Sunday 8 November 2015

VA 01 - NOV 09

1.PHONE
a)
People spend several hours on the phone talking to their dear ones miles away.
b)
It is now possible for people to do most of their business on the phone.
c)
'Phone them up and ask when they are coming', said Julia.
d)
Ramesh phoned in to say that he was sick and couldn't come to office.



2.COUNT
a)
The fact that Rebecca was genuinely sorry and wanted to make amends
counted nothing with her husband.
b)
I decided to count how many guests were likely to turn up for the function.
c)
Pratima could count on the fingers of one hand, the people she knew in
the new colony.
d)
Revathy could count on her mother to stand by her.


3.PRESS
a)
With an eye on publicity, the organizers invited the press to the celebration.
b)
Every able bodied person was pressed into service to rescue the
trapped passengers.
c)
"Can you please press my shirt while I have a bath?" Ramu asked pleadingly.
d)
The company is pressing with its plan for introducing changes.


4.As far as I know, the boy hails from a descent (a) / decent (b) family.

Though coffee stimulates (a) / simulates (b) the mind it is not
advisable to drink several cups a day.

The servant's excuse for coming late for duty nettled (a) / nestled
(b) the master.

Efforts to console (a) / condole (b) him on the death of his only son
proved futile.

The bank offered to give Mary an educational loan to persecute (a) /
prosecute (b) her studies abroad.
a)
bbabb
b)
baaab
c)
abbab
d)
ababa

5.Even at night, the entire place shone like day because of the
illumination (a) / lamination (b) of the building.

The police were unable to illicit (a) / elicit (b) any information
from the arrested man regarding the murder.

The film's director is credited with imaginative (a) / imaginary (b)
ideas which accounts for his films being successful hits.

A notable lineation (a) / lineament (b) of Mrs Gandhi was her sharp nose.

The politician's image was strained (a) / stained (b) after his name
got involved in a scandal.
a)
abbaa
b)
baaab
c)
ababa
d)
ababb


6.Music directors are after the lyricist as he could improve (a) /
improvise (b) songs on the spot

The public prosecutor abjured (a) / adjured (b) the witness to reveal
whatever he knew about the matter to the court.

The president of the party had to labour hard to sell his moderate
policy to the hawkish (a)/ mawkish (b) elements in the party.

The young man's speech was so reverting (a) / riveting (b) that no one
in the audience left the meeting.

'A rolling stone gathers no moss (a) / mass', (b) is well-known proverb.
a)
bbaba
b)
babaa
c)
abbaa
d)
ababa

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