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Grammar, Vocabulary and Verbal Ability
14 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning (antonym) to the capitalized word:
METICULOUS - Select the option that correctly identifies the meaning of the idiom:
To burn the midnight oil - Identify the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:
(A) Neither the principal / (B) nor the lecturers / (C) was present at / (D) the annual faculty convocation. - Choose the word that best substitutes the given phrase:
A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle - Select the correct passive voice form of the sentence:
The archaeological team discovered an ancient terracotta tablet during excavation. - Choose the correctly spelt word from the options provided below:
- Choose the word closest in meaning (synonym) to the capitalized word:
EPHEMERAL - Select the option that best expresses the indirect speech form of:
The supervisor said to the intern, "Have you completed the data analysis report?" - Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:
The young scholar was completely absorbed _______ her anthropological research. - Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a coherent, grammatically sound sentence:
*(P) that environmental sustainability / (Q) modern economists now recognize / (R) is essential for long-term prosperi… - Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning (antonym) to:
TACITURN - Select the option that correctly completes the conditional statement:
If the government _______ strict regulatory measures earlier, the financial crisis would have been averted. - What is the meaning of the Latin phrase widely used in legal and academic English:
Status quo - Choose the word that correctly fits both sentences in context:
1. The university committee decided to _______ the student for outstanding academic merit.
*2. The judge was able to _______ three sep…
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