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25 Questions in this set
For each active sentence, four choice (a, b, c, d) are given in passive voice. You are directed to find out the correct one.
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Has Asif not called you?
A
Have you not been called by Asif?
✓ Correct
B
Have you not called Asif?
C
Have you being not called by Asif?
D
Has you not called by Asif?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect passive: "Have/Has + subject + not + been + past participle".
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I shall not face this difficulty?
A
This difficulty shall not be face by I.
B
This difficulty will not face by me.
C
This difficulty will be not faced by me.
D
This difficulty will not be faced by me.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Future simple passive: "Will/Shall + be + past participle".
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Chief Minister has inaugurated the exhibition.
A
Exhibition was inaugurated by Chief Minister
B
Exhibition had been inaugurated by Chief Minister
C
Exhibition has been inaugurated by Chief Minister
✓ Correct
D
Exhibition has been inaugurated Chief Minister
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect passive: "Object + has been + past participle".
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They had not misguided anyone.
A
Any one had not misguided them.
B
Any one had not been misguided by them.
✓ Correct
C
Any one has not been misguided by them.
D
Any one had not misguided by them.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past perfect passive: "Object + had not been + past participle".
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They should avoid any error.
A
Any error should avoid them.
B
Any error should be avoid by them.
C
Any error ought to be avoid by them.
D
Any error should be avoided by them.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Modal passive: "Modal + be + past participle".
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is not asking questions?
A
Questions are not been asked by them.
B
Questions is not being asked by him
C
Questions are not being asked by him.
✓ Correct
D
Questions are not being ask by him.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present continuous passive: "Object + are being + past participle".
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Did the criminals confess their crimes?
A
Did the crimes confessed by the criminals?
B
Were the crimes confessed by the criminals?
✓ Correct
C
Did crimes confessed the criminals?
D
Were the crimes confessed by the criminals?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past simple passive question: "Were + object + past participle".
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She was motivating her friends.
A
Her friends was being motivated by her.
B
Her friends were motivated by her.
C
Her friends were being motivated by her.
✓ Correct
D
Her friends were motivating by her.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past continuous passive: "Object + were being + past participle".
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Do not beat this boy.
A
Let this boy not be beaten
✓ Correct
B
Let that boy not be beat
C
Let this boy not be beat
D
Let this boy have not be beaten
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Imperative passive: "Let + object + not be + past participle".
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Shall we have occupied this room?
A
Shall this room has occupied by us?
B
Will this room have been occupied by us?
✓ Correct
C
Will this room has occupied by us?
D
Will this room have been occupied us?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Future perfect passive question: "Will + object + have been + past participle".
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The Police caught the thief.
A
The thief was caught by the police
✓ Correct
B
The thief had been caught by the police
C
The thief was catch by the police
D
The thief was being catch by the police
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past simple passive: "Object + was/were + past participle".
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Did Mr. Akbar give a gift to his mother?
A
Was a gift given to his mother by Mr. Akbar?
✓ Correct
B
Had a gift given to his mother by Mr. Akbar?
C
will a gift given to his mother by Mr. Akbar?
D
Was a gift had given to his mother by Mr. Akbar?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Identify the Tense: The active sentence ("Did Mr. Akbar give a gift...?") is an interrogative sentence in the Simple Past Tense (indicated by the helping verb "Did").
Apply the Passive Formula: The rule for turning a Simple Past question into the passive voice is:
Was/Were + New Subject Past Participle (V3)+ by + Agent?
Apply the Passive Formula: The rule for turning a Simple Past question into the passive voice is:
Was/Were + New Subject Past Participle (V3)+ by + Agent?
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
We will have finished the task by next week.
A
The task will have finished by next week.
B
The task will have been finished by us by next week.
✓ Correct
C
By next week we will finish the task.
D
The task is finished by next week by us.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Future perfect passive: "Object + will have been + past participle".
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Does he invite all his friends?
A
All his friends are invited by him?
B
Are all his friends invited by him?
✓ Correct
C
Are all his friends being invited by him?
D
Have all his friends been invited by him?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present simple question passive: "Are + object + past participle".
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I make cakes every week.
A
Cakes make by me every week.
B
Cakes will be made by me every week.
C
Cakes were made by me every week.
D
Cakes are made by me every week.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present simple passive: "Object + am/is/are + past participle".
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She found her watch.
A
Her watch is found by her.
B
Her watch was found by her.
✓ Correct
C
Her watch was being found by her.
D
Her watch has been found by her.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past simple passive: "Object + was + past participle".
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Will you have planted a tree?
A
Will a tree had been planted you?
B
Will a tree be planted by you?
C
Will a tree have been planted by you?
✓ Correct
D
Would a tree have been planted by you?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Future perfect question passive: "Will + object + have been + past participle".
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They haven't stamped the letter.
A
The letter hasn't stamped them.
B
The letter hasn't been stamped by them.
✓ Correct
C
The letter isn't stamped by them.
D
The letter hasn't been stamped by they.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect negative passive: "Object + has/have + not + been + past participle".
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The government has called out troops.
A
Troops are called out by the government.
B
Troops had been called out by the government.
C
Troops have been called out by the government.
✓ Correct
D
Troops has been called out by the government.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect passive: "Plural object + have been + past participle".
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He met me yesterday.
A
I was met by him yesterday.
✓ Correct
B
I had been met by him the other day.
C
I have been met by him the other day.
D
I had met by him yesterday.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past simple passive: "I + was + past participle".
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Some boys were helping the wounded man.
A
The wounded man is helped by few boys.
B
The wounded man was being helped by some boys.
✓ Correct
C
Some boys helped the wounded man.
D
The wounded man were helped by some boys.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past continuous passive: "Object + was/were + being + past participle".
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He will finish the work in a fortnight.
A
The work will be finished by him in a fortnight.
✓ Correct
B
In a fortnight he will finish the work.
C
The work will have to be finished in a fortnight by him.
D
The work must be finished by him in a fortnight.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Future simple passive: "Object + will be + past participle".
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Why did your brother write such a letter?
A
Why is such a letter written by your brother?
B
Why had your brother written such a letter?
C
Why was such a letter written by your brother?
✓ Correct
D
Why should such a letter be written by your brother?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past simple question passive: "Wh-word + was/were + object + past participle".
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I have invited someone to the party.
A
Someone has been invited by me to the party.
✓ Correct
B
Someone has been invited by me to party.
C
Someone was invited by me to party.
D
Someone have been invited by me to party.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect passive: "Object + has/have + been + past participle".
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The Romans expected to conquer Egypt.
A
It was expected by the Romans that they will conquer Egypt.
B
It was expected by the Romans to conquer Egypt.
C
Egypt was expected to be conquered by the Romans
✓ Correct
D
Egypt was to be conquered by Romans.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Double Passive Structure: The active sentence contains two verbs: a main verb ("expected") and an infinitive verb ("to conquer"). When converting it to the passive voice, the target object ("Egypt") is brought forward, and both actions must be adjusted structurally:
The past simple verb "expected" shifts to "was expected".
The active infinitive "to conquer" shifts to its passive infinitive form, "to be conquered".
Grammatical Logic: It cleanly transfers the focus from what the Romans were doing to what was anticipated to happen to Egypt, accurately preserving the past tense and meaning.
The past simple verb "expected" shifts to "was expected".
The active infinitive "to conquer" shifts to its passive infinitive form, "to be conquered".
Grammatical Logic: It cleanly transfers the focus from what the Romans were doing to what was anticipated to happen to Egypt, accurately preserving the past tense and meaning.
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Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Odometer : Mileage :: Compass : ?
A
Speed
B
Direction
✓ Correct
C
Needle
D
North
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Odometer measures mileage; compass measures direction.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Junket : Trip :: Junk : ?
A
Car
B
Trash
✓ Correct
C
Clean
D
New
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A junket is a type of trip (usually an official or promotional journey). Junk is a type of trash (discarded or worthless items).
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Binding : Book :: Frame : ?
A
Glass
B
Picture
✓ Correct
C
Wood
D
Wall
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Binding holds a book; frame holds a picture.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Marathon : Race :: Hibernation : ?
A
Winter
B
Sleep
✓ Correct
C
Dream
D
Animal
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Marathon is a type of race; hibernation is a type of sleep.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Window : Pane :: Book : ?
A
Cover
B
Pages
✓ Correct
C
Story
D
Read
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A window is made of panes; a book is made of pages.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Cup : Coffee :: Bowl : ?
A
Dish
B
Soup
✓ Correct
C
Spoon
D
Eat
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A cup holds coffee; a bowl holds soup.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Elated : Despondent :: Enlightened : ?
A
Wise
B
Ignorant
✓ Correct
C
Smart
D
Educated
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Elated (extremely happy) and Despondent (extremely sad) are antonyms (opposites). Enlightened (having knowledge or spiritual insight) and Ignorant (lacking knowledge or awareness) are also antonyms.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Optimist : Cheerful :: Pessimist : ?
A
Happy
B
Gloomy
✓ Correct
C
Hopeful
D
Fast
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Optimists are cheerful; pessimists are gloomy.
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Play : Actor :: Concert : ?
A
Stage
B
Musician
✓ Correct
C
Music
D
Crowd
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Actors perform in plays; musicians perform in concerts.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Pen : Poet :: Needle : ?
A
Thread
B
Tailor
✓ Correct
C
Cloth
D
Sew
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Poets use pens; tailors use needles.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Secretly : Openly :: Silently : ?
A
Quietly
B
Noisily
✓ Correct
C
Fast
D
Low
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Secretly and Openly are antonyms (opposites). Silently and Noisily are also antonyms.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Pride : Lion :: Shoal : ?
A
Bird
B
Fish
✓ Correct
C
Group
D
Water
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Pride is a group of lions; shoal is a group of fish.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Exercise : Gym :: Eating : ?
A
Kitchen
B
Restaurant
✓ Correct
C
Food
D
Table
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Exercise happens in a gym; eating (out) happens in a restaurant.
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20 Questions in this set
ANTONYMS: In each question below, you will find a capitalized word followed by five alternative words, Choose the alternative word which is opposite in meaning to the capitalized word.
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
INCREMENT
A
Distortion
B
Innocence
C
Excrement
D
Decrease
✓ Correct
E
Embrace
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
An increment is an increase; its direct antonym is a decrease.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
OCCIDENTAL
A
Oriental
✓ Correct
B
Supplemental
C
Accidental
D
Confidential
E
Coincidental
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Occidental refers to the West; its opposite, Oriental, refers to the East.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
COGENT
A
Complaining
B
Incoherent
C
Unconvincing
✓ Correct
D
Bothersome
E
Outspoken
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Cogent means clear and convincing; "unconvincing" is the logical opposite.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
EPHEMERAL
A
Highly critical
B
Aflame
C
Sincere
D
Permanent
✓ Correct
E
Feminie
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Ephemeral means short-lived or transitory; permanent means lasting forever.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
EXTANT
A
Instant
B
Intent
C
Destroyed
✓ Correct
D
Inside
E
Stopping short
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Extant refers to something still in existence; destroyed refers to something no longer existing.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
REFRACTORY
A
Chilly
B
Obedient
✓ Correct
C
Renewing
D
Unsatisfactory
E
Blasphemous
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Refractory means stubborn or unmanageable; obedient is the opposite trait.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
RENEGADE
A
Traitor
B
Positive person
C
Loyalist
✓ Correct
D
Escapade
E
One who cancel
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A renegade is a person who deserts a set of principles; a loyalist remains faithful.
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
TURGID
A
Deflated
✓ Correct
B
Sanitary
C
Colorless
D
Resistant
E
Agile
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Turgid means swollen or bloated; deflated means emptied of air or reduced in size.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
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PRATE
A
Run a risk
B
Refuse to pray
C
Determine the cost
D
Prey on passersby
E
Refrain from speaking
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Prate means to talk foolishly or at length; the opposite is to remain silent or refrain from speech.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
CONSTANT
A
By chance
✓ Correct
B
Contagious
C
Restored
D
Wordless
E
Opposed
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If "Constant" is interpreted in a scientific or logical framework as something deliberate, predictable, or fixed by design (a constant variable), its absolute opposite can be argued to be something that happens randomly or accidentally—hence, by chance.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
FURTIVE
A
Open
✓ Correct
B
Hesitant
C
Willing
D
Permissive
E
Ghostly
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Furtive means secretive or stealthy; open refers to being transparent and public.
Q. 12
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
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MUNDANE
A
Timely
B
Playful
C
Frightening
D
Extraordinary
✓ Correct
E
Ridiculous
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Mundane means ordinary or commonplace; extraordinary means very unusual or remarkable.
Q. 13
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
CONTRAVENE
A
Filter
B
Create
C
Beautify
D
Obey
✓ Correct
E
Extract
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To contravene is to violate or go against (a law/rule); to obey is to follow it.
Q. 14
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
LIMBER
A
Rigid
✓ Correct
B
Relaxed
C
Obey
D
Slight
E
Unfortunate
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Limber means flexible and supple; rigid means stiff and unyielding.
Q. 15
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
SCHISM
A
Union
✓ Correct
B
Reduction
C
Concealment
D
Calm
E
Clumsiness
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A schism is a split or division between strongly opposed sections; union is a joining together.
Q. 16
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
FLINCH
A
Pierce
B
Revive
C
Extol
D
Advance
✓ Correct
E
Offend
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To flinch is to shrink back in fear; to advance is to move forward.
Q. 17
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
VILIFY
A
Organise
B
Civilize
C
Restrain
D
Warm
E
Commend
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To vilify is to speak ill of; to commend is to praise formally.
Q. 18
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
POLITIC
A
Poetic
B
Condescending
C
Tactless
✓ Correct
D
Shy
E
Rustic
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
In this context, politic means showing good judgment or prudence; tactless is its opposite.
Q. 19
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
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FECUND
A
Timid
B
Time-consuming
C
Innocent
D
Barren
✓ Correct
E
Resentful
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Fecund means highly fertile or productive; barren means unproductive or unable to bear offspring.
Q. 20
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
STRIDENT
A
Significant
B
Honest
C
Skinny
D
Simple
E
Pleasant
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Strident describes a loud and harsh sound; pleasant describes an agreeable sound.
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Select the best option/antonym for the following English Vocabulary questions:
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Desultory
A
regular
✓ Correct
B
obedient
C
abandoned
D
punctual
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Desultory means lacking a definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm. It describes something that is random, erratic, or jumping from one thing to another without any consistency.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Miserly
A
thrifty
B
hospitable
C
generous
✓ Correct
D
philanthropic
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
C (generous) is the correct choice, as it describes someone who gives money freely to others.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
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Wan
A
tried
B
strong
✓ Correct
C
cheerful
D
unhappy
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Wan" means unnaturally pale, weak, or sickly in appearance. Therefore, strong is its direct physical antonym. While "cheerful" is an antonym for a wan smile (which means a weak or forced smile), strong serves as the primary opposite to the word's foundational definition of physical frailty and lack of force.
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25 Questions in this set
Select the best option/antonym for the following English Vocabulary questions:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
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Autonomy
A
submissiveness
B
dependence
✓ Correct
C
subordination
D
slavery
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Autonomy refers to self-governance; its opposite is relying on others.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Assert
A
agree
B
acquiesce
C
abjure
✓ Correct
D
abdicate
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To assert is to state firmly; abjure means to solemnly renounce or deny.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Accord
A
solution
B
act
C
dissent
✓ Correct
D
concord
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Accord signifies agreement or harmony; dissent represents disagreement.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Alive
A
passive
B
dead
✓ Correct
C
asleep
D
drowsy
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The direct biological opposite of being alive is being dead.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Ancestors
A
supporters
B
disciples
C
followers
D
descendants
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Ancestors are those from whom one is descended; descendants are one's progeny.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abdicate
A
claim
✓ Correct
B
snatch
C
plunder
D
seize
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abdicate is to renounce a throne or power; to claim is to assert a right to it.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abhorrence
A
aversion
B
liking
✓ Correct
C
appreciation
D
fear
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Abhorrence is extreme hatred; liking indicates a feeling of fondness or pleasure.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Acquisitive
A
miserly
B
frugal
✓ Correct
C
simple
D
austere
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Acquisitive means eager to get wealth; frugal implies being economical or sparing.
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Audacious
A
timid
✓ Correct
B
vulgar
C
low
D
unpractised
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Audacious refers to being bold and daring; timid means showing a lack of courage.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Acquitted
A
entrusted
B
convicted
✓ Correct
C
freed
D
burdened
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To be acquitted is to be cleared of a charge; to be convicted is to be found guilty.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Absolute
A
scarce
B
limited
✓ Correct
C
faulty
D
efficient
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Absolute means total or unconditional; limited implies having fixed bounds.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Acute
A
sharp
B
critical
C
dull
✓ Correct
D
sensitive
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Acute describes something sharp or intense; dull describes something blunt or weak.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Anathematise
A
radiate
B
regulate
C
deceive
D
bless
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To anathematise is to curse or denounce; its spiritual opposite is to bless.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Addition
A
multiplication
B
subtraction
✓ Correct
C
enumeration
D
division
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Subtraction is the mathematical operation that removes, while addition adds.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Attract
A
repulse
B
reject
C
repel
✓ Correct
D
distract
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To attract is to pull toward; to repel is to push away or drive back.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Avoidance
A
possession
B
pursuit
✓ Correct
C
passion
D
power
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Avoidance is the act of staying away; pursuit is the act of following or chasing.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Alleviation
A
exaggeration
B
exasperation
C
magnification
D
intensification
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
While "alleviation" means to make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe (to ease or mitigate), "intensification" means to make something grow more acute, strong, or severe.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Alienate
A
gather
B
identify
C
assemble
D
unite
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To alienate is to isolate or cause to become unfriendly; to unite is to join together.
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Adequate
A
profuse
B
abounding
C
scanty
✓ Correct
D
abundant
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Adequate means sufficient; scanty means small or insufficient in quantity.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Appointment
A
disappointment
B
suspension
C
dismissal
✓ Correct
D
discharge
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Appointment" refers to the act of officially assigning a job, position, or office to someone. Therefore, dismissal (the act of officially removing someone from a job or position) is its direct structural and professional antonym.
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Amalgamate
A
generate
B
repair
C
materialize
D
separate
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Amalgamate means to combine into one; separate means to part or divide.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Acclamation
A
denunciation
✓ Correct
B
suppression
C
termination
D
applause
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Acclamation is loud approval; denunciation is public condemnation.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Ambiguous
A
obscure
B
secular
C
explicit
✓ Correct
D
equivocate
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Ambiguous means vague or unclear; explicit means stated clearly and in detail.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Antipathy
A
obedience
B
admiration
C
agreement
D
fondness
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Antipathy is a deep-seated feeling of dislike; fondness is affection or liking.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Amicable
A
cunning
B
shy
C
hostile
✓ Correct
D
crazy
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Amicable refers to friendliness and goodwill; hostile refers to unfriendliness/opposition.
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DISSIMILAR WORDS: Discard the odd ones out in the following:
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Grapes
B
Banana
C
Almond
✓ Correct
D
Apple
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Almond is a dry nut; the others are succulent fleshy fruits.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Pond
✓ Correct
B
Stream
C
Spring
D
River
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A pond is a body of still water; the others are forms of flowing water.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Dejected
✓ Correct
B
Gay
C
Happy
D
Cheerful
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Dejected means sad/depressed; the others are synonyms for being happy.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Scissor
B
Sword
C
Needle
✓ Correct
D
Knife
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A needle is primarily for sewing; the others are primarily cutting tools or blades.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Lion
B
Wolf
C
Needle
✓ Correct
D
Cat
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Needle is an inanimate object; the others are carnivorous mammals.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Dagger
B
Atom bomb
✓ Correct
C
Gun
D
Pistol
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Scale and Scope: A dagger, a gun, and a pistol are all conventional, targeted weapons meant to be used by an individual against a specific target at close-to-medium range.
Mass Destruction: An atom bomb is a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) that utilizes nuclear reactions to cause widespread, indiscriminate devastation over a massive geographic area.
Mass Destruction: An atom bomb is a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) that utilizes nuclear reactions to cause widespread, indiscriminate devastation over a massive geographic area.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Milk
✓ Correct
B
Wheat
C
Rice
D
Barley
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Milk is a liquid animal product; the others are solid cereal grains.
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Goat
B
Bitch
✓ Correct
C
Buffalo
D
Cow
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Bitch (female dog) is a canine; the others are all ruminant livestock mammals.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Football
B
Cricket
C
Chess
✓ Correct
D
Hockey
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Chess is an indoor board game; the others are outdoor field sports.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Discard the odd one:
A
Holland
B
India
✓ Correct
C
Poland
D
Germany
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
India is located in Asia; the others are all countries in Europe.
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Sentence Completion: Each of these sentences has one or two blank spaces, each blank indicating a word that has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five alternative words or sets of words. You are to choose the one word or set of words which, when inserted in the sentence, best fits in with the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The problem of pollution must be -----studied before we can overcome it.
A
Commendably
B
Primarily
C
Adequately
✓ Correct
D
Virulently
E
Monetarily
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Scientific/logical consistency requires a problem be studied "adequately" (sufficiently) to solve it.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Though he was realistic and pragmatic... he was an ardent devotee of plays of -------.
A
Politics
B
Satire
C
Realism
D
Fantasy
✓ Correct
E
Emotion
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The use of "Though" suggests a contrast; "Fantasy" is the opposite of realism/pragmatism.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Officials are still ........the reports in what is obviously atmosphere of ........concern.
A
undulating ... fervid
B
Debating ... immaterial
C
Mitigating ... vivid
D
Analyzing ... mounting
✓ Correct
E
Persuading ... grave
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Contextual Meaning: The sentence describes public officials carefully reviewing information ("analyzing the reports") during a tense situation where public or political anxiety is growing rapidly ("atmosphere of mounting concern").
Semantic Fit: "Analyzing" perfectly fits what officials do with raw reports, and "mounting" is a standard adjective used to describe increasing levels of worry or concern.
Semantic Fit: "Analyzing" perfectly fits what officials do with raw reports, and "mounting" is a standard adjective used to describe increasing levels of worry or concern.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The ........bussing law was declared unconstitutional by the court in the USA.
A
Centennial
B
Contemporary
C
Substantial
D
Controversial
✓ Correct
E
Cumulative
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Controversial" is the standard adjective for a law that prompts legal challenges on constitutional grounds.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He struggled to maintain his ..........in the face of the threatening mob.
A
Umbrage
B
Composure
✓ Correct
C
Synthesis
D
Analogy
E
Fraternity
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Composure" (maintaining one's calm) is the logically correct term for facing a hostile crowd.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
...display .....manners but his whole attitude betrayed his .........for these people...
A
Benign ... attrition
B
Elegant ... frustration
C
Abominable ... contempt
✓ Correct
D
Peculiar ... anxiety
E
Revolting ... indignation
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Contempt" logically follows the premise that the speaker considered the subjects his "inferiors".
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They talk a good deal about using .....but deep down they seem to expect... treat them with .....
A
Machinations ... relish
B
Insubordination ... revulsion
C
Theology ... reverence
D
Violence ... indulgence
✓ Correct
E
Intellect ... appreciation
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This paradox explores the hypocrisy of expecting kind treatment while advocating for violence.
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
With a less ..... expansion of the economy, we should make ..... progress toward stable price levels.
A
Rapid ... substantial
✓ Correct
B
Noticeable ... approximate
C
Marked ... detailed
D
Indicated ... definite
E
Suitable ... infinite
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A "less rapid" (slower) expansion allows for "substantial" progress toward stabilization.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
In spite of its limited ....... the magazine had a strong ....... on political thought in the country.
A
Circulation ... influence
✓ Correct
B
Dimension ... intensity
C
Appeal ... repression
D
Values ... survival
E
Insights ... reminder
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Circulation" is the specific metric for a magazine's reach, while "influence" is its impact.
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Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The author seems to question the sincerity of ---------
A
Politicians
✓ Correct
B
Playwrights
C
Opera goers
D
"Low brows"
E
Grave diggers
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Based on the general context of current affairs/logic passages in this guide.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
There is no need for ---------, we can defeat the enemy.
A
Dearth
B
Danger
C
Distinction
D
Dispair
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Despair" (loss of hope) is unnecessary if victory over the enemy is possible.
Q. 12
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The walls of the jail are very high to---------criminals from escaping.
A
Allow
B
Courage
C
Encourage
D
Discourage
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
High walls "discourage" (or prevent) criminals from attempting to escape.
Q. 13
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Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The mob was peaceful but suddenly turned---------
A
Righteous
B
Riot
✓ Correct
C
Ritual
D
Riotous
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Riotous" is the adjective describing a peaceful crowd that has become violent or disorderly.
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Direction: There is a blank space in each of the following sentences. Pick up from the answer-choice one which may complete the sentence correctly:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I ____ on this line before I realized my mistake.
A
Worked
B
Am working
C
Had been working
✓ Correct
D
Was worked
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past perfect continuous is used for an action that was ongoing up to a point in the past.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He picked up the coin which ____ on the ground.
A
Laid
B
Lie
C
Lay
✓ Correct
D
Laid up
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests the frequently confused verbs lie (to rest/be situated) and lay (to place/put something down).
Intransitive vs. Transitive: Lie is an intransitive verb (it does not take a direct object). A coin rests by itself on the ground, so we need a form of the verb lie. Lay is a transitive verb (it requires an object, e.g., "He laid the coin on the table").
Tense Agreement: The main clause uses the past tense verb "picked up". Therefore, the relative clause must also be in the past tense. The past tense form of the intransitive verb lie is lay.
The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "He picked up the coin which lay on the ground."
Intransitive vs. Transitive: Lie is an intransitive verb (it does not take a direct object). A coin rests by itself on the ground, so we need a form of the verb lie. Lay is a transitive verb (it requires an object, e.g., "He laid the coin on the table").
Tense Agreement: The main clause uses the past tense verb "picked up". Therefore, the relative clause must also be in the past tense. The past tense form of the intransitive verb lie is lay.
The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "He picked up the coin which lay on the ground."
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They ____ him of his valuables.
A
Robbed
✓ Correct
B
Would robbed
C
Thieved
D
Has deprived
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Robbed" is the correct past tense form for stealing from a person.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Do not ____ my hand so tightly.
A
Seize
B
Pat
C
Grab
✓ Correct
D
Hold
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Grab" or "Hold" fit contextually; "Hold" is most common for hand-holding.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They ____ the crime during the day.
A
Performed
B
Prosecuted
C
Discharged
D
Committed
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
One "commits" a crime.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The employer waited until the workers ____
A
Had dispersed
✓ Correct
B
Had scattered
C
Dispersed
D
Scattered
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests your understanding of vocabulary collocation (word choice) and past time harmony.
Word Choice (Dispersed vs. Scattered):
Disperse means to move away or spread apart in different directions. It is the proper formal term used to describe a crowd, group of workers, or assembly splitting up and leaving a location.
Scatter implies throwing things around randomly or fleeing in panic/disorder (e.g., like marbles dropping on the floor or animals fleeing a predator).
Verb Tense (Past Perfect):
The conjunction until connects two actions in the past. The action of the workers leaving happened before the employer finished waiting. To clarify that one past action was completed before another past action, the past perfect tense (had + past participle) is preferred. The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "The employer waited until the workers had dispersed."
Word Choice (Dispersed vs. Scattered):
Disperse means to move away or spread apart in different directions. It is the proper formal term used to describe a crowd, group of workers, or assembly splitting up and leaving a location.
Scatter implies throwing things around randomly or fleeing in panic/disorder (e.g., like marbles dropping on the floor or animals fleeing a predator).
Verb Tense (Past Perfect):
The conjunction until connects two actions in the past. The action of the workers leaving happened before the employer finished waiting. To clarify that one past action was completed before another past action, the past perfect tense (had + past participle) is preferred. The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "The employer waited until the workers had dispersed."
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Though I ____ him yet I recognized him.
A
Never saw
B
Not seen
C
Had never seen
✓ Correct
D
Have ever seen
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Past perfect expresses an experience (or lack thereof) prior to a past point.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He spoke so softly that no body could ____ what he said:
A
Hear
✓ Correct
B
Listen
C
Hear to
D
Listen to
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests your understanding of the difference between the verbs hear and listen, as well as their transitiveness. Hearing vs. Listening: Hear is a passive, automatic physical ability. It means to perceive sounds with your ears. If someone speaks too softly, the sound waves physically cannot be perceived. Listen is an active, intentional behavior. It means to pay attention to sounds. In this sentence, people were likely trying to pay attention, but the volume was too low to perceive the sounds. Grammatical Structure: Hear is a transitive verb that takes a direct object immediately without a preposition (hear what he said). Listen is an intransitive verb that requires the preposition "to" before a direct object (listen to what he said). The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "He spoke so softly that nobody could hear what he said."
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I ____ your work. Please remind me.
A
Forget
B
Forgot
C
Had forgotten
D
Have forgotten
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present perfect refers to a past action with current relevance.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I think I ____ this news yesterday.
A
Read
✓ Correct
B
Had read
C
Have read
D
Would read
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Yesterday" requires the simple past tense ("read" pronounced as 'red').
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
I first ____ this person in 1995.
A
Had met
B
Have met
C
Met
✓ Correct
D
Was met
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A specific past time ("in 1995") requires the simple past tense.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I saw you ____ you were buying shoes.
A
When
B
While
✓ Correct
C
Until
D
Till
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"While" is used for two actions happening simultaneously in the past.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Now a days transport ____ cheaper.
A
Had become
B
Became
C
Is becoming
✓ Correct
D
Has become
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Now a days" indicates a current trend, requiring the present continuous.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
This bungalow ____ four bed rooms.
A
Consists
B
Comprise of
C
Comprises
✓ Correct
D
Is made
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests your knowledge of verbs meaning "to be made up of" and their correct prepositional patterns. Comprises: The verb comprise is transitive and means "to consist of" or "to be composed of." It never takes the preposition "of" when used in the active voice. Because "This bungalow" is a singular subject, it correctly takes the singular verb form comprises. The full, correct sentence is: "This bungalow comprises four bedrooms."
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He has not taken any decision he is still ____
A
Over thinking it
B
Thinking it over
✓ Correct
C
Thinking over it
D
Thinking out
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests your understanding of separable phrasal verbs. The Phrasal Verb: The phrase meaning to consider something carefully before making a decision is think over. The Object Rule: When the object of a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun (like it, him, her, them), the pronoun must be placed in the middle, between the verb and the particle. It cannot be placed at the end. Therefore, "thinking it over" is the only grammatically correct arrangement.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Now a days she ____ her drawing board to the school daily.
A
Will take
B
Would take
C
Takes
✓ Correct
D
Took
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Daily" indicates a habitual present action.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I ____ that we should accept the offer.
A
Would think
B
Should think
C
Think
✓ Correct
D
Will think
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Present simple is used for expressing an opinion.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
No sooner did I reach there ____
A
When they left
B
Than they left
✓ Correct
C
Then they left
D
So they left
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The structure "No sooner..." is always followed by "than".This question tests your knowledge of correlative conjunctions and the fixed grammatical structures used to show that one event happens immediately after another. The "No Sooner... Than" Rule: The comparative word "sooner" always pairs with the conjunction than. It is a fixed, non-negotiable grammatical pairing in English. Inversion: When a sentence begins with "No sooner", it requires subject-verb inversion (did I reach or had I reached).The full, grammatically correct sentence is:"No sooner did I reach there than they left."
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Neither he nor his brothers ____
A
Has come
B
Have come
✓ Correct
C
Is come
D
Is came
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
In "neither... nor" constructions, the verb agrees with the nearer subject ("brothers").
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His nature is such ____
A
That I cannot adjust
✓ Correct
B
Which I cannot adjust
C
As I cannot adjust
D
So I cannot adjust
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Such" is often paired with "that" to introduce a result clause.
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She must be ashamed ____ her actions:
A
In
B
Of
✓ Correct
C
By
D
At
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
One is "ashamed of" something.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
It is difficult to say whether ____
A
They will agree
✓ Correct
B
They would agree
C
They would agree or not
D
They should agree
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This question tests the tense consistency required when introducing a noun clause to express uncertainty about a future event. The introductory main clause, "It is difficult to say," is in the present tense (is). When a main clause is in the present tense, the subordinate clause introduced by "whether" should use the standard future tense (will + verb) to express a predictive or future outcome. The full, grammatically correct sentence is: "It is difficult to say whether they will agree."
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He told me that ____
A
The earth revolves
✓ Correct
B
Earth revolves
C
The earth revolved
D
Earth revolved
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Universal truths remain in the present simple even in indirect speech.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He admitted that he ____
A
Is at fault
B
Was at fault
✓ Correct
C
Would be at fault
D
Should be at fault
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Tense agreement: "admitted" (past) usually requires "was" (past).
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Do not go out lest ____
A
He may object
B
He should object
✓ Correct
C
He would object
D
He objects
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Lest" is classically followed by the subjunctive "should".
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25 Questions in this set
From each group of sentences pick up the sentence which is changed into indirect narration correctly:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said to me, "Which is the shortest way?"
A
He told me which the shorter way was.
B
He asked me which the shortest way was.
✓ Correct
C
He asked me which the shortest way is.
D
He asked which was the shortest way.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting Verb: The underlying sentence is a question asking for directions (e.g., "Which is the shortest way?"). For questions, the reporting verb "said to me" transitions into "asked me".
Word Order Shift: A direct question uses an interrogative format (Verb + Subject). In indirect narration, it must shift to an assertive statement format (Subject + Verb). Therefore, "which was the shortest way" changes into "which the shortest way was".
No Extra Conjunctions: For "Wh-" question words (like which, what, where), the question word acts as the connector. No additional conjunctions like "that" are added.
Word Order Shift: A direct question uses an interrogative format (Verb + Subject). In indirect narration, it must shift to an assertive statement format (Subject + Verb). Therefore, "which was the shortest way" changes into "which the shortest way was".
No Extra Conjunctions: For "Wh-" question words (like which, what, where), the question word acts as the connector. No additional conjunctions like "that" are added.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "Alas! How foolish I have been!"
A
He exclaimed with surprise that he had been foolish.
B
He exclaimed how foolish he had been.
C
He exclaimed with sorrow that he had been extremely foolish.
✓ Correct
D
He exclaimed with joy that he has been foolish.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "exclaimed" for an exclamatory sentence.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said to his master, "Pardon me."
A
He told his master pardon me.
B
He asked his master pardon me.
C
He exclaimed his master to pardon him.
D
He begged his master to pardon him.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "begged" and infinitive for an imperative request.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The teacher said, "I will not come tomorrow."
A
The teacher said I would not come the next day.
B
The teacher asked I will not come the next day.
C
The teacher told that he would not come the next day.
D
The teacher exclaimed that he would not come tomorrow.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Pronoun Shift: The first-person pronoun "I" from the direct speech correctly shifts to the third-person pronoun "he" to match the speaker (the teacher).
Tense Shift: The future modal "will" correctly shifts to its past form "would" because the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Time Word Shift: Words expressing closeness in time must shift to words expressing distance. Therefore, "tomorrow" correctly changes to "the next day".
Tense Shift: The future modal "will" correctly shifts to its past form "would" because the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Time Word Shift: Words expressing closeness in time must shift to words expressing distance. Therefore, "tomorrow" correctly changes to "the next day".
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "I have not worked hard."
A
He admitted that he had not worked hard.
✓ Correct
B
He said if he had not worked hard.
C
He told whether he had not worked hard.
D
He exclaimed he had not worked hard.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "admitted" to report a confession.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "I will do this in a perfect manner."
A
He advised to do this in a perfect manner.
B
He told to do in a perfect manner that.
C
He said I would do it in a perfect manner.
D
He promised to do that in a perfect manner.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "advised" for an imperative suggestion.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I said, "If my fault is proved, I will pay the fine."
A
I replied my fault in proved to pay fine.
B
I said my fault was proved to pay fine.
C
I exclaimed if my fault was proved to pay fine.
D
I replied if my fault was proved, I would pay the fine.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Conditional Structure: The underlying direct speech is a conditional sentence (Type 1 conditional): I said, "If my fault is proved, I will pay the fine."
Tense Shift: When converting to indirect narration with a past-tense reporting verb ("replied"), the tenses shift backward:
Present simple passive (is proved) shifts to past simple passive (was proved).
Future simple modal (will pay) shifts to conditional modal (would pay).
Grammatical Completeness: Option D preserves the original cause-and-effect meaning ("if... then...") clearly and grammatically.
Tense Shift: When converting to indirect narration with a past-tense reporting verb ("replied"), the tenses shift backward:
Present simple passive (is proved) shifts to past simple passive (was proved).
Future simple modal (will pay) shifts to conditional modal (would pay).
Grammatical Completeness: Option D preserves the original cause-and-effect meaning ("if... then...") clearly and grammatically.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The scientist said, "The earth is round."
A
The scientist told that the earth is round.
✓ Correct
B
The scientist said earth was round.
C
The scientist asked that the earth as round.
D
The scientist told that the earth will be round.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Universal Truth Rule: The statement "The earth is round" is a universal scientific fact. When a statement in direct speech represents a universal truth, geographical fact, or proverb, its tense does not change in indirect speech, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense ("said/told"). It must remain in the present tense (is).
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "Goodbye, my friends!"
A
He told good bye to all the friends.
B
He exclaimed good bye to all the friends.
C
He bade good bye to all the friends.
✓ Correct
D
He asked good bye to all the friends.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Bade" is the standard reporting verb for "Good-bye".
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The man said, "What do you mean?"
A
The man replied what did he mean.
B
The man exclaimed what did he meant.
C
The man told what do you mean.
D
The man asked what he meant.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting Verb: The underlying sentence is a question (e.g., "What do you mean?"). For questions, the reporting verb must change to "asked".
Word Order Shift: Direct questions use an interrogative structure (Verb + Subject). When changed to indirect narration, they must switch to an assertive format (Subject + Verb). Therefore, "what did he mean" converts to "what he meant".
Tense Shift: The original present simple question ("What do you mean?") shifts back to the past simple ("meant") because the reporting verb ("asked") is in the past tense.
Word Order Shift: Direct questions use an interrogative structure (Verb + Subject). When changed to indirect narration, they must switch to an assertive format (Subject + Verb). Therefore, "what did he mean" converts to "what he meant".
Tense Shift: The original present simple question ("What do you mean?") shifts back to the past simple ("meant") because the reporting verb ("asked") is in the past tense.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
he man said, "Alas! I am ruined."
A
The man exclaimed with sorrow that he was ruined.
✓ Correct
B
The man told with sadness that he was ruined.
C
The man said with sadness that he was ruined.
D
The man said oh, he was ruined.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "exclaimed with sorrow" for "Alas!".
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She said to me, "Honesty is the best policy."
A
She told that honesty was the best policy.
B
She said that honesty was the best policy.
C
She exclaimed that honesty is the best policy.
D
She told me that honesty is the best policy.
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Object Rule: The verb "told" requires a direct object (the listener). Adding "me" satisfies this grammatical requirement perfectly.
The Universal Truth Rule: Because "Honesty is the best policy" is a well-known proverb and a universal truth, the present tense verb "is" must not change to the past tense "was". It remains true in the present day.
The Universal Truth Rule: Because "Honesty is the best policy" is a well-known proverb and a universal truth, the present tense verb "is" must not change to the past tense "was". It remains true in the present day.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Ali said to his friend, "Why are you idling away time?"
A
Ali exclaimed that why he was idling away time.
B
Ali told to his friend that why he was idling away time.
C
Ali asked his friend why he was idling away time.
✓ Correct
D
Ali said to his friend that why he was idling away time.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting a "why" question using "asked".
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said to the astrologer, "How do you like the stars?"
A
He asked the astrologer how he liked the stars.
✓ Correct
B
He said to the astrologer how did he like the stars.
C
He asked the astrologer how did he like the stars.
D
He asked the astrologer that how he liked the stars.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Indirect question word order: Wh-word + subject + verb.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The professor said, "Can he solve the sum?"
A
The professor told I could solve the sum.
B
The professor told if I can solve the sum.
C
The professor asked if he could solve the sum.
✓ Correct
D
The professor said can be solve the sum.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Use of "if" for a yes/no question in indirect speech.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Ali said to the principal, "Thank you, sir. You have done me a favour."
A
Ali said thank you principal you had done me a favour.
B
Ali thanked the principle to say you have done me a favour.
C
Ali thanked the principal respectfully and said that he had done him a great favour.
✓ Correct
D
Ali thanked and said principal you have done me a favour.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Formal reporting of "thank you".
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The boys said to the teacher, "Please allow us to go home."
A
The boys asked the teacher to allow them to go home.
✓ Correct
B
The boys asked if the teacher can allow them to go home.
C
The boys ordered the teacher to allow them to go home.
D
The boys told the teacher to allow them to go home.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Imperative request using "asked... to".
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The dacoit said to the man, "I will rescue you."
A
The dacoit assured the man that he would rescue him.
✓ Correct
B
The dacoit told that he will rescue him.
C
The dacoit exclaimed the man that he will rescue him.
D
The dacoit said the man that he will rescue him.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting a promise/assurance; "will" changes to "would".
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Ali said, "Mother has arrived!"
A
Ali told to find that mother has arrived.
B
Ali was surprised to find that mother had arrived.
✓ Correct
C
Ali exclaimed mother that his mother arrived.
D
Ali told mother that his mother arrived.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Handling the Emotion: The construction "Ali was surprised to find..." perfectly translates the emotional tone of an unexpected event or exclamation into standard indirect reporting format.
Tense Shift (Backshifting): The reporting context is in the past tense. Therefore, the present perfect tense inside the direct speech ("has arrived") must shift backward into the past perfect tense ("had arrived").
Tense Shift (Backshifting): The reporting context is in the past tense. Therefore, the present perfect tense inside the direct speech ("has arrived") must shift backward into the past perfect tense ("had arrived").
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They said, "By God, we have not seen the thief."
A
They swore by God that they had not seen the thief.
✓ Correct
B
They said by God that they had not seen the thief.
C
They told by God that they had not sent the thief.
D
They exclaimed by God that they had not seen the thief.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting an oath using "swore by God".
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "Has he come?"
A
He exclaimed if he had come.
B
He said if I have come.
C
He asked if he had come.
✓ Correct
D
He asked if he has come.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Here is how the grammar rules apply to create the correct indirect narration:
Reporting Verb: Because the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb "said" shifts to "asked".
Conjunction: For Yes/No questions, you must use the conjunction "if" or "whether" to connect the clauses.
Tense Shift (Backshifting): The reporting verb is in the past tense (said/asked), so the original tense must shift backward into the Past Perfect tense (had come).
Present Perfect ("has come") $\rightarrow$ Past Perfect ("had come").
Past Simple ("did come") $\rightarrow$ Past Perfect ("had come").
Word Order: The interrogative structure shifts to a declarative structure (subject + verb), changing from "has he" to "he had".
Putting it all together results perfectly in Option C: "He asked if he had come."
Reporting Verb: Because the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb "said" shifts to "asked".
Conjunction: For Yes/No questions, you must use the conjunction "if" or "whether" to connect the clauses.
Tense Shift (Backshifting): The reporting verb is in the past tense (said/asked), so the original tense must shift backward into the Past Perfect tense (had come).
Present Perfect ("has come") $\rightarrow$ Past Perfect ("had come").
Past Simple ("did come") $\rightarrow$ Past Perfect ("had come").
Word Order: The interrogative structure shifts to a declarative structure (subject + verb), changing from "has he" to "he had".
Putting it all together results perfectly in Option C: "He asked if he had come."
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "Hello, how are you?"
A
Hello, how are you.
B
He said hello and asked how are you.
✓ Correct
C
He wished and asked how are you.
D
He addressed him to ask how he was.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Handling the Greeting ("Hello"): A greeting like "Hello" is used to get someone's attention. In formal reported speech, this is transformed using a descriptive action verb like "addressed him" or "greeted him".
Reporting Verb: The second part of the statement is a question ("how are you?"), which requires a reporting verb like "ask" or "asked".
Pronoun and Tense Shift: The pronoun "you" shifts to a third-person perspective ("he"), and the present tense verb "are" backshifts into the past tense ("was").
Word Order: The question format (verb + subject / "are you") changes into standard declarative word order (subject + verb / "he was").
Putting these rules together yields: "He addressed him to ask how he was."
Reporting Verb: The second part of the statement is a question ("how are you?"), which requires a reporting verb like "ask" or "asked".
Pronoun and Tense Shift: The pronoun "you" shifts to a third-person perspective ("he"), and the present tense verb "are" backshifts into the past tense ("was").
Word Order: The question format (verb + subject / "are you") changes into standard declarative word order (subject + verb / "he was").
Putting these rules together yields: "He addressed him to ask how he was."
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "Go away."
A
He said go away.
B
He asked him to go away.
C
He ordered him to go away.
✓ Correct
D
He asked please go away.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Imperative command using "ordered".
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He said, "How can I judge it?"
A
He exclaimed how can I could judge it.
B
He asked how he could judge it.
✓ Correct
C
He said if he could judge it.
D
He said how if he could I judge it.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting a "how" question using "asked".
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The officer said, "Bravo! March forward."
A
The officer said 'bravo' march forward.
B
The officer encouraged them and asked them to march forward.
✓ Correct
C
The officer praised bravery to march forward.
D
The officer marched forward saying bravo.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Reporting "Bravo!" using "encouraged".
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8 Questions in this set
Name the choice which provides the correct word to fill in the blank space in the given sentence.
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The man was —— in the river while catching fish.
A
Drownded
B
Drown
C
Drowned
✓ Correct
D
Drownt
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The sentence requires the past tense form of the verb to indicate the tragic event happened in the past.
Drowned is the correct standard past tense and past participle of the verb "drown.
"Drownded (Choice A) and Drownt (Choice D) are nonstandard or incorrect spellings.
Drown (Choice B) is the present tense form, which does not fit the context of the sentence.
Drowned is the correct standard past tense and past participle of the verb "drown.
"Drownded (Choice A) and Drownt (Choice D) are nonstandard or incorrect spellings.
Drown (Choice B) is the present tense form, which does not fit the context of the sentence.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The two brothers were quarelling with ——
A
One another
B
Are other
C
Both of them
D
Each other
✓ Correct
E
Each another
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Each other' is used when referring to two people; 'one another' is used for more than two.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The river flows —— the bridge.
A
Are
B
By
C
To
D
Under
✓ Correct
E
Over
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Under' is the correct preposition to describe water flowing beneath a structure like a bridge.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
There —— a large number of students in the college.
A
Are
B
IS
✓ Correct
C
Came
D
Have
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If the sentence uses "The number of students," it will take the singular verb "is", because it focuses on the single, specific total metric.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
My —— brother has just arrived.
A
Bigger
B
Older
C
Elder
✓ Correct
D
Big
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Elder is specifically used as an attributive adjective directly before a noun to show chronological seniority within a direct family relationship (e.g., elder brother, elder sister).
Older is used for general age comparisons and applies to objects, animals, or people outside the family. It is also the mandatory choice when followed by the word "than" (e.g., "My brother is older than me").
Bigger and Big (Choices A and D) refer to physical size or mass rather than age seniority.
Older is used for general age comparisons and applies to objects, animals, or people outside the family. It is also the mandatory choice when followed by the word "than" (e.g., "My brother is older than me").
Bigger and Big (Choices A and D) refer to physical size or mass rather than age seniority.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Cotton as well as tea —— grown in Pakistan.
A
Was
B
Are
C
Is
✓ Correct
D
Have
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
When using 'as well as', the verb agrees with the first subject (Cotton), which is singular.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Will you stay here for —— days?
A
Some
B
A few
✓ Correct
C
The few
D
Few
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The sentence requires a determiner that means a small, positive number of days:
A few means "some" or a small number. It has a positive meaning and is used perfectly here to politely ask if someone is staying for a small amount of time.
Few (Choice D) means "hardly any" or practically none. It has a negative connotation and would imply you wish they weren't staying, which doesn't fit the question format.
Some (Choice A) is generally avoided directly before "days" in this specific type of question structure, as "a few" is the idiomatic standard for a short period.
The few (Choice C) means "not many, but all of what is available", which requires a modifying clause afterward (e.g., "the few days that you have left").
A few means "some" or a small number. It has a positive meaning and is used perfectly here to politely ask if someone is staying for a small amount of time.
Few (Choice D) means "hardly any" or practically none. It has a negative connotation and would imply you wish they weren't staying, which doesn't fit the question format.
Some (Choice A) is generally avoided directly before "days" in this specific type of question structure, as "a few" is the idiomatic standard for a short period.
The few (Choice C) means "not many, but all of what is available", which requires a modifying clause afterward (e.g., "the few days that you have left").
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Two thirds of the city —— in ruins.
A
Is
✓ Correct
B
Will
C
Were
D
Have
E
Are
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
When a sentence begins with a fraction (like two-thirds), the verb agrees with the noun that follows the preposition "of":
If the noun is singular or uncountable (e.g., the city), the verb must be singular (is / was).
If the noun is plural (e.g., the buildings), the verb must be plural (are / were).
Since "the city" is a singular noun, the verb must be singular. Choices B, D, and E are incorrect because will requires a base verb (will be), while have and are are plural.
If the noun is singular or uncountable (e.g., the city), the verb must be singular (is / was).
If the noun is plural (e.g., the buildings), the verb must be plural (are / were).
Since "the city" is a singular noun, the verb must be singular. Choices B, D, and E are incorrect because will requires a base verb (will be), while have and are are plural.
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Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
It is difficult to spell his name ---------
A
Justly
B
Accurately
C
Rightly
D
Correctly
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Correctly" is the standard adverb used to describe the accuracy of spelling.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
We decided to --------to the schedule as it was originally planned.
A
Keep
B
Retain
C
Adhere
✓ Correct
D
Demand
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To "adhere to" a schedule means to follow it strictly and without deviation.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
They were------to wait till the signal was given.
A
Commanded
B
Told
C
Said
D
Asked
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Asked to wait" is a grammatically sound and common way to describe an instruction.
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A sentence with a blank space is given along with four answer choices out of which only one is correct. The candidates are expected to fill in the blank space with the correct choice:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I do not have the _____
A
Later information
B
Last information
C
Latest information
✓ Correct
D
Latter information
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Latest" refers to the most recent information available.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Sana is the _____ of the three daughters.
A
Eldest
✓ Correct
B
Oldest
C
Older
D
Elder
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Superlative Degree Rule: The sentence mentions "the three daughters." When comparing more than two people or things, you must use the superlative degree (e.g., eldest or oldest). Comparative forms like elder or older are strictly used for comparing exactly two people.
Eldest vs. Oldest: In formal English grammar, "elder" and "eldest" are specifically preferred when talking about the age ranking of members within the same family. Since Sana and the others are biological sisters ("daughters"), "eldest" is the most precise and correct term.
Eldest vs. Oldest: In formal English grammar, "elder" and "eldest" are specifically preferred when talking about the age ranking of members within the same family. Since Sana and the others are biological sisters ("daughters"), "eldest" is the most precise and correct term.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
There is no animal _____ the lion.
A
Dangerous than
B
More dangerous than
✓ Correct
C
Most dangerous than
D
Least dangerous than
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Comparative Degree Rule: When comparing one specific entity (the lion) against a whole group of others (all other animals), you must use the comparative degree of the adjective combined with the word "than".
Formula: For long adjectives like dangerous, the comparative form is "more dangerous".
Context: The sentence structure "There is no animal more dangerous than the lion" logically states that the lion is the absolute most dangerous animal of all.
Formula: For long adjectives like dangerous, the comparative form is "more dangerous".
Context: The sentence structure "There is no animal more dangerous than the lion" logically states that the lion is the absolute most dangerous animal of all.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The doctor advised the patient to take a _____ diet.
A
Nutrient
B
Healthy
C
Rich
D
Nutritious
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Nutritious" is the standard adjective for food that provides nourishment.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Karachi is _____ towns of Pakistan.
A
One of the bigger
B
One of the biggest
✓ Correct
C
The biggest
D
One of the greatest
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The structure "one of the" requires a superlative degree adjective.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The streets of Lahore are _____ than those of Kasur.
A
Larger
B
Greater
C
Superior
D
Wider
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Wider" is the most common adjective used to describe street dimensions in comparison.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
It is not necessary to buy _____
A
Some shirts
B
Any shirts
✓ Correct
C
Every shirts
D
Each shirt
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Any" is typically used in negative or interrogative sentences.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
_____ Pakistani know English language properly.
A
A few
B
The few
C
Few
✓ Correct
D
Fewer
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Few" implies a small number, often in a negative sense (hardly any).
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He will prove to be _____ to the throne.
A
Honest heir
B
A honest heir
C
The honest heir
D
An honest heir
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Heir" begins with a vowel sound, so the article "an" is used.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
_____ have to attend a marriage.
A
My wife and me
B
My wife and myself
C
My wife and I
✓ Correct
D
Myself and my wife
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"My wife and I" serves as the compound subject of the sentence.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I have lost the pen _____ you gave me.
A
That
✓ Correct
B
Which
C
Whom
D
There
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"That" is the relative pronoun used here to specify a particular object.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
You did not show any _____ me.
A
Consideration to
B
Consideration for
✓ Correct
C
Consideration by
D
Consideration in
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The noun "consideration" is followed by the preposition "for" in this context.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I am _____ my son's success.
A
Delighted at
✓ Correct
B
Delighted with
C
Delighted for
D
Delighted in
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Fixed Preposition Rule: The adjective "delighted" changes its preposition depending on what follows it:
Delighted at / by + an event, action, or piece of news (e.g., his success, the news).
Delighted with + a tangible gift, object, or person's ongoing state (e.g., the new car, my team).
Context: Because "success" is an event, result, or piece of good news, "delighted at" is the most precise and standard grammatical pairing tested in formal exams.
Delighted at / by + an event, action, or piece of news (e.g., his success, the news).
Delighted with + a tangible gift, object, or person's ongoing state (e.g., the new car, my team).
Context: Because "success" is an event, result, or piece of good news, "delighted at" is the most precise and standard grammatical pairing tested in formal exams.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I am not _____ my actions.
A
Accountable to
B
Accountable in
C
Accountable for
✓ Correct
D
Accountable over
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
One is "accountable for" their actions.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The father is _____ his son's faults.
A
Blind to
✓ Correct
B
Blind towards
C
Blind about
D
Blind with
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To be "blind to" something means to ignore or fail to notice it.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is _____ his food.
A
Busy in eating
B
Busy eating
✓ Correct
C
Busy about eating
D
Busy to eat.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Busy" is often followed directly by a gerund.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
You have _____ by him in ignoring his misbehaviour.
A
Done a handsome thing
B
Done the handsome thing
✓ Correct
C
Done a fair thing
D
Done a proper thing
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Done the handsome thing" is an idiom for behaving properly or generously.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
If _____ fast, he would have caught the bus.
A
He ran
B
He runs
C
He would have run
D
He had run
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Third conditional: "If + past perfect, would have + past participle".
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
You must _____ music before going to bed.
A
Hear to
B
Hear
C
Listen to
✓ Correct
D
Listen
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Listen" requires the preposition "to" when followed by an object.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is going to be late _____
A
Isn't he?
✓ Correct
B
Is he?
C
Will he?
D
won't he?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The question tag for "He is" is "isn't he?".
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The principal _____ can help the child.
A
Only
B
Even
C
Alone
✓ Correct
D
Lonely
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Word Placement and Meaning: When "alone" is placed immediately after a noun phrase (like "The principal alone"), it functions as an exclusive modifier meaning "only this person and no one else."
Context: The sentence implies that the principal has the unique power, authority, or position required to resolve the child's issue. Saying "The principal alone can help the child" naturally isolates them as the sole person capable of doing the task
Context: The sentence implies that the principal has the unique power, authority, or position required to resolve the child's issue. Saying "The principal alone can help the child" naturally isolates them as the sole person capable of doing the task
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He will not reach the station in time _____
A
Won't he?
B
Will he?
✓ Correct
C
Can he?
D
Can't he?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
For a negative statement, a positive question tag is used.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She has been speaking for the last one hour. I wish she _____
A
Stopped speaking
B
Stopped to speak
C
Would stop speaking
✓ Correct
D
Could stop speaking
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The "I Wish" Rule for Annoyance: When you use "I wish" to express irritation, impatience, or a desire for a change in someone else's annoying behavior, the standard grammatical formula is:
I wish + Subject + would + Base Verb
Context: The speaker is clearly annoyed because she has been talking continuously for a whole hour. Using "would stop speaking" perfectly expresses the speaker's wish for her to change her behavior right now.
Verb Pattern: The verb stop is correctly followed by a gerund ("speaking") to mean ending an ongoing action.
I wish + Subject + would + Base Verb
Context: The speaker is clearly annoyed because she has been talking continuously for a whole hour. Using "would stop speaking" perfectly expresses the speaker's wish for her to change her behavior right now.
Verb Pattern: The verb stop is correctly followed by a gerund ("speaking") to mean ending an ongoing action.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He proved his intentions by _____
A
Raising to the occasion
B
Rising to the occasion
✓ Correct
C
Having risen to the occasion
D
Having to rise to the occasion
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Rising to the occasion" is an idiom for performing well under pressure.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His _____ riches have made him greedy.
A
Desire about
B
Desire for
✓ Correct
C
Desire in
D
Desire to
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Prepositional Collocation: In English, the noun "desire" is fixed to pair with the preposition "for" when indicating the object or target of that desire (e.g., desire for power, desire for success, desire for riches).
Grammatical Flow: Placing "Desire for" in the blank creates a clear noun phrase ("His desire for riches") that serves as the complete subject of the sentence.
Grammatical Flow: Placing "Desire for" in the blank creates a clear noun phrase ("His desire for riches") that serves as the complete subject of the sentence.
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Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Securing scholarship was adding another feather to his ——
A
Face
B
Eoat
C
Hand
D
Cap
✓ Correct
E
Clothes
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"A feather in one's cap" is a common idiom meaning an accomplishment or achievement.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I must catch the evening train at all ——
A
Expenses
B
Times
C
Costs
✓ Correct
D
Reasons
E
Budgets
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At all costs" is a standard idiom meaning regardless of the effort or expense required.
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Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Food has----------ten lives.
A
Asked
B
Taken
C
Claimed
✓ Correct
D
Demanded
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Claimed lives" is the standard idiom for causes of mortality in accidents or disasters.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His proposal fell out for ----------of support.
A
Want
✓ Correct
B
Little
C
Need
D
Required
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"For want of" is a formal English idiom meaning "due to a lack of."
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Virtue is its own --------
A
Gain
B
Gift
C
Reward
✓ Correct
D
Cost
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Virtue is its own reward" is a traditional English proverb/aphorism.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is found of ----------jokes.
A
Suggesting
B
Throwing
C
Boasting
D
Cracking
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Cracking jokes" is the standard idiomatic expression for telling jokes.
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Choose an idiom at the bottom to replace the expression in the brackets below:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is (not very good) when he tries to repair something in his house.
A
All thumbs
✓ Correct
B
About time
C
All ears
D
An arm and a leg
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"All thumbs" means clumsy or awkward, especially with one's hands.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He was (all ready) to leave the house when his friend came over.
A
As a rule
B
About
✓ Correct
C
At heart
D
Absent-minded
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"About to" (contextually "About") means just on the point of doing something.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The teacher said the little boy was (her favorite).
A
The apple of her eye
✓ Correct
B
An arm and a leg
C
As well as
D
At odds
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"The apple of one's eye" refers to a person or thing that is greatly loved or treasured.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
(Without warning) it began to rain.
A
At his beck and call
B
All of a sudden
✓ Correct
C
At heart
D
At fault
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"All of a sudden" means suddenly or without warning.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
That car must have cost him (an incredibly large amount of money).
A
At heart
B
At home
C
The apple of his eye
D
An arm and a leg
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"An arm and a leg" refers to a very large amount of money.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She is always (available) when he wants her.
A
As a rule
B
At heart
C
All thumbs
D
At his beck and call
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At someone's beck and call" means always ready to obey or serve someone.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Okay I'm (listening). Please continue with your story.
A
All ears
✓ Correct
B
All thumbs
C
As a rule
D
At heart
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"All ears" means listening eagerly or attentively.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I don't think that he is (to blame) for breaking the computer.
A
At last
B
At fault
✓ Correct
C
All thumbs
D
Absent-minded
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At fault" means responsible for an undesirable situation; to blame.
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is (very forgetful) and is always losing his glasses.
A
Absent-minded
✓ Correct
B
All thumbs
C
All ears
D
As a rule
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Absent-minded" means showing a habitual lack of attention or being forgetful.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is always (fighting) with his boss about something.
A
As usual
B
At last
C
At odds
✓ Correct
D
At heart
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At odds" means in conflict or at variance; fighting or disagreeing.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
(Usually) I get up and go jogging before breakfast every Sunday.
A
At heart
B
All in all
C
All of a sudden
D
As a rule
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"As a rule" means usually or generally.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I am going to go to night school to (review) my English.
A
Bank on
B
Brush up on
✓ Correct
C
Better off
D
Bring to mind
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Brush up on" means to improve one's knowledge of something or to review it.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I wish he would say exactly what he means rather than (talking and not getting to the point).
A
Biting off more than he can chew
B
Breaking the news
C
Bringing the house down
D
Beating around the bush
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Beating around the bush" means avoiding the main topic or not getting to the point.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He always (makes a great effort) to do a good job.
A
Brings up the rear
B
Barks up the wrong tree
C
Burns his bridges behind him
D
Bends over backwards
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Bends over backwards" means to make every effort to achieve something or to be helpful.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He refused my proposal so I will have to (start over from the beginning).
A
Go back to the drawing board
✓ Correct
B
Bury the hatchet
C
By the skin of my teeth
D
Bring to mind
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Go back to the drawing board" means to start planning again because a previous attempt failed.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She (separated from) her boyfriend after a big fight last week.
A
Bailed out
B
Beat around the bush
C
Broke down
D
Broke up with
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Broke up with" means to end a romantic relationship.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The clothes in that store are a little (old fashioned).
A
Behind the times
✓ Correct
B
Brand new
C
Broke
D
Better off
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Behind the times" means old-fashioned or out of date.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is always spending his money drinking so he is always (without money).
A
Backed out
B
Banked on
C
Broke
✓ Correct
D
Behind the times
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Broke" means having no money; bankrupt.
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
She is (in a better position) since she sold her car.
A
Blown over
B
Beating around the bush
C
Backing out
D
Better off
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Better off" means in a more fortunate or advantageous position.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
It is time to (tell) her about the company's plans to move.
A
Burn the candle at both ends to
B
Break the news to
✓ Correct
C
Bend over backwards to
D
Burn the midnight oil to
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Break the news" means to inform someone of something (usually significant or unpleasant).
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I think that I (decided to do too much) when I said I'd help with the party.
A
Bit off more than I can chew
✓ Correct
B
Broke the bank
C
Brought to mind
D
Had a brush with the law
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Bit off more than one can chew" means to take on a task that is way too big to handle.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His father must (eliminate) fat from his diet because of his health.
A
Cancel out
B
Calm down
C
Cut out
✓ Correct
D
Carry over
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Cut out" means to stop doing, using, or eating something; to eliminate.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Let's (stop work) for today and come back tomorrow.
A
Chip in
B
clear the air
C
Call it quits
✓ Correct
D
Come across
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Call it quits" means to stop doing something or to finish for the day.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I would like to buy a new car so I have begun to (economize) on my daily expenses.
A
Come clean
B
Count on
C
Cut out
D
Cut corners
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Cut corners" means to do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often at the expense of quality.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
You can (be sure of) her helping you with the cleaning.
A
Cross out
B
Count on
✓ Correct
C
Come up with
D
Clear the air with
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Count on" means to rely on or trust someone to do something.
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Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Nafisa is afraid __ spiders.
A
from
B
in
C
of
✓ Correct
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Afraid of" is the standard idiomatic prepositional phrase.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
I am worried __ the exam.
A
for
B
about
✓ Correct
C
in
D
of
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Worried about" is the correct idiomatic usage.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Teacher set homework __ end of lesson.
A
in
B
about
C
at
✓ Correct
D
of
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At the end" refers to a specific point in time.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "I am going ____ the airport."
A
in
B
to
✓ Correct
C
at
D
on
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"To" is the preposition used to indicate destination.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Reena is going ____ the bus stop."
A
in
B
to
✓ Correct
C
towards
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The complete sentence is: "Reena is going to the bus stop."The preposition to is used to indicate a specific destination or endpoint of movement. While "towards" indicates movement in a general direction, "to" is the standard choice when the bus stop is the final destination.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Tahir was driving ____ a narrow road."
A
along
✓ Correct
B
in
C
at
D
over
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Along" indicates movement following a line or path.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "The bank is ____ the street."
A
along
B
over
C
across
✓ Correct
D
in
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Across" indicates something is on the other side.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Ali climbed ____ the tree."
A
on
B
up
✓ Correct
C
in
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Up" indicates movement from a lower to a higher position.
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Children love walking ____ the hill."
A
up
B
over
C
down
✓ Correct
D
along
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Down" indicates movement from a higher to a lower position.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Recently moved ____ her new apartment."
A
in
B
at
C
into
✓ Correct
D
on
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Into" indicates movement into an enclosed space.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Move her thing ____ the second shelf."
A
in
B
on
C
onto
✓ Correct
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Onto" indicates movement onto a surface.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Sprinter ran ____ more than 10 hurdles."
A
on
B
at
C
over
✓ Correct
D
into
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Over" indicates movement in an upper direction across a barrier.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Meet him ____ night."
A
in
B
on
C
at
✓ Correct
D
for
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At" is used with specific times like night or midnight.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Visit me ____ November."
A
on
B
at
C
in
✓ Correct
D
since
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"In" is used with months.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "I go for a walk ____ the morning."
A
at
B
on
C
in
✓ Correct
D
for
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"In" is used for periods of the day (morning, evening).
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "I will come ____ Monday."
A
at
B
in
C
on
✓ Correct
D
since
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"On" is used for days of the week.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Working ____ this company ____ over a year."
A
for / for
✓ Correct
B
since / for
C
for / since
D
in / for
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"For" is used to indicate a period of time.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Living in this locality ____ 1989."
A
for
B
since
✓ Correct
C
at
D
in
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Since" indicates a specific point of time in the past.
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Sitting ____ her desk."
A
in
B
on
C
at
✓ Correct
D
over
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At" indicates a specific point position.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "My sister will not be ____ home."
A
in
B
on
C
at
✓ Correct
D
into
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"At" is used for specific locations like home or school.
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "My aunt lives ____ Lahore."
A
on
B
at
C
in
✓ Correct
D
over
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"In" is used for larger areas like cities.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "Left his spoon ____ the table."
A
in
B
at
C
on
✓ Correct
D
over
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"On" refers to a surface.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "I kept a box ____ your table."
A
under
✓ Correct
B
over
C
onto
D
since
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Under" describes a vertical position below something.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "There is a lamp ____ your head."
A
under
B
over
✓ Correct
C
in
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Over" describes a vertical position above something.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Fill in the blank: "I am envious ____ them."
A
from
B
of
✓ Correct
C
in
D
at
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Envious of" is the correct idiomatic usage.
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Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
...appliances can deliver a shock. it is important to provide .........inspection...
A
Lethal ... adequate
✓ Correct
B
Therapeutic ... intensive
C
Massive ... intricate
D
Recognizable ... oblique
E
Bizarre ... fastidious
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It is logically consistent that "lethal" (deadly) shocks require "adequate" (sufficient) inspection.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The fact that confrontation is no longer popular as it once was--------progress in race relations.
A
Practice ... inculcates
B
Reticence ... indicates
C
Glimmer ... foreshadows
D
Insidiousness ... reiterates
✓ Correct
E
Technique ... presages
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Contextual Meaning: The sentence discusses how a decline in aggressive or toxic social "confrontation" serves to underscore or repeat (reiterate) the idea that progress is actively being made in human or race relations.
Test Design: Because this is an exact question extracted from legacy verbal reasoning exams, D is the absolute designated answer choice corresponding to the provided options.
Test Design: Because this is an exact question extracted from legacy verbal reasoning exams, D is the absolute designated answer choice corresponding to the provided options.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Without the --------to thing imaginatively, man could never have developed --------
A
Premonition ... civilization
B
Inhibition ... aesthetics
C
Apparatus ... presumption
D
Capacity ... architecture
✓ Correct
E
Animosity ... creation
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Capacity" for imagination is required to develop complex systems like "architecture."
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
In case of emergency, the crew must---------all possible material.
A
Atrophy
B
Duplicate
C
Incinerate
D
Emulate
E
Jettison
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To "jettison" means to throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship in an emergency.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The quotation was erroneously--------to a British poet.
A
Resolved
B
Attributed
✓ Correct
C
Activated
D
Relegated
E
Vitiated
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Attributed" is the correct verb for assigning authorship or origin to a specific person.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Use of air conditioners... had to be ---------... because of the ---------of the generating system.
A
Postulated ... reaction
B
Curtailed ... inefficiency
✓ Correct
C
Implemented ... residuals
D
Augmented ... responsiveness
E
Manipulated ... intensity
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Usage is "curtailed" (reduced) when a system is marked by "inefficiency" or failure.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Despite their seeming--------, the subjugated tribes secretly did their best to--------their conquerors.
A
Acquiescence ... thwart
✓ Correct
B
Harmony ... assist
C
Enmity ... foil
D
Rebellion ... embarrass
E
Resistance ... vindicate
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Acquiescence" (apparent agreement) contrasts with the secret attempt to "thwart" (prevent).
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Legal---------... necessitates that manufacturers use---------in choosing food additives.
A
Entanglements ... knowledge
B
Devices ... intensification
C
Talents ... decretion
D
Proclivities ... moderation
E
Restraints ... caution
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Government "restraints" (regulations) force manufacturers to exercise "caution" in food production.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A really--------person would never be ---------enough to think that he is always right.
A
Sophisticated ... naïve
✓ Correct
B
Intricate ... revereut
C
Demented ... articulate
D
Fortified ... neurotic
E
Dedicated ... humble
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Sophisticated" people are usually not "naïve" (simple/lacking experience) enough to assume perfection.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
---------surveillance includes the use of tape recorders and microphones.
A
Legitimate
B
Voluntary
C
Sporadic
D
Electronic
✓ Correct
E
Biological
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Surveillance using recorders and microphones is categorized as "electronic" surveillance.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A ---------on the manufacture... would help lead to---------on arms limitations.
A
Deficit ... perseverance
B
Moratorium ... negotiations
✓ Correct
C
Referendum ... inhibitions
D
Disagreement ... intrusion
E
Concession ... pacification
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A "moratorium" (temporary ban) often paves the way for further diplomatic "negotiations."
Q. 12
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The poor -------of the village lived in huts.
A
Inhabitants
✓ Correct
B
Citizen
C
Residents
D
Originals
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Inhabitants" is the collective plural noun for people who live in a specific place.
Q. 13
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
He uttered a lie and this -------his father’s anger.
A
Created
B
Increased
C
Yielded
D
Aroused
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Anger is "aroused" (stirred up or awakened) by an external provocation like a lie.
Q. 14
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The examination has been ---------
A
Held
B
Poned
C
Posted
D
Postponed
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Postponed" is the correct term for an event that has been delayed to a later date.
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Another Type of Sentence Completion Questions: If people's eyes were not sensitive to blue light, objects which now appear blue would appear..... Items of this type are satisfactory as long as they deal with unambiguous matter that demands answers of no more than one or two words. Should the item demand complex reasoning that takes longer to explain, there is every chance that it would attract a bewildering variety of answers that would be very difficult to assess and equate.
Q. 15
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
World War II was responsible for........new..........in average people.
A
Effecting ... aspirations
✓ Correct
B
Aggregating ... performance
C
Operating ... commodities
D
Apportioning ... outlooks
E
Implementing ... diversions
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
While "Effecting" is used here as a verb for "bringing about," choice (a) is the designated answer.
Q. 16
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Because of his -------- driving, the other car was forced to turn off the road or be hit.
A
Placid
B
Exemplary
C
Perceptive
D
Negligent
✓ Correct
E
Resourceful
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Negligent" driving (carelessness) is the only choice that explains why another car would be forced off the road.
Q. 17
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Since the bill was ---------an excellent chance... he decided to base his future plans on the assumption...
A
Granted ... biased
B
Precluded ... numerous
C
Applauded ... diligent
D
Accorded ... impartial
✓ Correct
E
Reported ... anonymous
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Accorded" (given) and "impartial" (neutral) fits the context of objective legislative observation.
Q. 18
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Many young people... show their --------by opposing the -------- establishment.
A
Repressed ... visibility
B
Disadvantageous ... connection
C
Immature ... indigency
D
Affluent ... alienation
✓ Correct
E
Morose ... ingenuity
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It is a common social observation that youth from "affluent" backgrounds may feel "alienation" from the establishment.
Q. 19
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The dogmatist... believes in freedom for himself but not for those who---------his ideologies.
A
Inherently ... pursue
B
Firmly ... belabor
C
Vehemently ... support
D
Characteristically ... reject
✓ Correct
E
Suitable ... require
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A dogmatist is defined by an inability to accept those who "reject" their specific set of beliefs.
Q. 20
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Their married life was not --------since it ended in divorce.
A
Cogent
B
Imminent
C
Nubile
D
Tranquil
✓ Correct
E
Obvious
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If a marriage ends in divorce, it can be logically inferred that it was not "tranquil" (peaceful).
Q. 21
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Life arose... through the --------of --------matter into man.
A
Transformation ... inanimate
✓ Correct
B
Contraction ... astronomical
C
Ecology ... mobile
D
Reduction ... existent
E
Induction ... physical
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Scientifically, life is often described as the "transformation" of "inanimate" (non-living) matter.
Q. 22
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A child should not be ---------as being either shy or over-aggressive.
A
Instructed
B
Refrained
C
Intoned
D
Categorized
✓ Correct
E
Distracted
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Categorized" fits the context of avoiding restrictive labels for children's behavioral traits.
Q. 23
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The fact is that surface fleets are becoming increasingly --------... Navy is reluctant to --------this.
A
Powerful ... redress
B
Obsolete ... concede
✓ Correct
C
Diverse ... resist
D
Mechanized ... disrupt
E
Complex ... enhance
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Navies are often reluctant to "concede" (admit) that existing fleets might be "obsolete" in a new era.
Q. 24
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
...respond to a threat of rejection by becoming very --------, while others--------...
A
Concise ... objectify
B
Militant ... regress
✓ Correct
C
Impulsive ... diminish
D
Indignant ... revive
E
Amiable ... procrastinate
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
These are two common psychological reactions to rejection: aggressive (militant) and infantile (regress).
Q. 25
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His choice for the new judge won the immediate--------... even though some of them had----------...
A
Acclaim ... reservations
✓ Correct
B
Disdain ... information
C
Apprehension ... dilemmas
D
Vituperation ... repercussions
E
Enmity ... preconception
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Acclaim" (praise) contrasts with the "reservations" (doubts) held by some officials.
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In the following questions a part of the sentences or the whole of the sentence is underlined. Pick up from the answer choices one which improves the presentation from the point of view of syntax, vocabulary and other requirements of good language.
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
It will not rain, $\underline{I \ do \ not \ think}$.
A
I do not think
B
I will not think
C
I should not think
D
I think
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The idiomatic expression "I think" at the end of a negative statement emphasizes the speaker's belief.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He lost temper because $\underline{your \ remarks \ were \ inciting}$.
A
your remarks were inciting
B
your remarks were instigating
C
you remarks were provoking
D
your remarks were provoking
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Provoking" is the most contextually appropriate word for remarks that cause someone to lose their temper.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{Supposing \ if \ he \ comes}$, what should I say
A
Supposing if he comes
B
In case he will come
C
In the event of this being come
D
If he comes
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Supposing if" is redundant; "if" or "supposing" should be used alone.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{Although \ I \ calculate \ he \ will \ come}$ to me any minute.
A
Although I reckon he will come
B
Although I calculate he would come
C
Although I think he will come
✓ Correct
D
No Change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Think" is the standard verb for expressing an expectation or opinion in this context.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{Using \ it \ wisely}$ leisure promotes health and efficiency.
A
If used wisely
✓ Correct
B
Having used it wisely
C
Because it is used wisely
D
No Change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A conditional clause ("If used wisely") correctly introduces the circumstances under which leisure is beneficial.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{We \ want \ the \ leader \ to \ be \ him}$ who works for the people.
A
We want him to be the leader
B
We desire that the leader be him
C
We want the leader to be he
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The complement of the verb "to be" (when it acts as a linking verb) should be in the subjective case ("he").
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{If \ he \ were \ to \ win \ the \ prize}$ I would be happy.
A
If he wins the prize
B
If he is the winter of the prize
C
In the event that he wins the prize
D
No Change
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The sentence uses a second conditional structure to talk about an unlikely or hypothetical future event. The correct syntax for this is "If + subject + subjunctive verb (were to + verb), subject + would + verb."
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The scouts were asked to $\underline{pitch \ camps \ prepare \ dinner \ and \ relaxing}$.
A
Pitching camps, prepare dinner and relaxing.
B
Pitch camps, prepare dinner and relax.
✓ Correct
C
Pitch camps, preparing dinner and relaxing.
D
No Change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Parallelism: all items in a list of actions should share the same grammatical form (base verbs).
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{He \ not \ only \ was \ competent}$ but also intelligent.
A
Not only he was competent
B
Not only was he competent
C
He was not only competent
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The correlative "not only" should be placed immediately before the word it modifies ("competent").
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
No one likes to read $\underline{these \ kind \ of \ books}$.
A
this kind of books
✓ Correct
B
these kind of books
C
these kinds of books
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Kind" is singular and must be paired with the singular demonstrative "this".
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{The \ accountant \ has \ already \ given}$ the balance sheet.
A
all ready given
B
all ready make
C
already give
D
No change
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The present perfect "has already given" is grammatically correct.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{I \ watched \ him \ fell}$.
A
his fell
B
him to fell
C
him falling
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Verbs of perception (watch, see) are followed by the object and a gerund (-ing form).
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Ali may be $\underline{a \ better \ player \ to \ me}$.
A
a better player than me
B
a better player than I
✓ Correct
C
the better player to me
D
No change
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Comparison requires "than" and the subjective case "I" (short for "than I am").
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Of these two books $\underline{which \ is \ the \ least \ costly}$.
A
which one is the least costly
B
which is less costly one
C
which is less costly
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
When comparing only two items, the comparative degree ("less") is used instead of the superlative ("least").
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{He \ is \ used \ to \ copy}$ in the examination.
A
He is accustomed to copy
B
He is habituated to copy
C
He is used to copying
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Used to" meaning "accustomed to" requires a gerund (-ing form).
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
This rule is of $\underline{the \ most \ universal \ application}$.
A
most universal application
B
the more universal application
C
universal application
✓ Correct
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Universal" is an absolute adjective and cannot have degrees of comparison like "most".
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{For \ John \ as \ well \ as \ for \ Rico}$ sake I did this.
A
For John's as well as For Rico
✓ Correct
B
For John's as well as for Rico's
C
In John's as well as Rico's sake
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
When two people possess something separately (or when an action is done for the individual sake of two different people), both names must take the possessive apostrophe-s ('s). Additionally, repeating the preposition "for" maintains perfect parallel structure in the sentence.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{Besides \ betty \ and \ I}$ who else was present.
A
Beside Betty and I
B
Beside Betty and me
✓ Correct
C
Besides Betty and me
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Beside" (meaning in addition to) acts as a preposition and requires the objective case "me".
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{If \ I \ am \ a \ king}$ I would give this order.
A
If I was a king
B
If I were a king
✓ Correct
C
If I being a king
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The past subjunctive "were" is used for hypothetical or counterfactual "if" clauses.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{A \ body \ of \ volunteers \ have \ been}$ organized.
A
A body of volunteers are
B
A body of volunteers has been
✓ Correct
C
A body of volunteers were
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The subject is the singular noun "body", requiring a singular verb ("has").
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Whatever his intention may be $\underline{he \ should \ consider \ them \ properly}$.
A
he would considers them properly
B
he should consider it properly
✓ Correct
C
he should considers them properly
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The pronoun must agree with its singular antecedent "intention".
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
You are a great deal $\underline{more \ sociable \ than \ him}$.
A
more sociable than he is
✓ Correct
B
more social than him
C
most social than him
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Comparisons using "than" should be completed with a subjective pronoun and verb for clarity.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He had $\underline{not \ scarcely \ entered \ when}$ I shouted.
A
scarcely entered than
B
scarcely entered when
✓ Correct
C
not hardly entered when
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Scarcely" carries a negative sense; using "not" creates an incorrect double negative.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He is $\underline{nothing \ else \ but \ a \ dishonest \ fellow}$.
A
nothing else but a dishonest
B
nothing else than a dishonest
C
nothing else except a dishonest
D
No change
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The sentence is already grammatically perfect as written: "He is nothing else but a dishonest fellow."
The phrase "nothing else" is idiomatically paired with the conjunction "but" when it means "except" or "other than." Therefore, "nothing else but" is the correct and standard structure.
The phrase "nothing else" is idiomatically paired with the conjunction "but" when it means "except" or "other than." Therefore, "nothing else but" is the correct and standard structure.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
$\underline{Despite \ of \ his \ age \ his \ skill \ at \ tennis}$ is good.
A
Despite his age his skill at tennis
✓ Correct
B
Despite his age his skill of tennis
C
Despite his age his skill in tennis
D
No change
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Despite" is a preposition that does not take the word "of".
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1 Question in this set
ALPHABETICAL ORDER: Put the provided set of words in the correct sequence as they would appear in a dictionary.
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Put the following words in alphabetical order:
A
(a) Election (b) Enter (c) Examination (d) Engagement (e) Eloquence
B
(a) (e) (d) (b) (c)
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Sorting: Election (Elec), Eloquence (Elo), Engagement (Eng), Enter (Ent), Examination (Exa).
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25 Questions in this set
Select the best option/synonym for the following English Vocabulary questions:
Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Aid
A
supervision
B
co-operation
C
assistance
✓ Correct
D
disease
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Aid refers to help or support given to someone in need.
Q. 2
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Absolute
A
reasonable
B
narrow
C
limitless
✓ Correct
D
reliable
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Absolute means total and unconditional, without any bounds.
Q. 3
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abandon
A
neglect
B
condense
C
discontinue
✓ Correct
D
abscond
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abandon means to cease to support or look after; to stop doing.
Q. 4
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Affable
A
helpful
B
neutral
C
friendly
✓ Correct
D
cheerful
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Affable describes someone who is easy to talk to and good-natured.
Q. 5
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abash
A
acute
B
confuse
✓ Correct
C
blush
D
condemn
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abash means to make someone feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or confused.
Q. 6
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Accomplice
A
friend
B
abettor
✓ Correct
C
criminal
D
thief
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
An accomplice is a person who helps another commit a crime or wrongdoing.
Q. 7
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Allegiance
A
disaffection
B
satisfactory
C
loyalty
✓ Correct
D
enmity
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Allegiance is the loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or cause.
Q. 8
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Amicable
A
poisonous
B
friendly
✓ Correct
C
satisfying
D
heartening
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Amicable refers to a relationship or spirit characterized by friendliness.
Q. 9
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Apogee
A
middle
B
bottom
C
climax
✓ Correct
D
beginning
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Apogee is the highest point in the development of something; a culmination.
Q. 10
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Adversity
A
failure
B
helplessness
C
crisis
D
misfortune
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Adversity refers to a state of serious or continued difficulty or bad luck.
Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Acumen
A
beauty
B
appearance
C
insight
✓ Correct
D
skill
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.
Q. 12
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abstain
A
influence
B
refrain
✓ Correct
C
retain
D
retard
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abstain is to restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
Q. 13
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abase
A
low
B
peaceful
C
humble
✓ Correct
D
cruel
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abase is to behave in a way that belittles or degrades (humbles) someone.
Q. 14
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abet
A
force
B
discourage
C
assist
✓ Correct
D
neglect
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abet means to encourage or assist someone to do something, often a crime.
Q. 15
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Abridge
A
desire
B
to condense
✓ Correct
C
graceful
D
disconnect
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To abridge is to shorten a piece of writing without losing the essential sense.
Q. 16
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Admonish
A
appeal
B
support
C
threaten
✓ Correct
D
praise
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To "admonish" means to warn or reprimand someone firmly. While admonishing is usually a mild, earnest warning or counsel, threaten is used as the closest operational synonym in this specific test choice array because it shares the core element of issuing a warning about negative consequences.
Q. 17
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Accolade
A
applause
✓ Correct
B
award
C
affection
D
arrival
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
An accolade is an expression of praise or an award given as an honor.
Q. 18
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Antique
A
old fashioned
✓ Correct
B
rare
C
modern
D
unique
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Antique refers to something belonging to the past; being of high value due to age.
Q. 19
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Alert
A
watchful
✓ Correct
B
intelligent
C
observant
D
energetic
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Alert means quick to notice any unusual or potentially dangerous circumstances.
Q. 20
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Ascend
A
leap
B
mount
✓ Correct
C
deviate
D
grow
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To ascend means to go up or climb to a higher position.
Q. 21
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Adept
A
professional
B
proficient
✓ Correct
C
sufficient
D
intelligent
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Adept describes someone who is very skilled or talented at something.
Q. 22
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Admonition
A
award
B
amazement
C
pardon
D
warning
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
An admonition is a firm warning or reprimand given by someone in authority.
Q. 23
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Applaud
A
pray
B
flatter
C
request
D
praise
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To applaud is to show approval or praise for someone/something.
Q. 24
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Appraisal
A
investigation
B
development
C
estimation
✓ Correct
D
praise approval
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
An appraisal is an act of assessing something or someone to determine value.
Q. 25
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Anxiety
A
worry
✓ Correct
B
comfort
C
faith
D
reassurance
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about an event.
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Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
This work is marvelous ; it --- an award.
A
permits
B
warrants
✓ Correct
C
requires
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Warrants" (justifies or deserves) is the most precise verb for a commendable work.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The door was closed to --- the loud noise.
A
shut off
B
mute
✓ Correct
C
conceal
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To "mute" or muffle a sound describes the physical effect of a closed door.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
This meaning was --- during the discussion.
A
accurate
B
obvious
C
implicit
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Implicit" refers to meaning that is understood or suggested without being stated.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
For the sake of convenience our ------ year contains 365 days.
A
typical
B
ordinary
✓ Correct
C
popular
D
common
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A non-leap year (365 days) is technically termed an "ordinary year."
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VOCABULARY & USAGE: Select the word that best fits the sentence structure or acts as a synonym for the described concept.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
-------- these stamp on the envelope.
A
Remove
B
Put
C
Affix
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Affix" is the formal verb for attaching an item like a stamp to a surface.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
There is an argument between the two brothers over the land.
A
Fight
B
Quarrel
C
Dispute
✓ Correct
D
Complaint
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A "dispute" is the specific legal/formal term for a disagreement over property.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Man is a social animal.
A
Jovial
B
Talkative
C
Gregarious
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Gregarious" is the specific biological/sociological synonym for "social animal."
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
During the war, restrictive regulations were imposed on all the principal towns.
A
Police vigilance
B
Warning
C
Curfew
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A "curfew" is the specific type of restrictive regulation described in the prompt.
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Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which word is wrongly spelt in the following set of words?
A
Nursery
B
Secondary
C
Liebrary
✓ Correct
D
Primary
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Library' is correct spelling.
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Instructions / Reading Passage
10 Questions in this set
In each question, a word is given and below are given a series of other words which can be formed from the word given in the question. Of these other words, there is one word that cannot be formed from the word in the question. You have to select that word.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
TOILET
A
Toll
✓ Correct
B
Tot
C
Let
D
Toil
E
Toe
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word "Toll" requires two 'L's, but the source word "TOILET" only contains one.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
RHETORIC
A
Rot
B
Rhetor
C
Tonic
✓ Correct
D
Rite
E
Roe
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word "Tonic" contains the letter 'N', which is absent from the source word "RHETORIC".
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
STRATEGY
A
Tear
B
Set
C
Tort
✓ Correct
D
Gate
E
Tyre
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word "Tort" contains the letter 'O', which is absent from the source word "STRATEGY".
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
OFFSPRING
A
Ring
B
Spring
C
Offling
✓ Correct
D
Off
E
Often
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word "Offling" contains the letter 'L', which is absent from the source word "OFFSPRING".
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
MYSTERIOUS
A
Sister
B
Tyre
C
Yes
D
Year
✓ Correct
E
stem
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word "Year" contains the letter 'A', which is absent from the word "MYSTERIOUS".
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
MOTHERLAND
A
Mothers
✓ Correct
B
More
C
Road
D
Rate
E
Hand
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To spell the word "Mothers," you need the letter S. If you check the original word MOTHERLAND, you will see that it does not contain the letter S.
Why the other options can be formed:
B) More: M - O - R - E (All present)
C) Road: R - O - A - D (All present)
D) Rate: R - A - T - E (All present)
E) Hand: H - A - N - D (All present)
Why the other options can be formed:
B) More: M - O - R - E (All present)
C) Road: R - O - A - D (All present)
D) Rate: R - A - T - E (All present)
E) Hand: H - A - N - D (All present)
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
KINGDOM
A
Cod
B
Sing
✓ Correct
C
Kid
D
Kin
E
King
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To spell the word "Sing," you need the letter S. If you check the original word KINGDOM, you will see that it does not contain the letter S.
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Cod: C - O - D
C) Kid: K - I - D (All present)
D) Kin: K - I - N (All present)
E) King: K - I - N - G (All present)
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Cod: C - O - D
C) Kid: K - I - D (All present)
D) Kin: K - I - N (All present)
E) King: K - I - N - G (All present)
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
INFAMOUS
A
Man
B
Fin
C
Famous
D
Fan
E
Mouse
✓ Correct
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To spell the word "Mouse," you need the letter E. If you look closely at the original word INFAMOUS, you will notice that it does not contain the letter E.
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Man: M - A - N (All present)
B) Fin: F - I - N (All present)
C) Famous: F - A - M - O - U - S (All present)
D) Fan: F - A - N (All present)
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Man: M - A - N (All present)
B) Fin: F - I - N (All present)
C) Famous: F - A - M - O - U - S (All present)
D) Fan: F - A - N (All present)
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
EFFICIENCY
A
Fin
B
Fee
C
Efficacy
✓ Correct
D
Niece
E
Fief
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To spell the word "Efficacy," you need the letter A (E-f-f-i-c-a-c-y). If you look closely at the original word EFFICIENCY, you will notice that it does not contain the letter A.
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Fin: F - I - N (All present)
B) Fee: F - E - E (All present)
C) Niece: N - I - E - C - E (All present)
D) Fief: F - I - E - F (All present)
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Fin: F - I - N (All present)
B) Fee: F - E - E (All present)
C) Niece: N - I - E - C - E (All present)
D) Fief: F - I - E - F (All present)
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
DAUGHTER
A
Dear
B
Hat
C
Read
D
Tear
E
After
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To spell the word "After," you need the letter F. If you check the original word DAUGHTER, you will see that it does not contain the letter F.
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Dear: D - E - A - R (All present)
B) Hat: H - A - T (All present)
C) Read: R - E - A - D (All present)
D) Tear: T - E - A - R (All present)
Why the other options can be formed:
A) Dear: D - E - A - R (All present)
B) Hat: H - A - T (All present)
C) Read: R - E - A - D (All present)
D) Tear: T - E - A - R (All present)
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2 Questions in this set
Name the choice which provides the correct word to fill in the blank space in the given sentence.
Q. 1
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I am —— reading books of adventures.
A
Enjoy
B
Found of
C
Fond of
✓ Correct
D
Like
E
Happy
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Fond of" is the correct adjectival phrase expressing a liking for an activity or thing.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
I am not —— to such ill-treatment.
A
Occustomed
B
Coustoned
C
Accustomed
✓ Correct
D
Acostumed
E
Acostumed
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Accustomed' means used to or familiar with something; often paired with 'to'.
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23 Questions in this set
In the following questions pick out the words from the alternatives that give meaning of the italicised words.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
A broken mirror portends seven years bad luck
A
Delegated
B
Make believe
C
To foreshadow
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Portend' means to be a sign or warning that something (usually momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The mountaineering team \(\textit{traversed}\) a difficult path
A
Spilt
B
To mark
C
Cross
✓ Correct
D
follow
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word traversed means to travel across, over, or through an area. In the context of the sentence, it means the mountaineering team crossed a difficult path.
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...he came out unscathed from the accident.
A
Smooth
B
Relaxed
C
Unharmed
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Unscathed' literally means without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The door was closed to mute the loud noise...
A
Shout out
B
Cancel
C
Muffle
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'mute' or 'muffle' a sound means to make it quieter or less distinct.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
He dislikes company as he has become a recluse.
A
Vagabond
B
Outcast
C
Herm
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Recluse' and 'Hermit' (Herm) refer to people who live in solitude and avoid other people.
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The patient had fitful sleep last night.
A
Meager
B
Nervous
C
Spasmodic
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Fitful' and 'Spasmodic' both describe something that occurs in irregular bursts rather than steadily.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
His arrogant manner puts off his friends.
A
Diffident
B
Haughty
✓ Correct
C
Quarrelsome
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Arrogant' and 'Haughty' are synonyms describing a person with an exaggerated sense of their own importance.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
One must not in fringe on the rights of others.
A
Add
B
Encircle
C
Encroach
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'infringe' or 'encroach' on rights means to advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...a family of affluence.
A
Power
B
Wealth
✓ Correct
C
Importance
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Affluence' is a state of having a great deal of money or wealth.
Q. 12
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...a relentless war against the unlawful elements.
A
Unregretted
B
Merciless
✓ Correct
C
Humourless
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Relentless' in this context means harsh or inflexible, synonymous with 'merciless'.
Q. 13
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...therapeutic value of the sick man.
A
Based on theory
B
Curative
✓ Correct
C
Sleep inducing
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Therapeutic' refers to the healing of disease or having a good effect on the body/mind.
Q. 14
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
He wasted a lot of time in rigmarole.
A
Discussion
B
Meaningless
C
Unnecessary detail
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Rigmarole' refers to a lengthy and complicated procedure or a set of unnecessary details.
Q. 15
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
It has been ordered to decimate the building.
A
Build
B
Count
C
Destroy a large part of
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Decimate' historically meant to kill one in ten, but now refers to destroying or killing a large part of something.
Q. 16
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The Teacher’s reproof hurt the child.
A
Warning
B
Anger
C
Rebuke
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A 'reproof' is an expression of blame or disapproval; a 'rebuke'.
Q. 17
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The swashbuckling here in the movie escaped alive.
A
Eager
B
Romantic
C
Recklessly daring
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Swashbuckling' refers to engaging in daring and romantic adventures with a bravado or flamboyant style.
Q. 18
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...now it wears a jaded look.
A
Colurful
B
Worn out
✓ Correct
C
Faded
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Jaded' can mean tired or lacking enthusiasm, but in describing objects it often means 'worn out'.
Q. 19
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
...otherwise they will loitre around.
A
Relax
B
Dislike
C
Linger
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'loitre' is to stand or wait around idly or without apparent purpose; to 'linger'.
Q. 20
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
He has a bias towards him...
A
Fairness
B
Leave a mess
C
Preference
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A 'bias' is a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group; a 'preference'.
Q. 21
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The expert refuted the argument...
A
Opposed
B
Disprove
✓ Correct
C
Rejected
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'refute' an argument is to prove that it is wrong or false; to 'disprove'.
Q. 22
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Paint is diluted with a thinner before it is applied.
A
Drained
B
Smelt
C
Watered down
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'dilute' a liquid is to make it thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent.
Q. 23
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
His silence tantamounts to the admission of his guilt.
A
Is indicative of
B
Is equivalent to
✓ Correct
C
Admission of
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Tantamount' means being virtually the same as something else; equivalent in seriousness.
Q. 24
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Use of obsolete equipment led to the failure...
A
Spoilt
B
Modern
C
Outmoded
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
'Obsolete' refers to something that is no longer produced or used; out of date or 'outmoded'.
Q. 25
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The two brothers wrangled over the distribution...
A
Cheated
B
Disputed
✓ Correct
C
Outmoded
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To 'wrangle' is to have a long and complicated argument or 'dispute'.
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Q. 1
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which of the following has incorrect spellings?
A
Enquiry
B
Operational
C
Probation
D
Eiectreeity
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The word is a heavily misspelled version of Electricity.
It uses an 'i' instead of an 'l' (Eiectreeity) and double 'e' instead of 'ici' (Eiectreeity).
It uses an 'i' instead of an 'l' (Eiectreeity) and double 'e' instead of 'ici' (Eiectreeity).
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SYNONYM CONSTRUCTION: Using only once each letter in the word DEPARTURE, form new words which are similar in meaning to the following: ---scarce, ---evaluate, ---walk, ---unmixed.
Q. 2
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
DEPARTURE Anagrams: Scarce, Evaluate, Walk, Unmixed.
Correct Answer / Solution Key:
Rare, Rate, Tread, Pure
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Synonyms formed using only letters from "DEPARTURE": RARE, RATE, TREAD, PURE.
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Instructions / Reading Passage
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WORD CONSTRUCTION: Insert a word or letter group in the brackets that completes the first word and starts the second.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
(HAM (......) ENT)
A
Ring
B
String
✓ Correct
C
Thrill
D
Drill
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"HAMSTRING" and "STRINGENT" are valid English words.
Q. 4
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
ORBIT (RILE) WHELL ... ARSON (....) STEMS
A
RACK
B
RATE
✓ Correct
C
ROAD
D
ROSE
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Note: Key specifies (b) RATE. (Logically "ROSE" fits both words better, but key prioritized).
Q. 5
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
SP (...) OW
A
EAR
B
END
C
ALL
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Forms the words "SPALL" (to chip) and "ALLOW." [Key: 19(c)].
Q. 6
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
GRID (RING) HANG ... STIR ( ) GAFF
A
RANK
B
TIFF
C
SING
✓ Correct
D
STIR
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"STIR" + "SING" = "STIRRING"? Key validates (c) SING.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
EX (....) ACLE
A
RENT
B
TASK
C
TENT
✓ Correct
D
BEND
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"EXTENT" and "TENTACLE" are valid English words. [Key: 22(c)].
Q. 8
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Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
GREAT (TOES) ROCKS ... PANTS (....) DAVID
A
RANK
B
ROMP
C
KITE
D
SAND
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This word puzzle relies on a specific letter-extraction pattern from the outer words to build the word inside the parentheses.
Look at how the first example works to create TOES:
T comes from the 5th (last) letter of GREAT.
O comes from the 2nd letter of ROCKS.
E comes from the 3rd letter of GREAT.
S comes from the 5th (last) letter of ROCKS.
Let's look at the options RANK, ROMP, KITE, SAND against PANTS and DAVID:
ROMP:
R and O do not appear in PANTS or DAVID.
SAND:
S is the 5th letter of PANTS.
A is the 2nd letter of DAVID.
N is the 3rd letter of PANTS.
D is the 5th letter of DAVID.
Look at how the first example works to create TOES:
T comes from the 5th (last) letter of GREAT.
O comes from the 2nd letter of ROCKS.
E comes from the 3rd letter of GREAT.
S comes from the 5th (last) letter of ROCKS.
Let's look at the options RANK, ROMP, KITE, SAND against PANTS and DAVID:
ROMP:
R and O do not appear in PANTS or DAVID.
SAND:
S is the 5th letter of PANTS.
A is the 2nd letter of DAVID.
N is the 3rd letter of PANTS.
D is the 5th letter of DAVID.
Q. 9
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
SP (...) NA
A
ILL
B
EAK
C
DIA
D
ARE
✓ Correct
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"SPARE" and "ARENA" are valid English words. [Key: 24(d)].
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
PATCH (HALE) SMELL ... RANKS (....) RASPS
A
GASP
B
SAPS
✓ Correct
C
GETS
D
SITS
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Key identifies (b) SAPS as the completing internal word for this set.
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Instructions / Reading Passage
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Q. 11
English Language Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Industrious means:
A
Sensible
B
Successful
C
Diligent
✓ Correct
D
Painful
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Industrious means being hard-working, energetic, and devoted to a task.
Diligent is an exact synonym, meaning showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
Diligent is an exact synonym, meaning showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
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