Select the best option that conveys the meaning of the underlined word.
This is a sparsely furnished office.
with a little furniture
with necessary furniture
with old furniture
with no furniture
The Government has been spending enormous sums of money on education.
very small
insufficient
enough
very large
The District Collector called a meeting of the elite of the district to discuss the problem of drought.
elected representatives
important people
rich people
educated people
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word given.
In the novel The Railroad Children, the father is in prison and the family is almost ________.
deceased
diseased
destitute
deranged
You must be very careful in choosing you vocation.
a long holiday
the way you spend your holiday
profession
course of study
Identity the part of speech of the underlined word.
The vow means that we cannot work for the rich.
noun
pronoun
conjunction
adjective
The lecturer ________ us the experiment.
showed
demonstrated
practiced
displayed
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word according to the context.
That afternoon the author was with Mother Teresa on a begging _________ for the orphans.
job
mission
travel
They are usually a few jeeps, a van or a mobile clinic.
verb
adverb
preposition
Kerala is a _______state.
popular
populous
pompous
peculiar