English Quiz-5

Ques 1. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Humdrum

Ans 1. Exciting 2. Lively

3. Boring 4. Noisy

Ques 2. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. At its height, around 1,200 years ago, the city of Calakmul had a population of about

50,000 people, but the kingdom as a whole numbered more than 1.5 million.

B. Deep in the jungle of southern Mexico lie the ruins of a city that thrived for centuries before

it was abandoned more than 1,000 years ago.

C. Archaeologists have uncovered 6,750 structures here—the largest is this pyramid temple,

called, simply, 'Structure 2.'

D. Calakmul was once one of the two duelling superpowers—along with Tikal—of the

Classical Mayan civilisation.

Ans 1. DBCA 2. ACDB

3. BCDA 4. BDAC

Ques 3. The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Raman went / with his wife / to the village / to sold their land.

Ans 1. to the village 2. Raman went

3. to sold their land 4. with his wife

Ques 4. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select ‘No substitution required’.

The crowd have gathered around the area to watch the actors.

Ans 1. have gather around the area 2. has gathered around the area

3. have gathered in the area 4. No substitution required

Ques 5. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Controlled

Ans 1. Guarded 2. Excited

3. Restrained 4. Calm

Ques 6. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

Ans 1. Rhetoric 2. Archaic

3. Poetry 4. Bombastic

Ques 7. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

The fielder at the slip position took a brilliant catch.

Ans 1. A brilliant catch was being taken by the fielder at the slip position.

2. A brilliant catch had been taken by the fielder at the slip position.

3. A brilliant catch has been taken by the fielder at the slip position.

4. A brilliant catch was taken by the fielder at the slip position.

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

The worst possible ______ for human society is that we will destroy ourselves with nuclear

weapons.

Ans 1. Preceptive 2. presentation

3. prediction 4. Privilege

Ques 9. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person employed to drive a private or hired car

Ans 1. Pilot 2. Chauffeur 3. Captain 4. Escort

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

The people of Rajasthan strictly ______ to the traditional customs.

Ans 1. Appeal 2. Adhere

3. Apply 4. Abide