Directions: In question four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the sentences. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it is the Answer Sheet.

To burn the midnight oil

Direction: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

The father forbade his son (a) / to walk in the sun (b) / and play with (c) / his friends on the road (d) / No error (e) 

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

In the following question, a word has been written in four different ways out of which only one is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word

Read the passage carefully and fill in the blank.
Happy is the man who... (151) ..... the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of.... (152) instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books he need .... (153).. feel lonely. He always has a pleas- ant .... (154) ... of leisure moments. He is the…(155)… of wealth more precious than gold .... (156).. indeed is the man who does not read and ... (157)... is his life..(158)…gives  the highest kind of pleasure. When we are….(159). …it is a healthy recreation to lose .... (160) .. .in the company of books.

Mark the answer (152).

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Words written on a tombstone in the memory of the person who has died

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Pocket an insult

Direction(12): In each of the following questions, choose the correctly spelt word.