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VERBAL ABILITY

When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win. --- Ed Macauley

Find the Odd Man out.

1. 2.

i] Eyes ii] Eyes i] Grill ii] Fry

iii] Hands iii] Toast

iv] Fingers iv] Boil

3. i] Teacher ii] Faculty iii] Instructor iv] Preacher 4. i] Spectacles ii] Binoculars iii] Goggles iv]Telescope

Select one of the related pair of words is followed by pair of words. 5. Clove : Spices :: ??

i] Honey : Sweet ii] Red : Color iii] Water : Rain iv] Clouds : Sky 6. Cultivate : Crop :: ?? i] Nature : Child ii] Secure : Possession iii] Babble : Talk iv] Sing :Song

7. Dictionary : Words :: Encyclopedia : ?? i]Animals ii]Men iii]Thesis iv] Facts

Fill in the blanks with appropriate phrases.

8. One must ____ the rules of Grammar. i] abide on ii] abide in iii] abide upon iv]abide by

9. You have to ____the mistakes of the past three years. i] account from ii] account for iii] account by iv] account on

Choose the correct spelling.

10.i] Athletecs ii] Atheletics iii] Athlitics iv] Athletics 11. i] Abzurd ii] Abcurd iii] Abszurd iv] Absurd 12. i] Perseverance ii] Perseverence iii] Persevarance iv] Persevarence 13. i] Catastrophes ii] Catestrophes iii] Cetastrophes iv]Cetestrophes

Fill in the blanks with correct options.

14. ______ things make a _______ difference. i] smallbig ii] big big iii] minor whole iv] funnyfunny 15. A man feels _______ when he is ______. i] empowered . mistrusted ii] triumphant . doubted iii] proud ignored iv] empowered. Trusted 16 . ______ weakens ______ in a relationship. i] dishonesty : trust ii] honesty : trust iii] loyalty trust iv]cravingdesire

Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the given word. 17. Pace i] Walk ii] Length iii] Rate iv] Tread

18. Innovating i] Researching ii] Improvising iii] Selling iv]Measuring

Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. 19. Dejected i]Anxious ii] Accepted iii] Elated iv] Enlightened 20. Momentary i] Sporadic ii] Futuristic iii] Brief iv] Perpetual