OAVS Language (English) Mock Test - 6 - OTET MCQ

One word substitution is Evacuate.

Evade: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Evacuate: remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

Avoid: keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Exterminate: destroy completely.

We can say that ,
The above given sentence is given in Passive Voice :-
Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
The beggar was laughed at by the boy.
Thus , option B will be required answer .

The idea here is to express the plight of Syrian families, thus ‘support’ and ‘attention’ are the perfect fit. The use of ‘assist’ is incorrect grammatically as only a noun will be apt for the blank.
Hence, the correct answer is option D. 

Clandestine means kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit

The clandestine meeting took place in his house in the dead of night
The retailers also engaged in clandestine hoarding of pulses to artificially increase its price

Ubiquitous means present, appearing, or found everywhere

Smartphones are becoming increasingly ubiquitous
We live in a society where the term "stress" has become ubiquitous

• Meaning of Distant: Far away in space or time.
• Meaning of Removed: (with reference to cousins) separated in relationship by a particular number of steps of descent
• Meaning of Reserved: slow to reveal emotion or opinions
• Meaning of Separate: forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself

• Meaning of Hesitated: Pause in indecision before saying or doing something.
• Meaning of Stopped: (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
• Meaning of Paused: interrupt action or speech briefly
• Meaning of Slowed: reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process
• Meaning of Postponed: cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled

As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
Use structure “ Let + subject + auxiliary + past participle”
Let the poll results be looked at-is hope inspired by them?
Hence , required answer will be option D .

Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + object”
As per the above sentence is given in Active Voice.
We had completed our task before sunset.
Hence , option B will be correct answer .

The given sentence is in the active voice: "The storm did much damage."

The correct transformation of this sentence into the passive voice is: "Much damage was done by the storm."

Therefore, the correct answer is option C: "Much damage was done by the storm."

One meaning of fathom is to comprehend, and hence misconstrue is the closest antonym.

The idiom is incorrectly used in the sentence I and the correct idiom will be ‘bat an eye’.
Cross paths: encounter or meet someone by chance.
Bat an eye: to avoid expressing surprise, fear, or shock.
The usage of the idiom in statement II is absolutely correct.
Fall on deaf ears: to disregard or ignore.
The usage of the idiom in statement III is absolutely correct.
Clarion call: a clarion is a high-pitch bugle.
Hence, the correct answer is option D. 

One word substitution is Pedantic.

Pedantic: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.

Verbose: Using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Pompous: Self-important, arrogant.

Ornate: Elaborately or highly decorated.

Use structure “By + question word + auxiliary + past participle + object ?”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
By whom was it written?
Therefore , option B will be required answer .

Basic rules to be followed for Active/Passive conversions are:

The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb.
The finite form of the verb is changed (to be+ past participle).
The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped).
Preposition "by" is used before object.
The given sentence is in active voice. It is simple form of present tense.

The structures for active/passive voices are:

Active: Subject + verb ("s" or "es" with singular noun) + object…

Passive: Object + Is/are/am + verb (IIIrd form) + by + subject…

Answer: A. River

Explanation:
- Both hill and mountain are landforms that have elevation.
- A hill is a small, elevated landform.
- A mountain is a large, elevated landform with steep sides and a peak.

- Similarly, both stream and river are bodies of flowing water.
- A stream is a small, narrow body of flowing water.
- A river is a large, wide body of flowing water.

Therefore, the analogy is:
Hill : Mountain :: Stream : River

C: on

• The preposition 'on' is used when referring to something that is physically touching and positioned above a surface, in this case, the wall.
• The picture is attached to the wall and is not inside, under or at the wall, making 'on' the most appropriate preposition.