1.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase:
“Caught between two stools”
A. 
B. 
Difficulty in choosing between two alternatives
C. 
D. 
2.
Select the option which gives correct meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
“To weather the storm”
A. 
Survive a difficult situation
B. 
Create difficulty for others
C. 
D. 
3.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/ phrase.
“A man of straw”
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
Choose the correct spelling for the missing word in the following sentence:
He has always ______ his skills
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Choose the correct spelling for the missing word in the following sentence:
Do let me know the time which will be most _____ for you.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
Choose the incorrect spelling out of the given words:
1. Brevity
2. Breakage
3. Breathless
4. Briliance
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
From the given options, choose the word spelt correctly:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below-given word/ sentence.
The person who knows everything
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Glutton is related to Eat as Garrulous is related to _____?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
Select the word opposite in meaning to the word “Hirsute”
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word “Morbid”
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Read the following five sentences in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningfull paragraph, then answer the question given below them.
- I reached office at 11 O' clock after sending the money.
- Some money had to be sent to my parents.
- After that, I spent almost an hour at the Post Office.
- Therefore, I went to bank to withdraw some money.
- However, I had no money with me.
Which sentence should come third in the paragraph?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
13.
Read the following five sentences and rearrange them to make a coherent and logical paragraph. After deciding the sequence, answer the two questions given below.
- In his literacy work he spoke of that province of human life which mere intellect does not speak.
- He has also given innocent joy to many children by his stories like 'Kabuliwalah'
- These songs are sung not only in bengal but all over the country.
- Rabindranath's great works sprang from intensity of vision and feelings.
- He sang of beauty and heroism, nobility and charm.
Which sentence should come
fourth in the paragraph?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
14.
Read the following five sentences and rearrange them to make a coherent and logical paragraph. After deciding the sequence, answer the two questions given below.
- In his literacy work he spoke of that province of human life which mere intellect does not speak.
- He has also given innocent joy to many children by his stories like 'Kabuliwalah'
- These songs are sung not only in bengal but all over the country.
- Rabindranath's great works sprang from intensity of vision and feelings.
- He sang of beauty and heroism, nobility and charm.
Which sentence should come
first in the paragraph?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
15.
I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into and out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with
A. 
B. 
C. 
A journey into outer space
D. 
16.
. I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into and out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?
A. 
There was a shower of debris
B. 
C. 
A catastrophe was imminent
D. 
The moon was looming close and big
17.
. I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into and out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
A. 
That the sun was very hot
B. 
That there was no strong wind
C. 
That the air was unpolluted
D. 
18.
Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, “To make clean breast of”:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
To destroy before it blooms
19.
Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, “To have an axe to grind”:
A. 
B. 
To fail to arouse interest
C. 
D. 
20.
Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, “A black sheep”:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
A partner who takes no share of profits
E. 
Odd or disreputable member of a family