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English Language Quiz: Word Usage

Ajay Singh
Aug 25, 2021
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1. Bolt

I. A bolt of lightning pierced the angry black clouds, and Ms Nirahika moved away from the edge of the porch.
II. Seeing an unidentified figure in the dark, all the kids bolted down the stairs.
III. A surge in the crowd behind him bolted him forwards.

A. Only I
B. Only I and III
C. Only I and II
D. Only III
E. All are correct

2. Square

I. Mr Batra wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit.
II. After the party, Mohan and Meera decided to square up the bill.
III. We had been as square with the Startup as any Venture Capitalist could be.

A. Only II
B. Only I and II
C. Only I and III
D. Only I
E. All are correct

3. Scale

I. The government is planning a new salary scale for all professors of universities run by the UP government.
II. We cannot track them in the mortal world until they use a substantial scale of magic.
III. No one could have foreseen the scale of the disaster

A. Only II
B. Only I and II
C. Only III
D. Only I and III
E. All are correct

4. Subscribe

I. They decided to subscribe to the new magazine instead of the famous and popular one in the market.
II. We are of the opinion that we cannot subscribe to the new theory
III. I decided to subscribe to him since he is my superior.

A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I and II
D. Both I and III
E. All the above

5. Vulnerable

I. The students were in a vulnerable position since they did not have any other alternative.
II. The new home is meant for vulnerable youths and adults who are in need of love and care.
III. Sachin Tendulkar saw India off from that vulnerable position to a thumping victory over the world champion Australia in the Tri-nation tournament.

A. Both I and III
B. Only III
C. Both II and III
D. Only II
E. All the above

6. Fudge

I. All the participants were treated with a square of fudge at the entrance of the conference.
II. The government has been fudging the figures of GDP to show that the economy is in the pink of its health.
III. This new offer of settlement is excellent going by the terms and conditions and it seems the management really wants it to be the fudge that has been missing from the negotiations.

A. Both I and II
B. Only III
C. Only II
D. Both II and III
E. All the above

7. Round

I. This is actually the roundabout way of saying that he will not be able to make it to the meeting.
II. The President of the Club is coming round after the severe illness for almost a year.
III. The examination is round the corner and the students are still not serious about it.

A. Both I and II
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. Both II and III
E. All are correct

8. Bundle

I. Their newborn bundle of joy occupied all the time they had after hectic office hours
II. When the Secretary asked for the keys, the watchman brought a bundle of keys from which it was very difficult to locate the right one
III. He made a bundle in the intra-day trading at the share market

A. Only I
B. Both II and III
C. Both I and III
D. Only III
E. All are correct

9. Implication

I. The short-sighted move of the government will have far-reaching implications but the government is unable to predict them
II. It is very necessary that the criminal should be implicated at any cost and if one can do anything about it that must be done
III. The implication is that all of them were responsible for the mishap at the office

A. Only I
B. Only III
C. Both II and III
D. Both I and III
E. All are correct

10. Sink

I. He dumped the rest of his coffee in the sink and left the room.
II. The water in the lake sank several feet during the long, dry summer.
III. The captain said that the feeling of winning the world cup took a while to sink in.

A. Only I
B. Only I and III
C. Only I and II
D. Only III
E. All are correct

Answers:
C. Only I and II
E. All are correct
D. Only I and III
C. Both I and II
E. All the above
A. Both I and II
E. All are correct
C. Both I and III
D. Both I and III
E. All are correct

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