English Grammar Mock Test 8

Sana was starring _____ me.

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to to
towards towards
at at
on on

S1: Duryodhana was a wicked prince. P : one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits. Q : He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur R : Duryodhana specially hated Bhima. S : Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinary strong and powerful S6: This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way. The Proper sequence should be:

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PSQR PSQR
QPRS QPRS
QSPR QSPR
PSRQ PSRQ

His people built many memorials __ his greatness.

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for for
of of
to to
with with

DEBACLE

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Collapse Collapse
Decline Decline
Defeat Defeat
Disgrace Disgrace

Choose similar word: Sodium : Potassium : Zinc

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Sulphur Sulphur
Calcium Calcium
Water Water
Iodine Iodine

Who gave you permission to enter?

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By whom were you given permission to enter?
By whom was you given permission to enter?
By whom you were given permission to enter?
By whom were given you permission to enter?

Maria forced herself to eat every piece on her plate; although she found the food practically______?

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Delicious Delicious
Spicy Spicy
Inedible Inedible
Nourishing Nourishing

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The war ________ in 1939.

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start start
will start will start
is starting is starting
started started

You should just leave him alone, if your invitations are met with repeated ______.

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Rebuffs Rebuffs
Blunts Blunts
Negatives Negatives
Hypotheses Hypotheses

A child could not have done this mischief.

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This mischief could not be done by a child.
This mischief could not been done by a child.
This mischief could not have been done by a child.
This mischief a child could not have been done.

The spectators said, "Bravo! well played, Ravi."

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The spectators called Ravi bravo because he had played well.
The spectators said that Ravi played well and applauded him.
The spectators encouraged Ravi saying that he played well.
The spectators applauded Ravi, saying that he had played well.

GULLIBLE

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Incredulous Incredulous
Fickle Fickle
Easy Easy
Stylish Stylish

Government by a small group of all powerful persons :

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Oligarchy Oligarchy
Monarchy Monarchy
Democracy Democracy
Anarchy Anarchy

Detect analogy : Mars : Mercury : Venus

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They have no opposite motion. They have no opposite motion.
They are evil planets. They are evil planets.
They are the planets nearest to the earth.
They have no corresponding lucky stone. They have no corresponding lucky stone.

Mumps_______ a terrible disease.

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Is Is
Are Are
Have Have
None of these None of these

. . . . . . . . girl from . . . . . . . . farm came once . . . . . . . . week to help clean . . . . . . . . house.

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a, a, the, the a, a, the, the
the, a, the, the the, a, the, the
the, the, a, the the, the, a, the
the, a, a, a the, a, a, a

Which term is characteristic of “those who treat others with arrogance”?

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Deleterious Deleterious
Demagogue Demagogue
Convergence Convergence
Condescending Condescending

Choose analogous pair: Train : Track

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Idea : Brain Idea : Brain
Bullet : Barrel Bullet : Barrel
Water : Boat Water : Boat
Fame : Television Fame : Television

William Blake was born in ____________?

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1756 1756
1719 1719
1757 1757
None of these None of these

To play second fiddle

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To be happy, cheerful and healthy To be happy, cheerful and healthy
To reduce importance of one's senior To reduce importance of one's senior
To support the role and view of another person
To do back seat driving To do back seat driving
None of these None of these

What is related to Graduate in the same way as Cassock is related to?

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Cap Cap
Tie Tie
Coat Coat
Gown Gown

The convenience store is open _______ eight to twelve.

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from from
by by
during during
between between

No one could explain how a calm and balanced person like him could penetrate such a mindless act on his friends.

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perpetuate perpetuate
perpetrate perpetrate
precipitate precipitate
No improvement No improvement

Synonym of “mollify” is _________?

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sweeten sweeten
appease appease
applaud applaud
worry worry

I’m ________ sure of it as you are.

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Quite Quite
As As
Perfectly Perfectly
Very Very

The house is huge _________ is pretty old-fashioned.

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or or
and and
but but
which which

Technology must use to feed the forces of change.

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must be used to feed must be used to feed
must have been using to feed must have been using to feed
must use having fed must use having fed
must be using to feed must be using to feed
No correction required No correction required

...... a failure of some traffic lights, traffic is moving very slowly.

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Owing Owing
Due to Due to
Because Because
Since Since

MAYHEM

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Jubilation Jubilation
Havoc Havoc
Excitement Excitement
Defeat Defeat

Which term indicates “repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse”?

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Hackneyed Hackneyed
Exemplary Exemplary
Extenuating Extenuating
Florid Florid

Cut this apple . . . . . . that knife.

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by by
with with
in in
into into

Synonym of “ingenuous” is _________?

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sophisticated sophisticated
clever clever
cunning cunning
naive naive

Either he or I am going.

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he or I are going he or I are going
he is going or I am he is going or I am
I or he is going I or he is going
No improvement No improvement

The idiom ” Pass the buck” means?

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keep something in hand keep something in hand
To evade responsibility To evade responsibility
To Warn To Warn
Come to know someone’s secrets Come to know someone’s secrets

______ stood _____ the burning house.

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A girl – on A girl – on
The girl – on The girl – on
A girl- in A girl- in
Girl – in Girl – in

With a thundering roar the huge rocket soared up from the launching pad.

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flew up flew up
went upwards went upwards
took off took off
No improvement No improvement

Rickets is to Children as Osteomalacia is to?

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Infants Infants
Mother Mother
Adults Adults
Old Old

MELD

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To soothe To soothe
Merge Merge
Purchase Purchase
Glisten Glisten

S1: She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day. P : We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place. Q : But she did not. R : we found it locked. S : Even after that we waited for her quite a few days. S6: Eventually we reported to the police. The Proper sequence should be:

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PRSQ PRSQ
QPSR QPSR
QPRS QPRS
SQPR SQPR

How is the term “ostentatious” best described?

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Unassuming Unassuming
Intended to attract notice and impress others
Uninterested Uninterested
Modest Modest

GOAD :

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Soothe Soothe
Save Save
Irritate Irritate
Worship Worship

FEEBLE

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Weak Weak
Vain Vain
Arrogant Arrogant
Sick Sick

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. I'll help him if he __________.

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ask ask
asked asked
asks asks
will ask will ask

Which of the following is the same as Wrestling, Karate, Boxing ?

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Swimming Swimming
Polo Polo
Pole vault Pole vault
Judo Judo

The act of violating the sanctity of the church is

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Blashphemy Blashphemy
Heresy Heresy
Sacrilege Sacrilege
Desecration Desecration

Food is to Fad as Religion is to ___________?

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Crucification Crucification
Notion Notion
Superstition Superstition
Mythology Mythology

I lay down on . . . . . . . . ground and looked up at . . . . . . . . sky.

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the, a the, a
a, a a, a
the, the the, the
a, the a, the

The bird flew . . . . . . . . my head.

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across across
over over
beside beside
behind behind

He is a very careful person, he never takes side but remains ......

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impartial impartial
unbiased unbiased
neutral neutral
prejudiced prejudiced

What was the main__________behind london bombings.

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aim aim
motive motive
objective objective
purpose purpose

When I was sleeping, she ________ playing the sitar .

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Was Was
Must be Must be
Were Were
Is Is

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

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to to
with with
at at
in in

The peon refused him admittance.

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He was refused admittance by the peon. He was refused admittance by the peon.
Admittance is refused to him by the peon.
Admittance was refused by the peon to him.
Admittance is refused him by the peon. Admittance is refused him by the peon.

Drama : Stage : : Tennis : __________?

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Tournament Tournament
Net Net
Court Court
Racket Racket

Hanuman . . . . . . . Ram too much.

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had had
was respected was respected
did respect did respect
respected respected

Which of the following is the same as Count, List, Weigh ?

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Compare Compare
Sequence Sequence
Number Number
Measure Measure

Synonym of “envisage” is _________?

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visualize visualize
inspect inspect
surround surround
idealize idealize

Choose analogous pair: Ribs : Lungs

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Ball : Sphere Ball : Sphere
Hand : Fingers Hand : Fingers
Shell : Nut Shell : Nut
Coat : Tie Coat : Tie

He was embarrassed because everybody was laughing __________ him?

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of of
in in
about about
at at

. . . . . . takes charge of a prison.

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An editor An editor
An optician An optician
A detective A detective
A warden A warden

Something that can be heard

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Auditory Auditory
Audio-visual Audio-visual
Audible Audible
Audition Audition

Antonym of “quiescent” is _________.

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lackadaisical lackadaisical
active active
dull dull
prescient prescient

People speak English all over the world.

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English is spoken all over the world. English is spoken all over the world.
English was spoken all over the world. English was spoken all over the world.
English was spoken by people. English was spoken by people.
English is spoken by people. English is spoken by people.

Detect analogy : Stirrup : Anvil : Drum

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The items are used by riders. The items are used by riders.
They are parts of ear. They are parts of ear.
They are musical instruments. They are musical instruments.
They are used by folk artists. They are used by folk artists.

If an enemy comes . . . . . . . . a beat fish, the fish will puff out its gills to make it appear to be larger than it really is.

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near near
far far
in in
None of the above None of the above

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