English (Practice Test-3)

English (Practice Test-3)

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

  • servants
  • followers
  • sycophants
  • professional assistants

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  sycophants [/su_spoiler]

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

  • unimportant
  • not needed
  • bombastic
  • flowerly

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  not needed [/su_spoiler]

3. Weird noises came from the haunted houses.

  • beastly
  • frightening
  • unpleasant
  • unnatural

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  unnatural [/su_spoiler]

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

  • hint
  • intimation
  • inkling
  • signal

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  hint [/su_spoiler]

5. He had a penchant for fine phrases –

  • bias an
  • Liking
  • desire
  • training

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  Liking [/su_spoiler]

6. The weavers have to do monotonous work –

  • autonomous 
  • irksome 
  • exhausting 
  • repetitive

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  repetitive [/su_spoiler]

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

  • away
  • off
  • against
  • over

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  over [/su_spoiler]

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

  • no preposition
  • to
  • with
  • for

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”] with [/su_spoiler]

9. This house is too expensive to keep ……
  • off
  • up
  • to
  • at

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”]  up [/su_spoiler]

10. The frustrated lover jumped ……. the river. 
  • in 
  • at 
  • within 
  • into

[su_spoiler title=”Answer” style=”fancy” icon=”caret”] into [/su_spoiler]