English P.O 1

DIRECTIONS (Question 1 to 5) : Select the word which is similar in meaning to the word given.

   1. Garnish

a) mistreat

b) stain

c) adorn

d) abuse

   2. Frugality

a) foolishness

b) stinginess

c) futility

d) economy

   3. Foray

a) incursion

b) contest

c) approve

d) assign

   4. garrulity

a) credible

b) senility

c) verbosity

d) speciousness

   5. Furore

a) excitement

b) worry

c) blunt

d) bland

DIRECTIONS ( Question 6 to13) :

In questions 6-13, there may be a mistake in the sentence. Indicate that part of the sentence which contains the error. Note that you don’t have to correct the error. You only need to indicate its number. If there is no error, indicate (4) as the answer.

   6. His (1)/ salary is lower (2)/ than a sweeper. (3)/ No error (4).

   7. Not (1)/ one of the children (2)/ has ever act (3)/ in a play. No error (4).

   8. The book must (1)/ be old, for (2)/ it’s (3)/ cover is torn. No error (4).

   9. Neither the officer nor (1) / his assistant were (2)/ in the office when (3)/ the thief broke in. No error(4)

  10. After (1)/ he had drank (2)/ the milk, he began to (3)/ feel sleepy. No error (4)

  11. Every woman in the ward (1)/hoped (2)/ that their (3)/ would be healthy and return home someday. No error (4)

  12. That (1)/ is the kind of a (2)/ house in which (3)/ I would (4) like to live.

  13. Charles asked (1) I would (2)/ go to the movies with him (3)/ No error (4)

DIRECTIONS (Questions 14 to 18) : For questions 14 to 18, select the word which has the opposite meaning to the word given.

  14. Hapless

a) cheerful

b) consistent

c) fortunate

d) shapely

  15. haphazard

a) fortuitous

b) indifferent

c) deliberate

d) accidental

  16. gregarious

a) antisocial

b) glorious

c) horrendous

d) similar

  17. hirsute

a) scaly

b) bald

c) erudite

d) quiet

  18. gullible

a) incredulous

b) fickle

c) easy

d) stylish

DIRECTIONS (Questions 19 to25) :

The given question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed by four pairs of related words. Choose the pair which has the same relationship.

  19. Pain : sedative

a) comfort : happiness

b) grief : consolation

c) trance : drugs

d) ache : medicine

  20. Pork : pig

a) rooster : chicken

b) mutton : sheep

c) steer : beef

d) lobster : crustacean

  21. Filter : water

a) curtail : activity

b) study : book

c) edit : text

d) censor : play

  22. mundane : spiritual

a) common : ghostly

b) worldly : unworldly

c) routine : strange

d) secular : fanatic

  23. Indigent : wealthy

a) angry : poor

b) native : affluent

c) gauche : graceful

d) scholarly : educated

  24. Thrust : spear

a) mangle : iron

b) scabbard : sword

c) war : weapon

d) fence : epee

  25. wan : colour

a) kind : gentle

b) insipid : bland

c) pallid : complexion

d) enigmatic : puzzle

Answers

   1. adorn

   2. economy

   3. incursion

   4. verbosity

   5. excitement

   6. Part 3: It should be ‘than that of a sweeper’ or ‘than a sweeper’s

   7. Part 3: It should ‘has ever acted’

   8. part 3: It should be ‘its’

   9. Part 2: It should be ‘his assistant was’

  10. Part 2: It should be ‘he had drunk’

  11. Part 3: It should be ‘that she’

  12. Part 2: It should be ‘is the kind of’

  13. Part 2: It should be ‘if I would’

  14. fortunate

  15. deliberate

  16. antisocial

  17. bald

  18. incredulous

  19. grief : consolation

  20. mutton : sheep

  21. censor : play

  22. worldly : unworldly

  23. gauche : graceful

  24. fence : epee

  25. pallid : complexion