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Q.1 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I __ walked down the stairs, careful to be as quiet as possible.
Ans 1. furiously
2. neatly
3. orderly
4. cautiously (4)
Q.2 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
I am looking forward / to meets you / at the convocation party.
Ans 1. to meets you
2. at the convocation party
3. I am looking forward
4. No error (1)
Q.3 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Escalate
Ans 1. Attack
2. Pretend
3. Plunge
4. Employ (3)
Q.4 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Most natural diamonds have some type of______.
Ans 1. flow
2. flaw
3. flour
4. floor (2)
Q.5 Select the option that will improve the Strikethrough part of the given sentence. In case
no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement required’.
The eggs are warm into a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
Ans 1. No improvement required
2. are warmed for
3. are warmed to
4. is warmed at (3)
Q.6 Select the most appropriate option to substitute the Strikethrough segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Peterkin readjusted his hat and soon was listening to the conversation with as much as I was.
interest
Ans 1. so many interest
2. so much interest
3. as many interest
4. No substitution required (4)
Q.7 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Delighted
Ans 1. Disliked
2. Unsuited
3. Joyful
4. Coarse (3)
Q.8 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It was the last ______ of the puzzle.
Ans 1. priest
2. pique
3. piece
4. peace (3)
Q.9 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
My father _________ home last week.
Ans 1. go
2. gone
3. has gone
4. went (4)
Q.10 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A collection of selected writings of various authors
Ans 1. Trilogy
2. Sequel
3. Anthology
4. Etymology (3)
Q.11 Select the correctly spelt word.
Ans 1. Exeacutve
2. Exacutive
3. Exicutive
4. Executive (4)
Q.12 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
By hook or by crook
Ans 1. By a narrow margin
2. By any means
3. By default
4. By mistake (2)
Q.13 Select the option that corrects the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.
Her expresion grew blaend again.
Ans 1. Her expression grew bland again.
2. Her expression grew blend again.
3. Her expression grew blaend again.
4. Her expretion grew blaned again (1)
Q.14 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
It’s not possible to ___________ this house in this amount.
Ans 1. astonish
2. console
3. bleat
4. renovate (4)
Q.15 Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain
an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find
any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Soon or later, our efforts will be rewarded.
Ans 1. be rewarded
2. Soon or later
3. our efforts will
4. No error (2)
Q.16 Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Bolt from the blue
Ans 1. To receive unexpected news
2. To get good news
3. To win a large sum of money
4. To get lucky (1)
Q.17 The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any
error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
I have not saw / your sister since she / came to this city.
Ans 1. I have not saw
2. No error
3. your sister since she
4. came to this city (1)
Q.18 Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of
words.
A short story with a moral
Ans 1. Memoir
2. Parable
3. Biography
4. Axiom (2)
Q.19 Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Imitate
Ans 1. Surrender
2. Copy
3. Imagine
4. Invent (2)
Q.20 Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Variety
Ans 1. Similarity
2. Fusion
3. Diversity
4. Medley (1)
Comprehension: (Q. 21 to 25)
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and
select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Every now and then there are going to be bad days, tough days, moods swings and all things
nasty that may put a (1) ______on our happy days. At any given moment, however, we are the ones who can make a (2)______between letting these things get in the way or pushing
them right out by (3)_____time in things or people (4)______make us happy. I’ve had this
list of things that has made me happy for years now. I made it back in college to help me deal
with some difficult times that I faced then. Even today, every now and then when things go (5)_____ I always go back to this, and one or more things listed here always lights me up!
SubQuestion No : 21 to 25
Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
Ans 1. makeup
2. smile
3. marker
4. damper (4)
Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
Ans 1. choice
2. difference
3. gap
4. bridge (1)
Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
Ans 1. investing
2. spending
3. expanding
4. spreading (1)
Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
Ans 1. which
2. whom
3. who
4. where (3)
Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
Ans 1. wrong
2. slow
3. right
4. fast (1)
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