Chapter 1
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Past questions and answers
162 questions set from this chapter, 72 of them more than once; 43 are most repeated (set, or a close variant set, in 3 or more exams). Most repeated first.
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I am looking forward to…………..the holidays.
(a) enjoy
(b) enjoying
(c) enjoyment
(d) have enjoyed
Answer
(b) enjoying
In "look forward to", "to" is a preposition, so it is followed by a gerund (-ing form): "looking forward to enjoying the holidays".
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He was picking flowers…….a wasp stung him.
(a) when
(b) while
(c) then
(d) as
Answer
(a) when
A past continuous action ("was picking") interrupted by a sudden event is linked with "when" before the simple past clause.
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He succeeded because he ……. hard.
(a) had worked
(b) works
(c) worked
(d) did work
Answer
(c) worked
A past result ("succeeded") is explained by a past action, so the simple past "worked" is used.
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He is …….better today.
(a) very
(b) much
(c) rather
(d) again
Answer
(b) much
"Much" is used to intensify a comparative adjective such as "better". "Very" cannot modify a comparative, and "rather" and "again" do not fit.
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The meaning of indomitable is……….
(a) real
(b) indefinite
(c) similar
(d) brave
Answer
(d) brave
"Indomitable" means impossible to subdue or defeat, so the closest option is brave.
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She is an…….. scholar.
(a) eminent
(b) iminant
(c) imminant
(d) imminent
Answer
(a) eminent
"Eminent" means distinguished and respected, which suits "scholar". "Imminent" means about to happen, and the other spellings do not exist.
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……………….had I reached home……the lightning struck.
(a) No sooner ______ than
(b) No sooner _______ then
(c) No sooner _______ when
(d) both a & b
Answer
(a) No sooner ______ than
"No sooner" is followed by "than", and the inverted past perfect "had I reached" fits it. "Then" and "when" are incorrect after "no sooner".
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The closest synonym of plaudit is…………..
(a) beautiful
(b) applause
(c) courageous
(d) plenty
Answer
(b) applause
A plaudit is an expression of praise or approval, so it is closest to applause.
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The meaning of the idiom “something up his sleeve” is…..
(a) friendship
(b) revenge
(c) hidden plan
(d) shirt
Answer
(c) hidden plan
To have "something up one's sleeve" means to hold a secret plan or resource in reserve.
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A wise man won’t ………. with money.
(a) play
(b) part
(c) invest
(d) deposit
Answer
(b) part
"Part with money" means to give it up or spend it. The phrase "part with" is the idiomatic collocation here.
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You will fail unless you ……… hard.
(a) work
(b) worked
(c) works
(d) will work
Answer
(a) work
In a conditional clause introduced by "unless", the simple present is used for a future meaning, and "you" takes the base form "work".
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He raised his hat ….he saw her.
(a) as
(b) while
(c) when
(d) but
Answer
(c) when
"When he saw her" gives the time of the action. "But" is contrastive and "while" suggests two actions continuing at once.
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The synonym of agony is ………….
(a) sorry
(b) sorrow
(c) alone
(d) nonsense
Answer
(b) sorrow
Agony is extreme suffering or pain, and of the options sorrow is the nearest in meaning.
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A bully is always a …….
(a) coward
(b) brave
(c) bad
(d) fight
Answer
(a) coward
A bully picks on weaker people, and this behaviour usually hides cowardice. The common saying is "a bully is always a coward".
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The ………sound of the stream made him ecstatic.
(a) murmuring
(b) flow
(c) downpour
(d) music
Answer
(a) murmuring
A "murmuring" stream is the natural collocation: it describes the soft, continuous sound of flowing water, which suits "ecstatic".
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She has decided to ……….of the generous offer.
(a) avail
(b) valid
(c) avail herself
(d) availed
Answer
(c) avail herself
"Avail" is used reflexively with "of": "avail oneself of an offer" means to take advantage of it.
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I was mistaken ………… a rock star.
(a) upon
(b) over
(c) to
(d) for
Answer
(d) for
"Be mistaken for" means to be wrongly taken to be someone or something else.
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Get me some loose sheets of paper, ………..?
(a) shall we
(b) will you
(c) won’t you
(d) shall you
Answer
(b) will you
The question tag after an imperative is usually "will you" (or "won't you"). "Shall we" is used after "Let's".
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The bomb ….. killed many people in Afghanistan.
(a) explosion
(b) happening
(c) irruption
(d) blasted
Answer
(a) explosion
"The bomb explosion" is a noun phrase serving as the subject of "killed". "Blasted" and "happening" do not fit grammatically, and "irruption" means a sudden invasion.
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Which noun is in its plural form?
(a) news
(b) sheep
(c) politics
(d) measles
Answer
(b) sheep
"News", "politics" and "measles" end in -s but are singular in meaning and take singular verbs. "Sheep" has the same form in singular and plural, and here it is the plural form.
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He is mischievous means, he’s …….
(a) clever
(b) misleading
(c) naughty
(d) innocent
Answer
(c) naughty
A mischievous person is playfully troublesome or naughty.
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He neither plays…..reads.
(a) or
(b) never
(c) ever
(d) nor
Answer
(d) nor
"Neither" is paired with "nor": "He neither plays nor reads."
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The darkest place is under the ….
(a) light
(b) candlestick
(c) moon
(d) sun
Answer
(b) candlestick
The proverb is "The darkest place is under the candlestick", meaning that the source of light often has the least light, so we may overlook problems close to us.
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Can I have a ………of salt in my soup?
(a) pot
(b) spoon
(c) pinch
(d) tip
Answer
(c) pinch
A "pinch of salt" is the usual measure for a very small amount.
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She is ……..the company for damaging her character.
(a) sewing
(b) suing
(c) sowing
(d) suwing
Answer
(b) suing
"Sue" means to take legal action against someone, which fits "for damaging her character". "Sewing" and "sowing" mean other things, and "suwing" is not a word.
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I saw her in a ………of lightning.
(a) clash
(b) smash
(c) flash
(d) trash
Answer
(c) flash
"A flash of lightning" is the standard phrase.
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Chris has been blind in his right eye….childhood.
(a) during
(b) when
(c) after
(d) since
Answer
(d) since
"Since" marks the starting point of a period with the present perfect "has been": blind since childhood.
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There is electricity……….in the country.
(a) selling
(b) leakage
(c) control
(d) overflow
Answer
(b) leakage
"Electricity leakage" (loss or theft of power) is the phrase that fits a statement about the country's supply. The other options do not collocate with electricity here.
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I saw a …….of sheep on my way back home.
(a) pack
(b) crowd
(c) fleet
(d) herd
Answer
(d) herd
A group of sheep (or cattle) is called a herd. A pack is for wolves or dogs, a crowd for people and a fleet for ships.
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I have been waiting for you ……2 o’clock.
(a) at
(b) since
(c) for
(d) by
Answer
(b) since
"Since" is used with a fixed point in time (2 o'clock) and goes with the present perfect continuous. "For" would need a period such as two hours.
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Everything will be over ……..two hours.
(a) in
(b) by
(c) for
(d) at Identify the error in the following:
Answer
(a) in
"In two hours" means within or after a period of two hours from now, which suits the future tense "will be over".
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Identify the error in the following: They have completed the work yesterday afternoon.
(a) have
(b) completed
(c) work
(d) yesterday
Answer
(a) have
"Yesterday afternoon" is a definite past time, so the simple past is needed: "They completed the work yesterday afternoon." (or "had completed"). The present perfect "have completed" cannot be used with a definite past time.
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Identify the error in the following: Parents are blind in love with their children.
(a) Parents
(b) blind
(c) with
(d) children
Answer
(c) with
The correct expression is "blind in love for their children" (or "blinded by love"), so "with" should be replaced by "for".
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Identify the error in the following: She is really worry about the issue.
(a) really
(b) worry
(c) about
(d) the issue
Answer
(b) worry
After "is" an adjective is needed, so "worry" (verb/noun) should be "worried": "She is really worried about the issue."
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Identify the error in the following: If I miss the train I would have gone by bus.
(a) miss
(b) would
(c) have
(d) by
Answer
(a) miss
This is a conditional with "would have gone" (third conditional), so the if-clause needs the past perfect: "If I had missed the train, I would have gone by bus." The verb "miss" is wrong.
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Identify the error in the following: Birds of same feather fight together.
(a) Birds
(b) feather
(c) fight
(d) together
Answer
(c) fight
The proverb is "Birds of a feather flock together", so "fight" should be "flock".
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Identify the error in the following: His parents don't approve of him to go to the cinema alone.
(a) don't
(b) approve of
(c) him to go
(d) alone
Answer
(c) him to go
"Approve of" is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive: "His parents don't approve of his going to the cinema alone."
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Identify the error in the following: I find a thousand rupee note amid the trash.
(a) find
(b) rupee
(c) amid
(d) trash
Answer
(a) find
"Find" is in the present tense, but the sentence describes a completed past event: "I found a thousand rupee note amid the trash." (Also, "thousand-rupee" is correctly singular as a compound adjective.)
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Identify the error in the following: The drama was worth watch it.
(a) The
(b) was
(c) worth
(d) watch it
Answer
(d) watch it
"Worth" is followed by the -ing form of a verb, without an object pronoun: "The drama was worth watching."
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Identify the error in the following: The catastrophe is eminent, it can happen any time now.
(a) catastrophe
(b) eminent
(c) happen
(d) time
Answer
(b) eminent
"Eminent" means famous or distinguished. The word meaning about to happen is "imminent": "The catastrophe is imminent."
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Identify the error in the following: A drowning man will clutch to a stone, is a popular proverb.
(a) drowning
(b) clutch
(c) stone
(d) popular
Answer
(b) clutch
The proverb is "A drowning man will clutch at a straw." The verb takes the preposition "at", so "clutch" with "to" is the error (and "stone" should be "straw").
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The meaning of 'cost an arm and a leg' is……..
(a) precious
(b) disabled
(c) ordinary
(d) weapon
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Answer
(a) precious
"Cost an arm and a leg" means to be very expensive, so among the options "precious" is the closest in sense.
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The meaning of ‘cost an arm and a leg’ is……..
(a) precious
(b) disabled
(c) ordinary
(d) weapon Identify the error in the following:
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Answer
(a) precious
"Cost an arm and a leg" is an idiom meaning very expensive or costly, so "precious" is the closest option.
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What is the correct form of the reply to "How do you do"?
(a) Thank you
(b) I'm doing well
(c) How do you do
(d) Fine, thanks
Answer
(c) How do you do
"How do you do" is a formal greeting, and the conventional reply is to repeat it.
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None of the answers ………correct.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) has
(d) have
Answer
(b) are
"None of" followed by a plural noun (the answers) usually takes a plural verb in standard usage, so "None of the answers are correct."
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The word "crown" has the same initial consonant sound as in the word…..
(a) quiet
(b) knight
(c) cite
(d) choose
Answer
(a) quiet
"Crown" begins with the /k/ sound. "Quiet" /ˈkwaɪət/ also begins with /k/. "Knight" begins with /n/, "cite" with /s/ and "choose" with /tʃ/.
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To climb Mt. Everest is an ………act.
(a) interesting
(b) audacious
(c) exciting
(d) intelligent
Answer
(b) audacious
"Audacious" means daring and bold, which suits the risky act of climbing Everest. The article "an" also fits a vowel-initial word.
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The antonym of the word 'hasten' is ……………
(a) change
(b) delay
(c) fasten
(d) strong
Answer
(b) delay
"Hasten" means to hurry or speed up, so its opposite is "delay".
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The synonym of the word 'naive' is ………
(a) meek
(b) tough
(c) innocent
(d) naughty
Answer
(c) innocent
"Naive" means lacking experience or worldly wisdom, close in meaning to "innocent".
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A penny saved is a penny……..
(a) spent
(b) earned
(c) stolen
(d) lost
Answer
(b) earned
The proverb "A penny saved is a penny earned" means that saving money is as valuable as earning it.
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In the sentence "I admire your college", the word 'admire' is……
(a) intransitive
(b) transitive
(c) link
(d) all three
Answer
(b) transitive
"Admire" takes a direct object ("your college"), so it is a transitive verb.
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The meaning of 'at the drop of a hat' is ……….
(a) hate
(b) like
(c) with hesitation
(d) without hesitation
Answer
(d) without hesitation
"At the drop of a hat" means immediately, with no hesitation.
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Identify the error in the following: Mr. Jackson, our friend, he is arriving today.
(a) Mr. Jackson,
(b) our friend
(c) he is arriving
(d) today
Answer
(c) he is arriving
The subject "Mr. Jackson" is already stated, so the pronoun "he" is redundant. Correct: "Mr. Jackson, our friend, is arriving today."
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Identify the error in the following: She insisted to wearing an old fashioned dress.
(a) She insisted
(b) to wearing
(c) an old fashioned
(d) dress
Answer
(b) to wearing
The verb "insist" takes the preposition "on": "She insisted on wearing an old-fashioned dress."
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Identify the error in the following: Some people were standing in the street watch the parade while others were singing.
(a) were standing
(b) in the street
(c) watch the parade
(d) were singing
Answer
(c) watch the parade
A participle is needed to complete the action of "standing": "standing in the street watching the parade".
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Identify the error in the following: My brother has an European accent.
(a) My brother
(b) has
(c) an
(d) European accent
Answer
(c) an
"European" begins with the consonant sound /j/, so the article is "a": "My brother has a European accent."
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Let's hide, we're being………….
(a) Watching
(b) watched
(c) watch
(d) All correct
Answer
(b) watched
"Being" is followed by the past participle to form the passive progressive: "we are being watched".
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My sister was kind enough to ……… my mistake.
(a) penalize
(b) overdo
(c) oversee
(d) ignore
Answer
(d) ignore
Being "kind enough" to overlook a mistake means ignoring it rather than punishing it. "Penalize" would be the opposite of kindness.
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The plane flew……..the mountains.
(a) into
(b) over
(c) down
(d) up
Answer
(b) over
A plane travels above the mountains, so the preposition "over" fits.
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The word "kite" has the same initial consonant sound as in the word…..
(a) chaos
(b) knight
(c) cite
(d) choose
Answer
(a) chaos
"Kite" begins with /k/. "Chaos" also begins with /k/, whereas "knight" starts with /n/, "cite" with /s/ and "choose" with /tʃ/.
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I had only just looked at her ……. she blushed into a smile.
(a) when
(b) then
(c) than
(d) all correct
Answer
(a) when
"Only just ... when" (like "hardly/scarcely ... when") links two events that happened almost at once. "Then" and "than" do not fit this pattern here.
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The synonym of the word 'equivocal' is ...............
(a) vocal
(b) equal
(c) ambiguous
(d) strong
Answer
(c) ambiguous
"Equivocal" means open to more than one interpretation, i.e. ambiguous or unclear.
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The antonym of the word 'imposing' is ………
(a) small
(b) huge
(c) proud
(d) modest
Answer
(d) modest
"Imposing" means grand and impressive in appearance; its opposite is modest or unassuming.
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"The apple doesn't fall far from the …….." is a popular saying.
(a) height
(b) air
(c) ground
(d) tree
Answer
(d) tree
The proverb "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" means children tend to resemble their parents.
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In the sentence "My brother smiled", the verb 'smiled' is……
(a) intransitive
(b) transitive
(c) link
(d) all three
Answer
(a) intransitive
"Smiled" takes no object, so it is an intransitive verb.
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The word 'they' has the same initial consonant sound as in the word….
(a) threat
(b) thought
(c) that
(d) thank
Answer
(c) that
"They" begins with the voiced dental fricative /ð/, as does "that". "Threat", "thought" and "thank" begin with the voiceless /θ/.
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Identify the error in the following: Before you leave the house you would better lock the house.
(a) Before you leave the house
(b) you would better
(c) lock
(d) the house
Answer
(b) you would better
The correct expression is "you had better lock the house", since "had better" is the fixed form for advice.
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Identify the error in the following: She had asked me to get up the next station.
(a) She had asked me
(b) to get up
(c) the next
(d) station
Answer
(b) to get up
One does not "get up" a station. The correct phrase is "to get off (or down) at the next station", so the error lies in (b).
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Identify the error in the following: Rahul took education loan but he could complete his education.
(a) Rahul took
(b) education loan
(c) but he could
(d) complete his education
Answer
(c) but he could
The sentence should read "but he could not complete his education", since "but" signals a contrast with taking the loan. Without "not" the meaning is illogical.
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Identify the error in the following: Whose supposed to supply the dinner for tonight's party?
(a) Whose
(b) supposed to supply
(c) the dinner
(d) for tonight's party
Answer
(a) Whose
"Whose" is the possessive. The contraction of "who is" is needed: "Who's supposed to supply the dinner...?"
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The ………sound of the piano roused his emotions.
(a) murmuring
(b) tinkling
(c) dangling
(d) music
Answer
(b) tinkling
"Tinkling" describes a light, ringing sound and is the word that collocates with a piano's sound. "Murmuring" suits voices or streams, and "dangling" does not describe sound.
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I am thinking ................... BA LLB after grade 12.
(a) to join
(b) joining
(c) of joining
(d) of join
Answer
(c) of joining
"Think of" is followed by a gerund: "I am thinking of joining BA LLB."
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Which of the following is not a synonym of 'exceed'?
(a) excel
(b) surpass
(c) transcend
(d) none
Answer
(d) none
Excel, surpass and transcend all mean to go beyond or be better than, so each is a synonym of "exceed". None of them is the odd one out.
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The meaning of 'blow one's trumpet' is……..
(a) Musical instrument
(b) make loud noise
(c) praise oneself
(d) criticize oneself
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Answer
(c) praise oneself
"To blow one's own trumpet" is an idiom meaning to boast about oneself.
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Which of the following is spelt correctly?
(a) acomplish
(b) accommodate
(c) anounce
(d) accusse
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Answer
(b) accommodate
The correct spelling has double c and double m: "accommodate". The others should be "accomplish", "announce" and "accuse".
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The meaning of ‘blow one’s trumpet’ is……..
(a) Musical instrument
(b) make loud noise
(c) praise oneself
(d) criticize oneself Identify The Error In The Following:
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Answer
(c) praise oneself
The idiom "blow one's own trumpet" means to boast about or praise oneself.
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Which of the following is spelt correctly?
(a) accommodate
(b) acomplish
(c) Prunonciation
(d) anounce
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Answer
(a) accommodate
The correct spelling has double c and double m. The others should be accomplish, pronunciation and announce.
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The word "food" has the same vowel sound as in the word…
(a) poor
(b) rule
(c) cook
(d) door
Answer
(b) rule
"Food" has the long vowel /uː/. "Rule" /ruːl/ has the same sound; "poor" has /ʊə/ or /ɔː/, "cook" has the short /ʊ/ and "door" has /ɔː/.
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I wish I ……….call you.
(a) would
(b) could
(c) had
(d) hadn't
Answer
(b) could
After "wish" for a present or past unreal situation, a past form of the modal is used. "I wish I could call you" expresses inability to call at present.
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My father is an ……..scholar.
(a) imminent
(b) eminent
(c) iminant
(d) emminant
Answer
(b) eminent
"Eminent" means famous and respected in a field. "Imminent" means about to happen, and the other spellings are incorrect.
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No sooner had we climbed the mountain ……….. it started raining.
(a) then
(b) and
(c) therefore
(d) than
Answer
(d) than
The correlative structure is "No sooner ... than ...", with the past perfect in the first clause: "No sooner had we climbed the mountain than it started raining."
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Identify the error in the following: My friend hardly never misses on an opportunity to shout at me.
(a) My friend hardly
(b) never misses
(c) on an opportunity
(d) shout at me
Answer
(a) My friend hardly
"Hardly" is itself a negative, so "hardly never" is a double negative. The sentence should read "My friend never misses an opportunity to shout at me" (the "hardly" is the faulty word).
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Blood is thicker than ……...
(a) ink
(b) oil
(c) wine
(d) water
Answer
(d) water
The proverb "Blood is thicker than water" means family bonds are stronger than other relationships.
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When the teacher came students ……up.
(a) had stood
(b) stand
(c) stood
(d) have stood
Answer
(c) stood
The sentence describes a completed past action following another past action ("came"), so the simple past "stood" is correct.
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He failed the test …..his hard work.
(a) although
(b) despite of
(c) though
(d) in spite of
Answer
(d) in spite of
"In spite of" is a preposition phrase followed by a noun phrase ("his hard work"). "Although" and "though" need a full clause, and "despite of" is incorrect because "despite" takes no "of".
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The meaning of “mayday” is……….
(a) perhaps
(b) call for help
(c) happy day
(d) sad day
Answer
(b) call for help
"Mayday" is the international distress signal used by ships and aircraft in emergencies.
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My father was an…….. professor.
(a) eminent
(b) iminant
(c) imminant
(d) imminent
Answer
(a) eminent
"Eminent" means distinguished and respected, which suits a professor. "Imminent" means about to happen, and the other spellings are wrong.
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……………….had I opened the box……a frog jumped out.
(a) No sooner ______ than
(b) No sooner _______ then
(c) No sooner _______ when
(d) both a & b
Answer
(a) No sooner ... than
The correct pair is "no sooner ... than", with inversion ("No sooner had I opened ... than"). "Then" and "when" do not pair with "no sooner".
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The closest synonym of “reckon” is…………..
(a) kinglike
(b) reconsider
(c) think
(d) real
Answer
(c) think
"Reckon" means to think or suppose (also to calculate).
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The meaning of the idiom “piece of cake” is…..
(a) tasty
(b) easy
(c) very soft
(d) all cream
Answer
(b) easy
"A piece of cake" is an idiom for something very easy to do.
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If a burglar ….into my house I would call the police..
(a) sneaked
(b) steal
(c) sneaks
(d) steals
Answer
(a) sneaked
This is a second conditional ("I would call"), so the if-clause takes the simple past: "If a burglar sneaked into my house...".
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I prefer tea …… coffee in the morning.
(a) than
(b) more than
(c) to
(d) from
Answer
(c) to
"Prefer" is followed by "to" when comparing two things: "prefer tea to coffee".
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He was singing ..….I stepped into his room.
(a) as
(b) while
(c) when
(d) but
Answer
(c) when
A past continuous action ("was singing") interrupted by a short past action is joined with "when": "He was singing when I stepped into his room."
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The synonym of rendezvous is ………….
(a) merry
(b) meeting place
(c) chatting
(d) violence
Answer
(b) meeting place
"Rendezvous" (French) means an arranged meeting or the place where one is held.
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Every cloud has a ……..lining.
(a) white
(b) dark
(c) bright
(d) silver
Answer
(d) silver
The proverb is "Every cloud has a silver lining", meaning there is something good in every bad situation.
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I am looking forward …………you.
(a) to meeting
(b) to meet
(c) for meeting
(d) meeting
Answer
(a) to meeting
"Look forward to" has "to" as a preposition, so it is followed by a gerund: "looking forward to meeting you".
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Each of the children ………..crying.
(a) was
(b) were
(c) has
(d) have
Answer
(a) was
"Each" is singular, so it takes a singular verb. Since "crying" follows, the past continuous "was crying" is correct.
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Tom is happy……
(a) his children too are
(b) neither are his children
(c) either his children
(d) so are his children
Answer
(d) so are his children
"So + auxiliary + subject" expresses agreement with an affirmative statement: "Tom is happy, so are his children."
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He ……….his answer so that everyone can understand.
(a) retaliated
(b) related
(c) reiterated
(d) repressed
Answer
(c) reiterated
"Reiterated" means repeated, so he said his answer again to make it clear. "Retaliated" and "repressed" do not fit, and "related" means narrated.
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What is the meaning of the term “sine die”?
(a) indefinitely
(b) die soon
(c) sign
(d) dye
Answer
(a) indefinitely
"Sine die" is Latin for "without a day", i.e. adjourned indefinitely, with no date fixed for resuming.
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The antonym of “short of” is……
(a) tall
(b) scarce
(c) enough
(d) expenditure
Answer
(c) enough
"Short of" means lacking or insufficient, so its opposite is "enough".
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Charity begins at ………is a popular proverb.
(a) school
(b) home
(c) nowhere
(d) somewhere
Answer
(b) home
The proverb is "Charity begins at home": one should first care for one's own family and those close by.
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The act of talking to oneself aloud is……….
(a) monologue
(b) whisper
(c) chat
(d) dialogue
Answer
(a) monologue
Of the options, "monologue" is the one that fits, as it is speech by one person. The precise word for speaking one's thoughts aloud when alone is "soliloquy", which is not listed. A dialogue involves two people, and a whisper is a manner of speaking.
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One who never dies is ……..
(a) mortal
(b) God
(c) alive
(d) immortal
Answer
(d) immortal
"Immortal" means one who never dies. "Mortal" means subject to death.
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A remedy for all diseases is called….
(a) panacea
(b) allopathy
(c) homeopathy
(d) drug
Answer
(a) panacea
A "panacea" is a cure-all, a remedy for all diseases or difficulties.
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“Kleptomania” signifies desire for….
(a) stealing
(b) learning English
(c) alcohol
(d) flirting
Answer
(a) stealing
Kleptomania is an irresistible urge to steal, without need or profit.
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The origin or coming into being of something is called…...
(a) ecology
(b) morphology
(c) genesis
(d) oasis
Answer
(c) genesis
"Genesis" means the origin or coming into being of something.
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I saw a …….of wolves on my way to forest..
(a) pack
(b) crowd
(c) fleet
(d) herd
Answer
(a) pack
A group of wolves is called a "pack"; a crowd is for people, a fleet for ships and a herd for cattle or deer.
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I have been waiting ……ages.
(a) at
(b) since
(c) for
(d) by
Answer
(c) for
"For" is used with a period of time (ages, two hours), whereas "since" is used with a point in time.
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Everything will be over ……..midnight..
(a) in
(b) by
(c) for
(d) since Identify the error in the following:
Answer
(b) by
"By" means "not later than" a given time, so "over by midnight" is correct.
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Identify the error in the following: I am glad enough to hear that you win first prize.
(a) am glad
(b) enough
(c) that you
(d) win
Answer
(b) enough
"Enough" is wrongly used after the adjective "glad" here. The correct sentence is "I am very glad to hear that you won first prize."
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Identify the error in the following: It is believed that God helps those who helps themselves.
(a) believed
(b) helps
(c) who
(d) helps themselves
Answer
(d) helps themselves
The relative pronoun "who" refers to the plural "those", so the verb must be plural: "God helps those who help themselves."
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Identify the error in the following: The guests left the house before the host can ask them to.
(a) left
(b) before
(c) can
(d) them to
Answer
(c) can
The main verb is in the past tense, so the sequence of tenses requires "could": "The guests left the house before the host could ask them to."
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Identify the error in the following: If I know the answer I would have told you.
(a) know
(b) answer
(c) would
(d) have told
Answer
(a) know
This is a type III conditional ("would have told"), so the if-clause needs the past perfect: "If I had known the answer, I would have told you."
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Identify the error in the following: It is no use crying over spilt water.
(a) It is
(b) crying
(c) over
(d) water
Answer
(d) water
The proverb is "It is no use crying over spilt milk."
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Identify the error in the following: Hurry up if you want to buy anything because there is hardly something left.
(a) want
(b) anything
(c) there is
(d) something
Answer
(d) something
"Hardly" has a negative sense, so "any" forms are used with it: "there is hardly anything left."
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Identify the error in the following: He is innocent although a large amount of people consider him guilty.
(a) although
(b) a large amount
(c) consider
(d) him guilty
Answer
(b) a large amount
"People" is countable, so "a large number of people" is correct; "amount" is used with uncountable nouns.
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- 2079 · Management and Humanities Model
Identify the error in the following: Much conservationists emphasize that greenery should be preserved in the country.
(a) Much
(b) emphasize
(c) greenery
(d) preserved
Answer
(a) Much
"Conservationists" is a plural countable noun, so it takes "Many", not "Much".
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Identify the error in the following: Open heart surgery is such risky that patients may die during operation.
(a) Open
(b) such
(c) patients
(d) during
Answer
(b) such
The structure is "so + adjective + that": "Open heart surgery is so risky that patients may die during operation." "Such" is used before a noun phrase.
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Identify the error in the following: Jack of all trades and servant of none is a popular proverb.
(a) Jack
(b) trades
(c) servant
(d) none
Answer
(c) servant
The proverb is "Jack of all trades and master of none."
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- 2079 · Law Model · 1 mark
The scissors on the table .................... sharpening.
(a) needs
(b) is needing
(c) need
(d) were needing
Answer
(c) need
"Scissors" is a plural noun (a pair of blades) and takes a plural verb: "The scissors on the table need sharpening."
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- 2079 · Law Model · 1 mark
Prasidika always drives very .............
(a) faster
(b) fastest
(c) fastly
(d) fast
Answer
(d) fast
"Fast" is both adjective and adverb; "fastly" does not exist. After "very" the plain adverb is used: "drives very fast".
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Which one is the correct spelling?
(a) Pronounciation
(b) Pronunciation
(c) Prunonciation
(d) none
Answer
(b) Pronunciation
Although the verb is "pronounce", the noun drops the "o": pro-nun-ci-a-tion.
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The word 'exhausted' means
(a) tired
(b) very tired
(c) relaxed
(d) none
Answer
(b) very tired
"Exhausted" means completely worn out, which is stronger than simply "tired".
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- 2079 · Law Model · 1 mark
Which of the following sentences is in present tense?
(a) Geeta played well.
(b) Geeta is playing well.
(c) Geeta plays well.
(d) Geeta will play well.
Answer
(c) Geeta plays well.
This is the simple present tense. (Option (b) is present continuous, which is also a present form, but (c) is the plain present tense; (a) is past and (d) is future.)
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I'm sure he was a lorry driver. In other words: He ....... a lorry driver.
(a) must be
(b) might be
(c) must have been
(d) none
Answer
(c) must have been
"Must have + past participle" expresses a strong belief or certainty about a past situation: "He must have been a lorry driver."
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- 2079 · Law Model · 1 mark
Which of the following is not a vowel letter?
(a) i
(b) k
(c) u
(d) none
Answer
(b) k
The vowels are a, e, i, o, u. "k" is a consonant.
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- 2077 · Management Model
The illness caused him to lose his…….
(a) talk
(b) speech
(c) speak
(d) speaking
Answer
(b) speech
"Lose his speech" is the correct noun phrase after the possessive "his". "Talk", "speak" and "speaking" do not fit the collocation.
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He apologized for the ………..he caused.
(a) jealous
(b) criminal
(c) inconvenience
(d) inconvenient
Answer
(c) inconvenience
A noun is needed after "the", and "inconvenience" is the noun (the object of "apologized for").
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Metals undergo…………when heated.
(a) expansion
(b) expand
(c) expanse
(d) blasting
Answer
(a) expansion
"Undergo" needs a noun object; "expansion" is the noun. Metals expand when heated.
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No sooner had the train arrived…..we reached the station.
(a) then
(b) when
(c) than
(d) and
Answer
(c) than
"No sooner" is followed by "than" (with inversion: "No sooner had ... than ...").
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The synonym of the word “boon” is….
(a) bane
(b) blessing
(c) boom
(d) disadvantage
Answer
(b) blessing
A boon is a benefit or blessing. "Bane" is its antonym.
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- 2077 · Management Model
You shouldn’t ……….my advice.
(a) ignored
(b) ignoring
(c) ignore
(d) all of these
Answer
(c) ignore
A modal verb ("shouldn't") is followed by the base form of the verb.
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- 2077 · Management Model
The synonym of 'immaculate' is ………..
(a) veteran
(b) mature
(c) profit
(d) impeccable
Answer
(d) impeccable
"Immaculate" means perfectly clean, spotless or flawless, which matches "impeccable".
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She turned a deaf ear……..my warning.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) with
(d) on
Answer
(b) to
The idiom is "turn a deaf ear to", meaning to refuse to listen.
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- 2077 · Management Model
The word “they” has the same initial consonant sound as in….
(a) day
(b) that
(c) thief
(d) thin
Answer
(b) that
"They" begins with the voiced dental fricative /ð/, as does "that". "Thief" and "thin" begin with voiceless /θ/, and "day" with /d/.
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- 2077 · Management Model
Would you mind ……….. your car?
(a) moving
(b) moved
(c) to move
(d) none
Answer
(a) moving
"Mind" is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing): "Would you mind moving your car?"
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- 2077 · Management Model
………..I have plenty of good clothes, I wore rags yesterday.
(a) despite
(b) however
(c) since
(d) although
Answer
(d) although
The clause "I have plenty of good clothes" needs a conjunction showing contrast. "Although" introduces a clause; "despite" needs a noun phrase, and "however" is an adverb.
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- 2077 · Management Model
I disguised myself………people would think I was very poor.
(a) however
(b) since
(c) so that
(d) because
Answer
(c) so that
"So that" expresses purpose: I disguised myself in order that people would think I was poor.
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- 2077 · Management Model
I get up much………than my brother.
(a) early
(b) earliest
(c) earlier
(d) none
Answer
(c) earlier
The comparative form is needed because of "than"; "much earlier than my brother".
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She is so ill-tempered that she ……..shouts at me.
(a) never
(b) ever
(c) often
(d) all three
Answer
(c) often
"So ill-tempered that she often shouts at me" is logical. "Never" contradicts the meaning and "ever" is not used in a positive statement like this.
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- 2077 · Management Model
Call me tomorrow and ………….
(a) I tell you what to do
(b) I will tell you what to do
(c) I would tell you what to do
(d) You would be told what to do
Answer
(b) I will tell you what to do
This is a first-conditional type sentence: an imperative in the first clause is followed by "will" + base verb for the likely result.
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………….. had she called me ………. …. my fiancée arrived.
(a) No sooner ______ than
(b) Hardly _______ when
(c) Scarcely _______ when
(d) both b & c
Answer
(d) both b & c
"Hardly ... when" and "Scarcely ... when" both fit with inversion ("Hardly had she called me when ..."). "No sooner" requires "than", not "when", so (a) is wrong as given.
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The teacher made the students ………..hard.
(a) to work
(b) worked
(c) working
(d) work
Answer
(d) work
After "made" + object in the active voice, a bare infinitive (without "to") is used: "made the students work hard".
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When in Rome do as Romans……..
(a) do
(b) did
(c) done
(d) have done
Answer
(a) do
The proverb is "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" (simple present).
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I shall have my hair………
(a) wash
(b) washing
(c) to wash
(d) washed
Answer
(d) washed
The causative "have + object + past participle" is used when someone else does the action: "I shall have my hair washed".
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He took a shortcut………the jungle.
(a) by
(b) through
(c) between
(d) off
Answer
(b) through
"Through" shows movement from one side of an enclosed space, such as a jungle, to the other.
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Chris helps his sister……….her mathematics.
(a) with
(b) in
(c) on
(d) into
Answer
(a) with
The correct collocation is "help someone with something", so "helps his sister with her mathematics".
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The closest synonym of the word “vendetta” is
(a) Friendship
(b) feud
(c) daring
(d) desire
Answer
(b) feud
A vendetta is a long-running quarrel or blood feud between people or families.
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The meaning of “within a stone’s throw” is
(a) throwing stone
(b) very far
(c) at a short distance
(d) playing
Answer
(c) at a short distance
The idiom "within a stone's throw" means very near.
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The word “slamming” is related to….
(a) doors
(b) bells
(c) shoes
(d) vehicles
Answer
(a) doors
"Slamming" means shutting something violently and noisily, most commonly a door.
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- 2077 · Management Model
A place where people skate is called …….
(a) Pitch
(b) rink
(c) arena
(d) court Identify the error in the following:
Answer
(b) rink
A skating rink is the place for ice or roller skating. A pitch is for cricket or football, and a court is for tennis or basketball.
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Identify the error in the following: The number of people which enjoy cricket is growing in the country.
(a) number of people
(b) which enjoy
(c) is growing
(d) in
Answer
(b) which enjoy
The relative pronoun for people is "who", not "which". The correct sentence is "The number of people who enjoy cricket is growing in the country."
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Identify the error in the following: In spite of ten years of happily married life, the couple ended up in divorce.
(a) In spite of
(b) happily
(c) couple
(d) in divorce
Answer
(b) happily
"Happily" is an adverb, but here the word before "married life" must be an adjective describing the life. The correct phrase is "ten years of happy married life".
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Identify the error in the following: Neither of my parents speak English.
(a) Neither
(b) of
(c) parents
(d) speak
Answer
(d) speak
"Neither" is singular, so the verb must be singular: "Neither of my parents speaks English."
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Identify the error in the following: She hadn't finished her assignment yet and neither have I.
(a) hadn't
(b) her assignment
(c) yet
(d) have
Answer
(d) have
The "neither" clause must repeat the tense of the first clause (past perfect), so it is "neither had I".
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Identify the error in the following: Somebody is at the gate, isn't he?
(a) is
(b) gate
(c) isn't
(d) he
Answer
(c) isn't
"Somebody" takes a plural pronoun in a question tag, so the tag should be "aren't they?": "Somebody is at the gate, aren't they?"
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- 2080 · Law Model · 1 mark
Mother is .............. some dishes for us now.
(a) prepare
(b) prepares
(c) preparing
(d) prepared
Answer
(c) preparing
The adverb "now" and the auxiliary "is" indicate the present continuous tense: is + verb-ing.
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- 2080 · Law Model · 1 mark
He ......... use my phone.
(a) can
(b) will
(c) could
(d) might
Answer
(a) can
"Can" expresses permission or ability in the present: "He can use my phone."
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In such a difficult situation as this, mistakes ........ happen occasionally.
(a) bounding to
(b) bound
(c) are bound to
(d) bound to
Answer
(c) are bound to
"Be bound to" means "certain to" or "sure to", and the plural subject "mistakes" needs the verb "are". So "mistakes are bound to happen" is correct.
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Everything will be over ....... midnight.
(a) in
(b) by
(c) since
(d) for
Answer
(b) by
"By" with a time means "not later than" that time, so "over by midnight" means finished no later than midnight. "Since" and "for" are used for durations, and "in" does not suit a point in time.
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