PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-55 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the following questions, some parts of the sentence have been highlighted. You need to identify which of the given option can both grammatically and contextually replace the highlighted part. In case the highlighted part is correct, choose option (5) as your answer.

 

Question No : 1

He spells his mind after careful consideration; she blurts out her opinion.

(1) speaks his mind

(2) writers his mind

(3) acknowledges his mind

(4) notice his mind

(5) No correction required

Question No : 2

His staff complains that he is cutting loose to save money by putting ordinary cream cheese in the tiramisu.

(1) cutting chase

(2) cutting corners

(3) cutting wire

(4) cutting dessert

(5) No correction required

Question No : 3

I have been feeling under the bed lately, so I decided to stay in bed this morning and get some much needed sleep.

(1) under the table

(2) above the roof

(3) under the weather

(4) Either (1) or (3)

(5) No correction required

Question No : 4

Councillors should bite the dust and restrict traffic in such areas while providing the practical alternative.

(1) bite the ground

(2) bite the road

(3) bite the bullet

(4) bite the floor

(5) No correction required

Question No : 5

The indigenous and ingenious boat-making tradition that once thrived in India, is now well its way by.

(1) on its way out

(2) its way to

(3) its way over

(4) is on its way

(5) No correction required