(Antonyms) Part - A English (Solved Paper 2024 - II) (01 to 50)

21. Someone

(a) had split juice on the sofa
(b) should have split juice on the sofa
(c) have split juice on the sofa
(d) would split juice on the sofa

Correct Answer: (a) had split juice on the sofa

Solution:The complete sentence will be: "Someone has spilt juice on the sofa." The sentence is in present continuous tense.

22. What would you do

(a) if you found your lost toy?
(b) if you will have found your lost toy?
(c) if you would found your lost toy?
(d) if you have your lost toy?

Correct Answer: (a) if you found your lost toy?

Solution:The complete sentence will be: "What would you do if you found your lost toy?" The sentence is in past tense.

23. If I were you

(a) I shouldn't buy that dress
(b) I wouldn't buy that dress
(c) I weren't buying that dress
(d) I mustn't buying that dress

Correct Answer: (b) I wouldn't buy that dress

Solution:The complete sentence will be: "If I were you, 1 wouldn't buy that dress." The sentence is in future tense.

24. I wish

(a) I could help you
(b) I cught to help you
(c) I did help you
(d) I must help you

Correct Answer: (a) I could help you

Solution:The complete sentence will be: "I wish I could help you." The sentence uses two different tense forms: it is more accurate to say that it is expressing a present wish using a past tense form.

25. The efforts of the security services have not been quite

(a) upto the incredibility
(b) up-take
(c) up-tight
(d) upto the mark

Correct Answer: (d) upto the mark

Solution:The complete sentence will be: "The efforts of the security services have not been quite upto the mark." The sentence is in present perfect tense.

26. A white lie

(a) An offensive way of describing something
(b) To do something completely impossible
(c) A lie that is absolutely and universally true
(d) A lie that you tell to avoid hurting someone.

Correct Answer: (d) A lie that you tell to avoid hurting someone.

Solution:The idiom, 'white lie' is a lie that is not very harmful or serious, especially one that you tell because the truth would hurt somebody.

For e.g., A young woman's little white lie leads to unforeseen complications.

27. Bad blood

(a) Feelings of hatred between people
(b) A situation which goes from bad to worse
(c) A fatal accident
(d) To accept the unpleasant situation

Correct Answer: (a) Feelings of hatred between people

Solution:The idiom, 'bad blood' refers to feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past. For e.g., There has been bad blood between the two families for years.

28. Count your blessings

(a) to start to understand how badly something has affected you
(b) an event which gradually becomes worse
(c) to be grateful for good things in your life
(d) something that you say in order to warn someone

Correct Answer: (c) to be grateful for good things in your life

Solution:The idiom, 'count your blessings' means to make a special effort to appreciate the good things in one's life.

For e.g., I try to remember to count my blessings every day.

29. Have the last laugh

(a) to be worst example of something
(b) to succeed when others thought that you would not
(c) to solve all the problems of life
(d) to laugh at someone secretly

Correct Answer: (b) to succeed when others thought that you would not

Solution:The idiom, 'have the last laugh' means that you become successful at something so that people who criticize or oppose you look foolish.

For e.g., But by keeping calm and carrying on, it is possible to have the last laugh, according to an expert.

30. Sit on the fence

(a) to make someone suddenly notice you
(b) to fail completely
(c) to delay making a decision
(d) to behave very badly

Correct Answer: (c) to delay making a decision

Solution:The idiom, 'sit on the fence' describes a person's lack of decisiveness to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition, or inability to decide due to lack of courage.

For e.g., You can't sit on the fence any longer - you have to decide whose side you're on.