Common Admission Test
Question :
Find out the correct meaning of the following phrase:
Let the cat out of the bag
Option 1: To help someone in adversity
Option 2: To destroy something
Option 3: To accidentally reveal a secret
Option 4: To throw away something
Option 5: To free someone from confinement
Correct Answer: To accidentally reveal a secret
Solution : The phrase means to accidentally reveal a secret.
Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Daniel is worried lately. Usually, life is good for him. He (1)_______ a nice little shop where he sells souvenirs to tourists and lives in a nice cottage with his wife and their three teenage kids. They have a dog, a cat, and a backyard (2)_______ barbecue. They host all the family (3)_______, and his wife's turkey is the best in the country. What can be better than that, right? But lately, not all is well. There are (4)______ clouds in the sky, and all they talk about is terror and war. They feel something may happen. The (5)_______ life as he knows may be lost forever.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: flush
Option 2: agreeable
Option 3: ease
Option 4: comfortable
Correct Answer: comfortable
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
In this context, comfortable describes the quality of Daniel's life that he fears might be lost due to the current concerns about terror and war. It implies that a sense of security and contentment that he had may be jeopardised. The word comfortable fits well in conveying the idea of a life that is currently stable and pleasant but is under threat or uncertainty.
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: for
Option 2: during
Option 3: from
Option 4: under
Correct Answer: for
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
In this context, for indicates the purpose or use of the backyard—they use it for barbeque. It implies that the backyard is a space designated or suitable for hosting barbeque activities.
Question : Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger? Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That's because tigers are the largest of all cat species. They grow up to eleven feet long and weigh as much as 670 lbs This makes tigers the third largest land carnivore. The only larger land carnivores are polar bears and brown bears respectively. Tigers are not only large, but they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. This makes for an extremely dangerous pounce. You might not think that such large, fast, and ferocious creatures need help to survive, but they do. The tiger is an endangered species.
Despite all of the tiger's strengths, the future of the species is uncertain. Tigers face a very high risk of extinction. It is estimated that at the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140lbs That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat. Tigers are hunted for many reasons. People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around 10,000 on the black-market. Though the fur would be incentive enough for most poachers, other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny. Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties. Traditional Chinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones, amongst other parts, in some prescriptions.
Question:
From the passage which animal can be called the largest land carnivore?
Option 1: Tiger
Option 2: Brown Bear
Option 3: Polar bear
Option 4: Lion
Correct Answer: Polar bear
Solution : The correct option is 3 i.e 'Polar bear'
Explanation:
Let's examine the following statement:
This makes tigers the third largest land carnivore. The only larger land carnivores are polar bears and brown bears respectively.
From the above satement it can be said that the Polar bear is the largest land carnivore.
Question : Direction: In the given question, select the related letter from the given alternatives.
XZG : CAT :: DOG : ?
Option 1: TIW
Option 2: GAD
Option 3: OWT
Option 4: WLT
Correct Answer: WLT
Solution : Given:
Here, XZG → CAT
X(24th alphabet) → C(24th alphabet from the end)
Z(26th alphabet) → A(26th alphabet from the end)
G(7th alphabet) → T(7th alphabet from the end)
Similarly, D(4th alphabet) → W(4th alphabet from the end)
O(15th alphabet) → L(9th alphabet from the end)
G(7th alphabet) → P(7th alphabet from the end)
Therefore, the related word is WLT
Hence, the fourth option is correct.
Question : Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.
The cat ate all the pastries.
Option 1: All the pastries is eaten by the cat.
Option 2: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Option 3: All the pastries had been eaten by the cat.
Option 4: All the pastries are eaten by the cat.
Correct Answer: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.
The structure of the passive voice in the case of the simple past tense is: object + were + past participle of the main verb + by + followed by the agent of the action.
So, the correct sentence is: All the pastries were eaten by the cat.
Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To let the cat out of the bag
Option 1: To hide the truth
Option 2: To be in a hurry
Option 3: To be careful
Option 4: To reveal a secret
Correct Answer: To reveal a secret
Solution : The correct answer is the fourth option.
This idiom implies accidentally or intentionally disclosing information that was supposed to be kept confidential or hidden. It often involves revealing something that was not intended to be known by others, thus exposing a secret.
Therefore, the correct answer is, to reveal a secret.
Question : Comprehension: In the given passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
Over the past year, Dr. Hemmings has been conducting research on the big cat phenomenon and has already 1. _________the remains of some wild animals that may have been eaten by 2. ________far larger than any of the country's known carnivores. The project has 3. __________an analysis of twenty skeletal animal remains 4. ___________from across Gloucestershire and other nearby counties. The bones were selected because the 5. ____________of their deaths led people to believe that these animals may have been killed by a big cat.
Question: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No.1
Option 1: decided
Option 2: invented
Option 3: settled
Option 4: identified
Correct Answer: identified
Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.
We can say that the implied meaning of the sentence is that Dr. Hemmings has been researching the big cat phenomenon, and he has already recognised the remains of some wild animals. According to the above-mentioned points, the most appropriate option to fill in the blank is "identified" to make the sentence meaningfully correct.
Question : Choose the sentence that has a punctuation error.
Option 1: He said, "I am going to the market".
Option 2: Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
Option 3: The dog barked; the cat meowed.
Option 4: The book, which is about history, is very interesting.
Correct Answer: Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
Solution : The correct answer is option 2; Mary's favorite color is blue, green and yellow.
The correct way to punctuate this sentence is: Mary's favorite color is blue, green, and yellow.
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