Part I: Synonyms & Antonyms
1. I experienced not only agony and fear but also anger.
2. We watched for a few moments; then as trade slackened we went over.
3. I continued making the trail on up the ridge.
4. I have liberty to be indifferent to you.
5. One is liable to put in too much milk.
6. Liberty is not a personal affair only but a social contract.
7. The trolley was commandeered by an intrepid crew of two.
8. As we made the rounds, my interest was again provoked by their remarkable demeanour.
Answer: (a) Appearance and behaviour
9. My progress, although slow was steady.
10. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy. (Antonym)
11. Tenzing collapsed at the top like a giant fish. (Antonym)
12. He had a malignant tumour of the bone. (Antonym)
Answer: harmless / benign
13. He had full confidence in the mechanic. (Antonym)
14. Suffering ennobles you, makes you a better person. (Antonym)
15. The best manner of making tea is the subject of violent disputes. (Antonym)
16. A stout old lady was walking with her basket in the middle of a street. (Antonym)
17. Their devotion had touched me deeply. (Antonym)
18. China tea has virtues which are not to be despised nowadays. (Antonym)
Answer: (c) liked / admired
19. Imagined that our destinations would be some humble dwellings. (Antonym)
20. Far away across the clouds, the great bulk Kanchenjunga loomed on the horizon. (Antonym)
Part II: Vocabulary (Prefix, Suffix, Phrasal Verbs)
21. Form a new word by adding a suitable Prefix to the root word 'Lucky'.
Answer: (d) un- (unlucky)
22. Form a new word by adding a suffix to the root word 'familiar'.
Answer: (b) -ise (familiarise)
23. Form a new word by adding a suitable Prefix to the root word 'tour'.
24. Form a new word by adding a suitable Prefix to the root word 'dominate'.
Answer: (c) pre- (predominate)
25. Form a new word by adding a suffix to the root word 'cease'.
Answer: (b) -less (ceaseless)
26. Add a suitable prefix to the root word 'arrange'.
Answer: (c) re- (rearrange)
27. Choose the suffix that can be added after the word 'aware'.
Answer: (a) -ness (awareness)
28. Pick out the root word that cannot go with the prefix 'dis'.
29. Pick out the root word that cannot go with the suffix 'able'.
30. Choose the suffix that can be added after the word 'fertile'.
Answer: (c) -ity (fertility)
31/32. He will not yield to pressure. (Replace with Phrasal Verb)
33. Ram's request was rejected by his manager. (Replace with Phrasal Verb)
34. War broke out on 15th September. (Meaning)
Answer: (a) Started suddenly
35. The fire was extinguished by the Fire Brigade. (Replace with Phrasal Verb)
36. She asked her friend to search her purse. (Replace with Phrasal Verb)
37. Choose the meaning for the idiom "in deep waters".
38. Choose the meaning for the idiom "Under a cloud".
39. At present, the performance of the state's Kabaddi team is "at a low ebb".
Answer: (d) on the decline
40. The judgment of the law court was declared "null and void".
41. Choose the clipped form of the word "Public house".
42. Choose the clipped form of the word "demonstration".
43. Choose the clipped form of the word for "Newscast".
44. Choose the unclipped form of "teen".
45. Choose the unclipped form of "mic".
46. Choose the blended form of 'breathalyzer'.
Answer: (d) Breath + analyzer
47. Choose the blended form of 'biopic'.
Answer: (d) biographical + picture
48. Choose the blended form of "motel".
Answer: (a) Motor + hotel
49. Choose the blended form of 'brunch'.
Answer: (a) break fast + lunch
50. Choose the blended form of 'modem'.
Answer: (d) modulator + demodulator
51. Choose the compound word that can be placed before the word "fast".
Answer: (c) break (breakfast)
52. Choose the correct compound word that can be placed before the word "power".
Answer: (c) horse (horsepower)
53. Choose the correct compound word that can be placed before the word "word".
Answer: (a) Cross (crossword)
54. Choose the correct compound word that can be placed after the word "soft".
Answer: (c) ware (software)
55. Choose the correct compound word that can be placed after the word "toll".
Answer: (a) Plaza (toll plaza)
Part III: Abbreviations, Syllabification & Foreign Words
56. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "OPEC"
Answer: (b) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
57. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "CRPF"
Answer: (d) Central Reserve Police Force
58. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "NOC"
Answer: (c) No Objection Certificate
59. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "UAE"
Answer: (a) United Arab Emirates
60. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "ICU"
Answer: (c) Intensive Care Unit
61. Choose the tri-syllabic word.
62. Choose the mono-syllabic word.
63. Choose the tetra-syllabic word.
64. Choose the mono-syllabic word.
65. Choose the disyllabic word.
66. Write the American English word for: He is a beggar.
67. Write the American English word for: Please, stand in queue.
68. Replace the British English word with American English word: We bought two sets of Spanner.
69. Choose the American English word for "Washbasin".
91. Choose the meaning of the foreign word "faux pas"
92. Choose the meaning of the foreign word "Status quo"
Answer: (a) Existing condition
93. "The project was rejected in toto"
94. "It is time to bid adieu to all of you gathered here."
95. Choose the meaning of the foreign word "en route"
Answer: (b) on the way to
Part IV: Grammar (Prepositions, Sentence Pattern, Relative Pronouns)
71. The shop is open ___ 8 PM.
72. The prayer session will be held ___ Fridays.
73. The toy train went ___ the tunnels.
74. They walk ___ the river bank.
75. He jumps ___ the river.
76. This is a school for blind. (Polite Alternative)
Answer: (d) visually impaired
77. The man in the grey suit is a barber. (Polite Alternative)
78. This watch is very cheap. (Polite Alternative)
79. My mother is a house wife. (Polite Alternative)
80. My brother is unemployed. (Polite Alternative)
81. "Manu taught me English" (Sentence Pattern)
82. "Judges sentenced him guilty" (Sentence Pattern)
83. "We are meeting on Sunday" (Sentence Pattern)
84. "Kailash gave Vidhya a rose" (Sentence Pattern)
85. "My sister keeps the house clean" (Sentence Pattern)
86. This is the town ___ I spent my childhood. (Relative Pronoun)
87. He is the boy ___ won the state rank. (Relative Pronoun)
88. This is Kala ___ father is in Malaysia. (Relative Pronoun)
89. Here is the pencil ___ you lost yesterday. (Relative Pronoun)
90. She likes cakes ___ are sweet. (Relative Pronoun)
97. Sakthi was in a great dilemma at that time, ___?
98. She completed her work, ___?
99. I have not answered your question, ___?
100. The chapter is quite interesting, ___?
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