Select the antonym of the given word.

GATHER

In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
Mrs. Nayak opened the discussion on the ‘alarming rate of poverty in India’.

In each of the following sentence, an idiomatic expression or a proverb. Select the  alternatives which best describes its use in the sentence.
The team put their plan into execution the very next day.

Each sentence below has a blank and each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits in meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Rajeev was upset because he____ forgotten his best friend’s birthday.

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e), No error.
Although Shanku was born (a)/ in a rich merchant’s families (b)/ he was very humble and (c) /was a philanthropist by nature (d) / No error (e).

Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

butterflies in the stomach

Rearrange the following eight sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G) and (H) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Both Ram and Shayam realized their mistake and were ashamed about what they had said.
(B) Vivek happened to overhear their conversation and was very angry with both of them for criticizing the tree.
(C) Two friends, Ram and Shayam, were seeking respite from the searing heat of the midday Sun when they saw a huge leafy tree.
(D) “It’s plain tree”, said his friend. “Don’t waste your time looking for fruits. It produces neither edible fruits nor good wood. It’s one of the most useless trees around.”
(E) “How can you say such a thing when you’re enjoying the shade of this beautiful tree at this very moment?” snapped Vivek unable to control his anger.
(F) They took shelter under the huge leafy tree and soon felt cool and refreshed.
(G) Busy belittling the tree both Ram and Shayam did not notice that another person, Vivek, was lying on the other side of the tree taking shelter.
(H) “What sort of a tree is this? Does it produce edible fruits?” asked Ram.
Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement?

Select the wrongly spelt word.