ENGLISH QUIZ FOR 31st OCTOBER 2017

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ENGLISH QUIZ

Directions (Q1 to Q10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are again printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

 

Passage :

The Earth is one of the known planets that circle the sun. In —–6—– times, the men who studied the —– 7—– noticed that while certain heavenly —–8—– seemed fixed in the sky, others seemed to —–9—– about. The latter they named planets or wanderers —–10—– astronomers have discovered that the four planets, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus —–11—– Neptune, are surrounded by poisonous gases and are so —-12—— that any living thing attempting to —-13—— on them would instantly be frozen to death. Of the five remaining —–14—– Venus most closely —-15—— the Earth in size.

Q1. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. past
  2. modern
  3. antique
  4. ancient

 

Q2. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. stars
  2. earth
  3. sun
  4. light

 

Q3. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. bodies
  2. objects
  3. things
  4. entities

 

Q4. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. jump
  2. run
  3. move
  4. roam

 

Q5. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. upstart
  2. future
  3. modern
  4. new

 

Passage :

The Earth is one of the known planets that circle the sun. In —–6—– times, the men who studied the —– 7—– noticed that while certain heavenly —–8—– seemed fixed in the sky, others seemed to —–9—– about. The latter they named planets or wanderers —–10—– astronomers have discovered that the four planets, Jupiter, Saturn. Uranus —–11—– Neptune, are surrounded by poisonous gases and are so —-12—— that any living thing attempting to —-13—— on them would instantly be frozen to death. Of the five remaining —–14—– Venus most closely —-15—— the Earth in size.

Q6. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. or
  2. and
  3. nor
  4. etc

 

Q7. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. cold
  2. lukewarm
  3. dull
  4. frigid

 

Q8. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. squat
  2. land
  3. walk
  4. stay

 

Q9. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. constellations
  2. stars
  3. planets
  4. meteors

 

Q10. Choose the best word in the given passage.

  1. imitates
  2. negates
  3. resembles
  4. identifies

 

DIRECTIONS (Q11 to Q20): Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the key word.

Q11. Sporadic

  1. Stagnant
  2. Epidemic
  3. Occasional
  4. Whirling

 

Q12. Shift

  1. Slide
  2. Move
  3. To manage
  4. Drag one’s feet

 

Q13. Slothful

  1. Stubborn
  2. Fat
  3. Lazy
  4. Honour

 

Q14. Bald

  1. Rash
  2. Broad
  3. Insulting
  4. Unadorned

 

Q15. Cryptic

  1. Precise
  2. Vault
  3. Silence
  4. A puzzle

 

Q16. Lissome

  1. Dull
  2. Slow
  3. Deceptive
  4. Graceful

 

Q17. Turn up

  1. Land up
  2. Crop up
  3. Come up
  4. Show up

 

Q18. Adjure

  1. Enjoy
  2. Adjust
  3. Provoke
  4. Entreat

 

Q19. Yammer

  1. Shiver
  2. Strike
  3. Whimper
  4. Lament

 

Q20. Offal

  1. Poison
  2. Sacrifice
  3. Tendency
  4. Refuse

 

-:ANSWERS:-

1ANSWER:D

2ANSWER:A

3ANSWER:A

4ANSWER:C

5ANSWER:C

6ANSWER:B

7ANSWER:A

8ANSWER:B

9ANSWER:C

10ANSWER:C

11ANSWER:C

12ANSWER:B

13ANSWER:C

14ANSWER:D

15ANSWER:A

16ANSWER:D

17ANSWER:C

18ANSWER:D

19ANSWER:D

20ANSWER:D