10 Questions with Answers & Explanations
Set 14 of 38
is
was
are
will be
are
When 'The' is used with an adjective describing a nationality (like French, English, etc.), it refers to the people of that nation collectively and takes a plural verb.
a dream
a vision
an ideal
an illusion
an illusion
An 'illusion' refers to a false perception or belief, fitting the context of a debatable claim about happiness.
Disciplinarian
Stickler
Instantaneous
Boaster
Stickler
A 'stickler' is a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior.
has
gives
yields
provides
provides
The word 'provides' is the most suitable term used to describe what a food source supplies or makes available in a diet.
Expert
Intellectual
Snob
Literate
Intellectual
An intellectual is defined as a person possessing a highly developed objective thinking and reasoning capacity.
Context: In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
ACTIVE
Dormant
Weak
Unconcerned
ACTIVE
'Quiescent' means being in a state of inactivity or dormancy. Its antonym is 'Active', which means being in a state of progress or motion.
contest
comparison
competition
cooperation
competition
'Keen competition' is a standard English colocation used to describe intense rivalry in business or trade.
Context: Piccadilly Circus was full of loneliness. It seethes and echoes with it. To live near it. Looking down on it is a discomforting exercise. You can't feel the pulse of London here, though people expect to. To Londoners it is a maddening obstruction between one place and another, and few voluntarily linger there. The only locals are those who live off the lingerers; the lingerers are primarily sightseers, with a fair sprinkling of people hoping to draw attention to themselves - both typically from the provinces. They have come to see the heart of London and expect to see spectacle, glamour and vice.
some Londoners love to spend their time near the Piccadilly circus
no Londoner wants to be in Piccadilly circus
Piccadilly circus is a hazardous place
Piccadilly circus is place of vice
no Londoner wants to be in Piccadilly circus
The passage states that for Londoners, it is a 'maddening obstruction' and 'few voluntarily linger there,' implying they avoid it if possible.
distance
length
aim
width
length
The idiom 'to keep someone at arm's length' means to avoid becoming too friendly or close with someone, especially if you distrust them.
rationalist
socialist
philanthropist
optimist
optimist
'Sanguine' means being optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
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