PHRASES- - TEST - 1

Directions-(Q.1-5) In the following questions each sentence has a bold word or phrase followed by four alternatives. Choose the one that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the bold word or phrase.

1. If one aids and abets a criminal, he is also considered guilty of the Crime .

(A) Suspicious                    

(B) Daring                           

(C) culpable                       

(D) Rutheless                    

(E) None of these

2. To look quickly through a book is an important study skill.

(A) Skim                               

(B) Summarize                  

(C) Outline                        

(D) Paraphrase                

(E) None of these

3. The revolutionaries had to muster up enough men to appose the British army.

(A) Finance                         

(B) Disguise                       

(C) Gather                          

(D) Ruthless                     

(E) None of these

4. For your safety and the safety of others, always pay attention to the traffic signals.

(A) Overlook                      

(B) Heed                             

(C) Glance at                    

(D) repair                            

(E) None of these

5. Lifting the shoulders is a gesture that indicates lack of interest.

(A) Napping                        

(B) yawning                       

(C) Shrugging                     

(D) Blinking                         

(E)  None of these