Weekly test, 22nd May

 The lockdown

Weekly test, 22nd May

Total= 50 marks

Cut off= 37 marks

Time= 30 min.

Find the synonyms:

####1. Vociferous (a) violent  (b) loud (c) secret  (d) true 

####2. Fictional (a) genuine  (b) authentic (c) fanciful  (d) real 

####3. Trivial (a) crucial  (b) significant (c) vital  (d) ordinary

####4. Impudent (a) Vigilant  (b) Astute (c) Insolent  (d) Arrogant 

####5. Pompous (a) Pretentious  (b) Supportive  (c) Demanding  (d) Flashy 

Find the antonyms:

####6. Cultivated (a) Crude  (b) Genteel (c) Suave  (d) Refined

####7. Impertinent (a) Insolent  (b) Impudent (c) Cheeky  (d) Courteous 

####8. Divulge (a) Disseminate  (b) Dissemble  (c) Publicize  (d) Transmit 

####9.  Appreciation (a) Aspersion  (b) Admiration  (c) Commendation  (d) Compliment 

####10. Supple (a) Pliant  (b) Pliable  (c) Rigid  (d) Flexible 

11.Fill in:

@@The doctor ............ me to smoke.

a.advised

b.prescribed

c.prevented

d.proscribed

12.Fill in:

@@The task ............ me out.

a.have exhausted

b.tire

c.wore 

d.fatigue

13.Fill in:

@@I decided to ............ dessert for a few days

a.frustrate

b.forego

c.forbade

d.forgo 

14.Fill in:

@@He was sued for ............ of contract.

a.violate

b.breach 

c.breech

d.impinge

15.Fill in:

@@They each ............ Rs 100 to take us out to dinner.

a.called around

b.chopped out

c.chipped in 

d.ate up

16.Fill in:

@@His behaviour makes his wife ............ 

a.banal

b.balmy

c.bamy

d.barmy 

17.Fill in:

@@ ............. your watch.

a.wind up

b.around up

c.coax

d.deject

18.Fill in:

@@She is sick ................ me.

a.at

b.from

c.with

d.of

19.Fill in:

@@Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be .............

a.mices

b.vices 

c.wises

d.lices

20.Fill in:

@@She is down ............ a headache.

a.from

b.with 

c.of

d.in

Idioms/ phrases:

21#### The scolding of a husband by his wife in private= 1a certain lecture 2a curtain lecture 3a big lecture 4a lecturer 

22#### Run-of- the mill= 1ordinary 2hilltop 3extra-ordinary 4run by a mill 

23#### Cut and dried= 1fragile 2settled 3haywire 2withered

24#### To lead others up the garden= 1to deceive others 2to lead sb to success 3to lead by the nose 4to make sb understand

25#### Feet of clay= 1cowardly 2properly 3unable to run 4fragile 

26@@ Go places= 1to recede 2to succeed 3to procede 4to cede 

27@@ Elbow grease= 1motivation 2money 3wealth 4hard work 

28@@ On the wane= 1declining 2rhyming 3creeping 4rising 

One word substitution:

29#### That cannot be altered or withdrawn

(a) irrevocable  (b) irretrievable  (c) irrefutable  (d) irresistible 

30#### Money paid to employees on retirement

(a) gratuity  (b) gift  (c) pension  (d) arrears 

31#### A place where clothes are kept

(a) closet  (b) drawer (c) wardrobe  (d) cupboard 

32@@To cut something into two pieces 

(a)severe (b)sever (c)sewer (d)sew 

33@@Person of no importance 

(a)misogynist (b)nonentity (c)misandrist (d)numismatist 

34@@An ill-tempered woman

(a)shrewed (b)shrug (c)shrew (d)shrown 

Find the correctly spelt word:

35#### (a)marquee  (b)markue  (c)marnuei  (d)marquie 

36#### (a)puissant  (b)puiscant  (c)puiscent  (d)puissent 

37@@ (a)sccaffold (b)sccafold (c)scaffold (d)scafold 

38@@ (a)panegiric (a)panegiric (a)panugyric (a)panegyric 

39@@ (a)obsequies (b)obseques (c)obsequeis (d)obsequis 

40@@ (a)mesiaah (b)messiah (c)messiahh (d)mesiah

41####Rearrangement 

P. was termed as one of the most 

Q. the brutal killing

R. horrific caste killings

S. shook the state and 

a.SPRQ

b.QRSP

c.QPRS

d.QSPR 

42####Rearrangement 

P. when the monsoon had already arrived in the State

Q. putting the onus on the Central government and 

R. he took on the government for

S. asked what was the government doing 

a.RSQP

b.QRSP

c.RQSP 

d.RPSQ

43####What is the feminine gender of BOAR?

a.colt

b.sow 

c.drake

d.drone

e.filly

44####What is the plural form of NEBULA?

a.nebulii

b.nebuli

c.nebulae 

d.nebulum

e.None of these

45####Voice:

He let me have some food.

a.I am let have some food.

b.I was let to have some food.

c.I am let to have some food.

d.I was let have some food.

e.I was letted to have some food.

46####Voice:

What is he eating these days?

a.What is eaten by him these days?

b.What is being eaten by him these days? 

c.Is being what eaten by him these days?

d.What is being eaten by him those days?

47####Narration:

She said to me, " Shy away from this. You'll be at a big loss."

a.She asked me to shy away from that and said that I will be at a big loss.

b.She asked me to shy away from that as I would be at a big loss.

c.She asked me to be shied away from that as I would be at a big loss.

d.She asked me to shy away from that as I would be at big loss.

e.None of these

48####Narration:

He said to me, " Who are you? I don't need any help."

a.He asked me who I was and he didn't need any help.

b.He asked me who was I and said that he didn't need any help.

c.He asked me who I was and said that he hadn't needed any help.

d.He asked me who I was and said that he didn't need any help.

e.None of these

49####The plural form of MOUTHFUL is ...........

a.mouthfulls

b.mouthsfull

c.mouthsful

d.mouthfuls

e.None of these

50####Remove 'too' from the sentence.

He is too weak.

a.He is so weaker that he cannot run.

b.He is weaker than he should be.

c.He is the weakest.

d.He is so weak that he cannot ran.