English Practice Set 626

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1. Q1 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
   Change the following into an indirect statement and indicate the correct one. He said, "I came here yesterday".
   AHe said that he went there the previous dayBHe said that he had come there the previous dayCHe said that he came there yesterdayDHe inquired that he had come there the previous day
2. Q2 · English · Cloze Test
   Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: "Small towns with well-maintained training facilities often produce _____ numbers of athletes."
   AproprietaryBoutpaceCinvisibleDdisproportionate
3. Q3 · English · Verbal Analogies
   Coward is related to Fear in the same way as Optimist is related to ____?
   AHopeBPressureCFloodDHerbivore
4. Q4 · English · Homonyms / Confusing Word Pairs
   The knight began to hew his way through the dense forest with a heavy sword.
   AThe sculptor tried to hew a statue out of a single block of marbleBHe continued to hew to his principles even under political pressureCThe workers were told to hew the logs into equal sectionsDThe carpenter was skilled enough to hew complex shapes with precision
5. Q5 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
   Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "Employees expect a fair year this financial increment."
   A'Employees' and 'increment'B'a' and 'fair'C'a' and 'financial'D'increment' and 'year'
6. Q6 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
   Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. He is __the most unique__ person I have met.
   AwiderBthe most uniqueCa uniqueDbetter
7. Q7 · English · Synonyms
   Select the option that is a synonym of 'Elated'.
   ASprightlyBVivaciousCOverjoyedDBuoyant
8. Q8 · English · Match the Columns
   Match Column A with Column B (Antonyms): Column A: A. Peremptory B. Open C. Amiable D. Idle Column B: 1. Surly 2. Industrious 3. Deferential 4. Secretive
   AA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4BA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3CA-2, B-4, C-3, D-1DA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
9. Q9 · English · Fill in the Blanks
   Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The report highlighted a _____ decline in exports last quarter.
   AdismissedBridiculedCimaginaryDsignificant
10. Q10 · English · Vocabulary
    Fill in the blank with the correct idiom: "Criticising him in front of everyone only ___."
    Abroke the iceBhit the nail on the headCkilled two birds with one stoneDadded fuel to the fire