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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an
important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC
Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL
Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc.
In order to help you practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you
this English Quiz.
Given below are a few questions from
SSC examinations held in the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions 1 to 5: For the idiom/phrase
written in bold in each of the following questions, four options are given.
Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
1. She didn’t realise that the clever
salesman was taking her for a ride.
(a) forcing her to go with him
(b) trying to trick her
(c) taking her in a car
d) pulling her along
2. I jumped out of my skin when the
explosion occurred.
(a) was angry
(b) panicked
(c) was excited
(d) was nervous
3. There
is no point in discussing the new project with him as he always pours cold water on new ideas.
(a) postpones
(b) puts off
(c) dislikes
(d) disapproves of
4. His
speech has taken the wind out of my
sails.
(a) made me remember my past
(b) made my words or actions ineffective
(c) made me depressed
(d) made me think of the future
5. Regardless
of what her parents said, she wanted to let
her hair down that night.
(a) work till late
(b) really enjoy
(c) wash her hair
(d) comb her hair
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Answers
1(b) 2(b) 3(d)
4(b) 5(b)