WBCS 2014 English Priliminary
1. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below :
Tour de force.
(A) Masterpiece
(B) Grand Tour
(C) Long Tour
(D) Art and Culture
2. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below :
Insipid
(A) Foolish
(B) Exciting
(C) Dull
(D) Sensible
3. Fill in the blank with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below :
They decided to ——— his number in the yellow pages.
(A) Look into
(B) Look at
(C) Look up
(D) Look onto
4. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:
Lucid
(A) Opaque
(B) Solid
(C) Clear
(D) Hazy
5. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:
I gave him a piece of my mind.
(A) Expressed love
(B) Fell in love
(C) Expressed anguish
(D) Trusted him
6. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:
He has the gift of the gab.
(A) A talent for speaking
(B) A good voice
(C) A logical bent of mind
(D) Talking nonsense
7. Fill in the blank:
The last ——— will be performed by members of the family only.
(A) Wright
(B) Right
(C) Rite
(D) Write
8. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided:
A person of outgoing nature is known as a/an ———.
(A) Stoic
(B) Extrovert
(C) Megalomaniac
(D) Philanthropist
9. Select the correct meaning of the underlined idiom from the alternatives provided:
She is a little under the weather today.
(A) Feeling unwell
(B) In sync with the weather
(C) Feeling excited
(D) Feeling sad
10. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct meaning from the options provided:
A person suffering from an uncontrollable desire to steal is known as a/an ———.
(A) Kleptomaniac
(B) Necromaniac
(C) Necrophobic
(D) Introvert
11. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:
Inadvertent
(A) Adversity
(B) Intentional
(C) Unintentional
(D) Advanced
12. Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given below:
Incognito
(A) Candid
(B) Impromptu
(C) Opposed
(D) Disguised
13. Select the correct synonym of the following word from the alternatives provided:
Embezzle
(A) Steal
(B) Steel
(C) Honesty
(D) Dazzle
14. Fill in the blank:
He would always ——— the police.
(A) Elude
(B) lllude
(C) Allude
(D) Delude
15. Insert the correct phrasal verb from the options provided to make meaningful sentence:
I will ——— to my job until May.
(A) hold up
(B) hold on
(C) hold in
(D) hold
16. Fill in the blank:
You should ——— her case as a precedent.
(A) Site
(B) Cite
(C) Sight
(D) Side
17. Fill in the blalik with correct phrasal verb from the options provided below:
The boss simply could not ——— his inefficiency any more.
(A) Put off
(B) Put up with
(C) Put down
(D) Put across
18. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition :
He is ——— the phone right now.
(A) At
(B) In
(C) On
(D) To
19. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:
His point was lost amid the cacophony
(A) Music
(B) Discordance
(C) Silence
(D) Crowd
20. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:
The possibility of failure was imminent.
(A) Remote
(B) Inherent
(C) Immediate
(D) Perenial
21. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition :
He held his breath ——— several minutes.
(A) On (B) Of (C) For (D) From
22. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one underlined below:
There is abundant scope for improvement.
(A) Ample
(B) Scarce
(C) Copious
(D) Eternal
23. The word 'Pride' is also used to describe a group of
(A) Tigers
(B) Elephants
(C) Lions
(D) Hyenas
24. 'Cricket' is also a kind of a/an
(A) Bird
(B) Insect
(C) Food
(D) Flower
25. A 'Page' also means
(A) A sweet dish
(B) A chauffeur
(C) A book
(D) A servant
Answer
1A, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C
6A, 7C, 8B, 9A, 10A
11C, 12D, 13A, 14A, 15B
16C, 17B, 18C, 19A, 20A
21C, 22B, 23C, 24B, 25D
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