• 'Gallant' means brave, heroic, or chivalrous in conduct and disposition.
• Synonyms: Valorous, heroic, intrepid, courageous.
• 'Cowardly', 'Timid', and 'Fearful' are antonyms describing lack of courage.
• Therefore, option B ('Valorous') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7742 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: HAMPER
• 'Hamper' means to hinder, obstruct, or impede the movement, progress, or action of someone or something.
• Synonyms: Impede, hinder, obstruct, retard.
• 'Assist', 'Facilitate', and 'Promote' mean helping or furthering progress.
• Therefore, option A ('Impede') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7741 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: HAUGHTY
• 'Haughty' describes an attitude of arrogant superiority and disdain toward others.
• Synonyms: Imperious, arrogant, pompous, supercilious.
• 'Humble', 'Modest', and 'Submissive' are direct antonyms.
• Therefore, option D ('Imperious') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7740 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: GARRULOUS
• 'Garrulous' describes a person who is excessively talkative, especially about trivial or unimportant matters.
• Synonyms: Loquacious, talkative, voluble, chatty.
• 'Taciturn', 'Reserved', and 'Reticent' all mean quiet or uncommunicative.
• Therefore, option C ('Loquacious') is the correct answer.
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• 'Glut' refers to an excessively abundant supply of something beyond market demand.
• Synonyms: Surfeit, excess, surplus, overflow.
• 'Scarcity', 'Deficit', and 'Shortage' are antonyms representing lack or insufficiency.
• Therefore, option B ('Surfeit') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7738 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: GUILE
• 'Guile' refers to sly, crafty, or cunning intelligence used to deceive others.
• Synonyms: Cunning, deceit, duplicity, chicanery.
• 'Sincerity', 'Honesty', and 'Naivety' are antonyms.
• Therefore, option A ('Cunning') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7737 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: FALLACY
• 'Fallacy' refers to a mistaken belief or an idea based on unsound argument or flawed logic.
• Synonyms: Delusion, misconception, illusion, error.
• 'Truth', 'Certainty', and 'Accuracy' are opposite in meaning.
• Therefore, option D ('Delusion') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7736 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: FEROCIOUS
• 'Ferocious' describes being savagely fierce, cruel, or violent in nature.
• Synonyms: Savage, fierce, barbarous, untamed.
• 'Gentle' and 'Mild' are antonyms, while 'Feeble' means weak or frail.
• Therefore, option C ('Savage') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7735 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: FIDELITY
• 'Fidelity' denotes faithfulness, loyalty, or devotion to a person, cause, or belief.
• Synonyms: Allegiance, loyalty, devotion, trustworthiness.
• 'Treachery' is an antonym, whereas 'Fluctuation' and 'Unsteadiness' mean instability.
• Therefore, option B ('Allegiance') is the correct answer.
EnglishSynonymsSynonymsQ. #7734 (CAT-I)
Select the most appropriate synonym for the word: FORERUNNER
• 'Forerunner' refers to a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.
• Synonyms: Precursor, predecessor, pioneer, ancestor.
• 'Successor' is an antonym (comes after), while 'Opponent' and 'Adversary' mean enemy or rival.
• Therefore, option A ('Precursor') is the correct answer.
EnglishNarrationNarration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentenceQ. #7368 (CAT-I)
Change the narration: He said to her, "Why are you looking so sad today?"
A.He asked her why she was looking so sad that day.
B.He told her why she was looking so sad today.
C.He inquired her that why she is looking so sad that day.
D.He asked her why are you looking so sad that day.
• For an interrogative sentence, 'said to' changes to 'asked'.
• The Wh-word 'why' acts as the connector.
• The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive (subject + verb), so 'are you looking' becomes 'she was looking'.
• The tense 'Present Continuous' ('are looking') changes to 'Past Continuous' ('was looking').
• The adverb of time 'today' changes to 'that day'.
EnglishNarrationNarration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentenceQ. #7367 (CAT-I)
Convert the following to indirect speech: My mother said, "I always keep my promises."
A.My mother said that she always kept her promises.
B.My mother said that she always keeps her promises.
C.My mother told that she always keeps her promises.
D.My mother asked if she always kept her promises.
• This sentence expresses a habitual fact or a general truth about the speaker. In such cases, the tense of the reported speech does not change, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense.
• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said'.
• The connector 'that' is used.
• The pronoun 'I' changes to 'she' and 'my' changes to 'her'.
EnglishNarrationNarration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentenceQ. #7366 (CAT-I)
Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Have you completed your assignments?"
A.The teacher asked the students if they had completed their assignments.
B.The teacher told the students that they completed their assignments.
C.The teacher inquired the students whether they have completed their assignments.
D.The teacher asked the students that had they completed their assignments.
• For an interrogative sentence, 'said to' changes to 'asked'.
• As it's a 'Yes/No' question, 'if' or 'whether' is used as a connector.
• The tense 'Present Perfect' ('Have you completed') changes to 'Past Perfect' ('they had completed').
• The pronoun 'you' changes to 'they' (referring to the students) and 'your' changes to 'their'.
EnglishNarrationNarration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentenceQ. #7365 (CAT-I)
Change the narration: He said, "I cannot come to your party tonight."
A.He said that he could not come to my party that night.
B.He told that he cannot come to your party tonight.
C.He said that he could not come to your party tonight.
D.He asked if he could not come to my party that night.
• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object.
• The connector 'that' is used.
• The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'.
• The modal verb 'cannot' changes to 'could not'.
• The possessive pronoun 'your' (implied listener 'me') changes to 'my'.
• The adverb of time 'tonight' changes to 'that night'.
EnglishNarrationNarration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentenceQ. #7364 (CAT-I)
Convert the following to indirect speech: She said to her friend, "Did you enjoy the concert?"
A.She asked her friend if she had enjoyed the concert.
B.She told her friend that she enjoyed the concert.
C.She inquired her friend whether she enjoyed the concert.
D.She asked her friend that if she had enjoyed the concert.
• For an interrogative sentence, 'said to' changes to 'asked' or 'inquired'.
• Since it's a 'Yes/No' question, 'if' or 'whether' is used as a connector.
• The tense 'Simple Past' ('did you enjoy') changes to 'Past Perfect' ('she had enjoyed') in indirect speech.
• The pronoun 'you' changes to 'she' (referring to the friend).