English Practice Set 615

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1. Q1 · English · Idioms and Phrases
   What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "By the skin of one's teeth"?
   Ato reveal a secret accidentallyBto become nervous about doing somethingCjust barely; narrowlyDto make a greater effort than expected
2. Q2 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "The police were investigating the case last week."
   AThe case were investigated by the police last week.BThe case was being investigated by the police last week.CThe case will be investigated by the police last week.DThe case is investigated by the police last week.
3. Q3 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Cow is related to Herbivore in the same way as Tiger is related to ____?
   ABooksBFloodCCarnivoreDWall
4. Q4 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "due airline cancelled several flights The to bad weather."
   A'airline' and 'The'B'bad' and 'weather'C'The' and 'due'D'due' and 'bad'
5. Q5 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   A _____ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
   AfewBlittleCmostDshort
6. Q6 · English · Synonyms
   Select the option that is a synonym of 'Indolent'.
   AIdleBActiveCDiligentDEnergetic
7. Q7 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the voice: "You can solve this problem easily."
   AThis problem can be easily solved by you.BThis problem can be solved easily by you.CThis can problem be solved easily by you.DThis problem can be solved by easily you.
8. Q8 · English · One Word Substitutes
   One word for "Rule by a religious leadership" is:
   AOligarchyBDemocracyCTheocracyDAristocracy
9. Q9 · English · Sentence Formation
   Arrange the following parts (P1-P3) to form a meaningful sentence:
   P1: The team celebrated P2: their victory with P3: great enthusiasm
   Agreat enthusiasm The team celebrated their victory with.BThe team celebrated their victory with great enthusiasm.Cgreat enthusiasm their victory with The team celebrated.Dtheir victory with The team celebrated great enthusiasm.
10. Q10 · English · Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
    Identify the sentence that does not fit with the other three: 1. Whether funding will keep pace with this ambition remains an open question. 2. New autonomous underwater vehicles are now being deployed to close this knowledge gap. 3. This gap matters because the ocean floor shapes currents, climate, and marine ecosystems. 4. Others are experimenting with submerging server units directly in seawater for passive cooling.
    AWhether funding will keep pace with this ambition remains an open question.BNew autonomous underwater vehicles are now being deployed to close this knowledge gap.CThis gap matters because the ocean floor shapes currents, climate, and marine ecosystems.DOthers are experimenting with submerging server units directly in seawater for passive cooling.