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Q1. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letter.
PITFALL
(a) haven
(b) retreat
(c) refuge
(d) hazard

Q2. Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letter.
VITAL
(a) trivial
(b) essential
(c) insignificant
(d) needless

Q3. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letter.
OMINOUS
(a) threatening
(b) foreboding
(c) auspicious
(d) baleful

Q4. Which one of the following is the antonym of the word written in capital letter.
NOVEL
(a) old
(b) original
(c) new
(d) fresh

Q5. Find out which one of the following parts of the sentence has an error.
Great many students who are good at other subjects perform poorly in English.
(a) perform poorly
(b) in English
(c) who are good at
(d) Great many students

Q6. Find out which one of the following parts of the sentence has an error.
He asked from me if I was interested in a career in modelling.
(a) from me if
(b) I was interested
(c) He asked
(d) in a career

Directions (7-8): Which one of the following words may be used in the blank space in the sentences given below.

Q7. She was ________ with joy at winning the talent show.
(a) overruled
(b) overturned
(c) overwhelmed
(d) overpowered

Q8. The landlord is very _______ about cleanliness and finds fault with all his tenants.
(a) fabulous
(b) fastidious
(c) pompous
(d) ominous

Q9. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence in the question.
Willing to be guided or controlled
(a) adorable
(b) adamant
(c) amenable
(d) abominable

Q10. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
In a pickle
(a) in great pain
(b) in jubilation
(c) trouble
(d) in deep sorrow

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Solutions:
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. Pitfall: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.
Hazard: a danger or risk.
Refuge: the state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Vital: absolutely necessary; essential.
Trivial: of little value or importance.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Ominous: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.
Foreboding: a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension.
Baleful: threatening harm; menacing.
Auspicious: conducive to success; favourable.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. Novel: new and not resembling something formerly known or used

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Put article ‘a’ before ‘Great many’.
A great many: a large number.

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. Ask is a transitive verb which does not take a preposition (‘from’) after it.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Overwhelmed: have a strong emotional effect on. Overwhelm is followed by with.

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Fastidious: very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
Fabulous: extraordinary, especially extraordinarily large.
Pompous: affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.
Ominous: giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Amenable: open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.
Abominable: causing moral revulsion.
Adamant: refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
Adorable: inspiring great affection or delight.

S10. Ans. (c)
Sol. If you are in a pickle, you are in a difficult position, or have a problem to which no easy answer can be found.