English Practice Set 486

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1. Q1 · English · Sentence Formation
   Arrange the following parts (P1-P3) to form a meaningful sentence:
   P1: Rising prices have P2: affected the common P3: man badly
   Aaffected the common man badly Rising prices have.Bman badly Rising prices have affected the common.CRising prices have man badly affected the common.DRising prices have affected the common man badly.
2. Q2 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Barometer is related to Pressure in the same way as Thermometer is related to ____?
   AWriteBHerbivoreCTemperatureDSmoke
3. Q3 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The librarian does not issue reference books."
   AReference books are not issued by the librarian.BReference books are being not issued by the librarian.CReference books is being not issued by the librarian.DReference books was not issued by the librarian.
4. Q4 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "The government announced a new farmers for policy."
   A'farmers' and 'for'B'government' and 'policy'C'announced' and 'a'D'policy' and 'farmers'
5. Q5 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to miss an opportunity"
   AMiss the boatBThe ball is in your courtCTurn a blind eyeDRun out of steam
6. Q6 · English · Synonyms
   Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'Concise'.
   AVerboseBRamblingCTerseDProlix
7. Q7 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Choose the option that best completes the sentence: His _____ attitude made him unpopular among his colleagues.
   AinnovativeBmeasurableCstagnationDarrogant
8. Q8 · English · Grammar — Articles & Determiners
   Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: _____ moon revolves around the earth.
   A—BAnCTheDA
9. Q9 · English · One Word Substitutes
   Select the one-word substitute for: "A person who walks in their sleep"
   AImmigrantBAmbidextrousCBilingualDSomnambulist
10. Q10 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
    Identify the sentence that does not fit with the other three: 1. Some companies have begun building data centres in naturally cold climates to cut cooling costs. 2. Others are experimenting with submerging server units directly in seawater for passive cooling. 3. Cooling these facilities, which run hot around the clock, is often the largest single energy expense. 4. Banks increasingly use digital transaction records to assess a vendor's creditworthiness.
    ASome companies have begun building data centres in naturally cold climates to cut cooling costs.BOthers are experimenting with submerging server units directly in seawater for passive cooling.CCooling these facilities, which run hot around the clock, is often the largest single energy expense.DBanks increasingly use digital transaction records to assess a vendor's creditworthiness.