Grade-3 Higher Secondary

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81. Which word of the following is an example of pronoun?

Answer: They
A
Again
B
Pink
C
They
D
Speed
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They is a third-person plural personal pronoun used to replace a noun.

82. What would be the antonym of 'friend'?

Answer: Foe
A
Foe
B
Unfriend
C
Dislike
D
Buddy
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Foe is the classic antonym for friend, meaning an enemy or adversary.

83. From the list below, identify the synonym of 'lament'.

Answer: Mourn
A
Sad
B
Mourn
C
Copied
D
Molecule
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Mourn. To lament is to express sorrow, mourning, or regret.

84. Which word is incorrectly spelt?

Answer: Varbally
A
Basically
B
Essentially
C
Primarily
D
Varbally
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Varbally is incorrect. The proper spelling is Verbally.

85. Give one-word substitution for 'life history of a person written by another person'.

Answer: Biography
A
Autobiography
B
Biography
C
Monograph
D
Bigamy
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Biography. An autobiography is written by the person themselves.

86. What does 'in a nutshell' mean?

Answer: Expressed in short
A
Peanuts and almonds
B
Very tough explanation
C
Expressed in short
D
Important discussion
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Expressed in short. It is a common idiom meaning to summarize something concisely.

87. Fill in the blank: Tuhin ran _____ than Zubin to win the race.

Answer: faster
A
fast
B
faster
C
fastest
D
fasting
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Faster. The comparative degree is used here because two entities (Tuhin and Zubin) are being compared using 'than'.

88. Identify the collective noun for 'dogs'.

Answer: Pack
A
Gang
B
Herd
C
Team
D
Pack
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Pack is the standard collective term for dogs, wolves, or hounds.

89. Which of the following punctuation marks is called 'hyphen'?

Answer: (-)
A
(-)
B
(/)
C
(')
D
(:)
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(-) is the hyphen, primarily used to join words or parts of words.

90. What is the opposite of 'sorrow'?

Answer: Joy
A
Joy
B
Happy
C
Laugh
D
Beauty
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Joy is the noun form directly denoting great pleasure and happiness, serving as the antonym of sorrow (noun).

91. Which of the following means 'to get rid of a problem'?

Answer: To get the monkey off one's back
A
To hammer it out
B
To get to the bottom of
C
To get the monkey off one's back
D
To get the acts together
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To get the monkey off one's back is an idiom that means to relieve oneself of a burdensome problem.

92. Identify the grammatically incorrect sentence.

Answer: I went to go home now.
A
I want to go home now.
B
I wish to go home now.
C
I shall go home now.
D
I went to go home now.
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I went to go home now mixes past tense ('went') with a present time marker ('now') and infinitive phrase redundantly.

93. Choose the correct option: Is your brother _____ to the gym?

Answer: going
A
gone
B
going
C
go
D
went
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Going fits the present continuous interrogative construction (Is + Subject + V-ing).

94. Which pronoun is used for 'non-living thing'?

Answer: It
A
I
B
We
C
Us
D
It
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It is the third-person neuter singular pronoun used for non-living objects, animals, or ideas.

95. Identify the incorrectly spelt word.

Answer: Matress
A
Monkey
B
Moniker
C
Matress
D
Molten
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Matress is incorrect. The right spelling has double 't', i.e., Mattress.

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