General English Practice Question and Answer
8 Q:Select the most appropriate meaning of the highlighted idiom
The actress’ daughter is just a chip off the old block
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649c01fd1a612ce001fc14e4- 1To get into the enemy’s territoryfalse
- 2Similar to one's parents in behaviourtrue
- 3To console the drearyfalse
- 4To chip off the edgesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Similar to one's parents in behaviour"
Explanation :
"A chip off the old block" means a person who resembles or behaves like their parent.
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness
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642442835bff3d098d111452- 1Ephemeralfalse
- 2Delugefalse
- 3Gazettefalse
- 4Anarchisttrue
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Answer : 4. "Anarchist"
Explanation :
An anarchist is a person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness or the absence of government, making it the appropriate one-word substitute.
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A keeper or custodian of a museum
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642abf6a9d18d2e8ae2593a9- 1Creatorfalse
- 2Developerfalse
- 3Masterfalse
- 4Curatortrue
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Answer : 4. "Curator"
Explanation :
A curator is a person responsible for the care, maintenance, and management of a museum or other collection, fitting the given context.
Q: Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
The list included many mundane, routine tasks.
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642ac0757ac9a186e4e5a9c8- 1standardfalse
- 2temporalfalse
- 3customaryfalse
- 4exceptionaltrue
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Answer : 4. "exceptional"
Explanation :
The underlined word "mundane" means ordinary or routine, and its antonym would be something extraordinary or exceptional.
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Any award, honour or laudatory notice
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642ac36608ca2357ae78da14Any award, honour or laudatory notice
- 1Complementfalse
- 2Dealfalse
- 3Statutefalse
- 4Accoladetrue
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Answer : 4. "Accolade"
Explanation :
An accolade is any award, honor, or laudatory notice, making it the suitable one-word substitute.
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Something happening in three years
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642ac6922b960e1a4193d131- 1Annualfalse
- 2Triennialtrue
- 3Biennialfalse
- 4Millennialfalse
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Answer : 2. "Triennial "
Explanation :
Triennial refers to something happening every three years, providing the one-word substitute for the given context.
Q: Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Story of an individual written by himself
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643514a919f0af16e37b17d3Story of an individual written by himself
- 1Biographyfalse
- 2Historyfalse
- 3Novelfalse
- 4Autobiographytrue
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Answer : 4. "Autobiography"
Explanation :
An autobiography is a written account of one's own life, making it the appropriate one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Q: Choose the most appropriate word that can substitute the given group of words.
One who pretends to be what he is not
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602e0bbdbb9bb966a3040016One who pretends to be what he is not
- 1Creatorfalse
- 2Acrobatfalse
- 3Directorfalse
- 4Hypocritetrue
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Answer : 4. "Hypocrite"
Explanation :
A hypocrite is someone who pretends to be what they are not or who acts in a way that contradicts their stated beliefs or feelings.