List of top English Questions

Pick out the correctly spelt word:

From the given options, select the one which is opposite in meaning to the given word :
empathy

Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blank :
It was a challenge to ______ a response from the prisoner.

From the options given below, select the one closest in meaning to 'Agile' :

Pick a word that means the same as 'readable' :

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I		List - II
(A)	Cortege	(I)	a poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired.
(B)	Elegy	(II)	A funeral procession comprising a number of mourning.
(C)	Obituary	(III)	an account in the newspaper about the funeral of a deceased.
(D)	Epitaph	(IV)	words inscribed on the grave/tomb in the memory of the one buried.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Choose the word that denotes one that is in a war - like mood :

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I		List - II
(A)	Ad interim	(I)	Meanwhile
(B)	Carte blanche	(II)	According to law
(C)	De jure	(III)	Mixture
(D)	Pot Pourri	(IV)	Full freedom of action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Choose the correct homonym pair :

Rearrange the following segments to make a meaningful sentence:
(A) at the process India has made in the field of nuclear research
(B) the prime minister looked back with satisfaction
(C) will have to accept India as a nuclear power.
(D) and asserted that sooner or later the big powers:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

From the given options, select the word that is opposite in meaning to ‘Excruciating’ :

From the given options, select the word that is opposite in meaning to ‘dexterous’ ?

Choose the incorrect homonym pair:

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I		List - II
(A)	apple of one's eye	(I)	all of a sudden
(B)	to be all ears	(II)	Not able to hear well
(C)	out of the blue	(III)	loved clearly
(D)	hard of hearing	(IV)	to be very attentive

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

From the given options, choose the one that rightly explains the following idiom :
\(\text{\underline{To call a spade a spade}}\)
(A) to speak redely
(B) to speak directly
(C) to speak diplomatically
(D) to speak frankly
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: \textit{MODERATE}

A part of the sentence is underlined, below are alternatives (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Choose (4) if no improvement is required.
Ram is wearing his hat as it is getting very cold.

A part of the sentence is underlined, below are alternatives (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Choose (4) if no improvement is required.
The Host offered the coffee but I denied it.

A part of the sentence is underlined, below are alternatives (1), (2), (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Choose (4) if no improvement is required.
The teacher gave the students some advice.

Four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase given below. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase. To turn a deaf ear

Four alternatives are given for the underlined Idiom/Phrase given below. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
He surprised everyone by his performance and proved to be a dark horse.