English (Practice Test-3)

1.  Most of the politicians these days have a large number of toadies around them.

  • servants
  • followers
  • sycophants
  • professional assistants
Answer
  sycophants

2. There is not a single word that is redundant in the report.

  • unimportant
  • not needed
  • bombastic
  • flowerly
Answer
  not needed

3. Weird noises came from the haunted houses.

  • beastly
  • frightening
  • unpleasant
  • unnatural
Answer
  unnatural

4. He kept his eyes peeled and his cars pricked for some important clue.

  • hint
  • intimation
  • inkling
  • signal
Answer
  hint

5. He had a penchant for fine phrases –

  • bias an
  • Liking
  • desire
  • training
Answer
  Liking

6. The weavers have to do monotonous work –

  • autonomous 
  • irksome 
  • exhausting 
  • repetitive
Answer
  repetitive

7. With your help, I could tide …… my difficulties;

  • away
  • off
  • against
  • over
Answer
  over

8. Each boy and each girl was presented ……. sweets.

  • no preposition
  • to
  • with
  • for
Answer
with
9. This house is too expensive to keep ……
  • off
  • up
  • to
  • at
Answer
  up
10. The frustrated lover jumped ……. the river. 
  • in 
  • at 
  • within 
  • into
Answer
into