1. CORPULENT

A. Lean B. Gaunt C. Emaciated D. Obese

Answer - Option D
2. BRIEF

A. Limited B. Small C. Little D. Short

Answer - Option D
3. EMBEZZLE

A. Misappropriate B. Balance C. Remunerate D. Clear

Answer - Option A
Explanation -Main Entry: embezzle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal money, often from employer
Synonyms: abstract, defalcate, filch, forge, loot, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate, pilfer, purloin, put a hand in the cookie jar, put hand in till skim, thieve
Antonyms: compensate, give, pay, reimburse, return
4. VENT

A. Opening B. Stodge C. End D. Past tense of go

Answer - Option A
5. INDICT

A. Condemn B. Reprimand C. Accuse D. Allege

Answer - Option C
Explanation - Meanings: formally accuse of a crime (Law); accuse, charge, criticize

1. Make common cause with

A. I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room. B. Environment protesters have parted ways with the local people to stop the establishment of the factory. C. The police were acting on a tip from an informer and caught the gang red-handed. D. The crowd backed away when the man pulled out a knife and most of them cried for help.

Answer - Option B
Explanation - Make common cause with work together in order to achieve something that both groups want.
Option A: Figure out (Phrasal Verb): to understand or solve something. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option B: Parted Ways (Phrasal Verb): To separate or depart (from someone); to stop associating (with someone). This has not been used correctly in the sentence as it does not suit the context. Thus it can be replaced by the given idiom 'make common cause with'.
Option C: Acting on (Phrasal Verb): To take action that is strongly influenced by certain information or advice. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option D: Backed away (Phrasal Verb): To retreat on a particular idea or course of action. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option E: Back up (Phrasal Verb): To save copies of computer files in another place. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Hence, option B is the correct choice.
2. Bottle up

A. She bubbled over with joy when she heard her exam results. B. She bounced off her feelings even though she was furious with them and kept quiet. C. She took a two-week course to brush up her Spanish before she went to Spain. D. After the scandal, the politician tried to buff up his public image.

Answer - Option B
Explanation - Bottle up (Phrasal Verb): to not express your feelings.
Option A: Bubbled over (Phrasal Verb): become very excited. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option : Bounced off(Phrasal Verb): to test ideas. This is not used correctly in the sentence as it does not suit the context. Thus it can be replaced by the given phrasal verb 'bottle up'.
Option C: Brush up (Phrasal Verb): Improve a skill quickly. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option D:Buff up (Phrasal Verb): Improve. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
option E: Burnt out (Phrasal Verb): Lose enthusiasm and energy to continue in a demanding job. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Hence, option B is the correct choice.
3. Cave in

A. The government has refused to chase down despite the protests and demonstrations. B. Most of my make-up wore off before I got to the party. C. Our cat turned up after we put posters up all over the neighbourhood. D. We heard the news as soon as we switched on the car radio.

Answer - Option A
Explanation - Cave in (Phrasal Verb): Stop resisting or refusing.
Option A: Chase down(Phrasal Verb): Try hard to find or get something. This is not used correctly in the sentence as it does not suit the context. Thus it can be replaced by the given phrasal verb 'cave in'.
Option B: Wore off(Phrasal Verb): fade away. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option C: Turned up(Phrasal Verb): appear suddenly. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option D: Switched on(Phrasal Verb): start the energy flow, turn on. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option E: Hammered out (Phrasal Verb): Negotiate and reach an agreement. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Hence, option A is the correct choice.
4. Bring around

A. It took me ages to bring him along to my point of view. B. The changes to the law were brought about by the government after the Supreme Court directive. C. He breezed into the room and switched the TV on. D. The supermarkets have branched out into banking.

Answer - Option A
Explanation - Bring around(Phrasal Verb): Persuade or convince someone.
Option A: Bring along(Phrasal Verb): Bring someone or something to a certain place. This is not used correctly in the sentence as it does not suit the context. Thus it can be replaced by the given phrasal verb 'bring around'.
Option B: Brought about(Phrasal Verb): Make something happen. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option C: Breezed into(Phrasal Verb): Enter a place quickly. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option D: Branched out(Phrasal Verb): Move into a different area of business, etc. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option E: Boiled over(Phrasal Verb): When people lose their tempers and things get nasty. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Hence, option A is the correct choice.
5. Go over

A. I tried to get my point across to the judge but she wouldn’t listen. B. The company will have to close if it can’t get over the new regulations. C. Please get ahead of your answers before you submit your test D. They're finding it increasingly difficult to get by since their daughter was born.

Answer - Option C
Explanation - Go over(Phrasal Verb): Review, Revise, look at something.
Option A: Get across(Phrasal Verb): communicate, make understandable. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option B: Get over(Phrasal Verb): overcome a problem. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option C: Get ahead of(Phrasal Verb): Move in front of. This is not used correctly in the sentence as it does not suit the context. Thus it can be replaced by the given phrasal verb 'go over'.
Option D: Get by(Phrasal Verb): Have just enough money to live on. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Option E: Do away with(Phrasal Verb): discard. This has been used correctly in the sentence.
Hence, option C is the correct choice.

1. After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.

A. After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel. B. Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel. C. After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel. D. After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

Answer - Option A
2. I remember my sister taking me to the museum.

A. I remember I was taken to the museum by my sister. B. I remember being taken to the museum by my sister. C. I remember myself being taken to the museum by my sister. D. I remember taken to the museum by my sister.

Answer - Option B
3. Who is creating this mess?

A. Who has been created this mess? B. By whom has this mess been created? C. By whom this mess is being created? D. By whom is this mess being created?

Answer - Option D
4. They greet me cheerfully every morning.

A. Every morning I was greeted cheerfully. B. I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning. C. Cheerful greeting is done by them every morning to me. D. I am being greeted cheerfully by them every morning.

Answer - Option B
5. Darjeeling grows tea.

A. Tea is being grown in Darjeeling. B. Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling. C. Tea is grown in Darjeeling. D. Tea grows in Darjeeling.

Answer - Option C

1. The small child does whatever his father was done.

A. has done B. did C. does D. had done

Answer - Option C
2. You need not come unless you want to.

A. You don't need to come unless you want to B. You come only when you want to C. You come unless you don't want to D. You needn't come until you don't want to

Answer - Option A
3. There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only

A. initials B. signatures C. pictures D. middle names

Answer - Option A
4. The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

A. to whom I sell B. to who I sell C. who was sold to D. to whom I sold

Answer - Option D
5. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.

A. were shocked at all B. had all shocked at C. had all shocked by D. No correction required

Answer - Option D

1. What is the Opposite of “Stern”?

A. Austere B. Strict C. Powerful D. Lenient

Answer - Option D
2. Opposite of “Frugal” is

A. Extravagant B. Miserly C. Mediocre D. Shy

Answer - Option A
3. Antonym of “Concede”

A. Capture B. Control C. Reject D. Respond

Answer - Option C
4. Select the Antonym of “Uncouth” from the following options

A. Unusual B. Elegant C. Furious D. Extrovert

Answer - Option B
5. What is the Opposite of “Profuse”?

A. Opportune B. Scarce C. Familiar D. Lavish

Answer - Option B

Directions [1-3]:
I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into and out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up into a command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
1. The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with

A. an alarming journey B. a commanding situation C. a journey into outer space D. a frightful battle.

Answer - Option C
2. Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?

A. There was a shower of debris. B. Jack was yelling. C. A catastrophe was imminent. D. The moon was looming close and big.

Answer - Option C
3. The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means

A. that the sun was very hot B. that there was no strong wind C. that the air was unpolluted D. none of above

Answer - Option D
Directions [4-5]:
But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill a large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
4. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies

A. being totally unconcerned B. pretending to be very busy C. a very superior attitude D. calm, dignified and affectionate disposition

Answer - Option D
5. From the passage, it appears that the author was

A. an inexperienced hunter B. kind and considerate C. possessed with fear D. a worried man

Answer - Option B

1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

A. preposition B. adjective C. noun D. conjunction

Answer - Option B
2. What did she ask you to do?

A. conjunction B. preposition C. pronoun D. adjective

Answer - Option C
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

A. adjective B. preposition C. conjunction D. pronoun

Answer - Option B
4. If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

A. adverb B. conjunction C. verb D. preposition

Answer - Option A
5. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.

A. pronoun B. preposition C. verb D. conjunction

Answer - Option B