Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase.

If everyone chips in we can get the kitchen painted by noon.

Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase.

I have always looked up to my father.

Direction: In the following question, select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the underlined word/phrase.

I ran out of sugar and so the dessert could not be made.

Choose the word that is farthest in meaning to the given word:

Relinquish

Choose the word that is farthest in meaning to the given word:

Fortuitous

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Dismay

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Subservient

Find the part of the sentence that has a grammatical error in it:

 He has not been attending (A) / Hindi classes (B) / since two weeks(C) / No error (D).

Find the part of the sentence that has a grammatical error in it:

Everyone visiting the house asked the young lad (A) / how could he kill the bear (B) / single handed and without a weapon. (C) / No error (D)

Find the part of the sentence that has a grammatical/usage error in it:

It is the duty of every citizen to do his utmost (A) / to defend the hardly-won (B) / freedom of the country. (C) / No error (D)

Find the part of the sentence that has a grammatical/usage error in it:

No sooner did I open the door (A) / when the rain, heavy and stormy, rushed in (B) / making us shiver from head to foot (C) / No error (D)

Choose the best fit for the blanks from the options given:

The poem was too ______; it would have been better if the poet had not stated its meaning so explicitly. 

Choose the best fit for the blanks from the options given:

Man, thou art __________ wonderful animal

Choose the best fit for the blanks from the options given:The argument Paul made in his essay seemed ______; it was clear to the teacher that he had not fully thought through the differences between the moons of Saturn. 

Select the answer option which gives the correct meaning of the underlined part in the sentence. 

By taking many wickets India carried the day in the test match against Pakistan.

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Traffic was really slow on the freeway this morning because of a fender-bender in one of the westbound lanes.

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People cry over spilt milk when they do not execute tasks with proper planning.

Choose the alternative to replace the underlined part.

Great entrepreneurs always follow the carrot and stick policy.

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His wrong decision was just like the act of a giddy goat.

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Red tapism is a bane for any bureaucracy.

Select the answer option which gives the correct meaning of the underlined part in the sentence. His bad record brings him under the cloud.

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He refused to co-operate with me, and thus threw a spanner on my plan.

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A few people set others by the ear for their own benefits.

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Swami Vivekanand led a spartan life.

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After a long illness he gave up the ghost last week.

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There is a gradual increase in the success of a company. It is never a flash in the pan.

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While participating in a debate you should not cut both ends.

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Being a politician he is Argus Eyed and never overlooks even a small matter.

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I’m gagging for a drink.