English model questions SI| LDc

1) The opposite of gratitude is : 

( a ) ingratitude ( b )un ingratitude  ( c )non gratitude  ( d )hatred

Ans: a

2) Some rules are very ' rigid ' , others are ...

 ( a ) unrigged ( b ) hard and fast ( c ) lose ( d ) flexible

Ans:d

3)The antonym of ' adversary ' is :

( a )enemy ( b ) friend ( c ) foe ( d ) rival

Ans: b

4) The opposite of ' heavy ' is : 

( a ) long ( b ) big ( c ) strong ( d ) light 

Ans:d

5)The opposite of special ' is :

( a) unusual ( b )strange ( c )common ( d ) proper 

Ans:c

: The antonym of ' reward ' is : ( a ) award  ( b ) forward ( c )demote ( d ) punish

Ans:d

 Opposite of ' appoint ' : ( a ) point ( b ) dismiss ( c ) release ( d ) allow

Ans:b

 Exhort means : ( a ) advise strongly ( b ) accuse ( C ) indict ( d ) warn 

Ans:a

 " Pedestrianise ' means ( a ) To prohibit illegal sale in streets ( b )to make people pedestral

(c)to make a street in to an area that is only for people who are walking

( d )none of these

Ans:c

 Onerous ' means : ( a ) rebulous  ( b ) not clear ( c )needing a lot of effort ( d ) unpleasant

Ans:c

The word Elite means ( a ) exquisite  ( b ) perfect ( c )the best ( d ) dear

Ans:c

The synonym of ' rich ' is ( a ) healthy ( b ) wealthy ( c ) stealthy ( d ) filthy

Ans:b

Which of the following is closest to the word ' retreat ' in meaning ? ( a ) treat again ( b ) withdraw ( c ) pray ( d ) admit 

Ans:b 

Banal  means : ( a ) uninteresting ( b ) noisy ( c ) happy ( d ) annoying

Ans:a

The word ' defer ' means : ( a ) disagree ( b ) postpone ( c ) unlike ( d ) divide

Ans:b

Dribble means: 

 ( a ) speak fluently ( b )went( c )leak  ( d )flow in drops 

Ans:d

: The synonym of ' expiry ' is 

( a ) termination ( b ) medicine ( c ) pharmacy ( d ) medical store 

Ans:a

Securing a cross - party consensus on how to deal with clashes remained elusive  consensus  mean : ( a ) support ( b ) opinion ( c ) widespread agreement ( d ) enquiry

Ans:c

 Paul , the ' oracle octopus ' has become a legend in the quadrennial football extravaganza in South Africa . Here the word quadrennial means : ( a ) occurring in every continent ( b ) taking place in july ( c ) occurring every four years ( d ) having four legs

Ans:c

The word ' decrepit ' means : ( a ) old and feeble ( b ) young and energetic ( c ) tall and healthy ( d ) old and wise

Ans:a

" Diffident ' best means : ( a ) not confident ( b ) difficult ( c ) different ( d ) hold 

Ans:a