English Questions for Competitive Examinations

English Questions for Competitive Examinations - I

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English Questions for Competitive Examinations

Vocabulary - Important Words

Meaning: Synonyms: Antonyms: Example Sentence:

1. PRODIGY (NOUN): person or thing that is extraordinary

Synonyms: whiz, wunderkind

Antonyms: imbecile, normal

Example Sentence: Maria could play the piano at age 5, many people considered her to be a prodigy.

2. PROLOCUTOR (NOUN): the person in charge of proceedings

Synonyms: administrator, chairperson

Antonyms: guest, onlooker

Example Sentence: He was twice the prolocutor of the lower house of convocation for the province of Canterbury.

3. SKIRT (NOUN): border

Synonyms: hem, outskirts

Antonyms: interior, center

Example Sentence: The dust skirted near the window panes.

4. MUSHROOM (VERB): sprout / grow quickly

Synonyms: flourish, shoot up

Antonyms: shrink, decrease

Example Sentence: Although this plant is popularly termed the "meadow mushroom," it never as a rule grows in meadows.

5. RAMIFY (VERB): divide

Synonyms: bifurcate, divulge

Antonyms: abridge, combine

Example Sentence: These plants ramify early and get to be very large.

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1)Negate (Verb) (नकारना): ne-gate

Meaning -  to cause something to be ineffective; to nullify

Synonyms -  contradict, refuse, decline

Antonyms - Confirm, support, acknowledge

Sentence - Even though the basketball player had a lot of turnovers during the playoffs, it does not negate the fact he was the team hero throughout the regular season.

2) Leapfrog  (Verb) (छलांग ) :

Meaning -   to move ahead of or beyond (someone or something) in a very quick and sudden way.

Synonyms - Jump, stay ahead

Example - Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college

3) Abatement (Noun) (कमी) :-  uh-beyt-ment

Meaning - reduction or weakening or something

Synonyms -lessening, decrease, reduction

Antonyms- accumulation, increase, increment

Example - The abatement of the prisoner’s sentence angered many citizens.

4) Mantle (Noun) (महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका) :

Meaning - the obligations or authority associated with an individual’s duties, title, or personal beliefs

Synonyms - responsibilities, obligations, charges

Example -Fed up with the stress that came with the mantle of his office, the prime minister resigned from his position.

5) Predicated (Verb) (आधार, आश्रित): pred-i-cat-ed

Meaning -founded upon a belief or argument

Synonyms - affirmed, alleged, asserted

Example - The jury’s verdict was predicated upon the evidence presented in court.

6) Mitigate (Verb) (शमन , कमी करना):  mit-i-gey-shun

Meaning -make less severe or painful

Synonyms -:  alleviate, relieve, ease

Antonyms - bully, aggravate, intensify

Example - The United Nations will try andmitigate the crisis between the two countries.

7) Pursued (Verb)  (पीछा करना) -  pur-sued

Meaning - to follow urgently / to aim for

Synonyms - chased, followed

Antonyms - avoided, preceded

Example -  The cops had to pursue the suspect until they were able to capture him.

8) Template (noun) (खाका ): tem-plit

Meaning -   something that serves as a model for others to copy.

Synonyms -  guide, blueprint

Antonyms -   novice, beginner

Example -  The deal is likely to provide a templatefor other agreements. 

9) Paradigm (Noun) (मिसाल):  par-a-digm

Meaning -  a typical example or model of something

Synonyms -   model, archetype, exemplary

Example -  After the terrorist attack, the government created a new paradigm for domestic security.

NOUN

Choose the correct noun in brackets.

1.   She ate three slices of ( bread/breads ).

2.   ( Exercise/Exercises ) is good for all of us.

3.   She usually travels with a lot of ( luggage/luggages ).

4.   You have to use three eggs and two cups of ( flour/flours ).

5.   If you have finished, I'll give you more ( work/works ) to do.

6.   We'll have ( fruit/fruits ) for dessert.

7.   Can you get me some ( chalk/chalks ) from the office ?

8.   For your ( information/informations ) the rooms on the right are all reserved.

9.   The aim of the school concert is to encourage local ( talent/talents ).

10.   I'll give you my ( opinion/opinions ) after I've heard both your stories.

Answers 

1.   She ate three slices of bread.

2.   Exercise is good for all of us.

3.   She usually travels with a lot of luggage.

4.   You have to use three eggs and two cups of flour.

5.   If you have finished, I'll give you more work to do.

6.   We'll have fruit for dessert.

7.   Can you get me some chalk from the office ?

8.   For your information the rooms on the right are all reserved.

9.   The aim of the school concert is to encourage local talent.

10.   I'll give you my opinion after I've heard both your stories.

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Correct the errors 

Wherever the nouns are not correctly pluralized, it is required to correct the errors.

1.   There were Indian, Chinese and Malay dances troupes in the cultural show.

2.   We appreciate the comments from the non-members students.

3.   Many tapes recorders appear in the market every year.

4.   I do not like our system of education because it is too examinations-oriented.

5.   My principal is very proud of the two new resources rooms in my school.

6.   Those three ladies in my house are my sister-in-laws.

7.   I'm crazy about stamps and for my birthday, I was given five stamps albums.

8.   What kind of computers books are you looking for ?

9.   There are several kinds of hairsbrush for you to choose from.

10.   I wish there were more bedsrooms in my house.

ANSWERS

1.   There were Indian, Chinese and Malay dance troupes in the cultural show.

2.   We appreciate the comments from the non-member students.

3.   Many tape recorders appear in the market every year.

4.   I do not like our system of education because it is too examination-oriented.

5.   My principal is very proud of the two new resource rooms in my school.

6.   Those three ladies in my house are my sister-in-law.

7.   I'm crazy about stamps and for my birthday, I was given five stamp albums.

8.   What kind of computer books are you looking for ?

9.   There are several kinds of hairbrushes for you to choose from.

10.   I wish there were more bedrooms in my house.

Learning with Examples:

What is difference between Fewer and Less?

It is fact that people become confused most of the time while using Fewer and Less because both are used for comparison. But there is little difference in applying the both.

The FEWER is used with countable nouns (such as friends, books, cups); for example:

"There are fewer cups available in the kitchen". 

The LESS is used with uncountable nouns (such as bread, money, milk). For  example: "I have less property than you".

Further, as an exception, Less could also be used with countable nouns ONLY WHEN the noun refers to some sort of a distance, amount or time. For example, "Less than two weeks" or "Less than three grams".

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