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AFCAT Unit 8A: Contextual Vocabulary and Word Formation — practice questions

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Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct option: 'The team _____ winning the championship for years.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '_____ honest student deserves a reward.'Read the answer and worked solution →Convert to passive: 'Rohit wrote a letter to the editor.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The student is preoccupied _____ his upcoming exams.'Read the answer and worked solution →The SYNONYM of 'rapid' is most likely:Read the answer and worked solution →The one-word substitution for 'one who hates women' is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the correct form: 'By the time we arrived, the movie ___.'

  1. started
  2. starts
  3. had started
  4. has started
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Correct answer: C. had started

For an action completed BEFORE another past action, use past perfect ('had started'). 'By the time we arrived' = past event the movie starting was earlier.

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Choose the correct option: 'The team _____ winning the championship for years.'

  1. have been hoping
  2. has been hoping
  3. are been hoping
  4. is been hoping
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Correct answer: B. has been hoping

Collective noun 'team' takes singular verb in formal English: 'has been hoping' is correct. 'Team have' is acceptable in British English but SSC and NDA prefer the singular.

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Choose the correct article: '_____ honest student deserves a reward.'

  1. The honest student
  2. A honest student
  3. An honest student
  4. No article needed
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Correct answer: C. An honest student

'Honest' starts with a SILENT 'h' (vowel sound starts the word). **Use 'an' before vowel sounds:** 'an honest'. Compare 'a hotel' where the 'h' is pronounced (consonant sound).

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