Start here · the first lesson of Pick the sentence that uses the word correctly
Pick the sentence that uses the word correctly
Word Usage · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
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The idea
The same confusable pairs that Indore tested in its word-usage section, practised in reverse: four sentences, and only one uses the word or words correctly. Learning the pairs below covers most of what IPMAT has asked.
| Pair | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 | Tested in |
|---|---|---|---|
| affect / effect | influence (verb) | result (noun) | Indore 2020, 2023 SC |
| appraise / apprise | assess value | inform | Indore 2021 |
| callus / callous | hard skin | unfeeling | Indore 2024 |
| chord / cord | musical notes | rope | Indore 2023 |
| climatic / climactic | weather | climax | Indore 2021, 2023 |
| defuse / diffuse | calm (a crisis) | spread | Indore 2024 |
| flaunt / flout | show off | disobey | Indore 2022 |
| further / farther | advance; more | distance | Indore 2023 |
| ingenious / ingenuous | clever | naive | Indore 2020 |
| intense / intensive | very strong | thorough | Indore 2021 |
| ordinance / ordnance | rule | weapons | Indore 2020 |
| prescribe / proscribe | lay down | forbid | Indore 2024 |
| urbane / urban | polished | of a city | Indore 2020 |
Textbook vs exam method
Textbook method
Learn lists of homophones and look-alikes by heart.
Exam method
- Find every pair word. in the four sentences.
- Check each against its meaning. (or expand it, for contractions).
- A sentence is right only if every pair word in it is right.
- Pick the one survivor.