PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-73 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the question given below a phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options, trying to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately with respect to the context of the given sentence.

 

Question No : 1

These saboteurs threatened to blow up the factory if their demands were not met.

(1) expand

(2) elaborate

(3) create

(4) explode

(5) repair

Question No : 2

I made it on time for the appointment, but I was held up an extra half hour filling out forms.

(1) detained

(2) impeded

(3) delayed

(4) benchmarked

(5) robbed

Question No : 3

Tyrone had filled out the form, listing his age as 25 and a made-up social Security number.

(1) false

(2) supportive

(3) legal

(4) illegal

(5) logical

Question No : 4

High Court puts off decision on stay of execution in temple case.

(1) grants

(2) postpones

(3) reciprocates

(4) reconciles

(5) terminates

Question No : 5

Some landline phones come with voice-mail features, and others allow you to talk over a phone line while connected to another computer.

(1) suspend

(2) disconnect

(3) motivate

(4) excuse

(5) discuss