English Selecting Words Quiz, Selecting Words Verbal Ability Questions and Answers

Selecting words - Questions

1 .

The car in which the minister was traveling ...... with an accident.

A)

met

B)

hit

C)

drove

D)

crashed

Correct Answer : Option (A) - met

2 .

This book is quite similar ......

A)

with the "Treasure Island"

B)

of that film we saw at school

C)

to the one I read last week

D)

than a story told by our teacher

Correct Answer : Option (C) - to the one I read last week

3 .

He became enamored ...... her grace when he first saw her dance.

A)

in

B)

by

C)

with

D)

of

Correct Answer : Option (D) - of

4 .

I was astounded at his ...... lack of knowledge about the Continent of Africa.

A)

huge

B)

great

C)

colossal

D)

abundant

Correct Answer : Option (C) - colossal

5 .

When I was a child, I ......to school everyday instead going by cycle.

A)

have walked

B)

walked

C)

had walked

D)

have been walking

Correct Answer : Option (B) - walked

6 .

After the rain the weather ...... and the sun came out.

A)

cleared up

B)

cleared off

C)

cleared out

D)

cleared away

Correct Answer : Option (A) - cleared up

7 .

A sanguine outlook is associated with the ......

A)

optimist

B)

socialist

C)

rationalist

D)

philanthropist

Correct Answer : Option (A) - optimist

8 .

We had to pay more taxi fare because the driver brought us by a ...... route.

A)

circumscribed

B)

longest

C)

circular

D)

circuitous

Correct Answer : Option (D) - circuitous

9 .

A woman came in with a baby who, she said, ...... a safety pin.

A)

swallowed

B)

just swallowed

C)

had just swallowed

D)

was just swallowing

Correct Answer : Option (C) - had just swallowed

10 .

The pilot had been warned about the storm, before he ......

A)

took up

B)

took off

C)

took over

D)

took away

Correct Answer : Option (B) - took off