Vocabulary PYQ — Page 26

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homophones from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homophones) | | (A) The management will _______ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period. | (I) peal | | (B) He appeared as if nothing could ______ him. | (II) peel | | (C) The label will ______ off if you soak it in water. | (III) faze | | (D) A _______ of thunder broke overhead. | (IV) phase | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Identify the option closest in meaning to the underlined word from the options given below: William Wordsworth said that poetry is a recollection of thoughts in tranquility.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate verbs given in List-II: | List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Verbs) | |---|---| | (A) The escaped convict_____ away on an oil tanker | (I) cropped | | (B) We were very busy over the weekend, but things have___ up a bit | (II) sort | | (C) Before I can go home, I must____out the papers in my in-tray. | (III) stowed | | (D) I was about to leave when a problem_____ up. | (IV) eased | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 1. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) 2. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV) 3. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III) 4. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Match the Words given in List-I with their definitions given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Meanings) | | (A) Soliloquy | (I) a poem or song that expresses sad feelings, especially for someone who has died | | (B) Epistolary | (II) a short novel, especially a romantic novel that is considered to be badly written | | (C) Elegy | (III) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts | | (D) Novelette | (IV) Written or expressed in the form of letters | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given: Although the theory seemed plausible, it was ultimately_______by experimented evidence.

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct homonyms from List-II. | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Words) | | (A) Honesty is a core ______ | (I) stationary | | (B) The ______ of the school addressed the students during the assembly. | (II) stationery | | (C) The car remained ______ in the parking lot. | (III) principal | | (D) I bought new ______ like pens and notebooks for the new term. | (IV) principle | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below: Despite his best efforts, the team's failure was_____, given their lack of preparation.

Choose the correct antonym for Loquacious from the options given below.

Choose the correct antonym for the word FASTIDIOUS from the options given below:

Complete the Sentences given in List-I with the appropriate Proverbs given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Sentences) | (Proverbs) | | --- | --- | | (A) ____ so it's better to take your time and do things carefully. | (I) Too many cooks spoil the broth | | (B) After being betrayed, Radha is very cautious when it comes to making friends because ____ | (II) Haste makes waste | | (C) She reminded him that ____ so he should get the leak in the roof fixed before the problem escalates. | (III) Once bitten, twice shy | | (D) The teacher often said, ____ when many students tried to work on the same project. | (IV) A stitch in time saves nine | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the blanks in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | Sentence | Phrasal verb | | (A) I will ________ the letters on my way home. | (I) put up | | (B) When you are in town next week please ________. | (II) put off | | (C) Don't check into a hotel, you'll be ________ at my house. | (III) drop off | | (D) I am so ______ by his rude behaviour. | (IV) drop by | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 1. (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV) 2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) 3. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) 4. (A) - (I), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

Choose the word similar in meaning to the word-Proclivity

Select the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb: I had to __________ some discrepancies in the report before submitting it to the board.

Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word: Disparage

Match the definitions given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Definitions) | (Words) | | (A) One who studies the origin and history of words | (I) Menagerie | | (B) A collection of animals kept as pets | (II) Philatelist | | (C) A medicine to counteract poison | (III) Etymologist | | (D) A person who collects stamps | (IV) Antidote | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the correct synonym of the word given below: Maladroit

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence: In my haste to stop the boiling milk from overflowing, I accidentally ______ my fingers.

Identify the word that is opposite in meaning to the word: SAGACIOUS.

Replace the underlined verbs in List-I with a phrasal verb with the same meaning in List-II : | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences with underlined verbs) | (Phrasal verbs) | | (A) I just can't overcome the feeling that someone is watching me. | (i) pick up | | (B) All the people I work with seem to have caught the flu. | (ii) wear off | | (C) Once I'd had the injection, the pain started to gradually disappear. | (III) gone down with | | (D) As the breeze started to get stronger, we set off for the cottage. | (IV) shake off | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct synonym of the word: 'Disgruntled'.

Select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word from the options given below: His brash temperament alienated all his friends.

Select the word similar in meaning to the given word: Indolent

Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence: The architect ________ the engineer to follow plan B.

Choose the phrase that completes the given idiom: It is wisely said, "_________ gathers no moss."