Vocabulary

Word Usage

Medium

Fill in blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms given in List-II:

List-I (Sentences) List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _____ to make a hole. (I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _. (II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _ well for the life of the king. (III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _____. (IV) barred

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _________ to make a hole.	(I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _________.	(II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _______ well for the life of the king.	(III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _______.	(IV) barred

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

✅ Correct Option: 2

(A) "Auger" is a drilling tool used to make holes, while "augur" relates to predictions.

(B) "Barred" means blocked/prohibited (past tense of bar), while "bard" is a poet.

(D) "Bard" refers to a poet or storyteller (Shakespeare was a famous bard), while "barred" means blocked.

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) -> This correctly matches each sentence with its appropriate homonym: auger (tool) for drilling holes, barred (blocked) for doors, augur (predict/portend) for the prediction idiom, and bard (poet) for Shakespeare -> correct

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Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

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(B) One who is not concerned with the welfare of others is an ascetic.

(D) A bibliophile is one who is a great lover of books.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Select the appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

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Find the correct Match between options given in List I with List II

List I (SENTENCE / MEANING)	List II (ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION)
A. Concern and anxious about the near future	I. COMPREHENSION
B. Knock down and break into pieces	II. DESTRUCTION
C. To build and create	III. CONSTRUCTION
D. To understand	IV. APPREHENSION

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the words given in List-I with their meaning given in List-II:

List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Cryptography	(I) The Study of Oceans
(B) Oceanography	(II) The study of correct spelling according to established usage
(C) Orthography	(III) The study of secret writing and coded words
(D) Orography	(IV) The Study of mountains

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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