Practice Test

Q1) ________ means language that is special to science, technology, art, trade or profession. Show Answer

Q2) Jargon means language which is special to different fields of knowledge. Show Answer

Q3) An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words is known as ________. Show Answer

Q4) There are several pairs or groups of words that are similar in sound but are different in spelling and meaning. These are called ________. Show Answer

Q5) Indentify 'Homonyms"from the following pair of words? Show Answer

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Q23) Indentify 'Homonyms"from the following pair of words? Show Answer

Q24) Indentify 'Synonyms"from the following pair of words? Show Answer

Q25) Indentify 'Synonyms"from the following pair of words? Show Answer

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Q40) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Zenith Show Answer

Q41) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Virtue Show Answer

Q42) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Sane- Show Answer

Q43) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Quiet- Show Answer

Q44) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Peace- Show Answer

Q45) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Omission- Show Answer

Q46) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Untidy- Show Answer

Q47) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Quiet- Show Answer

Q48) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Plentiful- Show Answer

Q49) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Stagnation- Show Answer

Q50) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Inferior- Show Answer

Q51) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Timid- Show Answer

Q52) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Suave- Show Answer

Q53) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Dilatory- Show Answer

Q54) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Abundance Show Answer

Q55) Give the 'Antonym' for the word: Ability- Show Answer

Q56) Give single word for group of words: To sway to and fro, to show indecision- _____. Show Answer

Q57) Give single word for group of words: Renounce a throne, high office of dignity- Show Answer

Q58) Give single word for group of words: To transform into a purer of idealized form- Show Answer

Q59) Give single word for group of words: Often lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings- Show Answer

Q60) Give single word for group of words: One who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts- ______. Show Answer

Q61) Give single word for group of words: Living both on land and in water- ________. Show Answer

Q62) Give single word for group of words: An exact copy, especially of written or printed material-_______. Show Answer

Q63) Give single word for group of words: The study or collection of coins, bank notes and medals-________. Show Answer

Q64) Give single word for group of words: The study and collection of postage stamps-____ Show Answer

Q65) Give single word for group of words: A shortened form of a word or phrase- ____ Show Answer

Q66) Give single word for group of words: Free from error- ________. Show Answer

Q67) Give single word for group of words: An expert judge in matters of taste- ________. Show Answer

Q68) Give single word for group of words: The action of attacking with provocation- ____ Show Answer

Q69) Give single word for group of words: A blood feud started by murder seeking vengeance- _______. Show Answer

Q70) Give single word for group of words: To formally put an end to- _______. Show Answer

Q71) Give single word for group of words: An undertaking by an authority to take no action against specified offences during a fixed period- _________. Show Answer

Q72) Give single word for group of words: One who calculates insurance and annuity premium, etc.- _______. Show Answer

Q73) Fax is the abbreviated from the word- ___ Show Answer

Q74) There are several pairs or groups of words that are similar in sound but are different in spelling and meaning. It is known as _____. Show Answer

Q75) The part of speech (or word class) that is used to name of identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Show Answer

Q76) I, we,you,he, she,it,we,they,me,him,her,us are-_______. Show Answer

Q77) Which, what, who, whose, whom, that are- _______. Show Answer

Q78) Mine, ours, yours, theirs, its, hers are- ____. Show Answer

Q79) ______ add meaning to a noun of pronoun. Show Answer

Q80) ________ by definition is placed before a noun or its equivalent in order to show its relationship in terms of time,place,case etc. Show Answer

Q81) _______ join words or even sentences conveying related ideas. Show Answer

Q82) _______ are words, which are used in a sentence to express more emotion or feeling. Show Answer

Q83) Two commonly used conjunctions are _______. Show Answer

Q84) Neither-nor, either-or, not only-but also, both-and, whether-or etc. Are known as ________. Show Answer

Q85) Verbs may perform the functions: _______. Show Answer

Q86) As a general rule, we should use _______ in our sentences. Show Answer

Q87) _______ is also found more suitable while drafting legal formulations as no identifiable subject can be mentioned. Show Answer

Q88) In which of the following sentence "Present Tense"has been used? (i) I will go to office tomorrow (ii) I go to office every day (iii) I went to office yesterday. Show Answer

Q89) _______ contains only one finite verb and can make only one complete statement. However it may have more than one subject or object. Show Answer

Q90) _______ is made up of two or more main clauses, none playing a subordinating role. Show Answer

Q91) ________ is formed when its main clause is supported by dependent clauses. E.g. The director who arrived yesterday agreed he would support the resolution. Show Answer

Q92) ________ are suited to simple style of letter writing and are closer to the spoken form. They begins with the main statement and develop it to its logical conclusion. E.g. The RBI intervened in the Forex Market as there were strong rumours about an intense speculative activity caused by the spurt in imports. Show Answer

Q93) Spelling errors are common when _______. Show Answer

Q94) If the affix or addition to the base form or root word comes at the begining, it is _______. Show Answer

Q95) ________ are prefixes that support for are the root word. Show Answer

Q96) _______ are prefixes that are opposed to the action denoted by the root word. Show Answer

Q97) ______ are prefixes that denote the absence of distinguishing features of the root world. Show Answer

Q98) _______ are prefixes that denote the act of undoing the previous act that the root word denotes as being done. Show Answer

Q99) _______ are those that denote the meaning of removing something or depriving something or someone. Show Answer

Q100) ______ are those that express contempt, disapproval, bad or wrong. Show Answer

Q101) ________ are prefixes that indicate place or placing of thing, situation, etc. Show Answer

Q102) Megaphone, megastar, megalith, megawatt are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q103) Ex-wife, ex-president, ex-student are examples of _________. Show Answer

Q104) Megahertz, megabuck, megabit are examples of ________. Show Answer

Q105) Co-partner, co-auditor, co-founder are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q106) Besiege, bewitch, besmear, bewail, belittle, befoul, beribboned are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q107) Unite, unscramble, unlock are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q108) Unleaded, unmark, unhouse, uncap, uncover are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q109) Miscalculate, misgovern, misspell, mismanage, misalign, misapply, misbelieve are examples of ________. Show Answer

Q110) Circumvent, circumnavigate, circumlocution, circumbulate, circumlunar are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q111) Minibus, miniseries, minicab, minimarket are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q112) Post-war, post-modernism, postdate are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q113) Unidirectional, unilateral, unicycle, unity are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q114) Vice-President, vice admiral, vice chancellor Show Answer

Q115) An addition to the end of a word to form a derivative of the root word is _______. Show Answer

Q116) Appellant, informant, arrogant (denoting an agent)-deodorant Show Answer

Q117) Responsibility, technically, publicity, humility are examples of _________. Show Answer

Q118) Capitalize, modernize, popularize, terrorise, expertise are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q119) Sorrowful, powerful, careful, resentful, fretful, forgetful are examples of ________. Show Answer

Q120) Clockwise, notewise, taxwise, anticlockwise are examples of _______. Show Answer

Q121) The mark, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarity meaning are called _______. Show Answer

Q122) _______ is the most basic form of punctuation which separates words, sentences, paragraphs and chapters. Show Answer

Q123) Full stop should not be omitted after acronyms which are pronounced as a word. Show Answer

Q124) _______ is used to end a declarative sentence, a sentence which is not a question or an exclamation. Show Answer

Q125) The full stop (.) is used ________. Show Answer

Q126) The colon (:) is a punctuation that function(s) as: ______ Show Answer

Q127) The colon (:) is a punctuation that function(s) as: ______ Show Answer

Q128) An Apostrophe (') is used _______. Show Answer

Q129) The apostrophe comes before the 's' if the noun is _______. Show Answer

Q130) The apostrophe comes after the 's' if the noun is _______. Show Answer

Q131) Apostrophe is never used in a single word. Show Answer

Q132) Quotation Marks ('' '' / '') also known as ______. Show Answer

Q133) Abbreviations are the shortened form of a _______. Show Answer

Q134) _______ is the widely used abbreviation for 'etcetera'. Show Answer

Q135) While expressing numbers in words all compound numbers between 21 and 99, whether they are used alone or as part of a larger number are always ________. Show Answer

Q136) Abbreviation and Acronyms are the same thing. Show Answer

Q137) An abbreviation is a short way of writing a word or phrase that could not be written out in full. Show Answer

Q138) A Phrase is a ________. Show Answer

Q139) Cast a slur upon means ________. Show Answer

Q140) To play into someone's hands means ____. Show Answer

Q141) To eat one's heart out means _______. Show Answer

Q142) ________ are everyman's philosophy. Show Answer

Q143) The same word cannot be used as different parts of speech. Show Answer

Q144) As far as spelling of English Language is concerned, the British prefer 'z'over 's', i.e., criticize, realize, recognize and so on. Show Answer

Q145) Enterpreneur means _______. Show Answer

Q146) Laissez-faire means _______. Show Answer

Q147) Vice versa means _______. Show Answer

Q148) Viva voce means ________. Show Answer

Q149) Status quo means ________. Show Answer

Q150) Quid pro quo means ________. Show Answer

Q151) Prima facie means ________. Show Answer

Q152) In toto means ________. Show Answer

Q153) Bona fide means _______. Show Answer

Q154) Mala fide means ________. Show Answer

Q155) Post mortem means _______. Show Answer

Q156) Pro rata means _________. Show Answer

Q157) Ab initio means ________. Show Answer

Q158) Addenda means ________. Show Answer

Q159) De facto means _________. Show Answer

Q160) Esprit de corps means _______. Show Answer

Q161) Pari passu means ________. Show Answer

Q162) Pro forma means ________. Show Answer

Q163) Sine die means _________. Show Answer

Q164) Sub judice means ________. Show Answer

Q165) Ab hoc means _______. Show Answer

Q166) Errata means ________. Show Answer

Q167) According to the card means ________. Show Answer

Q168) Ad infinitum means ________. Show Answer

Q169) Amour proper means ________. Show Answer

Q170) Sub rosa means _________. Show Answer

Q171) Resume means _________. Show Answer

Q172) Mutatis mutandis means _______. Show Answer

Q173) Ex post facto means _______. Show Answer

Q174) Ipso facto means _______. Show Answer

Q175) Modus operandi means _______. Show Answer

Q176) Hoi polloi means _______. Show Answer

Q177) Impasse means ________. Show Answer

Q178) ________ is the definite article and is always specific, referring to a definite or only thing, person or entity. It is also used to indicate specificity and uniqueness.

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Q179) The article _______ is used when the noun to which it is attached begins with a vowel sound (a,e,i,o and u).
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Q180) _______ separate or enclose subordinates clauses and phrases in sentences.
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Q181) ______ is used to construct words to clarify meaning. It links words to form a compound word.
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Q182) ________ is used to separate two or more independent clauses, which are of more or less equal importance in sentences, that are placed together.
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Q183) The colon (:) is a punctuation that function(s) as: ______
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Q184) An Apostrophe (') is used _______.
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Q185) Ultra vires means ________.
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