Double Synonyms Questions and Answers

Q: I.Avinash was the first suspect in that case. II. The driver decided to tune the engine before going to sleep that day.

Correct answer: primeI - the first and most likely suspect is the prime suspect.II - to prime an engine is to prepare it for running, which is what the driver decided to do.Major fits the suspect but not the engine; counter and suffer fit neither.

Q: I.The distance from Andaman to Bombay is too far to be covered by the A320 planes. II. Ashish waited at the door for his father with a sad face.

Correct answer: longI - a distance too far to be covered is too long.II - a sad face is a long face, a fixed idiom.Bad and unlucky say nothing about distance, and heavy describes a burden rather than either a distance or an expression.

Q: I.Just leave a small line to be filled in by the requisite word. II. I expected you to rush to the place as soon as you heard the news.

Correct answer: dashI - a small line left to be filled in is a dash.II - to rush to a place is to dash there.Blank and void describe the gap but not the hurry; bustle describes activity but is not the mark on the page.

Q: I.Stars emit light. II. The poor farmer lived in a small hut.

Correct answer: shedI - stars shed light, the ordinary verb for emitting it.II - a small hut is a shed.Shade is the opposite of emitting light, cote is a shelter for birds only, and shred is a torn strip.

Q: I.The morning was clear and warm and not a single flake of snow was noticed. II. Santosh yadav was the first Indian woman to ascend the Mt.Everest..

Correct answer: scaleI - a flake of snow is a scale of it, a thin flat piece.II - to ascend Everest is to scale it.Climb fits the mountain alone; level and step fit neither sentence.

Q: I. The message was written on a piece of paper. II. Gautam got into a fight with his classmate.

Correct answer: scrapI - a piece of paper is a scrap of paper.II - to get into a fight is to get into a scrap.Box and brush can each suggest a fight, but neither describes a piece of paper; grab describes neither.

Q: I.Mrs.Menon put all her jewellery in one box carelessly II. The equipment had to be stored in this ware house at short notice

Correct answer: dumpedI - putting jewellery into a box carelessly is dumping it there.II - equipment stored in a warehouse at short notice is dumped there.The word carries the sense of putting something down hurriedly and without arrangement. Stacked, stocked and stowed all imply the care that both sentences say was missing.

Q: I.He is frank in his dealings with others. II. The offer for the job is still available

Correct answer: openI - being frank in one’s dealings is being open.II - an offer still available is still open.Honest and plain describe the man but not the offer; due and operating describe neither.

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I.Avinash was the first suspect in that case.
II. The driver decided to tune the engine before going to sleep that day.

A.major
B.counter
C.suffer
D.prime

Answer: D

Correct answer: prime

I - the first and most likely suspect is the prime suspect.
II - to prime an engine is to prepare it for running, which is what the driver decided to do.

Major fits the suspect but not the engine; counter and suffer fit neither.

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22.

I.The distance from Andaman to Bombay is too far to be covered by the A320 planes.
II. Ashish waited at the door for his father with a sad face.

A.bad
B.long
C.heavy
D.unlucky

Answer: B

Correct answer: long

I - a distance too far to be covered is too long.
II - a sad face is a long face, a fixed idiom.

Bad and unlucky say nothing about distance, and heavy describes a burden rather than either a distance or an expression.

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23.

I.Just leave a small line to be filled in by the requisite word.
II. I expected you to rush to the place as soon as you heard the news.

A.dash
B.void
C.blank
D.bustle

Answer: A

Correct answer: dash

I - a small line left to be filled in is a dash.
II - to rush to a place is to dash there.

Blank and void describe the gap but not the hurry; bustle describes activity but is not the mark on the page.

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24.

I.Stars emit light.
II. The poor farmer lived in a small hut.

A.shred
B.cote
C.shade
D.shed

Answer: D

Correct answer: shed

I - stars shed light, the ordinary verb for emitting it.
II - a small hut is a shed.

Shade is the opposite of emitting light, cote is a shelter for birds only, and shred is a torn strip.

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25.

I.The morning was clear and warm and not a single flake of snow was noticed.
II. Santosh yadav was the first Indian woman to ascend the Mt.Everest..

A.climb
B.level
C.scale
D.step

Answer: C

Correct answer: scale

I - a flake of snow is a scale of it, a thin flat piece.
II - to ascend Everest is to scale it.

Climb fits the mountain alone; level and step fit neither sentence.

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26.

I. The message was written on a piece of paper.
II. Gautam got into a fight with his classmate.

A.grab
B.scrap
C.box
D.brush

Answer: B

Correct answer: scrap

I - a piece of paper is a scrap of paper.
II - to get into a fight is to get into a scrap.

Box and brush can each suggest a fight, but neither describes a piece of paper; grab describes neither.

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27.

I.Mrs.Menon put all her jewellery in one box carelessly
II. The equipment had to be stored in this ware house at short notice

A.stacked
B.stocked
C.dumped
D.stowed

Answer: C

Correct answer: dumped

I - putting jewellery into a box carelessly is dumping it there.
II - equipment stored in a warehouse at short notice is dumped there.

The word carries the sense of putting something down hurriedly and without arrangement. Stacked, stocked and stowed all imply the care that both sentences say was missing.

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28.

I.He is frank in his dealings with others.
II. The offer for the job is still available

A.due
B.honest
C.open
D.plain

Answer: C

Correct answer: open

I - being frank in one’s dealings is being open.
II - an offer still available is still open.

Honest and plain describe the man but not the offer; due and operating describe neither.

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