A) tranquility
B) tranquillity
C) trankquility
D) trankwility
2. In this question, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the parts and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
Source: English Quiz
Then find the correct answer.1 A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given.
(A) RPQS
(B) QRPS
(C) SRPQ
(D) SPRQ
Direction(3-4) In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word
GARRULOUS
(A) Generous
(B) reticent
(C) Taciturn
(D) Voluble
SYCOPHANT
(A) Psyche
(B) Flatterer
(C) Critic
(D) Slave.
Directions (5-6) : In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
5.There were no buses yesterday because of the strike, and so I ________ walk to college.
(A) should
(B) have to
(C) had to
(D) will have to
6.They have not had much time for social activities and I have not __________ .
(A) done so
(B) either
(C) also
(D) gone
7 In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
(A) The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
(B) The Prime Minister said, “We would not allow no one to disturb the peace
(C) The Prime Minister said, “No one will disturb the peace.”
(D) The Prime Minister said, “No one can disturb the peace.”
Direction(8-9):In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
THEORETICAL
(A) punctual
(B) uncritical
(C) emotional
(D) practical
PERDILECTION
(A) predicament
(B) afterthought
(C) aversion
(D) postponement
10 In the following, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.
A remedy for all diseases
(A) narcotic
(B) antiseptic
(C) tonic
(D) panacea
Answers:
Ans 1- The correct spelling is tranquillity
Ans 2-SRPQ is the correct sequence
Ans 3- Garrulous (Adjective) = excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters; loquacious, talkative and eloquent.
Look at the sentence : His mother who is usually loud and garrulous was surprisingly quiet as a mouse this morning
Ans 4- Sychophant (Noun) = a person who praises important or powerful people too much and in a way that is not sincere.
Look at the sentence : When her career was riding high, the self deluded actress often mistook sycophants for true friends.
Ans 5- The sentence shows past time.
I had to walk. (Past Tense)
Here, had to is the right usage.
Ans 6- It is a negative sentence. As the structure suggests, either .... should be used.
Ans 7- The Prime Minister said, “We shall not allow any one to disturb the peace.”
Ans 8- practical (Adj.) : connected with real situations rather than with theories; pragmatic, actual; experimental.
theoretical (Adj.) : connected with the ideas and principles on which a particular subject is based, rather than with practice and experiment; conceptual; abstract.
Ans 9- aversion (Noun) : reluctance; dislike; a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something.
predilection (Noun) : liking, preference.
Ans 10- panacea (N.) : something that will solve all the problems of a particular situation
narcotic (N.) : a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way
antiseptic (N.) : disinfectant ; a substance that helps to prevent infection in wounds by killing bacteria
tonic (N.) : a medicine that makes you feel stronger and healthier, taken when you feel tired
