English: Part – I: Answer all the questions Choose the appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. The common link of friendship was snapped . (a) attached (b) cut (c) clicked (d) joined
2. With this princely sum, I left for the US. (a) very large (b) royal (c) heavy (d) meagre
3. There was no sound but a curious smothered noise from my friend. (a) unwanted (b) thickened (c) unexpected (d) suppressed
Choose the appropriate antonyms for the underlined words in the following sentences.
4. I am always reluctant to trust a departing visitor. (a) disinterested (b) keen (c) rebellious (d) unwilling
5. Robust optimism will be discouraged . (a) encouraged (b) compelled (c) pressurised (d) suppressed
6. I never did my frequent flyer miles, by the way. (a) often (b) rare (c) customary (d) always
7. Choose the expanded form of GST . (a) Gross Sales Tax (b) Goods and Sales Tax (c) Goods and Service Tax (d) Grocery Service Tax
8. Choose the word that can be placed after the word water to form a compound word. (a) lead (b) sea (c) wet (d) proof
9. Form a derivative by adding a suitable suffix to the root word peace. (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -able
10. Add a suitable prefix to form the opposite of the word breakable . (a) mis (b) in (c) en (d) un
11. Choose the appropriate article for the following sentence. I gave __________ one rupee coin to my brother. (a) a (b) an (c) some (d) the
12. Choose the correct modal verb for the following sentence. When Koushik was a child, he __________ play in the street. (a) must (b) would (c) may (d) will
13. The dog jumped __________ the river. (a) into (b) above (c) in (d) under
14. Choose the correct clipped form for the word perambulator. (a) bulator (b) peram (c) pramb (d) pram
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