English Practice Set 1287

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1. Q1 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Choose the option that best completes the sentence: He was _____ to admit his mistake, yet he _____ apologised in the end.
   Aeager / eventuallyBwilling / eventuallyCreluctant / neverDreluctant / eventually
2. Q2 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "Beat around the bush"?
   Ato argue the opposite side for the sake of debateBfeeling slightly unwellCsomething very easyDto avoid saying something directly
3. Q3 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
   Three of the four sentences below belong together in theme/context. Choose the one that does NOT belong: 1. A few pilot schools have experimented with shorter periods and longer, unstructured breaks. 2. Cognitive research suggests attention naturally dips after roughly forty minutes of focused work. 3. For generations, the school day has followed the same rigid, subject-by-subject timetable. 4. Vendors report that digital payments have reduced disputes over change and counterfeit notes.
   AA few pilot schools have experimented with shorter periods and longer, unstructured breaks.BCognitive research suggests attention naturally dips after roughly forty minutes of focused work.CFor generations, the school day has followed the same rigid, subject-by-subject timetable.DVendors report that digital payments have reduced disputes over change and counterfeit notes.
4. Q4 · English · English Language
   Choose the most suitable replacement: "...proposed relaxation of normal for foreign direct investment."
   ATo normsBIn normalCOf normsDBy normal
5. Q5 · English · Grammar — Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives/Adverbs
   Choose the correct form to fill the blank: This is the _____ solution to the problem.
   AwiderBbestCa uniqueDmost best
6. Q6 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
   Choose the correct tense form to fill in the blank. The Headmaster ................ to meet you.
   AwantBwantsCis wantingDwas wanting
7. Q7 · English · English Comprehension
   Select the word most opposite in meaning to: OBEDIENT
   ALoyalBDefiantCSubmissiveDDutiful
8. Q8 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
   Select the sentence that contains a spelling error.
   AResearchers recommend that pesticides should not be used Indiscriminately as they eliminate biodiversity for future generationsBJournalism is often the work of painstaking rigour and perseverence that detail the socio-political experiences of our worldsCThe venerated singer was also secretive, moody and very intense, famous for erratic and difficult behaviourDElephants are in trouble mainly because people desire ivory trinkets that are made of tusks, often gruesomely killing them to achieve their purpose
9. Q9 · English · English Language
   Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: The RBI's decision to ______ the repo rate unchanged surprised many analysts.
   AkeepBholdCmaintainDleave
10. Q10 · English · Antonyms
    Select the antonym of 'Sanguine'.
    AGloomyBBuoyantCConfidentDUpbeat