Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘dwindle’ in the sentence given below.

Rahul advised Neerja to appreciate or motivate her younger brother and not to dwindle or neglect his ideas all the time.

Option 1: deprecate

Option 2: complement

Option 3: motivate

Option 4: neglect

Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Mary says, “My younger brother wants to be a radio jockey.”

Option 1: Mary says that her younger brother wants to be a radio jockey.

Option 2: Mary says that my younger brother wanted to be a radio jockey.

Option 3: Mary said that her younger brother wanted to be a radio jockey.

Option 4: Mary says that my younger brother wants to be a radio jockey.

Question : Select the most appropriate homonym of the underlined word to fill in the blank.

He was complimented for his appearance. His shirt _____ his trousers perfectly.

Option 1: competed

Option 2: complement

Option 3: commented

Option 4: complemented

Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘polite’ in the given sentence.

The rude and insensitive murderer pleaded for mercy in the court.

Option 1: Pleaded

Option 2: Mercy

Option 3: Insensitive

Option 4: Rude

Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Rahul said to his mother, “When will you come back?”

Option 1: Rahul asked his mother when she would come back.

Option 2: Rahul told his mother to come back.

Option 3: Rahul asked his mother whether she was coming back.

Option 4: Rahul asked his mother when would you come back.

Question : Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘Optimistic’ from the given sentence.

After the incident, Radha prepared herself to stay positive even on gloomy days.

Option 1: stay

Option 2: incident

Option 3: positive

Option 4: gloomy