TOEFL Questions

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Piquant

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

When bad things happen to good people they become ______ not worse.

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Arraign

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Rags to riches

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Decimate

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

It is a colourful event and everyone (have) a great time.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checked __________ diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. ___________exercises, in conjunction __________ others to be found in different volumes by the same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenly speech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, after all, ___________ in the use of words is more a matter of habit than of theory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or to write good English _____________ bad English.

can be checked __________ diligent exercises

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.