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1 CHAPTER - VOCABULARY 6-9

2 CHAPTER -IDIOMS & PHRASES 10-14

3 CHAPTER -PHRASAL VERBS 15-18

4 CHAPTER -FILLERS 19-23

5 CHAPTER - READING COMPREHENSION 24- 28

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CHAPTER -1 VOCABULARY
1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Sediment”?
A. Dregs
B. Decrepit
C. Infirm
D. Senescent

2. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Sedulous”?

A. Gaze
B. Superior
C. Diligent
D. Demure

3. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Obsequious”?

A. Coincident
B. Subordinate
C. Feign
D. Huddle

4. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Insinuate”?

A. Pretend
B. Imply
C. Successive
D. Prequel

5. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Sentient”?

A. Cognizant
B. Duplicate
C. Suggest
D. Congregate

6. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Disseminate”?

A. Young
B. Gradual
C. Leading
D. Spread
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7. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Ludicrous”?

A. Bizarre
B. Preface
C. Fallacy
D. Unreal

8. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Delusion”?

A. Genuine
B. Conclusion
C. Dazzling
D. Illusion

9. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Pellucid”?

A. Comprehensible
B. Reveal
C. Explicate
D. Suggest

10. What is the most appropriate Synonym for “Prelude”?

A. Postlude
B. Opening
C. Submissive
D. Suggest

11. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Harping”?

A. Belabor
B. Dwell
C. Overpass
D. Willing

12. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Exulting”?

A. Crank
B. Crowing
C. Jubilant
D. Downcast

13. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Reluctant”?

A. Bolting
B. Loth
C. Loath
D. Unwilling
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14. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Lending”?

A. Add
B. Afford
C. Allow
D. Conceal

15. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Attention”?

A. Diminish
B. Lethargy
C. Retrograde
D. Proceed

16. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Revelation”?

A. Disclosures
B. Concealments
C. Exposures
D. Divulgences

17. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Discrepancies”?

A. Contrast
B. Disparity
C. Analogy
D. Distinction

18. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Influx”?

A. Inflow
B. Affluence
C. Inrush
D. Outpouring

19. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Accrue”?

A. Amass
B. Collect
C. Dissipate
D. Flow
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20. What is the most appropriate Antonym for “Tweaks”?
A. Force
B. Pinch
C. Pull
D. Civilian

ANSWER

1. ANSWER(A) - DREGS

2. ANSWER (C) - DILIGENT

3. ANSWER (B) - SUBORDINATE

4. ANSWER (B) - IMPLY

5. ANSWER (A) - COGNIZANT

6. ANSWER (D) - SPREAD

7. ANSWER (A) - BIZZARE

8. ANSWER (D) - ILLUSION

9. ANSWER (A) - COMPREHENSIBLE

10. ANSWER (B) - OPENING

11. ANSWER (C) - OVERPASS

12. ANSWER (D) - DOWNCAST

13. ANSWER (A) - BOLTING

14. ANSWER (D) - CONCEAL

15. ANSWER (B) - LETHARGY

16. ANSWER (B) - CONCEALMENTS

17. ANSWER (C) - ANALOGY

18. ANSWER (D) - OUTPOURING

19. ANSWER (C) - DISSIPATE

20. ANSWER (D) - CIVILIAN

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CHAPTER- 2 IDIOMS & PHRASES

Directions (1-10): The following questions consist of a sentence. In each sentence a blank is
given. Following the sentence, four idioms are given. You have to choose the idiom that would
fill in the sentence contextually and grammatical

1. We should guard _______ people.

A. Green eyed

B. Be green

C. Green with envy

D. Green belt

2. She looked ______ on seeing the burglar.

A. Wave a white flag

B. As white as ghost

C. White collar job

D. White lie

3. This is a ______ and you don’t want to mess it up.

A. Golden handshake

B. Golden boy

C. A golden opportunity

D. Green thumb

4. He is _______ but he does his work on time.

Man of few words

A man of letters

A man in the street

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Man of straw

5. It was just another one of his _____ .

A. A fish story

B. A cold fish

C. Drink like a fish

D. A big fish

6. The idea of children suffering from hunger made him ________.

A. Wear heart on sleeve

B. Heavy heart

C. Sick at heart

D. Chicken Hearted

7. He is the ______ of the organization.

A. Topdog

B. Dog tired

C. Go to the dogs

D. Let sleeping dogs lie

8. The whole interview was done ________ .

A. Tongue in cheek

B. Sharp tongue

C. Slip of tongue

D. Hold your tongue

9. He was _______ about which of the jobs to accept.

A. All in a day’s work

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B. Game plan

C. Busman’s holiday

D. In a fix

10. It's a _________ .

A. Sharp tongue

B. Tongue twister

C. A slip of tongue

D. Hold your tongue

ANSWERS

1. ANSWER (A) - GREEN EYED

Green eyed - jealous

Be green - inexpert

Green with envy - full of navy

Green belt - an area full of fields and trees

2. ANSWER (B) - AS WHITE AS GHOST

Wave a white flag - defeat

As white as ghost - turn pale with fear shock

White collar job - professional skill

White lie - small lie avoid hurting someone

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3. ANSWER (C) - A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Golden handshake - a large sum of money paid to a retiring manager

Golden boy - the turn given to a young idolized for a great skill

A golden opportunity - an opportunity that may never present again

Green thumb - skillful in gardening

4. ANSWER (A) - MAN OF FEW WORDS

Man of few words - one who doesn't speak much

A man of letters - scholar

A man in the street - common man

Man of straw - weak person

5. ANSWER (A) - A FISH STORY

A fish story - a big lie

A cold fish - lacking emotion

Drink like a fish - alcoholic

A big fish - an important person

6. ANSWER (C) - SICK AT HEART

WEAR HEART ON SLEEVE - to express feelings

HEAVY HEART - sad

SICK AT HEART - hopeless

CHICKEN HEARTED - coward

7. ANSWER (B) - EAGLE EYE VIEW

Topdog - important

Dog tired - very tired

Go to the dogs- to become worse

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Let sleeping dogs lie - not to talk about things

8. ANSWER (A) - TONGUE IN CHEEK

TONGUE IN CHEEK - something said in sarcastic manner

SHARP TONGUE - A bitter or critical way of speaking

SLIP OF TONGUE - a minor mistake in speech

HOLD YOUR TONGUE - not to say anything that upsets people

9. ANSWER (D) - IN A FIX

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK - of something unusual or difficult

GAME PLAN - a carefully considered strategy

BUSMAN’S HOLIDAY - a vacation in which one does an activity that is similar to one’s job (like a bus
man driving bus on his holiday)

IN A FIX - confusion

10. ANSWER (A) - EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY

Sharp tongue - a bitter or critical way of speaking

Tongue twister - confusing words

A slip of tongue - a minor mistake in speech

Hold your tongue - not to say anything

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CHAPTER- 3 PHRASAL VERB

Directions (1-10): The following questions consist of a sentence. In each sentence a blank is
given. Following the sentence, four phrasal verbs are given. You have to choose the phrasal
verb that would fill in the sentence contextually and grammatically

1. The college will ______ next week for summer.

A. Break up
B. Break through
C. Break into
D. Break down

2. I met your brother at the party, he _____ you.

A. Asked for
B. Back out
C. Back away
D. Asked after

3. _______ the books to the students.

A. Hold on
B. Hold out
C. Hand out
D. Hand over

4. We should not _____ money.

A. Run after
B. Run down
C. Run into
D. Run out

5. She ______ the shower to take a bath?

A. Turned on
B. Think through
C. Take after
D. Take for

6. He ______ smoking to save the money.

A. Gave in
B. Gave up
C. Give through
D. Give way
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7. Carnivorous _______ flesh.
A. Lives on
B. Live by
C. Look after
D. Look at

8. Their bus ______ five miles out of the village.

A. Broke down
B. Burn up
C. Buy out
D. Bring up

9. The elections are likely to _____ peacefully.

A. Pass for
B. Pass away
C. Pass off
D. Pass out

10. The girls are ______ the sky.

A. Looking at
B. Looking for
C. Looking down
D. Looking for

ANSWER

1. ANSWER (A) - BREAK UP

Break up - terminate
Break through - discover a secret
Break into - enter by force
Break down - emotional collapse

2. ANSWER (D) – ASKED AFTER

Asked for - request for

Back out - go back
Back away
Asked after - inquire after
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3. ANSWER (C) - HAND OUT

Hold on - carry on
Hold out - resist
Hand out - distribute
Hand over - give charge

4. ANSWER (A) - RUN AFTER

Run after - pursue

Run down - criticize
Run into - came across
Run out

5. ANSWER (A) - TURNED ON

Turned on - switch on
Think through - think of
Take after - resemble
Take for - take for

6. ANSWER (B) – GAVE UP

Gave in - agree
Gave up - quit
Give through - pass through
Give way - collapse under pressure

7. ANSWER (A) – LIVES ON

Lives on - depend
Live by - means
Look after - take care of
Look at - see carefully
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8. ANSWER (A) – BROKE DOWN

Broke down - emotionally collapsed

Burn up - hot
Buyout - purchase
Bring up - take up

9. ANSWER (C) – PASS OFF

Pass for - regarded to be

Pass away - die
Pass off - take place
Pass out - leave after completing education

10. ANSWER (A) – LOOKING AT

Looking at - see carefully

Looking for - search for a lost thing
Looking down
Looking for - search for a lost thing
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CHAPTER - 4 FILLERS

Directions (1-10): In each of the questions below, a sentence is given with one blank that
indicates that a part is missing. Identify the word that fits in that blank to make the sentence
grammatically and contextually correct.

1. The far reaching personal ______ inflicted on many black south africans.

A. Disempowerment

B. Dominion

C. Anguish

D. Prerogative

2. There has been an ______ in registration levels even while there is a decrease in actual birth
and death registration.

A. Instant

B. Increase

C. Impose

D. Implicated

3. China is facing a more acute ______ than India.

B. Discussion

A. Dislocate

C. Dilemma

D. Deal

4. President Putin watched with ______ the rift.

A. Solution

B. Solely
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C. Soothing

D. Satisfaction

5. There has been an _______ in registration.

A. Influencer

B. Increase

C. Manually

D. Manager

6.India’s failure to deplore Russia’s threat to introduce nuclear weapons into the equation is

deeply _______.

A. Manually

B. Disappointing

C. Manager

D. Mansion

7. . Ukraine will certainly be ______ to the European Union.

A. Approximately

B. Approached

C. Admitted

D. Apron

8. Your marketing team can streamline marketing activities, increase __________, run
campaigns and ultimately drive profits.

A. Engagement

B. Engender

C. Engirdle

D. Engineer
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9. You can make smart decisions which would help increase sales and ________ the quality of
customer experience.

A. Improve

B. Impulse

C. Impetus

D. Imprint

10. It's two ways _____ with the US and EU.

A. Taurus

B. Trade

C. Trans

D. Transfer

ANSWER :

1. ANSWER (A) - DISEMPOWERMENT

Disempowerment - having no control over your life and no power

Dominion - control over a country or people

Anguish - extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering

Prerogative - something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have

2. ANSWER (B) - INCREASE

Instant - quick

Increase - growth

Impose - to officially force a rule

Implicated - to show that someone is involved in a crime

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3. ANSWER (C) - DILEMMA

Discussion - a conversation

Dislocate - disrupt

Dilemma - confusion

Deal - pact

4. ANSWER (A) - ESTIMATES

Solution - a liquid mixture

Solely - not involving anyone

Soothing - peaceful

Satisfaction - relaxation

5. ANSWER (B) - INCREASE

Influencer - Someone who affects or changes the way that other people behave

Increase - Growth

Manually - by hand and not by machine

Manager - a man or woman who controls an organization or part of an organization

6. ANSWER (A) - DISAPPOINTING

Disappointing - sad or displeased

Mansion - a very large house

Manually - by hand and not by machine

Manager - a man or woman who controls an organization or part of an organization

7. ANSWER (C) - ADMITTED

Approximately - idea of something without getting sure

Approached - getting touch with someone first

Admitted - getting enrolled somewhere

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Apron - a piece of clothing

8. ANSWER (A) - ENGAGEMENT

Engagement - an agreement to get married; the time when you are engaged

Engender - cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Engirdle - surround; encircle.

Engineer - a person whose job is to design, build or repair engines, machines, etc

9. ANSWER (A) - IMPROVE

Improve - to become or to make something better

Impulse - a sudden desire to do something without thinking about the results

Impetus - something that encourages something else to happen

Imprint - a mark made by pressing an object on a surface

10. ANSWER (B) - TRADE

Taurus - a sun sign

Trade - an action of buying and selling goods

Trans- denoting to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond

Transfer - move one place to another

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CHAPTER - 5 READING COMPREHENSION

Direction(1-7): Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Lockdown sparked a surge in interest in moths, with a rise in rare species spotted last year. Sightings
were up by about a third - and many counties across the UK recorded species new to their area.
Experts are heartened by a new found fascination for the insects, which they say are ecologically
important but underappreciated and under threat.

Moths are somewhat overshadowed by butterflies, though they can be just as colourful and beautiful.
Moths and butterflies belong to the same group of flying insects - called Lepidoptera, or "scale wings"
in Greek, but likely emerged at different times in the geological past. There is no single answer to the
question of how to tell them apart physically, but there are some clues, such as flying habits, wing
position and the shape of the antennae.

They say July is the perfect month to find moths - and are calling for the public to go in search of
them. Mark Tunmore, editor of Atropos, the journal for butterfly, moth and dragonfly enthusiasts, said
all the evidence points to a surge of interest during lockdown. "It's not surprising in many ways,
because moth trapping is an ideal activity for the garden," he said. Moth traps are usually set up at
night, and checked the following morning, although some moth species fly by day. The different
species can be identified with the help of websites, apps and books. "All you need is a moth trap,
which is something you can construct yourself or buy from specialist dealers, and once you've got
that, you can run it in your garden and the moths will come to you."

Data from the National Moth Recording Scheme suggests there was a rise of around a third in the
numbers of people submitting sightings of moth species in 2020, while sales of moth traps also rose.
Several species new to Cornwall were spotted in the county, and it was also a record year for
numbers of some scarce migrant species such as Crimson Speckled, Slender Burnished Brass and
Scar Bank Gem in the county.

With many people desperate to find things to do in their own backyard during lockdown, moth
trapping provided a distraction and interest. Mark Tunmore said. "It's a whole new world once people
start looking at moths and they're amazed by what's in their garden," he explained. "Even in a very
simple garden you can have dozens or hundreds of species, potentially, recorded over a long period
of time."

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE, while comparing Moths to butterflies, according to
the above passage?

a. Moths and butterflies are visibly identical.

b. Butterflies attract more attention than the attention moths get.
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c. Some physical features separate moths from butterflies.

A. Only a B. Both b and c C. Only b D. Both a and b E. All a, b and c

2. According to the above passage, why are more people interested in finding and trapping moths?

a. Because, moth traps, which are used to trap moths, are easy to make.
b. Because lockdowns have made more people have a great desire for finding things to do in
their back gardens.
c. Because, trapping moths directs people's attention away from other things and it's amusing
too.

A. Only c B. Only a C. Both a and b D. Both b and c E. All a, b and c

3. Which of the following statements is FALSE, according to the above passage?

a. The instances of seeing rare and new species of moths increased manifold in many countries
worldwide.
b. Some rare migrant species of moths were found in numbers greater than ever before in
Cornwall in 2020.
c. Moths and butterflies belong to the same group of flying insects and became apparent and
known at the same time.

A. Both a and c B. Only a C. Both a and b D. Only b E. None of a, b and c

4. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the statements made by Mark Tunmore
throughout the passage?

a. Even a basic and simple garden can be home to many species of moths.
b. Installing moth traps in the garden will attract moths.
c. Moths in the gardens can amaze people by their appearance.

A. Both b and c B. Only a C. Both a and b D. Both a and c E. All a, b and c

Experts are heartened by a new found fascination for the insects, which they say are ecologically
important but underappreciated and under threat.

5. Which of the following words is/are an antonym/antonyms of the word 'heartened', as used in
the above context?
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a. dispirited
b. aggrieved
c. reassured

A. Both b and c B. Only a C. Both a and b D. Both a and c E. None of a, b and c

With many people desperate to find things to do in their own backyard during lockdown, moth
trapping provided a distraction and interest.

6. Which of the following words is/are synonymous with the word 'desperate', as used in the above
context?

a. craving
b. wretched
c. composed

A. Only a B. Both b and c C. Only b D. Both a and b E. All a, b and c

7. Which of the following statements can be known about moth traps, as mentioned in the above
passage?

a. Moth traps are generally installed nocturnally.

b. Different types of moth traps can be found in the websites.
c. Moth traps can be constructed in a self-taught method.

A. Both a and c B. Only a C. Both a and b D. Both b and c E. All a, b and c

ANSWER

1. (Answer - B. Both b and c

Refer to the second para.

b - Correct.
Refer to - Moths are somewhat overshadowed by butterflies, though they can be just as colourful
and beautiful.
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c - Correct.
Refer to - There is no single answer to the question of how to tell them apart physically, but there
are some clues, such as flying habits, wing position and the shape of the antennae.
That means, some physical features separate moths from butterflies.
a - Incorrect.
It's nowhere written that moths and butterflies are visibly identical.
They have some physical dissimilarities.)

2. (Answer - D. Both b and c

b and c - Correct.
Refer to - With many people desperate to find things to do in their own backyard during
lockdown, moth trapping provided a distraction and interest.
And,
Lockdown sparked a surge in interest in moths, with a rise in rare species spotted last year.
distraction - something that directs people's attention away from other things.
amusing - interesting.
a - Incorrect.
It's a fact, but that's not the reason more people are interested in trapping moths.)

3. (Answer - A. Both a and c

a - FALSE.
Refer to - Sightings were up by about a third - and many counties across the UK recorded species
new to their area.
Hence, 'countries worldwide' makes the statement a false one.
sighting - the instance of seeing something.
c - FALSE.
Refer to - Moths and butterflies belong to the same group of flying insects - called Lepidoptera, or
"scale wings" in Greek, but likely emerged at different times in the geological past.
So, they didn't emerge or become known at the same time.
a - TRUE.
Refer to - Several species new to Cornwall were spotted in the county, and it was also a record
year for numbers of some scarce migrant species such as Crimson Speckled, Slender Burnished
Brass and Scar Bank Gem in the county.
in record numbers - in numbers greater than ever before.)

4. (Answer - E. All a, b and c

a and c - Correct.
Refer to - Mark Tunmore said. "It's a whole new world once people start looking at moths and
they're amazed by what's in their garden," he explained. "Even in a very simple garden you can
have dozens or hundreds of species, potentially, recorded over a long period of time."
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Hence, according to him, moths in the gardens can amaze people by their appearance and
even a basic and simple garden can be home to many species of moths.

b - Correct.
Refer to - "All you need is a moth trap, which is something you can construct yourself or buy from
specialist dealers, and once you've got that, you can run it in your garden and the moths will
come to you."
That means, installing moth traps in the garden will attract moths.)

5. (Answer - C. Both a and b

heartened - encouraged or reassured.

aggrieved / dispirited - disappointed.)

6. (Answer - A. Only a

desperate / craving - having a great need or desire for something.

wretched - (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
It's also a synonym of 'desperate'.
composed - calm.)

7. (Answer - A. Both a and c

a - Correct.
Refer to - Moth traps are usually set up at night, and checked the following morning,
nocturnally - at night.
c - Correct.
Refer to - All you need is a moth trap, which is something you can construct yourself or buy from
specialist dealers,
b - Incorrect.
Refer to - The different species (not different types of moth traps) can be identified with the help
of websites, apps and books.)
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