IPMPrepFill in the blank:
If I ____ you, I would accept the offer.
Solution
Unreal conditions use the subjunctive 'were' for all persons.
Answer: (C) were
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension · Grammar and usage
Fill in the Blanks: IPMAT practice questions
22 questions. Each is marked with the exam level it suits. Answer, then open the step-by-step solution.
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Although the task seemed ____ at first, the team finished it in two days.
Solution
'Although' sets up a contrast: it seemed hard (daunting) but was finished quickly.
Answer: (A) daunting
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The festival was a ____ success, with record crowds on every day.
Solution
Record crowds every day suggest a very great success: resounding.
Answer: (B) resounding
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Despite repeated warnings, the factory continued to ____ waste into the river.
Solution
Waste is discharged (released) into water. Discard means throw away; dispense means distribute.
Answer: (B) discharge
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The old bridge is no longer ____ for heavy vehicles.
Solution
The adjective safe is needed after 'is no longer'.
Answer: (A) safe
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The judge said the evidence was ____ and could not support a conviction.
Solution
Evidence too weak to convict is flimsy.
Answer: (C) flimsy
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He is one of those people who ____ never late.
Solution
The relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'people', so the verb is plural.
Answer: (B) are
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The company's profits have ____ since it launched its online store.
Solution
Profits rising sharply have soared. Soured would mean turned bad.
Answer: (D) soared
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The scientist's ____ discovery changed the way doctors treat infections.
Solution
A discovery that changes practice is pioneering (new and leading the way).
Answer: (C) pioneering
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Rising sea levels pose a serious threat to ____ cities such as Mumbai and Chennai.
Solution
Sea-level rise threatens cities on the coast.
Answer: (B) coastal
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The two brothers were so different that it was hard to believe they were ____.
Solution
The adjective needed after 'were' meaning 'of the same family' is related.
Answer: (A) related
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Her ____ to detail made her the best editor in the office.
Solution
The fixed phrase is 'attention to detail'.
Answer: (B) attention
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By the time we reached the station, the train ____.
Solution
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect.
Answer: (A) had left
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He tried to ____ the blame on his juniors, but the inquiry found him responsible.
Solution
One shifts blame onto others. One shirks a duty, not blame onto someone.
Answer: (D) shift
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The minister's speech was deliberately ____, leaving everyone unsure of the government's real position.
Solution
If listeners are unsure of the meaning, the speech was ambiguous (open to more than one reading).
Answer: (C) ambiguous
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Scientists remain ____ about the claim until it is tested independently.
Solution
Withholding belief until something is tested is being sceptical.
Answer: (C) sceptical
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The teacher asked the students to ____ the main points of the chapter in one page.
Solution
Putting main points into one page is to summarise.
Answer: (B) summarise
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The new policy is expected to ____ the burden on small traders by cutting paperwork.
Solution
Cutting paperwork makes a burden lighter: alleviate.
Answer: (D) alleviate
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The traveller was ____ by the beauty of the valley and stayed an extra week.
Solution
Staying longer because of the beauty means he was charmed: captivated.
Answer: (A) captivated
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Good leaders ____ trust by keeping their promises.
Solution
Trust is earned.
Answer: (C) earn
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Neither the manager nor the employees ____ aware of the change.
Solution
With 'neither … nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'employees', which is plural.
Answer: (A) were
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The committee's report was so ____ that nobody could find a single error in it.
Solution
A report with no errors shows great care: meticulous.
Answer: (A) meticulous
These are original practice questions written by Target Campus in the pattern, syllabus and difficulty of IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, JIPMAT, NPAT and SET. They are not previous-year papers.