After successfully completing the CAT 2016 sprint series, we are back with the SNAP 2016 sprint preparation series – Verbal 7 to boost your prep. This will continue for the last 10 days leading to SNAP 2016 and will cover almost all the question types that you need to know come the 18th of December.
SNAP 2016 sprint preparation series – Verbal 7
Directions for questions 1 – 2: Choose the correct meanings of the following idioms.
1. “Throw the baby out with the bath water” means,
a. clean out everything
b. throw out the good things with the unwanted
c. being thorough
d. create the impression of an accident
2. “Bark up the wrong tree” means,
a. skin of another animal
b. behave like a dog
c. purposely make an error
d. make the wrong choice
3. I ___________my bike yesterday, so my legs are sore.
a. road
b. rode
c. rhode
d. ride
4. Insulation was fitted to ___________ further heat loss from the building.
a. guard
b. protect
c. save
d. prevent
5. A __________ rate of inflation makes exports difficult.
a. great
b. high
c. large
d. tall
6. My boat has two ___________.
a. sales
b. sails
c. sailes
d. sells
7. Can you give me ___________ details, please?
a. faster
b. further
c. farther
d. furthur
8. A baby deer is called a ___________.
a. Foal
b. Fawn
c. Calf
d. Joe
Directions for questions 9 – 10: Complete the sentence by choosing the correct words from the given alternatives.
9. The greatest ___________ of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by ___________ his attitude.
a. gift … gifting
b. discovery … altering
c. misgiving … elevating
d. thing … flaunting
10. When it comes to staying ___________, a mind-lift beats a ___________any day.
a. young … face-lift
b. at home … egg
c. light … elevator
d. away … sleep
11. None are so ___________ as those who are full of themselves.
a. empty
b. important
c. vital
d. indispensible
12. Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of ___________.
a. earning
b. irritation
c. worry
d. learning
13. Choose the correct antonym for the word below from the options provided. ‘Eulogize’
a. Extol
b. Criticize
c. Emulate
d. Amulet
14. Correct synonym for Pedantic is,
a. referring to small children
b. teaching methodology
c. finicky
d. angry
15. Pyrophobia means
a. Fear of pythons
b. Fear of funeral pyres
c. Fear of fever
d. Fear of fire
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Solutions
1. Option b.
2. Option d.
3. Option b.
4. Option d.
5. Option b.
6. Option b.
7. Option b.
8. Option b.
9. Option b.
10. Option a.
11. Option a.
12. Option d.
13. Option b.
14. Option b.
15. Option d.
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You can follow the entire sprint series here: SNAP 2016 Sprint Preparation Series by Learningroots
Also, you can check out all the articles under the series by going to this page: SNAP 2016 Sprint Preparation Series Timetable
