English Practice Paper for All Entrance Exams

English Practice Paper for All Entrance Exams

Free Online English Objective Test

Directions: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the italicized word.

1. Should I communicate the date of the meeting to all the members?

(a) Yield

(b) Conceal

(c) Refrain

(d) Withhold

ANSWER: (d)

2. His style of writing is quite verbose.

(a) Lucid

(b) Succinct

(c) Unusual

(d) Comical

ANSWER: (b)

3. Everybody called it a lavish party.

(a) Expensive

(b) Frugal

(c) Wasteful

(d) Big

ANSWER: (b)

4 The dinner set she presented to me was durable enough.

(a) Worn out

(b) Fragile

(c) Light

(d) Delicate

ANSWER: (b)

5. Vigor and excitement are the prime characteristics of youth.

(a) Adolescence

(b) Teenage

(c) Childhood

(d) Senility

ANSWER: (d)

6. The influence of political broadcasts on elections is considerable.

(a) Inadequate

(b) Uninfluential

(c) Negligible

(d) Insignificant

ANSWER: (c)

7. Ranjeet drove to the place by a circuitous route.

(a) Short

(b) Roundabout

(c) Direct

(d) Obvious

ANSWER: (c)

8. Only egalitarianism can lay the foundations of a strong nation.

(a) Dictatorship

(b) Domination

(c) Imperialism

(d) Elitism

ANSWER: (d)

9. The club meets on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.

(a) Furnished

(b) Renovated

(c) Neglected

(d) Regenerated

ANSWER: (b)

10. His arrogant behaviour made him successful in his trade.

(a) Flattering

(b) Humble

(c) Polite

(d) Pleasant

ANSWER: (b)

11. He exhibited a comprehensive approach towards the matter in hand.

(a) Slipshod

(b) Sketchy

(c) Exhaustive

(d) Superficial

ANSWER: (d)

12. Mohini was often teased as corpulent by her friends.

(a) Belligerent

(b) Gaunt

(c) Garrulous

(d) Fat

ANSWER: (b)

13. The gatekeeper ought to be more vigilant these days.

(a) Irresponsible

(b) Ignorant

(c) Careless

(d) Innocent

ANSWER: (c)

14. He nurtured in him a strong craving for revenge from those criminals.

(a) Mercy

(b) Pardon

(c) Pity

(d) Forgiveness

ANSWER: (d)

15. The minister is optimistic about the new project just launched.

(a) Stoical

(b) Dubious

(c) Pessimistic

(d) Cynical

ANSWER: (c)

16. One should never be reckless in his dealings with others.

(a) Indifferent

(b) Careful

(c) Imprudent

(d) Lenient

ANSWER: (b)

17. The doctor advised us to give him wholesome nutrition.

(a) Sickly

(b) Stupendous

(c) Depressing

(d) Fragmentary

ANSWER: (a)

18. Her Vivacity attracted everybody

(a) Beauty

(b) Humor

(c) Apathy

(d) Truthfulness

ANSWER: (c)

19. Unlike his brother, he is fat and flabby.

(a) Healthy

(b) Tall

(c) Skinny

(d) Thin

ANSWER: (c)

20. After meeting the holy man, his nagging mood of difference suddenly changed.

(a) Confusion

(b) Self-assurance

(c) Contentment

(d) Consternation

ANSWER: (b)

21. I suppose you should authorize him to do so.

(a) Pulverize

(b) Prescribe

(c) Detach

(d) Proscribe

ANSWER: (d)

22. The British policy was not one of domination but that of suppression.

(a) License

(b) Liberty

(c) Freedom

(d) Charity

ANSWER: (c)

23. A terrestrial being can never be immortal.

(a) Abnormal

(b) Marvellous

(c) Amphibious

(d) Celestial

ANSWER: (d)

24. You cannot blame him because all his dealings are above board.

(a) Under Board

(b) Boring

(c) Underhand

(d) Beneath

ANSWER: (c)

25. His partners felt that it was a viable business proposition.

(a) Impracticable

(b) Inviolable

(c) Unavailable

(d) Enviable

ANSWER: (a)