UNIT-1 Online Bits

1. The convicted criminal absconded prior to the sentencing phase of the trial.
Absconded means—
a. Touched the jury b. reported immediately C. left after discussion
d. departed secretly
2. Synonym of acumen is
A. sharpness b. Easy c. knee judgment d. Mix

3. Synonym of abjure
A. comment b. assist c. renounce d. state confidently

4. Synonym of amenable
a. Crooked b. Capricious c. persuade d. Favouring

5. She often aggrandizes herself and disparages her colleagues. Aggrandizes

means
a. elevate b. engage c. entertain c. Envy

6. Her teacher admonished her harder for her exams. Admonish means
a. admire b. adapt c. advice d. Addle
7. Synonym of abate
a. adjust b. refer c. attach d. Diminish
8. Amalgamate means
a. amend b. prevent c. Combine d. attract
9. Synonym of ameliorate
a. improve b. increase c. moderate d. Refrain

10.He advocates the return of capital punishment. Advocates means

a. Shred b. support c. secured d. Scream

11.The child looked enchanting in a pale blue dress. Antonym of enchanting

a. boring b. beautiful c. engrossing d. Exciting
12.The soldier is lauded for his courage. Antonym of lauded
a. criticized b. Stopped c. liked d. awarded

13.Antonym of abate
a. Diminish b. Intend c. increase d. Abolish

14.When my sister and I got together we tend to do inane things like dressing
up as cartoon characters. Antonym of inane
a. silly b. small c. many d. intelligent

15.Antonym of ensue
a. precede b. replace b. displace d. Succeed

16.Her enthusiasm will ------ on the rest of the team

a. Call off b. cut off c. rub-off d. layoff

17.She spoke with ----- passion.

a. unbridled b. united c. uplift d. Unctuous

18.I have a novel with -------- plot.

a. Innate b. intricate c. informal d. Inefficient

19.I was overcome with acute ------- for my days at university.

a. Outrage b. fear c. nostalgia d. Eager

20.Reporters constantly ------ her about her private life.

a. badger b. benign c. bolster d. banal

21.Who is the author of the article ‘A Drawer full of Happiness’.

a. Anderson Coppper b. Aanchal Jagnani c. Alcindor d. Robin Robert

22.------- had a ‘fine balancing act’.

a.1990s b.1980s c.1985s d.1910s
23. The author of ‘A Drawer full of Happiness’ is a ------ student.
a. management b. medical c. engineering d. commerce

24.A book full of -------.

a. troubles b. chuckles c. knowledge d. Joy

25.‘Demographic dividend’ means

a. population growth b. economic growth c. pollution growth d.
industrial growth

26.I bought a beautiful dress at the mall. Parts of speech of the word
‘beautiful’.
a. noun b. pronoun c. adjective d. adverb

27. I left my shoes under the kitchen table. ‘Under’ in the sentence is ------
a. adjective b. preposition c. pronoun d. conjunction

28. I want to go to a university in the United States.

a. noun b. pronoun c. adverb d. Preposition

29.Well ! I did not think I’ll be home before 6 PM.

a. Interjection b. preposition c. pronoun d. adverb

30.After lunch let’s go out for a coffee

a. Pronoun b. preposition c. verb d. Adverb

31. The nouns hair, noise and time are----

a. countable b. uncountable c both d none

32. I’ve got ---- money.

a. Some b. any c. the d. A

33.Plural form of volcano is-------

a. volconoies b. volcanoes c. volcanos . d. volcano
34.Plural form of sister-in-law is----
a. Sisters-in-law b. sister-in-law c. sisters-in-law d. sister-in-laws

35.What is a group of lions called?

a. army b. pride c. gaggle d. Litter

36.What is a group of flowers called?

a. bouquet b.pod c. pride d. Class

37.Which of the following is an abstract noun?

a. pen b. sock c. bat d. Hope

38.The children in the --------- organised a Ramleelafunction.

a. neighbour b. neighbours c. neighbourhood d. none of these

39.At the --------- of the meeting, the president made an announcement about
his resignation.
a. conclude b. conclusion c. concluding d. concluded

40.They gazed across the valley. (Which word is a common noun?)

a. across b. gazed c. they d. valley

NOTE: Answers are given in bold .