AFCAT English Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'BELLIGERENT':
- Peaceful
- Hostile (Correct answer)
- Timid
- Generous
Correct answer: Hostile
'Belligerent' means aggressively hostile or warlike, making 'hostile' the closest synonym.
Question 2: Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:
- The pilot said, I am ready for takeoff.
- The pilot said, "I am ready for takeoff." (Correct answer)
- The pilot said "I am ready for takeoff".
- The pilot said I am ready, for takeoff.
Correct answer: The pilot said, "I am ready for takeoff."
Direct speech requires a comma after the reporting verb and the spoken words enclosed in quotation marks.
Question 3: Fill in the blank: The squadron commander was known for his ______ in making swift tactical decisions. (A) indecision (B) acumen (C) lethargy (D) ignorance
- indecision
- acumen (Correct answer)
- lethargy
- ignorance
Correct answer: acumen
'Acumen' means keen insight or shrewdness, fitting the context of swift and effective decision-making.
Question 4: Select the antonym of 'ZENITH':
- Peak
- Summit
- Nadir (Correct answer)
- Apex
Correct answer: Nadir
'Zenith' is the highest point, and its antonym is 'nadir,' which means the lowest point.
Question 5: Which sentence contains a dangling modifier? (A) Flying at high altitude, the pilot spotted the runway. (B) Flying at high altitude, the runway was spotted. (C) The pilot, flying at high altitude, spotted the runway. (D) The runway was spotted by the pilot flying high.
- Flying at high altitude, the pilot spotted the runway.
- Flying at high altitude, the runway was spotted. (Correct answer)
- The pilot, flying at high altitude, spotted the runway.
- The runway was spotted by the pilot flying high.
Correct answer: Flying at high altitude, the runway was spotted.
In option B, the participial phrase 'flying at high altitude' illogically modifies 'the runway' instead of a person.
Question 6: The idiom 'burn the midnight oil' means:
- To waste fuel recklessly
- To work late into the night (Correct answer)
- To cause unnecessary destruction
- To ignite a conflict
Correct answer: To work late into the night
'Burn the midnight oil' is an idiom meaning to stay up late working or studying.
Question 7: Choose the correct form: Neither the officers nor the cadet ______ present at the briefing.
- were
- are
- was (Correct answer)
- have been
Correct answer: was
With 'neither…nor,' the verb agrees with the subject closest to it; 'cadet' is singular, so 'was' is correct.
AFCAT English Comprehension 2
Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'BELLIGERENT':