Mix Test - 1

Let's look at the meaning of the correct answer:

Neigh - the sound of horses. For Example: With a wild neigh of terror the animal fell bodily into the pit, drawing the buggy and its occupants after him.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

Succumb: to stop fighting against something

• Example: Even good leaders eventually succumb to the pressure of the ruling class.

Surrender: to stop fighting, admit that you have lost

• Example: The hijackers eventually surrendered themselves to the police.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

The correct answer is:

"The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box."

The sentence is in the simple present tense. So the indirect form will be in the present tense.

Option (A) is in the present continuous tense.

Option (C) is incorrect as the preposition 'to' is incorrectly used.

Option (D) is incorrect as the second person pronoun 'you' cannot be used in the indirect form.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

Divergent: tending to be different, develop in different directions

• Example: The religious types also are strongly divergent .

Disparate: consisting of people, things that are very different from each other in character, quality

• Example: When a husband and wife have such disparate incomes, there can often be some degree of resentment in the marriage.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

The given passage is about the Hallerbos forest in Brussels, Belgium it is famous for bluebell's small plants.

Bloom(verb): When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers.

Example: These flowers will bloom all through the summer.

Decay(noun): The process of decaying.

Example: This industry has been in decay for some time.

From the above line, we can say that: Decay is the correct antonym of Bloom.

Let's know the meaning of other options:

Blossom(verb): When a tree or plant blossoms, it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten.

Florescence(noun): The visible or invisible radiation produced from certain substances as a result of incident radiation of a shorter wavelength such as X-rays or ultraviolet light.

Sprout(verb): To produce leaves, hair, or other newly developing parts, or of leaves, hair, and other developing parts to begin to grow.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

The given passage is about the Hallerbos forest in Brussels, Belgium it is famous for bluebell's small plants.

Let us refer to the passage -  Many bluebells are in Hallerbos. It looks like a blue carpet.

From the above line, we can say that: Bluebells look like blue carpet.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

The given passage is about the Hallerbos forest in Brussels, Belgium it is famous for bluebell's small plants.

Let us refer to the passage -  Bluebell is a small plant. It often grows in forests. It blooms in the middle of April.

From the above line, we can say that: In the April month bluebell blooms.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

The given passage is about the Hallerbos forest in Brussels, Belgium it is famous for bluebell's small plants.

Let us refer to the passage - Thousands of people visit the forest every spring. They want to see bluebells. Bluebell is a small plant.

From the above line, we can say that: To see bluebells thousands of people visit Hallerbos forest.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

'Ablity': There is no such word in English or we can say that there is some spelling mistake in this word, correct spelling is 'Ability'.

'Pupil' is a person who is taught by another, especially a schoolchild or student in relation to a teacher.

'Capacity' means the maximum amount that something can contain.

'Teacher' is a person who teaches, especially in a school.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

Complete the notice with the right word. Use of cell phones is disallowed within the premises.

The use of Verb 'disallowed' (to prohibit, retaliate) is appropriate in the blank space of the sentence.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

"environmental engineers who disrupt..."

The given passage is about 'Origins of Agriculture'.

Here, in the given sentence 'Who' is used as a relative pronoun.

It is used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person you are referring to or to add information about a person just mentioned. It is used for people, not things.

• Example: She's one of those people who love to be the center of attention.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

"the terrestrial habitats in specific ways..."

The given passage is about 'Origins of Agriculture'.

Here, in the given fill-in-the-blank, the most appropriate word is 'Terrestrial'.

Terrestrial: relating to the planet earth, or living or existing on the land rather than in the sea or air

• Example: Newton investigated terrestrial and celestial motion.

Hence, the correct option is (B).

The given passage is about 'Origins of Agriculture'.

Here, the most appropriate word to fill in the given blank is 'Soil'.

Tilling the soil means 'prepare and cultivate (land) for crops'.

• Example: No land was being tilled or crops sown

Hence, the correct option is (D).

"a variety of localized changes..."

The given passage is about 'Origins of Agriculture'.

Here, in the given fill-in-the-blank, the most appropriate option to fill is 'Of'.

Variety of: the quality or state of having different forms or types

• Example: This variety of tomatoes is particularly good, and is resistant to disease.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

The above-given sentence is in the active voice.

We need to change it in the passive voice.

The following steps are required to change the given sentence into passive voice:

The subject 'the Municipal Corporation' of the active voice will become the object of the passive voice.

The object 'the manhole covers' of the active voice will become the subject of the passive voice.

The tense(simple past tense) will change according to the following structure:

• Active Voice - Subject + did + V₁ or V₂ + Object.
• Passive Voice - Object + was/were + V₃ + by + Object.

Hence, the correct option is (C).