Verbal is where most science graduates pick up their easiest marks — grammar rules are finite. Eight questions covering error identification, sentence completion, phrasal verbs, synonyms and antonyms, verified and explained.
Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error: "M.S. Dhoni are also called Captain Cool."
Identify the erroneous part: "She said that she was ill, but I have seen her partying yesterday."
Identify the erroneous part: "No one dares to disobey Ms. Johnson, as she is the strictest between all the teachers."
One part of the sentence may contain an error. Identify it: "Either Rahul or Rohit accompany their grandmother and grandfather whenever they go to the hospital."
Fill in the blank: "The security guard ______ leave ended two days ago has not yet reported to work."
Choose the correct phrase: "The exotic remedies for some illnesses have been ______ from generation to generation in the tribe."
Choose the best synonym for the highlighted word: "The International Disaster Control has several limitations relating to INFRINGING the jurisdiction of nations."
Choose the best antonym of SERENE.
The five grammar rules that cover half the paper
- Subject–verb agreement, including "either … or" (verb agrees with the nearer subject) and collective nouns.
- Tense and time words — "yesterday / last year" force simple past; "since / for" suggest perfect tenses.
- Between vs among, fewer vs less, who vs whom vs whose.
- Comparatives — no double comparatives ("more better"), superlatives need "the".
- Prepositions after verbs — wait for, consist of, comply with, prefer … to.
Reading comprehension appears as one passage with 3–4 questions; read the questions first, then the passage, and answer the factual ones before the inference ones.