{"id":2215,"date":"2022-06-23T15:15:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T09:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/?page_id=2215"},"modified":"2023-06-19T15:15:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T09:15:07","slug":"du-admission-test-2021-22","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/index.php\/du-admission-test-2021-22\/","title":{"rendered":"DU- A Unit (2021-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1. If someone is pessimistic, s\/he is not____.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> fantastic <br><strong>b)<\/strong> optimistic <br><strong>c)<\/strong> sarcastic <br><strong>d)<\/strong> tragic <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks1\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks1\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks1\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) optimistic <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>pessimistic<\/strong> <\/mark>= \u09b9\u09a4\u09be\u09b6\u09be\u09ac\u09be\u09a6\u09c0<br>fantastic = \u099a\u09ae\u09ce\u0995\u09be\u09b0 <br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">optimistic <\/mark><\/strong>= \u0986\u09b6\u09be\u09ac\u09be\u09a6\u09c0<br>sarcastic = \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09ae\u0995<br> tragic = \u09a6\u09c1\u0983\u0996\u099c\u09a8\u0995 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Would you like to go ___ a walk?<\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>b)<\/strong> in<br><strong>c) <\/strong>for<br><strong>d)<\/strong> out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks2\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks2\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks2\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: c) for <\/strong><br><strong>[ go for = <\/strong>to be attracted by someone or something. If you go for a particular thing, it means&nbsp;you choose it. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>: <br>\u279c <em>I will go for a drive.<\/em> <br>\u279c <em>She goes for tall slim men<\/em>.<br>\u279c <em>He went for a drink during midnight. <\/em><br>\u279c <em>I would love to go for a hike.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. They could not help ____ leave the car on the road, where it had broken down. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> unless <br><strong>b)<\/strong> but <br><strong>c)<\/strong> than <br><strong>d)<\/strong> instead of <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks3\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks3\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks3\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: <\/strong> <strong>b) but<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;could not help but&#8221;<\/span>&#8211; is a phrase which is used when one feels very strongly compelled (\u09ac\u09be\u09a7\u09cd\u09af) to do something . <br>They could not help <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">but<\/span> leave the car on the road, where it had broken down (\u0997\u09be\u09dc\u09bf\u099f\u09be \u09b0\u09be\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4\u09be\u09df \u09af\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 \u09ad\u09c7\u0999\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u09b8\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 \u09b0\u09c7\u0996\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be \u099b\u09be\u09dc\u09be \u09a4\u09be\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u0989\u09aa\u09be\u09df \u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u09a8\u09be )<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example<\/span>:<strong> <\/strong><br><em>We cannot help but intervene here, before you throw your life away on drugs!<\/em> <em>(\u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u09a8\u09c7\u09b6\u09be\u09df \u09a1\u09c1\u09ac\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be\u09b0 \u0986\u0997\u09c7 \u0986\u09ae\u09be\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u098f\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 \u09b9\u09b8\u09cd\u09a4\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09aa \u0995\u09b0\u09be \u099b\u09be\u09dc\u09be \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u0989\u09aa\u09be\u09df \u09a8\u09be\u0987 !)<\/em><br><br><strong>Related:<\/strong><br>&#8220;can&#8217;t \/ couldn&#8217;t help + verb+ing&#8221;<strong> or,<\/strong><br>&#8220;can&#8217;t \/ couldn&#8217;t help but + base verb&#8221; <br><br>\u279c I could not help laughing.<br>\u279c I could not help but laugh.<br><br>Though meaning-wise they are almost same, there is subtle difference. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t help laughing&#8221; is how one would describe an automatic reaction to something funny or amusing. &#8220;I could not help but laugh&#8221; is when laughter may not be the appropriate or expected response but it is better than crying, screaming or something else. In other words, &#8220;couldn&#8217;t help but laugh&#8221;&nbsp;circumstance leads to the laughter where no other response is possible.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. There is nothing ____ a glass of cold water on a hot sunny day. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> as refreshed as <br><strong>b)<\/strong> more refreshing than <br><strong>c)<\/strong> so refreshing that <br><strong>d)<\/strong> refreshing enough <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks4\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks4\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks4\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) more refreshing than<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The sentence given here is either to be in comparative form or in positive form depending on the nature of the &#8216;adjective&#8217;.<br><br>&#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">refreshed<\/span>&#8216; <strong>vs<\/strong> &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">refreshing<\/span>&#8216;<br>Though both are adjective, &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">refreshed<\/span>&#8216; is followed by individualistic (\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u0995\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf\u09ac\u09be\u099a\u0995) subjects while &#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">refreshing<\/span>&#8216; is followed by non-individualistic subjects. <br><br>\u279c The lemon juice was really refreshing.<br>\u279c I felt refreshed after drinking the lemon juice.<br><br>\u279c The shower was refreshing after such a long journey. <br>\u279c I felt refreshed having shower after such a long journey.  <br><br>Option <strong>a)<\/strong> would have been correct in the form of positive degree with the following change-  <br>\u279c There is nothing <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as refreshing as<\/span> a glass of cold water on a hot sunny day.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>5. &#8220;Things really took off when Microsoft Windows was introduced in 1985.&#8221; in this sentence &#8220;took off&#8221; refers to _____ <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> replacement of older version <br><strong>b)<\/strong> sudden rise in popularity <br><strong>c)<\/strong> rise in competition <br><strong>d)<\/strong> price increase <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks5\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks5\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks5\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks5\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks5\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks5\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) sudden rise in popularity<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> take off<sup> (1)<\/sup> = to leave the ground. <br><em><strong>\u279c<\/strong><\/em> <em>The plane took off at 8.00 am. <\/em><br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">take off<\/mark><\/strong> <sup><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">(2)<\/mark><\/sup> = to&nbsp;suddenly&nbsp;start&nbsp;to be successful or popular. <br><em><strong>\u279c<\/strong> Her singing career had just begun to take off.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>6. ______ the rise in unemployment in cities, more and more people continue to move to urban centres. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> In addition to <br><strong>b)<\/strong> Despite <br><strong>c)<\/strong> Due to <br><strong>d)<\/strong> Even though <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks6\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks6\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks6\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) Despite<\/strong> <br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;Despite&#8217;<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;in addition to&#8217;<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;due to&#8217;<\/span> are prepositions or phrasal prepositions. However, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though<\/span> works as a conjunction. <br><br>A preposition introduces a noun or noun clause while a conjunction introduces a clause. <br>\u279c He didn&#8217;t get the job&nbsp;despite&nbsp;his excellent qualifications.<br>\u279c He didn&#8217;t get the job&nbsp;even&nbsp;though&nbsp;he was the best candidate.<br><br>The first part of the given sentence is not a clause (no main verb), rather a phrase. Therefore, opting <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though<\/span> (option d) is not a valid answer. <br><br>Out of the rest three options, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">despite<\/span> (\u09b8\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u09c7\u0993) is followed by contrasting (\u09ac\u09bf\u09aa\u09b0\u09c0\u09a4\u09ae\u09c1\u0996\u09c0) ideas. The given sentence indicates contrasting ideas-<br>&gt;&gt; \u09b6\u09b9\u09b0\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c7\u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09a4\u09cd\u09ac \u09ac\u09c3\u09a6\u09cd\u09a7\u09bf ___, \u0986\u09b0\u09cb \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6\u09bf \u09ae\u09be\u09a8\u09c1\u09b7 \u09b6\u09b9\u09b0\u09c7 \u0986\u09b8\u09a4\u09c7 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09c7\u0964<br><br>&gt;&gt; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Despite<\/span> the rise in unemployment in cities, more and more people continue to move to urban centres.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. The synonym of &#8220;conspicuous&#8221; is _______.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> noticeable<br><strong>b)<\/strong> hidden <br><strong>c)<\/strong> complex<br><strong>d)<\/strong> together <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks7\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks7\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks7\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: a) noticeable <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>conspicuous<\/strong> <\/mark>= \u09b8\u09c1\u09b8\u09cd\u09aa\u09b7\u09cd\u099f (\u09af\u09be \u09b8\u09b9\u099c\u09c7 \u09b2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09cd\u09af \u0995\u09b0\u09be \u09af\u09be\u09df); <br>noticeable = \u09b2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09a3\u09c0\u09df;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. When Rupak entered the class, the lecture _____, so he found it hard to follow. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> just began <br><strong>b)<\/strong> had already begun <br><strong>c)<\/strong> had already ended <br><strong>d)<\/strong> was about to end <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks8\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks8\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks8\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) had already begun <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Past Perfect Tense<\/mark><\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">&#8211; \u0995\u0996\u09a8 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09b9\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09df?<\/mark><br>\u0985\u09a4\u09c0\u09a4\u0995\u09be\u09b2\u09c7 \u09b8\u0982\u0998\u099f\u09bf\u09a4 \u09b9\u0993\u09df\u09be \u09e8 \u099f\u09bf \u0998\u099f\u09a8\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09af\u09c7 \u0998\u099f\u09a8\u09be\u099f\u09bf \u0986\u0997\u09c7 \u09b8\u0982\u0998\u099f\u09bf\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09be\u09ce \u09af\u09c7\u099f\u09bf \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6\u09bf \u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09a8\u09cb \u09b8\u09c7\u099f\u09bf Past Perfect Tense \u09b9\u09df, \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af (\u0995\u09ae \u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09a8\u09cb) \u0998\u099f\u09a8\u09be\u099f\u09bf Past Indefinite Tense \u09b9\u09df\u0964 <br>\u279c The train&nbsp;<strong>had just left<\/strong>&nbsp;when I arrived at the station.<br>\u279c I told my father over phone that the train&nbsp;<strong>had left<\/strong>.<br>\u279c I wasn&#8217;t hungry, I&nbsp;<strong>had<\/strong>&nbsp;just&nbsp;<strong>eaten<\/strong>.<br>\u279c I didn&#8217;t know who he was. I&nbsp;<strong>had<\/strong>&nbsp;never&nbsp;<strong>seen<\/strong>&nbsp;him before.<br><br>Although, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option <strong>c)<\/strong><\/span> or, even <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option <strong>d)<\/strong><\/span> (in simple past form) are grammatically valid, they lack coherence (\u09b8\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09a4\u09bf) with the remaining part of the sentence.<strong>] <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. Our college principal is an academic ______. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> through and through <br><strong>b)<\/strong> out and about <br><strong>c)<\/strong> ins and outs <br><strong>d)<\/strong> on and off <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks9\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks9\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks9\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: a) through and through <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">through and through<\/mark><\/span><\/strong> = \u09b8\u09ac \u09a6\u09bf\u0995 \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 (totally, in every aspect); <br>\u279c <em>The lady is an Irish through and through. <\/em><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">out and about<\/span> = \u09b8\u09cd\u09ac\u09be\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u0995\u09be\u099c\u09c7 \u09ab\u09c7\u09b0\u09be (engaging in normal activity after an illness); <br>\u279c <em>The&nbsp;doctor said that she would be out and about in a few&nbsp;days&#8217;&nbsp;time.<\/em><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ins and outs<\/span> = \u09b8\u09ac \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1 (Full picture); <br>\u279c <em>He wants to know the ins and out of American politics. <\/em><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on and off<\/span><strong> <\/strong>= \u09a5\u09c7\u09ae\u09c7 \u09a5\u09c7\u09ae\u09c7 (intermittently); <br>\u279c <em>It rained on and off most of the afternoon.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>10. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many families had to deal with ____ in order to reduce expenditure. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> lucidity <br><strong>b)<\/strong> austerity <br><strong>c)<\/strong> benignity <br><strong>d)<\/strong> garrulity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks10\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks10\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks10\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b)<\/strong> <strong>austerity <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> lucidity = \u09b8\u09cd\u09aa\u09b7\u09cd\u099f\u09a4\u09be, \u09b8\u09cd\u09ac\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09a4\u09be;<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">austerity <\/mark><\/strong>= \u0995\u09a0\u09cb\u09b0\u09a4\u09be, \u09ae\u09bf\u09a4\u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09af\u09bc\u09bf\u09a4\u09be;<br>benignity = \u09b8\u09a6\u09af\u09bc\u09a4\u09be, \u09a6\u09df\u09be; <br>garrulity = \u09ac\u09be\u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09a4\u09be, \u0985\u09a4\u09bf\u09ad\u09be\u09b7\u09a3;<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>11. _____ a taxi, we wouldn&#8217;t have missed the train.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> If we took <br><strong>b)<\/strong> If we had taken<br><strong>c)<\/strong> If we take <br><strong>d)<\/strong> If we will take <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks11\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks11\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks11\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: b) If we had taken<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The question covers the area of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;conditional sentences&#8221;<\/span> or, more precisely <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">third conditional sentences<\/span>.   <br><br>The third conditional is used to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation where\u00a0both the condition and result are now impossible to happen\u00a0or, it is too late. <br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Examples<\/span>:<br>\u279c If he had worked harder, he would have passed the exam. \u00a0(But he didn&#8217;t work hard, and he didn&#8217;t pass the exam.)<br>\u279c If you hadn&#8217;t lied to me before, I would have believed you. (But you lied to me before. So, I didn&#8217;t believe you.)<br><br>** To make a sentence in the third conditional, we use-<br>If + past perfect&#8230;.. would\/wouldn\u2019t have + past participle (verb3).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>12. They ____ this much fun since they came to study at this school.<\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> do not have <br><strong>b)<\/strong> had not had <br><strong>c)<\/strong> have not had <br><strong>d)<\/strong> had not have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks12\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks12\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks12\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: c) have not had <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> \u098f\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 since \u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 clause \u099f\u09bf \u09af\u09c7\u09b9\u09c7\u09a4\u09c1 Past Indefinite Tense \u098f \u0986\u099b\u09c7, \u09a4\u09be\u0987 \u0986\u0997\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u0982\u09b6 Present Indefinite \u09ac\u09be Present Perfect \u09b9\u09ac\u09c7\u0964  \u0985\u09aa\u09b6\u09a8 <strong>c)<\/strong> \u09a4\u09c7 had (v3 of have) &#8220;\u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u0985\u09ad\u09bf\u099c\u09cd\u099e\u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be&#8221; \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09c7 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09b9\u09c3\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 (to experience something)\u0964 \u0985\u09aa\u09b6\u09a8 <strong>a)<\/strong> \u09a4\u09c7 have &#8220;\u0986\u099b\u09c7&#8221; \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09c7 \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09b9\u09c3\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09c7\u0964 <br><br>In the given sentence, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8216;since&#8217;<\/span> has not been used to connect a reason (\u09af\u09c7\u09b9\u09c7\u09a4\u09c1 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09c7), rather it has been used to connect another tense. <br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Uses of since (Tense wise)<\/span>:<br>\u279c It is many years since I met you.<br>\u279c It has been many years since I met you.<br>\u279c It was many years since I had met you.<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Different meanings of have as a main verb<\/span>: <br><strong>have<sup>(1)<\/sup> <\/strong> <strong>= to eat: <\/strong><br>\u279c I have not had my dinner yet. Or, I have not eaten my dinner yet. <br><br><strong>have<sup>(2)<\/sup><\/strong> <strong>= to drink; <\/strong><br>\u279c I have had a bottle of coke this morning. Or, I have drunk a bottle of coke this morning. <br><br><strong>have<sup>(3)<\/sup> = to own;<\/strong> <br>\u279c I have had a new smartphone. Or, I have owned \/ bought a new smartphone. <br><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">have<sup>(4)<\/sup> = to experience; <\/mark><\/strong><br>\u279c I have had a hot bath in an expensive hotel. Or, I have experienced a hot bath in an expensive hotel.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13. She will be studying science, ____? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> isn&#8217;t she? <br><strong>b)<\/strong> will she not? <br><strong>c)<\/strong> wouldn&#8217;t she? <br><strong>d)<\/strong> won&#8217;t she? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks13\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks13\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks13\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: d) won&#8217;t she? <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> This question covers the area of Tag question. &#8220;Won&#8217;t&#8221; is simply a contraction (\u09b8\u0982\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09aa\u09a3) of the words &#8220;will not&#8221;. Won&#8217;t is informal. It can be used in a dialogue. However,  if you&#8217;re writing an essay, in most cases you&#8217;re advised not to use any contraction.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>14. Choose the correctly spelled word:<br>a)<\/strong> argumant<br><strong>b)<\/strong> weired <br><strong>c)<\/strong> repeatition <br><strong>d)<\/strong> misspell <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks14\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks14\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks14\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: d) misspell <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">misspell <\/mark><\/strong>= \u09ad\u09c1\u09b2 \u09ac\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u09a8&nbsp;<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incorrect<\/span>  &lt; &gt;  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">correct<\/span>  <br>argum<strong>a<\/strong>nt &lt; &gt; argument (\u09af\u09c1\u0995\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf, \u09a4\u09b0\u09cd\u0995);<br>weir<strong>e<\/strong>d  &lt; &gt;  weird (\u0985\u09a6\u09cd\u09ad\u09c1\u09a4); <br>repe<strong>a<\/strong>tition  &lt; &gt;  repetition (\u09aa\u09c1\u09a8\u09b0\u09be\u09ac\u09c3\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf);<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15. She is too tired to put ____ this noise anymore. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> up with <br><strong>b)<\/strong> up at <br><strong>c)<\/strong> on with <br><strong>d)<\/strong> on to <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-link-2215\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks15\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks15\u201d', 2215, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-toggle-2215\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-content-2215\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks15\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans: a) up with<\/strong><br><strong>[ <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">put up with<\/mark><\/strong><\/span> = to tolerate or endure&nbsp;something; <br>\u279c <em>Only a saint can put up with him. <\/em><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">put up at<\/span> = to stay somewhere; &nbsp;<br>\u279c <em>We put up at a small hotel for the night.<\/em><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">put on with<\/span> = to wear something; <br>\u279c <em>She has put on a cotton dress with a pair of new shoes.<\/em><br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">put on to<\/span> = to&nbsp;inform&nbsp;someone about something; <br>\u279c <em>I put the delivery man on to my neighbour.<\/em><br>\u279c Can you put me on to a cheap supermarket?<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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