IPMAT Indore (VA) PYQs

give him some snack

cut him some slack

be slack with his eating

cut down the snacks

hang in up there

hang on there

hang on to that

hang in there

pass most errors

past muster

get past most errors

pass muster

scrape through

scrape together

tape together

shape together

count on my fingers

face the music

break the ice

play it by ear

escaped your fingers

slipped off

escaped away

slipped through your fingers

her father disappeared and the reason why he did

where her father disappeared and the reason he did

her father disappeared and the reason he did

where her father disappeared and the reason why he did

Which of the teams has the best record

Which one of the teams has the best record

Which one team has the better record

Which team has the better record

whom the union leaders had contacted

who had the union leaders had contacted

whom the union leaders have contacted

who union leaders contacted

not once did he apologise

never he made an apology

not once did he give apology

not once he made an apology

wash its hands from its

wash their hands off their

wash their hand of their

wash its hands of its

avail the service on offer from

avail the service on offer by

avail of the service offered by

avail of the service offered from

Climate change is not the only cause for flooding.

Flooding can happen after heavy or low rainfall.

Infrastructure can actually cause a lot of trouble during flooding.

Water retention is less important to prevent flooding.

The role of humour and fun are indispensable as these are the spice of life and guaranteed to bring cheer and bonhomie, besides keeping one's mind off life's grim realities.

Owing to advances in medical science, we can now expect to live well beyond 90 years.

Physical debility and stiffening body joints 'creaking' in protest may make mobility difficult - something one should learn to take in one's stride stoically.

Turning nostalgic and recalling 'those good old days' when they were young and life was radically different from what it is today, help one accept old age.

Thus, youth unrest was the main reason for the Arab Spring

Some also cite the 2009-10 Iranian election protests as one of the reasons behind the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring was due to the wide gap between the haves and the have-nots

To sum up, the Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions across the Arab world

artful, doubtful, speaking

assiduous, querulous, whining

hardworking, dishonest, gossiping

hotheaded, scared, crying

rise, doldrums, ideologies

tyranny, growth, habits

antithesis, prosperity, persuasions

opposite, distress, ethnicities

practices, processed

motifs, create

totems, evolved

stories, described

map, version

chart, form

base, fallout

guide, precis

getting, creating, acknowledged

intruding, making, construed

entering, shaping, perceived

penetrating, forming, seen

The emperor ordered the arrest of his most vocal critic.

There are very few film critics left in our city.

Mahatma Gandhi's critic of the West remains relevant to this day.

His classmates warned him, 'It is not a good idea to critique our Principal.'

The river teemed with salmon and trout.

The wedding was teamed in Bhojpuri style.

Which team will win this year's IPL tournament?

The film star wore a purple suit teamed with a crimson tie.

Last week we learnt about the right way to greet our customers.

"Get it write the first time" is an often-heard management slogan.

In India, driving on the Right side of the road is wrong.

The rite of afternoon tea is described in many of Enid Blyton's books.

The attackers decided to raise the castle to the ground.

They raised their children to be freethinking boys and girls.

To raise a toast to a newly-wed couple is a common practice.

The rays of the sun rose above the mountain.

Shakespeare is sometimes referred to as a bard.

He barred his soul to the preacher.

Because of his age, he was barred from entering the theatre.

The Bar barred all bards.