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WORD USAGE QUIZ BASED ON NEW PATTERN FOR IBPS/SBI/RRB CLERK, PO

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Dear Students, As we’ve all seen the drastic change in the pattern of Questions asked in English Section, Gone are the days when we used to predict types and no. of questions asked in the clerk and PO exam..but now every single day Questions are changing. IBPS is surprising all of us by asking CAT Exam pattern Questions. 
So now we’ve decided to help and guide all of you to Sail through these unpredictable Bank Exams. 
Every day,  we’ll provide Quizzes based on the new pattern and some other new type of Questions that also might be asked in the upcoming exams. The best thing you can do is to be well prepared and familiar with all possible type of questions. We’ll also post the tricks and approach to nail unexpected pattern questions. 

Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.
Q1. Wait
A. I am just waiting to see him lose in one of his reckless wagers.
B. He needs to have a cup of coffee waiting in the bed every morning to get up.
C. He augmented his income by waiting on tables in small restaurants.
D. I had to wait in line for almost an hour to get to the ATM.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and C
(d) only D
(e) only C

Q2. Quick
A. She prepared a quick and tasty dinner. 
B. I was taken by surprise by the quick turn in the road. 
C. You need to do some quick thinking to get the answer right. 
D. The streets are generally quick with traffic in the morning.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q3. Fill
A. The story of her brave life filled our hearts with joy. 
B. The marriage party filled two floors of the house. 
C. The young prince will soon fill the throne.
D. He filled up on his favorite dessert.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) only C
(d) only D
(e) A and B
Q4. Use
A. He gained practice in the use of the camera.
B. This method is a handy use for prototyping and testing queries.
C. Though she liked art, she had no use for modern art. 
D. After the litigation, she had the use of the estate for life.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and C
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q5. Enjoy
A. The children enjoyed a lot at the birthday party. 
B. He had enjoyed great success in life. 
C. She enjoys his company.
D. I cannot enjoy the music as I am worried about my exams.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) D and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q6. Enter
A. Before entering a career, one must be sure that one has chosen the right one. 
B. The family quarrel had almost been resolved when the grandfather entered the lists.
C. The neighbour’s unruly behaviour forced her to go to the police and enter a complaint.
D. The nations entered into a trade agreement.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) D and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q7. Occupy
A. The students were bored with the lecture that occupied three hours. 
B. She tried to occupy the restless children with colouring books. 
C. She occupied as a waitress to put herself through college. 
D. The students occupied the auditorium.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) only C
(d) only D
(e) A and B
Q8. Take
A. Take one problem at a time.
B. He was quite taken with her at their first meeting.
C. In mythologies, gods often took the likeness of human beings.
D. The nurse took his temperature before giving him the medicine.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) C and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q9. Complete
A. He made me look like a complete idiot.
B. Scientists have found the oldest complete skeleton of an ape-like man.
C. This stamp completes my collection.
D. The author completed the article by restating the major points.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q10. Word
A. May I say a word about that?
B. She has always kept her words.
C. The commander gave the word to retreat.
D. Any word about your promotion?
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and C
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q11. Add
A. The flowers added beauty to the dinner table.
B. Moonlighting gradually added to my meager savings.
C. The witness’s testimony simply didn’t add to.
D. He added up the other competitors in one glance.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) only C
(d) only D
(e) A and B
Q12. End
A. I was put in charge of the business end of the campaign
B. He ended up being an advisor to the President.
C. She had no end of stories to tell 
D. The remark made him go off the end.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q13. Position
A. What is your position on this issue?
B. They fought to regain the lost position.
C. He assumed a position of surrender.
D. The British are more aware of social position than Americans are.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) only C
(d) only D
(e) A and B
Q14. Beat
A. We beat you home by five minutes.
B. The sun beated on us all day.
C. He beat me out of 20 dollars with his latest scheme. 
D. In the old days, a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and C
(d) only D
(e) only C
Q15. Stop
A. The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. 
B. Her parents were annoyed because she stopped out all night.
C. We stopped off for lunch about halfway there; then, we carried on driving. 
D. I’II stop by this afternoon when you’re free.
(a) only A
(b) only B
(c) A and B
(d) only D
(e) only C
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