Direction (1-2): In the following questions, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
Q1. She is confident (A)/ to win the gold medal (B)/ this time (C)/ No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Q2. The G.M of the company (a) / dispensed the (b) / Manager’s services (c) / No error (d)
A
B
C
D
Directions (3-4): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q3. We cannot trust a man who plays (false and loose) with others.
false or loose
fast or loose
fast and loose
No improvement
Q4. Young children are not physically capable (to carry these loads).
have to carry these loads
of carrying these loads
carry these loads
No improvement
Direction (5-6): In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Q5. He _____ to the problem of air pollution in his speech.
averted
adverted
exclaimed
mentioned
Q6. Don’t loiter _____ the corridor.
around
off
of
at
Directions (7-8): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q7. TARRY
Stampede
Scud
Trail
Hasten
Q8. ZAP
Bear
Create
Begin
Destroy
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q9. BLOVIATE
Bluster
Orate
Be quiet
Declaim
Q10. AMBLE
Saunter
Dash
Dawdle
Bimble
Directions (11-12): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q11.
Corrugated
Conceivable
Cretaceous
Colegiate
Q12.
Instantiation
Intuitive
Inferrable
Infinitesimal
Directions (13-15): The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
Q13. P: It has been the handmaid of the ruling class.
Q: Therefore, ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have always tried to supervise or control education.
R: Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and therefore, indirectly controls power.
S: It is an old saying that knowledge is power.
SQPR
PRQS
SRQP
PSQR
Q14. P: This is despite the fact that there is a rampant migration of rural families to urban centres.
Q: Generally the gains of being a unit of the urban population are less than the disadvantages and risks that are inbuilt in the urban life.
R: Rural population still dominates the urban population as far as the number is considered.
S: India is a country of villages.
QRSP
RPQS
SRQP
QPRS
Q15. P: And if I think about something which didn’t happen I start thinking about all the other things which didn’t happen.
Q: But there is only ever one thing which happened at a particular time and a particular place.
R: And there are an infinite number of things which didn’t happen at that time and that place.
S: A lie is when you say something happened which didn’t happen.
QSRP
SQPR
SRQP
SQRP
Q1. She is confident (A)/ to win the gold medal (B)/ this time (C)/ No error (D)
A
B
C
D
Q2. The G.M of the company (a) / dispensed the (b) / Manager’s services (c) / No error (d)
A
B
C
D
Directions (3-4): Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Q3. We cannot trust a man who plays (false and loose) with others.
false or loose
fast or loose
fast and loose
No improvement
Q4. Young children are not physically capable (to carry these loads).
have to carry these loads
of carrying these loads
carry these loads
No improvement
Direction (5-6): In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
Q5. He _____ to the problem of air pollution in his speech.
averted
adverted
exclaimed
mentioned
Q6. Don’t loiter _____ the corridor.
around
off
of
at
Directions (7-8): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q7. TARRY
Stampede
Scud
Trail
Hasten
Q8. ZAP
Bear
Create
Begin
Destroy
Directions (9-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q9. BLOVIATE
Bluster
Orate
Be quiet
Declaim
Q10. AMBLE
Saunter
Dash
Dawdle
Bimble
Directions (11-12): In the following questions, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
Q11.
Corrugated
Conceivable
Cretaceous
Colegiate
Q12.
Instantiation
Intuitive
Inferrable
Infinitesimal
Directions (13-15): The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
Q13. P: It has been the handmaid of the ruling class.
Q: Therefore, ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have always tried to supervise or control education.
R: Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and therefore, indirectly controls power.
S: It is an old saying that knowledge is power.
SQPR
PRQS
SRQP
PSQR
Q14. P: This is despite the fact that there is a rampant migration of rural families to urban centres.
Q: Generally the gains of being a unit of the urban population are less than the disadvantages and risks that are inbuilt in the urban life.
R: Rural population still dominates the urban population as far as the number is considered.
S: India is a country of villages.
QRSP
RPQS
SRQP
QPRS
Q15. P: And if I think about something which didn’t happen I start thinking about all the other things which didn’t happen.
Q: But there is only ever one thing which happened at a particular time and a particular place.
R: And there are an infinite number of things which didn’t happen at that time and that place.
S: A lie is when you say something happened which didn’t happen.
QSRP
SQPR
SRQP
SQRP
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.C
10.B
11.D
12.C
13.C
14.C
15.D