CSS English Essay Mock Test 9

Who teaches you English?

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By whom were you taught English? By whom were you taught English?
By whom are you taught English? By whom are you taught English?
English is taught by whom? English is taught by whom?
By whom will you be taught English? By whom will you be taught English?

CORPULENT

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Lean Lean
Gaunt Gaunt
Emaciated Emaciated
Obese Obese

Synonym of Trail_________?

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To chase To chase
To fix To fix
To divert To divert
To disturb To disturb

When their examinations are over, the children gleefully ...... the books they had been reading.

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shelve shelve
sidetrack sidetrack
overthrew overthrew
abandon abandon

How is “spurious” best defined?

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Believable yet false Believable yet false
Reinforcement with new evidence or facts
Submissive to others’ orders or wishes
Under control Under control

He said, "May God grant peace to the departed soul!"

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He wished by God to grant peace to the departed soul.
He wished that God may grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that might God grant peace to the departed soul.
He prayed that God would grant peace to the departed soul.

The rain comes . . . . . . . the clouds.

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in in
near near
from from
under under

Detect analogy : Chlorine : Fluorine : Iodine

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These are names of inert gases. These are names of inert gases.
These are gases at room temperature. These are gases at room temperature.
These are transition elements. These are transition elements.
These are halogens. These are halogens.

Choose analogous pair: Farce : Absurdity

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Disease : Medicine Disease : Medicine
Charity : Generisity Charity : Generisity
Tragedy : Comedy Tragedy : Comedy
Energy : Electricity Energy : Electricity

Bombay : Maharashtra : : Trivandrum : __________ ?

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Calcutta Calcutta
Gujarat Gujarat
Rajasthan Rajasthan
Kerala Kerala

A prima facie case is such

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As it seems at first sight As it seems at first sight
As it is made to seem at first sight As it is made to seem at first sight
As it turns out to be at the end As it turns out to be at the end
As it seems to the court after a number of hearings

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. I'll stay home if it __________.

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rained rained
rains rains
will rain will rain
won't rain won't rain

The weather was _________ the exceptionally poor harvest.

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accused of accused of
blamed for blamed for
found fault with for found fault with for
condemned for condemned for

Divided :

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United United
Dignified Dignified
Separated Separated
Isolated Isolated

Synonym of “superfluous” is _________?

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flowing flowing
disdainful disdainful
ornate ornate
unnecessary unnecessary

The battalion operating from the mountain was able to ...... three enemy divisons.

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tie up tie up
tie down tie down
tie on tie on
tie with tie with

Ladies is to Purse as Gents is to __________?

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Bag Bag
Pocket Pocket
Wallet Wallet
Case Case

The police _______ for the robber for long but they have failed to find him so far.

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Have looked Have looked
Have been looking Have been looking
Has looked Has looked
Has been looking Has been looking

I ___ him since childhood.

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know know
have known have known
knew knew
am knowing am knowing

Passive of “Why did you disobey your parents?

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Why do your parents was disobey by you? Why do your parents was disobey by you?
Why were your parents disobeyed by you? Why were your parents disobeyed by you?
Why your parents was disobeyed by you? Why your parents was disobeyed by you?
Why your parents were disobey by you? Why your parents were disobey by you?

DEFER :

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Indifferent Indifferent
Defy Defy
Differ Differ
Postpone Postpone

It was unanimously resolved that the parties should unitedly undertook launching of popular programmes.

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should be united undertook should be united undertook
should be unitedly undertaken should be unitedly undertaken
should be unitedly undertake should be unitedly undertake
should unitedly undertake should unitedly undertake
No correction required No correction required

Choose analogous pair: Sip : Gulp

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Touch : Push Touch : Push
Cup : Glass Cup : Glass
Tent : Hut Tent : Hut
Soup : Water Soup : Water

Which one of the following is a complete sentence?

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Over the bridge. Over the bridge.
The train number 49. The train number 49.
It was late. It was late.
Both A & B Both A & B

Sword is related to Slaughter in the same way as Scalpel is related to?

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Murder Murder
Stab Stab
Surgery Surgery
Chopping Chopping

REFECTORY

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Restaurant Restaurant
Parlour Parlour
Living Room Living Room
Dining Room Dining Room

Macbeth’s desire _________ power brought about his downfall

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in in
for for
with with
as as

Stew in ones own juice means_________________?

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To fight with his mind To fight with his mind
To destroy his memory To destroy his memory
Suffer in his own juice Suffer in his own juice
Suffer for his own act Suffer for his own act

Man must ...... to stop pollution.

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act act
perform perform
operate operate
behave behave

Idiom “A big gun” means:

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a big important person. a big important person.
an extremely thin person. an extremely thin person.
a difficult thing. a difficult thing.
comfortable. comfortable.

Choose analogous pair: Expend : Replenism

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Exhort : Encourage Exhort : Encourage
Formant : Rebellion Formant : Rebellion
Defect : Rejoin Defect : Rejoin
Encroachment : Occupy Encroachment : Occupy

Fill in the blank using the appropriate verb form: Can you wait for me? It _________ very long.

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won't be won't be
haven't be haven't be
aren't be aren't be
didn't be didn't be

HAPHAZARD

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Fortuitous Fortuitous
Indifferent Indifferent
Deliberate Deliberate
Accidental Accidental

His father-in-law is a doctor. “father-in-law is _________?

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Abstract Noun Abstract Noun
Collection Noun Collection Noun
Material Noun Material Noun
Compound Noun Compound Noun
Concrete Noun Concrete Noun

Detect analogy : Wasp : Cricket : Beetle

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Insects Insects
Pathogens Pathogens
Microbes Microbes
Pesticides Pesticides

But with the US and UK ‘egging on’ the Israelis, instead of reining in their rabid ally, it is difficult to foresee a negotiated denouement of this dangerous conflict. Here phrase ‘egging on’ means:

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Embarrass Embarrass
Strongly encourage Strongly encourage
Feel ashamed Feel ashamed
Make fool Make fool

The synonym of 'Intelligent' is:

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Clever Clever
Stupid Stupid
Dull Dull
Foolish Foolish

Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs.

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used used
prepared prepared
trained trained
No improvement No improvement

Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"

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Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.

Which term denotes “quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness”?

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Diligent Diligent
Discredit Discredit
Disdain Disdain
Divergent Divergent

I am exhausted, let’s _________a day.

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call it call it
call at call at
call off call off
call in call in

Due to _____ having enough money to pay for the hotel, I couldn’t stay any longer.

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To To
For For
To not To not
Not Not

ENMITY

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Important Important
Unnecessary Unnecessary
Friendship Friendship
Likeness Likeness

ABLE

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Disable Disable
Inable Inable
Unable Unable
Misable Misable

CANDID

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Apparent Apparent
Explicit Explicit
Frank Frank
Bright Bright

SCURRILOUS:

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Decent Decent
Ribald Ribald
Abusive Abusive
Mitigate Mitigate

Motorcycle is related to Battery in the same way as Life is related to?

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Earth Earth
Sun Sun
Moon Moon
Star Star

The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"

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The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.

DOUBTFUL

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Famous Famous
Certain Certain
Fixed Fixed
Important Important

Antonym of KILTER is: __________?

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Balance Balance
Order Order
Harmony Harmony
Out-of-sync Out-of-sync

Hardly does the sun rise when the stars disappeared.

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have the sun rose have the sun rose
had the sun risen had the sun risen
did the sun rose did the sun rose
the sun rose the sun rose
No correction required No correction required

Synonym of “hamlet” is _________?

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actor actor
benefactor benefactor
small rodent small rodent
village village

I have claim _____ you.

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In In
At At
On On
Over Over

What is the antonym of ”Pit”?

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group group
peak peak
select select
marry marry

The past participle of 'Swim' is:

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Swimmed Swimmed
Swam Swam
Swum Swum
Swimming Swimming

I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose.

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behaves in an unreliable and insincere way
has a loose tongue has a loose tongue
lives a life of ease and luxury lives a life of ease and luxury
does not know how to behave himself does not know how to behave himself

Which is plural?

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Child Child
Woman Woman
Geese Geese
Mouse Mouse

The managing director . . . . . . . . Sid to sales manager and ever since then, he . . . . . . . . everybody around.

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promoted/has been bossing promoted/has been bossing
promotes/bosses promotes/bosses
has promoted/is bossing has promoted/is bossing
is promoting/was bossing is promoting/was bossing
was promoting/has bossed was promoting/has bossed

In their first debate, Kamala gets under Trump’s skin. Here “get under someone’s skin” means:

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Irritate or upset someone Irritate or upset someone
Do it with a lot of force and energy Do it with a lot of force and energy
To meet and spend time with someone To meet and spend time with someone
Say or do something that someone should not have

Food prices have been ______ steadily for at least two years.

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raising raising
rising rising
growing growing
lifting lifting

Choose analogous pair: Platform : Train

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Aeroplane : Aerodrome Aeroplane : Aerodrome
Hotel : Tourist Hotel : Tourist
Quay : Ship Quay : Ship
Footpath : Traveller Footpath : Traveller

The house is large __________ is quite old-fashioned.

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and and
or or
which which
but but

The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

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a keen contest a keen contest
a huge attraction a huge attraction
a lovely spectacle a lovely spectacle
a game without any result a game without any result

The plural of 'Crisis' is:

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Crisises Crisises
Crises Crises
Crisis Crisis
Crisiss Crisiss

The American ...... presented his credentials to the President of India.

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adviser adviser
ambassador ambassador
delegate delegate
representative representative

Synonym of ” Sagacious ” is _____________?

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Spendthrift Spendthrift
Dumb Dumb
Wise Wise
Furious Furious

The invigilator was reading out the instructions.

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The instructions were read by the invigilator.
The instructions were being read out by the invigilator.
The instructions had been read out by the invigilator.
The instructions had been read by the invigilator.

A dogmatic person is?

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nomadic nomadic
elite elite
zealot zealot
swashbuckler swashbuckler

INFAMY

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Dishonour Dishonour
Glory Glory
Integrity Integrity
Reputation Reputation

Synonym of “savanna” is _________?

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grassland grassland
harbour harbour
garment garment
mat mat

Xylograph : Engraving : : Diorama : ___________?

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Painting Painting
Exhibition Exhibition
Colouring Colouring
Staging Staging

Choose the most suitable word: An office or post with no work but high pay:

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Honorary Honorary
Sinecure Sinecure
Gratis Gratis
Ex-Officio Ex-Officio

He give a lecture in which he pointed ________ an error in the book.

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by by
with with
out out
in in

She is ___ university student.

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a a
an an
the the
no article no article

They felt humiliated because they realised that they had cheated.

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have been cheated have been cheated
had been cheated had been cheated
had been cheating had been cheating
were to be cheated were to be cheated
No correction required No correction required

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