TIGERISH ENGLISH FOR LIONISH SUCCESS BY PANKAJ JOSHI

fill in the blanks by appropriate grammar ……..

1.the thief explained how he……….from jail.

a.escapes

b.had escaped

c escaped

d.has escaped

2.he did not know where they ………..from.

a had come

b.have come

c.has come

d.come

3.the actress ………..the news of her dog’s death.

a.was shocked at

b.was shocked by

c.shocked by

d.shocked at

4.it is time we ………with determination.

a.act

b.acted

c.have acted

d .will act

5.when the thief entered the house the inmates ……….in the hall.

a.were slept

b.were sleeping

c slept

d.had been sleeping

6.it is hight time he……..his own two legs.

a.stood

b stands

c.stand

d.had stood

7.knowledge of at least two languages ……required to pass the examination.

a.is

b.are

c .were

d.have

8.the river is in spate and it ……..its banks.

a.has overflowed

b.has overflown

c.overflowed

d.overflow

9.a rise in rents and wages ……..found to go together.

a.have been

b.has been

c.are

d.were

10.the families …………in gulmohar park the last two decades.

a.are living

b.is living

c.has been living

d.have been living

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write synonym of following words

1.diligent

a.confident

b.hard working

c lazy

d.shy

2.conceited

a.proud

b.honest

c.modern

d.modest

3.spurious

a.truthful

b.authentic

c.credible

d .original

4.luxuriant

a.luxury loving

b.lovely

c.rich

d.abundant

5.cantankerous

a ferocious

b.quarrelsome

c.ridicule

d.humiliation

6.paucity

a.shortfall

b.downfall

c.publicity

d downfall

7.pensive

a.careless

b .thoughtful

c.penitent

c.unattached

8.cordial

a.smooth

b.friendly

c.sophisticated

d reserved

9.commotion

a.ruckus

b.enthusiasm

c.decrease

d.zest

10.candid

a.overconfident

b.frank

c.arrogant

d.careless

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write opposite of the following words

1.escalate

a.decrease

b.descend

c.deliver

d derive

2.anarchy

a.curfew

b.permanence

c.wholesome

d.order

3.commotion

a.transmission

b.tranquility

c transparency
d .transition

4.monotony

a.enthusiasm

b.repetitiveness

c.variety

d.singularity

5.latter

a earlier

b.before

c.later

d.former

6.jettison

a .accept

b.reward

c.preserve

d.consent

7.ameliorate

a.improve

b.depend

c.soften

d.worsen

8.devious

a.straight

b.obvious

c.simple

d.superficial

9.wicked

a.cunning

b good

c.tricky

d crooked

10.hazy

a.plain

b.light

c clear

d.dull

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write meaning of following phrases

1.turned a blind eye

a.pretended not to notice

b.paid special attention to

c.covered up for

d punished up severely

2.set the bait

a.laid the trap

b.announced the reward

c set the record

d.put the bet

3.ended in smoke

a came to nothing

b.were discarded

c.were partially carried out

d.fructified gradually

4.give it a shot

a.click a picture

b.try something

c.pose for a picture

d.injure someone

5.carrot and stick policy

a fair and foul

b.continuous vigilance

c .democratic

d.reward and punishment

6.cut no ice

a had no influence on me

b.did not hurt me

c.did not benefit me

d.did not make me proud

7.to cut my teeth on

a to gain experience

b.to try

c to sharpen my wits

d.to earn a decent salary

8.put off

a.cancelled

b.postponed

c.advanced

d.announced

9.ins and outs

a.both sides

b.complete detail

c inside information

d full history

10.once in a blue moon

a.regularly

b.often

c rarely

d.once a fortnight

c.inside

c.insid

q

a