General English Exercise

Questions 1 – 5

Complete the sentences given below.

1. Space research has been growing by leaps and …………………….

a) bounds
b) fits
c) starts
d) none of these

2. The duty of space scientists is to …………………. the mysteries of the universe.

a) unravel
b) identify
c) disclose
d) diagnose

3. The government assured the Supreme Court that it has taken all steps to ………………….. the formation of the new state.

a) expedite
b) extract
c) accelerate
d) none of these

4. The …………………… of his statement are far-reaching.

a) applications
b) implications
c) allusions
d) consequences

5. You have eaten your ………………………. number of pizza slices.

a) allowed
b) allotted
c) subscribed
d) designed

Questions 6 – 10
Against each key word are given five suggested meanings. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the key word.

6. Calumny

a) encomium
b) veritable
c) slander
d) virtuous
e) benign

7. Anathema

a) blessing
b) curse
c) potent
d) callous
e) privileged

8. Disparate

a) similar
b) ordinary
c) authentic
d) dissimilar
e) dangling

9. Interdict

a) allow
b) approve
c) appreciate
d) prohibit
e) prescribe

10. Inveterate

a) chronic
b) corrigible
c) irate
d) curable
e) none of these

Answers

1. Space research has been growing by leaps and bounds.

2. The duty of space scientists is to unravel the mysteries of the universe.

3. The government assured the Supreme Court that it has taken all steps to expedite the formation of the new state.

4. The implications of his statement are far-reaching.

5. You have eaten your allotted number of pizza slices.

6. slander

7. curse

8. dissimilar

9. prohibit

10. chronic

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