List of top English Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option:
The candidate assured the interviewers that the dip in her grades during her second semester was an ___________ since she had always been a top scorer in the first semester.

Fill in the blanks in the List-I with appropriate Idioms given in the List-II

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Idiom)
(A) The officer tried to ______ his ideas with his superior by constantly praising.	(I) put your nose to the grindstone
(B) She realised that she was in the wrong and promised to ______.	(II) read between the lines
(C) You will do well at academics if you ______.	(III) turn over a new leaf
(D) A cryptic writing-style forces you to ______ the true meaning of the piece.	(IV) curry favours

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Choose the appropriate option to complete the following sentence:
She was totally ______ by the personal question during the interview for the post of an administrator.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
His impetuous behaviour has always been debated about.

Select the antonym of the underlined word in the sentence:
He was very curt on the subject of women's rights.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Ignominious

Select the most appropriate word for the underlined word in the given sentence:
A few years ago Alpana started her own software development business, which turned out to be very advantageous.

Select the antonym of the given word: Mutinous

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence:
Pardon my ______, I did not know that the path would lead to a dead-end.

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:
The interviewer skillfully tried to ______ our true feelings.

Choose the synonym of the underlined word:
What he saw inspired an IMPLACABLE hatred in him.

Choose the synonym of the word INFURIATE from the options given below

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
I love listening to our President. She is such an ____ speaker.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:
He has a terrible habit of always trying to ____ in things that are not his business.

Choose the word that is correctly spelt:

Choose the appropriate word to complete the sentence:
Since you don’t have much time, I’ll be as ____ as possible with my report.

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Definition)	List-II (Term)
(A) A publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals, e.g. every three months	(II) Journal
(B) A written record of a person’s own life	(IV) Memoir
(C) A book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or part of it	(I) Encyclopedia
(D) A collection of poems or short stories by different authors	(III) Anthology

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Choose the synonym of the words given in List-I with the ones given in List-II.

List-I (Word)	List-II (Synonym)
(A) Adhere	(III) comply
(B) Abolish	(IV) annul
(C) Acumen	(I) awareness
(D) Absolve	(II) pardon

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Match the blanks in List-I with appropriate Phrasal Verbs in List-II

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Phrasal Verb)
(A) I thought she looked a little older, _______ by all her new responsibilities.	(IV) weighed down
(B) She decided to _______ half a kg. of almonds and put them in a jar for her snack time.	(I) weigh out
(C) We will have to _______ all the alternatives before taking the final call.	(II) weigh up
(D) Several leading architects _______ with suggestions regarding the design of the new museum.	(III) weighed in

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Match the sentences in List-I with the Phrasal Verbs in List-II

List-I (Sentence)	List-II (Phrasal Verb)
(A) I hope I am able to ___ the high standards set by my predecessor.	(III) live up to
(B) I think if he continues to ___ dishonest means, he will be caught sooner or later.	(I) live by
(C) It’s the rule of the sea that big fish ___ the flesh of small fish.	(II) live on
(D) She decided to ___ her inheritance instead of looking for a job.	(IV) live off

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Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings in List-II

List-I (Idiom)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) To cool one’s heels	(I) with great difficulty
(B) To bury the hatchet	(IV) to forget the enmity
(C) By the skin of his teeth	(I) with great difficulty
(D) To meet one’s Waterloo	(II) one’s final defeat

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Rearrange the following parts to make a meaningful sentence:
(A) the availability of large neighbourhood parks
(B) thereby people with chronic conditions
(C) who regularly exercise become less prone to depression
(D) encourages people to increase their physical activity.
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Rearrange the following parts to make a meaningful sentence:
(A) a universal harmony within us
(B) what happens is that we bring down peace
(C) when we chant AUM
(D) and light from the above and create.
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Rearrange the parts to form a meaningful sentence:
(A) no part of this publication may be
(B) in any form without the written permission
(C) of the publisher of the book
(D) reproduced, stored or transmitted.
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Rearrange the phrases into a meaningful sentence:
(A) and often get itchy feet
(B) when I set off for Mount Everest Base Camp
(C) so I could hardly contain my excitement
(D) I always have a thirst for adventure.
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