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LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION (ெமாழி அறியும் திறன்)
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Meanings – ேநர்ெபாருள்
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Opposites (Antonyms) - எதிர்ெபாருள்
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Fill in the Blanks with Suitable Articles - ேகாடிட்ட இடத்ைத சரியான
ெபயர் ெசாற்குறிகள் மூலம் நிரப்புக
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தகுந்த முன்னிைடச்ெசால் மூலம் நிரப்புக
Fill in the Blanks with Suitable Tense – ேகாடிட்ட இடத்ைத தகுந்த
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Reconstruction of Sentences – வாக்கியங்கைள புனரைமத்தல்
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Select the correct Suffix (added at the beginning of the word) –
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Synonyms is defined as the word which gives
exactly the same or nearly the same meaning as
another word
Eg: Tiny=very Small, Fetch=Collect
sheltered – covered
tang – a strong pleasant taste
peer – look carefully
twig – small branch of a tree
crept – moved quietly
critical – important
delicious – tasty
slouched – slump/walk slovenly
fascinate – attract
endangered – in danger of extinction
extinction – defunctness
defunctness – no longer in existence
abundance – plenty
glide – move smoothly
exotic – unusual
merely – only
extinct – destroyed
tiny – very small
evasively – trying to avoid
elated – very happy
glistened – shining
dismay – disappointment
beamed –shone
shone – reflect
cease – to end
surges – rushes forward
mighty – strong
kindled – awakened
profound – deep and strong
zeal- great energy
revealed – expressed
secured – obtained
coined – created
posthumously – after death
conditioned – habituated
ferocious – wild
fierce – wild
impediments – obstacles
irrefutably – convincingly
afflicted – troubled
indispensable – necessary
nagging – annoying
ripple – wave
indispensable – necessary
endowed – blessed
attributes – quality
dormant – hidden
mirth – laughter
inn – a public house
outpored – overflowing
secular – free of religion
jubilant – joyful
battered –worn out
spell – influence
furtive – secretive
stealthy – secretive
shaggy – unkempt
immaculate – clean and tidy
boorish – rude
inquisitive – curious
reminiscence – remembrance
trample – walk over
quivering – shaking
unamiably – unfriendly
gulped – swallowed
fiendish – wicked
spout – pour out
stare – look fixedly
primordial – ancient / primeval
pretext – false reason
posthumously – after death
conditioned – habituated
ferocious – wild
fierce – wild
impediments – obstacles
irrefutably – convincingly
afflicted – troubled
indispensable – necessary
nagging – annoying
ripple – wave
indispensable – necessary
endowed – blessed
attributes – quality
dormant – hidden
mirth – laughter
inn – a public house
outpored – overflowing
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absence × presence
adherence × violation
advantage × disadvantage
adverse × favourable
after × before
allows × prevents
always × never
ancient × modern
apologies × accusation
arrive × depart
beggar × baron
brightness × dullness
clear × dull
close × remote
coarse × soft
confidence × diffidence
continued × stopped
convenient × inconvenient
crisp × pliable
cursed × blessed
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Antonyms is defined as the word which gives the
exact opposite as an another word
Eg : Ability-Inability, Private –Public
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2. Opposites Antonyms
defeat × victory
degrading × ennobling
descent × ascent
devoted × insincere
dormant × active
drain × fill
dropped × continued
eagerly × unwillingly
engagement × disengagement
everything × nothing
except × include
familiar × strange
finishing × starting
fond × hostile
forlorn × hopeful
fortune × misfortune
frailty × strength
fulfil × break
fundamental × inessential
gentleman × ruffian
glum × cheerful
great × small
harmful × useful
heroic × cowardly
hope × despair
immense × slight
implicit × explicit
impugn × acquit
inferior × superior
inside × outside
inspire × dampen
irritated × calm
latter × former
marvellous × ordinary
mute × noisy
offend × please
parched × wet
pity × cruel
pleasurable × painful
popular × unpopular
radically × moderately
rare × common
real × imaginary
relented × resisted
reluctant × eager
rest × act
rich × poor
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secular – free of religion
jubilant – joyful
battered –worn out
spell – influence
furtive – secretive
stealthy – secretive
shaggy – unkempt
immaculate – clean and tidy
boorish – rude
inquisitive – curious
reminiscence – remembrance
trample – walk over
quivering – shaking
unamiably – unfriendly
gulped – swallowed
fiendish – wicked
spout – pour out
stare – look fixedly
primordial – ancient / primeval
pretext – false reason
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timid × bold
tremendous × little,
unfit × fit
unfit × suitable
unique × common
uplift × suppress
wizened × fresh
wonderful × ordinary
written × unwritten
young × old
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Introduction
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rough × gentle
rudely × politely
scorn × admire
servant × master
slipped × firmed
spirited × unenthusiastic
strange × common
stubborn × flexible
superficial × depth
surprised × forewarn
thick × thin
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Articles are usually known as the adjective terms like a, an and the.
In this, questions are based on a given sentence. To that sentence, correct article is selected from the
mentioned four alternatives and fill in the blank provided in that sentence.
Concept
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An article is a word used to modify a noun. Noun may be a person, place or object or idea. Technically
an article is an adjective and usually adjectives modify the nouns. An article is used instead to point
out or refer to nouns.
Articles - Different Types
There are two different types of articles that are used to write in conversation to point out over for to a
noun or group of nouns. They are:
1. Definite article.
2. Indefinite article.
Definite article:
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Definite article is the word “the” which refers directly to a specific noun or group of nouns.
Example: The alligator in the pond.
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Below are some rules relating to the definite article “the”,
The is used:
1. Before a noun which is repeated after it has been introduced once.
Example: There is a table in front of our house. The house is belonged to my maternal mother.
2. to denote a certain person, place, or thing.
Example: The girl who stood first in the class was given a prize.
3. Before an adjective in superlative degree.
Example: John is the best of all the boys in the class.
4. To indicate what is unique.
Example: The moon shines by night.
5. With nouns modified in such a way that uniqueness is indicated.
Example: The year in which I was born.
6. Before abstract and material nouns if they are used with an adjunct which makes them definite.
Example: The gold we use in India is all imported.
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7. Before a singular countable noun which picks out one individual, object, etc, as representative of a
class.
Example: The buffalo is a useful animal.
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a) The cow is a useful animal.
b) A cow is a useful animal.
c) Cows are useful animals.
B. The is not used before man or woman used in a general sense to indicate the human race.
Man is not immortal.
8. Before a member of ascertain group of people.
Example: The shopkeeper finds life increasingly difficult.
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9. Before certain adjectives to give a plural meaning.
10. With national adjectives ending in ch or sh or se or ss.
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Example: The Dutch.
11. Before a noun made definite by the addition of a phrase or clause.
12. Before only and ordinary numbers, such as first, second, third etc. used as adjectives.
13. Before a noun which by a reason of locality can represent only one particular thing.
14. In place of possive adjective before the names of parts of the body.
15. Before same and after all, both and half.
16. Before a common noun to give it the meaning of an abstract noun.
17. Before an adjective in the comparative degree, when selection of one out of only two persons, places
of things is meant.
18. Before the proper names of certain well-known or sacred books.
Note:
If the title of the book is the name of a person, or if the author’s name is given in the possessive
case, no article is used.
19. Before proper names consisting of noun + of + noun.
Example: The United states of the America.
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‘The’ is not used before certain names.
Example: East Germany, South Africa.
‘The’ is not used before a single mountain or island.
Example: Ceylon, Everest.
20. Before the parts of the body.
Indefinite article:
Indefinite articles are the words “a” and “an”. Each of these article is used to refer a noun but the noun
been referred to is not a specific person, place, object or idea. It can be any noun from a group of nouns.
The choice between a and an is determined by sound.
Example: An event in history.
Here, the noun is not specific because event could be any event in the history of world.
a) Use of “A”:Below are some rules relating to the indefinite article “A”,
A is used:
1. Before a word beginning with a consonant having consonant sound.
Examples: a boy, a girl, a tree etc.
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2. Before a word beginning with u or eu giving the consonant sound.
Examples: a university, a utensil, a eulogy, a European, etc.
3. Before a word that begins with a vowel (especially O) with the sound of w.
a one -man tribunal, a one-eyed girl etc.
Below are some rules relating to the indefinite article “An”,
An is used:
1. Before a word that begins with a vowel having a vowel sound.
Examples: an officer, an umbrella, an ink pot etc.
2. Before a word beginning with a silent h.
Examples: an hour, an honorary capacity, an honourable person etc.
3. Before an abbreviation, the first letter of which begins with a consonant having vowel sound.
Examples: an M.A., an M.L.A etc.
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Deletion of “A” and “An”:A or An is not used:
1. Before uncountable nouns.
2. Before names of meals.
Note:
A. A or An can be used before the names of a meal preceded by an adjective.
She gave us a good breakfast.
B. The article can be used before a special meal given to celebrate something, or in someone’s honour.
I was invited to a dinner given to welcome the president.
C. Before a noun preceded by “kind of”.
What kind of flower is it?
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He is ……….. American.
A. the
B. No article
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D. A
Answer: C
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2. Choose the correct article and fill in the
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Do you take ……… honey in juice?
A. An
B. A
C. The
D. No article
Answer: D
3. Choose the correct article and fill in the
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……….. Godavari is considered to be a holy
river.
A. The
C. An
Answer: A
B. A
D. No article
4. Choose the correct article and fill in the
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Emily is ……….. tallest girl in the class.
A. An
C. A
Answer: B
B. The
D. No article
5. Choose the correct article and fill in the
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Edward is ……….. Vegetarian.
A. The
B. An
C. A
D. No article
Answer: C
6. Choose the correct article and fill in the
blank.
Mahatma Gandhi was ……….. honest man.
A. No article.
B. A
C. The
D. An
Answer: D
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7. Choose the correct article and fill in the
9. Choose the correct article and fill in the
Carrots costs Rs.15 ……….. kilo.
A. The
B. A
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D. An
Answer: B
The Prime minister congratulated ………..
blank.
blank.
players who won gold medals.
A. No Article
B. A
C. The
D. An
Answer: C
8. Choose the correct article and fill in the
10. Choose the correct article and fill in the
He has been living in ……….. U.S.A. for 12 ten
blank.
Her brother is ……….. Musician.
A. An
B. A
C. The
D. No article
Answer: C
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Answer: A
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Description
A preposition is a word placed before a Noun or Pronoun to show its relation to some other word in the
sentence. Prepositions are normally placed before nouns or pronouns. The points below explain more
about prepositions.
1. At, in, on, off, below, through, with are some of the prepositions.
2. The Noun or Pronoun used with the preposition is in the accusative case. (e.g: I did not talk to her)
3. Adverbs of time and place can also be the object of preposition. (e.g: He had returned by then.)
4. A clause can also be the object to a preposition. (e.g: Pay attention to what your teachers say.)
5. A preposition sometimes may have more than one object. (e.g: Distribute the mangoes among the
girls and boys.)
6. When verbs are placed after preposition they should be in the Gerund form except when they are
used in infinitive form. (e.g: I would like to help him.)
Concepts
Following are Rules of Preposition.
Rule 1 –
A preposition is usually placed before its object but sometimes it is placed after it in the following
cases.
(A) When the object in the interrogative pronoun is understood.
 About what are you talking?
 What are you talking about?
(B) When the object of the Preposition is a relative pronoun “that”.
 This is the picture of that he always talks.
 This is the picture of that he always talks of.
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(C) When the object of the Preposition is a relative pronoun and it is omitted.
 She is the student of whom everybody speaks.
 she is the student (whom) everybody speaks of
(D) When the object in the interrogative pronoun is understood.
 She gave me a pen to write.
 She gave me a pen to write with.
Rule 2 –
(A) Omission of “to” with verbs of communication before the object,
“advise, ask, beg, common, encourage, request, inform, order.”
 I informed to the police of the accident.
 I informed the police of the accident.
(B) As a rule no preposition is placed after the following verbs when these verbs are used in active
voice. “ comprise, resemble, pervade, attack, enter, befall, direct, sign, investigate, stress.”
 I ordered for a cup of tea.
 I ordered a cup of tea.
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Omission of preposition before Indirect Object. “ Give, lend, promise, sell, buy, read, cost, find, show.”
 I offered her help
 The sentence above can be expressed as
 I offered help to her.
Rule 4 –
Note the placement of proper object in the use of the following verbs with special reference to the
preposition.
(A) The use of verbs “provide, supply, furnish, entrust, present.”
 I provided him money. (wrong)
 I provided money to him. (Correct)
(B) The correct use of “rob, fine, inform, explain, recommend, compensate, suggest, propose.”
 Rob a person of something like.
 “He robbed the old women of all ornaments.”
 Explain something to a person.
 “The teacher explained the meaning of the poem to us.”
Rule 5 –
A student should take special note of few prepositions like “Between & Among, than & but, by &
with, since & for, from & between, before & ago, in & at, on & upon, in & into, beside & besides.”
(A) Between & Among
“Between” is used while referring to two persons/things. “Among” is used while referring to more
than two persons/things.
 The two brothers divided the property between themselves.
 The two brothers and their sisters divided the property among themselves.
(B) In & Into
“In” denotes position whereas “into” shows movement and entrance.
 The students are in the class room.
 The students came into the class room.
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Model Questions
6. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
1. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
the blank
the blank
He took ___________ going for a walk every
He has already run ___________ the money his
night before he want to bed.
father left him two years ago.
(A) to
(B) up
(A) out
(B) through
(C) on
(D) off
(C) on
(D) off
Solution: Option A
Solution: Option B
7. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
2. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
the blank
the blank
I wish we could sell the grand piano: it takes
She took ___________ riding because she wants
___________ too much space here.
to lose weight.
(A) out
(B) up
(A) out
(B) up
(C) on
(D) off
(C) on
(D) off
Solution: Option B
Solution: Option B
8. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
3. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
the blank
the blank
You’d better take ___________ Your coat if
The policemen ran ___________ the thief.
you’re too hot.
(A) out
(B) up
(A) out
(B) over
(C) on
(D) after
(C) on
(D) off
Solution: Option D
Solution: Option D
4. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
9. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
the blank
the blank
I forgot to turn off the tap and the wash basin
When his father died, Tom took ___________
ran ___________.
the business
(A) out
(B) up
(A) out
(B) up
(C) on
(D) off
(C) over (D) off
Solution : Option C
Solution: Option C
5. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
10. Choose the Correct preposition that fits into
the blank
the blank
I am sorry I called you a liar take it
I ran ___________ to an old school friends in
___________.
the tube today.
(A) out
(B) back
(A) in
(B) up
(C) on
(D) off
(C) on
(D) off
Solution: Option B
Solution: Option A
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Tenses - Definition, Types, Exercises, Past, Present, Future
Tenses play a crucial role in the English language. It denotes the time an action takes place,
whether sometime in the past, in the present or will take some time in the future.
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The table below gives a glimpse of the way tenses are used using the verb 'play'
Present
Future
Simple
Played (verb+ed)
Plays (verb+s)
will/shall play
(will/shall+verb)
Perfect
had played (had+past
participle)
has/have played (has/have+past
participle)
will/shall have
played
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participle)
Continuous
was/were
playing(was/were+verb+ing)
is/am/are
playing(is/am/are+verb+ing)
Perfect
had been playing (had
been+verb+ing)
has/have been playing
(has/have been+verb+ing)
PAST TENSE
Simple Past Tense-
will/shall have
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Indicates an action took place before the present moment and that has no real connection with the
present time.
For example, "He danced in the function." (The action took place in the past, is finished and is
completely unrelated to the present)
"He flew to London yesterday."
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ii. Past Perfect Tense-
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Indicates an action in the past that had been completed before another time or event in the past.
For example, "He had exercised before it started to rain."
"He had slept before I came back from the market."
a. The form of Past Perfect Tense is- had + verb (past participle form or the 3rd form of the verb)
iii. Past Continuous Tense-
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Indicates an action going on at some time in the past or an action in the past that is longer in duration
than another action in the past.
For example, "It was getting darker."
"The light went out while they were reading."
Note
a. The form of Past Continuous Tense is- was/were + verb + ing
iv. Past Perfect Continuous Tense-
Indicates an action in the past that took place before another time or event in the past and continued
during the second event/time point in the past.
For example, "At that time, he had been writing a novel for two months."
"He had been exercising when I called."
Note
a. The form of Past Perfect Continuous Tense is- had + been + verb + ing
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PRESENT TENSE
i. Simple Present Tense-
Indicates an action that is generally true or habitual. That is, it took place in the past , continue to take
place in the present, and will take place in the future. This tense is used to denote
 a habitual action- for instance, "He walk to school."
 general truths- for instance, "The sun rises in the east", "Honesty is the best policy."
 a future event that is part of a fixed timetable- for instance, "The match starts at 9 o' clock."
Note
a. The form of Simple Present Tense is- verb (infinitive without 'to' and agreeable with the subject)
ii. Present Perfect Tense-
iii. Present Continuous Tense-
iv. Present Perfect Continuous Tense-
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Indicates an action that is taking place at the moment of speaking.
For example, "She is walking."
"I am studying."
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a. the form of Present Continuous Tense is- is/am/are + verb + ing
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Indicates an action that has been completed sometime before the present moment, with a result that
affects the present situation.
For example, "He has finished the work."
"He has slept."
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For example, "He has been sleeping for an hour."
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Indicates an action that will take place after the present time and that has no real connection with the
present time.
For example, "She will visit her ailing grandmother soon."
"He will walk home."
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Indicates an action in the future that will have been completed before another time or event in the
future.
For example, "By the time we arrive, he will have studied."
Note
a. The form of Future Perfect Tense is- will/shall have + verb(past participle form or 3rd form of the
verb)
iii. Future Continuous Tense-
Indicates an action in the future that is longer in duration than another action in the future.
For example, "He will be walking when it starts to rain."
Note
a. The form of Future Continuous Tense is-will/shall be + verb + ing
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iv. Future Perfect Continuous TenseIndicates an action in the future that will have been continuing until another time or event in the
future.
For example, "He will have been exercising an hour at 2:00."
Note
a. The form of Future Perfect Continuous Tense is- will/shall have been + verb + ing
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Q1. Choose the correct verb from those in brackets:
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The earth _____ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
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My friends _____ the film yesterday. (see, saw, have seen)
iii. It started to rain while we _____ tennis. (are playing, had played, were playing)
iv. I _____ English for five years. (have been studying, study, am studying)
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The train _____ before we reach the station. (arrives, will have arrived, had arrived)
vi. Don't disturb me. I _____ my work. (do, did, am doing)
vii. Fortune _____ the brave. (is favouring, will favour, favours)
viii. I _____ the letter before you arrived. (had written, wrote, will write)
ix. He _____ us next week. (will have met, will have been meeting, will be meeting)
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Perhaps we _____ Delhi next month. (visit, will visit, visited)
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Rashid: Rahul! Your friend Manas has sent you a postcard. It’s from Kerala. It ____ (look) nice.
Rahul: I bet it does!
Rashid: He ____ (write) that it’s very hot there. There ___ (be) a lot of tourists. The hotels ____ (be) full.
He ____ (say) the restaurants ____ (be) always full!
Rahul: Yes. I’m sure it is. The papers____ (say) that the temperature there is 30C.
Rashid: Then he ___ (write) that he has learnt a bit of Malayalam, and that he ____ (get on) well with
the people there, especially the women!
Rashid: Look, didn’t the newspaper ____ (say) that there’s another strike in Kerala.
Rahul: Yes, it did Manas won’t mind having to stay in Kerala longer!
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1. I lived in Calcutta since 1930.
2. She died before her husband came.
3. I have written a letter to her last Monday.
4. I am reading Kalidasa for the last six days.
5. The new hotel has been opened last Saturday.
6. He had gone to Madras last week.
7. The train leave the station before I reached there.
8. I wish my men had been coming quickly and find us.
9. At the moment the baby sleep in the cradle.
10. He goes out for ten minutes.
Answer Key
Q1. a. moves b. saw
f. am doing g. favours
c. were playing
h. had written
d. have been studying
e. will have arrived
i. will be meeting
j. will visit
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Q2.
a. looks
g. say
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b. has written
c. are
d. are
h. writes
i. gets on
j. say
e. says
6. Select the correct tense form.
The government _____ a lot of money on
welfare schemes last year.
A) Spends
B) Spending
C) Spent
D) Was spending
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7. Select the correct tense form.
When we _____ the station the train has
already left.
A) Had reached
B) Reached
C) Was reaching
D) Has reached
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It rained heavily while they _____ home.
A) Are returning
B) Returning
C) Were returning
D) Returned
Solution: C
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They _____ yesterday.
A) Leaving
B) Have left
C) Had left
D) Left
Solution: D
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i. I have been living in Calcutta since 1930.
ii. She had died before her husband came.
iii. I wrote a letter to her last Monday.
iv. I have been reading Kalidasa for the last six days.
v. The new hotel opened last Saturday.
vi. He went to Madras last week.
vii. The train had left the station before I reached there.
viii. I wish my men came quickly and found us.
ix. At the moment the baby is sleeping in the cradle.
x. He has gone out for ten minutes.
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3. Select the correct tense form.
When the doctor touched the patient he _____.
A) Had already died
B) B) Already died
C) Already dead
D) D) Has already died
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4. Select the correct tense form.
I bought a new house last year, but I _____ my
old house yet.
A) Did not sell
B) Have not sold
C) Not sell
D) Have sold
Solution: B
5. Select the correct tense form.
Mary _____ in Germany for years
A) Has been
B) Is been
C) Is
D) Was been
Solution: A
8. Select the correct tense form.
If I had known the news I _____ you.
A) Will have informed B) Informed
C) Shall have informed D) Would have
informed
Solution: D
9. Select the correct tense form.
_____ he attend classes last week?
A) Has
B) Did
C) Wasn’t
D) Had
Solution: B
10. Select the correct tense form.
He never _____ in others affairs.
A) Interferes
B) Is interfering
C) Had interfered
D) Interfere
Solution: A
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In Reconstruction of Sentence questions, you are given the first few words of a sentence. The rest of
the sentence is broken into four sections named (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these
parts to shape a complete important sentence and after that pick the right combination.
Concept
Following are few tips for Reconstruction Of Sentence.
 Try to understand the passage, in the event that you can make out the significance behind the
section, you will get the right order.
 Try to discover hints while making a pair, more often than not there are some interfacing words
that shape an extension between two sentences.
 Try to find out the pair that looks independent and place it as introduction, the pair that looks like
a result as last.
Example :
The Collector said that the
(P) supply of water for irrigation
(Q) dams should receive water
(R) upto a particular level
(S) to ensure uninterrupted
The Correct order is
(A) QRSP
(B) RQSP
(C) SPRQ
(D) SRPQ
Solution : The correct order is QRSP : “The Collector said that the dams should receive water upto a
particular level to ensure uninterrupted supply of water for irrigation.”
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
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Model Questions
We are provided with the first few words of a sentence. The remaining sentence is broken into four
parts labelled (P), (Q), (R) and (S). You are required to arrange these parts so as to form a complete
meaningful sentence and then choose the correct combination.
1. The decomposers
(P) and hence help to clean the environment
(Q) help in decomposing the
(R) dead bodies of plants and animals
(S) and put back various useful elements into soil, air and water.
The Correct order is
A. QRPS
B. PQRS
C. SRQP
D. QSRP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : “The decomposers help in decomposing the dead bodies of
plants and animals and hence help to clean the environment and put back various useful elements
into soil, air and water.”
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
(P) under the Cabinet Mission Scheme
(Q) was the first to articulate
(R) long before such an assembly was set up
(S) the idea of a Constituent Assembly
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The Correct order is
A. RPQS
B. PQRS
C. QSRP
D. SPQR
Solution: The correct order is QSRP : “Jawaharlal Nehru was the first to articulate the idea of a
Constituent Assembly long before such an assembly was set up under the Cabinet Mission
Scheme.”
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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3. Work is the one thing
(P) and without it
(Q) that is necessary
(R) to keep the world going
(S) we all should die
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. QRPS
C. SPRQ
D. QRSP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : “Work is the one thing that is necessary to keep the world
going and without it we all should die.”
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
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4. The claim is not
(P) Of any kind
(Q) but
(R) that it is without morality
(S) that science is actively anti-moral
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
Solution: The correct order is SQRP : “The claim is not that science is actively anti-moral but
that it is without morality Of any kind.”
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
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5. A four-year study
(P) That babies feel more comfortable
(Q) conducted by the Infant Testing Centre
(R) around other babies
(S) clearly suggests than with strange adults.
The Correct order is
A. QSPR
B. PQRS
C. SRQP
D. SPRQ
Solution: The correct order is QSPR : “A four-year study conducted by the Infant Testing Centre
clearly suggests than with strange adults That babies feel more comfortable around other babies .”
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
6. A typical Sachin day
(P) or even a game of cricket
(Q) starts off
(R) on some days
(S) with an early morning
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. QSPR
C. SRQP
D. SQRP
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Solution: The correct order is QSPR : “A typical Sachin day starts off with an early morning or
even a game of cricket on some days.”
Hence, the correct answer is option B.
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7. Long, long, time ago
(P) Who lived with his virtuous wife
(Q) in a country called Chinchinchoo
(R) there ruled a noble king
(S) and seven daughters- pretty, graceful and well-versed in fine arts.
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. RPSQ
C. QRPS
D. QSRP
Solution: The correct order is QRPS : “Long, long, time ago in a country called Chinchinchoo
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and well-versed in fine arts.”
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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8. The boy
(P) With big blue eyes
(Q) watched him,
(R) and he never said a word
(S) that had an uncanny cold fire in them
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. RPQS
D. QPSR
Solution: The correct order is QPSR : “The boy watched him, With big blue eyes that had an
uncanny cold fire in them and he never said a word.”
Hence, the correct answer is option D.
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9. Milton said that
(P) Those persons
(Q) would be damned
(R) who do not obey
(S) God’s commands
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. QPRS
D. QRPS
Solution: The correct order is PQRS : “Milton said that Those persons would be damned who do
not obey God’s commands.”
Hence, the correct answer is option A.
10. I was
(P) And stay for a few days in Delhi
(Q) when my father told me
(R) very excited
(S) that i could go with him
The Correct order is
A. PQRS
B. SQRP
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Solution : The correct order is RQSP : “I was very excited when my father told me that i could go
with him And stay for a few days in Delhi.”
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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Description
The capacity to read content, process it, and comprehend its importance or meaning is known as
reading comprehension. An individual’s capacity to understand content is affected by their features
and cleverness, one of which is the capacity to make derivations.
To read singular words, students utilize a lot of their preparing limit, which interferes with their
capacity to comprehend what is read; if word recognition is difficult.
Concept
This section comprises of questions based upon a brief passage usually consisting of one or two
paragraphs. The candidate is required to analyse the contents of the passage and then answer the
questions that follow.
Type of questions: –
Generally one or two brief paragraphs are given, followed 3 to 5 questions based on it. The questions
are based on:
 Theme of the passages.
 On the basis of the given passages, select the correct or wrong statement.
 View of the author regarding the main point discussed in the passages.
 Antonyms or synonyms of some chosen words in the passages.
Tips of solving: –
 Read the passages carefully once and detect its theme.
 Note what questions are about.
 Answer the questions.
NOTE: – In questions on Synonyms and Antonyms, remember that the answer is to be offered
according to the sense in which the word has been used in the passage, not simply on the basis of its
literal meaning.
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Direction (Q. 1-5) : Read the following passage carefully answer the questions given below
the passage. Certain words/phrases in the passage are given in bold to locate them while
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A man may usually be known by the books he reads as a companionship of books as well as of men and
one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men. A good book may be
among the best of friends. it is the same today that it always was and it will never change. it is the
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most patient and cheerful of companions. it does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or
distress. it always receives us with the same kindness; amusing and interesting us in youth.
Comforting and consoling us in age.
Q-1. According to the writer, “A man may usually be known by the books he reads” because
(a) books provide him a lot of knowledge
(b) The books he reads affect his thinking and character
(c) His selection of books generally reveals his temperament and character
(d) His reading habit shows that he is a scholar
Q-2. Which of the following statement is not true?
(a) Good books as well as good men always provide the finest company.
(b) We have sometimes to be patient with a book as it may bore us.
(c) A good book serves as a permanent friend
(d) A good book never betrays us
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Q-3. The statement “A good book may be among the best friend” in the middle of the
passage, means that
(a) A good book can be included among the best friends of mankind
(b) Our best friends read the same good books
(c) There cannot be a better friend than a good book
(d) Books may be good friends, but not better than good man
Q-4. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word “adversity” occurring in the
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(a) Progress
(b) Happiness
(c) Prosperity
(d) Misfortune
Q-5. Which one of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?
(a) books are useful for our youth
(b) books as man’s abiding friends
(c) books show the reader’s character
(d) the importance of books in old age
Answers:
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b)
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In the word have we made health an end in itself? We have forgotten that health is really a means to
enable a person to do his work and do it well. A lot of modern medicine is concerned with promotion of
good health. Many patients as well as many physicians pay very little attention to health; but very
much attention to health makes some people imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health
is shown by the medical columns in newspaper, the health articles in popular magazines and the
popularity of the Television programme and all those books on medicine we talk about health all the
time. Yet for the most only result is more people with imaginary illnesses. The healthy man should not
be wasting any time talking about health, he should be using health for work, the work he does and
the work that good health makes possible.
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Q-6. Modern medicine is primarily concerned with
(a) promotion of good health
(b) people suffering from imaginary illnesses
(c) people suffering from real illnesses
(d) increased efficiency in work
Q-7. A healthy man should be concerned with
(a) his work which good health makes possible
(b) looking after his health
(c) his health which makes work possible
(d) talking about health
Q-8. Talking about health all the time makes people
(a) always suffer from imaginary illnesses
(b) sometimes suffer from imaginary illnesses
(c) rarely suffer from imaginary illnesses
(d) often suffer from imaginary illnesses
Q-9. The passage suggests that
(a) health is an end in itself
(b) health is a blessing
(c) health is only means to an end
(d) we should not talk about health
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Q-10. The passage tells us
(a) how medicines should be manufactured
(b) what a healthy man should or should not do
(c) what the television programmes should be about
(d) how best to imagine illnesses
Answers:
6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
Directions (11-15): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each
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Just as some men like to play football or cricket, similarly some men like to climb mountains. This is
often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills. Paths are usually very steep. Some
mountain sides are straight up and down, so it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred
feet. There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured. Men talk about
conquering a mountain. It is a wonderful feeling to reach the top of a mountain after climbing for
hours and may be, even days. You look down and see the whole country below you. You feel god-like.
Two Italian prisoners of war escaped from a prison camp in Kenya during the war. They did not try to
get back to their own country, for they knew that was impossible. Instead, they climbed to the top of
Mount Kenya, and then they came down again and gave themselves up. They had wanted to get that
feeling of freedom that one has, after climbing a difficult mountain.
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(b) they want to have a wonderful feeling
(c) they know the trick of climbing
(d) they like to face danger
Q-12. To climb mountains is often difficult because
(a) mountains are big hills
(b) it consumes more time
(c) prisoners often escape from camps and settle there
(d) paths are steep and uneven
Q-13. It is a wonderful feeling __________. ‘It’ refers to __________.
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(a) the steep path
(b) the mountain
(c) the prisoner
(d) mountaineering
Q-14. Two Italian prisoners escaped from the camp and climbed on the top of Mount Kenya
(a) to get the feeling of freedom
(b) to escape to Italy
(c) to gain face as mountaineers
(d) none of the above
Q-15. Mountaineering is not a very popular sport like football or cricket because
(a) it may take many hours or days
(b) there are no spectators in this sport
(c) people do not want to enjoy a god-like feeling
(d) none of the above
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Q-11. Ans.(b)
Sol. According to the passage, some men like to climb mountains because they want to have a
wonderful feeling.
Q-12. Ans.(d)
Sol. To climb mountains is often difficult because paths are steep and uneven.
Q-13. Ans.(b)
Sol. the mountain
Q-14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Two Italian prisoners escaped from the camp and climbed on the top of Mount Kenya to get the
feeling of freedom.
Q-15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mountaineering is not a very popular sport like football or cricket because it may take many
hours or days.
Directions (16-20): Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to each
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Once, an ant who had come to drink at a stream fell into the water and was carried away by the
swift current. He was in great danger of drowning. A dove, perched on a nearby tree, saw the ant’s
danger and dropped a leaf into the water. The ant climbed onto this, and was carried to safety.
Sometime after this, a hunter, creeping through the bushes, saw the dove asleep, and took a
careful aim with his gun. He was about to fire when the ant, who was nearby, crawled forward and bit
him sharply on the ankle. The hunter missed his aim, and the loud noise of the gun awakened the
dove from her sleep. She saw the danger and flew swiftly away to safely. Thus, the ant repaid the dove
for having saved its life in the foaming current of the stream.
Q-16. The ant came to the stream to
(a) fall into it
(b) to drink from it
(c) look at the swift current
(d) carry back some water
Q-17. The dove dropped a leaf into the water to
(a) drown the ant
(b) save the ant
(c) help itself
(d) perch on it
Q-18. The dove was in danger because
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(b) a hunter was about to shoot it
(c) it had fallen off the branch
(d) a hunter wanted to care for it
Q-19. The word ‘aim’ in this passage means
(a) to look at something
(b) to have an ambition
(c) to point a gun at something or someone
(d) to try to reach somewhere
Q-20. The ant repaid the dove by
(a) biting the dove
(b) bring the hunter
(c) biting the hunter
(d) none of these
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Answers:
Q-16. Ans.(b)
Sol. The ant came to the stream to drink from it.
Q-17. Ans.(b)
Sol. The dove dropped a leaf into the water to save the ant.
Q-18. Ans.(b)
Sol. The dove was in danger because a hunter was about to shoot it.
Q-19. Ans.(c)
Sol. The word ‘aim’ in this passage means to point a gun at something or someone.
Q-20. Ans.(c)
Sol. The ant repaid the dove by biting the hunter.
Read the following passage carefully and then attempt the comprehension questions that
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Until he was ten, young Alexander Fleming attended the nearby Loudoun Moor School. He was then
transferred to Darvel School which he attended with his brothers. Alexander learned a good deal about
nature during that four mile downhill hike to school and the four mile uphill return trip. He was a
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Kilmarmock Academy. Two years later he joined his brothers John and Robert at the home of his elder
brother Thomas, who was to become a successful occultist in London. However, the economic success
of the family was yet to be and Alexander was forced to leave school for economic reasons. When he
was sixteen, he obtained a job in a shipping company. Good fortune, however, was on his side and on
the side of humanity. In 1901, he received a share in a legacy which made it possible for him to return
to school. He decided to study medicine.
Q-21. Alexander trekked __________ miles every day to attend Darvel school.
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(b) eight
(c) twelve
(d) sixteen
Q-22. He was a ‘quick student’ means that Alexander
(a) Reached school before his brothers
(b) Was a lively student
(c) Ran the races
(d) Was a fast learner
Q-23. “… and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school …” in this context means
that children were
(a) Admitted to school at the age of twelve
(b) Allowed to remain in the school only up to the age of twelve
(c) Admitted to the school any time after the age of twelve
(d) Not admitted to the school before they were twelve
Q-24. Alexander became well off
(a) By working in a shipping company
(b) When his brother became a successful occultist
(c) Because he studied medicine
(d) By receiving a share in a legacy
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Q-25. Alexander left school
(a) To study economics
(b) To work with his brother
(c) To study medicine
(d) Due to financial problems
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Q-21. Ans.(b)
Sol. It is mentioned in the passage that Alexander trekked ” eight ” miles every day to attend Darvel
school.
Q-22. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the context of the passage, He was a ‘quick student’ means that Alexander “Was a
fast learner”.
Q-23. Ans.(b)
Sol. “… and at twelve, the age limit prescribed for Darvel school …” in this context means that
children were “Allowed to remain in the school only up to the age of twelve”.
Q-24. Ans.(d)
Sol. According to the passage, Alexander became well off “By receiving a share in a legacy”.
Q-25. Ans.(d)
Sol. Alexander left school “Due to financial problems”. It is mentioned in the passage that the financial
condition was not good.
8. Select the correct Prefix (added at the beginning of the word) –
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ex + change=exchange
ex + service=exservice
Prefix:
A syallable or part added before a word in order words with prefix ‘em’
em + ploy=employ
to change its meaning is called prefix.
em + power=empower
Eg : im+port = import, im+possible = impossible
Words with prefix ‘ir’
ir + regular=irregular
Words with prefix ‘dis’
ir + rational=irrational
dis + like=dislike
ir + respective=irrespective
dis + continue=discontinue
ir + responsible=irresponsible
dis + courage-discourage
ir + recoverable=irrecoverable
dis + appear=disappear
Words with prefix ‘mal’
dis + honest=dishonest
mal + function=malfunction
dis + appoint=disappoint
mal + practice=malpractice
dis +locate=dislocate
mal + nutrition=malnutrition
dis + agree=disagree
mal + adjustment=maladjustment
Words with prefix ‘en’
Words with prefix ‘multi’
en + joy=enjoy
multi + media=multimedia
en + able=enable
multi + national=multinational
en + counter=encounter
multi + vitamin=multivitamin
en + close=enclose
Words with prefix ‘up’
en + large=enlarge
up + date=update
en + courage=encourage
en + lighten=enlighten
up + hold=uphold
up + lift=uplift
Words with prefix ‘ex’
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Words with prefix ‘co’
co + operation=cooperation
co + education=coeducation
co + worker=co-worker
Words with prefix ‘super’
super + fast=superfast
super + man=superman
Words with prefix ‘fore’
fore + noon=forenoon
fore + head=forehead
fore + tell=foretell
Words with prefix ‘re’
re + call=recall
re + play=replay
re + action=reaction
re + charge=recharge
Words with prefix ‘bi’
up + right=upright
up + stairs=upstairs
Words with prefix ‘auto’
auto + graph=autograph
auto + matic=automatic
auto + mobile=automobile
Words with prefix ‘il’
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non + violence=nonviolence
non + vegetarian=nonvegetarian
non + refundable=non-refundable
Words with prefix ‘over’
over + look=overlook
over + come=overcome
over + take=overtake
over + throw=overthrow
Words with prefix ‘semi’
semi + conductor=semiconductor
semi + modal=semimodal
Words with prefix ‘sub’
sub + title=subtitle
sub + way=subway
sub + marine=submariane
sub + ordinate=subordinate
sub + conscious=subconscious
bi + cycle=bicycle
bi + focal=bifocal
Words with prefix ‘un’
un + lucky=unlucky
un + common=uncommon
un + able=unable
un + certain-uncertain
un + conscious=unconscious
un + expected=unexpected
un + pleasant=unpleasant
Words with prefix ‘mis’
mis + take=mistake
mis + behave= misbehave
mis + guide=misguide
Words with prefix ‘pre’
pre + mature=premature
pre + fix=prefix
pre + heat=preheat
pre + occupy=preoccupy
Words with prefix ‘with’
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im + prison=imprison
im + proper=improper
im + moral=immoral
im + mobile=immobile
im + measurable=immeasurable
im + mortal=immortal
im + material=immaterial
im + movable=immovable
Words with prefix ‘in’
in + complete=incomplete
in + visible=invisible
in + adequate=inadequate
in + efficient=inefficient
in + separable=inseparable
in + active=inactive
Words with prefix ‘non’
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il + legal=illegal
il + literate=illiterate
il + logical=illogical
il + legitimate=illegitimate
il + legible=illegible
Words with prefix ‘im’
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with + draw=withdraw
with + stand=withstand
with + hold=withhold
Words with prefix ‘pro’
pro + active=proactive
pro + file=profile
pro + noun=pronoun
pro + claim=proclaim
pro + long=prolong
pro + found=profound
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Words with prefix ‘a’
a + loud=aloud
a + round=around
a + taxic=ataxic
Words with prefix ‘ab’
ab + normal=abnormal
Words with prefix ‘anti’
anti + biotic=antibiotic
anti + clockwise=anticlockwise
anti + virus=antivirus
anti + climax=anticlimax
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Words with suffix ‘ful’
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Words with suffix ‘age’
orphan + age=orphanage
break + age=breakage
home + age=homage
Words with suffix ‘hood’
bother + hood=brotherhood
boy + hood=boyhood
child + hood=childhood
Words with suffix ‘ity’
flexible + ity=flexiblity
original + ity=originality
equal + ity=equality
possible +ity=possibility
special + ity=speciality
regular + ity=regularity
Words with suffix ‘al’
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arrive + al=arrival
later + al=lateral
logic + al=logical
form + al=formal
person + al=personal
provision + al=provisional
nation + al=national
Words with suffix ‘able’
break + able=breakable
avail + able=available
comfort + able=comfortable
pay + able= payable
port + able=portable
fashion + able=fashionable
prefer + able=preferable
read + able=readable
refund + able=refundable
beauty + full=beautiful
faith + full=faithful
hope + full=hopeful
peace + full=peaceful
truth + full=truthful
wonder + full=wonderful
grate + full=grateful
Words with suffix ‘ly’
beautiful + ly=beautifully
causal + ly=causally
frequent + ly=frequently
love + ly=lovely
slow + ly=slowly
words with suffix ‘ment’
improve + ment=improvement
manage + ment=management
punish + ment=punishment
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A syllable or part added after a word in order to
change its meaning is called suffix
Eg : Direct+or = director, Perform+ance =
Performance
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Words with suffix ‘ ness’
ill + ness=illness
neat + ness=neatness
thick + ness=thickness
willing + ness=willingness
Words with suffix ‘less’
meaning + less=meaningless
use + less=useless
power + less=powerless
help + less=helpless
fear + less=fearless
doubt + less=doubtless
Words with suffix ‘ion’
elect +ion=election
collect + ion=collection
perfect + ion=perfection
separate + ion=separation
Words with suffix ‘est’
big + est=biggest
high + est=highest
short + est=shortest
tall + est=tallest
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Multiple choice Questions and Answers
Q-1 Blend the following words and select the
correct codes given below :
sensible + ity (or) bility = sensibility –>b3,
book + let = booklet –> c1,
duck + ling = duckling –> d2.
Column A
Column B
(a) handy
1. pen
(a) announce
1. ance
(b) fountain
2. music
(b) exception
2. ment
(c) kilo
3. cam
(c) wash
3. nal
(d) pop
4. gram
(d) clear
4. able
Q-2 Match the following suffixes with the root
word and mark the codes given below:
Column B
(a) migrate
1. ment
(b) notice
2. ern
(c) north
3. ion
(d) excite
4. able
(b) sensible
2. ling
(c) book
3. ity
(d) duck
4. ise
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(a) colour
1. – al
(b) hero
2. – fol
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Q-3 Match the correct suffix with the root words
(a) popular
Q-5 Match the correct Suffix with the root words :
(c) impress
3. – able
(d) credit
4. – ic
(e) nation
5. – ive
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1
4
2
3
3
4
2
1
3
1
4 2
2
4
3
1
(c) (d)
1 4
4 1
4 1
2 3
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Column A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
Explanation
popular + ise = popularise –> a4,
popular + ity = popularity –> a3,
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(a) (b)
(A) 2 3
(B) 2 3
(C) 3 2
(D) 4 1
(d)
3
1
2
4
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(c)
2
2
4
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(a) (b)
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
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Q-4 Match the correct Suffix
(a)
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 5
(b)
4
3
1
4
(c)
5
2
2
3
(d)
3
5
4
1
(e)
1
4
5
2
Q-6 Match the correct Prefixes with the Root
words :
Prefixes
Root Words
(a) em-
1. mission
(b) ultra –
2. tension
(c) hyper-
3. violet
(d) over-
4. power
(e) inter-
5. lock
(a) (b)
(A) 3
4
(B) 5
3
(C) 3
4
(D) 4
3
(c)
2
4
5
2
(d)
1
2
2
5
(e)
5
1
1
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Q-7 Match the correct Suffix with root words:
Column A
Column B
(a) Love
1. ness
(b) Kind
2. ful
(c) Beauty
3. tion
(d) Demonstrate
4. ly
Q-11 With the prefix ‘im’ which word given below
is incorrect
(A) important
(B) import
(C) impress
(D) impossible
2
4
2
3
2
4
1
3
1
Q-8 Match the words in Column A with the
suffixes in Column B.
Q-12 Match the prefixes under Column ‘A’ with
the words under Column ‘B’ and select the answer
from the codes given below:
Column A
Column B
(a) mal
(a) attain
1. ity
(b) un
(b) eager
2. ful
(c) mis
(c) success
3. ment
(d) mortal
4. ness
1. claim
3. aware
(d) pro
4. spell
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2. nutrition
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
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Q-9 Match the given prefix in column A with the
root words in column B to form a new word and
mark the correct code.
Column B
(a) un
1. operation
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Column A
(b) in
2. able
(c) non
3. direct
(d) post
4. vegetarian
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 4 1 3 2
Column B
AC
Column A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
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4
1
3
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q-10 Add a prefix to the word ‘..noble’ to complete
the sentence
Don’t be —-noble.
(A) in
(B) un
(C) im
(D) ig
Q-13 Match the words under Column ‘A’ with the
suffixes under Column ‘B’ and select the answer
from the codes given below:
Column A
Column B
(a) Hero
1. less
(b) Hope
2. ist
(c) Art
3. cracy
(d) Demo
4. ism
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 2 1
Q-14 Match the prefixes under Column – A with
the words under Column – B and choose the
correct code :
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Column A
Column B
(a) post
1. appearance
(b) ir
2. alignment
(c) dis
3. independence
(d) non
4. reparable
(B) ish
(A) ism
(C) ful
(D) ness
Q-20 Which of the following words is formed with
a prefix attached to it?
(A) International
(B) Interest
(C) Interior
(D) Interim
(b) (c) (d)
3 4 2
4 3 1
4 1 2
3 2 1
2. – ment
(c) ferocious
3. – ness
(d) success
4. – ity
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 2 4 1 3
Q-17 Choose the appropriate stem-word with
which the prefix ‘mal’ can combine.
(A) directional
(B) theism
(C) colon
(D) nourished
Q-18 Choose the appropriate prefix for the word: .
‘Fortune’
(A) dis(B) mis(C) il(D) un-
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2. lette
(c) hire
3. age
4. ous
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 1 3 4
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(b) potential
(b) murder
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1. – ful
1. ling
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(a) astonish
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Column B
(a) anchor
(d) novel
Q-16 Match the words in column A with the
suffixes in Column B
Column A
Column B
AD
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Q-15 Find out the word that has got a wrong
prefix.
(A) Invincible
(B) Indelible
(C) Malnourished
(D) Unaccessible
Column A
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Q-21 Match the words under Column A with the
suffixes under Column B :
AC
(a)
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Q-19 Match the word child with the correct suffix.
Q-22 Match the prefixes under Column A with
the words under Column B :
Column A
Column B
(a) multi
1. sensitive
(b) mis
2. runner
(c) hyper
3. faceted
(d) fore
4. behave
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 1 2 3 4
Q-23 Choose the suitable prefix to form a
meaningful word from the given root word.
Significant
(A) un
(B) pre
(C) in
(D) de
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Q-25 Match the prefixes under column A with the
words under column B to form compound words
and select the correct code :
Column B
(a) fore
1. plan
(b) un
2. pone
(c) pre
3. cast
(d) post
4. happy
Column B
(a) betray
1. -ment
(b) carry
2. -age
(c) compel
3. -al
(d) attach
4. -sion
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 2 4 1
AD
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Column A
Column A
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Q-24 Choose the appropriate prefix for ‘loyal’.
(A) il
(B) mis
(C) dis
Q-30 Pick out the word that does not take ‘-ves’ in
its plural form
(A) thief
(B) proof
(C) shelf
(D) wolf
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 4 3 2
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Q-26 Choose the base word that does not form a
derivative with the suffix ‘——ity’.
(A) local
(B) special
(C) excel
(D) timid
Q-31 Choose the appropriate prefix for the word:
‘seen’
(A) un –
(B) in (C) en –
(D) mis –
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Q-27 Which of the following is the correct prefix
for the word effectual?
(A) un
(B) in
(C) dis
(D) mis
Q-28 Which of the following is the correct prefix
for the word partial?
(A) im
(B) un
(C) pre
(D) post
Q-29 Match the words under column A with their
suffixes under column B that leads to the
formation of meaningful words :
Q-32 Attach a suitable suffix to the word
underlined to complete the sentence.
Ganga Ram died due to his stupid–
(A) ical
(B) ity
(C) ify
(D) dom
Q-33 Select the apt suffix to form a meaningful
word from the root word Chronology
(B) ical
(A) able
(C) ity
(D) ness
Q-34 Choose the correct prefix to form a
meaningful word from the root word – filament
(A) pre
(B) un
(C) mono
(D) unm
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Q-35 Match the correct prefixes with the root
words :
Prefixes
Root words
(a) mis
1. line
(b) semi
2. use
(c) under
3. like
(d) dis
4. circle
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1
(C) 4
(D) 3
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
1
1
Q-36 Match the correct prefixes A with the root
words B
B. Root word
(a) contra
1. Logue
(b) dia
2. Indian
(c) fore
3. Diction
(d) pan
4. Tell
1. Ig
(b) clear
2. Co
(c) National
3. un
(d) Noble
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 1 3 2
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(a) Operate
4. multi
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Column B
AC
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 4 2 3
Column A
AD
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Q-37 Match the correct prefix with the root words :
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