Test-Series - verbal

Test Number 8/42

Q: entice is most dissimilar to
A. attract
B. repulse
C. piece
D. repeat
Solution: to entice means attract seductively, or to lure; to repulse means to cause aversion to, or to disgust

The correct answer is: repulse
Q: omit is most similar to
A. mistake
B. destroy
C. neglect
D. recluse
Solution: to omit means to leave out, to fail to perform, or to neglect

The correct answer is: neglect
Q: Rearrange the jumbled words:

(A) My actions towards him/ 
(B) he told me several things/ 
(C) had been felt to be very unkind/ 
(D) and one of them was that
A. A C D B
B. B D A C
C. C B D A
D. A B C D
Solution: The correct answer is: B D A C
Q: resilient is most dissimilar to
A. stubborn
B. flimsy
C. careless
D. substantial
Solution: resilient means capable of withstanding shock; flimsy means lacking in physical strength or substance

The correct answer is: flimsy
Q: Rearrange the sentences

 (A) With reluctance/ 
(B) of his kindly/ 
(C) and faithful Persian friend/
 (D) he accepted the invitation
A. C B A D
B. A D B C
C. D B A C
D. B A D C
Solution: The correct answer is: A D B C
Q: delude is most dissimilar to
A. enrage
B. enlighten
C. drought
D. clever
Solution: to delude means to mislead the judgment of someone, or to trick; to enlighten means to give knowledge to someone

The correct answer is: enlighten
Q: She is pretty. She is intelligent.
A. She is pretty and intelligent
B. She is pretty as well as intelligent.
C. She is pretty much intelligent.
D. She is pretty also intelligent.
Solution: The correct answer is:
She is pretty as well as intelligent.
Q: Correct the sentence if necessary. 

Economics have been taught by three professors.
A. Economics has been taught by three professors.
B. Economics have been taught by three professors.
C. None of the above
D. A and B
Solution: The correct answer is:
Economics has been taught by three professors.
Q: I had ____ fish and ____ chips for dinner.
A. the - the
B. Ø - Ø
C. a - a
D. the - Ø
Solution: No, use of an article in between these words.

The correct answer is: Ø - Ø
Q: Martin is not tall. His father is not tall.
A.  Either Martin nor his father is tall.
B. Neither Martin or his father is tall.
C. Neither Martin nor his father is tall.
D. Either Martin or his father is tall.
Solution: The correct answer is:
Neither Martin nor his father is tall.

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