Q. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: 'He was feeling very ____ after the long meeting.'
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A.
tire
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B.
tired
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C.
tiring
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D.
tiresome
Solution
'Tired' is the correct form to describe his feeling after the meeting.
Correct Answer:
B
— tired
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Q. Choose the word that best completes the idiom: 'Barking up the wrong ____.'
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A.
tree
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B.
road
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C.
path
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D.
way
Solution
'Barking up the wrong tree' means to pursue a mistaken or misguided course of action.
Correct Answer:
A
— tree
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Q. Choose the word that best completes the idiom: 'Caught between a rock and a hard ____.'
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A.
place
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B.
situation
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C.
decision
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D.
time
Solution
'Caught between a rock and a hard place' means being faced with two difficult choices.
Correct Answer:
A
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Q. Rearrange the following words to form a coherent sentence: 'the dog barked loudly'.
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A.
Loudly the dog barked.
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B.
Barked the dog loudly.
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C.
The loudly dog barked.
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D.
The dog barked loudly.
Solution
The coherent sentence is 'The dog barked loudly.' which follows standard English syntax.
Correct Answer:
D
— The dog barked loudly.
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Q. Rearrange the following words to form a correct question: 'you / where / going / are'.
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A.
Where are you going?
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B.
Are you where going?
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C.
Going where are you?
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D.
You are where going?
Solution
The correct question is 'Where are you going?'.
Correct Answer:
A
— Where are you going?
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Q. Rearrange the following words to form a correct sentence: 'the / is / best / this / cake / ever'.
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A.
This is the best ever cake.
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B.
The best cake is ever this.
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C.
Ever this is the best cake.
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D.
This ever is the best cake.
Solution
The correct arrangement is 'This is the best ever cake.'
Correct Answer:
A
— This is the best ever cake.
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Q. What is the correct order of words in the following sentence? 'She always enjoys reading books.'
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A.
Always she enjoys reading books.
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B.
She enjoys always reading books.
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C.
She enjoys reading books always.
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D.
She enjoys reading books always.
Solution
The correct order is 'She always enjoys reading books.' which is grammatically correct.
Correct Answer:
D
— She enjoys reading books always.
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Q. What is the correct order of words in the following sentence? 'The cat quickly chased the mouse.'
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A.
Quickly the cat chased the mouse.
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B.
The quickly cat chased mouse the.
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C.
The cat chased quickly the mouse.
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D.
The cat chased the mouse quickly.
Solution
The correct order is 'The cat chased the mouse quickly.' which maintains proper sentence structure.
Correct Answer:
D
— The cat chased the mouse quickly.
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Q. What is the correct order of words in the following sentence? 'The teacher gave the students homework.'
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A.
The homework gave the students teacher.
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B.
The teacher homework gave the students.
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C.
The teacher gave homework the students.
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D.
The teacher gave the students homework.
Solution
The correct order is 'The teacher gave the students homework.' which is clear and grammatically correct.
Correct Answer:
D
— The teacher gave the students homework.
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Q. Which of the following is a synonym for 'happy'?
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A.
sad
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B.
joyful
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C.
angry
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D.
tired
Solution
'Joyful' is a synonym for 'happy', both indicating a state of pleasure or contentment.
Correct Answer:
B
— joyful
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Q. Which of the following phrases is an example of a metaphor?
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A.
Time is a thief.
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B.
He runs like the wind.
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C.
She is as brave as a lion.
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D.
He has a heart of gold.
Solution
'Time is a thief' is a metaphor comparing time to a thief.
Correct Answer:
A
— Time is a thief.
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Q. Which of the following phrases means 'to make a situation worse'?
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A.
Add fuel to the fire
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B.
Bite the bullet
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C.
Break the ice
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D.
Hit the nail on the head
Solution
'Add fuel to the fire' means to exacerbate a situation, making it worse.
Correct Answer:
A
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Q. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?
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A.
Lets eat, Grandma!
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B.
Let's eat Grandma!
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C.
Lets eat Grandma!
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D.
Let’s eat, Grandma!
Solution
The correct sentence is 'Let’s eat, Grandma!' which uses the contraction for 'let us' and correctly punctuates the address.
Correct Answer:
D
— Let’s eat, Grandma!
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of 'to lie'?
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A.
I lie down for a nap every afternoon.
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B.
I laid down for a nap every afternoon.
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C.
I lain down for a nap every afternoon.
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D.
I lying down for a nap every afternoon.
Solution
'I lie down for a nap every afternoon.' is correct as 'lie' is the present tense form.
Correct Answer:
A
— I lie down for a nap every afternoon.
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Q. Which of the following sentences uses the correct order of adjectives?
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A.
She bought a beautiful big red dress.
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B.
She bought a big beautiful red dress.
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C.
She bought a red big beautiful dress.
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D.
She bought a beautiful red big dress.
Solution
The correct order is opinion, size, color: 'beautiful big red dress'.
Correct Answer:
A
— She bought a beautiful big red dress.
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Q. Which of the following words is a synonym for 'happy'?
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A.
sad
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B.
joyful
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C.
angry
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D.
bored
Solution
'Joyful' is a synonym for 'happy', both indicating a state of pleasure or contentment.
Correct Answer:
B
— joyful
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