESTIGE

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Influence Influence
Quality Quality
Name Name
Wealth Wealth

Beautiful :

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Wonderful Wonderful
Graceful Graceful
Ugly Ugly
Handsome Handsome
Marvelous Marvelous

S1: An elderly lady suddenly became blind. P : The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked. Q : At last she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee. R : She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure her S : On being refused, the doctor wanted to know the reason. S6: The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all his furniture. The Proper sequence should be:

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PQRS PQRS
RPQS RPQS
RSPQ RSPQ
RQPS RQPS

S1: There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill in hospital at Putney. P : 'No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least. Q : Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress. R : It was 1729. S : The best he could do, as he got to the beside was "I say Ramanujan, I thought the number of taxi I came down in was a very dull number" S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two cubes. The Proper sequence should be:

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PRSQ PRSQ
QSRP QSRP
QSPR QSPR
SQRP SQRP

Govind has left his country for good.

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for better opportunities for better opportunities
on an important mission on an important mission
forever forever
to return soon to return soon

The popularity of the yesterday's superstar is on the wane.

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at its peak at its peak
at rock bottom at rock bottom
growing more growing more
growing less growing less

GERMINATE :

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Decay Decay
Breed Breed
Produce Produce
Sprout Sprout

He felt no ...... as he plunged the knife into her back.

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qualms qualms
scruple scruple
conscience conscience
morals morals

We have to P : as we see it Q : speak the truth R : there is falsehood and weakness S : even if all around us The Proper sequence should be:

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RQSP RQSP
QRPS QRPS
RSQP RSQP
QPSR QPSR

She said, “I need your help now.”

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She said She need my help now. She said She need my help now.
She said that I needed your help now. She said that I needed your help now.
She said that he needed my help then. She said that he needed my help then.
All of these All of these

He writes ___ ink.

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WITH WITH
IN IN
FOR FOR
ON ON

We're having fish for . . . . . . . . dinner.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

What is the meaning of “emulate”?

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Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
Anything short-lived, like an insect that lives only for a day
Causing weakness or debilitation Causing weakness or debilitation
A message that departs from the main subject

In fact, if it hadn't been for his invaluable advice on so many occasions I wouldn't have achieved anything in life.

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remarkable advice remarkable advice
valuable advices valuable advices
priceless suggestion priceless suggestion
No improvement No improvement

Vicuna : Camel : : Repec : ___________?

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Violin Violin
Trumpet Trumpet
Harp Harp
Harmonium Harmonium

Victory is related to Happiness in the same way as Failure is related to?

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Defeat Defeat
Anger Anger
Frustration Frustration
Sandness Sandness

Idiom “Get the sack” means?

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resigned resigned
got rid of got rid of
was demoted from was demoted from
was dismissed from was dismissed from

The bank is . . . . . . . . front of my house.

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in in
of of
about about
on on

Teachers as well as headmaster _______ punctual of time

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Is Is
Are Are
Have Have
Was Was

Physiology is related to Biology in the same way as Metaphysics is related to?

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Physics Physics
Statistics Statistics
Mathematics Mathematics
Philosophy Philosophy

She remained a __________all her life.

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spinster spinster
bachelor bachelor
unmarried unmarried
single single

May I come . . . . . . . .?

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with with
in in
at at
None of the above None of the above

What is the antonym of Generous?

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Stingy Stingy
Kind Kind
Giving Giving
Helpful Helpful

Radical is related to Moderate in the same way as Revolution is related to?

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Change Change
Chaos Chaos
Peace Peace
Reformation Reformation

I have drawn a flower . . . . . . . . the board.

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on on
in in
out out
within within

With her body P : dragging her unwilling feet Q : weak and infirm R : doubled with age S : she persisted in her mission The Proper sequence should be:

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PQRS PQRS
QPRS QPRS
RQPS RQPS
SRPQ SRPQ

Lizard : Reptile : Insects

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Fox : Wolf : Forest Fox : Wolf : Forest
Fly : Insect : Bee Fly : Insect : Bee
Man : Omnivorous : Meat Man : Omnivorous : Meat
Tiger : Mammal : Deer Tiger : Mammal : Deer

In the sentence “The sky turned blue,” the word “blue” functions as a:

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Direct Object Direct Object
Predicate Adjective Predicate Adjective
Predicate Noun Predicate Noun
Modifier Modifier

Antonym of PERSPICACITY is: __________?

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Acumen Acumen
Astuteness Astuteness
Naivety Naivety
Intelligence Intelligence

Drill : Bore : : Sieve : _________?

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Thresh Thresh
Sift Sift
Pry Pry
Rinse Rinse

The rebels held out for about a month

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waited waited
retreated retreated
bargained bargained
resisted resisted

Choose analogous pair: Illiterate : Uneducated

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Country : State Country : State
City : Village City : Village
Palace : Hut Palace : Hut
Vision : Sight Vision : Sight

The ruling party will have to put its own house ...... order.

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in in
on on
to to
into into

Synonym of ” Ruse ” is _________?

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Affinity Affinity
Ploy Ploy
Bribe Bribe
Goosebump Goosebump

Brain is related to Cranium in the same way as Pearl is related to?

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Box Box
Oyster Oyster
Sand Sand
Shore Shore

He is worried _____ his future.

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for for
of of
about about
from from

SCINTILLATING

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Smouldering Smouldering
Glittering Glittering
Touching Touching
Warming Warming

Animals having two feet:

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Bigamy Bigamy
Bulletin Bulletin
Biped Biped
Carnivore Carnivore

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word “Emaciated”?

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Very thin Very thin
Over nourished Over nourished
Chubby Chubby
Lucky Person Lucky Person

Synonym of “Caucus”?

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Congregation Congregation
Systematic Systematic
Confession Confession
Indicts Indicts

The students in our school are __________ in other schools.

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smarter smarter
smarter than smarter than
smarter than those smarter than those
more smarter than more smarter than

She prepares herself a note. What is ” herself ” according to grammar?

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Relative Pronoun Relative Pronoun
Emphatic Pronoun Emphatic Pronoun
Distributive Pronoun Distributive Pronoun
Reflexive Pronoun Reflexive Pronoun

Will you lend me few rupees in this hour of need?

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lend me any rupees lend me any rupees
borrow me a few rupees borrow me a few rupees
lend me a few rupees lend me a few rupees
No improvement No improvement

Synonym of CIRCUITOUS is _____________?

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Direct Direct
Strong Strong
Cyclic Cyclic
Weak Weak

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