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As we all know, Verbal Aptitude is an important component of
a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services
Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA
Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to
help you practice and improve your verbal ability, we are providing you this English
Quiz.

Given below are a few questions from SSC examinations held in
the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5): In the questions given
below, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the
sentence. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

1.  He made
my day by telling me how important I was to him

(a) spoiled my day      (b) made
me resentful    (c) gave me great
pleasure    (d) displeased me

2.  He made
away with ten thousand rupees in the course of three months

(a) squandered           (b)
saved              (c) earned                (d) ran away with

3.  The students
of that group have assured their project guide that they will all work against
the clock.

(a) work with enthusiasm     (b)
work hard to go against the time    (c)
work while keeping patience        (d)
work with vigour to finish in limited time.

4.  To let
off steam, my friend started murmuring

(a) to show his approval            
(b) to show his displeasure        
(c) to release his tension        

 (d) to show his anger

5.  For some
people, writing verse is as duck takes to water.

(a) like dropping the duck in the water       (b) like doing something easily and naturally

(c) like taking the duck to water          (d) like bursting out suddenly

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Answers

1(c)   2(a)   3(d)   
4(d)    5(b)