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English Grammar | Set 9
1. tumid is most similar to
A. swollen
B. fetid
C. aggressive
D. despondent
Correct : A. swollen
2. jejune is most similar to
A. youthful
B. insipid
C. charming
D. quick
Correct : B. insipid
3. ecumenical is most dissimilar to
A. spiritual
B. humanistic
C. secular
D. parochial
Correct : D. parochial
4. sinecure is most similar to
A. cakewalk
B. serpentine
C. evil
D. dishonest
Correct : A. cakewalk
5. castigate is most similar to
A. neuter
B. punish
C. banish
D. celebrate
Correct : B. punish
6. reconnoiter is most dissimilar to
A. disarm
B. disassemble
C. distance
D. disregard
Correct : D. disregard
7. obloquy is most similar to
A. tirade
B. dependence
C. oval
D. circumlocution
Correct : A. tirade
8. recondite is most dissimilar to
A. give
B. obscure
C. patent
D. hardy
Correct : C. patent
9. querulous is most similar to
A. nauseous
B. fretful
C. curious
D. dizzy
Correct : B. fretful
10. beckon is most similar to
A. light
B. beg
C. motion
D. hear
Correct : C. motion
11. earnest is most dissimilar to
A. cheap
B. frivolous
C. release
D. civilized
Correct : B. frivolous
12. execute is most similar to
A. perform
B. decide
C. wonder
D. dismiss
Correct : A. perform
13. idiom is most similar to
A. stupidity
B. recipe
C. fastener
D. expression
Correct : D. expression
14. accelerate is most dissimilar to
A. delay
B. risk
C. monitor
D. deny
Correct : A. delay
15. engross is most similar to
A. fatten
B. absorb
C. disgust
D. destroy
Correct : B. absorb
16. impervious is most dissimilar to
A. kind
B. disastrous
C. prone
D. perfect
Correct : C. prone
17. brood is most similar to
A. wander
B. direction
C. progeny
D. tribe
Correct : C. progeny
18. balk is most similar to
A. crow
B. fight
C. distress
D. hamper
Correct : D. hamper
19. conversant is most dissimilar to
A. inexperienced
B. unprepared
C. shy
D. unpretentious
Correct : A. inexperienced
20. staunch is most similar to
A. faithful
B. strict
C. biased
D. political
Correct : A. faithful
21. unctuous is most dissimilar to
A. pliant
B. cruel
C. sincere
D. rubbery
Correct : C. sincere
22. hubris is most similar to
A. earth
B. pride
C. humility
D. sorrow
Correct : B. pride
23. bemuse is most dissimilar to
A. depress
B. inspire
C. clarify
D. desire
Correct : C. clarify
24. contrite is most similar to
A. brief
B. malicious
C. banal
D. rueful
Correct : D. rueful
25. beset is most similar to
A. hector
B. decorate
C. establish
D. suspect
Correct : A. hector
26. penurious is most dissimilar to
A. generous
B. lenient
C. injurious
D. relaxed
Correct : A. generous
27. perfidy is most similar to
A. incompleteness
B. ideal
C. betrayal
D. braggart
Correct : C. betrayal
28. ascription is most similar to
A. account
B. attribution
C. cure
D. description
Correct : B. attribution
29. fustigate is most dissimilar to
A. inveigle
B. investigate
C. explain
D. praise
Correct : D. praise
30. The fire ……………..the huts before the fire brigade came.
A. had burnt
B. will burn
C. has burnt
D. bums
Correct : A. had burnt
31. I have ………………..my work.
A. do
B. does
C. will do
D. done
Correct : D. done
32. Don't make a noise, she …………….
A. sleep
B. will sleep
C. is sleeping
D. none
Correct : C. is sleeping
33. Will you go ……………..a movie ?
A. to see
B. seen
C. to seeing
D. none
Correct : A. to see
34. They …………..to Shimla last year.
A. will go
B. have gone
C. will have gone
D. none
Correct : C. will have gone
35. He has been …………. the plants for two hours.
A. watering
B. watered
C. waters
D. none
Correct : A. watering
36. He always ………….. up at 5 a.m.
A. gets
B. will get
C. is getting up
D. none
Correct : A. gets
37. Since then a new housing estate………… built and it has become very noisy.
A. has been
B. was
C. had
D. is
Correct : A. has been
38. I hope they……….. this road by the time we come back next summer.
A. shall have repaired
B. will have repaired
C. would repair
D. none
Correct : B. will have repaired
39. I have already ………..the Red Fort.
A. saw
B. seen
C. seeing
D. none
Correct : B. seen
40. In a few years we all …………. in the houses heated by solar energy.
A. will live
B. shall be living
C. lived
D. shall have been living
Correct : B. shall be living
41. I met Mohan when he………….. to the post office.
A. is going
B. has gone
C. was going
D. none
Correct : C. was going
42. He………… us to go out in the boat yesterday.
A. does not allow
B. allows
C. did not allow
D. has not allowed
Correct : C. did not allow
43. When I saw him he…………. a portrait.
A. is painting
B. painted
C. was painting
D. had painting
Correct : C. was painting
44. The thief will have run away before the police…………..
A. comes
B. had come
C. came
D. none
Correct : A. comes
45. If they………… that picture lower, people would be able to see it.
A. hanged
B. hang
C. hung
D. will hung
Correct : C. hung
46. This pen………… me Rs. 10.
A. costed
B. costs
C. cost
D. will cost
Correct : C. cost
47. My brother will visit Delhi when he…………… free.
A. was free
B. be
C. is
D. will have been
Correct : C. is
48. If it rains the match…………. cancelled.
A. be
B. will be
C. will
D. will have been
Correct : B. will be
49. Unless I have a quiet room I…………. successful.
A. would not be
B. shall not be
C. have not been
D. had not been
Correct : B. shall not be
50. The labourers are ……… the tree.
A. cut
B. cutted
C. cutting
D. none
Correct : C. cutting
51. I could get a job easily if …………. a degree.
A. has
B. had
C. will have
D. have
Correct : B. had
52. The hens ………….. into the house if you had shut the door.
A. would not have got
B. did not get
C. does not get
D. not got
Correct : A. would not have got
53. Last week the boys a …………magic show.
A. will see
B. saw
C. have seen
D. none
Correct : B. saw
54. What…………. if you press this button?
A. happens
B. happened
C. will happen
D. have happened
Correct : C. will happen
55. If the milkman …………. tell him to leave two liters.
A. comes
B. came
C. has come
D. come
Correct : A. comes
56. You should ………… exercise daily.
A. took
B. have taken
C. take
D. taking
Correct : C. take
57. To his horror, he found that he………… for nearly 24 hours.
A. sleeps
B. slept
C. was sleeping
D. had slept
Correct : D. had slept
58. A temple………… in the middle of the village.
A. situates
B. is situated
C. is situating
D. none
Correct : B. is situated
59. A black cow that ……….. in the field for some time did not return home in the evening.
A. grazes
B. was grazing
C. had been grazing
D. grazed
Correct : C. had been grazing
60. When I ……………out the sun was shining brightly.
A. sets
B. is setting
C. set
D. setted
Correct : C. set
61. I know all about that film because I ………….. it twice.
A. saw
B. have seen
C. had seen
D. have been seen
Correct : B. have seen
62. In the last elections, Sonia Gandhi ……………. by a big margin.
A. was won
B. is winning
C. will win
D. won
Correct : D. won
63. The train ………….. before we reached the station.
A. left
B. has left
C. had left
D. would have left
Correct : C. had left
64. He risked ………… out in the rain.
A. to go
B. going
C. will go
D. none
Correct : B. going
65. The bus………. before we reached the bus stand.
A. left
B. has left
C. had left
D. will have left
Correct : C. had left
66. The patient …………. before the doctor came.
A. dies
B. was dying
C. had been dying
D. had died
Correct : D. had died
67. When I pay him tomorrow, he........... everything.
A. has received
B. has been receiving
C. will have received
D. will have been received
Correct : C. will have received
68. Why did you help him when you knew that he…………. you?
A. will cheat
B. is cheating
C. cheated
D. had cheated
Correct : D. had cheated
69. I …………. forty on my next birthday.
A. am
B. shall be
C. have been
D. going to be
Correct : B. shall be
70. Mohan and Shankar promised …………hard.
A. to work
B. working
C. worked
D. none
Correct : A. to work
71. Don't disturb me. I ………….my homework.
A. do
B. doing
C. am doing
D. was doing
Correct : C. am doing
72. Since when have you been………… here ?
A. stay
B. staying
C. stayed
D. hone
Correct : B. staying
73. Can I have some milk before I ………….to bed ?
A. go
B. am going
C. shall go
D. went
Correct : A. go
74. The match was so boring that I ……………. it in the middle.
A. leaving
B. left
C. would leave
D. none
Correct : B. left
75. The earth………….. around the sun.
A. move
B. moves
C. moved
D. is moving
Correct : A. move
76. The cattle were…………….. in the field.
A. grazing
B. grazed
C. will grazing
D. none
Correct : A. grazing
77. When we reached the ground, the match……………..
A. already started
B. had already started
C. would already started
D. none
Correct : B. had already started
78. If I had known that you were in the hospital, I ………… you.
A. would have visited
B. would visit
C. visited
D. none
Correct : A. would have visited
79. When he lived in Shimla, he………….. the Mall once a week.
A. visit
B. visited
C. will visit
D. none
Correct : B. visited
80. I ………… for the interview since 10 a.m.
A. is waiting
B. has been waiting
C. have been waiting
D. none
Correct : C. have been waiting
81. Jhanda Singh jumped off the bus while it ……………
A. moved
B. will move
C. was moving
D. is moving
Correct : C. was moving
82. The police ………….. four thieves last night.
A. catch
B. caught
C. catching
D. will catch
Correct : B. caught
83. I was…………. food when he came in.
A. cooking
B. cook
C. cooked
D. do cook
Correct : A. cooking
84. I certainly……………. my colleague if I had been there.
A. helped
B. would have helped
C. can help
D. may help
Correct : B. would have helped
85. It …………… since 9 o'clock.
A. rains
B. was raining
C. has been raining
D. will rain
Correct : C. has been raining
86. Stars…………… in the sky at night.
A. will twinkle
B. twinkle
C. twinkles
D. have been twinkling
Correct : B. twinkle
87. Water……….. on heating.
A. evaporate
B. evaporates
C. evaporated
D. is evaporating
Correct : B. evaporates
88. Shantanu ……………. all the chocolates.
A. ate
B. eating
C. eaten
D. have eaten
Correct : A. ate
89. Farmers……………. the field.
A. has ploughed
B. ploughing
C. ploughs
D. plough
Correct : D. plough
90. If I ………………… you, I would not repeat that mistake.
A. were
B. is
C. had been
D. are
Correct : A. were
91. I ………………. this book for last four years.
A. write
B. writing
C. have been writing
D. has writing
Correct : C. have been writing