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

Run out of steam

A) Lose impetus or enthusiasm.   B) To keep going even after losing all energy.
C) Have no more funds to proceed any further D) Build interest as you go along
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lose impetus or enthusiasm.  

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentencein Indirect/Direct Speech

She says, “I am playing tennis.

A) She says that she was playing tennis B) She was playing tennis.
C) She said she was playing tennis D) She says that she is playing tennis.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) She says that she is playing tennis.

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The dog killed the cat.

A) The cat is killed by the dog. B) The cat got kill by the dog.
C) The dog was responsible for killing the cat. D) The cat was killed by the dog.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The cat was killed by the dog.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

Killing one's sister

A) Regicide B) Fratricide
C) Matricide D) Sororicide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sororicide

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

'What do you want?' Sheila asked Rohan.

 

A) Sheila asked Rohan what do you want. B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.
C) Sheila asked Rohan what does he want. D) Sheila asked Rohan what he wants.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sheila asked Rohan what he wanted.

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Smallest units of meaning in a language

A) Pragmatics B) phoneme
C) morpheme D) syntax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) morpheme

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A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word that provides a specific meaning to a string of letters.

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Select the synonym of
eminent

A) obscure B) common
C) renowned D) phenomenal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) renowned

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Standing on your toes as in ballet, is an example of

A) plantar extension B) plantar flexion
C) adduction D) dorsiflexion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) plantar flexion

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