SNAP 2015 Question Paper

'To catch a tartar' is an idiom which means to encounter with someone that proves more powerful or troublesome.

The correct idiom is that a leopard cannot change its spots, meaning people cannot change their basic personalities.

None of the options have spots as an option hence Option D would be the correct answer. 

A Hyperbole refers to exaggeration

Assonance refers to the resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words like cold, culled etc. 

Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases clauses or sentences. 

Alliteration refers to the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of consecutive words. 

Since 's' is repeated in the beginning of words here, the answer is (d) alliteration.

A rhyme is a correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.

Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Hyperboles are exaggerated statements or claim not meant to be taken literally.

Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. So the buzzing of bees is an onomatopoeia.

The plural form of cactus is known as cacti.

Trousseaux means the clothes, linen, and other belongings a bride collects for her marriage.

The singular form of scarves is scarf. In English, nouns ending in "-f" or "-fe" often change to "-ves" in the plural. 

From singular scarf to plural scarves. 

None of the options match, hence, option D is the correct answer.

In British English, "drawing pins" are small pins with a flat, broad head that fasten papers to a bulletin board or wall. In American English, these are commonly called "thumbtacks." The term "thumbtacks" reflects their use, as they can be pressed into a surface with the thumb. Options like "thumb pins," "board pins," and "broad pins" are not standard terms for this item in American English.

Aubergine is a French word, and it is how Europeans refer to what Americans would typically call an eggplant.