English Quiz-4

Ques 1. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields

Ans 1. Conglomerate 2. Correlation

3. Agreement 4. Association

Ques 2. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Sprightly

Ans 1. Lively 2. Active 3. Energetic 4. Lethargic

Ques 3. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Ans 1. Chandelier 2. Haphazard 3. Aesthetic 4. Licenced

Ques 4. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Smoking causes mutation in cells leading to cancer. Quitting smoking can help reverse the

(1)______ risk; and it can replenish cells that actually (2)______ those of a person who has never smoked. The (3)______ you smoke the more mutations you have. The (4)______ damage to the cells lining the airway and lungs can (5)______ to cancers in the lungs, oesophagus, larynx and pharynx.

1. factual 2. Impossible 3. Nominal 4. Potential

1. differ 2. Resemble 3. Disagree 4. Identify

1. most 2. many 3. Much 4. More

1. stable 2. constant 3. incomplete 4. Broken

1. lead 2. guide 3. seize 4. direct

Ques 5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

He said to me, "It was raining all day."

Ans 1. He told me it was raining all day. 2. He told me it has been raining all day.

3. He told me it is raining all day. 4. He told me that it had been raining all day.

Ques 6. Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Twiddling one’s thumbs

Ans 1. Feeling hungry 2. Feeling bored 3. Feeling angry 4. Feeling sad

Ques 7. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Cadence

Ans 1. Pleasure 2. Habit

3. Freshness 4. Rhythm

Ques 8. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Crowds of tourists ______ across the square all day long.

Ans 1. Maintained 2. flowed

3. rectified 4. Prodded

Ques 9. Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Bats huddle together to get warm of each other's body.

Ans 1. warming from 2. warm off

3. No improvement required 4. warmth from

Ques 10. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

It was ______ to everyone present that the patient would not survive if immediate help

was not received.

Ans 1. Hidden 2. Unnoticed 3. Apparent 4. Unseen