Quiz on General English Practice Test-6

Explanation: PLAINTIVE means unhappy or sad. MOURNFUL is its synonym. Thus, B is the right answer. Lackadaisical - careless and lazy. Credible-reliable. Enthusiastic - keen, eager. 

Explanation: CAUGHT ON (understood) will fit here contextually as the sentence tells us how the speaker had to explain the plan for a long time before he understood it. Thus, D is the right answer. Caught up kept pace with something. CAUGHT OUT and CAUGHT OFF are grammatically incorrect.

Explanation: The correct sequence to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence is: ABCD Nurses, unlike physicians, have been slow to adopt these technologies and the reasons for this may relate to the status of both these professions within the hospital setting.

Explanation: The idiom DODGE A BULLET means to narrowly escape disaster. Thus, C is the right answer. None of the other options correctly conveys the meaning of the idiom.

The correct spelling of the given word is PEREMPTORY (insisting on immediate obedience). Thus, B is the right answer.

Explanation: (D) is the right answer. The idiom LION'S DEN refers to a dangerous or scary place. None of the other options correctly explain the meaning of the idiom.

Explanation: FOOLHARDY means recklessly bold or rash, and SAGACIOUS (wise and prudent) is its antonym. Thus, D is the right answer. Arrogant - proud; vain. Taciturn - quiet, unsociable. Redolent strongly reminiscent or suggestive of.

Explanation: (D) is the correct answer. The sentence is in the passive voice. The rules to change the passive voice to active voice is given  below:
I. The subject clause will become the object clause. Here, the subject A SKIT will become the object and the object THE CLASS will become the subject and begin the sentence.
II. Replace IS BEING PERFORMED with IS PERFORMING.
III. Remove the conjunction BY before THE CLASS. 

Explanation: The word 'glib' means fluent and easy, often to the point of being insincere or shallow. Therefore, among the given options, the word that is similar in meaning (synonym) to 'glib' is 'easy'(option 4). The other options do not convey the same meaning as 'glib'.

Explanation: The sentence is in indicative mood and passive voice. Follow the rules below to convert a sentence in indicative mood to active voice:
I. The subject clause will become the object clause. Here, the subject LOIS LANE will change to the object of the verb, and the object SUPERMAN will change into the subject and begin the sentence.
II. Replace WAS CAUGHT with CAUGHТ.
III. Remove the conjunction BY before SUPERMAN.
Option D is the right answer.