She _______ away the old shoes as 1.

Idol
they were unusable. Of course, it was
2. Idyll
true that
3. Idle
they had ____ a lot.
4. Ideal
A. cast; cast
The old doors ________ whenever
B. cast; cost
they are opened.
C. cost; cast
1. crick
D. cost; cost
2. creak
Unfortunately for Meera, when she
3. cry
started playing her guitar, she could
not get the ___ right. The curtain ____ 4. creek
need to be strong enough for you to Choose the sentence containing the
pull them firmly. homonym of the underlined word
A. chords; chords B. cords; After the earthquake, the citizens
cords helped the hurt and wounded, with
C. chords; cords D. cords; their time, money and in kind.
chords A. He received so many gifts in kind
Harish is quite _____ at using his that that he was overwhelmed.
mobile apps. But it is taking him time B. The parents of the child were so
to ____ the kind and gentle, that she relaxed
new management practices completely.
introduced in the company. C. It was important to communicate to
A. adept; adept B. adopt; adopt the girls that they would receive their
grant in kind.
C. adopt; adept D. adept; adopt
D. She needed lots of items for the
The room was________with fans.
NGO, mostly in kind.
1. cold
Choose the sentence containing the
2. coaled homonym of the underlined word.
3. cooled He rose to fame with his first single
Remember?
4. cowled
A. Pollution rose to hazardous levels
________worship is a predominant
in New Delhi.
part of some religions.
B. The entire platoon rose to its feet.
C. I would give my word if he gave me If you want to __________ the world,
a rose. you should be the one to take the first
step.
D. The desert storm rose out of
nowhere. 1. change (loose money)
Choose the sentence containing the 2. change (transfer)
homonym of the underlined word.
3. change (switch)
The litigants could not bear the order
4. change (alter)
read out by the arrogant judge.
The Prime Minister __________ the
A. My friend came across a grizzly
nation asking for the ________ of the
mountain bear while trekking through
traitors.
the Rockies.
1. meant, mean
B. I have to grin and bear it, every day
of my working life. 2. address, addressed
C. The widow collapsed soon, unable 3. mean, meant
to bear the burden of grief. 4. addressed, address
D. Let not the workers bear too much Due to the attack his vital
strain. organs_______ functioning.
Which________does the minister take 1. seized
to reach the Assembly?
2. sized
1. riot
3. ceased
2. rot
4. seas
3. root
These products _________ for a long
4. route time.
A diary entry is a________account of 1. lust
one’s day and is a very useful tool for
celebrities. 2. last

1. person 3. lost

2. personnel 4. least

3. persona The construction _________ was far

from his home.
4. personal
1. cite
2. sight
3. site 2. grown, groaned
4. cyte 3. mean, meant
He planned a weeklong _________ 4. growing, grown
down the Nile.
The authorities __________ the
1. crews unregistered companies.
2. cruse 1. sees
3. crush 2. seize
4. cruise 3. seas 4. cease
The river ______ provide a reserve One needs to ________ one’s abilities
_______ for minerals that enrich the before making massive efforts.
soil’s fertility.
1. axis
1. right, right
2. excess
2. banks, bank
3. access
3. band, band
4. assess
4. quail, quail
The Police tried to …….. information
This nation is _________ to each of its from the bootlegger who sells……..
citizens. liquor.
1. feel (A) illicit, elicit
2. fur (B) illegible, legible
3. fair (C) elucidate, illicit
4. fare (D) elicit, illicit
The sales of ________, ________ by In Japan even_____stores are
20% on Valentine’s Day. not_____, for they float in boats.
1. dates, dated (A) stationery, stationary
2. roll, rolled (B) stationery, stationed
3. pear, pair (C) stationary, stationery
4. roses, rose (D) stationed, stationary
What she _______ is that he is a The thief broke open the ———
_______ person. almirah to ———- the jewels.
1. meant, mean (A) lone -loan
(B) steel – steal (D) sweet
(C) bear-bare It’s very hard to say—— to a person
whom you—— very well.
(D) role – roll
(A) Know, No
We will have to find—– sources of
energy in the future. (B) Known, Knew
(A) alternate (B) altered (C) No, Know
(C) alternative (D) Know, Known
(D) adulterated My mother received the —— which
was —— from Bombay for her
I paid the ——to go to the ——.
birthday.
(A) fare, fair
(A) Sent, scent
(B) fair, fire
(B) Scent, sent
(C) fare, fear
(C) Send, sent
(D) fair, fare
(D) Sent, send
He tried to —— votes by showing the
leaders portrait.
(A) Canvas
(B) Canvass
(C) Confess
(D) Converse
They had dates for ——.
(A) Desert
(B) Desart
(C) Dessert
(D) Deserrt
The family looked for a double
bedroom —— for three days.
(A) soot
(B) suite
(C) suit