Verbal Ability & English Comprehension Practice Questions & Worked Solutions

Q1 Easy • Wipro, TCS

Choose the word which is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word: 'CANDID'

A Frank

B Devious

C Blunt

D Sincere

Q2 Medium • Infosys, Deloitte

Choose the word that is most similar in meaning (SYNONYM) to: 'EPHEMERAL'

A Enduring

B Transient

C Eternal

D Perpetual

Q3 Medium • TCS, Accenture

Select the correct phrase to complete the sentence: 'Neither the manager nor the employees _____ willing to compromise on the safety guidelines.'

A was

B were

C is

D has been

Q4 Easy • Amazon, Mindtree

Identify the idiom meaning: 'To bite the bullet'

A To be involved in an accident

B To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage

C To show anger openly

D To give up in defeat

Q5 Easy • TCS, Infosys

Spot the error in the sentence: 'One of the candidate (A) / who attended the interview (B) / was selected for the post (C) / No error (D)'

A (A)

B (B)

C (C)

D (D)

Q6 Easy • Cognizant, HCLTech

Choose the correct spelling:

A Accomodation

B Accommodation

C Acommodation

D Accomadation

Q7 Medium • Deloitte, EY

Fill in the blank: 'The scientist was commended for her _____ contribution to quantum computing research.'

A negligible

B parsimonious

C momentous

D spurious

Q8 Easy • TCS, Wipro

Change into passive voice: 'The government has announced a nationwide education policy.'

A A nationwide education policy had been announced by the government.

B A nationwide education policy has been announced by the government.

C A nationwide education policy was announced by the government.

D A nationwide education policy is announced by the government.

Q9 Easy • Infosys, Wipro

Choose the word which is most nearly OPPOSITE (ANTONYM) in meaning to 'CANDID':

A Blunt

B Secretive

C Frank

D Outspoken

Q10 Easy • Cognizant, Accenture

Select the single word that best replaces the descriptive phrase: 'One who possesses versatile abilities and talents in diverse fields':

A Philanthropist

B Versatile

C Polyglot

D Stoic

Q11 Medium • TCS, Infosys

Identify the error in the sentence: 'Neither the manager (A) / nor the employees (B) / was present (C) / at the annual company townhall (D).'

A Part (A)

B Part (B)

C Part (C)

D Part (D)

Q12 Easy • Deloitte, Wipro

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To burn the candle at both ends':

A To waste money on unnecessary luxuries

B To exhaust oneself by working excessively hard from early morning until late at night

C To cause an unintentional fire hazard

D To argue both sides of a debate

Q13 Easy

Choose the grammatically correct sentence.

A Each of the applications are a reference number.

B Each of the applications have a reference number.

C Each of the applications has a reference number.

D Each of the applications were a reference number.

Q14 Easy

In the sentence “The team proposed a feasible solution within the budget,” what does feasible mean?

A Practicable or achievable

B Decorative

C Prohibited

D Unrelated

Q15 Easy

Which spelling correctly names the routine upkeep of equipment?

A Maintenance

B Maintenence

C Maintainance

D Maintanance

Q16 Medium

Choose the correct completion: “She has worked here _____ 2022.”

A for

B since

C by

D during

Q17 Medium

Which revision removes the dangling modifier from “After reviewing the report, several errors were found”?

A After reviewing the report, the analyst found several errors.

B After reviewing the report, several errors were found.

C After reviewing the report, the errors became numerous.

D Having reviewed the report, errors appeared.

Q18 Medium

Choose the sentence that uses a semicolon correctly.

A The server was available; the application was not.

B The server was; available, but slow.

C Because the server was available; users signed in.

D Although the server was up; the database was down.

Q19 Medium

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