Vocab Test # 01 - PT education · PDF fileIC : PTtkmlb02 (1) of (12) DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which is CLOSEST in meaning to the capitalized

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DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which is CLOSEST in meaning to the capitalized word.

1. ABANDON (1) recklessness (2) ignore (3) caution (4) refuse

2. BRAZEN

(1) powerful (2) bold (3) modest (4) bewitch

3. CELEBRITY (1) honour with festivities (2) a religious ceremony

(3) famous person (4) remain unmarried

4. ABSTRACT

(1) Unguided (2) actual (3) summation (4) clear

5. BESTOW (1) give (2) grab

(3) punish (4) prevent

DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which is FARTHEST in meaning from the capitalized word.

6. BRIM (1) empty (2) full (3) excess (4) over flow

7. ANIMOSITY

(1) excitement (2) hostility (3) antagonism (4) friendship

8. CATEGORICAL (1) absolute (2) ambiguous (3) extreme (4) definitive

9. ARABLE (1) salutary (2) fertile

(3) generative (4) barren

10. DIMINISH

(1) decrease (2) unclear (3) increase (4) plunge

DIRECTIONS: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate option.

11. I do not think you will gain anything by insulting and ..... the man you do not agree with. (1) charging (2) depicting (3) enervating (4) demeaning

12. Aruna had a cold and couldn’t go to the party, so I bought her a cake to make up for her ..... . (1) depression (2) disillusion (3) disappointment (4) disgust

¿ Suggested Time : 15 min Total questions : 40

Contains Classroom Assignment and Theory Material followed by an exercise.

For all quest ions in the test below, mark the answers in the SCORE SHEET that is provided AT THE END. Please fill all ovals properly with an HB pencil.

Part A (Class assignment)

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13. Although he had known Mukti for so long, his feelings about her were still ..... . (1) amenable (2) archaic

(3) ambidextrous (4) arcane

14. His success is quite ..... since he achieved it without any help from his friends or relatives. (1) credible (2) creditable

(3) credulous (4) credited

15. His business ..... saw him through his new venture.

(1) acumen (2) ambiguity (3) amity (4) ardentness

16. He remained humble even when he attained the ..... of glory. (1) zenith (2) baffled

(3) bruit (4) burgeon

17. In the ..... areas of the rail road terminal thousands of travellers lingered while waiting for their train. (1) commodious (2) accommodative

(3) capricious (4) capacious

DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, choose the word which does not belong to the group.

18. (1) accede (2) acquiesce (3) adapt (4) assent

19. (1) double (2) triple (3) duplicate (4) couple

20. (1) church (2) mosque (3) chapel (4) cathedral

21. (1) amiable (2) amity (3) amicable (4) amorous

22. (1) bitch (2) ewe (3) cock (4) doe

23. (1) crocodile (2) elephant

(3) deer (4) wolf

DIRECTIONS: From the following options, select the option with CORRECT SPELLING.

24. (1) aberation (2) aberration (3) abberation (4) abereation

25. (1) benfactor (2) boistereous (3) belligerent (4) brazan

26. (1) defnitive (2) delegate (3) defematory (4) debauche

27. (1) alliteration (2) alleteration (3) allietration (4) elliteration

28. (1) conven (2) corelation (3) contraven (4) cursory

29. (1) avarece (2) avarice

(3) avariice (4) averice

DIRECTIONS: For each question, select the alternative that exhibits a SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP as shown by the capitalised question pair.

30. DEVELOPMENT : EDUCATION (1) health : nutrition (2) man : speech

(3) child : growth (4) game : play

31. ADAMANT : ADAPTABLE (1) dastard : coward (2) field : farm (3) house : garbage (4) baffle : clarify

32. BOIL : STEAM (1) cook : hot (2) bake : bread

(3) fry : saute (4) muddy : unclear

33. CONFIDENCE : DIFFIDENCE (1) sweet : insipid (2) solid : brittle

(3) remarkable : renowned (4) dry : wet


34. ADVERSITY : HAPPINESS

(1) fear : misfortune (2) vehemence : serenity (3) troublesome : comfortable

(4) sinner : sin

35. CHILD : EMBRYO (1) fruit : seed (2) fruit : rind (3) sprout : plant (4) current : bygone

36. DONKEY : TROT (1) monkey : waddle (2) cat : leap

(3) eagle : stride (4) mouse : scamper


37. The ship finally sailed with its full ..... of sailors on board. (1) compliment (2) complement

(3) credit (4) load

38. Before he knew it, Chander had ..... an overwhelmingly large debt. (1) accrued (2) amassed

(3) amused (4) accorded

39. Keats and Shelly were poets of the same period, they were .. ... . (1) contemporaries (2) colleague

(3) associates (4) cowriters

40. The ..... of the company was received by our firm. (1) admire (2) advice

(3) advise (4) advised

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At times we have all the ideas in our head, but when we put the pen to paper, it doesn’t sound all that great! Of course, a good piece of writing comes from a lot of practice, but there are some techniques you can incorporate to “add a little zing” to your compositions. One of the most effective techniques is the appropriate use of figures of speech. You can make your writings more interesting, descriptive, alive and hold the audience’s interest by the use of these.

Let’s consider this sentence She had deep blue eyes. Now let’s add a little figure of speech to this line She had eyes as blue as the sky and as deep as the ocean. Sounds better? Reads better? Conveys your idea better?

A simple figure of speech can add a lot of dimensions to a sentence. Below are listed most of the commonly used figures of speech. It is not necessary that you really know the names of all of these, just know what they stand for. In fact you will notice that we often use most of them.

Simile The most commonly used figure of speech, it directly compares one object to another, using words “as”, “as though”, “as if”, “as ….. as” and “like” e.g. “When calamity overtakes you like a storm” or “when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind” etc. The two ideas set side by side here are calamity and storm and the other comparison is disaster like a whirlwind.

Metaphor It is similar to simile but uses indirect comparison. It compares two things by saying that one thing is another thing. It does not use the words like or as. e.g. (a) He was a lion in the battlefield. (b) She was a spring flower. You can see that the ideas are superimposed ‘He ..... a lion’ conveys that he is brave in the battlefield. The second example ‘she ... a spring flower’ depicts that she is as fresh as a spring flower.

Hyperbole It is another very commonly used figure of speech, which means exaggeration. It’s an exaggeration to make or reinforce a point. e.g. I begged his pardon a thousand times. A city filled with misers and louts.

Tautology Tautology means the repetition of the same word more than once in a line. e.g. Handsome is as handsome does. A friend in need is a friend indeed. The words ‘handsome’ in the first example and ‘friend’ in the second example are the examples of tautology. It is generally a bad idea to repeat words or ideas in the same sentence, but used properly, it can be deemed correct also.

Alliteration Alliterations imply the repetition of the same sound or letter usually at the beginning of words. A very common example for alliteration are tongue twisters.

e.g. Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter so Betty bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better. :) Here the repetition is of the sound /b/.

Personification Personification simply means making inanimate things behave in a very human like way. e.g. The wind whispers secrets in my ears. In this example, the word wind is personified.

Onomatopoeia It uses the sound of whatever it is describing. e.g. The tinkle of the bangles / The jingle of the bells / The rustling of the streams The words ‘tinkle’, ‘jingle’ and ‘rustling’ are the sounds of ‘bangles’, ‘bells’ and ‘streams’ respectively.

Litotes This is generally used in a humorous context. It creates an impact by denying the opposite of what is true.

e.g. I never said I didn’t hit him. / The burglar didn’t mind the diamonds he found. Here a sense of humour is apparent.

(This theory to be covered after the Class Assignment is done and analysed)

~ FIGURES OF SPEECH, IDIOMS &, PHRASES ~


Oxymoron It is a contradictory phrase. In an oxymoron, we put two totally contrasting ideas together.

e.g. Your answers are perfectly wrong. / It is genuinely fake. / The benign tyrant was on a countryside visit. The contradicting phrase in the first example is ‘perfectly wrong’ and in the second example is ‘genuinely fake’.

Transferred Epithet It is an epithet which has been transferred from the word to which it strictly belongs to another word connected with it in thought.

e.g. Restless night / The plowman homeward plods his weary way. In the first example the night was not restless but the person who was awake through it was restless. In the second example it is the plowman who is weary and tired and not the way (that is tired).

Antithesis It is the use of words with opposite meanings in the same line.

e.g. The good and bad of it lies in where you look. / He was neither fat nor skinny.

Synecdoche (pronounced seenekdaki) It is a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special. e.g. Give as this day our daily bread. / One would have thought that we would find willing ears on the part of the newspapers. In the first example ‘bread’ stands for the whole food and perhaps the other necessities of life. In the second example, ‘willing ears’ stands for all the persons incharge of making decisions and ‘newspaper’ stands for all the newspaper publishers.

Ellipsis It is the omission of the common words that make a sentence grammatically correct

e.g. I've been to Paris, but they haven't. <been to Paris> / I like to interview people sitting down. In the second example, we see the omission of who are, while I am, or while we are.

Euphemism It is the substitution of an agreeable or nonoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate, or otherwise unpleasant.

e.g. She lay thus in eternal undisturbed sleep. Here ‘eternal undisturbed sleep’ is used for ‘dead’ or ‘buried’.

Anaphora It is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses.

e.g. Her love made her live, her love made her grieve. / Her beauty was her best friend, her beauty was her worst enemy. The word ‘her’ is repetitively used at the beginning of the clauses.

Apostrophe It is a diversion of discourse from the topic at hand to addressing some person or thing, either present or absent.

e.g. My love for you drives me to great depths. / Will I live normally again? / Oh God! Tell me is my love even true! / Is this what my fate drives me to do??

Paradox It is a seemingly contradictory statement at first reading, but yet on deeper perusal makes sense.

e.g. She lives among us, ten years after her death.

Irony Stating one thing while meaning the exact opposite. When used to taunt and ridicule irony is also called sarcasm.

e.g. Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble! (Irony)

Figure of speech is a very powerful tool. It can be used subtly and effectively to add a whole new dimension to your words. In fact it would not be a great exaggeration to say, a figure of speech plays a huge part in separating a prose from a poetry. ~

Practical Tip for students: It is a good idea to read a lot of standard literature and understand how these figures of speech are actually used by experts. Once you get some confidence, only then should you use these in your writing(s). Only rarely should you try and use them in your speech it may look quite odd and funny if used wrongly :)


Some interesting metaphors

Metaphorical Proverbs Meaning Time is money. Time is a precious/valuable thing. The customer is king. The salesperson should treat the customer like a king. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Noisy people get attention. One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. One bad person in a group can have a bad effect on the

whole group. Suck the marrow out of life. Enjoy life to the fullest. Life sucks. Life is hard to endure. Seize the day. Take the opportunities each day. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Don’t try to do more than you can do.

Colorful Metaphors (Very important, as commonly used)

Color / Metaphor Meaning Example of Usage RED 1. to see red to be angry Rita saw red when she learned that her bicycle was stolen.

2. to be in the red to be in financial danger That huge firm is in the red. 3. red flag perceived danger When I learned that the job applicant had been in rehab,

red flag went up in my mind.

4. red carpet royal treatment; They rolled out the red carpet for us.

YELLOW 1. to be yellow to be cowardly Don’t be yellow! Come out and fight like a man! 2. yellow belly a coward You yellow belly! Why don’t you come out and fight?

GREEN 1. to be green to be new at something Mohan is green. It will take a while for him to learn the

ropes. 2. greenie a novice; a neophyte Mohan is a greenie. Give him a break. He’s bound to make

a few mistakes. 3. green thumb skill at growing plants Rohit has a green thumb. Every plant in his garden and

home is thriving.

4. green light permission Sheila gave him the green light to go ahead with the project.

BLUE 1. to be blue to be sad I am blue about losing the election. 2. blue skies happiness Pratap saw blue skies in his future on his wedding day.

3. the blues sad songs Pratap never used to listen to the blues. 4. singing the blues being sad, Two years after the wedding, Samuel is singing the blues.

WHITE 1. lily white innocent; pure No one is lily white, except infants.

2 white magic righteous magic The good witch of the East practises white magic.

GRAY 1. Gray skies sadness; He’s singing the blues and seeing only gray skies.

BLACK 1. black tainted, impure, wicked His heart is black. 2. blackhearted wicked The blackhearted man kills animals for fun.

3. to be in the black to be out of financial danger The huge firm rebounded in the second quarter of the year and now is in the black.

4. black magic wicked magic The wicked witch of the west practises black magic.


This quiz should help you to understand and remember the terms and concepts introduced in the Figures of Speech. For each question below, choose the right option.

1. Why should white people be running all the stores in our community? Why should white people be running the banks of our community? Why should the economy of our community be in the hands of the white man? Why?

(1) antithesis (2) litotes (3) anaphora (4) understatement

2. Substituting the word “euthanasia” for “mercy killing” or “killing the terminally ill”

(1) hyperbole (2) euphemism (3) assonance (4) oxymoron

3. I had so much homework last night that I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!

(1) synecdoche (2) onomatopoeia (3) pun (4) hyperbole

4. Let’s just say that Ms. Hilton is not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

(1) paradox (2) litotes (3) apostrophe (4) chiasmas

5. The chuga, chuga, chuga of the train echoed down the hill, while a cloud of smoke rose up to the blue western sky. (1) simile (2) metonymy

(3) anaphora (4) onomatopoeia

6. She is just a poor little rich girl. (1) oxymoron (2) euphemism (3) anaphora (4) personification

7. You have a lot of work to do, so I’ll lend you a hand. (1) assonance (2) apostrophe

(3) irony (4) synecdoche

8. The wind had blown off, leaving a loud, bright night, with wings beating in the trees and a persistent organ sound as the full bellows of the earth blew the frogs full of life.) (1) chiasmas (2) alliteration (3) pun (4) oxymoron

9. Our father, thou art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name (1) litotes (2) paradox

(3) apostrophe (4) anaphora

Classroom Exercise

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DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which is CLOSEST in meaning to the capitalized word.

1. ERRATIC (1) Usual (2) Reliable (3) fixed (4) unpredictable

2. ENIGMATIC (1) displeased (2) puzzling (3) learned (4) shortsighted

3. FICTITIOUS (1) false (2) genuine (3) factual (4) flattering

4. FASTIDIOUS (1) overfed (2) overconfident (3) finicky (4) overaspiring

5. HYPOTHETICAL (1) methodical (2) based on supposition (3) double faced (4) to do with superstition

6. HALLOWED (1) old (2) decayed (3) sacred (4) mellowed

7. INCREDULOUS (1) superstitious (2) courageous (3) unimaginative (4) sceptical

8 . IMPETUOUS (1) momentary (2) serene (3) impulsive (4) weird

DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which is FARTHEST in meaning from the capitalized word.

9. ECSTASY (1) rapture (2) beatitude (3) oily (4) misery

10. INHIBIT (1) refrain (2) discard (3) encourage (4) surrender

11. EXTRINSIC (1) reputable (2) inherent (3) swift (4) ambitious

12. FOSTER (1) nurture (2) develop

(3) hamper (4) neglect

13. INAUGURATE

(1) terminate (2) inculcate (3) initiate (4) originate

14. GRATUITOUS (1) complimentary (2) unwarranted

(3) justified (4) unessential

15. FECKLESS

(1) strong (2) competent (3) reckless (4) fawning

16. GUILE (1) honesty (2) false

(3) secret (4) craft


17. Everybody was lured by the ..... lady of the house. (1) graceful (2) gracious (3) unkind (4) grovel

18. My father did his best to ..... my interest in games.

(1) farther (2) faded (3) further (4) rude

19. Why give vent to your spleen on an ..... object? (1) humane (2) insipid (3) immobile (4) inanimate

20. He narrated a ..... story.

(1) fictional (2) fiasco (3) fawn (4) fictitious

21. The culprit realised the ..... of his crime. (1) erroneous (2) enmity (3) enormity (4) eulogy

22. He was ..... by his classmates for letting them all down.

(1) interdict (2) intrepid (3) interpolate (4) denounced

¿ Suggested Time : 15 min Total questions : 50

Part B (Home assignment) For all quest ions, mark the answers in the SCORE SHEET that is provided AT THE END. Please fill all ovals properly with an HB pencil.

Scratch work ( if any) has to be done on test paper itself .


23. He had given a ..... document.

(1) forgo (2) forged (3) flagrant (4) fortitude

24. The student poured the ..... substance into the test tube. (1) granular (2) grimy

(3) gaunt (4) gall

DIRECTIONS: From the following options, select the option with CORRECT SPELLING.

25. (1) editorialize (2) eletion (3) endurrance (4) embroile

26. (1) imutable (2) impassioned (3) imobile (4) imerse

27. (1) fidellity (2) feell (3) farcical (4) falacios

28. (1) garnner (2) hypochondriac (3) gamelly (4) gustotory

29. (1) habitat (2) homagge (3) hindsite (4) hendonism

30. (1) epicure (2) enndemic

(3) embezle (4) epochel

31. (1) inscruteable (2) iraesible

(3) inocuous (4) itinerary

32. (1) forsake (2) forboding

(3) fleddging (4) flot

DIRECTIONS: For each question, select the alternative that exhibits a SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP as shown by the capitalized question pair.

33. BEE : HIVE

(1) duck : drake (2) monk : monastery (3) warm : tepid (4) child : growth

34. IRREVERENT : PIOUS (1) disapproving : commendatory

(2) current : regressive (3) isolated : intimidated (4) courtly : terminable

35. FARMER : CROP (1) fabric : yarn (2) cat : kitten

(3) wish : desire (4) editor : newspaper

36. FLAG : NATION

(1) cunning : fox (2) soldier : war (3) wine :grapes (4) cow : herbivorous

37. HILLOCK : MOUNTAIN (1) hare : animal (2) ant : elephant

(3) bush : forest (4) grass : tree

38. IMPASSE : CONCEDE

(1) latitude : assistance (2) fine : penalty (3) agreement : dissent (4) resolution : outbreak

39. GROUP : INDIVIDUAL (1) mountain : hill (2) placebo : pill

(3) jewel : crown (4) archipelago : island

DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the most appropriate word that depicts the MEANING OF THE SENTENCE properly.

(a) hymn (b) euphemism (c) grandiloquence (d) epicurean

(e) heretic

40. A person with refined taste (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d

(5) e

41. One who acts or speaks against religion

(1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d

(5) e

42. A religious song

(1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d (5) e

43. Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d

(5) e

44. A pompous talk (1) a (2) b (3) c (4) d

(5) e


DIRECTIONS: For each of the following questions, select the option which does not belong to the group.

45. (1) epicure (2) gustatory (3) gluttony (4) equivocate

46. (1) epitome (2) epilogue (3) conclusion (4) prologue

47. (1) homage (2) eulogy (3) extol (4) fawn

48. (1) felicitous (2) exact

(3) fallacious (4) suitable

49. (1) evil (2) enmity

(3) ghostly (4) grovel

50. (1) forest (2) wood (3) copse (4) flower

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1 . Ans.(1) The word Abandon means to leave or to give up, recklessness is the synonyms of the given word.

2 . Ans.(2) Brazen means bold option (2) is the answer. Option (4) bewitch means enchant.

3 . Ans. (3) 4 . Ans.(3) Abstract means brief so option (3) summation is the answer. 5 . Ans.(1) Bestow means to give. 6 . Ans.(1) Options (2), (3) and (4) are the synonyms of the word ‘brim’. 7 . Ans.(4) Animosity means hosti l i ty, option (4) friendship is the opposite of

the given word. 8 . Ans.(2) The word Categorical means unambiguous, so option (2) ambiguous

is the opposite of the given word. 9 . Ans.(4) Options (1), (2) and (3) are the synonyms of the word arable, option

(4) barren is the opposite. 10. Ans.(3) The word diminish means decrease, so option (3) ‘ increase’ is the

answer. 11. Ans.(3) Option (3) enervating which means weaken is the best option for

the given blank. 12. Ans. (1) 13. Ans.(4) Option (1) amicable (friendly), option (2) archaic (old), option (3)

ambidextrous (ski ll ful in using both the hands) are not suitable in the blank, option (4) arcane which means “concealed” is the apt answer.

14. Ans. (2) 15. Ans.(1) His business acumen (skil l ) is the appropriate answer. Other options

(2) ambiguity (not clear), option (3) amity (friendly), option (4) ardentness (passion) are not suitable in the given blank.

16. Ans.(1) Zeni th means pinnacle which is the correct option for the given blank space. Option (2) baffled (confused), option (3) bruit (doom), option (4) burgeon (increasing) are not suitable

17. Ans.(1) Commodious which means spacious is the appropriate answer. 18. Ans.(3) Adapt which means adjust. 19. Ans. (2) 20. Ans.(2) Options (1), (3) and (4) are the places of worship for the Christians.

Option (2) mosque is the place where Muslims go to worship. 21. Ans.(4) Options (1), (2) and (3) means friendly option (4) amorous means

passionate, so option (4) is the answer. 22. Ans.(3) Options (1), (2) and (4) are the female animals whereas option (3)

cock is a male one. 23. Ans.(1) Options (2), (3) and (4) are terrestrial animals whereas option (1)

crocodi le is a repti le. 24. Ans.(2) The word aberration means deviation. 25. Ans.(3) The word Bell igerent means ready to fight and aggressive. 26. Ans.(2) The other words are option (1) defini tive, option (3) defamatory,

option (4) debauch (debase the moral puri ty)

Solutions Part A (Class assignment)

Success is where preparation and

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27. An s. (1 ) T he word a l l i t e ra t i on i s a f i g ure o f speech, i t means repeti tion of the same sound.

28. Ans.(4) Cursory means casual. 29. Ans.(2) Avarice means greedy. 30. Ans. (1) Education leads to development in the

same way nutri tion improves health. 31. Ans.(4) Adamant means rigid the word adaptable is the opposite of adamant.

The same relation is in option (4) baffle (confused) and clari fy. 32. Ans. (3) 33. Ans.(4) Confidence and diffidence are the antonyms of each other. Option

(4) dry is to wet shows the same relation. 34. Ans. (3) Adversity and happiness are opposite to each other. Option (3)

gives the same relation. 35. Ans.(1) A child develops from an embryo as a frui t develops from a seed. 36. Ans.(4) The walk of a donkey is trot, the same relation is in option (4) the

movement of a mouse is scamper. 37. Ans.(2) Ful l addition of sai lors, so option (2) complement is appropriate for

the blank. Option (1) compliment means praise. 38. Ans. (1) 39. Ans. (1) Contemporari es means of the same period, so opti on (1) is the

right option. 40. Ans.(2) The blank wi ll take the noun form of advise, so option (2) is the right

opti on.

Exercise No.1 1 . Ans.(3) Anaphora is the repeti tion of the same word at the beginning of the

clauses. Here ‘why’ has been repeated. 2 . Ans.(2) ‘Euthanasia’ is a mild word for ‘kil l ing the terminal ly il l ’ so it is a

euphemism. 3 . Ans. (4) hyperbole as i t depi cts exaggeration of homework for which he

needed a pick up truck to carry the books to do his homework. 4 . Ans.(2) li totes as the sentence brings a humorous impact and clearly states

that Ms. Hi l ton is not a dumb. 5 . Ans.(4) onomatopoeia the movement of the train is described by the sound

‘chhug chhug chhug’. 6 . Ans.(1) oxymoron this rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory

words are used together to describe the girl poor li tt le rich girl . 7 . Ans.(4) synecdoche ‘ lend a hand’ here suggests that he is wi l l ing to help

in his work. 8 . Ans.(2) all i teration the repetition is of the sound /b/. 9 . Ans.(3) apostrophe here a personified abstract idea ‘Father’ is addressed.

Objective key – Part A (Class assignment)

1.(1) 2.(2) 3.(3) 4.(3) 5.(1) 6.(1) 7.(4) 8.(2) 9.(4) 10.(3) 11.(4) 12.(1) 13.(4) 14.(2) 15.(1) 16.(1) 17.(1) 18.(3) 19.(2) 20.(2) 21.(4) 22.(3) 23.(1) 24.(2) 25.(3) 26.(2) 27.(1) 28.(4) 29.(2) 30.(1) 31.(4) 32.(3) 33.(4) 34.(3) 35.(1) 36.(4) 37.(2) 38.(1) 39.(1) 40.(2)


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Solutions Part B (Home assignment)

Objective key – Part B (Home assignment)

1.(4) 2.(2) 3.(1) 4.(3) 5.(2) 6.(3) 7.(4) 8.(3) 9.(4) 10.(3) 11.(2) 12.(3) 13.(1) 14.(3) 15.(2) 16.(1) 17.(2) 18.(3) 19.(4) 20.(4) 21.(3) 22.(4) 23.(2) 24.(1) 25.(1) 26.(2) 27.(3) 28.(2) 29.(1) 30.(1) 31.(4) 32.(1) 33.(2) 34.(1) 35.(4) 36.(1) 37.(3) 38.(3) 39.(4) 40.(4) 41.(5) 42.(1) 43.(2) 44.(3) 45.(4) 46.(1) 47.(4) 48.(3) 49.(4) 50.(4)

24. Ans. (1) 25. Ans.(1) The word editorial ize means to express opinion. 26. Ans. (2) 27. Ans.(3) The word means nonsensical or absurd 28. Ans.(2) The word hypochondr iac means a person abnormal ly anx ious

about his health. 29. Ans.(1) Habitat is a natural home of animals. 30. Ans.(1) Epicure is a person who takes pleasure in fine food and drink. 31. Ans.(4) The word i tinerary means a planned route or journey. 32. Ans.(1) The word forsake means to abandon or desert. 33. Ans.(2) A place where bee l ives is cal led as beehive the same is in option

(2) a place where monk l ives as cal led as monastery. 34. Ans.(1) The given words irreverent and pious are opposite to each other.

The same re la ti on i s obv ious i n opt ion (1) di sapprov ing (d is l i ke) and commendatory (praise).

35. Ans.(4) In the given option it is clear that farmer takes care of the crop in the same way in option (4) editor is the one who edits news for the newspaper.

36. Ans.(1) A nation is identi fied by i ts flag in the same way fox is known for its cunningness .

37. Ans.(3) Hi l lock is a small hil l or a small form of mountain. The same relation is in bush and forest.

38. Ans. (3) The word impasse and concede are opposite to each other the same relation is in option (3) agreement and dissent.

39. Ans.(4) Individuals form a group in the same way group of islands is cal led as archipe lago.

40. Ans. (4) 41. Ans. (5) 42. Ans. (1) 43. Ans. (2) 44. Ans. (3) 45. Ans.(4) Options (1), (2) and (3) are related to food option (4) equivocate

means to beat about the bush or not being specific and clear. 46. Ans.(1) Options (2), (3) and (4) are the parts of a play or a book, whereas

option (1) epitome means embodiment. 47. Ans.(4) Options (1), (2) and (3) are related to the word praise, option (4)

fawn means a young one of a deer. 48. Ans.(3) Opti ons (1), (2) and (4) are the words for su i table , opti on (3)

fal lacious means false. 49. Ans. (4) Option (1), (2) and (3) are re lated to something evi l , opt ion (4)

grovel means throw oneself at someone's feet. 50. Ans.(4) Option (1), (2) and (3) are synonyms of forest, so option (4) flower

is the answer. .

1. Ans.(4) The word erratic means strange wandering having no fixed course, so option (4) unpredictable is the right answer. 2. Ans. (2) The word enigmatic means perplex ing or puzzl ing.

3 . Ans.(1) Ficti t ious means l ike fiction, imaginary so option (1) false is the right answer.

4 . Ans.(3) Fastidious means not easy to please very cri tical. The option (3) finicky (fussy) is the right answer.

5 . Ans.(2) Hypothet ical means based on assumptions, so opt ion (2) is the right answer.

6 . Ans.(3) Hal lowed means made holy or sacred, so option (3) is the answer. 7 . Ans. (4) Incredulous means doubti ng or unable to be l ieve, so opt ion (4)

sceptical means doubtful which is the right answer. 8 . Ans.(3) Impetuous means moving with great force, so option (3) impulsive

is the right answer. 9 . Ans.(4) Ecstasy is extreme happiness, option (4) misery (gloomy) is the

oppos i te o f th e g i ven wo rd . Op t i on ( 2) b ea t i tu de means s up reme blessedness.

10. Ans. (3) Inhibi tion means to re frain onesel f, option (3) encourage is the opposite of inhibi t.

11. Ans.(2) Extrinsic means acting from outside or something that is not inherent, so option (2) inherent is the right answer.

12. Ans.(3) The word foster means nurture or develop, option (3) hamper (to stop the growth) is the right option.

13. Ans.(1) Inaugurate means to make a formal beginning and the opposite of this word is option (1) terminate which means to bring an end.

14. Ans.(3) The word gratui tous means g i ven or recei ved wi thout charge, complimentary, so option (3) is the right option.

15. Ans.(2) The word feckless means useless, so option (2) competent is the opposite of the given word.

16. Ans.(1) Gui le means cunning or dishonesty, option (1) is the opposite. 17. Ans.(2) The word gracious which means amiable or courteous is the right

option for the blank. 18. Ans.(3) Further which means to increase is the right option. 19. Ans.(4) The best option is (4) inanimate which means no l i fe. 20. Ans. (4) Opt ion (1), (2) and (3) are not appropr ia te for the given b lank

space, option (4) ficti t ious which means imaginary is the right answer. 21. Ans. (3) 22. Ans.(4) Denounced is to leave or renounce which is the right option for the

given blank space. Option (1) interdict means ban option (2) intrepid means unafraid and option (3) interpolate means incorporate.

23. Ans.(2) Forged which means fake document is the right answer. Option (3) flagrant (obvious) and option (4) forti tude (courage) are not suitable for the given blank.

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