Directions (1-10): In the following passages, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer-Sheet.
Science (1) the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its (2), driving in a motor-car or omnibus instead of a horse-drawn (3), being treated for disease by a doctor or surgeon rather than a priest or a (4), being (5) with an automatic pistol or a shell in (6) of a dagger or battle-axe. It also affects his or her opinions. Almost everyone believes that the earth is (7) and the heavens, nearly (8), instead of solid. And we are beginning to believe in our animal (9) and the possibility of vast improvements in (10) nature by biological methods.
Q1.
(a) Effects
(b) Affects
(c) Helps
(d) Alienates
Q2.
(a) Implication
(b) Applications
(c) Use
(d) Admission
Q3.
(a) Automobile
(b) Carom
(c) Vehicle
(d) Cart
Q4.
(a) Quack
(b) Magician
(c) Swindler
(d) Witch
Q5.
(a) Hacked
(b) Killed
(c) Murdered
(d) Gagged
Q6.
(a) Lieu
(b) Spite
(c) Place
(d) Want
Q7.
(a) Flat
(b) Oval
(c) Opaque
(d) Round
Q8.
(a) Hollow
(b) Empty
(c) Vacant
(d) Fallow
Q9.
(a) Ancestry
(b) Progeny
(c) Lineage
(d) Association
Q10.
(a) Humane
(b) Human
(c) Animal
(d) Basic
Solutions
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.B
6.C
7.D
8.B
9.A
10.B