Proficiency in English Language Test - 2

When the miscreants saw the police they ran away.

The idiom beat a retreat means to run away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

Ex: When we saw the police arriving we beat a hasty retreat.

​The phrase 'ran away' is the closest phrase to the idiom 'beat a retreat'.

When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books off the table. 

Here, 'off' is the correct word to describe the action of removing or doing something.

The prefix ‘mis-’ is used to denote something wrong or bad. Examples: mistreat, mistake, misunderstand

A prefix is a half word (e.g., anti-, ex-, post-, pre-) added to the front of a word to modify its meaning. Prefixes contrast with suffixes, which are added to the back of a word. Prefixes and suffixes are known as affixes.

Some common prefixes are a-, an-, co-, and de-, etc.

Hence, the correct option is (D)

'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by Shiv Prasad Singh.

The sumptuous word which means the same as the group of words given.

Sumptuous means splendid and expensive-looking

Example: The hotel was sumptuous.

In the given sentence “pearls of wisdom” is a metaphor. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech that describes an object or an action in a way that isn’t literally true. It helps explain an idea or make a comparison. 

In the given sentence “pearls of wisdom” means something that sounds very wise and useful. It doesn't literally mean pearls that are made of wisdom. Therefore, the figure of speech here is a metaphor.

The word 'Affinity' means sympathy marked by community of interest.

The synonyms of the word 'Affinity' are "empathy, attraction, connection".

The word 'Empathy' means the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Someone who runs away from the law is a fugitive.

Fugitive:  A person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation.

For example:

• Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitives from justice.

The correct answer is 'Unthinkable'.

Plausible: (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable, that you can believe.

For example: She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance.

Unthinkable: (of a situation or event) too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility.

For example: The relation between cause and effect is unthinkable.

There is no grammatical error in the sentence.

Hence, the correct option is (B).