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Synonyms and Antonyms: Winmeen VAO Mission 100

This document discusses how synonyms and antonyms questions are asked in the TNPSC Group 4 exam. It provides examples of different types of questions involving matching phrases with meanings, choosing synonyms, and identifying antonyms. It advises aspirants to study synonyms and antonyms from their Samacheer standard books, focusing on bolded words between lines and boxed synonyms. Mastering this vocabulary section could help aspirants get 98% of questions correct on synonyms and antonyms. The document aims to help beginners prepare for the grammar portion of the General English section.

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Synonyms and Antonyms: Winmeen VAO Mission 100

This document discusses how synonyms and antonyms questions are asked in the TNPSC Group 4 exam. It provides examples of different types of questions involving matching phrases with meanings, choosing synonyms, and identifying antonyms. It advises aspirants to study synonyms and antonyms from their Samacheer standard books, focusing on bolded words between lines and boxed synonyms. Mastering this vocabulary section could help aspirants get 98% of questions correct on synonyms and antonyms. The document aims to help beginners prepare for the grammar portion of the General English section.

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Winmeen VAO Mission 100 2018

Synonyms and Antonyms


Dear Aspirants,
Hope you all bit busy in making preparation for Group 4 Exam, which is going to
be held on 11th February 2018. We have already given detailed syllabus of TNPSC
Group 4 Exam. The TNPSC Group 4 question paper has 2 sections such as General
English and General studies.
The General English section has equal weightage as General studies. The General
English question will be only taken inside the book of Samacheer standard. But
few people feel difficult in General English preparation. When compared to
General Tamil syllabus, the General English syllabus is quite easy. Due to lack of
proper knowledge in English, we people refuse to take a challenge.
To overcome these difficulties, we would like to share few tips and way to cover
the full syllabus as per pattern. We also planned to go one by one from now
onward. Part A of GE covers Basic Grammar and Part B covers Literature. This
article deals with GE – Synonyms and Antonyms & Match the phrase and word
with their meanings.
What is Phrase? – It is nothing but group of word, which make sense. But it is
incomplete.
Example: It was a sunset of great beauty.
What is Synonyms? - Meaning of a word.
What is Antonyms? – Opposite meaning of a word.
The question paper will be multiple choice questions with four options. Let’s
discuss the type of questions. Mostly they won’t ask any direct questions on
synonyms and antonyms like as follows below,
Choose the best synonyms for the word – ‘Private’
a) Public b) Open c) Personal d) Sociable
Ans: Personal
Type: 1
Instead of the above question, they will ask as follows which is given below,

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Do not tell him all my private affairs


a) Public b) Open c) Personal d) Sociable
Type: 2
Match the sentences in column A with the meaning of discharge in column B
S.No Phrase Synonyms
1 She discharges her responsibilities flow
2 The river discharge into the Bay of Bengal Perform duties
3 The rifles was discharged accidentally Secretion
Fired Unintentionally
Answer: 2, 1, 4
Type: 3
Match It:
1. Give up - Yield
2. Give in - Return
3. Get Back – Abandon an attempt to do something
Try this question and give answers by yourself.
Type: 4
Select the word for correct idioms given below,
‘Follow something up’
a) Dedication b) Withdraw c) Pursue d) Demand
Answer: Pursue
One more type is giving questions in fill in the blanks format. Got cleared about all
types of questionnaire in synonyms? Come, now let’s discuss about Antonyms
Type: 1
Fill in the blanks with the suitable Antonyms of the word bolded.
The settings were impressive, but the performance of the artists was
______________.

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a) Irreverence b) Discouraged c) Dethroned d) Unimpressive


Answer: Unimpressive
Type: 2
Match the correct answer
1. Inability - Common
2. Piteous – ability
3. Rare - Indifferently
 Joyous
Answers: 2, 4, 1.
So aspirants, this is how the questions will be asked in case of synonyms and
Antonyms in TNPSC General English.
How to make preparation for Synonyms and Antonyms:
It’s simple to study synonyms and Antonyms from Samacheer Books. The
Synonyms of a word will be Bolded in between lines of all chapters. The aspirants
are asked to study boxed synonyms at the side of each prose, poem and
supplementary page. At last, you need to focus on vocabulary part which is
available at the back of each chapter. Read with absolute interest to get good
marks.
We assure that, the aspirant can get 98 questions correct out of 100 questions by
reading each and every line of 6th to 12th standard Samacheer book. So Be Positive
to get involved in this Grammar part of General English. Thanks for reading this
article. Hope it is more useful for beginners. Please do subscription with our
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