PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-29 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In the following questions, a part of the sentence (a word or a phrase) has been highlighted in bold. Four different ways of writing the work or phrase has been given in the options (1) (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find the correct replacement of the given bold word or phrase. If the given word or phrase is grammatically correct.

 

Question No : 1

I went to the library to find out all I could about the life and work of Joe Meek.

(1) relieve

(2) discover

(3) approach

(4) reached

(5) ample

Question No : 2

The report focuses on the company’s weak points.

(1) prestige

(2) concentrate

(3) converted

(4) allure

(5) restage

Question No : 3

He frowns on people marking personal calls at work.

(1) aligned

(2) provoke

(3) absolute

(4) disapprove

(5) restrict

Question No : 4

Get after her and give her the message before she leaves the building.

(1) assigned

(2) literally

(3) immense

(4) chase

(5) difficult

Question No : 5

His boss is always getting at him for arriving late.

(1) hazard

(2) follow

(3) abuse

(4) shocked

(5) criticise