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Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
1. WONDER
a. Stock
b. Amusement
c. Expect action
d. Surprise

2. FOREMOST
a. Unimportant
b. Disposed
c. Mature
d. Premature

3. PROTECTS
a. Defends
b. Deprives
c. Deserts
d. Secures

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

4. BOTANY: PLANT
a. Land: Shrubs
b. Astronomy: Stars
c. Anthropology: Thorn
d. Philosophy: Encyclopaedia

5. MAN: ROBOT
a. original: counterfeit
b. true: sham
c. brain: computer
d. object: image
Choose the right synonym
6. CORDIALITY
a. Sincerity
b. Foolishness
c. Fright
d. threat

7. JUNCTURE
a. Junction
b. Aspersion
c. Dislocation
d. aberration

8. HABITAT
a. Routine
b. Dwelling place
 c. Carriage
d. Article of clothing

9. SERENE
a. Solemn
b. Meak
c. Delicate
d. Calm
Choose the right option to complete the sentences

10. His ___________ painting style made it difficult to follow his thought processes no
surprise to his contemporaries who were familiar with his _____ manner of talking.
a. Hypnotic....attractive
b. Complex....affected
c. Laborious.....tedious
d. Precise...arcane
11. It was ___ who stole Ahmed's car keys.
a. He
b. Their
c. Him
d. His
12. “Every cloud has a silver lining” means
a. Being optimistic in bad situation
b. Being pessimistic in good timings
c. Happiness
d. Sadness
13. Someone with good judgement, careful and practical is called?
a. Prudent
b. Profligate
c. Frugal
d. Extravagant
14. Jahangir succeeded ________ throne of his father
a. To
b. In
c. From
d. For
15. The Chairman treated the employees to a ______ lunch at an expensive hotel
a. Precious
b. Sumptuous
c. Thriving
d. Stupendous
16. Amna ____________ me of a girls I used to know.
a. Recollects
b. Reminds
c. Remembers
d. Recalls
17. Undoubtedly, English is the most ______ spoken language in the world today
a. Broadly
b. Widely
c. Greatly
d. Beautifully
 18. These medicines are _____ for curing cold.
a. Effective
b. Capable
c. Proper
d. Real
19. We must ______ the tickets for the movie in advance.
a. Draw
b. Buy
c. Remove
d. Take
Identify the Underlined Words
20. Ajmal is going to Karachi.
a. adjective
b. noun
c. verb
d. adverb
21. She is beautiful
a. Adjective
b. Proper noun
c. Common noun
d. Proverb
22. “Actions speak louder than words” is a
a. Adjective
b. Pronoun
c. Proverb
d. Phrase
23. A, an and ……. are articles
a. The
b. They
c. On
d. in
Read the passage to answer question 24 - 27
Since the 1980s, the biggest influence on business has been electronic technology. Computers
are being used for inventory control, sales analysis and forecasting, distribution control, and
budget analysis. At-home electronic shopping is becoming commonplace. With this system,
consumers view merchandise on a computer monitor and then use a modem, which links
the computer to a telephone line, to signal the goods they want to order. Just as traveling
salesman once brought wares to the home, electronic technology makes it possible for
modern consumers to see and select from any array of goods in their homes.
24. The word “forecasting” is closest in meaning to
a. Prediction
b. Efficiency
c. Accounting
d. Decision making

25. The word “modem” refers to a type of

a. electronic shopping
b. electronic device
c. telephone
 d. computer screen
26. The word “wares” is closest in meaning to
a. clothing
b. items for sale
c. messages
d. household appliances
27. The word “array” is closest in meaning to
a. Pair
b. Container
c. Category
d. collection
Correct the errors in the following.
28. Choose the incorrect sentence or phrase
a. If you lend him a book
b. He will lend it to someone else
c. And never you will get it back
d. No error

29. Since they shared so much when they were growing up Elizabeth and Sarah have
cultivated a very special friendship and even now confide their most intimate
thoughts only to one another
a. To one another
b. One with the other
c. One with another
d. Each to the other
e. To each other
30. I shall not go untill I am invited.
a. Unless I am
b. Till I am
c. Once I am
d. If not I am
KEY:
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. C
23. A
24. A
25. B
26. B
27. D
28. C
29. E
30. A