Practice Questions

Choose the opposite of the word given below: 'Guest'

Bete noire (വെറുപ്പ്‌, അനിഷ്‌ടം). എന്റെ സ്കൂൾ കാലത്ത് കണക്ക് വിഷയമായിരുന്നു എനിക്ക് ഇഷ്ടമില്ലാതിരുന്നത് - എന്നാണ് ഈ വാക്യത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥം.

My particular bete noire at school was nothing but mathematics. Find the meaning of 'Bete noire' ?

Peacock is regarded _____ a divine bird.

I am studious,_________?

Actions speak ____________.

Correct Spellings : annexation, allegation, abbreviation

The correctly spelt word below is

lend - കടം കൊടുക്കുക 
give - കൊടുക്കുക 
grant - അനുവദിക്കുക
forgive - മാപ്പു കൊടുക്കുക

Eg: no one would lend him the money 
(അവന് ആരും പൈസ കടം കൊടുക്കില്ല)

The opposite of borrow is

The ക്കു ശേഷം superlative degree ആണ് എഴുതേണ്ടത്. ഒരു കുടുംബത്തിലെ സഹോദരങ്ങളെ പറയുമ്പോൾ eldest ആണ്  വരേണ്ടത്.

Vivek is the ________ of the four brothers

Sentence ഇൽ  'than' വന്നാൽ comparative degree use ചെയ്യണം .

Positive degree - young
Comparative degree - younger
Superlative degree - youngest

അതിനാൽ  answer 'younger' ആണ് .

Gifty is _______ than Geetha.

Which among the following is the best one word substitution for: " A disease prevalent in a particular locality."

Question positive ആണ്  അതിനാൽ  answer negative വരണം . ' am' ന്റെ  negative aren't  ആണ്. 
( amn't എന്ന്  എഴുതരുത്  ). കൂടെ  subject ആയ 'I' ഉം എഴുതണം.

I am a grammarian, _____?

കടത്തിലാവുക എന്നതാണ് "in the red" എന്ന വാക്കിന്റെ അർത്ഥം.

To be "in the red" means :

Make out (മനസ്സിലാക്കുക)

I cannot _______ what he is saying.

subject ആയിട്ട് വരുന്ന ' ing' form Gerund ആയിരിക്കും.

______ cricket is my favourite pass time.

Statutory (നിയമത്താല്‍ ഏര്‍പ്പെടുത്തപ്പെട്ട)

'Statutory' means

A gaggle of _____


If the second event occurs immediately after the first, we can express that idea using the structureno sooner … than.
Note that in this structureno soonerintroduces the event that occurred first.
Eg:
No sooner had I arrived at the station than the train came. ( I came first and the train arrived right after me.)
No sooner hadwe heard the noise than we rushed to the spot.
No sooner hadshe finished one project than she started working on the next.
No sooner hadI closed my eyes than I fell asleep.


No sooner _____ i closed my eyes than i fell asleep.

His promotion is 'on the cards'. :

വാക്യത്തിൽ than വന്നാൽ comparitive degree യാണ് ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടത്. സ്വാഭാവികമായി ഇവിടെ wiser ആണ് വരേണ്ടത്, പക്ഷെ ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ തന്നെ രണ്ട് quality യാണ് വാക്യത്തിൽ പറയുന്നതെങ്കിൽ more ചേർത്തുകൊണ്ടുള്ള positive വാക്യമാണ് ചേർക്കേണ്ടത്. അത് കൊണ്ട് more wise എന്നാണ് ശരിയുത്തരം.

Ajith is _____ than strong.

. The synonym of DROWSY

The young one of Ape ?

The agitation by the workers for higher wages has ______

A group of employees
A flight of birds
A pile of books
A bunch of keys/grapes

Pack: Wolves: _____ : Books

The collective noun for guns is battery. Know other collective nouns of guns.

Collective noun for ‘guns’ :

When two words are used together to yield a new meaning, a compound is formed. 
Eg: Superman, notebook (closed compound word), 
Eg: Real estate (open compound word).

Which is NOT a compound word ?

A tuft of grass എന്നാണ് പറയുക.

A _____ of grass.

വാക്യത്തിൽ than വന്നത് കൊണ്ട് comparative degree ആണ് ചേർക്കേണ്ടത്. 
Clever (positive degree)
Cleverer (comparative degree)
Cleverest (Superlative degree).

Nina is _____ than anil.

Correct answer is show one's feeling openly

"wear one's heart on one's sleeve" means

ഇവിടെ present continuous tense ആണ് ഉപയോഗിക്കേണ്ടത്.
present continuous tense  : Subject + is/am/are +verb + ing.
Children plural ആയതുകൊണ്ട് plural verb എഴുതണം.

Select the correct sentence:

One who arrives first has the best chance for success

It’s the early bird that catches the_____.

അവൻ അവന്റെ സഹോദരനെക്കാൾ മൂന്നിഞ്ച് ഉയരമുള്ളവനാണ് എന്ന് കാണിക്കാൻ by ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.

He is taller than his brother ___ three inches.

Medieval : മദ്ധ്യകാലഘട്ടത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച

Find the correctly spelt word:

kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
"she deserved better than these clandestine meetings"

‘Clandestine’ means:

‘Proximate’ means:

calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.
"she accepted both the good and the bad with equanimity"

Choose the correct spelling:

He is ……. a hypocrite or a deceiver.

a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
"in his euphoria, he had become convinced he could defeat them"

To feel very happy:

think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length.
"she began to mull over the various possibilities"

‘Mull’ means:

Serious = ഗൗരവമുള്ള
Harmful = ദോഷകരമായ
Fatal = വിനാശകരമായ
Incurable = സുഖപ്പെടുത്താന്‍ പറ്റാത്ത

One word for a disease that cannot be cured:

Of the two leading parties _____ party got a majority in the election :

A willing horse is a term which is used to describe people who are sincere and committed workers and are ready to do all the work given to them. The term originated from earlier days when people used horses as their beasts of burden to carry loads.

Complete the proverb:All lay load on a willing _____.

Correct answer is To get an unexpected victory

The meaning of the idiom ‘To hit the jackpot’:

Active voice ലെ verb  is/am/are + verb + ing  വന്നാൽ passive voice ലേക്ക്  മാറ്റുന്ന വിധം:
Object + is/am/are+ being + V3 + by + subject.
ഇവിടെ active voiceൽ  'are practising' ആണ്.
ഇവിടെ object 'A lot of work ' ആണ്.
A lot of work(singular)  ആയതു കൊണ്ട് തന്നെ auxiliary verb 'is' വരും.
അതിനു ശേഷം 'being' എഴുതണം.
അതിനു  ശേഷം do ന്റെ V3 form ആയ done എഴുതണം.
അതിനു  ശേഷം by students.

The passive voice of ‘Students are doing a lot of work’ is:

Point of time പറയുമ്പോൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന preposition 'since' ആണ്.

My purse has been missing ……. yesterday.


Florists are people who work with flowers and plants, generally at the retail level.
Floristry differs from floristics, the study of distribution and relationships of plant species over geographic areas.


One who deals in flowers is called:


We can add question tags likeisn't it?,can you?ordidn't they?to a statement to make it into a question.
Question tags are more common in speaking than writing.
We often use question tags when we expect the listener to agree with our statement.
In this case, when the statement is positive, we use a negative question tag.
Here the answer is doesn’t he



The post man comes twice a day,____?

advent : the arrival of a notable person or thing.


Before the _____ of the Europeans, India was a free country.

He inquired ____ my health .

Exaggerate :
ഉള്ളതിലും വലുതാക്കിപ്പറയുക
അതിശയോക്തി കലര്‍ത്തുക
കൂട്ടിപ്പറയുക