English — All MCQs
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Q1181.Passage (Studio of roses): Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
Correct Answer: C
The passage emphasizes how the city's noise is muffled and remote from the tranquil studio, best captured by 'A sense of distance and removal'.
Q1182.Passage (Studio of roses): The underlined word 'tremulous', as used in this passage, most nearly means:
Correct Answer: A
'Tremulous' means trembling or quivering, describing the delicate, shaking branches of the laburnum.
Q1183.Passage (Dilly's Deli): If you go to lunch at Dilly's Deli, you could expect to see:
Correct Answer: C
The passage describes a long line of customers snaking out the door at lunchtime.
Q1184.Passage (Dilly's Deli): The passage suggests that if you eat lunch at Dilly's Deli, you should expect to:
Correct Answer: D
The narrator was yelled at to clean up after themselves, since Dilly's Deli has no table service — patrons carry and clear their own food.
Q1185.Passage (Dilly's Deli): Which of the following illustrates the restaurant critic's opinion of the food at Dilly's Deli?
Correct Answer: D
The final line — calling the disposal of the food 'the most enjoyable part' — is a sarcastic remark that reveals the critic's negative opinion of the food.
Q1186.Passage (Dilly's Deli): The main purpose of the restaurant review is to:
Correct Answer: D
The overall tone and details (crowding, poor food, poor service) serve to warn readers that Dilly's Deli tends to be overcrowded and unpleasant.
Q1187.Passage (Dilly's Deli): Role of the 'fire marshal' (underlined), as mentioned in the passage, appears to be:
Correct Answer: B
The narrator wonders about the fire marshal because of the overcrowding, implying the marshal's role involves checking for overcrowding at public places.
Q1188.Quandary:
Correct Answer: A
Correct answer is A: Predicament
Q1189.Obstreperous:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Noisy
Q1190.Effervescent:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Lively
Q1191.Penurious:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Impoverished
Q1192.Histrionic:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Dramatic
Q1193.Quiescent:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Dormant
Q1194.Turpitude:
Correct Answer: C
Correct answer is C: Virtue
Q1195.Vituperate:
Correct Answer: A
Correct answer is A: Praise
Q1196.Insouciant:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: Anxious
Q1197.Vitriolic:
Correct Answer: D
Correct answer is D: Amiable
Q1198.Equanimity:
Correct Answer: C
Correct answer is C: Agitation
Q1199.Sibilant:
Correct Answer: D
Correct answer is D: Sonorous
Q1200."To have a chip on one's shoulder" means:
Correct Answer: B
Correct answer is B: To be angry or resentful.