Directions(1-5): Improve the bracketed part of the sentences.
Q1. Anil ought not (to tell) me your secret, but he did.
to be telling
tell
to have told
No improvement
Q2. (Fewer rainfall means less traffic accidents), according to the experts’ report on highway safety.
Less rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
Less rainfall means less traffic accidents
Fewer rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
No improvement
Q3. I did not wait for him because he (went out) before I arrived.
has gone out
had gone out
had been out
No improvement
Q4. Dickens’ novels, (like many writers) are largely autobiographical.
like those of many other writers
like so many others
like many other novelists
No improvement
Q5. (She was as pretty as), if not prettier than any other girl at the party.
She was very pretty
She was pretty
She was the prettiest
No improvement
Directions (6-10): In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Q6. The most popular dishes such as Pathar Kabab, and Kabab-e-Bannu offer _______ pieces of tender chicken enclosed in an egg wrapping.
putrid
gaudy
abstemious
succulent
Q7. The staff at the Frontier lines up in silent admiration as Arun, proudly _______the gold medal, walks in, takes his seat, and then tries soaking in the place.
crumpling
dangling
rumpling
flinging
Q8. Although we have understood the signals and genes behind the regeneration, the whole pathway and network need to be _______ before trying it out in the mammalian system.
snarled
laced
unravelled
leaked
Q9. Coral reefs in India ______ in some localities around the Gulf of Mannar, Gulf of Kutch, Lakshadweep islands and Andaman and Nicobar islands.
is only seen
are only seen
are being seen
have been seen
Q10. Seema Sondhi discovered yoga when she suffered three lumbar slipped discs and _________ complete bed rest.
was requested a
advised
was adviced
was advised
Directions (11-13): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q11. Past someone's prime
to intentionally start a fight or argument
to eat a great amount of food at one time
beyond the most productive period
to undertake a task or activity with eagerness
Q12. Crow about
to imagine some significance that does not exist
to brag about something
to meet standards
nearly impossible to change
Q13. Knock one for a loop
to strike someone hard
to examine only the superficial aspects of something
to decide upon an agreement
to concentrate on doing something
Directions (14-15): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q14.
Pyrrhic
Aerator
Biege
Armament
Q15.
Vallet
Cologne
Physicist
Diphtheria
SOLUTIONS
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.D
7.B
8.C
9.B
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.A
Q1. Anil ought not (to tell) me your secret, but he did.
to be telling
tell
to have told
No improvement
Q2. (Fewer rainfall means less traffic accidents), according to the experts’ report on highway safety.
Less rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
Less rainfall means less traffic accidents
Fewer rainfall means fewer traffic accidents
No improvement
Q3. I did not wait for him because he (went out) before I arrived.
has gone out
had gone out
had been out
No improvement
Q4. Dickens’ novels, (like many writers) are largely autobiographical.
like those of many other writers
like so many others
like many other novelists
No improvement
Q5. (She was as pretty as), if not prettier than any other girl at the party.
She was very pretty
She was pretty
She was the prettiest
No improvement
Directions (6-10): In the following question, sentences are given with blanks to be filed in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four as your answer.
Q6. The most popular dishes such as Pathar Kabab, and Kabab-e-Bannu offer _______ pieces of tender chicken enclosed in an egg wrapping.
putrid
gaudy
abstemious
succulent
Q7. The staff at the Frontier lines up in silent admiration as Arun, proudly _______the gold medal, walks in, takes his seat, and then tries soaking in the place.
crumpling
dangling
rumpling
flinging
Q8. Although we have understood the signals and genes behind the regeneration, the whole pathway and network need to be _______ before trying it out in the mammalian system.
snarled
laced
unravelled
leaked
Q9. Coral reefs in India ______ in some localities around the Gulf of Mannar, Gulf of Kutch, Lakshadweep islands and Andaman and Nicobar islands.
is only seen
are only seen
are being seen
have been seen
Q10. Seema Sondhi discovered yoga when she suffered three lumbar slipped discs and _________ complete bed rest.
was requested a
advised
was adviced
was advised
Directions (11-13): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Q11. Past someone's prime
to intentionally start a fight or argument
to eat a great amount of food at one time
beyond the most productive period
to undertake a task or activity with eagerness
Q12. Crow about
to imagine some significance that does not exist
to brag about something
to meet standards
nearly impossible to change
Q13. Knock one for a loop
to strike someone hard
to examine only the superficial aspects of something
to decide upon an agreement
to concentrate on doing something
Directions (14-15): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q14.
Pyrrhic
Aerator
Biege
Armament
Q15.
Vallet
Cologne
Physicist
Diphtheria
SOLUTIONS
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.D
7.B
8.C
9.B
10.D
11.C
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.A