Word Swap, Word Usage & Rearrangement — Practice

Question 1

'She watered the plants and planted them every morning.' Which two words should be swapped?
(a) watered & morning  (b) watered & planted  (c) plants & them  (d) no swap needed

Accepted Answer

Swap watered ↔ planted ⇒ 'She planted the plants and watered them every morning' — sensible.

Answer: (b) watered & planted.

Question 2

Word 'light': (i) Please light the lamp. (ii) The bag is light. (iii) She saw a light in the distance. (iv) He light to the office. In how many is it correct?
(a) 1  (b) 2  (c) 3  (d) 4

Accepted Answer

(i) verb ✓, (ii) adjective ✓, (iii) noun ✓, (iv) wrong (needs 'went'). Correct in 3.

Answer: (c) 3.

Question 3

'The manager signed the meeting and attended the document.' Swap which pair?
(a) manager & document  (b) signed & attended  (c) meeting & document  (d) signed & meeting

Accepted Answer

Swap signed ↔ attended ⇒ 'signed the document and attended the meeting'.

Answer: (b) signed & attended.

Question 4

Word 'run': (i) He runs a small business. (ii) The play had a long run. (iii) She runs fast. (iv) There is a run in her stocking. In how many is it correct?
(a) 2  (b) 3  (c) 4  (d) 1

Accepted Answer

All four are valid senses of 'run' (operate, duration, move fast, a tear/ladder).

Answer: (c) 4.

Question 5

'The RBI raised the inflation to curb the repo rate.' Swap which pair?
(a) raised & curb  (b) RBI & inflation  (c) inflation & repo rate  (d) raised & rate

Accepted Answer

Swap inflation ↔ repo rate ⇒ 'raised the repo rate to curb inflation' — the intended meaning.

Answer: (c) inflation & repo rate.

Question 6

Which sentence uses 'pose' correctly? (i) The policy could pose a threat. (ii) He posed the exam. 
(a) Only (i)  (b) Only (ii)  (c) Both  (d) Neither

Accepted Answer

'Pose a threat' is a valid collocation; 'posed the exam' is not (should be 'took/sat the exam').

Answer: (a) Only (i).

Practice — Word Swap, Word Usage & Rearrangement

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