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CENTRE FOR TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
S.NO TOPICS PAGES
1. ARTICLES 2-4
2. PREPOSITIONS 4-6
3. CONJUNCTION 7-14
4. TENSES 14-21
5. CHANGE OF VOICE 22-27
6. DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH 28-46
7. ERROR SPOTTING 47-50
8. SENTENCE COMPLETION 51-57
9. SENTENCE CORRECTION 58-63
10. SYNONYMS 64-75
11. ANTONYMS 76-79
12. SPELL CHECK 80-81
13. CLOSET SET 82-88
14. JUMBLED SENTENCE 89-115
15. PARA JUMBLES 116-135
16. IDIOMS 136-145
17. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION 145-148
18. ANALOGY 149-152
19. READING COMPREHENSION 153-184
20. THEME DETECTION 185-201
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ARTICLES:
1. Bill enjoys reading _____ mystery novels. 1. no article 2. an 3. a 4. the

2. Do you remember _____ girl that we saw last night? 1. an 2. a 3. no article 4. the
3. I love living in this _____ city. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
4. P1: Did you go to the Thai restaurant? P2: No, I went to ____ place where you and I normally
go. 1. the 2. a 3. no article 4. an
5. My _____ teacher’s name is William. 1. no article 2. a 3. the 4. an
6. The only sport we enjoy is ____ hockey. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
7. I left it at ____ office. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
8. He is ____ doctor. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
9. He drives at a speed of 90 miles ____ hour. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
10. It's in ____ Arthur Road. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
11. I don't like ____ milk. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
12. It's ____ third road on the left. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
13. The River Yamuna is ____ longest river of all. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
14. We're having fish for ____dinner. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
15. ____ price of petrol keeps rising. 1. a 2. an 3. the 4. no article
16. New York is ----- large city A. a B. an C. the D. no article
17. Are you attending ----- reception today A. a B. an C. the D. no article
18. ----- Oranges are grown in Nagpur A. a B. an C. the D. no article
19. She wants to become ----- engineer A. a B. an C. the D. no article
20. ----- lion is a ferocious animal A. a B. an C. the D. no article
21. ----- unit means a measurement A. a B. an C. no article D. the
22. He is ----- honest official. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
23. Taj Mahal is built of ----- marble A. a B. an C. the D. no article
24. He is ----- European A. an B. a C. no article D. the
25. Let us play ----- chess A. no article B. a C. an D. the
26. I go to Madurai by ----- Vaigai Express A. a B. an C. some D. the
27. He hopes to join ----- university soon A. a B. an C. the D. no article
28. Let us go to a restaurant and have ----- coffee A. a B. an C. the D. no article
29. It is ------ absurd story A. an B. a C. no article D. the
30. I want to eat ----- apple A. no article B. a C. an D. the
31. I need ___ egg for this recipe, but we're out. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
32. I need ___milk for this recipe, but we're out. A. a/an B. an/the C. a/the D. no article
33. I need ___ potato for this recipe, but we're out. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
34. Is that ___ "8" or __ "B"? I can't read it. A. a/an B. an/a C. an/the D. no article
35. Is that __ "U" or __ "O"? I can't read it. A. a/an B. an/the C. a/the D. no article
36. He is from __European country, but I don't know which one.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
37. I enjoyed ___ DVD you gave me for my birthday. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
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38. If I were rich, I would buy __ apartment in Manhattan and __ house in Hawaii.
A. a/the B. an/a C. an/the D. no article
39. Do you know ___ name of her perfume? A. a B. an C. the D. no article
40. Yuvi is ___ great cricketer A. a B. an C. the D. no article
41. I moved to __________ USA when I was 15 years old. a) a b) the c) no article
42. I can spell as well as __________ most students.a) a b) the c) no article
43. He is __________ most famous actor I know. a) a b) the c) no article
44. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of time. a) a b) the c) no article
45. I live around here = I live in __________ neighborhood. a) a b) the c) no article
46. I don’t know at all = I don’t have __________ clue. a) a b) the c) no article
47. I have __________ idea! a) an b) the c) no article
48. ___________ tea in my cup is too hot to drink. a) A b) The c) no article
49. The US President lives in __________ White House. a) a b) the c) no article
50. My parents live in __________ white house. a) a b) the c) no article
51. . They usually spend their holidays in __________ mountains. a. the b. no article c. a
52. Los Angeles has __________ ideal climate. a. no article b. an c. the
53. This is __________ best Mexican restaurant in the country.a. no article b. the c. a
54. Hurry up. We don’t have __________ lot of time.a) a b) the c) no article
55. I can't live on __________ 500 dollars a month. a. the b. no article c. a
56.The only sport we enjoy is ...... hockey. a. no article b. the c. a
57....... price of petrol keeps rising. a. no article b. the c. a
58. We're having fish for.....dinner. a) a b) the c) no article
59.The River yamuna is .... longest river of all. a. no article b. the c. a
60.It's ...... third road on the left. a. no article b. the c. a
61.I don't like ..... milk. a. no article b. the c. a
62.It's in ....... Arthur Road. a. the b. no article c. a
63.He drives at a speed of 90 miles ...... hour. a. no article b. an c. a
64.He is .... doctor. a) a b) the c) no article
65.I left it at ...... office. a. the b. no article c. a
66. ....... President of the United States was elected last year a. the b. no article c. a
67.We spent a lot of time swimming in ...... sea on holiday a. the b. no article c. a
68.She did ..... MA in French literature a. no article b. an c. a
69.My garden's looking lovely now that ...... daffodils are in flower a. no article b. the c. a
70. An atheist does not believe in ....... God a) a b) the c) no article
1. 4 2. 4 3. 4 4. 1 5. 1
6. 4 7. 3 8. 1 9. 2 10. 4
11. 4 12. 3 13. 4 14. 4 15. 3
16. a 17. c 18. d 19. b 20. c
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21. d 22. b 23. d 24. b 25. a
26. d 27. a 28. a 29. a 30. c
31. b 32. c 33. a 34. b 35. a
36. a 37. c 38. b 39. c 40. a
41. b 42. c 43. b 44. a 45. b
46. a 47. a 48. b 49. b 50. a
51. a 52. b 53. b 54. a 55. b
56. a 57. b 58. c 59. b 60. b
61. a 62. b 63. b 64. a 65. a
66. a 67. a 68. b 69. b 70. c
PREPOSITIONS:
1. You must be back ___ four o'clock. a. to b. by c. in d. for

2. Workout is necessary ______ health. a. for b. in c. to d. by
3. Women is looking _______ her diamond ring A. to b. in c. inside d. at
4. Women is holding cup of tea ____ her hands A. on b. in c. by d. to
5.What are doing ____ coming Sunday? a. to b. on c. from d. in
6. We are going to watch movie ____ this coming Friday. a. to b. on c. in d. for
7.The train went _____ the tunnel a. through b. to c. from d. by
8. The Moon is a barren, rocky world _____ air and water a. from b. to c. without d. in
9. Ramesh is sitting _____ of the laptop a. to b. in front of c. into d. with
10. His thoughts are identical _____ mine. a. on b. from c. into d. with
11. He was sitting with his back _____ me a. in b. towards c. to d. from
12. He take honor ___ his great command in Computer Science.
a. in b. without c. with d. from
13. When we get ready for dinner, I have to take my books _____ the table.
a. off b. from c. out d. of
14. You have to leave your shoes ____ the door when you enter the house
a. in b. over c. to d. by
15. It was a long walk, so he began moving slowly ____ the town.
a. for b. towards c. until d. at
16. David cleaned his room by stuffing everything ___ his bed. a. in b. on c. under d. along
17. We often go fishing ___ the river bank. a. towards b. inside c. along d. around
18. The lecture will be held right ____ the tutorial.a. at b. before c. over d. beyond
19.Kathleen apologized ____ her brother’s poor behavior.A. for b. in c. off d. at
20. There is no doubt that Adam is very good ___telling jokes.a. at b. over c. off d. with
21. Amanda hasn’t seen her older sister _______________ last April.
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a. on b. in c. around d. since
22. Jeanne was texting her boyfriend ___________the teacher was teaching.
a. until b. off c. while d. from
23. Most people like basketball, but ____ my opinion it's too chaotic. a. in b. from c. to d. over
24. I'd rather have wine ____ beer.
a. instead than b. instead from c. instead to d. instead of
25. _____ bad weather, the trip will be postponed to next week.
a. in case b. in case of c. incase to d. incase from
26. _____ my fellow employees, I would like to thank management for all they have done to
improve our situation. a. in behalf of b. on behalf of c. to behalf of d. from behalf of
27. We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development
department. a. from means of b. by means of c. by means from d. by means to
28. _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.
a. as for b. as of c. as to d. as from
29.You will have to remember that, _____ John, no one wants to work on this problem.
a. apart to b. apart from c. apart d. apart of
30. He has great affection ______ his grand children a. to b. after c. for d. with
31. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road a. in b. on c. at d. into
32. I’ll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes a. in b. at b. from d. on
33. The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.
a. with b. by c. from d. to
34. I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone. a. in b. on c. at d. into
35. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather. a. after b. to c. about d. by
36. Grandpa stayed up ______ two in the morning. a. since b. for c. until d. from
37. I told Mom we'd be home ______ an hour or so. a. to b. in c. at d. on
38. I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital. a. of b. at c. in d. upon
39. It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning a. since b. for c. until d. upon
40. He usually travels to Philadelphia _______ train. a. by b. at c. with d. within
41. I'll arrive sometime ___ 8 and 9 am. A. Between B. next to C. on D. in
42. The shops here are open ___ 9am until 5pm. A. on B. for C. from D. at
43. They should be ready to go ___ 20 minutes. A. by B. to C. in D. on
44. She wants to stay ___ home tonight. A. at B. in C. of D. to
45. Did you watch the football ___ TV last night? A. to B. by C. on D. in
46. Do you always come to work ___ bike? A. on B. of C. by D. in
47. I read the news ___ the newspaper. A. on B. by C. in D. to
48. I'll be in the office ___ 5pm. A. for B. since C. until D. on
49. You must have this report finished ___ Monday. A. while B. by C. at D. since
50.I haven't had a call from him ___ last Wednesday. A. For B. in C. on D. since
51.There is no use ........ going there at this time. [A] at [B] in [C] on [D] off
52.He complains ....... headache. [A] of [B] off [C] from [D] about
53.They went to Agra ..... bus. [A] of [B] in [C] by [D] from
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54.I am writing this essay.......blue ink . [A] In [B] with [C] from [D] on
55.She has three children......her first husband. [A] of [B] in [C] by [D] from
56.He congratulated you......your promotion. [A] in [B] on [C] of [D] for
57.She jumped......the river. [A] on [B] in [C] into [D] to
58.The jug is fill.....milk. [A] of [B] with [C] in [D] upon
59.My wife is good....... French. [A] in [B] on [C] with [D] at
60.I am fond ....... reading novel [A] of [B] by [C] on [D] with
61.She is gifted ...... common sense [A] on [B] by [C] with [D] over
62.Sheela burst........the room when Mohini was writing a letter [A] on [B] in [C] of [D] out
63.The players have gone ........ the playground [A] in [B] over [C] with [D] to
64.He has not met his mother .......... long [A] for [B] with [C] since [D] by
65.The land was divided ........ the two sisters. [A] among [B] between [C] with [D] for
66.The terrorist shot the policeman .......... his gun [A] by [B] for [C] with [D] in
67.Compare Gandhi .......... Karl Marx [A] to [B] with [C] over [D] in
68.Janardhan was appointed ........... the post of section officer.
[A] to [B] on [C] with [D] for
69.My Mother-in-law is blind ........... one eye. [A] from [B] in [C] on [D] of
70. He prevented me ...... going to the school[A] from [B] for [C] with[D] on
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b
6. b 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. d
11. b 12. a 13. a 14. d 15. b
16. c 17. c 18. a 19. a 20. a
21. d 22. c 23. a 24. d 25. b
26. b 27. b 28. a 29. b 30. c
31. b 32. a 33. b 34. b 35. a
36. c 37. b 38. b 39. a 40. a
41. a 42. c 43. c 44. a 45. c
46. c 47. c 48. c 49. b 50. d
51. d 52. a 53. c 54. a 55. c
56. c 57. c 58. a 59. d 60. a
61. c 62. b 63. d 64. a 65. b
66. c 67. b 68. a 69. d 70. a
CONJUNCTION:
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1.Receptionists must be able to relay information ______ pass messages accurate
(A)or (B)and (C)but (D)because
2. I did not go to the show ______ I had already seen it.
(A)until (B)because (C)so (D)but
3.Mary is a member of the Historical Society ______ the Literary Society.
(A)as (B)or (C)and (D)but
4.Read over your answers ______ correct all mistakes before you pass them up.
(A)or (B)at (C)because (D)while
5. Keep the food covered ______ the flies will contaminate it.
(A)or (B)and (C)until (D)though
6.______ he is thin, he is strong.
(A)But (B)As (C)Though (D)Because
7.Susie ______ phoned ______ wrote after she left hom
(A)either, or (B)neither, nor (C)while, and (D)though
8. She had an unpleasant experience ______ she was in Thailand
(A)but (B)and (C)because (D)while
9.The committee rejected the proposal ______ they did not think it was practical.
(A)or (B)but (C)though (D)because
10.John welcomed his guests ______ offered them drinks.
(A)and (B)while (C)until (D)as
11.These rooms are very comfortable _____ they have a good view of the city.
(A)also (B)and (C)still (D)as
12._____ the teacher explained the lesson several times, some of the students still did not understand
it.
(A)Although (B)Even if (C)Unless (D)Since
13.He did not join us for the movie _____ he had already seen it.
(A)and (B)but (C)although (D)because
14.She could not find the book she wanted _____ she borrowed a magazine instead.
(A)so (B)and (C)but (D)so that
15.I tried to make her realize the consequences _____ she refused to listen.
(A)lest (B)since (C)but (D)also
16.He will show us around himself _____ send someone else.
(A)and (B)if (C)or (D)so
17._____ he was not interested in music, he agreed to go to the concert.
(A)Though (B)While (C)For (D)Since
18.Those village folk are poor _____ they always seem so contented.
(A)though (B)since (C)yet (D)or
19.The river has overflowed his banks _____ it has been raining continuously for several days.
(A)still (B)yet (C)when (D)as
20.I don't think he will remember the appointment _____ you remind him.
(A)so (B)if (C)unless (D)lest
21. You treated him badly _____ he is doing the same to you now.
(A)so (B)if (C)but (D)although
22.He is sick ______ he wants to go out.
(A)when (B)yet (C)that (D)because
23.______ there is no more butter you must use the margarine.
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(A)So (B)Either (C)Since (D)But
24.Gerard, ______ Pete, is joining us on the trip.
(A)as well as (B)nor (C)whereas (D)if
25.She was afraid ______ the building would collapse.
(A)and (B)while (C)even though (D)that
26.They cannot watch television ______ the rest are studying.
(A)so that (B)therefore (C)while (D)but
27.His fans think that he is ______ talented ______ handsome.
(A)either ... or (B)not only ... but also (C)neither ... nor (D)so ... that
28.He phoned me ______ he needed someone to talk to.
(A)for (B)but (C)and (D)so
29.I spent some time with them ______ I was very busy.
(A)when (B)and (C)because (D)although
30. We saw some boats ______ we were walking along the beach.
(A) about (B)so (C)as (D)if
31. ______, you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
(A)Now that (B)After (C)Although (D)As soon as
32..______, you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
(A) Now that (B) After (C) Although (D) As soon as
33. She has not spoken to us _____ we had the argument.
(A) as (B) so C) while (D)since
34._____ you refuse to pay the ransom, the kidnappers might hurt the child.
(A) Lest (B) Unless (C) If (D)or else
35. _____ he was about to fall asleep the telephone rang.
(A) As (B) Since (C) Unless (D) So that
36._____ the couple goes, their children follow them.
(A) When B) Where (C) If (D)Wherever
37. Father locked the garage door _____ no one could tamper with the car.
(A)because (B)so that (C) for (D) lest
38.It was only when I reread his poems recently ______ I began to appreciate their beauty.
(A) until (B) that (C) then (D) so
39.They were angry ______ they remained silent.
(A) but (B) while (C)if (D) or
40.They decided that it would be ______ correct ______ proper to boo at the singer who sang
badly.
(A)either ... or(B) not only ... but also (C) quite ... and (D)neither ... nor
41.She shouted for help ______ no one came to her aid.
(A) so (B) yet (C)while (D)for
42.______ Karen lived alone, she was not afraid.
(A) Since (B) And (C) So (D) Although
43. Tom ______ Linda both wanted to go out ______ were prevented by bad weather.
(A) and ... but (B) either ... or (C) and ... although (D) nor ... but
44. You should insure your bicycle ______ stole
(A) in case it will be (B) if it will be (C) in case it is (D) if it is
45.Angela has been married a long time. She got married ______ she was 23 years old.
(A) when (B) as (C) so (D)until
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46.I understand your problem, ______ I'm sorry I cannot help you in anyway.
(A)and (B)yet (C)but (D)for
47.He is ______ forgetful ______ he just doesn't bother to complete the work.
(A)neither ... nor (B)both ... and (C)either ... or (D)not only... but also
48.______ Bent was preparing for her O level examination, her sister was studying for her A
level examination.
(A)While (B) Yet (C)Consequently (D)As a result
49.Laila read a magazine ______ doing her homework.
(A)or (B)instead of (C)nor (D)and
50.______ Aileen ______ Nancy were elected as prefects in their school.
(A)Either ... or(B)Not only ... but also (C)Neither ... nor (D)Both... and
51.He did not do any exercise at all. ______ he grew fat.
(A)Consequently (B)In my opinion (C)Unless (D)But
52.They didn't read "Gulliver's Travel" ______ did they read "Treasure Island".
(A)or (B)either (C)and (D)nor
53.______ Ferdinand doesn't want to act in the play, Ellen will replace him.
(A)For (B)Although (C)Since (D)While
54.______ Helen ______ Susan was caught in the traffic jam last night.
(A)Neither ... or (B)Not only ... but also (C)Neither ... nor (D)Either ... nor
55.They didn't do their homework ______ did they read their books.
(A)either (B)neither (C)and (D)but
56.He is a good student. ______ he is also a good athlete.
(A)In addition (B)As a result (C)Consequently (D)But
57."Would you marry a man who has ______ fame ______ money ?"
(A)either ... or (B)neither ... nor (C)either ... nor (D)neither ... or
58.The young boy exclaimed, "My father's car is exactly ______ yours".
(A)and (B)as (C)as if (D)like
59.The Ferrari F50 is as fast ______ a Porsche 911 Carrera.
(A)as (B)and (C)like (D)but
60.______ he cannot turn up for the meeting tomorrow, he will send his personal secretary.
(A)For (B)While (C)As (D)When
61. I like chicken ____ not fish.
A. And B. Since C. But D. For E. Or
62. ____ it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.
A. And B. Where C. Either D. If E. How
63. I like both dogs ______ cats.
A. Also B. But C. And D. If E. Until
64. The items are on sale in the local store _____ not online.
A. But B. And C. Though D. Or E. Nor
65. Neither my mother _____ my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.
A. Or B. But not C. And D. Nor E. But also
66. Carrie didn’t know whether her bike would be fixed _____ if she would have to walk.
A. But B. And C. Nor D. Or E. Either
67. Luke was late to the party ______ his car broke down on the highway.
A. If B. Because C. While D. Although E. Where
68. Wait here ____ I get back.
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a. as soon as b. until c.Either could be used here.
69. I'll visit you ____ I have time.
a. when b.whenever c.Either could be used here.
70. We'll be ready ___ the time you get back.
a. by b. before C. While
71. We'll leave ____ we're ready.
a. as soon as b.whenc. Either could be used here.
72. I'll be glad ____ it's finished.
a.when b. before C. While
73. We must finish it ____ we leave.
a.before b.until c.Either could be used here.
74. I hurt myself ____ I was playing tennis.
a.whenever b.whilec.Either could be used here.
75. I'll give her the message ____ she arrives.
a. a moment b. the moment
76. I'll only pay you ____ you finish the work.
a. if b. unless c.Either could be used here.
77. We turned back _____ it was raining.
a.because b. because of
78. _____ I was tired, I managed to finish the work.
a.Although b.But c. Yet
79. I was tired, ____ I managed to finish the work
a.although b. but c. Yet
80. What will you do ______ you ever see a ghost ?
(A)when (B)if (C)although (D)and
81.Don't leave the room ______ you are told to do so.
(A)or (B)either (C)unless (D)bit
82. Come early tomorrow ______ we can arrange the chairs in the hall.
(A)and (B)until (C)although (D)so that
83.Radzi was taking his dinner ______ the light went off.
(A)but (B)when (C)if (D)yet
84. We worked tirelessly ______ night came.
(A)unless (B)although (C)until (D)while
85.He may be talented ______ he is very arrogant.
(A)and (B)so that (C)yet (D)but
86. We went straight to see the principal ______ that our complaint would be looked into.
(A)until (B)in order (C)unless (D)since
87.He has achieved success, ______ he is not satisfied.
(A)and (B)nor (C)or (D)yet
88. ______ we were very angry, we kept our cool.
(A)Until (B)Yet (C)Although (D)As
89. The new clerk reported ______ duty this morning.
(A)at (B)for (C)on (D)to
90. Jeremy accidentally cut herself when cutting the vegetables ______ she was distracted.
(A)and (B)as (C)even though (D)despite
91. The headmaster called an emergency meeting ______ determine how to settle the issue
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before calling the police. (A)in order to (B)if (C)but (D)although
92. The two security guards were fired ______ they let the jewel thief get away.
(A)although (B)until (C)because (D)despite
93. They left the house in the middle of the night ______ nobody would know that they were
leaving town.
(A)so that (B)or else (C)and (D)unless
94. Nobody knew the store was being robbed ______ the owner set off the alarm.
(A)despite (B)although (C)until (D)or else
95.The men still went out to sea ______ multiple warnings that a storm was approaching.
(A)because (B)despite (C)unless (D)but
96. Can you help me talk to Evelyn ______ she will understand why I will not let her stay out so
late at night? (A)if (B)so that (C)or else (D)because
97.______ it was very hot in the room, he would not loosen his tie.
(A)Unless (B) In order to (C)Since (D)As
98. Alexis is too lazy to even answer the door ______ he is the only one free enough to do it.
(A) even though (B)despite (C)or else (D)and
99. It was raining heavily ______ many people still attended the fair.
(A)until (B)in order to (C)so that (D)but
100. She still wants to try out bungee jumping ______ being fearful of heights.
101. I don't want to be rude ______ please move aside so I can get to the door.
(A)in order to (B)if (C)but (D)although
102. Keep clicking "Next" ______ the program has been installed.
(A)since (B)until (C)because (D)despite
103. Can we make an appointment for next week ______ I can keep track of your progress ?
104.You should take a bath now ______ you won't get to do so when the water supply gets
interrupted. (A)despite (B)although (C)until (D)or else
105. Selena would have called home ______ something had happened to her.
106. She switched off the TV ______ nothing good was on.
(A)if (B)so that (C)despite (D)because
107.You have to go down this path ______ to reach the cabin.
(A)unless (B)in order to (C)although (D)as
108. I like eating mangoes ______ oranges.
(A)and (B) despite (C)or else (D)since
109. You are not leaving this room ______ you tell me exactly what you did.
(A)until (B)but (C)so that (D)in order to
110. Lowrie is going on the van ______ the rest of us will take the car.
111. Tony's team will win the gold medal ______ their rival team does not get a full ten.
112. Sarah, can you take Winnie around ______ she's new here ?
113. You have to admit that it was you who broke the mirror _______ Stephanie is going to get
the blame.
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(A)so that (B)or else (C)and (D) unless
114. Everyone thought that this was fun ______ somebody got hurt.
115. Ronald already finished a plate of fried rice ______ he is still hungry.
116.Can you all just calm down first ______I can figure out what is causing all this commotion ?
(A)if (B)so that (C)since (D)because
117. Dustin schedules his phone alarms ______ ensure he takes all his medication.
118. She still won't forgive her father ______ they had that fight more than seven years ago.
(A)even though (B)despite (C)or else (D)since
119.You have to push this button here first ______ start the engine.
(A)until (B)but (C)so that (D)in order to 1.
120. They postponed the visit to the bread factory ______ it was closed for the holidays.
121. We should eat our vegetables _______ grow tall and strong.
122. We had to wait ______ Tuesday to pick up our dog Dicken from the vet.
123. I was not given any pain killers ______ had to rely on my sheer will to bear with the pain.
124. He is still not sleepy ______ staying up the whole night.
125. We are going to wait at the bus stop ______ the rain stops.
(A)because (B)despite (C)unless (D)until
126. ______ the tickets are too expensive, Peggy and I won't be able to attend it.
(A)Unless (B)So that (C)Since (D)Until
127. I will not cheat in the test ______ get a good grade.
(A) unless (B)in order to (C)although (D)as
128. We would have won the race ______ Max had not dropped the baton.
(A)even though (B)despite (C)if (D)since
129. He could not see Imelda ______ she came out of the departure hall.
(A) until (B) but (C)so that (D)in order to
130. The man would not leave ______ the restaurant threatened to call the police.
(A)and (B)as (C)even though (D)but
131. He tries to talk to her ______ he always freezes up whenever he opens his mouth.
132. You have to wait ______ midnight before you can open your birthday gift.
(A)since (B)until (C)because (D) despite
133. Minnie and Gigi love to sit together during lunch ______ gossip about their colleagues.
(A) so that (B)or else (C)and (D)unless
134. Martha wants to attend the meeting ______ having stated earlier that she would not.
135. Andy forgot to attend Daniel's recital ______ multiple reminders by Daniel's mother.
(A) because (B)despite (C)unless (D)but
136. Can I replace your chicken with beef ______ we run out of chicken ?
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(A)if (B)so that (C)since (D)because
137. He will not believe that his baby girl can already walk ______ he sees it with his own eyes.
138.You will have to pick one of the dresses here ______ you will not have anything nice to
wear to the party tomorrow.
(A) even though (B)despite (C)or else (D)since
139. She brought in all the laundry ______ it is starting to look like rain.
(A) until (B) but (C)so that (D)as
140. You can go to the tourist office ____ ask them for any information you need.
A. and B. So C. Or D. but
141. I could cook some supper, ____ we could order a pizza.
A. and B. So C. Or D. but
1.b 2.b 3.c 4.b 5.a
6.c 7.b 8.d 9.d 10.a
11.b 12.a 13.d 14.a 15.c
16.c 17.a 18.c 19.d 20.c
21.a 22.b 23.c 24.a 25.d
26.c 27.b 28.a 29.d 30.c
31.a 32.a 33.d 34.c 35.a
36.d 37.b 38.b 39.a 40.d
41.b 42.d 43.a 44.c 45.a
46.c 47.c 48.a 49.b 50.d
51.a 52.d 53.c 54.c 55.b
56.a 57.b 58.d 59.a 60.c
61.c 62.d 63.c 64.a 65.d
66.d 67.b 68.b 69.c 70.a
71.c 72.a 73.a 74.b 75.b
76.a 77.a 78.a 79.b 80.b
81.c 82.d 83.b 84.c 85.d
86.b 87.d 88.c 89.b 90.b
91.a 92.c 93.a 94.c 95.b
96.b 97.a 98.a 99.d 100.d
101.c 102.b 103.a 104.d 105.c
106.d 107.b 108.a 109.a 110.a
111.b 112.a 113.b 114.c 115.d
116.b 117.b 118.a 119.d 120.b
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121.a 122.b 123.c 124.a 125.d
126.c 127.b 128.c 129.a 130.c
131.c 132.b 133.c 134.a 135.b
136.a 137.a 138.c 139.d 140.a
141.c
TENSES:
1. He’s not happy because his brother … his computer.
1. using 2. doesn't use 3. has used 4. will use
2.Speak up! I can’t hear you because your dog … too much noise.
1. is making 2. Made 3. Makes 4. has made
3.My brother … football in the same club as me.
1. plays 2. Played 3. is playing 4. play
4.She … the piano very well.
1. will play 2. Plays 3. Playing 4. play
5.We … Mrs Stewart when we were in California.
1. are meeting 2. will meet 3. Met 4. have met
6.Sam … the marathon for the first time in 2009.
1. is running 2. Ran 3. has run 4. runs
7.He often … to the cinema because he loves movies.
1. goes 2. Going 3. Go 4. is going
8.My mother … 42 years old next Saturday.
1. will have 2. Is 3. Was 4. will be
9.Please be quiet! The baby … .
1. sleeps 2. Sleep 3. is sleeping 4. has slept
10.If it’s sunny tomorrow, maybe we … go to the beach.
1. went 2. will go 3. Go 4. don't go
11.They … their new car two weeks ago.
1. bought 2. have bought 3. Buy 4. will buy
12.I … my exercise because I didn’t understand the questions.
1. won't do 2. Did 3. didn't do 4. will do
13.I … to the cinema tonight: I’ve got a lot of work to finish.
1. went 2. 'm going 3. will go 4. 'm not going
14.I … English tea. Is it good?
1. 've never drunk 2. am drinking 3. Drink 4. have drunk
15.For dinner last night we … fish and chips.
1. had2. are having 3. have had 4. will have
16.I’m very happy: my favourite singer … to my town next October for a big concert.
1. isn't going to come 2. is going to come 3. doesn't come 4. has come
17.Two children and one adult … in a fire last night.
1. are dying 2. have died 3. Died 4. will die
18.My sister … hamburgers: she thinks they’re bad for her.
1. will eat 2. doesn't eat 3. is eating 4. eats
19.I … in a first-class hotel: it’s too expensive for me.
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1. sleep 2. 've never slept 3. 'm going to sleep 4. am sleeping
20. By the time the guests arrive, I ________ (clean) the room.
1. will have cleaned 2. will clean
3. will be cleaning 4. will cleaning
21. Harrison Ford is a famous actor. He ____ in many popular movies.
1. has been appearing 2. had appeared 3. has appeared 4. appeared
22.While I ____ TV last night, I did my homework.
1. am watching 2. Watch 3. Watched 4. was watching
23.If you get a haircut, you ________ much better.
1. look 2. Looks 3. will looks 4. will look
24.You ________ on your test if you don’t study.
1. won't do well 2. didnt do well 3. don't do well 4. will not do well
25.If you _________ greasy food, you will become fat.
1. eats 2. will eat 3. will be eat 4. eat
26.If I bake a cake, ________ have some?
1. will you 2. would you 3. do you 4. did you
27.By the time I get home, my wife ________ (eat) the whole cake.
1. will eat 2. will have eaten 3. will be eating 4. will eats
28.I _____ about you when I recieved your email.
1. have just been thinking 2. just thought
3. was just thinking 4. was just thought
29.If I leave now, I ________ in New York by 8:00 PM.
1. will arrive 2. will be arrive 3. Arrives 4. arrive
30.I can’t join you for lunch. I ______ for an important phone call.
1. will wait 2. am waiting3. Wait 4. have waited
31.I was late this morning because I couldn’t ____ my car keys.
1. found 2. Finds 3. Find 4. be finding
32.Next week when there ______ a Chinook, the temperature will be warmer.
1. is being 2. will have been 3. will be 4. is
33.It is my wife’s birthday tonight and I _____ a romantic dinner.
1. make 2. am making3. Makes 4. making
34.By the time I’m 60, I ________ (lose) all my hair.
1. will lose 2. will have lost 3. will be losing 4. will be lose
35.What ______ about the new anti-smoking bylaw?
1. are you thinking 2. have you thought 3. have you been thinking 4. do you think
36.Mr. Jones planning to retire. He _____ at Bow Valley College for a long time.
1. has worked 2. Work 3. had worked 4. works
37.I’m really tired today. I ________ (do) my exercises tomorrow.
1. will do 2. will have done 3. will be doing 4. will doing
38.The children ________ outside.
1. was playing 2. were playing 3. was played4. were play
39.I ________ him stealing that woman’s purse. (to catch)
1. have catch 2. Catched 3. Catch 4. caught
40.She doesn’t realize what kind of person he is, but she ________ (find out).
1. will have found out 2. will be finding out3. will find out 4. will found out
41.I ________ home very late last night.
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1. was came 2. Came 3. was coming 4. was come
42.Tomorrow I ________ (paint) all day.
1. will paint 2. will be painting 3. will be paint 4. will painting
43.I ________ to see her twice, but she wasn’t home.
1. came 2. was came 3. was coming 4. come
44.My father has ________ me to talk to you. (to forbid)
1. forbidden 2. Forbade 3. Forbid 4. been forbidden
45.Those people ________ towards the library.
1. was walking 2. was walked 3. were walking 4. were walked
46.He told me that he had ________ all the work himself. (to do)
1. done 2. Did 3. done did 4. has done
47.I ________ to my mp3 player.
1. were listened 2. was listening 3. were listening 4. was listen
48.Robin Hood was a character who ________ from the rich and gave to the poor.
1. has stealing 2. Stole 3. was stealing 4. was stole
49.I ________. I didn’t hear you come in.
1. slept 2. am sleeping 3. was slept 4. was sleeping
50.I have ________ studying French. (to begin)
1. began 2. Begun 3. Beginned 4. begin
51.The police ________ the thief.
1. were chasing 2. was chasing 3. was chased 4. were chased
52.I ________ to the mountains this weekend.
1. am going 2. Go 3. Gone 4. going
53.I always ________ my best. 1. am trying 2. Try 3. Trys 4. trying
54.I ________ (see) you tomorrow at 3:00 PM.
1. see 2. will see 3. will be seeing 4. will saw
55.________ to me?
1. Do you talk 2. Will you talk 3. Should you talk 4. Are you talking
56.My sister and my brother ________.
1. were singing 2. was singing 3. was signed4. were singed
57.She insulted me. I ________ (speak) to her again!
1. will never speak 2. will never be speaking
3. will never spoken 4. will have never spoken
58.My teacher ________ the exercise to me.
1. were explaining 2. was explaining 3. were explains 4. were be explaining
59.When I came home last night, my roommate ________ at the neighbor.
1. yelled 2. was yelled 3. was yelling 4. yel
60.P1: Does your brother still go to college? P2: No, he ________ last year.
1. was graduating 2. Graduated 3. was graduated 4. graduating
61.I hurt my hand while I ________ basketball.
1. was playing 2. Played 3. was played4. playing
62.He ________ everything that I told him.
1. was understanding2. Understood 3. was understood 4. was understand
63.Next weekend, ________ to the beach.
1. we're going 2. we're go 3. we go 4. we going
64.P1: Is there any more Coke in the fridge? P2: No, Theresa ________ it all last night.
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1. drink 2. Drank 3. was drank 4. was drinking
65.If I watch this episode again, I ________ (see) it three times.
1. see 2. will have seen 3. will be see 4. will be seeing
66.They would have won if they ________ better. (to play)
1. will play 2. had played 3. have play 4. have played
67.________ outside?
1. Does it snow 2. Is it snow 3. Is it snowing 4. Does it snowing
68.I ___________ (call) you tomorrow at 5:00 PM.
1. will call 2. Call 3. will be calling 4. will be call
69.PERSON 1: What are you doing? PERSON 2: ________ my mother.
1. I call 2. I'm calling 3. I calling 4. i am call
70.If I need money next week, I ________ it from my brother (to borrow)
1. will borrow 2. Borrow 3. would borrow 4. would borrowed
71.P1: Would you have told her truth? P2: No, I ________. (to lie)
1. would have lied 2. will be lie 3. would lie 4. will lie
72.By this time tomorrow, I ________ (finish) this book.
1. will have finished 2. will be finished 3. will finish 4. will finished
73.I ________ a book when I heard a noise outside.
1. reading 2. Read 3. was reading 4. was read
74.Don’t go there until ________ you.
1. I calling 2. I call 3. I'm calling 4. i am call
75.I ________ to the park by myself.
1. never going 2. never go 3. am never going 4. never gone
76.P1: Are you going to tell me or not? P2: Ok, fine, I ___________ (tell) you.
1. tell 2. will tell 3. will have tell 4. will have told
77.What time ________ lunch?
1. are you normally eat 2. do you normally eat 3. are you normally eating
4. do you normally eating
78.Why don’t you believe me? I ________ you the truth!
1. tell 2. am telling 3. Telling 4. am tell
79. Jim can't come to the phone because she ... a shower.
1. takes 2. is taking 3. Has 4. is having
80.When she came into the office, I ... to the manager.
1.talked 2.was talking 3.have talked 4. have been talking
81.Tom's left, ... ?
1. isn't he 2. didn't he 3. hasn't he 4. isn't he
82.I ... dinner if you want to.
1. 'm preparing 2. 'm prepared 3. 'll prepare 4. prepare
83.You look pale. ... I call the doctor ?
1. Will 2. Would 3. Shall 4. Want
84.Look at that crazy driver. He ... have an accident.
1. can 2. is going to 3. Must 4. has to
85.Peter ... a lot before he got married.
1.has travelled 2. has been travelling 3. Travelled 4. was travelling
86.Sandra's got a new boyfriend, ... ?1.doesn't she 2.hasn't she 3. isn't she 4. isn't it
87. The swimming pool ---- at 9 o'clock and ---- at 18.30 every day.
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A) is opening / is closing B) opens / closes C) has opened / has closed D) opened / closed
88. The Olympic Games ---- place every four years.
A) have taken B) are taking C) take D) took
89. Look! That man ---- to open the door of your car.
A) tries B) has been trying C) tried D) is trying
90. Look at the river. It ---- very fast today – much faster than usual.
A) flows B) has been flowing C) is flowing D) flowed
91. We usually ---- vegetables in our garden but this year we ---- any.
A) are growing / don't grow B) grew / haven't grown C) grow / aren't growing
D) grow / don't grow
92. Usually I ---- parties but I ---- this one very much.
A) enjoy / am not enjoying B) am enjoying / haven't enjoyed
C) enjoy / don't enjoy D) enjoyed / haven't enjoyed
93. It ---- quite often in Britain during the winter.
A) is snowing B) snows C) has been snowing D) has snowed
94. Normally I ---- to bed at around 11.30 every night.
A) am going B) have been going C) go D) have gone
95. There is something wrong with Lynne's car at the moment so she ---- to work by bus this
week. A) has been going B) goes C) went D) is going
96.The River Thames ---- through London.
A) is flowing B) has been flowing C) flows D) has flowed
97.I ----------tennis every Sunday morning.
1.playing 2.play 3.am playing 4.am play
98. Don't make so much noise. Noriko ----------to study for her ESL test!
1.try 2.tries 3.tried 4.is trying
99. Jun-Sik ---------his teeth before breakfast every morning.
1.will cleaned 2.is cleaning 3.cleans 4.clean
100.. Sorry, she can't come to the phone. She ---------a bath!
1.is having 2.having 3.have 4.has
101. ---------many times every winter in Frankfurt.
1.It snows 2.It snowed 3.It is snowing4.It is snow
102. How many students in your class ---------from Korea?
1.comes 2.come3.came 4.are coming
103. Weather report: "It's seven o'clock in Frankfurt and-------------."
1.there is snow 2.it`s snowing 3.it snows 4.it snowed
104. Babies ---------when they are hungry.
1.cry 2.cries 3.cried 4.are crying
105. Jane: "What ---------in the evenings?"
Mary: "Usually I watch TV or read a book."
1.you doing 2.you do 3.do you do 4.are you doing
106. Jane: "What-------------?"
Mary: "I'm trying to fix my calculator."
1.you doing 2.you do 3.do you do 4.are you doing
107. Jane -----------her blue jeans today, but usually she wears a skirt or a dress.
1.wears 2.wearing 3.wear 4.is wearing
108. I think I ----------a new calculator. This one does not work properly any more.
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1.needs 2.needed 3.need 4.am needing
109. Sorry, you can't borrow my pencil. I --------it myself.
1.was using 2.using 3.use 4.am using
110. At a school dance:
Jane: " -----------yourself?"
Mary: "Yes, I'm having a great time!"
1.You enjoying 2.Enjoy you 3.Do you enjoy 4.Are you enjoying
111. I've just finished reading a story called Dangerous Game. It's about a man who -----his
wife because he doesn't want to lose her.
1.kills 2.killed 3.kill 4.is killing
112. What time-----------?
1.the train leaves? 2.leaves the train?3.is the train leaving? 4.does the train leave?
113. Jane: "Are you going to the dance on Friday?"
Mary: "No, I'm not. I ----------school dances; they're loud, hot and crowded!"
1.not enjoy 2.don`t enjoy 3.doesn`t enjoy 4.am not enjoying
114. I ---------for my pen. Have you seen it?
1.will look 2.looking 3.look 4.am looking
115. You can keep my iPod if you like. I ----------it any more.
1.don`t use 2.doesn`t use 3.didn`t use 4.am not using
116. The phone---------. Can you answer it, please?
1.rings 2.ring 3.rang 4.is ringing
117.They didn't take my remarks seriously. In fact, ...
1. they were thinking I joked 2. they thought I was joking. 3. they thought I joked.
4. they were thinking I was joking.
118. I'll be down in two minutes ! - OK, I'll wait until ... ready.
1. you are 2. you will be 3. you'll be 4. you are going to be
119.Shall we stay at home or go for a walk ? Which ... rather do ?
1.do you 2. will you 3. would you 4. have you
120.I didn't really enjoy the party last night. - No, ...
1. neither did I. 2. I didn't too 3. so did I 4. neither have I
121.If you ... tomorrow, you ... meet my wife.
1. came ... would meet 2.come .... would meet
3.will come ... meet 4. are coming ... will meet
122.... he call, tell him we'll be home late.
1.Shall 2.Should 3.Will 4. Would
123.... eight years since he ... his record.
1.There are ... broke 2. It is ... broke
3. It has been ... has broken 4.It has been ... broke
124.You ... come before dark. The road is a bit dangerous.
1.should 2.would 3. Had 4. could
125.We'll call as soon as we ... in Miami.
1. are landing 2. land 3.will land 4.will have landed
126.If he ... an earlier train, he ... be here by now.
1.took ... would be 2. had taken ... is 3. would have taken ... would be
4.had taken ... would have been
127.If the weather is good tomorrow, we ... to the beach.
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1. go 2. Went 3.will go 4. are going
128.If I was offered the opportunity, I ... it.
1.take 2.will take 3. Took 4.would take
129.What ... if you won one million pounds?
1.will you do 2. would you do 3.do you do 4.did you do
130.If you give water to plants, they ... .
1.grows 2.grew 3.grow 4.are growing
131.I wonder what will happen, if I ... this red button.
1. press 2.will press 3.pressed 4. would press
132.I'm sure she ... if you explain to her.
1. understands 2. Understood 3. will understand 4. would understand
133.If we tell them the truth, they ... us.
1.won't believe 2.don't believe 3.not believe 4. didn't believe
134.Would he ... if I used his mobile phone?
1.minds 2.minding 3. to mind 4.mind
135.As soon as I find the answer, I'll let you ... .
1. knowing 2.to know 3.knew 4.know
136.If you went jogging, you ... fitter.
1. 'll feel 2.'d feel 3. 're feeling 4.feel
137.We'll be late if we ... the next train.
1. catch 2. Caught 3.don't catch 4. won't catch
138.I ... marry him, if he was the last man on earth.
1.wouldn't 2. won't 3. 'll not 4. 'd not
139.Do you think it rains ? - Maybe. The sky is getting very dark.
1.is going to rain 2. will rain 3. is raining 4.rains
140. The train ---------to get in until after midnight. I hope we will be able to find a hotel.
1. will not get 2. does not get 3. is not getting 4.is not going to get
141.I like your watch. How long -----------it?
1.you have 2.did you have3.have you had 4.are you having
142. I --------school tomorrow for a change.
1.will walk 2.am walking 3.am going to walk 4.walk
143. I --------to the theater many times when I lived in London.
1.have gone 2.went 3.have went 4.was going
144. "Where's Emiko?" - "She ----------to the library!"
1. She goes 2.She's gone 3.She is going 4.She went
145.I --------you how much I spent on my new computer. You'd be shocked!
1.don't tell 2.am not going to tell 3.won't tell 4.am not telling you
146. My father ------too much!
1.is smoking 2.smokes 3.smoke 4.smoking
147. I ----------very well since I bought a new bed. I don't find it very comfortable.
1. was sleeping 2.didn't sleep 3.haven't sleep 4. haven't slept
148. Would you like to play tennis? - No, I ----------for my vocabulary test tomorrow.
1. study 2.am studying 3. am going to study 4. will study
149. Stop ______ that terrible noise.1.make 2.making 3.Made 4.Makes
150. He will see you as soon as Mr Brown _______.1. will leave 2. Left 3. Leaves
1.3 2.1 3.1 4.2 5.3
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6.2 7.1 8.4 9.3 10.2
11.1 12.3 13.4 14.1 15.1
16.2 17.3 18.2 19.2 20.1
21.3 22.4 23.4 24.1 25.4
26.1 27.2 28.3 29.1 30.2
31.3 32.4 33.2 34.2 35.4
36.1 37.1 38.2 39.4 40.3
41.2 42.2 43.1 44.1 45.3
46.1 47.2 48.2 49.4 50.2
51.1 52.1 53.2 54.2 55.4
56.1 57.1 58.2 59.3 60.2
61.1 62.2 63.1 64.2 65.2
66.2 67.3 68.1 69.2 70.1
71.1 72.1 73.3 74.2 75.2
76.2 77.2 78.2 79.4 80.2
81.3 82.3 83.3 84.2 85.2
86.2 87.b 88.c 89.d 90.c
91.c 92.a 93.b 94.c 95.d
96.c 97.2 98.4 99.3 100.1
101.1 102.2 103.2 104.1 105.3
106.4 107.4 108.3 109.4 110.4
111.1 112.4 113.2 114.4 115.1
116.4 117.2 118.1 119.3 120.1
121.1 122.2 123.1 124.4 125.2
126.4 127.3 128.4 129.2 130.3
131.1 132.3 133.1 134.4 135.4
136.2 137.3 138.1 139.1 140.3
141.3 142.3 143.2 144.2 145.2
146.2 147.4 148.3 149.2 150.3
CHANGE OF VOICES:
1. He sings a song.
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A.A song was sung by him. B.A song is sung by him.
C.A song is being sung by him. D.A song sung by him.
2. The boy killed the spider.
A.The spider killed the boy. B.The spider was being killed by the boy.
C.The spider is killed by the boy. D.The spider was killed by the boy.
3. Help him.
A.Let him be helped. B.Let him help you.
C.Let him helped. D.kindly help him.
4. Farmers sow maize in the rainy season.
A.Maize has been sown in the rainy season. B.Maize is sown in the rainy season.
C. Maize was sown in the rainy season. D.Maize is being sown in the rainy season.
5. Are you writing a letter?
A.Is a letter written by you? B.was a letter being written by you?
C.Is a letter being written by you? D.Has a letter been written by you?
6. The workers were digging a canal.
A.A canal was being dug by the workers. B.A canal was dug by the workers.
C.A canal is being dug by the workers. D.A canal is dug by the workers.
7. I will finish the job by the end of this week.
A.The job will finish (by me) by the end of this week. B.The job is finished (by me) by the
end of this week. C.The job will be finished (by me) by the end of this week. D.The job was
finished (by me) by the end of this week.
8. Have you finished your job?
A.Has your job been finished by you? B.Have your job been finished by you?
C.Is your job being finished by you? D.Was your job being finished by you?
9. They have informed him of his mother’s death.
A.He had been informed of his mother’s death. B.He was informed of his mother’s death.
C.He informed his mother’s death. D.He has been informed of his mother’s death.
10.They took all the necessary precautions.
A.All the necessary precautions are taken by them. B.All the necessary precautions were taken
by them. C.All the necessary precautions was taken by them. D.All the necessary precautions
were taken by them.
11. His own friends are deceiving him.
A.He is deceived by his own friends. B.He was deceived by his own friends.
C.He is being deceived by his own friends. D.He was being deceived by his own friends.
12. The people welcomed Prince Hamlet.
A.Prince Hamlet was welcomed by the people.
B.Prince Hamlet is being welcomed by the people.
C.Prince Hamlet was being welcomed by the people.
D.Prince Hamlet is welcomed by the people.
13. The committee has rejected the proposal.
A.The proposal has been rejected by the committee.
B.The proposal is being rejected by the committee.
C.The proposal had been rejected by the committee.
D.The proposal was being rejected by the committee.
14. They /he/she/ you have given me much cause for anxiety.
A.I am given much cause for anxiety. B.I was given much cause for anxiety.
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C.I had been given much cause for anxiety.D.I have been given much cause for anxiety.
15. Have you carried out my orders?
A.Had my orders been carried out by you? B.Have my orders been carried out by you?
C.Is my orders carried out by you? D.Is my orders being carried out by you?
16. We /he/she/they eagerly listened to the story.
A.The story is eagerly listened to. B.The story has been eagerly listened to.
C.The story was eagerly listened to. D.The story was being eagerly listened to.
17. We waste our lives in anticipation.
A.Our lives are wasted in anticipation. B.Our lives were being wasted in anticipation.
C.Our lives are being wasted in anticipation. D.Our lives has been wasted in anticipation.
18. The storm uprooted the tree.
A.The tree was uprooted by the storm. B.The tree was uprooted by the storm.
C.The tree was uprooted by the storm. D.The tree was uprooted by the storm.
19. The police took the wounded persons to the hospital.
A.The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police.
B.The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police.
C.The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police.
D.The wounded persons were taken to hospital by the police.
20. Who wrote this piece of composition?
A.By whom was this piece of composition written?
B.By whom is this piece of composition written?
C.By whom has this piece of composition been written?
D.By whom was this piece of composition being written?
21. Columbus discovered America
A.America has been discovered by Columbus. B.America is discovered by Columbus.
C.America was discovered by Columbus. D.America was being discovered by Columbus.
22. Do you teach John?
A.Was John taught by you? B.Is John taught by you?
C.Is John being taught by you? D.Was John being taught by you?
23. The gardener has planted some trees.
A.Some trees is planted by the gardener
B.Some trees had been planted by the gardener
C.Some trees have been planted by the gardener
D.Some trees has been planted by the gardener
24. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
A.Some advice will be given to you by Doctor Brown
B.Some advice has been given to you by Doctor Brown
C.Some advice is given to you by Doctor Brown
D.Some advice was given to you by Doctor Brown
25. A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
A.The hotel has been redecorated by a famous designer
B.The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer
C.The hotel is redecorated by a famous designer
D.The hotel is being redecorated by a famous designer
26. Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”
A.“E.T.” is directed by Steven Spielberg
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B.“E.T.” was directed by Steven Spielberg
C.“E.T.” was being directed by Steven Spielberg
D.“E.T.” is being directed by Steven Spielberg
27. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
A.The crystal vase had been broken by somebody
B.The crystal vase has been broken by somebody
C.The crystal vase was broken by somebody
D.The crystal vase was being broken by somebody
28. Fleming discovered penicillin.
A.Penicillin was discovered by Fleming B.Penicillin is being discovered by Fleming
C.Penicillin is discovered by Fleming D.Penicillin was being discovered by Fleming
29. They will advertise the product on television.
A.The product is advertised on television by them
B.The product is being advertised on television by them
C.The product was advertised on television by them
D.The product will be advertised on television by them
30. Someone is repairing that fence.
A.That fence is repaired by someone
B.That fence was being repaired by someone
C.That fence is being repaired by someone
D.That fence was repaired by someone
31. They speak Italian in Italy.
A.Italian is being spoken in Italy by them B.Italian is spoken in Italy by them
C.Italian was being spoken in Italy by them D.Italian was spoken in Italy by them
32. I have finished my assignment.
A.My assignment has been finished by me B.My assignment is finished by me
C.My assignment is being finished by me D.My assignment had been finished by me
33. Ms Sullivan teaches us grammar.
A.We are taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
B.We are being taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
C.We were being taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
D.We were taught grammar by Ms Sullivan.
34.The teacher praised him.
A.He was being praised by the teacher. B.He is praised by the teacher.
C.He was praised by the teacher. D.He is being praised by the teacher.
35.The firemen took the injured to the hospital.
A.The injured were taken to the hospital by the firemen.B.The injured were being taken to
the hospital by the firemen. C.The injured had been taken to the hospital by the
firemen. D.The injured have been taken to the hospital by the firemen.
36.An earthquake destroyed the town.
A.The town was being destroyed by an earthquake. B.The town was destroyed by an
earthquake. C.The town is destroyed by an earthquake. D.The town is being destroyed by an
earthquake.
37.The boy’s work pleased the teacher.
A.The teacher is pleased with the boy’s work. B.The teacher is being pleased with the
boy’s work. C.The teacher was pleased with the boy’s work. D.The teacher was
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being pleased with the boy’s work.
38.The fire damaged the building.
A.The building was being damaged by the fire. B.The building was damaged by the fire.
C.The building has been damaged by the fire. D.The building is damaged by the
fire.
39.Who taught you French?
A.By whom are you taught French? B.By whom were you being taught French?
C.By whom were you taught French? D.By whom are you being taught French?
40.The manager will give you a ticket.
A.You will be given a ticket by the manager. B.You are given a ticket by the manager.
C.You were given a ticket by the manager. D.You are being given a ticket by the manager.
41.Spectators thronged the streets.
A.The streets are thronged with spectators. B.The streets are being thronged with
spectators.C.The streets were thronged with spectators. D.The streets were being thronged
with spectators.
42.Everyone will blame us.
A.We are blamed by everyone. B.We will be blamed by everyone.
C.We were blamed by everyone. D.We are being blamed by everyone.
43.The wind blew down the trees.
A.The trees were being blown down by the wind. B.The trees were blown down by the
wind. C.The trees are being blown down by the wind. D.The trees are blown down
by the wind.
44.The police caught the thieves.
A.The thieves are caught by the police. B.The thieves has been caught by the police.
C.The thieves were caught by the police.D.The thieves were being caught by the police.
45. Alice posted the letter.
A.The letter was being posted by Alice. B.The letter had been posted by Alice.
C.The letter was posted by Alice. D.The letter is posted by Alice.
46.The hostess received us.
A.We are received by the hostess. B.We have been received by the hostess.
C.We are being received by the hostess. D.We were received by the hostess.
47.They killed the snake with a stick.
A.The snake was killed with a stick. B.The snake is killed with a stick.
C.The snake had been killed with a stick. D.The snake has been killed with a stick.
48.The people welcomed the minister.
A.The minister was welcomed by the people. B.The minister is being welcomed by the
people. C.The minister was being welcomed by the people. D.The minister is welcomed
by the people.
49.They found him guilty of murder.
A.He was found guilty of murder. B.He is found guilty of murder.
C.He has been found guilty of murder. D. He was being found guilty of murder.
50. John Mathews built this house in 1991.
A.This house is built by John Mathews in 1991. B.This house was being built by John
Mathews in 1991. C.This house was built by John Mathews in 1991. D.This house is being
built by John Mathews in 1991.
51.Kerrie has paid the bill.
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A.The bill had been paid by Kerrie. B.The bill has been paid by Kerrie.
C.The bill is being paid by Kerrie. D.The bill was being paid by Kerrie.
52.I have eaten a hamburger.
A.A hamburger had been eaten by me. B.A hamburger is being eaten by me.
C.A hamburger was being eaten by me. D.A hamburger has been eaten by me.
53.We have cycled five miles.
A.Five miles had been cycled by us. B.Five miles is cycled by us.
C.Five miles have been cycled by us. D.Five miles is being cycled by us.
54.I have opened the present.
A.The present has been opened by me. B.The present had been opened by me.
C.The present id opened by me. D.The present is being opened by me.
55.They have not read the book.
A.The book has not been read by them. B.The book have not been read by them.
C.The book had not been read by them. D.The book is read by them.
56.You have not sent the parcel.
A.The parcel have not been sent by you. B.The parcel had not been sent by you.
C.The parcel has not been sent by you. D.The parcel is not sent by you.
57.We have not agreed to this issue.
A.This issue have not been agreed to by us. B.This issue has not been agreed to by us.
C.This issue had not been agreed to by us. D.This issue is not agreed to by us.
58.They have not caught the thieves.
A.The thieves have not been caught by them. B.The thieves have not been caught by them.
C.The thieves have not been caught by them. D.The thieves have not been caught by them.
59.Has she phoned him?
A.Has he been phoned by her? B.Had he been phoned by her?
C.Was he been phoned by her? D.Is he been phoned by her?
60.Have they noticed us?
A.Had we been noticed by them? B.Are we noticed by them?
C.Were we been noticed by them? D.Have we been noticed by them?
61. I write a letter
A.A letter is written by me B.A letter is being written by me
C.A letter was written by me D.A letter was being written by me
62.We must keep the rule
A.The rule is kept by us B.The rule was kept by us
C.The rule should be kept by us D.The rule must be kept by us
63.You bought a book
A.A book have been bought by you B.A book have been bought by you
C.A book have been bought by you D.A book have been bought by you
64.He closed the window
A.The window was closed by him B.The window was closed by him
C.The window was closed by him D.The window was closed by him
65.She was writing letters
A.Letters are being written by her B.Letters were written by her
C.Letters were being written by her D.Letters are written by her
66.I had posted a letter
A.A letter has been posted by me B.A letter is being posted by me
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C.A letter was posted by me D.A letter had been posted by me
67.I do not drink tea
A.Tea is not drunk by me B.Tea is being not drunk by me
C.Tea was not drunk by me D.Tea was being not drunk by me
68.She does not eat a mango
A.A mango is not being eaten by her B.A mango was not eaten by her
C.A mango was not beingeaten by her D.A mango is not eaten by her
69.He will have finished his work
A.The work will be finished by him B.The work have been finished by
him
C.The work will have been finished by him D.The work is finished by him
70.They are digging a well
A.A well is dug by them B.A well is being dug by them
C.A well was dug by them D.A well was being dug by them
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. D
11. C 12. A 13. A 14. D 15. D
16. C 17. A 18. A 19. C 20. A
21. C 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B
26. B 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. A
36. B 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. A
41. C 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. C
46. D 47. A 48. A 49. A 50. C
51. B 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. A
56. C 57. B 58. D 59. A 60. D
61. A 62. D 63. C 64. B 65. C
66. D 67. A 68. D 69. C 70. B
DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH:

1. Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
A.Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
B.Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
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C.Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
D.Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
2. David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow”.
A.David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B.David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
C.David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D.David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
3.I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
A.I asked him why he was working so hard.
B.I asked him why was he working so hard.
C.I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D.I asked him why he had been working so hard.
4.He said to her, What a cold day!"
A.He told her that it was a cold day.
B.He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
C.He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
D.He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
5.The tailor said to him, "Will you have the suit ready by tomorrow evening?"
A.The tailor asked him that he will have the suit ready by the next evening.
B.The tailor asked him that he would had the suit ready by the next evening.
C.The tailor asked him if he would have the suit ready by the next evening.
D.The tailor asked him if he will like to the suit ready by the next evening.
6. He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"
A.He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.
B.He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.
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C.He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
D.He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
7.He said. "Be quite and listen to my words.
A.He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.
B.He urged them and said be quite and listen to his words.
C.He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.
D.He said you should be quite and listen to his words.
8.He said to me, I have often told you not to play with fire.
A.He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.
B.He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.
C.He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.
D.He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.
9.The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease."
A.The Captain urged his men to stand at ease.
B.The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease.
C.The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease.
D.The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.
10.Pawan said to me, "If I hear any news, I'll phone you."
A.Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.
B.Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.
C.Pawan told me that if he had heard any news, he would phone me.
D.Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.
11.He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."
A.He said that I cannot help you at present because I myself in difficulty.
B.He said that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
C.He told that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
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D.He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.
12.He told her, "I want to meet your father":
A.He told her that I want to meet your father. B.He told her that he wanted to meet her father.
C.He told her that he wanted to meet your father.D.He told her that she wanted to meet her father.
13.He says, ''I don't want to play any more."
A.He says that he doesn't want to play any more.
B.He says that I don't want to play any more.
C.He says that I didn't want to play any more.
D.He says that he didn't want to play any more.
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14.The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":
A.The government has announced that taxes would be raised.
B.The government has announced that taxes would raised.
C.The government has announced that taxes will be raised.
D.The government has announced taxes will be raised.
15.Mohan said, "We shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night":
A.Mohan said that we shall go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
B.Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
C.Mohan told that we should go to see the Taj in the moonlit night.
D.Mohan said that they should go to see the Taj in moonlit night.
16.The teacher said to Ram,"Congratulations ! Wish you success in life."
A.The teacher congratulated Ram and said wish you success in life.
B.The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Ram.
C.The teacher wished congratulations to Ram and wished him success in life.
D.The teacher congratulated Ram and wished him success in life.
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17.The poor examine said,"O God, take pity on me."
A.The poor examine prayed God to take pity on him.
B.The poor examine, involving God, implored him to take pity on him.
C.The poor examine exclaimed that God take pity on him.
D.The poor examine asked God to take pity on him.
18."Where will you be tomorrow," I said, "in case I have to ring you ?"
A.I asked where you will be the next day in case I will ring him.
B.I asked where he would be the next day in case I had to ring him.
C.I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.
D.I enquired about his where about the next day in case I would have to ring up.
19.Seeta said to me, " Can you give me your pen ?"
A.Seeta asked me can I give her my pen. B.Seeta asked me if I can give me your pen.
C.Seeta asked me if I could give her my pen. D.Seeta asked me if i could give her my pen.
20.The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.
A.The father warned his son, "beware of him !"
B.The father warned his son, "Watch that chap !"
C.The father warned his son, "Be careful about him."
D.The father warned his son, "Don't fall into the trap."
21. Manna asked Rohan, "Have you sat in a trolley bus before ?"
A.Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus earlier.
B.Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.
C.Manna asked Rohan if he sat on a trolley bus before.
D.Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus.
22.Farhan asked Geeta, "Could you lend me a hundred rupees until tomorrow ?"
A.Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until tomorrow.
B.Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend him a hundred rupees until the next day.
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C.Farhan asked Geeta whether she could lend me a hundred rupees untill the next day.
D.Farhan asked whether Geeta could lend me a hundred rupees until the next day.
23."What about going for swim," he said, "It's quite fine now."
A.He asked me what about going for a swim as it was quite fine then.
B.He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.
C.He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.
D.He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.
24."You can't bathe in this sea," he said to me, "it's very rough."
A.He said that I can't bathe in this sea because it's very rough.
B.He said that you couldn't bathe in the sea if it was very rough.
C.He said that I couldn't bathe in that sea as it was very rough.
D.He said that you can't bathe in this sea since it was very rough.
25.Vissu said, "We passed by a beautiful lake when we went on a trip to Goa."
A.Vissu said that they passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
B.Vissu said that they has passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
C.Vissu said that they had passed by a beautiful lake when they had gone on a trip to Goa.
D.Vissu said they passed by a beautiful lake when they went on a trip to Goa.
26.He said to me, "I expect you to attend the function."
A.He told me that he had expected me to attend the function.
B.He told me that he expected me to attended the function.
C.He told me that he expected me to have attended the function.
D.He told me that he expected me to attend the function.
27.He said, "Why didn't you send your application to me ?"
A.He enquired why I had not sent my application to him.
B.He enquired why I did not send my application to him.
C.He enquired why had I not sent my application to him.
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D.He enquired why did I not send my application to him.
28.Dinesh asked, "Are you going to the party tomorrow, Rani ?"
A.Dinesh asked whether Rani was going to the party the next day.
B.Dinesh asked Rani whether you are going to the party the next day.
C.Dinesh asked Rani whether she was going to the party the next day.
D.Dinesh asked Rani are you going to the party tomorrow.
29.Suresh asked, " How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa ?"
A.Suresh asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
B.Suresh asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
C.Suresh asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
D.Suresh was asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.
30."What did you see at the South Pole ?" Ashok asked Anil.
A.Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole.
B.Ashok asked Anil What he had seen at the South Pole.
C.Ashok asked Anil What did he see at the South Pole.
D.Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole.
31.My father said to us, "We should study and get a good division in the examination."
A.My father said us that we should study and got a good division in the examination.
B.My father told us that we should studied and got a good division in the examination.
C.My father told us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
D.My father told to us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
32.I said to my brother, "Let us go to some hill station for a change."
A.I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
B.I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
C)I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change
D)I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change
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33.He said to his servant, "Why are you so lazy today?"
A)He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
B)He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.
C)He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
D)He asked his serevant why was he so lazy that day.
34. The new student asked the old one, “Do you know my name?”
A) The new student asked the old one that whether he knew his name.
B) The new student asked the old one if he knew his name.
C) The new student asked the old one did he know his name.
D) The new student asked the old one if he knows his name.
35.The Manager said, "Well, what can I do for you?"
A)The manager asked what he could do fo him.
B)The Manager woundered what he could do for him.
C)The Manager wanted to know what he could do for him.
D)The Manager said that he couldn't do anything for him.
36.The employer said to the workman, "I cannot pay you higher wages."
A)The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
B)The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages
C)The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages .
D)The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
37.He says, "They will hurt you".
1. He said to me that they will hurt me.

2. He said to me that he would be hurt me.
3. He said to me that they would hurt me.
4. He said to me that they would hurt you.
38. My father said to me, "You must work hard".
1. My father said to me that I must work hard.

2. My father said to me that you must work hard.
3. My father said to me that you have to work hard.
4. My father said tome that I had to work hard.
39. She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".
1. She said that my parents were going to Karachi.

2. She said that my parents gone to Karachi.
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3. She said that her parents were going to Karachi.
4. She said that her parents are going to Karachi.
40.Mother said, "Where are you going?"
1. Mother said me where I am going.

2. Mother said to me where are you going.
3. Mother asked where I was going.
4. Mother asked me where I am going.
41. "Did you come from India"?, said Sara to boy.
1. Sara asked the boy if he had come from India. 2. Sara asked the boy if he come from India.
1. Sara asked the boy if he came from India. 4. Sara said the boy did he come
from India.
42.You said, "You have brought books for me".
1. You said that you brought books for me.

2. You said that you had brought books for me.
3. You said that you have brought books for me.
4. You said that you have been brought books for me.
43. My uncle said to me, "How is your studies going on now?".
1. My uncle asked me how was my studies going then.

2. My uncle asked me how is your studies going on now.
3. My uncle asked me how my studies was going on then.
4. My uncle asked me how my studies going on then.
44.You said, "He was there".
1. You said that he had been here.

2. You said the he was there.
3. You said that he had there.
4. You said that he is there.
45. Mother said, "Where are you going?"
1. Mother said me where I am going.

2. Mother said to me where are you going.
3. Mother asked where I was going.
4. Mother asked me where I am going.
46.She said to him, "Where are you living"?
1. She said to him where he lived.

2. She asked him where he was living.
3. She asked me where I am living.
4. She asked him where he was lived.
47.A doctor will say, "A nurse will look after that patients".
1. A doctor will say that a nurse will look after the patients.
2. A doctor will say that a nurse would look after the patient.
3. A doctor would say that a nurse will look after the patients.
4. A doctor will say that a nurse would be look after the patient.
48.She said to me, "He mostly ignores me".
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1. she said to me that he mostly ignores her.
2. She said to me that he mostly ignored me.
3. She said to me that he mostly ignored her.
4. She said to me that he is mostly ignored me.
49. Ali asked them, "Are you playing with me"?
1. Ali asked them they were playing with him.

2. Ali asked them are they playing with him.
3. Ali asked them if they were playing with him.
4. Ali asked them they played with him.
50.My younger sister says, "I do not tell a lie".
1. My younger sister says that she do not tell a lie.

2. My younger sister says that she does not tell a lie.
3. My younger sister says that she is not tell a lie.
4. My younger sister says that I do not tell a lie.
51. Dentist said, "I have seen many patients today".
1. The dentist said that he have seen many patients today.

2. The dentist said that he had seen many patients that day.
3. The dentist said that he has seen many patients that day.
4. The dentist said I had seen many patients that day.
52. They said, "They have returned books".
1. They said that they have returned the book.

2. They said that they returned the books.
3. They said that they had return the books.
4. They said that they had returned the books.
53. She asked him, "What did you say?"
1. She asked him what he said. 2. She asked him what he had said.
3. She asked him what he say.
4. She asked him what did you say.
54. He said, "Are you doing your job?"
1. He asked me that I am doing my job.
2. He asked me that I was doing my job.
3. He said to me am I doing my job.
4. He asked me whether I was doing my job.
55.I said, "You may need help".
1. I said to her that she may need help.
2. I said to her that she needed help.
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3. I said to her that she might need help.
4. I said to her that you might need help.
56. My mother says to me", You are not hard working".
1. My mother says to me that I am not hard working.
2. My mother says to me that I was not hard working.
3. My mother says to me that you are not hard working.
4. My mother says to me that you were not hard working.
57.My mother says to me", You are not hard working".
1. My mother says to me that I am not hard working.
2. My mother says to me that I was not hard working.
3. My mother says to me that you are not hard working.
4. My mother says to me that you were not hard working.
58. She said, "Will you help me?".
1. She asked me I would help her. 2. She said to me would I helped her.
3. She asked me whether I would help her. 4. She asked me whether I will help her.
59.He said, "We are doing our home task now".
1. He said that they are doing their home task then.
2. He said that they done their home task then.
3. He said that they were doing their home task then.
4. He said that they were done their home task now.
60. Students said, "We are taking our class".
1. The students said that they were taking their class.
2. The students said that they are taking their class.
3. They students said that they have taken their class.
4. The students said that we took our class.
61. Imran said, "I may come to you".
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1. Imran said that he may come to me. 2. Imran said that he might be come to me.
3. Imran said, that he might come to me. 4. Imran said that I might come to you.
62.They say, "We try to win each match".
1. They say that they tried to win the match. 2. They say that they try to win each match
3. They say that we try to win each match. 4. They said that they try to won each match.
63. My father said to me, "You must work hard".
1. My father said to me that I must work hard.
2. My father said to me that you must work hard.
3. My father said to me that you have to work hard.
4. My father said tome that I had to work hard.
64. You said, "He was in class when you entered".
1. You said that he was in the class when you entered
2. You said that he had in the class when you entered.
3. You said that he has been in the class when you entered.
4. You said that he had been in the class when you entered.
65."If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice.
1. He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
2. He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quiet.
3. He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.
4. Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to shoot her.
66.He said to her, “What a cold day!”
1. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day
2. He exclaimed that it was a cold day
3. He told her that it was a cold day
4. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day
67.I said to him, “Why are you working so hard”?
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1. I asked him why was he working so hard 2. I asked him why he was working so hard
3. I asked him why had he been working so hard 4. I asked him why he had been working so
hard
68.“You can’t bathe in this sea,” he said to me, “it’s very rough.”
1. He said that you can’t bathe in this sea since it was very rough
2. He said that I couldn’t bathe in that sea as it was very rough
3. He said that I can’t bathe in this sea because it’s very rough
4. He said that you couldn’t bathe in that sea if it was very rough
69.He said, “Be quiet and listen to my words.”
1. He said they should be quiet and listen to his words
2. He urged them to be quiet and listen to his words
3. He urged them and said be quiet and listen to words
4. He said you should be quiet and listen to my words
70.He said to me, “I have often told you not to play with fire.”
1. He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire
2. He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire
3. He remained me that he had often told me not to play with fire
4. He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire
71.I told him that he was not working hard.
A.I said to him, "You are not working hard." B.I told to him, "You are not working hard."
C.I said, "You are not working hard." D.I said to him, "He is not working hard."
72.His father ordered him to go to his room and study.
A.His father said, "Go to your room and study."
B.His father said to him, "Go and study in your room."
C.His father shouted, "Go right now to your study room"
D.His father said firmly, "Go and study in your room."
73.He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."
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A.He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"
B.He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.
C.He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.
D.He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.
74.She said that her brother was getting married.
A.She said, "Her brother is getting married." B.She told, "Her brother is getting married."
C.She said, "My brother is getting married." D.She said, "My brother was getting married."
75.The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"
A.The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
B.The boy asked who called him a thief.
C.The boy told that who dared call him a thief.
D.The boy wondered who dared call a thief.
76.She exclaimed with sorrow that was a very miserable plight.
A.She said with sorrow, "What a pity it is."
B.She said, "What a mystery it is."
C.She said, "What a miserable sight it is."
D.She said, "What a miserable plight it is."
77.Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.
A.Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
B.Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."
C.Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
D.Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."
78."Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.
A.A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
B.A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
C.A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.
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D.A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.
79.She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"
A.She asked him why he did not go that day.
B.She said to him why he don't go that day.
C.She asked him not to go that day.
D.She asked him why he did not go today.
80.He exclaimed with joy that India had won the Sahara Cup.
A.He said, "India has won the Sahara Cup"
B.He said, "India won the Sahara Cup"
C.He said, "How! India will win the Sahara Cup"
D.He said, "Hurrah! India has won the Sahara Cup"
81.The little girl said to her mother, "Did the sun rise in the East?"
A.The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
B.The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
C.The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
D.The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.
82.The man said, "No, I refused to confers guilt."
A.The man emphatically refused to confers guilt.
B.The man refused to confers his guilt.
C.The man told that he did not confers guilt.
D.The man was stubborn enough to confers guilt.
83.Nita ordered her servant to bring her cup of tea.
A.Nita told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
B.Nita said, "Bring me a cup of tea."
C.Nita said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."
D.Nita told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."
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84.My cousin said, "My room-mate had snored throughout the night."
A.my cousin said that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
B.my cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
C.my cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D.my cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
85."Please don't go away", she said.
A.She said to please her and not go away.
B.She told me to go away. C.She begged me not to go away.
D.She begged that I not go away.
86.She said to her friend, "I know where is everyone"
A.She told that she knew where was everyone.
B.She told her friend that she knew where was everyone.
C.She told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
D.She told her friend that she knows where was everyone.
87.He said to me, “I expect you to attend the function.”

1. He told me that he had expected to me attend the function
1. He told me that he expecting me to attend the function.
2. He told me that he expected me to have attended the function
3. He told me that he expected me to attended the function
4. He told me that he expected me to attend the function
88.He said, “Why didn’t you send your application to me?”
1. He enquired why I had not sent my application to him
2. He enquired why had I not sent my application to him
3. He enquired why I did not send my application to him
4. He enquired why did I not send my application to him
89.Dinesh asked, “Are you going to the party tomorrow, Eliza?”
1. Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the tomorrow
2. Dinesh asked Eliza whether you are going to the party the next day
3. Dinesh asked Eliza whether she was going to the party the next day
4. Dinesh asked whether Eliza was going to the party the next day
90.She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”
1. She asked him why he did not go that day. 2. She asked him not to go that day.
3. She said to him why he don't go that day. 4. She asked him why he did not go today.
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91.“What did you see at the South Pole?” Ashok asked Anil.
1. Ashok asked Anil what he had seen at the South Pole
2. Ashok asked Anil if he saw anything at the South Pole
3. Ashok asked Anil what did he see at the South Pole
4. Ashok asked Anil that he saw anything at the South Pole
92.Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.
1. Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
2. Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
3. Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."
4. Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."
93.John asked, “How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa?”
1. John asked how long it would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa
2. John asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa
3. John asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa
4. John asking how long must it take to travel from Germany to South Africa
94.“If you don’t keep quite I shall shoot you”, he said to her in a calm voice.
1. He said calmly that I shall shoot you if you don't be quite.
2. He warned her to shoot if she didn't keep quite calmly.
3. He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quite.
4. Calmly he warned her that be quite or else he will have to shoot her.
95.He said, “It used to be a lovely, quiet street.”
1. He said that there used to be a lovely, quiet street.
2. He inquired whether there was a lovely, quiet street.
3. He said that it used to be a lovely, quiet street.
4. He pointed out that it had used to be a lovely, quiet street.
96.Steven said, “I don’t have any money to pay for this ticket.”
1. Steven said that he don't have any money to pay for this ticket.
2. Steven said that he doesn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
3. Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
4. Steven said that he hadn't had any money to pay for that ticket.
97.The Prime Minister said that no one would be allowed to disturb the peace.
1. The Prime Minister said, "We would not allow no one to disturb the peace."
2. The Prime Minister said, "No one will disturb the peace."
3. The Prime Minister said, "No one can disturb the peace."
4. The Prime Minister said, "We shall not allow anyone to disturb the peace."
98.Mary asks, “Are you ok, Harry?”
1. Mary asks Harry if he was ok.
2. Mary asks if Harry was ok.
3. Mary asked if harry was ok?
4. Mary told Harry he was ok.
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99.Jill said, “Jack must give his answer to me.”
1. Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.
2. Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to me.
3. Jill said that Jack must give her answer to him.
4. Jill said that Jack must give his answer to me.
100.He said, “I am looking at the diagram.”
1. He says that he was looking at the diagram.
2. He said that I was looking at the diagram.
3. He said that he was looking at the diagram.
4. He said that I am looking at the diagram.
101.Socrates said, “Virtue is its own reward.”
1. Socrates said that virtue is its own reward.
2. Socrates said that virtue had its own reward.
3. Socrates says that virtue is its own reward.
4. Socrates said that virtue was its own reward.
102.Bee Lee said, “I am very happy today because my father has given me a car.” ( A month
later, you report his statement. )
1. Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.
2. Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father has given him a car.
3. Bee Lee said that he is very happy today because his father has given him a car.
4. Bee Lee said that he was very happy today because his father has given him a car.
103.She said, “I have been sewing from morning until now.” ( The next day, you report her
statement )
1. She said that she has been dewing from morning until now.
2. She said that she has been sewing from morning until then.
3. She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.
4. She said that she had been sewing from morning until now.
104.The children said, “We will build a sand-castle ourselves.”
1. The children said that we will build a sand-castle themselves.
2. The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.
3. The children said that we would build a sand-castle ourselves.
4. The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves.
105.Carl said, “You may meet them next month.”
1. Carl said that I might meet them the following month.
2. Carl said that I may meet them next month.
3. Carl said that I may meet them the following month.
4. Carl said that you may meet them next month.
106.He said he goes for a walk every morning.
1. He said, "I go for a walk every morning." 2. He said, "I will go for a walk every morning."
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3. He said, "I went for a walk every morning." 4. He said, "He goes for a walk every
morning."
107.I said to my friend, “Good morning. Let us go for a picnic today.”
1. I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.
2. I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that day.
3. I wish my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.
4. I wish my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic that day.
108.Ravi said to the judge, “I did not commit this crime.”
1. Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed that crime.
2. Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed this crime.
3. Ravi said to the judge that he did not committed the crime.
4. Ravi said to the judge that he had not committed the crime.
109.The CEO said, “It’s time we begin planning our work.”
1. The CEO said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
2. The CEO said that it was time they began planning their work.
3. The CEO said that it was time we had begun planning our work.
4. The CEO said that it was time they began planning his work.
110.My uncle once said to me, “If I can’t trust my people, then I don’t want to be doing this.”
1. My uncle once said to him that if could't trust my people then he did not want to be doing that.
2. His uncle once said to him that if could't trust his people then he did not want to be doing that.
3. My uncle once said to him that if could't trust his people then he did not want to be doing that.
4. My uncle once said to him that if could't trust his people then he did not want to be doing this.
111.Khanna said to his wife,”Please select one of those sarees.”
1. Khanna requested his wife to select one of those sarees.
2. Khanna pleased his wife to select one of those sarees.
3. Khanna requested his wife to please select one of these sarees.
4. Khanna told his wife to please select one of those sarees.
112.The spectators said, “Bravo! Well done, players.”
1. The spectators shouted that the players were doing well.
2. The spectators applauded the players joyfully to do well.
3. The spectators exclaimed with joy that the players were doing very well.
4. The spectators applauded the players saying that they had done well.
113.I said to my mother, “I will certainly take you to Bangalore this week.”
1. I told my mother that she would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
2. I told to my mother that I would take you to Bangalore that week.
3. I told my mother he would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
4. I told my mother that I would certainly take her to Bangalore that week.
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114.I said to Nandinee, “Please help me with my homework.”
1. Nandinee requested me to help her with her homework.
2. I requested Nandinee to help me in my homework.
3. I requested Nandinee to help me in homework.
4. I requested Nandinee to help me with my homework.
115.I wondered how many discoveries went unheeded.
1. I said, "Do discoveries go unheeded?"
2. I said, "How many discoveries went unheeded?"
3. I said, "How many discoveries have gone unheeded?"
4. I said, "How many discoveries go unheeded?"
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. D
11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. D 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. C
26. A 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. B
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. C
36. B 37. 3 38. 4 39. 3 40. 3
41. 1 42. 2 43. 3 44. 1 45. 3
46. 2 47. 1 48. 3 49. 3 50. 2
51. 2 52. 4 53. 2 54. 4 55. 3
56. 1 57. 1 58. 3 59. 3 60. 1
61. 3 62. 2 63. 4 64. 4 65. 3
66. 1 67. 2 68. 2 69. 2 70. 1
71. A 72. A 73. C 74. C 75. A
76. D 77. A 78. D 79. A 80. D
81. B 82. A 83. C 84. A 85. C
86. B 87. 4 88. 3 89. 3 90. 1
91. 3 92. 2 93. 2 94. 3 95. 3
96. 3 97. 4 98. 1 99. 4 100. 3
101.1 102.1 103.3 104.2 105.1
106.1 107.3 108.1 109.2 110.4
111.4 112.4 113.4 114.4 115.4
ERROR SPOTTING:
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1. He was quite amusing(A)/ when he heard (B)/what had happened(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
2. Turn left(A) by the crossroads(B)/when you reach it(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
3. He stopped to see (A)/if he could picked up(B)/ the trail(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
4. Although he jumped aside(A)/, but the stone hit him(B)/no error(C)
A B C D
5. I decided to climbed(A)/to the top of the hill(B)/ to get a better view(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
6. He jumped down(A)/after shouted a warning(B)/ to those standing below(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
7. After a few minutes,(A)/I look up and saw(B)/that it was getting dark(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
8. I saw the blind man(A)crossed the busy road(B)/without any help(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
9. The robber gave(A)the victim with(B)/a hard blow(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
10. There were marks(A)/on the snow(B)/but it were unrecognizable(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
11.He lead me(A)/to the rear of the shop(B)/where more goods were stacked(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
12.The branch(A)/struck him hard(B)/and lay him unconscious(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
13.The sudden noise(A)/frightened the baby(B)/and made it to cry(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
14.There was signs of neglect showing that no one was living there/no error(D)
A B C D
15.After a few moment,(A)/the woman opened the window(B)/and looked out curiously(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
16.Can you write an article(A)/to be include (B)/in the next issue of the magazine ?(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
17.Decided to leave,(A)I packed my clothes(B)/and left a note to say(C)/I had gone(D)/no
error(E) A B C D E
18.One of the former student(A)/donated a large sum of money(B)/to the school(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
19. To who(A)/did you pass the message(B)/I gave you ?/(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
20.The firemen put off the fire quickly(A)/but the house(B)/was burnt down(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
21.The villagers carried out(A)/a through search(B)/for the missing child(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
22.Please convey my best wish(A)/to your mother(B)/when you see her(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
23.Unless you finish(A)/all your homework,(B)/you can watch television(C)/no error(D)
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A B C D
24.The contestant hitted(A)/the target(B)/with great accuracy(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
25.I am sorry to say(A)/that your son has been absence(B)/from school for a week(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
26.Successful applicants(A)/will be paid(B)attracting salary,(C)/bonus and fringe benefits(D)/no
error(E) A B C D E
27.My friend asked me(A)/to go for shopping(B)/with her(C)/but I refused(D)/no error(E)
A B C D E
28. The fire spread quickly,(A)/destroy three houses(B)/within minutes(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
29.She crossed the road without looking(A)/and was knock down(B)/by a car(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
30.He got out of the car,(A)/than he locked it(B)/and walked to the office(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
31.I hope you will(A)/kind consider my application(B)/for a job in your company(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
32.If I know(A)/it was going to rain like this,(B)/I would have stayed at home(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
33.To my opinion(A)/advertisements are more harmful(B)than beneficial(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
34.The crowd was little(A)/and I had no difficulty(B)/in getting a good seat(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
35.Mrs.Salmah bought(A)/a lot of furnitures(B)/at the sale(C)/for her new house(D)/no error(E)
A B C D E
36.If you go(A)/I'm sure you will find(B)/it enjoy(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
37.Would you mind(A)/go with me(B)/to the hospital ?(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
38.The shop assistance(A)/was very helpful(B)/and I was able(C)/to buy what I wanted(D)/no
error(E) A B C D E
39.Have you wrote(A)/a reply to your grandmother(B)/to thank her for the present ?(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
40. My father told me(A)/don't stay out(B)/late at night with my friends(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
41.We have to do it ourself(A)/as there are not enough workers(B)/to finish it on time(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
42.Amy sits besides me(A)/in class(B)/while Sita is behind me(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
43.We are grateful for Mrs Halimah(A)for helping us to win(B)/the inter-school debate(C)/no
error(D) A B C D
44.When Rahman reached to home,(A)he realized that(B)/no one was there(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
45. She has(A)/a small eyes(B)/and a pointed nose(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
46.Jane is rather(A)/a outstanding woman(B)/no error(C)
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A B C
47.We need to take(A)/an action to solve(B)/the problem of pollution(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
48.If you read,(A)/you get a knowledge(B)/no error(C)
A B C
49.The woman describe(A)/her daughter(B)/as jewel(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
50.He was given(A)/a rewards(B)/for his honesty(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
51.The tracks were made(A)/by strange creature(B)/no error(C)
A B C D
52.Father went(A)/to bank yesterday(B)/no error(C)
A B C
53. It difference(A)/from one culture(B)/to another(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
54.I realized(A)/it had dead(B)/no error(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
55.It was(A)/so enjoy(B)/no error(C)
A B C
56.The harmony atmosphere(A)/made me(B)/feel good(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
57.A child needs attention(A)/from their parents(B)/no error(C)
A B C
58.On New Year's Eve(A)/me and my family(B)/have dinner together(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
59.In spite of his injured,(A)/he decided(B)/to take part(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
60.The river was more deep(A)than I thought(B)/no error(C)
A B C
61.The tracks were(A)/much more width(B)compared with the tiger's(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
62. He also have(A)/a pair of brown eyes(B)/no error(C)
A B C D
63.He look very young(A)/although(B)he is over 40 years(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
64.There are(A)/no sharing of space(B)/no error(C) A B C
65.A small family have(A)/a lot of advantages(B)/no error(C)
A B C
66.Her reason for leaving home(A)/were not clear(B)/no error(C)
A B C
67.There is(A)/a lot of differences(B)between them(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
68.People in the West(A)/doesn't know much(B)/bout us(C)/no error(D)
A B C D
69Another baffling change(A)/ that I notice in him now-a-days(B)/ is that he avoids to speak to
me.(C)/ No error(D) A B C D
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70.He lay the watch on the table(A)/ and then forgot all about it(B)/ when he went out.(C)/ No
error(D)A B C D
71. While it is apparent(A)/ that biotechnology offers significant benefits(B)/ adequate attention
has not been focussed to this vital area.(C)/ No error(D) A B C D
72 There is a need(A)/ to revising Government policies(B)/ on controlling unauthorized
constructions.(C)/ No error(D) A B C D
73.If you had seen(A)/ yesterday’s cricket I am sure(B)/ you would have enjoyed seeing our team
bat.(C)/ No error/(D) A B C D
74.When he will come(A)/ I will(B)/ make sure(C)/ I meet him.(D)/ No error(E)
A B C D E
75.The traveller being weary(A)/ he(B)/ sat by(C)/ woodside to rest.(D)/ No error(E)
A B C D E
76.He did not(A)/ understood (B)/the full facts of the case(C)/No error(D)/
A B C D
77.Neither(A)/ Rohit nor(B)/ Kabir have done his(C)/ lesson.(D)/ No error(E)
A B C D
1. A 14. A 27. B 40. B 53. A 66. B

2. B 15. A 28. B 41. A 54. B 67. A
3. C 16. B 29. B 42. A 55. B 68. B
4. C 17. A 30. B 43. A 56. A 69. C
5. A 18. A 31. B 44. A 57. B 70. A
6. B 19. A 32. A 45. B 58. B 71. C
7. B 20. B 33. A 46. B 59. A 72. B
8. B 21. B 34. A 47. B 60. A 73. D
9. B 22. A 35. B 48. B 61. B 74. A
10. C 23. C 36. C 49. C 62. A 75. B
11. A 24. A 37. B 50. B 63. A 76. B
12. C 25. B 38. A 51. B 64. A 77. C
13. C 26. C 39. A 52. B 65. A
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1.Most people felt the punishment was far too ______ for the crime: what the culprit did was so
despicable, even______, as to warrant a far more severe reprimand.
A. permissive ... dormant B. regal ... august C. tolerant ... pompous
D. draconian ... nefarious E. lenient ... heinous
2. All of the features added to the new model of the automobile seemed totally ______ and did
not add anything of import or practicality to the car.
A. obnoxious B. superfluous C. pretentious D.mundane E. prescient
3. Though the play was only two hours long, it was so ______ that it seemed to last ones. A.
erroneous B. tedious C. enthralling D. enigmatic E. tantalizing
4. One of the lessons of The Great Gatsby is not to give in to ______if Gatsby had not
sentimentalized the past, he would never have tried to repeat it.
A. nostalgia B. irony C. nirvana D. mawkishness E. pretext
5. It became abundantly clear that there was nothing more that could be done to save the ______
business, as years of irreversible and poor decisions had been contributing to its slow decay.
A. myopic B. monumental C. mutable D. moribund E. motley
6. Everything about Clyde Frazier both on and off the basketball court was______ a flashy
dresser, he always stood out wherever he went.
A. egregious B. conspicuous C. covert D. embryonic E. clandestine
7.One of the goals of the Spanish conquistadores was to ______ the Native Americans to the
Catholic faith, because the Spanish believed that natives who converted would have their souls
saved from eternal punishment.
A. proselytize B. hinder C. suppress D. prostrate E. coerce
8. The criminal, having been found guilty, expected to be punished for her crimes, but she did not
expect to be______and was shocked by how severe her sentence actually was.
A. scourged B. exonerated C. reproved D. disciplined E. lauded
9. Abraham Lincoln was famously known for his ______, which explains why he is often
referred to as “Honest Abe.”
A. mendacity B. humility C. veracity D. prevarications E. piety
10.In making the decision on whether to drop the atomic bomb, President Truman attempted to
______ the weapon’s ______ effects, ultimately deciding that ending World War II outweighed
the harmful consequences he imagined.
A. foresee ... benevolent B. presage ... deleterious C. prognosticate ... healthful D.
foreshadow ... innocuous E. refute ... noxious
11. Sociopaths are unable to feel shame for their often heinous misdeeds, and as a result, they
often shock people by their complete indifference to________ and public outrage.
A. pride B. veneration C. admonishment D. approbation E. opprobrium
12. The reality show judge was known for his ______ comments; however, everyone who knew
him recalled that he was never caustic in his personal dealings.
A. sycophantic B. vituperative C. calumniating D. unctuous E. punitive
13.Under the ______ of their mother, the newborn kittens knew they were protected, since any
predator would have to harm their mother before it could get to them.
A. aegis B. negligence C. truancy D. apostasy E. primogeniture
14.In the decade after the revolution, the new government seemed to ______and was never quite
______; this period ultimately led to a second revolution in which the current ruling party took
power. A. careen ... ephemeral B. fortify ... faltering C. waver ... flimsy
D. coagulate ... tenable E. totter ... stable
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15.Despite his ______ upbringing, Vladimir proved quite adept at navigating city life.
A. urbane B. acrid C. bucolic D. cosmopolitan E. harsh
16.Macbeth received what he thought was ______ prediction from three witches, but his
attempts to make the auspicious portents come true tragically failed in the end. A. an ominous B.
a momentous C. a lamentable D. a sinister E. a propitious
17.The clownfish eats organisms that could potentially harm the sea anemone, while the
anemone provides the clownfish with a safe shelter; bothorganisms benefit from this
______relationship. A. docile B. disjointed C. amenable D. symbiotic E. contrary
18.Because the boy had told so many______tales about seeing wolves, none of the villagers
believed him when he actually did see a wolf.
A. fallacious B. verifiable C. scrupulous D. fictitious E. concrete
19.Athens is remembered by historians as a peaceful society known for its philosophers and
scientists, while its neighbor, Sparta, is remembered for its ______ people and focus.
A. chivalrous B. contentious C. controversial D. inflammatory E. martial
20. The storm ______ our efforts to hold a company picnic in the park last weekend, because it
was impossible to stay outdoors in such a ______.
A. destroyed … squalor B. bolstered … torrent C. thwarted … downpour D.
increased … monsoonE. ruined … tragedy
21.The two rich cousins were very similar to each other in their ______ lifestyles: both spent
money freely and ostentatiously displayed the ______ of their homes to their less wealthy
neighbors. A. lavish … opulence B. frugal … misery C. stingy … sumptuousness D. austere
… grandeur E. luxurious … deficiency
22.Tim was such a worthless and lazy contributor to the group that his inclusion in it served as
______, rather than an advantage, to the group’s progress.
A. a hindrance B. a positive C. anonus D. a cancer E. a boon
23.Many critics worry that technological devices are becoming ______ too soon these days; they
contend that humans are becoming too obsessed with progress and that the proliferation of
outdated and outmoded technology underscores this obsession.
A. empowered B. electronic C. obsolete D. updated E. reconfigured
24.Far from being harmful as was thought to be the case, running on bare feet is______ at worst
and beneficial at best. A. innocuous B. detrimental C. profitable D. ambivalent E. injurious
25.Because of the professor’s reputation for being ______, the students in her class were
surprised by her ______ in the first lecture of the semester.
A. garrulous ... bombast B. pithy ... terseness C. succinct ... congeniality D.
loquacious ... brevity E. erudite ... intellect
26. Nearly every ancient culture had a myth involving a trickster character, a ______ individual
who creates devilry either through cunningness or foolishness.
A. mischievous B. venerable C. stoic D. portly E. stern
27. The hall of fame committee was nearly unanimous in ______ the star athlete; only one voter
______and did not support the athlete’s induction.
A. dismissing ... saluted B. praising ... duped C. lauding ... dissented D.
reprimanding ... abstained E. ruing ... refrained
28. The repair shop attempted to______ the damaged automobile but ultimately decided it was
irreparable.
A. sabotage B. sap C. salvage D. retain E. economize
29. Far more than being merely______, the titular character in Herman Melville’s The
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Confidence-Man appears to be downright ______; most contemporary scholars assume he is a
fill-in for the devil. A. villainous ... evil B. restive ... furtive C. decorous ...
misanthropic D. nefarious ... indecent E. moral ... virtuous
30. The author’s first novel had such a______ story that critics quicklydismissed the author as a
______. A. hackneyed ... professional B. suspenseful ... poseur C.
transparent ... scamp D. trite ... hackE. convoluted ... realist
31.Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the
scientific establishment. A. unsupported - approval B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation D. unchallenged - disdain E. unrivalled - reverence
32. The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.
A. trudges B. meanders C. edges D. ambles E. rages
33. Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for
example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.
A. merits B. disadvantages C. rewards D. jargon E. problems
34. ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.
A. garrulous B. equivocal C. taciturn D. arrogant E. gregarious
35. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect
most organisms to ____ them. A. clear - avoid B. meager - evolve C. significant -
eschew D. obvious - possess E. ambivalent - develop
36. The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions.
A. free - fettered B. enfranchised - rejected C. enthralled - tied D. pinioned - limited
E. conventional - encumbered
37. Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that
many marketed spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts. A.devoid of B.teeming
with C.improved by D.destroyed by E.active against
38. If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on ____ , but their
intensity ____ as they travel further from their source.
A. erratically - mitigates B. eternally - alleviates C. forever - increases D. steadily - stabilizes E.
indefinitely - diminishes
39. The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous,
Frazer ____ and boastful.
A. phlegmatic B. choleric C. constrained D. tractable E. stoic
40. The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has been ____ in classrooms
where emphasis on British-American literature has not reflected the cultural ____ of our country.
A. eradicated - unanimity B. encouraged - aspirations C. stifled - diversity D. thwarted -
uniformity E. inculcated - divide
41. The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .
A. stimulating - interesting B. worthwhile - valueless C. esoteric - obscure D. germane –
relevant E. abstruse - incomprehensible
42. In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans;
almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.
A. situation - incongruous B. location - apt C. ambience – salubrious D. durability -
convenient E. majesty - grandiose
43 Even though the two parties appear united in negotiations, ----.
A) the level of trust between them will always remain, at best, tenuous B) they weren’t able
to agree on the subject C) they will eventually reach an agreement D) it is impossible for
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him to succeed E) the president unexpectedly rejected it
44.The moment I saw the sad face of my girl friend, ----.
A) I begin to feel depressed B) I have realized that we will have a discussion about our
relationship C) I had decided to leave the house D) I found out that something was wrong
E) she has gone out to have a walk
45. You had better take your mobile phone with you ----.
A) so that you can lose it B) or I couldn’t have called you C) because I will not be at
home during the whole day D) If you had wanted to go abroad E) in case you may not find
one when you are in need of it
46. ---- when they learned that the chairman would not be able to join the meeting.
A) Hardly had the committee learned the reason of the meeting B) When they realized why
they were all there in that early time of the day C) It wasn’t until they got a phone call about
an urgent meeting the next day D) However professional they tried to be seen
E) They will have already discussed the most important subjects
47. ----, the Grammys are the highest rated.
A) There are many music awards shows in the US B) Although Grammys are considered to be
highly prestigious C) Because there is only one big music awards show in the US
D) Much as people are looking forward to next Grammy awards show E) Of the "big three"
music awards shows
48.Since flu viruses have been shown to be one of the major causes of bronchitis, ----.
A) acute and chronic bronchitis were both thought to be inflammations of the air passages
B) infants, young children, and the elderly are more likely to get the disease C)The American
Lung Association estimates that about 14 million Americans suffer from the disease D) getting a
flu vaccine may also help prevent acute bronchitis E) the fever and most other symptoms, except
the cough, disappear after three to five days
49.---- who hides his powers beneath the persona of Clark Kent, a mild-mannered newspaper
reporter A) Superman was played in the movies most famously by actor Christopher Reeve
B) One of the most beloved characters in comic book history C) Created by writer
Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster for National Comics D) Superman came to Earth as a
baby from the planet Krypton E) Superman is a seemingly immortal, superhuman comic-strip
character created in the late 1930s
50. ----, but the installation of its primary cargo, a European science laboratory, will be delayed
for a day Due to the health problem of an astronaut. A) Space agency officials would not
disclose who was ill or what the problem was B) U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the
International Space Station on Saturday C) NASA rules prevent much disclosure about
astronaut health problems D) Schlegel flew on a shuttle in 1993 and was scheduled to take
part in two of the three spacewalks planned for this mission E) A similar tear occurred on
a shuttle flight in June, and NASA sent out a spacewalking astronaut
51. Guitar Hero is a rhythm-based game ----. A) that it is one of the most favorite games
today B) to whom we are really grateful since we have great time playing it C) but you had to be
very good at playing guitar in order to participate D) you could have played even if you didn’t
have a guitar E) where you have to play a "guitar" in time with many well known tracks
52. ----, the debate over the best plan of attack to solve the problem is far from settled.
A) Much as there are many good sides of using bio fuels B) Because global warming is the
biggest problem of our era C) Though the existence of global warming is indisputable at this
point D) Despite of the fact that the authorities tried best ways to solve the pollution problem E)
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No matter what we have done so far about the problems reflected to us
53.Above all his many talents, Ray Charles had the ability to interpret and sing songs in such a
way ----. A) that he was a man with numerous talents B) as to fill the words from the
depths of his own heart, carrying this emotion to the listener. C) so went on to become one of the
most successful African-American artists of the 20th century D) in fact he was the musician most
responsible for developing soul music E) he put it to good use on early-'60s hits
54. Having received five harpoons, ----. A) the shark was able to get rid of the nets. B)the men
were finally able to catch the whale C) It was virtually impossible for the ant to survive D) which
were made of iron E) the whale couldn’t withstand any longer and submerged into the deep
55. The old woman sitting in front of me asked me ----. A) if I can open the window B) that
I looked like her grand daughter C) what was my name D) to read the address in the paper
as she couldn’t see the letters clearly E) if I recognized him or not
56. When he was threatened ----. A) the owner of the company had informed the police about
it B) the businessman has receded from the auction C) the prosecutor withdrew his charge
D) the young boy was imprisoned E) the landlady took her tenants to court
57. ---- before the plane took off. A) You should eat something B) please don’t forget
to fasten your seat belt C) You never remember to phone me D) I am sure you
haven’t seen the pilot E) I hope you didn’t forget to switch off your mobile phone
58.I had to postpone my trip to Australia last week ----. A) as I have lost my passport B) since the
airline employees are on strike C) due to hospitable weather conditions D) for my wife had a
traffic accident which she was injured in E) if I had known that you lost your mother
59. I almost lost my cafeteria assignment ----. A) when I had insulted my boss B) although
I hated them C) when the supervisor caught me throwing planes made from paper to my
friends D) as I have failed to welcome costumers enthusiastically E) since I am not punctual
60. Students who have missed exams ----. A) although they had studied for them a lot
B) will have to take it again unfortunately C) were allowed to take a comprehensive makeup
D) due to weather conditions had to contact the Registrar's Office within 48 hours E) have to
hand in a document confirming their excuses
61. By the time the doctor came in to examine my daughter, ----.
A) she has been suffering from headache for three hours B) I will try to keep her calm as she
is afraid of dentists C) the nurse has already injected her the vaccine D) her temperature
had risen to 40 centigrade E) I will have to wait outside
62. The earlier one gets the treatment, ----. A) the sooner he recovered from his illness
B) since he or she may be in need of it C) the more effective it is likely to beD) as I forgot
to take the pills my doctor recommended E) he gets rid of his problems
63. The Committee wanted to know ----. A) if there was a detailed study to see the cost of the
project B) that the administrators were not good at dealing with problems C) why did the
costumers start to complain D) when the proposed plan will be executed E) whether the
sales manager is to be dismissed
64. ---- that nobody wanted to purchase it. A) Although most of the costumers were interested
in the painting B) It was such a well designed car C) The necklace at the auction was
so enchanting D) The exam that I took yesterday was very difficult E) The house
was so deteriorated from lack of maintenance
65.---- but it causes to premature aging as well. A) Wearing make up all the time can make
you seem pleasant B) Drinking large amounts of alcohol or taking excessive drugs may take
you to death C) High blood pressure may cause hair loss in some people D)Overexposure to
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the sun while sunbathing not only results in sunburns E) Having aesthetic surgery may at
first sound good
66.The government wanted to know ----. A) that some officials had apparently taken
bribes from arms dealers B) who is leaking their plans to a reporter illegally C) as much as
it could about its people so it could effectively control them D) what can be done to
improve standards in universities E) how and why did farmers adopt new farming techniques
67.Despite the fact that the Constitution guarantees citizens the right to practice the religion of
their choice, ----. A) police often are too slow to save members of religious
minorities who are victims of crimes B) that the government is not good at dealing with
problems C) In some countries, governments have laws or policies to discourage religious
discrimination D) most of the members of ethnic minorities are grateful for it E) the
President had notified all religious groups that they should register or cease all religious activities
68. Although Kate’s report on the effects of electromagnetic radiation was lengthy, the
presentation she held was rather ______ .
A.succinct B.neutral C.banal D.verbose E.lofty
69.The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are______.
A.presence...herbivorous B.absence...vegetarianC.amount...omnivorous
D.color...carnivorous E.flavor...ravenous
70. Due to the ______ of new media technology, many people predict newspapers will soon be
______ A.rise...obsolete B.increase...ubiquitous C.prevalence...commonplace
D.incline...widespread E.death...anachronistic
71. Michelle detested John’s ______ nature; he constantly boasted ______ claims that left no one
fooled. A.ostentatious...pompous B.excitable...various C.bombastic...specious
D.laughable...audacious E.ebullient...predictable
72. A good example of ______ beneficial symbiosis is the clownfish and the sea anemone; the
clownfish receives protection from its enemies and in exchange feeds the anemone by gathering
nutrients and leaving nutritional waste on its tentacles.
A.dually B.collectively C.unilaterally D.mutually E.cooperatively
73. In cool murky environments, the absence of ______ precludes algae from performing
photosynthesis, rendering it unable to produce energy.
A.prey B.light C.oxygen D.food E.air
74. Greta felt ______; she couldn’t decide between watching her favorite movie and taking a
long walk. A.conflicted B.transient C.vulnerable D.decisive E.humbled
75. Although it was not uncommon for members of the upper class to dine with ______, they
usually ______ doing so in the presence of other nobles.
A.serfs...refrained from B.peasants...engaged in C.lords...took part in
D.commoners...neglected E.nobles...abstained from
76. Despite their ______ reputation as pedants and charlatans, the sophists were also known to
be the first group to ______ critical thinking among the masses.
A.trendy...popularize B.ignoble...engender C.lowly...create D.dubious...spread
E.abject...promote
77.Motivation, no matter how ostensibly well-founded, involves an aspect of ______, and the
desire to get ahead.
A.passion B.inspiration C.truth D.selfishness E.candor
78.The laboratory is not only equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instruments ……….
renowned scientists. a) but also with b) but also boasts of c) but also with the service of
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d) but also boasts
79. ………………………… your supporters’ confidence is as effective as this method.
a) No method of winning b) No other method of winning c) No other method for
winning d) No method for winning
80.I did not like his comments on my book but I said nothing as I …… to keep quiet.
a) agreed b) had agreed c) was agreeing d) would agree
81.The report candidly admits that the investor confidence …… considerably.
a) have eroded b) has eroded c) have been eroded d) has been eroded
82.The child kept on crying while it …… a) is bathed b) was being bathed c) was bathed
d) is being bathed
83.As we approached the swamp, … a) frogs could be heard croaking b) we could
hear frogs croaking c) frogs were heard croaking d) we were hearing the frogs croaking
84.Hold the rifle firmly against your shoulder, … a) and then you should take careful aim b) and then
take careful aim c) and then you have to take careful aim d) and then you will have to take careful aim
1. E 1. C 29. A 43. A 57. E 71. A
2. B 2. E 30. D 44. D 58. D 72. D
3. B 3. D 31. D 45. E 59. C 73. C
4. A 4. D 32. E 46. A 60. E 74. A
5. D 5. E 33. D 47. E 61. D 75. A
6. B 6. C 34. C 48. D 62. C 76. D
7. A 7. A 35. D 49. E 63. A 77. D
8. A 8. A 36. A 50. B 64. E 78. B
9. C 9. C 37. B 51. E 65. D 79. B
10. B 10. A 38. E 52. C 66. C 80. B
11. E 11. D 39. B 53. B 67. A 81. B
12. B 12. A 40. C 54. E 68. A 82. B
13. A 13. C 41. E 55. D 69. B 83. B
14. E 14. C 42. A 56. C 70. A 84. B
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1. The small child does whatever his father was done.
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A. has done B. did C. does D. had done E .No correction
required
2. You need not come unless you want to.
A. You don't need to come unless you want to B .You come only when you want to C. You come
unless you don't want to D. You needn't come until you don't want to E. No correction required
3.There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names
only. A. initialsB. signatures C .pictures D. middle names E. No correction required
4. The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.
A. to whom I sell B. to who I sell C. who was sold to
D. to whom I sold E. No correction required
5. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.
A. were shocked at all B. had all shocked a C. had all shocked by D. had
been all shocked one. E. No correction required
6. I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.
A. will speak to itself B. speaks for itself C. has been speaking
D. speaks about itself E. No correction required
7. The population of Tokyo is greater than that of any other town in the world.
A greatest among any other B. greater than all other C .greater than those of any other
D.greater than any other E .No correction required
8. The performance of our players was rather worst than I had expected.
A. bad as I had expected B. worse than I had expected C. worse than expectation
D. worst than was expected E. No correction required
9. Why did you not threw the bag away?
A. did you not throw B. had you not threw C .did you not thrown
D. you did not thrown E. No correction required
10. Shapes of gods and goddess are worshipped by people.
A .Images B. Reflections C. Clay shapes D. Clay toys E. No correction required
11. In addition to enhanced their reputations through strategic use of philanthropy, companies are
sponsoring social initiatives to open new markets. A. of enhancing their reputation
B. to having enhance their reputation C. to enhancing their reputation
D. to have their reputation enhancing E. No correction required
12. The intruder stood quietly for few moments
A. for few time B. for the few moments C .for moments D. for a few moments
E. No correction required
13. The police has so far succeeded in recovering only a part of the stolen property.
A. thus far succeeded for recovery B. so far succeeded in recovery of C .as for as
succeeded in recovery of D. so far succeeded to recover E. No correction required
14. He confidentially asked the crowd if they thought he was right and the crowd shouted that they did.
A. that he did B. that they had C. that he is D. that he didn't E. No correction required
15. Why should the candidates be afraid of English Language is not clear.
A. the candidates should be B. do the candidates be C. should be the candidates
D.are the candidates E. No correction required
16. He found the gold coin as he cleans the floor.
A. as he had cleaned B. while he cleans C. which he is cleaning D. while cleaning E. No
correction required
17. He admired the speed with which he completed the work and appreciating the method adopted by him
A. appreciate the method being adopted B. appreciated the method adopted C. appreciate the
method of adoption D. appreciated the method adopting method E. No correction required
18. Maria unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Rani and left the party hurried.
A. has picked up B. picked on C. picked D .picking up E. No correction required
19. She cooks, washes dishes, does her homework and then relaxing.
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A. relaxing then B. then is relaxing C relaxing is then
D. then relaxes E. No correction required
20. Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated from general awareness, education to novel
situations A. can be facilitated by B .may facilitate through C .can be felicitated with D.
may be felicitated with E .No correction required
21. He never has and ever will take such strong measures.
A. had taken nor will ever take B. had taken and will ever take C. has and never will take
D. had and ever will take E. No correction required
22. Technology must use to feed the forces of change.
A .must be used to feed B. must have been using to feed C. must use having fed
D .must be using to feed E.No correction required
23. Anyone interested in the use of computers can learn much if you have access to a personal computer.
A. they have access B .access can be available C. he or she has access D one of them
have access E. No correction required
24. They are not beware of all the facts
A. are not aware for B.are not aware of C. are not to be aware
D. must not to be aware for E. No correction required
25. We cannot always convey ourselves in simple sentences
A. cannot always convey B. cannot always express C. cannot always express
D.cannot always communicate E. No correction required
26. Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary?
A. Despite their B .Despite of the C. Despite for their D .Despite off their
27. The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the mostly severe punishment.
A .be getting the mostly severely B. get the most severe C. have got the most severely
D. have been getting the severe most E. No correction required
28.For many centuries in Indian History there was no city so famous like the city of Ujjain.
A .as B .such as C. likewise D .so like E .No correction required
29. We don't know how did the thief made an escape.
A .how the thief did make B. how the thief does make C .how the thief made D. how
was the thief made E .No correction required
30. He is a singer of repute, but his yesterday's performance was quite disappointing.
A. performances of yesterday were B. yesterday performance was C. yesterday performance were
D. performances about yesterday were E. No correction required
31. One of the most significant phenomenons of our time has been the development of cinema.
A .phenomenon B. phenomena C. phenomenonna
D. phenomenonns E .No correction required
32. Had you been told me about your problem, I would have helped you.
A. If you would have told B. Had you have told C. had you told D. If you have told
33. It was until many years later that Gandhi became a rebel against authority.
A .It was not until many years B. It was till many years C. It was not many years
D. Until it was many years E. No correction required
34. Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successfully.
A. in rising from B. to raise with C. to rise to D. to rise against E. No correction required
35. If you are thinking about investigation overseas, isn't it makes sense to find an experience guide?
A. it is not making B. doesn't it make C. does it make
D. is it making E. No correction required
36. This is one of the most important inventions of this century.

A. invention of this century B. invention of these century C. invention of centuries
D. invention of the centuries E. No correction required
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37. The orator had been left the auditorium before the audience stood up.
A. had been leaving B. was left C .had left D. would leave E. No correction required
38.He dislikes the word dislike, isn't he?
A. didn't he B. doesn't he C. hasn't he D .does he E. No correction required
39.We must take it granted that Madhu will not come for today's function.
A. take it for granted B. taking it granted C. took it as granted
D. have it granted E. No correction required
40. They continued to work in the field despite of the heavy rains.
A. even though there is heavy rain B. although heavily rains
C. in spite the heavy rains D. even though it rained heavily
41. I am tired as I am working since 7 O'clock in the morning.
a. I was working b. I have been working c. I had been working d. I will be working
42. When it was morning they decided to put at an inn.
a. put out in b. put off at c. put at d. put up at
43. Jeans was not permitted in out college.
a. were b. had c. will d. have
44. He suggested that, we should be bound by a code of conduct, isn't it ?
a. Shouldn't we b. is it c. aren't we d. None of above
45. The furniture in this room are made of teak.
a. have b. had c. is d. None of above
46. Sheela told her teacher to explain the chapter once again.
a. ordered her teacher b. invited her teacher c. asked her teacher d. said to her teacher
47. You should avoid to make such stupid mistakes.
a. avoid to made b. avoid make c. avoid making d. avoid to have
48. If you come across my keys, bring it to me, can you?
a. will you ? b. don't you c. isn't it ? d. No improvement.
49. Due to rain, cricket ground was covered by a carpet.
a. covered along b. covered into c. covered with d. covered upon
50. People are waiting for the train at platform for long.
a. were waiting b. have been waiting c. has waiting d. have waiting
51. They are hell bent at getting what is due to them.
a. hell bent on b. hell bent of c. hell bent afterd. hell bent upon
52. I shall not go until I am invited.
a. unless I am b. till I am c. once I am d. if not I am
53. Mr. Manoj teaches very well, isn't it ?
a. didn't he b.doesn't he c. wasn't he d. if not he
54. The reason why he left the home was because he was feeling hostile there.
a. the home b. the home has c. the home were d. the home was that
55. Leader said, that he is committed to give a job to all the unemployed.
a. to the unemployed b. to each of the unemployed
c. any of the unemployed d.every unemployed
56. Please try to remember when I, you and my wife were talking there.
a. you, I and my wife b. I, my wife and you c. you, my wife and I d.No correction.
57. He was asking my opinion for the film.
a. opinion on b. opinion aboutc. opinion with d. No correction.
58. He sent a word to me that he would be coming late.
a. sent word b. sent few words c. sent words d. sents a word
59. I knew that they were heading into a serious disaster.
a. heading at b. heading for c. heading along d. heading towards
60. If your sister yet at the sports complex.
a. sister till at b. sister continue at c. sister still at d. no correction
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61. A bird in hand is worth two in bush.
a. two at the bush b. two on bush c. two at a bushd. two in the bush
62. There was no cause of anxiety.
a. cause for anxiety b. cause to anxiety c. cause with anxiety d. No correction
63. He is working in the company since 2000.
a. is working with b. is working at c. has been working in d. have been working in
64. She is not only pretty but very charming.
a. very also a charming b. very charming c. but also very charming d. No correction
65. He stopped to work two hours ago.
a. working b. at work c. with work d. to have work
66. The winter has set in and the days are getting colder.
a. set off b. set up c. set with d. set in
67. It is enough fatal to a animal as to a human being.
a. too fatal b. as fatal c. so fatal d. fatal
68. There is nothing more miserable than the unemployment.
a. quite miserable b. very miserable c. as miserable d. No Correction.
69. Netaji was by a far a great man of India.
a. a very great man b. the greatest man c. too great man d. No Correction
70. Hardly had he finished his lunch than the phone rang.
a. when b. while c. then d. since
71. He said, every man should look up the future.
a. look at b. look to c. look in d. No correction
72. She sat the entrance examination last year.
a. sat in b. sat at c. sat for d. No correction
73. I don't believe in what he says.
a. I am not believing b. I will not believe c. I have not believing d.No correction
74. The father could not help but cry at his condition.
a. cry on b. cry for c. crying d. No correction
75. You are requested to take out your shoes before entering.
a. take off b. take on c. put off d. No correction
76. All criminal attitudes must be nipped at the bud.
a. nipped on the bud b. nipped for the bud c. nipped in the bud d. No correction
77. If I had money, I would send to you.
a. had had b. have had c. have d. No correction
78. This car is belonging to me for two years.
a. belongs b. has belongedc. has been belonging d. No correction
79. Neetu friends are waiting for her since morning.
a. have been waiting b. were waiting c. wait d. No correction
80. Karan has been ill for a week when her parents arrived for a visit.
a. have been ill b. might be il c. had been ill d. No correction
81. We have no right to take a claim to the sun.
a. to stake a claim b. to make a claim c. to demand a claim d. No correction
82. She behaved as though she was superior and looked down on the others.
a. she has been b. she had been c. she were d. No correction
83. Netaji was by a far a great man of India.
a. a very great man b. the greatest man c. too great man d. No Correction
84. Hardly had he finished his lunch than the phone rang.
a. when b. while c. then d. since
85. The police are trying to solve this case.
a. is b. have c. has d. No correction
86. He has been caught in a rat race.
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a. for rat race b. rat race c. the cat race d. No correction
87. He requested to change his shoes for mine.
a. with b. to c. against d. No correction
88. I would like that you finish the race on time.
a. you finish the race at time. b. you finished the race on time.
c. you finish the race by time. d. No correction.
89. It is long since since I saw him.
a. is long ago b. is long for c. is long by d. No correction
90. He will be surprised if he will come here.
a. if he would come b. if he shall come c. if he come d. if he came
91. He has done nothing from two days.
a. at b. through c. since d. No correction
92. Rahul is having a lot of coins.
a. has a lot of b. has lot of c. has lots of d. No correction
93. He won by the sweeping majority.
a. the sweeping majority b. a sweeping majority
c. with sweeping majority d. No correction
94. Rachna made a sorry figure in her performance.
a. cut a sad figure b. cut a sorry face c. cut a sorry figure d.No correction
95. As soon as I saw the snake, than I ran away.
a. No sooner did I see b. No sooner I had see c. No sooner I saw d. No correction
96. All of her answers were correct.
a. Her every answers b. All her answers c. Her all answers d. No correction
97. If I had time I will call you.
a. I have b. I has c. I would have d. I would have had
98. More than one person were killed there.
a. was b. are c. have been d. No correction
99. All woman doctors are on leave today.
a. women doctor b. womans doctors c. women doctors d. No correction
100. He is used to hard working.
a. work hard b. hard work c. work hardly d. No correction
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. E
6. E 7. E 8. B 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. E 14. E 15. A
16. D 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. A
21. A 22. A 23. C 24. B 25. C
26. A 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. E
31. B 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B
36. E 37. C 38. B 39. A 40. C
41. B 42. D 43. A 44. A 45. C
46. C 47. C 48. A 49. C 50. B
51. D 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. B
56. C 57. B 58. A 59. B 60. B
61. D 62. A 63. C 64. C 65. A
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66. D 67. B 68. D 69. B 70. A
71. B 72. C 73. D 74. D 75. A
76. C 77. D 78. B 79. A 80. C
81. A 82. C 83. B 84. A 85. D
86. C 87. A 88. B 89. D 90. C
91. C 92. A 93. B 94. C 95. A
96. B 97. C 98. A 99. C 100. B
SYNONYMS:
1.CORPULENT
A.LeanB. Gaunt C. Emaciated D. Obese
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2. BRIEF
A. Limited B. Small C. Little D.Short
3.EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate B. Balance C. RemunerateD. Clear
4.VENT
A. Opening B. Stodge C. End D. Past tense of go
5. AUGUST
A. Common B. Ridiculous C. Dignified D. Petty
6.CANNY
A.Obstinate B. Handsome C. Clever D. Stout
7. ALERT
A. Energetic B. Observant C. Intelligent D. Watchful
8.WARRIOR
A. Soldier B. Sailor C. Pirate D. Spy
9. DISTANT
A. Far B. Removed C. Reserved D. Separate
10.ADVERSITY
A. Failure B. Helplessness C. Misfortune D. Crisis
11.FAKE
A. Original B. Imitation C. Trustworthy D. Loyal
12.INDICT
A. Condemn B. Reprimand C. Accuse D. Allege
13. STRINGENT
A. Dry B. Strained C. Rigorous D. Shrill
14.LAMENT
A. Complain B. Comment C. Condone D.Console
15.HESITATED
A. Stopped B. Paused C. Slowed D. Postponed
16. RESCUE
A. Command B. Help C. Defence D. Safety
17.ATTEMPT
A. Serve B. Explore C. Try D. Explain
18. FORAY
A. Maraud B. Contest C. Ranger D. Intuition
19.RECKLESS
A. Courageous B. Rash C. Bold D. Daring
20. CONSEQUENCES
A. Results B. Conclusions C. Difficulties D. Applications
21.IMPROVEMENT
A. Advancement B. Betterment C. Promotion D. Preference
22.INEBRIATE
A. Dreamy B. Stupefied C. Unsteady D. Drunken
23. STERILE
A.Barren B. Arid C. Childless D. Dry
24.ABJECT
A. Challenge B. Miserable C. Deny D. Disobey
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25.MOVING
A.Taking B.Toying C. Shifting D. Turning
26.IRONIC
A. Inflexible B. Bitter C. Good-natured D. Disguisedly sarcastic
27.TIMID
A.Fast B.Slow C.Medium D.Shy
28.EXTRICATE
A.Pull B.Free C.Tie D.Complicate
29.NEUTRAL
A. Unbiased B. Non-aligned C. Undecided D. Indifferent
30.SHALLOW
A. Artificial B.Superficial C. Foolish D.Worthless
31.DIVERSION
A. Amusement B. Distortion C. Deviation D.Bylane
32.INSOLVENT
A. Poor B. Bankrupt C. Penniless D. Broke
33.INEXPLICABLE
A.Confusing B.Unaccountable C.Chaotic D.Unconnected
34. FEEBLE
A. Weak B.Vain C. Arrogant D. Sick
35.TRANSIENT
A. Transparent B.Fleeting C.Feeble D.Fanciful
36.BARE
A. Uncovered B. Tolerate C. Clear D. Neat
37.REPEAL
A.Sanction B.Perpetuate C.Pass D.Cancel
38.SALACITY
A. Bliss B. Depression C. Indecency D. Recession
39.ECSTATIC
A. Animated B. Bewildered C. Enraptured D. Illful
40.ADMONISH
A. Punish B. Curse C. Dismiss D. Reprimand
41. DILIGENT
A.Progressive B. Brilliant C. Inventive D. Hard-working
42.PIOUS
A. Pure B. Pretentious C. Clean D. Devout
43.BROWSE
A. Heal B. Deceive C. Examine D. Strike
44.INFREQUENT
A. Never B. Usual C. Rare D. Sometimes
45.RESTRAINT
A.Hindrance B. Repression C. Obstacle D. Restriction
46. DEIFY
A.Flatter B. Challenge C. Worship D. Face
47.HARBINGER
A. Messenger B. Steward C. Forerunner D. Pilot
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48.VENUE
A. Place B. Agenda C. Time D.Duration
49.MELD
A. To soothe B.Merge C.Purchase D. Glisten
50.LYNCH
A. Hang B. Madden C. Kill D. Shoot
51. TORTURE
A. Torment B. Chastisement C. Harassment D. Terror
52.ABUNDANT
A.Ripe B. Cheap C. Plenty D. Absent
53.ENTIRE
A. Part B. Quarter C. Whole D. Half
54.DESTITUTION
A.Humility B. Moderation C. Poverty D. Beggary
55.WRETCHED
A. Poor B. Foolish C. Insane D. Strained
56.INTIMIDATE
A. To hint B. Frighten C. Bluff D. Harass
57.CANTANKEROUS
A. Quarrelsome B. Rash C. Disrespectful D. Noisy
58.RANT
A. Praise inordinately B. Formalise C. To preach noisily D. Treat with screen
59. ZANY
A. Clown B. Pet C. Thief D. Magician
60.TACITURNITY
A. Dumbness B. Changeablemess C. Hesitation D. Reserve
61.MASSACRE
A. Murder B. Stab C. Assassinate D. Slaughter
62.KEN
A. Ignorance B. Witness C. Trial D. Knowledge
63.STRINGENT
A. Tense B. Stringly C. Strict D. Causing to Shrink
64.INSOMNIA
A. Lethargy B. Sleeplessness C. Drunkenness D. Unconsciousness
65.LAUD
A. Lord B. Eulogy C. Praise D. Extolled
66.REPERCUSSION
A. Clever reply B. Recollection C. Remuneration D. Reaction
67.IMPROMPTU
A.Offhand B. Unimportant C. Unreal D. Effective
68.FRUGALITY
A.Foolishness B. Extremity C.Enthusiasm D. Economy
69.CORRESPONDENCE
A. Agreements B. Contracts C. Documents D.Letters
70.ASCEND
A. Leap B. Grow C.Deviate D. Mount
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71.FURORE
A. Excitement B. Worry C. Flux D. Anteroom
72.SYNOPSIS
A. Index B. Mixture C.Summary D.Puzzles
73.TURN UP
A.Land up B. Show up C. Crop up D. Come up
74.VIGOUR
A. Strength B.Boldness C. Warmth D. Enthusism
75.GARNISH
A.Paint B.Garner C. Adorn D. Abuse
76.MENDACIOUS
A. Full of Confidence B. False C. Encouraging D. Provocative
77.MASTERLY
A. Crafty B. Skilful C. Meaningful D.Cruel
78.TEPID
A.Hot B.Warm C. Cold D. Boiling
79.VORACIOUS
A. Wild B. Greedy C. Angry D. Quick
80.UNITE
A.Unfold B. Unchain C. Combine D. Unhinge
81.COMBAT
A.Conflict B. Quarrel C. Feud D. Fight
82.REFECTORY
A.Restaurant B. Parlour C. Living Room D. Dining Room
83.Calumniate ?
[A] To accuse falsely [B] To accuse truthfully [C] To denounce [D] To ditch
84.Commence ?
[A] To End [B] To Begin [C] Nearing Finish [D] To Run
85.Conjecture ?
[A] Grave [B] Outward [C] To Guess [D] To Claim
86.Contradict ?
[A] Predict [B] To Support [C] External [D] To oppose by words
87.Detest ?
[A] Love [B] To hate intensely [C] Neglect [D] To support
88.Deteriorate?
[A] Appreciate[B] Recover [C] To make worse [D] Strengthen
89.Emancipate ?
[A] To set on fire [B] Bondage [C] Neglect [D] To set free from restraint
or bondage
90.Admonish ?
[A] To warn [B] To cajole [C] Encourage [D] Abdicate
91.Manipulate ?
[A] Display [B] Gloomy [C] To handle or manage [D] To mortgage
92.Impede ?
[A] Obstruct or hinder[B] Recover [C] To let free [D] To detect
93.SAGE?
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[A] Wise man [B] Era [C] Tropical tree [D] Fool
94.ADMONISH?
[A] Polish [B] Distribute [C] Escape [D] Caution
95.FIGMENT?
[A] Ornamental openwork [B] Perfume [C] Invention` [D] Undeveloped
96.GLIB?
[A] Dull [B] Fluent [C] Thin [D] Sharp
97.GAUCHE?
[A] Clumsy [B] Impudent [C] Stupid [D] Foreign
98.REDUNDANT?
[A] Necessary [B] Diminishing [C] Plentiful [D] Superfluous
99.ANALOGY?
[A] Similarity [B] Distinction [C] Transposition [D] Variety
100.FACETIOUS?
[A] Obscene [B] Complimentary [C] Shrewd [D] Witty
101.STEALTHY?
[A] Disobedient [B] Sly [C] Slender [D] Vulgar
102.DAUNTLESS?
[A] Lazy [B] Modest [C] Poor [D] Bold
103.ARGON?
[A] Unintelligible speech[B] Exaggeration[C] Kind of gait D] Word game
104.PONDEROUS?
[A] Conceited [B] Heavy [C] Shameless [D] Abundant
105.AMNESTY?
[A] Loss of memory [B] Indistinctness [C] Ill will [D] Genral pardon
106.DELETE?
[A] Injure [B] Erase [C] Delay [D] Reveal
107.FOSTERING :
A.Safeguarding` B.Neglecting C.Ignoring D.Nurturing
108.PROPEL:
A.Drive B.Jettison C.Burst D.Acclimatize
109.MASSIVE:
A.Lump sum B.Strong C.Little D.Huge
110.DEFER :
A.Indifferent B.Defy C.Differ D.Postpone
111.Calumniate ?
[A] To accuse falsely [B] To accuse truthfully[C] To denounce [D] To ditch
112.Commence ?
[A] To End [B] To Begin [C] Nearing Finish [D] To Run
113.Conjecture ?
[A] Grave [B] Outward [C] To Guess [D] To Claim
114.Contradict ?
[A] Predict [B] To Support [C] External [D] To oppose by words
115.Detest ?
[A] Love [B] To hate intensely [C] Neglect [D] To support
116.Deteriorate?
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[A] Appreciate[B] Recover [C] To make worse [D] Strengthen
117. Emancipate ?
[A] To set on fire [B] Bondage [C] Neglect [D] To set free from restraint
or bondage
118.Admonish ?
[A] To warn [B] To cajole [C] Encourage [D] Abdicate
119.Manipulate ?
[A] Display [B] Gloomy [C] To handle or manage [D] To
mortgage
120.Impede ?
[A] Obstruct or hinder[B] Recover [C] To let free [D] To detect
121. SAGE?
[A] Wise man [B] Era [C] Tropical tree [D] Fool
122.ADMONISH?
[A] Polish [B] Distribute [C] Escape [D] Caution
123.BESET?
[A] Plead [B] Deny [C] Perplex [D] Deprive
124.FIGMENT?
[A] Ornamental openwork [B] Perfume [C] Invention [D] Undeveloped
125.GLIB?
[A] Dull [B] Fluent [C] Thin [D] Sharp
126.COALESCE?
[A] Associate [B] Conspire [C] Combine [D] Cover
127.REDUNDANT?
[A] Necessary [B] Diminishing [C] Plentiful [D] Superfluous
128.ATROPHY?
[A] Wither [B] Grow [C] Soften [D] Spread
129.COMPREHEND?
[A] Agree [B] Reprieve [C] Settle [D] Understand
130.ARDENT?
[A] Eager [B] Youthful [C] Silvery [D] Difficult
131.EPITAPH?
[A] Witty saying [B] Seat beside a wall [C] Satirical poem [D] Inscription on a tomb
132.BEFIT?
[A] Assist [B] Stretch [C] Suit [D] Effect
133. HABITAT?
[A] Routine [B] Dwelling place [C] Carriage [D] Article of clothing
134.REVERBERATE?
[A] Uncover [B] Regain [C] Blame [D] Resound
135.SUFFICE?
[A] Endure [B] Be adeqaute [C] Annex [D] Eat up
136.PERTINENT?
[A] Convincing [B] Foolproof [C] Applicable[D] Careful
137.PRECEDENCE?
[A] Procession[B] Priority [C] Formality [D] Hesitation
138.TEMPESTUOUS?
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[A] Violent [B] Heated [C] Short-lived [D] Outrageous
139.REMUNERATION?
[A] Understanding [B] Protest [C] Finality [D] Compensation
140.PERSONABLE?
[A] Self-centered [B] Initimate [C] Attractive [D] Sensitive
141.RESILIENCE?
[A] Submission [B] Determination [C] Elasticity [D] Recovery
142.ANALOGY?
[A] Similarity B] Distinction [C] Transposition [D] Variety
143.FACETIOUS?
[A] Obscene [B] Complimentary [C] Shrewd [D] Witty
144.MALEDICTION?
[A] Curse [B] Tactless remark [C] Epitaph [D] Grammatical error
145.EXPLICIT?
[A] Violent [B] Lengthy [C] Incomplete [D] Definite
146.DAUNTLESS?
[A] Lazy [B] Modest [C] Poor [D] Bold
147.PONDEROUS?
[A] Conceited [B] Heavy [C] Shameless [D] Abundant
148.Adage?
[A] Proverb [B] Youth [C] Supplement [D] Hardness
149.Ensue?
[A] Compel [B] Plead [C] Remain [D] Follow
150.Zenith?
[A] Lowest Point [B] Middle [C] Compass [D] Summit
150.Hypothetical?
[A] Magical [B] Theoretical [C] Visual [D] Two-faced
151.Superficial?
[A] Shallow [B] Aged [C] Unusually fine [D] Proud
152. Filch?
[A] Hide [B] Steal [C] Swindle [D] Covet
153.Urbane?
[A] Well-dressed [B] Friendly [C] Polished [D] Prominent
154.Decant?
[A] Bisect [B] Pour off [C] Speak widly [D] Bequeath
155.Antithesis?
[A] Contract [B] Examination [C] Conclusion [D] Opposite
156. Opulent?
[A] Poor [B] Begger [C] Rich [D] None of These
157.Infatuate
[A] Illusion [B] Manipulate [C] Decamp [D] none of these
158.Cache
[A] Memory [B] Hidden place [C] Shelter [D] none of these
159.Impromptu?
[A] Offhand [B] Rehearsed [C] Laughable [D] Deceptive
160.Chivalrous?
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[A] Crude [B] Foreign [C] Military [D] Handsome
161.Havoc?
[A] Festival [B] Sea battle [C] Disease [D] Ruin
162. Entice?
[A] Inform [B] Attract [C] Observe [D] Disobey
163.Acclaim?
[A] Discharge [B] Divide [C] Excel [D] Applaud
164.Affable?
[A] Monotonous [B] Sociable [C] Affected [D] Selfish
165.Nebulous?
[A] Subdued [B] Cloudy [C] Eternal [D] Careless
166.Stereotyped?
[A] Lacking originality[B] Illuminating [C] Free from disease [D] Pictorial
167.Stupefy?
[A] Lie [B] Make dull [C] Talk nonsense [D] Overread
168.REBATE?
[A] Gift [B] Interest [C] Commission [D] Discount
169.Labour?
[A] Happiness [B] Capacity [C] Toi l[D] Ability
170.Notorious[A] Well known for some bad quality[B] Generous[C] Gentleman[D] idealistic
171.Glib ?
[A] Fluent [B] Stammer [C] Tragic
172.Unconscionable ?
[A] Without pangs of conscience [B] Disrespectful [C] Over smart [D]
Guilty
173.Psychopathic
[A] mentally or emotionally diseased[B] short sightedness[C] Cardiac arrest[D] Muscular
disorder
174.Chronic ?
[A] Lasting a long time [B] Octionaly [C] Recently [D] After death
175. Ponder
A. Increase B. Anticipate C. Evaluate D. Think
176. Wary
A. Tired B. Distorted C. Vigilant D. Sad
177.Tenacity
A. ingratitude B. tendency C. perseverance D. splendour
178. Admonish
A. Reprimand B. Dismiss C. Curse D. Punish
179.Ecstatic
A. Animated B. Bewildered C. Enraptured D. Illful
180.Repeal
A. Sanction B. Perpetuate C. Pass D. Cancel
181. Nimble
A. Clear B. Quickening C. Lively D. Unrhythmic
182. Fatal
A. Deadly B. Serious C. Dangerous D. Grievous
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183.Diligent
A. hard working B. Inventive C. Brilliant D. Progressive
184. Tepid
A. gaseous B. freezing C. luckewarm D. boiling
185.Abscene
A. Displeasing B. Condemnable C. Objectionable D. Indecent
186. Erudite
A. Settle B. AcademicC. Expand D. Execute
187.Animate
A. Kill B. Dead C. Energise D. Calm
188.Captivate
A. Repel B. Fascinate C. Dangerous D. Subjugate
189. Revoke
A. Repudiate B. Repeal C. Annul D. Force
190. FASTIDIOUS
A. Dormant B. Delicious C. Fussy D. Faint
191.GERMINATE
A. Decay B. Breed C. Produce D. Sprout
192.EFFICACY
A. Solemnity B. Efficiency C. Ruthlessness D. Delicacy
193.TERSE
A. Headless B. Diffuse C. Scarce D. Concise
194.NAIVE
A. Subtle B. Spotless C. Smart D. Artless
195.GARNISH
A. Abuse B. Adorn C. Garner D. Paint
196. FRUGALITY
A. Economy B. Enthusiasm C. ExtremityD. Foolishness
197.CANDID
A. Bright B. Frank C. Explicit D. Apparent
198.INSOLVENT
A. Broke B. Penniless C Bankrupt D. Poor
199. INEXPLICABLE
A. Confusing B. Unaccountable C. Chaotic D. Unconnected
200. STERILE
A. Dry B. Childless C. Arid D. Barren
201. RECKLESS
A. Daring B. Bold C. Rash D. Courageous
202. INDICT
A. Allege B. Accuse C. Reprimand D. Condemn
203. CANNY
A. Stout B. Clever C. Handsome D. Obstinate
204. LUDICROUS
A. Dismal B. Simple C. Clear D. Absurd
205. DRIFT
A. Live peacefully B. Move cautiously C. Move aimlessly D. Move gently
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206.Indelible
1. Enforce 2. Revolt 3. Track 4. Permanent
207.Kindred
1. related 2. cliff 3. enemy 4. liberal
208.Jargon
1. Complex 2. Fate 3. Simple 4. Decisive
209.Gyrate
1. decayed 2. explain 3. spin 4. float
210.Frugal
1. invention 2. to whisper 3. economical 4. explore
211.Fecund
1. immature 2. entangle 3. hostile 4. fertile
212.Impediment
1. supplement 2. obstacle 3. to insult 4. Peace
213.Fostering
1. Nurturing 2. Safeguaring 3. Neglecting 4. Ignoring
214.Gall
1. necessary 2. irritate 3. blessed 4. sullen
215.Hematology
1. study of nervous system 2. study of blood 3. study of birds 4. study of humans
216.Elicit
1. compose 2. search 3. symbol 4. evoke
217.Effusive
1. impartial 2. decorate 3. lifeless 4. confused
218.Decry
1. unlucky 2. trouble 3. praise 4. criticize
219.allow
1. deadly 2. inexperienced 3. hard 4. monument
220.Benign
1. amplify 2. harmless 3. superb 4. muster
221.Fatuous
1. balanced 2. restless 3. clever 4. foolish
222.Lesion
1. screen 2. gift 3. wound 4. ravine
223.Desultory
1. rejoin 2. thoughtful 3. wide spread 4. discontinuous
224.Ameliorate
1. keen 2. precious 3. frequent 4. to improve
225.Bland
1. gently soothing 2. sublime 3. delight 4. harmony
226.Carrion
1. dead body 2. investigate 3. march 4. penetrate
1.d 2.d 3.a 4.a 5.c
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6.c 7.d 8.a 9.a 10.c
11.b 12.c 13.c 14.a 15.b
16.b 17.c 18.a 19.b 20.a
21.b 22.d 23.a 24.b 25.c
26.d 27.d 28.b 29.a 30.b
31.c 32.b 33.b 34.a 35.b
36.a 37.d 38.c 39.c` 40.d
41.d 42.d 43.c 44.c 45.d
46.c 47.c 48.a 49.b 50.a
51.a 52.c 53.c 54.c 55.a
56.b 57.a 58.c 59.a 60.d
61.d 62.d 63.a 64.b 65.c
66.d 67.a 68.d 69.d 70.d
71.a 72.c 73.b 74.a 75.c
76.b 77.b 78.b 79.b 80.c
81.d 82.d 83.a 84.b 85.c
86.d 87.b 88.c 89.d 90.a
91.c 92.a 93.a 94.d 95.c
96.a 97.a 98.d 99.a 100.d
101.b 102.d 103.a 104.b 105.d
106.b 107.d 108.a 109.d 110.a
111.a 112.b 113.c 114.d 115.b
116.c 117.d 118.a 119.c 120.a
121.a 122.d 123.c 124.c 125.a
126.c 127.d 128.a 129.d 130.a
131.d 132.c 133.b 134.d 135.a
136.c 137.b 138.a 139.d 140.c
141.c 142.a 143.d 144.a 145.d
146.d 147.b 148.a 149.d 150.d
151.a 152.b 153.c 154.b 155.d
156.c 157.b 158.a 159.a 160.c
161.d 162.b 163.d 164.b 165.c
166.a 167.a 168.d 169.c 170.a
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171.a 172.a 173.a 174.a 175.d
176.c 177.c 178.a 179.c 180.d
181.b 182.a 183.a 184.c 185.d
186.b 187.c 188.b 189.b 190.c
191.d 192.b 193.d 194.d 195.b
196.d 197.b 198.c 199.b 200.d
201.c 202.b 203.b 204.d 205.c
206.4 207.1 208.3 209.3 210.3
211.4 212.2 213.1 214.2 215.2
216.4 217.4 218.4 219.2 220.2
221.4 222.3 223.4 224.4 225.1
226.1
ANTONYMS:
1. Abstain A.) Withhold B.) Continue C.) Starve D.) Refrain
2. Awry A.) Crooked B.) Turned C.) Badly D.) On course
3. Vanity A.) Arrogance B.) Display C.)Humility D.) Pretension
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4. Durability A.) Longevity B.) Weakness C.) Persistence D.) Stamina
5. Retaliate A.) Depart B.) Settle C.) Recompense D.) Get
6. Vigilant A.) Careless B.) Aware C.) wary D.) Looking for
7. Obtrusive A.) Noticeable B.) Meddling C.) Busy D.) Modest
8. Jest A.) banter B.) work C.) gag D.) crack
9. Lament A.) Relieve B.) Deplore C.) Regret D.) Hurt
10. Oblivious A.) Unfamiliar B.) Blind C.) Attentive D.) Abstracted
11. Obscure A.) Common B.) Ambiguous C.) Vague D.) Dim
12. Thrust A.) Upshot B.) Burden C.) Pull D.) Core
13. Zenith A.) Apex B.) Start C.) Elevation D.) Climax
14. Weary A.) Energetic B.) Exhausted C.) Drained D.) Overworked
15. Wend A.) Alter B.) Go C.) Remain D.) Shift
16. Wither A.) Decay B.) Develop C.) Dry D.) Wine
17. Yearn A.) hunger B.) ache C.) Long D.) Hate
18. Harmony A.) Cooperation B.) Peace C.) Accord D.) Disagreement
19. Hasten A.) Accelerate B.) Urge C.)Check D.) Advance
20. Judicious A.) Careless B.) Cautious C.) Skillful D.) Rational
21. Ravage A.) Overrun B.) Demolish C.) Capture D.) Construct
22. Hilarious A.) Amusing B.) Serious C.) Lively D.) Priceless
23. Vigorous A.) Dynamic B.) Potent C.) Delicate D.) Brisk
24. Inundated A.) Deluge B.) Engulf C.) Swamp D.) Underwhelm
25. Enthrall A.) Disgust B.) Bewitch C.) Fascinate D.) Hypnotize
26. Breach A.) Rupture B.) Closure C.) Break D.) Rift
27. Savory A.) Pungent B.) Sweet C.) Fragrant D.) Sour
28. Dwindle A.) Abate B.) Fade C.) Expand D.) Decrease
29. Aspire A.) Dislike B.) Strive C.) Desire D.) Long
30. Nurture A.) Care B.) Discipline C.) Education D.) Ignorance
31. Fabricate A.) Compose B.) Form C.) Destroy D.) Mix
32. Cognizant A.) Alive B.) Indifferent C.) Judicious D.) Informed
33. Inculcate A.) Learn B.) Instill C.) Drill D.) Impart
34. Juncture A.) Choice B.) Condition C.)Advantage D.) Instant
35. Mitigate A.) Reduce B.) Soften C.) Aggravate D.) Ease
36. Perish A.) Vanish B.) Appear C.) Pass away D.) Corrupt
37. Quest A.) Adventure B.) Inquiry C.) Probe D.) Retreat
38. Voracious A.) Full B.) Avid C.) Empty D.) Grasping
39. Tedious A.) Boring B.) Endless C.) Dry D.) Easy
40. Ubiquitous A.) Everywhere B.) Pervasive C.) Rare D.) Universal
41. Austere A.) Flexible B.) Rigid C.) Exacting D.)Formal
42. Gloat A.) Rejoice B.) Crow C.) Be sad D.) Glory
43. Blither A.) Carefree B.) Depressed C.) Jovial D.) Lighthearted
44. Repress A.) Crush B.) Check C.) Inhibit D.) Aid
45. Dissipate A.) Use up B.) Blow C.) Build D.) Lavish
46. Solace A.) Disharmony B.) Pity C.) Consolation D.) Relief
47. Potent A.) Dynamic B.) Useful C.) Stiff D.) Inactive
48. Translucent A.) Blocked B.) Luminous C.) See through D.) Crystal
49. CulminateA.) Conclude B.) Wind up C.) Commence D.) End
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50. Intact A.) Flawless B.) Broken C.) Complete D.) Sound
51. AGONY A. meet time constraints B. aim better resource sharing
C. aim better system utilization D. aim low system overhead
52. CANDID A.Bluff B. Devious C. Equal D. Blunt
53. AMENDING A. Alter B. Ameliorate C. Better D. Debase
54. AMENABLE A. Uncooperative B. Persuadable C. Biddable D. Docile
55. AMENITY A. Advantage B. Comfort C. Enrichment D. Abomination
56. ENTANGLE A.Untwist B. Twist C. Hook D. Impede
57. BELLYACHE A. Fuss B. Groan C. Appreciate D. Whine
58. GRUNT A. Complain B. Croak C. Find fault D. Applaud
59. SQUEAK A. Cheep B. Creak C. Silence D. Cry
60. FRUGALITY A. Avarice B. Wastefulness C. Avariciousness D. Carefulness
61. SHIRKED A. Meet B. Bypass C. Cheat D. Creep
62. FACILE A. Ready B. Profound C. Simple D. Shallow
63. LIBERAL A. Wanting B. Aplenty C. Bounteous D. Bountiful
64. CAPRICIOUS A. Approximate B. Capricious C. Rational D. Discretionary
65. MERCY A. Affection B. Amity C. Malevolence D. Lenity
66. EXTORTION A. Wholesomeness B. Stealing C. Fraud D. Rapacity
67. BRISK A. Agile B. Bustling C. Sluggish D. Nimble
68. STIGMA A. Blame B. Blot C. Taint D. Credit
69. RETREAT A.Ebb B. Arrival C. Evacuation D. Flight
70. DREADFUL A. Pleasant B. Atrocious C. Awful D. Beastly
71. AFFLUENCE A. Abundance B. Dearth C. Fortune D. Luxury
72. BELITTLE A. Blister B. Exaggerate C. Underestimate D. Write off
73. DEFORM A. Contort B. Blemish C. Batter D. Beautify
74. HUMILITY A. UnpretentiousB. Unobtrusiveness C. Timorousness D. Arrogance
75. ELATED A. Upset B. Peppy C. Snappy D. Zestful
76. SPURIOUS A. Bogus B. Authentic C. Forged D. Simulated
77. SMUG A. Jubliant B. Unhappy C. Self-satisfied D. Pompous
78. NEPOTISM A. Discrimination B. Inclination C. Fairness D.Unfairness
79. PLACATE A. Agitate B. Appease C. Cheer D. Pacify
80. FASTIDIOUS A. Critical B. Choosy C. Uncouth D. Picky
81. GARRULOUS A. Frank B. Reticent C. Talkative D. Loquacious
82. FORTUITOUS A. Soft spokenB. Unlucky C. Lucky D. Harworking
83. AMIABLE A. Crabby B. Affable C. Amicable D. Cheerful
84. MITIGATE A. Abate B. Intensify C. Calm D. Compose
85. FACETIOUS A. Solemn B. Dizzy C. Niggling D. Amusing
86. PERNICIOUS A. Lethal B. Malign C. Nefarious D. Innocuous
87. RECKLESS A. Careless B. Cautious C. Hasty D. Kooky
88. BENEVOLENT A.Benign B. Caring C. Humane D. Selfish
89. COGENT A. Ineffective B. Valid C. Convictive D. Significant
90. DEFILED A. Dishonored B. Dirty C. Sanctified D. Ravished
91. PACIFY A. Allay B. Incite C. Con D. Cool
92. IMPERIOUS A. Servile B. Arrogant C. Obligatory D. Tyrannous
93. STOICAL A. Allof B. Cool C. Stolid D. Upset
94. PROFLIGATE A.Abandoned B. Corrupt C. Moral D. Immoral
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95. SUCCUMBED A. Accede B. Conquer C. Defer D. Croak
96. GRUMPY A. Crabby B. Pettish C. Pleasant D. Surly
97. SPORADIC A. Constant B. Exiguous C. Infrequent D. Trifling
98. TERSE A.Incisive B. Lengthy C. Abrupt D. Compact
99. DOLEFUL A.Lamentable B. Pitiful C. Dismal D. Glad
100. MAMMOTH A. Huge B. Tiny C. Prodigious D. Titanic
101. FLAGITIOUS A. Innocent B. Vapid C. Ignorant D. Frivolous
102. BELITTLE A. Criticize B. Flatter C. Exaggerate D. Adore
103. STARTLED A. Amused B. Relaxed C. Endless D. Astonished
104. BUSY A. Occupied B. Engrossed C. Relaxed D. Engaged
105. FRESH A. Faulty B. Sluggish C. Disgraceful D. Stale
106. EXPANDA. Convert B. Condense C. Congest D. Conclude
107. MORTAL A. Divine B. Immortal C. Spiritual D. Eternal
108. QUIESCENT A. Active B. Dormant C. Weak D. Unconcerned
109. OBEYING A. Ordering B. Following C. Refusing D. Contradicting
110. FRAUDULENT A. Candid B. Direct C. Forthright D. Genuine
111. CULPABLE A. Defendable B. Blameless C. Careless D. Irresponsible
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A
6. A 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. B 17. D 18. D 19. C 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A
26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D
31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. C
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. C
46. A 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B
51. B 52. B 53. D 54. A 55. D
56. A 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. B
61. A 62. B 63. A 64. C 65. C
66. A 67. C 68. D 69. B 70. A
71. B 72. B 73. D 74. A 75. A
76. B 77. B 78. C 79. A 80. C
81. B 82. B 83. A 84. B 85. A
86. D 87. B 88. D 89. A 90. C
91. B 92. A 93. D 94. C 95. B
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96. C 97. A 98. B 99. D 100.B
101.A 102.C 103.B 104.C 105.D
106.B 107.B 108.A 109.A 110.D
111.B
SPELL CHECK:
1.A.Abbreviate B.Abreviate C.Abrrviate D.Abbreviat
2.A.Aceelerate B.Acelerate C.Accelerate D.Acellrate
3.A.Accesary B.Acessarry C.Acessary D.Accessary
4.A.Accoomodate B.Accommodate C.Accomodate D.Acommodate
5.A.Accountancy B.Acountancy C.Acoountancy D.Acounttancy
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6A.Acquainttance B.Acqquaintance C.Accquaintance D.Acquaintance
7.A.Admittance B.Admitance C.Addmitance D.Admitannce
8.A.Aeroddrome B.Aerodrome C.Arodrome D.Aerodromee
9.A.Aesthettics B.Aesthtics C.Asthetics D.Aesthetics
10.A.Affectionatte B.Affecttionate C.Afectionate D.Affectionate
11.A.Archiology B.Archaeology C.Archeaology D.Archealogy
12.A.Assassenation B.Assassination C.Assasination D.Asassination
13.A.Autonomouse B.Autonomous C.Autonomes D.Autonomus
14.A.Admissible B.Admisible C.Admissiblle D.Addmissible
15.A.Adoliscence B.Adolesence C.Adolscence D.Adolescence
16.A.Agravtion B.Agraavation C.Aggravation D.Agravation
17.A.Aligiance B.Allegiance C.Alegiance D.Aligeance
18.A.Ammalgamation B.Amalgamation C.Amallgamation D.Amalgamattion
19.A.Anihelation B.Annihillation C.Annihilation D.Anihilation
20.A.Auspicioous B.Auspicious C.Aauspicious D.Auspecious
21.A.Barbarien B.Barberien C.Barberian D.Barbarian
22.A.Battallion B.Bettalion C.Battalion D.Battalean
23.A.Bibliography B.Bebliography C.Bebeography D.Bibeographe
24.A.Brethren B.Brrethren C.Brethran D.Brathren
25.A.Bibliophilae B.Bibliophile C.Bebliophile D.Bibleophile
26.A.Campaegn B.Cammpaign C.Caampaign D.Campaign
27.A.Cannibale B.Cannible C.Cannibal D.Cannebal
28.A.Cassettee B.Cassette C.Cassatte D.Cassete
29.A.Caterpillar B.Catrepillar C.Caterpilar D.Catirpillar
30.A.Cavalrie B.Cavalry C.Cavelry D.Cavalre
31.A.Centigrede B.Centegrade C.Centigrate D.Centigrade
32.A.Idelism B.Idealism C.Idaelism D.Idealesm
33.A.Ignorence B.Ignnorance C.Ignorancce D.Ignorance
34.A.Influenza B.Influanza C.Inflluenza D.Influenga
35.A.Ignouminious B.Ignomenious C.Ignominious D.Ignomineous
36.A.Immediately B.Imediately C.Immediatly D.Immedeately
37.A.Incessaently B.Incissantly C.Incesantly D.Incessantly
38.A.Incipiente B.Incipient C.Incipiant D.Incepient
39.A.Inconvenience B.Inconveneence C.Incanvenience D.Inconvinience
40.A.Inequitous B.Iniquitoes C.Iniquitous D.Iniquetous
41.A.Isachromatic B.Isochreomatic C.Isochrometic D.Isochromatic
42.A.Adulation B.Adlation C.Aduletion D.Addulation
43.A.Adulterate B.Adeldurate C.Adulterat D.Adultarate
44.A.Adventitious B.Adventitous C.Adventitus D.Adventituous
45.A.Adverseity B.Advercety C.Adversity D.Advercity
46.A.Affedevit B.Afidevit C.Affidevit D.Affidavit
47.A.Agglomeration B.Aglomeration C.Agglomaration D.Aglomaration
48.A.Agrandize B.Aggrandize C.Aggranndice D.Aggradise
49.A.Aberant B.Abbarant C.Aberrant D.Abberant
50.A.Abeyense B.Abayance C.Abeyence D.Abeyance
51.A.Abstemius B.Abstemaus C.Abstemious D.Abstemous
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52.A.Cacophone B.Cacophoney C.Cacophoni D.Cacophony
53.A.Capricious B.Cappricious C.Caprisious D.Carisuous
54.A.Centrefuge B.Centrifuse C.Centifuse D.Centrifuge
55.A.Chauvinist B.Chaubinist C.Chauviniste D.Chaubenist
56.A.Compendioum B.Compendium C.Compandium D.Commppendium
57.A.Connillatory B.Concilletry C.ConciliatoryD.Concilletry
58.A.Deference B.Defferance C.Defference D.Defference
59.A.Delineate B.Deleneat C.Dileneate D.Deleneate
60.A.Deppricate B.Dapricate C.Depricate D.Deprecate
61.A.Desiccate B.Desicate C.Descicate D.Deccicate
62.A.Dicotomy B.Dicotemy C.Dichotomy D.Dechotomy
63.A.Embelis B.Embelesh C.Embellish D.Embelish
64.A.livelihood B.livelyhood C.livlihood D.livelyhud
65.A.foyere B.foayer C.foyer D.fouyer
66.A.lassivious B.lacivoius C.lascivious D.lasivious
67.A.enemyty B.enemity C.enmity D.enmety
68.A.irelevant B.irrelavent C.irelevent D.irrelevant
69.A.Benificial B.Beneficil C.Beneficial D.Benifical
70.A.Apprehension B.Apprehension C.Apprihension D.Aprihension
71.A.Affactionately B.Affectionately C.Afectionately D.Affectionnality
72.A.Averisious B.Avericious C.Avaricious D.Avarisious
15. A 13. B 25. B 37. D 49. C 61. A
16. C 14. A 26. D 38. B 50. D 62. C
17. D 15. D 27. C 39. A 51. C 63. C
18. B 16. C 28. B 40. C 52. D 64. A
19. A 17. B 29. A 41. D 53. A 65. C
20. D 18. B 30. B 42. A 54. D 66. C
21. A 19. C 31. D 43. A 55. A 67. C
22. B 20. B 32. B 44. A 56. B 68. D
23. D 21. D 33. D 45. C 57. C 69. C
24. D 22. C 34. A 46. D 58. A 70. B
25. B 23. A 35. C 47. A 59. A 71. B
26. B 24. A 36. A 48. B 60. D 72. C
CLOZE TEST:
1.Today most businessmen are very worried. To begin with, they are not used to competition.In
the past they sold whatever ...(1)... produced at whatever prices they chose. But ...(2)...
increasing competition, customers began to ...(3)... and choose. Imports suddenly became ...(4)...
available and that too at cheaper ...(5)...
1) Find the word that best fits in the gap (1)
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a) it b) he c) they d) we
a) with b) by c) after d) from
a) buy b) take c) pick d) want
a) hardly b) easily c) frequently d) conveniently
a) costs b) returns c) dividend d) prices
2.As a rule of thumb, a manned mission costs from fifty to a hundred times more than a
comparable unmanned mission. Thus, for scientific exploration alone, ...(1)... missions,
employing machine intelligence, are ...(2)... However, there may well be ...(3)... other than
scientific for exploring ...(4)... social, economic, political, cultural or ...(5)...
a) manned b) unmanned c) space d) lunar
a) liked b) wanted c) used d) preferred
a) reasons b) causes c) clues d) objects
a) moon b) sun c) space d) mission
a) casual b) historic c) historical d) histrionic
3.The principal advantage in having a clear cut objective of business is that it does not derail; the
enterprise does not stray ...(1)... the direct route that it has set for ...(2)... Enterprises with well
defined objectives can conveniently undertake ...(3)... and follow long range development
policies. Recognition of objectives ...(4)... the temptation to compromise long range ...(5)... for
short term gains and improves coordination in work and consistency in policy.
a) from b) on c) along d) towards
a) others b) industry c) itself d) government
a) production b) research c) audit d) appraisal
a) invites b) defers c) shifts d) removes
a) objectives b) loses c) interests d) profits
4.Let children learn to judge their own work. A child ...(1)... to talk does not learn ...(2)... being
corrected all the time ...(3)... corrected too much, he will ...(4)... talking. He notices a thousand
times a day the difference between the ...(5)... he uses and the language those around him use
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a) endeavouring b) learning c) experimenting d) experiencing
a) in b) on c) by d) to
a) unless b) being c) until d) if
a) stop b) halt c) avoid d) shun
a) speech b) language c) talk d) skill
5.His talk used to be full of wit and humours. He liked reading.He was a ...(1)... reader and
would pore over books ...(2)... a wide range of interest as ...(3)... he got them. He had ...(4)... a
standing order to two bookshops ...(5)... city.
a) voracious b) fervent c) anxious d) enthusiastic
a) covering b) barring c) including d) containing
a) firmly b) quickly c) soon d) urgently
a) offered b) proclaimed c) intimated d) given
a) at b) in c) within d) inside
6.Watermelons ...(1)... to India by the 4th century AD. Sushruta, the great Indian physician ...
(2)... wrote Sushruta Samhita mentions that watermelons were grown ...(3)... the banks of the
river Indus ...(4)... are also mentioned in ancient books. Sushruta calls it as Kalinda or Kalinga
(hence Kalingad in Marathi). It was ...(5)... to China in the 10th or 11th century and ...(6)... it is
grown throughput the tropics. Wild watermelons are ...(7)... compared to cultivated ones; some
of which weigh up to 25 kg. The heaviest fruit weighing 118 kg was produced at Hope,
Arkansas, USA the state to which President Clinton ...(8)...
a) came b) go c) arrived d) grew e) grow
a) did b) when c) certainly d) who e) whom
a) above b) outside c) from d) ahead e) along
a) It b) They c) Some d) That e) Those
a) took b) gave c) taken d) take e) taking
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a) also b) though c) now d) tomorrow e) soon
a) heavier b) taller c) thinner d) smaller e) shorter
a) rules b) belongs c) grew d) elects e) elected
7.The North-East India is Asia in miniature, a place ...(1)... the brown and yellow races ...(2)...
and mingle. There are at least 262 ...(3)... ethnic groups and the region is home to more than 150
million people, if one includes Bangladesh. Take ...(4)... example the state of Manipur, which ...
(5)... Burma, with a population of 1.8 million people. It is home to about 30 separate linguistic
and ethnic groups including the Taraos, ...(6)... number less than 400 individuals ...(7)... the ages
and the mountains, the people of this winding trail ...(8)... an anthropological and sociological ...
(9)... to South East Asia, where the roots of many ...(10)...
a) when b) although c) where d) to e) if
a) meetb) desert c) form d) find e) went
a) identical b) closed c) corresponding d) homogeneous e) separate
a) from b) for c) again d) besides e) to
a) holds b) stretches c) rules d) borders e) side
a) who b) though c) amidst d) hence e) which
a) Bringing b) Demanding c) Beginning d) Allowing e) Startling
a) construct b) form c) broke d) settled e) found
a) problem b) anathema c) bridge d) window e) series
a) opportunities b) sadly c) since d) still e) disease
8.Each species has its special place or habitat. An ...(1)... bird-watcher can look at ...(2)... forest,
meadow, lake, swamp or field and ...(3)... almost exactly what birds he ...(4)... find there ...(5)...
birds are found all over the world; others ...(6)... themselves to certain areas. Still ...(7)... migrate
from one country to another in ...(8)... in search of warmth and ...(9)... and then return in
spring, ...(10)... the season is more favorable.
a) expert b) experienced c) advanced d) active
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a) the b) some c) a d) certain
a) predict b) suggest c) prophecy d) calculate
a) should b) must c) might d) will
a) more b) some c) most d) all
a) keep b) entrust c) confine d) involve
a) some b) others c) few d) all
a) winter b) summer c) spring d) autumn
a) seeds b) crops c) fruit d) food
a) while b) until c) after d) when
9.Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...
(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that
female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are
very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structualist theory argues that men and women do
not receive the same treatment in workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out
the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialisation theory contends that men and women
experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)...
explanations apart, today business appears to be undergoing feminisation of leadership.
a) exercise b) undertake c) authorise d) empower e) tolerate
a) affect b) succeed c) compete d) progress e) dominate
a) traditional b) charismatic c) masculine d) benevolent e) authoritarian
a) out-live b) out-cast c) out-work d) out-stand e) out-do
a) employees b) subordinates c) managers d) counterparts e) superiors
a) minimal b) distinct c) unique d) similar e) constant
a) employment b) culture c) gender d) class e) category
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a) variations b) discriminations c) resemblances d) distortions e) equalities
a) needy b) desperate c) preliminary d) trivial e) central
a) contradictory b) corresponding c) discriminating d) analogical e) identical
10.Recent discoveries ...(1)... that Indians of early days ...(2)... to have been ...(3)... civilised ...
(4)... many ways. They had massive public buildings and comfortable dwelling houses ...(5)...
mostly of brick. They had ...(6)... arrangements ...(7)... good sanitation, and an elaborate drainage
system. They knew how to write ...(8)... their language, which has not yet been ...(9)... was not
alphabetic but syllabic ...(10)... the Sumerian language.
a) shown b) derived c) investigated d) seen e) reflected
a) intend b) decided c) behave d) proved e) appear
a) intermittently b) highly c) positively d) rarely e) consistently
a) on b) under c) through d) in e) to
a) designed b) formulated c) built d) construct e) building
a) less b) ignored c) made d) started e) not
a) in spite b) against c) by d) from e) for
a) but b) because c) while d) since e) perhaps
a) written b) deciphered c) formed d) talked e) used
a) across b) closely c) before d) like e) similarly
11. Today most businessmen are very worried. To begin with, they are not used to competition.In
the past they sold whatever ...(1)... produced at whatever prices they chose. But ...(2)...
increasing competition, customers began to ...(3)... and choose. Imports suddenly became ...(4)...
available and that too at cheaper ...(5)...
1. Find the word that best fits in the gap (1)
A. it B. he C. they D. we
A. with B. by C. after D. from
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A. buy B. take C. pick D. want
A. hardly B. easily C. frequently D. conveniently
A. costs B. returns C. dividend D. prices
12. Many of us believe that science is something modern ...(1)... the truth is that ...(2)... has been
using science for ...(3)... very long time. However, it has ...(4)... a greater effect on human lives
in the last 25 ...(5)... 30 years than in the hundreds of years ...(6)... the invention of the plough.
The ...(7)... gifts of science have modern life ...(8)... and comfortable. But science has ...(9)... the
same time created new problems. one of these which may become ...(10)... in the years to come,
is ...(11)... of "jet-lag". With the coming of modern jets. flying at more than 900 km/hr, the
world ...(12)... very small indeed. Today if you ...(13)... New Delhi at 4.00 in the morning, you ...
(14)... eat an early breakfast in the sky ...(15)... kabul, and be in London by about 1.00pm.
A. if B. though C. unless
A. men B. people C. man
A. the B. a C. that
A. has B. have C. had
A. and B. or C. either
A. from B. for C. since
A. marvellous B. costly C. inexpensive
A. dull B. exciting C. aimless
A. at B. in C. within
A. bad B. worse C. good
A. those B. this C. that
A. can become B. became C. has become
A. leave B. will leave C. would leave
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14.Find the word that best fits in the gap (14)
A. will B. can C. must
A. at B. on C. over
1.1.c 1.2.a 1.3.c 1.4.b 1.5.d

2.1.b 2.2.d 2.3.a 2.4.c 2.5.c
3.1.a 3.2.c 3.3.a 3.4.d 3.5.a
4.1.b 4.2.c 4.3.d 4.4.c 4.5.b
5.1.a 5.2.a 5.3.c 5.4.d 5.5.b
6.1.a 6.2.d 6.3.e 6.4.b 6.5.c
6.6.c 6.7.d 6.8.b
7.1.c 7.2.a 7.3.d 7.4.b 7.5.d
7.6.a 7.7.d 7.8.b 7.9.b 7.10.e
8.1.a 8.2.c 8.3.d 8.4.b 8.5.b
8.6.c 8.7.a 8.8.a 8.9.d 8.10.d
9.1.b 9.2.b 9.3.c 9.4.e 9.5.d
9.6.d 9.7.c 9.8.b 9.9.e 9.10.a
10.1.a 10.2.e 10.3.b 10.4.d 10.5.c
10.6.c 10.7.e 10.8.a 10.9.b 10.10.d
11.1.c 11.2.a 11.3.c 11.4.b 11.5.d
12.1.b 12.2.c 12.3.b 12.4.c 12.5.b
12.6.c 12.7.a 12.8.b 12.9.a 12.10.c
12.11.c 12.12.c 12.13.a 12.14.b 12.15.c
JUMBLED SENTENCES:
1).1.1971 war changed the political geography of the subcontinent
2.Despite the significance of the event. There has been no serious book about the conflict
3.Surrender at Dacca aims to fill this gap
4.It also profoundly altered the geo-strategic situation in South-East Asia
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A.1324 B.3142 C.2143 D.1423
2.1). Nonetheless, Tocqueville was only one of the first of a long line of thinkers to worry
whether such rough equality could survive in the face of a growing factory system that
threatened to create divisions between industrial workers and a new business elite.
2)."The government of democracy brings the nation of political rights to the level of the
humblest citizens. He wrote ," Just as the dissemination of wealth brings the notion of property
within the reach of all the members of the community".
3). Tocqueville was far too shrewd an observer to be uncritical about the US, but his verdict was
fundamentally positive.
4). No visitor to the US left a more enduring record of his travels and observations than the
French writer and political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville, whose ‘Democracy in America’, first
published in 1835, remains one of the most trenchant and insightful analyses of American social
and political practises.
A.4132 B.2134 C.4321 D.4213
3.1). The potential exchanges between the officials of IBBF and the Maharashtra Body-Building
Association has all the trappings of a drama we are accustomed to.
2). In the case of sports persons, there is room for some sympathy, but the apathy of the
administrators, which has even led to sanctions from international bodies, is unpardonable.
3). A case in the point is the hefty penalty of US $10,000 slapped on the Indian Body-Building
Federation for not fulfilling its commitment for holding the Asian Championships in Mumbai in
October.
4). It is a matter of deep regret and concern that the sports administrators often cause more harm
to the image of the country than sportsmen and sportswomen do through their dismal
performances.
A.3124 B.4231 C.4123 D.3421
Q4.1). Over the years, I have had the opportunities to observe and understand the thought
processes behind the ads that have been flooding both the print and the TV media.
2). Although there is a huge shift in the quality of ads that we come across on a daily basis--
thanks essentially to improvement in technology--I somehow can't help but feel that the quality
of communication of the message has become diluted.
3). Proportionally, the number of ads that lack in quality, have gone up exponentially as well!!
4). There is an increasing attempt by most companies to be seen as cool and funky.
5). Another reason could be the burgeoning number of companies, which means an exponential
increase in the number of ads that are being made.
A.43125 B.43512 C.12453 D.21435
Q5.1). His political career came to an abrupt end with China's military operation.
2). He attracted as as repelled.
3). He was responsible for the debacle.
4). A man of paradoxes, Menon remained an enigma.
A.4312 B.1342 C.4213 D.4132
Q6.1). Thus begins the search for relief: painkillers, ice, yoga, herbs, even surgery
2). Most computer users develop disorders because they ignore warnings like tingling fingers, a
numb hand or a sore shoulder
3). They keep pointing and dragging until tendons chafe and scar tissue forms, along with bad
habits that are almost impossible to change
4). But cures are elusive , because repetitive stree injuries present a bag of ills that often defy
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easy diagnosis.
A.2413 B.2143 C.2314 D.1234
Q7.1). Let us take a look at the manner in which the traditional bank adds value to the customer.
2). The ability to retain deposits, in itself, is not enough to ensure long-term survival and growth.
3). The ability to deploy invested funds into productive economic activity at a higher rate of
return, hence contributing to the prosperity of both the economy and the institution, is the other
loop in the banking cycle.
4). Further, as only a small portion of the actual deposit base is retained with the bank in a liquid
form, the very survival of the bank lies in building enough trust with its clientele so as to prevent
the occurrence of a sizeable chunk of simultaneous customer withdrawal (a run on the bank).
5). The bank's basic job is risk absorption- it takes money, which has a lot of attached risk, and
provides the customer an assured rate of return.
A.31425 B.51234 C.24153 D.15423
Q8.1). What came out was very large garland made out of currency notes.
2). The unsuspecting governor opened the box in full view of the gathering
3). When the RBI governor came to inaugurate the new printing press, the local unit of the BJP
handed him a gift wrapped box
4). There was a twist – the notes were all as tattered as notes could get
A.4132 B.3124 C.3214 D.4312
Q9. 1). Otherwise the Congress would not have opposed PSU disinvestment today.
2). It is clear that there is not consensus on economic reform.
3). Nor would allies of ruling NDA opposes privatisation.
4). All this would stop India from becoming the next superpower.
A.2134 B.1243 C.1234 D.2314
Q10.
1). I suggested that Ford should buy up a company called NCP, which owned most of the car
parks in the city centres throughout the UK.
2). We were discussing competing in the European market.
3). If NCP became a Ford company, a notice could be placed at the entrance to all city centres car
parks indicating that only Ford cars could use them
4). At one time I was giving a seminar for the British marketing department of Ford, the biggest
Ford operation outside of Detroit.
A.2134 B.4213 C.2431 D.2314
Q11.1). By the time he got to Linjeflug four years later, he had learned many lessons, in fact, he
began his second stint as top dog by calling the entire company together in a hanger and asking
for help, a far cry from his barking out commands just 48 months back.
2). At SAS, he arrived at a time crisis.
3). This book is chock-a-block full of intrusive stories and practical advice, describing Carton’s
activities at Vingresor (where he assumed his first presidency at age 32), Linjeflug, and SAS in
particular.
4). He began at Vingresor as an order giver, not a listener – neither to his people nor to his
customers and made every mistake in the book.
A.2143 B.2134 C.3214 D.3412
Q12.1). They argue that it is this, which has led to the bankruptcy in many states.
2). Here was a commission whose members worked very hard, did exemplary research and
homework, before coming up with a list of recommendations that balanced economic efficiency
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with safety nets for disadvantaged labour.
3). It reminds us of the political shenanigans during the implementation of the Fifth pay
Commission.
4). How many times have you heard experts, politicians and the finance minister refer to the
implementation of the pay hikes following the commission's report as the singular cause for the
increase in government expenditure?
5). Barring P. Chidambram, who was then the finance minister, every single political party and
politician opposed the implementation of the recommendations and are directly responsible for
the current fiscal crises in the Centre and the states.
A.42513 B.34125 C.25143 D.45213
Q13.1). arrived here on Sunday by an early morning flight.
2). Dubai-based Win Gautam who is the
3). accused in the Rs 50 crore Before guns kickback case.
4). He is scheduled to appear in the trial court By Wednesday.
A.2134 B.2314 C.1432 D.1342
Q14.
1). the main difference is that efficiency is a ration and effectiveness is not.
2). But they reach efficiency in a different way than American businesses.
3). The Japanese are very efficient and such concepts as "just in time" are a witness to their
efficiency.
4). They reach efficiency through the route of effectiveness.
A.3241 B.1432 C.3142 D.3412
Q15.
1). The general impressions that skilled negotiators seem to convey is they are people who keep
their cards close to their chest and do not reveal their feelings.
2). Hence, they used a surrogate method- they countered the number of times that the negotiators
talked about their feelings or motives.
3). This contrasts sharply with the amount of information given about external events such as
facts, clarifications and general expressions of opinion.
4). The results showed that contrary to the general impressions, skilled negotiators are more
likely to give information about internal events than are average negotiators.
5). Feelings are in themselves not observable and Huthwaite's researchers could not measure
them directly.
A.15243 B.15432 C.12543 D.12534
Q16.
1). To get a head start, early the next morning the farmer started covering ground quickly
because he wanted to get as much land as he could.
2). Late in the afternoon he realized the condition he had to fulfil to get the land was to get back
to the starting point by sundown.
3). Even though he was tired, he kept going all afternoon because he did not want to miss this
once in a lifetime opportunity to gain more wealth.
4). There is a story about a wealthy who was once offered all the land he could walk on in a day,
provided he come back by sundown to the point where he started.
A.4312 B.3124 C.4132 D.4123
Q17.
1). Sony has been valued at around Rs 800 crore.
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2). IBM is a leading consultancy firm.
3). This valuation has been done by IBM.
4). They have relied on the excess value approach.
A.4123 B.2143 C.1234 D.1324
Q18.
1). Even as Indians leftists think Bill Clinton is coming to take over India, Indian companies are
preparing to take over American ones on a gargantuan scale.
2). Now Infosys and Wipro propose of Rs 54,000 crore each.
3). To put this in perspective, recall that when Chandan sold his Parle brands to Coca-Cola
amidst much swadeshi wringing of hands, he got a repoted Rs 200 crore.
4). Infosys and Wipro, our two most glamorous infotech companies, both want automatic
permission from FIPB to take over foreign companies worth - hold your breath - $ 15 billion
each.
A.2341 B.1432 C.1342 D.2413
Q19.
1). Mr D Gautam's personality sets him apart the rest.
2). Nothing is too small for his attention
3). He has a fanatical devotion to detail.
4). This is what makes him a different guy.
A.1324 B.1234 C.2341 D.2134
Q20.
1). In his first inaugural address he concluded with an eloquent plea; "Ask not what your country
can do for you--- ask what you can do for your country."
2). John F. Kennedy, Democratic victor in the election of 1960, was at 43, the youngest man ever
to win the presidency.
3). On television, in a series of debates with opponent Richard Nixon, he appeared able,
articulate and energetic.
4). In the campaign, he spoke of moving aggressively into the new decade, for 'the New Frontier
is here whether we seek it or not'.
A.4123 B.2341 C.3124 D.2134
21.S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most
important person in the room.
P: For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.
Q: On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.
R: While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.
S: As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.
S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.
The Proper sequence should be:
A. RSQP B. PQRS C. SQPR D. QSRP
22. S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.
P: Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force
is considerable.
Q: It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
R: Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.
S: This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.
S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this
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force of attraction gravity.
A.PRQS B.PRSQ C.QSRP D.QSPR
23. S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.
P: As a result there horrendous congestion.
Q: It was going to be the first in South Asia.
R: They run down the centre of the road
S: To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.
S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.
A.PRSQ B.PSQR C.SQRP D.RPSQ
24. S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.
P: Then a chance Customer would come.
Q: Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's
R: Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.
S: He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.
S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.
A.SRQP B.QSPR C.SQRP D.QPSR
25. S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.
P: The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.
Q: A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.
R: The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.
S: The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with
animals.
S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.
A.PQRS B.PQSR C.QPSR D.QPRS
26. S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.
P: Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q: The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
R: Everyone now knew there was fire on board.
S: Flames broke out here and there.
S6: Most people bore the shock bravely.
A.SRQP B.QPSR C.RSPQ D.QSRP
27.S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.
P: I really gave it up.
Q: And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason
than of being self-reliant.
R: When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S: But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
S6: poor girl!.
A.PSRQ B.SPQR C.QPRS D.RSPQ
28. S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
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P: However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.
Q: As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.
R: For the atmosphere becomes thinner.
S: As a result there is less friction.
S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.
A.QPRS B.QSPR C.PQRS D.PQSR
29. S1: A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny
morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P: Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q: She wheeled away the pram.
R: A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S: Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon
appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.
A.SRPQ B.RQPS C.SPQR D.PQSR
30. S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.
P: The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q: The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R: They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.
S: Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.
A.RQPS B.QPRS C.RSQP D.SPQR
31. S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, no buses.
R: These small islands are near one another.
S: It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
S6: This is because Venice has no streets.
A.PQRS B.PRQS C.SRPQ D.PQSR
32.S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.
P: Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.
Q: But they spoke of it in tones of horror.
R: Nobody had actually seen the hound.
S: This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.
S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.
A.SPQR B.SPRQ C.PSRQ D.PQRS
33.S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.
P: One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room.
Q: One plate was for himself and other was for his cat.
R: she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into her master plate.
S: He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate.
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S6: In this way the cat showed her gratitude to her master.
A.QSPR B.PSRQ C.QRSP D.RPQS
34. S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders.
P: They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
Q: Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.
R: Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
S: They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies, moths and spring tails.
S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
A.SQPR B.SPRQ C.SQRP D.SRQP
35. S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.
P: Later film makers have followed his lead.
Q: Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.
R: This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S: Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.
S6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.
A.PSRQ B.RSQP C.RSPQ D.SQRP
36. S1: Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north
and Yugoslavia to the south.
P: Here a great deal of grain is grown.
Q: In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.
R: Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river
Danube flows.
S: In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.
S6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.
A.QRSP B.RPSQ C.PRSQ D.RQSP
37. S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of
years.
P: Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.
Q: Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.
R: First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.
S: But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the
geologist area of investigation.
S6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate,
temperature and topography.
A.RQSP B.SQRP C.PSQR D.QRPS
38. S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy
fez.
Q: soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R: But this one wouldn't budge.
S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.
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S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and
he wants your order"
A.SQRP B.SQPR C.QSRP D.QSPR
39.S1: And then Gandhi came.
P: Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their
exploitation.
Q: He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that
upset many things.
R: He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.
S: He didn't descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.
S6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.
A. QSRP B. SRQP C. RSQP D. PRSQ
40.S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment.
P: It is by no means a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one.
Q: His imagination, his reason, his emotional subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for
him not to accept the environment but to change.
R: And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his
environment is a different kind of evolution.
S: Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim around us he is in the only
one who is not locked in to his environment.
S6: That brilliant sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of
man.
A. QPRS B.SRQP C.QRSP D. SQRP
41.S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task.
P: That may not be possible always.
Q: It is wise to look it up immediately.
R: Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at the first opportunity.
S: Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged.
S6: soon you will realize that this is an exciting task.
A. PQRS B. SPQR C. QRPS D. SQPR
42.S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.
P: All these three aspects constitute the nature of man.
Q: It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.
R: More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.
S: Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.
S6: A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human.
A. PSRQ B. RSPQ C. QPSR D. PSQR
43.S1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little.
P: Most people wanted it shut and I wanted it open.
Q: As usual, I got angry about the window.
R: The quarrel left me completely upset.
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S: There were too many people too much huge luggage all around.
S6: It was shut all night, as usual
A.RSQP B. SQPR C. SQRP D. RSPQ
44.S1: In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems.
P: During the World War II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the
sinking of the Bismarck.
Q: He returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer.
R: In 1939, he married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury.
S: At first his novels were not accepted.
S6: But the Lord of the files which came out in 1954 was welcomed as "a most absorbing and
instructive tale".
A. RPQS B.RPSQ C. SRPQ D. SQPR
45.S1: The future beckons to us.
P: In fact we have hard work ahead.
Q: Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?
R: We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.
S: It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.
S6: There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.
A. PSRQ B. QPSR C. QSRP D. SRPQ
46.S1: Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis.
P: Cost benefit yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities.
Q: The current state of affairs cannot be allowed to continue for long.
R: Universities cannot be equated with commercial enterprises.
S: Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured.
S6: The Government should realise this before it is too late.
A. QRPS B. QSPR C. QRSP D. QPRS
47.S1: While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous.
P: Nor is it a gift bestowed by providence on only a few.
Q: One should also learn how to think calmly and clearly.
R: It is like the ability to play golf.
S: It is not as difficult as most men imagine.
S6: Any man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so.
A.SQPR B. QSPR C. QRSP D.RSQP
48.S1: A ceiling on urban property.
P: No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants.
Q: And mass circulation papers
R: Would mean that
S: No press magnate could own printing presses.
S6: since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.
A.QSRP B. RPSQ C. SRPQ D. QPSR
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49.S1: The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.
P: One of these is undue absorption in the past.
Q: One's thought must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something
to be done.
R: Psychologically, there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age.
S: It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about
friend who are dead.
S6: This is not always easy one's own past is gradually increasing weight.
A. QSRP B. RPQS C. RPSQ D. QPRS
50.S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.
P: They also fear that I will flip them all away.
Q: But children wonder why I flap them so.
R: I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
S: But I know what I am doing.
S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?
A. SRQP B. QPSR C. QPRS D. PSRQ
51.S1: Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl.
P: He went to the fisherman and asked him for her asked him for her hand in marriage.
Q: The King was extremely sad and returned to his palace.
R: He fell in love with the fisher girl.
S: The fisherman agreed to it condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the
throne of Hastinapur.
S6: Devavrata, the King's son, asked him the reason of his sadness.
A. PQRS B. RPSQ C.QSPR D. PSQR
52.S1: Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity.
P: It is not merely going through the ritual prescribed to us.
Q: It is not a question of ceremonial piety.
R: Unless that kind of transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man.
S: It is the remarking of your own self, the transformation of your nature.
S6: A man of that character is free from fear, free from hatred.
A.SPRQ B. QPSR C. PSRQ D. SPQR
53.S1: We speak today of self-determination in politics.
P: So long as one is conscious of a restraint, it is possible to resist it or to near it as a
necessary evil and to keep free in spirit.
Q: Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is
accepted as good.
R: There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture to
another.
S: Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people.
S6: Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from
the very start.
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A. SPRQ B. RSQP C. SPQR D. RSPQ
54.S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.
P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.
Q: All its efforts to come up is failed.
R: One day it suddenly slipped in to water.
S: A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.
S6: She was touched.
A. RQSP. b.QRPS C. SRPQ D. PQRS
55.S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone.
P: A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings.
Q: It rains an abundance of music for over a fortnight.
R: Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere with voluminous advertisements.
S: At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of only those artists seasoned by
careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees.
S6: Many a hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm.
A. RQPS B. QRPS C. RQSP D. QRSP
56.S1: There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill
in hospital at Putney.
P: 'No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least.
Q: Hardy, who was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress.
R: It was 1729.
S: The best he could do, as he got to the beside was "I say Ramanujan, I thought the number
of taxi I came down in was a very dull number"
S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two different ways as the sum of two
cubes.
A. PRSQ B. QSRP C. QSPR D. SQRP
57.S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way
of greetings when he meets someone he knows.
Q: A man of another country will not to do so.
R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.
S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
S6: In any case, we should not mock at others habits.
A.RPQS B. RPSQ C. PRQS D. QPRS
58.S1: Throughout history man has used energy from the sun.
P: Today, when we burn wood or use electric current we are drawing an energy.
Q: However we now have a new supply of energy.
R: All our ordinary life depends on sun.
S: This has come from the sun.
S6: This energy comes from inside atoms.
A. SQPR B. RQPS C. QSRP D. PSRQ
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59.S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building.
P: They are only wind-vanes.
Q: Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be.
R: They are designed to point to direction from which the wind is coming.
S: Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of air, the weather-vane tells us the
direction of wind.
S6: The weather-vane can, however give us some indication of other.
A.PQRS B. PSRQ C. PRSQ D. SPQR
60.S1: But how does a new word get into the dictionary?
P : When a new dictionary is being edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged
citation slips for a particular word.
Q: The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip.
R: The moment new word is coined, it usually enter the spoken language.
S: The word then passes from the realm of hearing to the realm of writing.
S6: He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and carefully writes a definition.
A.PQRS B. PRSQ C. RQPS D. RSQP
61.S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to
become more aware of things around us.
P: Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason.
Q: In this, man differs from all other animals.
R: Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to
think what the results of our action are likely to do.
S: This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of his experience
before he does it.
S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or
the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us.
A.QRSP B.SPQR C.SPRQ D. QPSR
62.S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast.
P: Under Nehru's advice, the pre-Independent congress set up National Planning
Commission in 1938.
Q: But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of
Russia was not possible under the democratic set up of India.
R: He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans transformed a very backward country
into a top power of the world.
S: No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole
people.
S6: Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission.
A. PSQR B. SRQP C. QPRS D. RQSP
63.S1: Duryodhana was a wicked prince.
P: one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree from which Duryodhana was stealing
fruits.
Q: He did not like that Pandavas should be loved and respected by the people of Hastinapur
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R: Duryodhana specially hated Bhima.
S: Among the Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinary strong and powerful
S6: This enraged Duryodhana so much that he began to think of removing Bhima from his
way.
A.PSQR B.QPRS C. QSPR D. PSRQ
64.S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov 1889.
P: Nehru meet Mahatma Gandhi in February 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Haroow.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August 1947.
S: He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.
S6: He died on 27 May 1964.
A. QRPS B. QSPR C. RPQS D. SQRP
65.S1: It was a dark moonless night.
P: He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.
Q: He heard them on the floor.
R: The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.
S: Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.
S6: They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.
A.RPQS B.RQSP C. RSPQ D. RPSQ
66.S1: I had halted on the road.
P: As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.
Q: It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.
R: I knew that his 'must' was already passing off.
S: The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.
S6: I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.
A.SPQR B. PQSR C. RQPS D. SRPQ
67.S1: There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P: They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.
Q: It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.
R: The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without
the least danger to their health.
S: The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but
they are too delicate for the English climate
S6: Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.
A.PQRS B. QRPS C. QSPR D.RPSQ
68.S1: A man can be physically confined within stone walls.
P: But his mind and spirit will still be free.
Q: Thus his freedom of action may be restricted.
R: His hopes and aspiration still remain with him.
S: Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically.
S6: No tyranny can intimidate a lover of liberty.
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A. PQRS B. SRQP C. QPRS D.QPSR
69.S1: Once upon atime there lived three young men in a certain town of Hindustan.
P: All the people of the neighbourhood were mortally afraid of them.
Q: They were so powerful that they could catch growing lions and tear them to pieces.
R: Someone told them that they would become immortal if they killed Death.
S: The young men believed themselves to be very good friends.
S6: All of them set out in search of their foe called Death.
A. QPRS B. SQPR C. RSQP D. SRPQ
70.S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.
P: Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process making them a viable alternative to
metals.
Q: Polymers are essentially a long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.
R: Today polymers as strong as metals have been developed.
S: These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars.
S6: Many Indian Institutes of science and Technology run special programmes on polymer
science.
A. QRSP B. RSQP C. RQSP D. QRPS
71.S1: Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals
with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour.
P: It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.
Q: Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.
R: Before the 1960's when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators,
research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.
S: Brain and cognition is one such journal.
S6: So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and
investigations.
A. RQSP B. QRSP C. QSPR D. RSPQ
72.S1: An elderly lady suddenly became blind.
P: The doctor called daily and every time he took away some of her furniture he liked.
Q: At last she was cured and the doctor demanded his fee.
R: She agreed to pay a large fee to the doctor who would cure her
S: On being refused, the doctor wanted to know the reason.
S6: The lady said that she had not been properly cured because she could not see all his
furniture.
A.PQRS B. RPQS C.RSPQ D. RQPS
73.S1: What are the causes of our chronic food shortage ?
P: To find for these growing new millions is desperate task.
Q: every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population.
R: Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated.
S: The chief cause is the population explosion.
S6: This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon.
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A. QRSP B. SQPR C. QPRS D. PSQR
74.S1: Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive.
P: The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines.
Q: But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which
moved themselves had been made, people asked "Is man a machine?"
R: And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.
S: He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a
certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls.
S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism.
A.PRSQ B. RPQS C. PSQR D. RQPS
75.S1: Payment for imports and exports is made through a system called foreign exchange.
P: The value of the money of one country in relation to the money of other countries is
agreed upon.
Q: These rates of exchange vary from time to time.
R: For instance, an American dollar or a British pound sterling is worth certain amounts in
the money of other countries.
S: Sometimes a United States dollar is worth 12 pesos in Mexico.
S6: Another time it may be worth eight pesos.
A. PQRS B. QPRS C. PRQS D. RPQS
76.S1: Moncure Conway devoted his life to two great objects freedom of thought, and freedom
of the individual.
P: They threaten both kinds of freedom.
Q: But something also has been lost.
R: There are now dangers, somewhat different in form from those of the past ages.
S: In regard to both these objects, something has been gained since his time.
S6: Unless a vigorous and vigilant public opinion can be aroused in defence of them, there
will be much less of both a hundred years hence then there is now.
A. PQRS B. QSPR C.SQRP D. RSPQ
77.S1: The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without
having adequate control over their language.
P: But they succeed in playing games of chess.
Q: Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them.
R: They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to
express many of the concepts in ordinary language.
S: They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices.
S6: How they manage to do this we do not know.
A. PSQR B. RPSQ C. QSPR D. SRPQ
78.S1: A black haired, young woman came tripping along.
P: She was leading a young woman wearing a hat.
Q: The woman swept it off and tossed it in the air.
R: The child jumped up to catch the hat.
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S: The young man tossed his head to shake the hat back.
S6: Both disappeared from view.
The Proper sequence should be: A. PSQR B. RPSQ C. QRPS D. SQRP
79.S1: We now know that the oceans are very deep.
P: For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.
Q: Much of it is fairly flat.
R: However, there are great mountain ranges as well.
S: On average the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles down
S6: This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.
The Proper sequence should be: A. SQPR B. PQSR C. RSQP D. QPRS
80.S1: Minnie went shopping one morning.
P: Disappointed She turned around and returned to the parking lot.
Q: She got out and walked to the nearest shop.
R: She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped.
S: It was there that she realised that she'd forgotten her purse at home.
S6: She drove home with an empty basket.
The Proper sequence should be: A.RSQP B. RQSP C. PQRS D. QPRS
81. S1: Far away in a little street there is a poor house.
P: Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seam
stress.
Q: One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman.
R: He has a fever and asking for oranges.
S: In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill.
S6: His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying.
The Proper sequence should be: A. SRQP B. PQSR C. QPSR D. RSPQ
82.S1: A noise started above their heads.
P: But people did not take it seriously.
Q: That was to show everyone that there was something wrong
R: It was a dangerous thing to do.
S: For, within minutes the ship began to sink.
S6: Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day.
The Proper sequence should be: A.PQSR B. PRQS C. QPRS D.QPSR
83.S1: American private lies may seem shallow.
P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
Q: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library
R: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
S: But in general they returned them.
S6: This would not happen in china, he said.
The Proper sequence should be: A.PSQR B. QPSR C. RQPS D. RPSQ
84.S1: The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth.
P: When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million away
Q: With such a wide range between its greatest and leat distances it is natural that at
sometimes Venus appears much brighter than at others.
R: No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and
occasional comet or asteroid.
S: When Venus is at its nearest to the earth it is only 26 million miles away.
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S6: When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked eye in broad daylight.
The Proper sequence should be: A.SRPQ` B. SQRP C. PSQR D. QPRS
85.S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parents
P: Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.
Q: Most young people accepts the state of affairs.
R: Shanta was like that.
S: They assume their parents can make good choices.
S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.
The Proper sequence should be: A. SPRQ B. PSRQ C. QSPR D. RQPS
86.S1: She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day.
P: We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place.
Q: But she did not.
R: we found it locked.
S: Even after that we waited for her quite a few days.
S6: Eventually we reported to the police.
The Proper sequence should be: A.PRSQ B.QPSR C. QPRS D. SQPR
87.S1: Several sub-cities have been planned around capital.
P: Dwarga is the first among them.
Q: They are expected to alleviate the problem of housing.
R: It is coming up in the south west of capital.
S: It will cater to over one million people when completed.
S6: Hopefully the housing problem will not be as acute at present after these sub-cities are
built.
The Proper sequence should be: A. QPRS B. PRSQ C. PQRS D. QRSP
88.S1: Forecasting the weather has always been a difficult business.
P: During a period of drought, streams and rivers dried up, the cattle died from thirst and
were ruined.
Q: Many different things affect the weather and we have to study them carefully to make
accurate forecast.
R: Ancient Egyptians had no need of weather in the Nile Valley hardly ever changes.
S: In early times, when there were no instruments, such as thermometer or the barometer,
man looked for tell-tale signs in the sky.
S6: He made his forecasts by watching flights of the birds or the way smoke rose from fire.
The Proper sequence should be: A.PRQS B. QPRS C. QRPS D. SPQR
89.S1: As he passed beneath her he heard the swish of her wings.
P: He was not falling head long now.
Q: The monstrous terror seized him.
R: But it only lasted a minute.
S: He could hear nothing.
S6: The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards.
The Proper sequence should be: A.PSQR B. QSPR C. QSRP D. PRQS
90.S1: Ms. Parasuram started a Petrol Pump in Madras.
P: A total to 12 girls now work at the pump.
Q: She advertised in newspapers for women staff.
R: They operate in 2 shifts.
S: The response was good.
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S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others.
The Proper sequence should be: A. PQSR B. SQPR C. QSPR D. PQRS
91.S1: Sun birds are among the smallest of Indian birds.
P: Though they are functionally similar to the humming birds of the New World, they are
totally unrelated.
Q: They do eat insects too.
R: They are also some of the most brilliantly coloured birds.
S: sun birds feed on nectar mostly and helped in pollination.
S6: Our common sun birds are the purple sun bird, the glossy black species and purple
rumped sun bird, the yellow and maroon species.
The Proper sequence should be: A.SQPR B. RPSQ C.QPRS D.PSRQ
92.S1: For decades, American society has been calling a melting pot
P: Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more.
Q: The term has long been a cliche and half-truth.
R: But homogenisation was never acheived.
S: Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native
lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric.
S6: In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and
other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture.
The Proper sequence should be: A.QRSP B. SQRP C. SQPR D. QSRP
93.S1: I took cigarettes from my case.
P: But when the fit of coughing was over, he replaced it between his lips.
Q: I lit one of them and placed it between the lips.
R: Then with a feeble hand he removed the cigarette.
S: Slowly he took a pull at it and coughed violently.
S6: Then he continues to draw on it.
The Proper sequence should be: A. PSQR B. QPSR C. QSRP D. SRPQ
94.S1: There is difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's.
P: Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about
none of them.
Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of
respect.
R: Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and
tradition.
S: In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.
S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.
The Proper sequence should be: A.SQPR B.PSQR C. QSPR D. PRSQ
95.S1: As a dramatist Rabindranath was not what might be called a success.
P: His dramas were moulded on the lines of the traditional Indian village dramas than the
dramas of modern world.
Q: His plays were more a catalogue of ideas than a vehicle of the expression of action.
R: Actually the drama has always been the life of Indian people, as it deals with legends of
gods and goddesses.
S: Although in his short stories and novels he was able to create living and well defined
characters, he did not seem to be able to do so in dramas
S6: Therefor, drama forms the essential part of the traditional Indian Culture.
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The Proper sequence should be: A. SRQP B. QPSR C.QSPR D. RSQP
96.S1: It is regrettable that there is widespread corruption in the country at all levels.
P: So there is hardly anything that the government can do about it now.
Q: And there are graft and other malpractices too.
R: The impression that corruption is universal phenomenon persists and the people not
cooperate in checking this evil.
S: Recently several offenders were brought to book, but they were not given deterrent
punishment.
S6: This is indeed a tragedy of great magnitude.
The Proper sequence should be: A. QSRP B. SQRP C. RSQP D. PQSR
97.S1: The heart is pump of life.
P: They have even succeeded in heart transplants.
Q: Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations.
R: A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working
properly.
S: If heart stops we die in about five minutes.
S6: All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine.
The Proper sequence should be: A. SRQP B. SPRQ C. SQPR D. SRPQ
98.S1: Your letter was big relief.
P: How did you exams go?
Q: After your result, you must come here for a week.
R: You hadn't written for over a month.
S: I am sure you will come out with flying colours.
S6: But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geetha.
The Proper sequence should be: A. PSRQ B. QRPS C. RPSQ D. RSPQ
99.S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks. P : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire. R : Everyone now knew there was fire on board.
S : Flames broke out here and there. S6: Most people bore the shock bravely. The Proper
sequence should be: 1. SRQP 2. QPSR 3. RSPQ 4. QSRP
100.S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe. P : Normally it is very small but
when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable. Q : It has been
investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton. R : Everything on or near the
surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth. S : This gravitational force depends on the
mass of the bodies involved. S6: The greater the mass, the greater is the earth’s force of attraction
on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QSPR 2. PRSQ 3. PRQS 4. QSRP
101.S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most
important person in the room. P : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals. Q :
On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee. R : While this
is happening we have an opportunity to get the ‘feel’ of this committe. S : As the meeting opens,
he runs briskly through a number of formalities. S6: From the moment its members meet, it
begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RSQP 2. SQPR 3. PQRS 4. QSRP
102.S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams. P : As a result there horrendous congestion. Q
: It was going to be the first in South Asia. R : They run down the centre of the road S : To ease
in the city decided to build an underground railway line. S6: The foundation stone was laid in
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1972. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PSQR 2. PRSQ 3. SQRP 4. RPSQ
103.S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop. P : Then a chance
Customer would come. Q : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone
else’s R : Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading. S : He
used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book. S6: Never before had
Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SRQP 2. SQRP 3. QSPR 4. QPSR
104.S1: All the land was covered by the ocean. P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it
and chopped its body in to two halves. Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating
the land from the water. R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and
ornamented it with stars. S : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and
populated it with animals. S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own
image and mind. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPSR 2. PQSR 3. PQRS 4. QPRS
105.S1: The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area. P : Some people spoke
of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor. Q : But they spoke of it in
tones of horror. R : Nobody had actually seen the hound. S : This shadowy form did not reveal
any details about the animal. S6: The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery. The
Proper sequence should be: 1. PQRS 2. SPQR 3. PSRQ 4. SPRQ
106.S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
P : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets. Q : As the rocket goes higher, it travels
faster. R : For the atmosphere becomes thinner. S : As a result there is less friction. S6:
Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPRS 2. PQRS 3. QSPR 4. PQSR
107.S1: A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny
morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer. P : Indignant at her husband’s behaviour, she
decided to teach him a lesson. Q : She wheeled away the pram. R : A little later, his wife came
by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby. S : Leaving the pram outside, he
disappeared inside the bar. S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips
which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen. The Proper sequence
should be: 1. SRPQ 2. RQPS 3. SPQR 4. PQSR
108.S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time. P : The slush on the road did not deter
them. Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip. R :
They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads. S : Even so, it looked
beautiful to tourists of various categories. S6: But some visitors came away with the
unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPRS 2. RQPS 3. RSQP 4. SPQR
109.S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy. P : There are about four
hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice. Q : In this city there are no motor cars, no
horses, no buses. R : These small islands are near one another. S : It is not an island but a
hundred and seventeen islands. S6: This is because Venice has no streets. The Proper sequence
should be: 1. PQSR 2. PQRS 3. PRQS 4. SRPQ
110.S1: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary
workers to work hard. P : If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere
officials being elected to the committee which is responsible for the running of business. Q :
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They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with the
cooperative system, but also with efficient method of doing business. R : To a large extent, many
cooperative societies need advice and guidance. S : The capital necessary to start a business
venture is obtained by the workers contributions. S6: The main object is to maintain the interest
of every member of the society and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects
of society. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SRQP 2. SQPR 3. PQSR 4. PSRQ
111.S1: Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders. P : They are usually much quicker than the ant
itself. Q : Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants. R : Besides, they have an
extraordinary number of ways of escaping. S : They also eat larvae and insect adults such as
flies, moths and spring tails. S6: Some jump, and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
The Proper sequence should be: 1. SPRQ 2. SQPR 3. SQRP 4. SRQP
112.S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe. P : At one
point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez. Q : soon I
felt the presence of someone standing alongside me. R : But this one wouldn’t budge. S : We had
been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them. S6: Finally a man walked over to me
and whispered, “Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order” The Proper
sequence should be: 1. QSPR 2. QSRP 3. SQRP 4. SQPR
113.S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of
years. P : Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils. Q : Through the ages,
plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms. R : First there were water plants then
land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era. S : But since the fossil remains appear locked in
rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation. S6: The fossil plants
indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and
topography. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RQSP 2. SQRP 3. PSQR 4. QRPS
114.S1: Hungry, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north
and Yugoslavia to the south. P : Here a great deal of grain is grown. Q : In recent years, however,
progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation. R : Most of this country consists of
an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows. S : In addition to grain, the
plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock. S6: The new industries derive mainly from
agricultural production. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RQSP 2. PRSQ 3. RPSQ 4. QRSP
115.S1: A gentleman who lived alone always had two plates placed on the table at dinner time.
P : One day just as he sat down to dine, the cat rushed in to the room. Q : One plate was for
himself and other was for his cat. R : she drooped a mouse into her own plate and another into
her master plate. S : He used to give the cat a piece of meat from his own plate. S6: In this way
the cat showed her gratitude to her master. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PSRQ 2. RPQS 3. QSPR 4. QRSP
116.S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children. P : Later film makers have followed his
lead. Q : Today other nations are making the children’s film in a big way. R : This was at a time
when no director considered children as potential audience. S : Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the
field. S6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children’s films. The Proper sequence should
be: 1. SQRP 2. RSPQ 3. RSQP 4. PSRQ
117.S1: And then Gandhi came. P : Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us,
all you who live by their exploitation. Q : He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam
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of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things. R : He spoke their language and constantly dre
their attention to their appalling conditions. S : He didn’t descent from the top, he seemed to
emerge from the masses of India. S6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new
content. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QSRP 2. RSQP 3. SRQP 4. PRSQ
118.S1: Biological evolution has not fitted man to any specific environment. P : It is by no means
a biological evolution, but it is a cultural one. Q : His imagination, his reason, his emotional
subtlety and toughness, makes it possible for him not to accept the environment but to change.
R : And that series of inventions by which man from age by age has reshaped his environment is
a different kind of evolution. S : Among the multitude of animals which scamper, burrow swim
around us he is in the only one who is not locked in to his environment. S6: That brilliant
sequence of cultural peaks can most appropriately be termed the ascent of man. The Proper
sequence should be: 1. SRQP 2. QPRS 3. QRSP 4. SQRP
119.S1: The dictionary is the best friend of you task. P : That may not be possible always. Q : It
is wise to look it up immediately. R : Then it must be firmly written on the memory and traced at
the first opportunity. S : Never allow a strange word to pass unchallenged. S6: soon you will
realize that this is an exciting task. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SPQR 2. PQRS 3. QRPS 4. SQPR
120.S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking. P : I really gave it
up. Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason
than of being self-reliant. R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes. S6: poor girl!. The Proper
sequence should be: 1. PSRQ 2. SPQR 3. QPRS 4. RSPQ
121.S1: The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man. P : All these three
aspects constitute the nature of man. Q : It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical
one and a spiritual one. R : More than all, it must be a spiritual experience. S : Nothing can give
him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience. S6: A man whom does not
harmonise them, is not truly human. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PSQR 2. PSRQ 3. QPSR 4. RSPQ
122.S1: I usually sleep quite well in the train, but this time I slept only a little. P : Most people
wanted it shut and I wanted it open. Q : As usual, I got angry about the window. R : The quarrel
left me completely upset. S : There were too many people too much huge luggage all around. S6:
It was shut all night, as usual The Proper sequence should be:
1. RSPQ 2. SQRP 3. RSQP 4. SQPR
123.S1: The future beckons to us. P : In fact we have hard work ahead. Q : Where do we go and
what shall be our endeavour? R : We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and
disease. S : It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man. S6: There is no
resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SRPQ 2. PSRQ 3. QSRP 4. QPSR
124.S1: In 1934, William Golding published a small volume of poems. P : During the World War
II(1939-45) he joined the Royal Navy and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck. Q : He
returned to teaching in 1945 and gave it up in 1962, and is now a full time writer. R : In 1939, he
married and started teaching at Vishop Wordsworth school in Salisbury. S : At first his novels
were not accepted. S6: But the Lord of the files which came out in 1954 was welcomed as “a
most absorbing and instructive tale”. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RPSQ 2. SQPR 3. SRPQ 4. RPQS
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125.S1: The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention.
P : One of these is undue absorption in the past. Q : One’s thought must be directed to the future
and to things about which there is something to be done. R : Psychologically, there are two
dangers to be guarded against in old age. S : It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the
good old days, or in sadness about friend who are dead. S6: This is not always easy one’s own
past is gradually increasing weight. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPRS 2. RPSQ 3. QSRP 4. RPQS
126.S1: While talking to a group, one should feel self-confident and courageous. P : Nor is it a
gift bestowed by providence on only a few. Q : One should also learn how to think calmly and
clearly. R : It is like the ability to play golf. S : It is not as difficult as most men imagine. S6: Any
man can develop his capacity if he has the desire to do so. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QRSP 2. QSPR 3. SQPR 4. RSQP
127.S1: Once King Shantnu met a young and beautiful fisher girl. P : He went to the fisherman
and asked him for her asked him for her hand in marriage. Q : The King was extremely sad and
returned to his palace. R : He fell in love with the fisher girl. S : The fisherman agreed to it
condition that the son of his daughter should be heir to the throne of Hastinapur. S6: Devavrata,
the King’s son, asked him the reason of his sadness. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QSPR 2. RPSQ 3. PSQR 4. PQRS
128.S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day. P : They also fear that I will flip them all away.
Q : But children wonder why I flap them so. R : I flap them so to make sure they are safely there
on either side of my head. S : But I know what I am doing. S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent
elephant? The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPSR 2. QPRS 3. SRQP 4. PSRQ
129.S1: Most of the universities in the country are now facing financial crisis. P : Cost benefit
yardstick thus should not be applied in the case of universities. Q : The current state of affairs
cannot be allowed to continue for long. R : Universities cannot be equated with commercial
enterprises. S : Proper development of universities and colleges must be ensured. S6: The
Government should realise this before it is too late. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPRS 2. QRPS 3. QRSP 4. QSPR
130.S1: A ceiling on urban property. P : No mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants. Q :
And mass circulation papers R : Would mean that S : No press magnate could own printing
presses. S6: since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government. The Proper
sequence should be: 1. QPSR 2. QSRP 3. RPSQ 4. SRPQ
131.S1: We speak today of self-determination in politics. P : So long as one is conscious of a
restraint, it is possible to resist it or to near it as a necessary evil and to keep free in spirit. Q :
Slavery begins when one ceases to feel that restraint and it depends on if the evil is accepted as
good. R : There is, however, a subtler domination exercised in the sphere of ideas by one culture
to another. S : Political subjection primarily means restraint on the outer life of people. S6:
Cultural subjection is ordinarily of an unconscious character and it implies slavery from the very
start. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RSPQ 2. SPRQ 3. RSQP 4. SPQR
132.S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river. P : The dove saw the ant struggling
in water in a helpless condition. Q : All its efforts to come up is failed. R : One day it suddenly
slipped in to water. S : A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot. S6: She was
touched. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PQRS 2. RQSP 3. SRPQ 4. QRPS
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133.S1: Reliogion is not a matter of mere dogmatic conformity. P : It is not merely going through
the ritual prescribed to us. Q : It is not a question of ceremonial piety. R : Unless that kind of
transformation occurs, you are not an authentically religious man. S : It is the remarking of your
own self, the transformation of your nature. S6: A man of that character is free from fear, free
from hatred. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SPRQ 2. SPQR 3. QPSR 4. PSRQ
134.S1: The December dance and music season in Madras is like the annual tropical cyclone. P :
A few among the new aspirants dazzle witht he colour of youth, like fresh saplings. Q : It rains
an abundance of music for over a fortnight. R : Thick clouds expectation charge the atmosphere
with voluminous advertisements. S : At the end of it one is left with the feeling that the music of
only those artists seasoned by careful nurturing, stands tall like well-routed trees. S6: Many a
hastily planed shrub gets washed away in the storm. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QRPS 2. RQPS 3. RQSP 4. QRSP
135.S1: There is a touching story of Professor Hardy visiting Ramanujan as he lay desperately ill
in hospital at Putney. P : ‘No Hardy, that is not a dull number in the very least. Q : Hardy, who
was a very shy man, could not find the words for his distress. R : It was 1729. S : The best he
could do, as he got to the beside was “I say Ramanujan, I thought the number of taxi I came
down in was a very dull number” S6: It is the lowest number that can be expressed in two
different ways as the sum of two cubes. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QSRP 2. SQRP 3. PRSQ 4. QSPR
136.S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race. P : One may observe
that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets
someone he knows. Q : A man of another country will not to do so. R : It is a quality to be found
among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth. S : Obviously, each person follows
the custom of his particular country. S6: In any case, we should not mock at others habits. The
Proper sequence should be: 1. RPSQ 2. RPQS 3. PRQS 4. QPRS
137.S1: Throughout history man has used energy from the sun. P : Today, when we burn wood or
use electric current we are drawing an energy. Q : However we now have a new supply of
energy. R : All our ordinary life depends on sun. S : This has come from the sun. S6: This energy
comes from inside atoms. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RQPS 2. QSRP 3. SQPR 4. PSRQ
138.S1: This weather-vane often tops a church spire, tower or high building. P : They are only
wind-vanes. Q : Neither alone can tell us what the weather will be. R : They are designed to point
to direction from which the wind is coming. S : Just as the barometer only tells us the pressure of
air, the weather-vane tells us the direction of wind. S6: The weather-vane can, however give us
some indication of other. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PRSQ 2. PQRS 3. PSRQ 4. SPQR
139.S1: I had halted on the road. P : As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.
Q : It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant. R : I knew that his ‘must’ was already
passing off. S : The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road. S6: I decided to watch him for
a while and then go home. The Proper sequence should be:
1. SRPQ 2. PQSR 3. SPQR 4. RQPS
140.S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications. P : Above all, they
are cheaper and easier to process making them a viable alternative to metals. Q : Polymers are
essentially a long chains of hydrocarbon molecules. R : Today polymers as strong as metals have
been developed. S : These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in
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cars. S6: Many Indian Institutes of science and Technology run special programmes on polymer
science. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RQSP 2. QRPS 3. QRSP 4. RSQP
141.S1: There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet. P : They
quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs. Q : It is beautiful and intelligent
Capuchin monkey. R : The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English
house without the least danger to their health. S : The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful
than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climate S6:
Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways. The Proper
sequence should be: 1. QRPS 2. PQRS 3. RPSQ 4. QSPR
142.S1: Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to
become more aware of things around us. P : Not only does he have a memory but he is able to
think and reason. Q : In this, man differs from all other animals. R : Before we spray our
roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our
action are likely to do. S : This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of
his experience before he does it. S6: In other words, we must develop and use our ability to
reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us.
The Proper sequence should be: 1. QPSR 2. QRSP 3. SPRQ 4. SPQR
143.S1: Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals
with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour. P : It has format which is very similar to
that of Brain and Language, a sister journal. Q : Since then, a number of journals devoted
entirely to this area of research have appeared. R : Before the 1960’s when this field was the
concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various
neurological journals. S : Brain and cognition is one such journal. S6: So far the journal has
published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations. The Proper sequence
should be: 1. RSPQ 2. RQSP 3. QRSP 4. QSPR
144.S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast. P : Under Nehru’s advice, the pre-
Independent congress set up National Planning Commission in 1938. Q : But he forgot that what
could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under
the democratic set up of India. R : He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans
transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world. S : No free government can
call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people. S6: Nehru himself became the
chairman of the commission. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RQSP 2. PSQR 3. QPRS 4. SRQP
145.S1: A man can be physically confined within stone walls. P : But his mind and spirit will still
be free. Q : Thus his freedom of action may be restricted. R : His hopes and aspiration still
remain with him. S : Hence, he will be free spiritually if not physically. S6: No tyranny can
intimidate a lover of liberty. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QPRS 2. QPSR 3. SRQP 4. PQRS
146.S1: Once upon atime there lived three young men in a certain town of Hindustan. P : All the
people of the neighbourhood were mortally afraid of them. Q : They were so powerful that they
could catch growing lions and tear them to pieces. R : Someone told them that they would
become immortal if they killed Death. S : The young men believed themselves to be very good
friends. S6: All of them set out in search of their foe called Death. The Proper sequence should
be: 1. QPRS 2. RSQP 3. SRPQ 4. SQPR
147.S1: But how does a new word get into the dictionary? P : When a new dictionary is being
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edited, a lexicographer collects all the alphabetically arranged citation slips for a particular word.
Q : The dictionary makers notice it and make a note of it on a citation slip. R : The moment new
word is coined, it usually enter the spoken language. S : The word then passes from the realm of
hearing to the realm of writing. S6: He sorts them according to their grammatical function, and
carefully writes a definition. The Proper sequence should be:
1. RSQP 2. PRSQ 3. RQPS 4. PQRS
148.S1: Duryodhana was a wicked prince. P : one day Bhima made Duryodhana fall from a tree
from which Duryodhana was stealing fruits. Q : He did not like that Pandavas should be loved
and respected by the people of Hastinapur R : Duryodhana specially hated Bhima. S : Among the
Pandavas, Bhima was extraordinary strong and powerful S6: This enraged Duryodhana so much
that he began to think of removing Bhima from his way. The Proper sequence should be:
1. PSQR 2. QPRS 3. QSPR 4. PSRQ
149.S1: It was a dark moonless night. P : He turned over the pages, reading passages here and
there. Q : He heard them on the floor. R : The poet took down his books of poems from his
shelves. S : Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten. S6:
They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words. The Proper sequence
should be: 1. RSPQ 2. RPQS 3. RQSP 4. RPSQ
150.S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov 1889. P : Nehru meet Mahatma
Gandhi in February 1920. Q : In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Haroow.
R : He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August 1947. S : He married
Kamla Kaul in 1915. S6: He died on 27 May 1964. The Proper sequence should be:
1. QRPS 2. QSPR 3. RPQS 4. SQRP
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A
16. C 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. D 22. D 23. D 24. B 25. D
26. A 27. C 28. A 29. A 30. D
31. C 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. C 39. B 40. C
41. D 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. C
46. A 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. B
51. B 52. B 53. C 54. A 55. B
56. B 57. B 58. D 59. D 60. A
61. D 62. D 63. C 64. B 65. D
66. B 67. B 68. A 69. B 70. A
71. A 72. B 73. B 74. C 75. C
76. C 77. C 78. A 79. A 80. B
81. C 82. C 83. B 84. A 85. C
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86. C 87. A 88. B 89. C 90. C
91. A 92. B 93. C 94. A 95. C
96. A 97. A 98. C 99. 1 100. 1
101. 4 102. 4 103. 3 104. 4 105. 3
106. 1 107. 1 108. 4 109. 4 110. 2
111. 2 112. 2 113. 4 114. 3 115. 3
116. 2 117. 3 118. 3 119. 4 120. 3
121. 3 122. 4 123. 3 124. 4 125. 2
126. 2 127. 2 128. 1 129. 2 130. 3
131. 4 132. 2 133. 3 134. 1 135. 1
136. 1 137. 4 138. 4 139. 2 140. 3
141. 1 142. 1 143. 2 144. 1 145. 4
146. 4 147. 4 148. 3 149. 4 150. 2
PARAJUMBLED SENTENCES:
1.A The obvious incentive then, for any country, is place a limited and costless proposal on the
table. B. there are two counter pressures: from strong domestic constituencies for aggressive
climate action;C. For each country to self-determine its natural contribution is a curious
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approach.D. Even if there was such a benchmark, whether contributions will be reviewed at the
international level is an open question, and the subject of heated negotiation.
E. and, more salient for India, international pressure through naming and shaming.
F. Currently, there is no international benchmark of what counts as sufficient climate action.
1.Which of the following sentence should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
(a) D (b) A (c) B (d) C (e) E
2.Which of the following sentence should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) E (c) F (d) B (e) C
3.Which of the following sentence should be the FIFTH after rearrangement?
(a) B (b) E (c) D (d) A (e) C
4.Which of the following sentence should be the FORTH after rearrangement?
(a) C (b) E (c) A (d) D (e) A
5.Which of the following sentence should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
(a) E (b) B (c) D (d) C (e) A
2.A. Changes are most dangerous when it is brought forth not because it is necessary but because
someone simply has the power to initiate it and wishes to exercise this power.
B. it is important to note that world-class institutions are not build based on the decisions of
politicians, but by those within the institution
C. World-class institutions are not built by politicians, but by those working within them.
D. those who spend a lifetime in their respective fields and make important decisions concerning
the functioning of the institution.
E. This seems to be the reason for the human resource development Ministry’s proposal for an
Indian Institutes of management Bill 2015.
F. The proposed IIM Bill not only curbs the freedom of the 13 IIM, but also dilutes their quality.
1.Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence?
(a) B (B) E (c) F (d) C (e) A
2.Which of the following will be the FORTH sentence?
(a) A (b) B (c) E (d) F (e) C
3.Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence?
(a) D (b) B (c) C (d) F (e) A
4.Which of the following will be the SIX (LAST) sentence?
(a) D (b) E (c) F (d) B (e) A
5.Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence?
(a) E (b) C (c) F (d) B (e) A
3.A.Nothing lasts forever.
B.There are also numerous non-government aided institutes that give elder health care.
C.Life moves fast leaving age and grace behind.
D.Therefore, there are various government run organisations that provide elder health care
services.
E.Senior citizens have special needs and requirements.
F.As they say, as you grow in age, you grow as a human being and people around start showing
their true colours.
G.Sometimes immediate family members are not able to give home health to the elderly.
1.Which among the following is the fifth statement?
a.G b.B c.C d.D e.E
2.Which among the following is the third statement?
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a.C b.E c.A d.F e.B
3.Which among the following is the fourth statement?
a.F b.E c.D d.C e.A
4.Which among the following is the seventh statement?
a.D b.A c.C d.B e.E
5.Which among the following is the sixth statement?
a.C b.A c.B d.F e.D
4. A. In many countries including India, the death rate has decreased, but there is no fall in the
birth rate.
B. Now all the countries are making sincere efforts to control the growth of population.
C. Due to large-scale improvement and development in medical facilities,
D. People are encouraged to follow the two-child norm.
E. the average age of a person in the world has increased.
F. This has created many problems like unemployment and shortage of food houses, transport,
water supply, etc.
G. Thus the total population is increasing every year.
1.Which among the following is the seventh statement?
a.A b.B c.C d.D e.E
2.Which among the following is the second statement?
a.C b.E c.A d.F e.B
3.Which among the following is the fifth statement?
a.F b.E c.D d.C e.A
4.Which among the following is the third statement?
a.D b.A c.C d.F e.E
5.Which among the following is the sixth statement?
a.C b.A c.B d.F e.D
5.A. In this particular case FBI has asked Apple to help them crack into one particular phone, not
develop a generic backdoor into Apple’s encryption.
B. The ongoing court battle between Apple and the FBI over breaking into an iPhone needs to be
seen in light of today’s security climate.
C. This could help authorities unearth terror plots and save lives.
D. While Apple has cited intrusion of privacy, dangers of hacking and misuse by authorities to
resist writing a software that would help the FBI unlock the iPhone used by Farook, it must also
recognise the challenges posed by new age terrorists.
E. In these exceptional circumstances, a channel must be available for security agencies to access
data on devices used by terrorists.
F. Groups like the Islamic State terror outfit extensively rely on digital communication
technologies to carry out their nefarious designs.
1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
2. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) F 5) E
3. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) B
4. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
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5. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
6.A. Ambedkar became part of the Constituent Assembly,was assigned the task of preparing the
first draft of the Constitution.
B. He then joined Nehru’s Cabinet as India’s first law minister, but quit later over the question of
the Hindu Code Bill.
C. Authored by B R Ambedkar, States and Minorities is a memorandum that was submitted to
the Constituent Assembly in 1947, detailing protective measures for Dalits in the new India.
D. At that point of time Ambedkar wasn’t sure he would be part of the Constitution making body.
E. As was the fashion in those times, Ambedkar favoured state socialism for India.
F. Much, however, changed in the years that followed.
1. Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST) statement after rearrangement?
(1) D (2) E (3) B (4) C (5) F
2. Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) D (3) A (4) F (5) B
3. Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
(1) A (2) D (3) F (4) C (5) E
4. Which of the following would be the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) A (3) E (4) D (5) B
5. Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) A (3) F (4) D (5) B
7.A. Asean’s declaration and the recent announcement of another gigantic regional trade
agreement among some Pacific Rim countries, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
B. This declaration in Kuala Lumpur was made in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, who was there to attend the East Asia summit.
C. Asia’s most successful economic grouping, the 10-country Asean, announced this week that it
would tighten economic integration and work towards being a “community”.
D. An agreement at WTO represents the best possible way forward for India.
E. are of interest to India as they will eventually have an economic impact at home. India needs
to play its cards carefully.
1.Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) D (3) A (4) E (5) B
2.Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
(1) A (2) D (3) B (4) C (5) E
3.Which of the following would be the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
(1) A (2) C (3) E (4) D (5) B
4.Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D (5) E
5.Which of the following would be the SECOND statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D (5) E
8.A. Else India will continue to be placed in no-win situations, on the outside looking in, as at
present.
B. Asean’s decision to tighten its integration should serve as a wake-up call to India’s policy
makers.
C. A reason why India’s challenges appear daunting when dealing with regional trade blocs is
infirmity of the domestic economy.
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D. Negotiators are forced to be defensive on account of lack of competitiveness at home.
E. The success of regional trade agreements where India is not a party should prod the Centre to
quickly move forward with domestic economic reforms.
1.Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) D (3) A (4) E (5) B
2.Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
(1) A (2) D (3) B (4) C (5) E
3.Which of the following would be the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
(1) A (2) C (3) E (4) D (5) B
4.Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D (5) E
5.Which of the following would be the SECOND statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) B (3) A (4) D (5) E
9. A. BRICS Sports Council, and various youth-centric fora” and agreeing “to fast track the
setting up of a BRICS Rating Agency” based on market-oriented principles to
B. The BRICS agenda moved forward a bit with the BRICS leaders united in their “view to
establish the BRICS Agriculture Research Platform, BRICS Railway Research Network,
C. “further bridge the gap in the global financial architecture.”
D. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Goa declaration laid down “a comprehensive
vision for our cooperation and coordination, within BRICS and on international issues.
E. With India announcing that all five BRICS member states are united in acknowledging the
global threat posed by terrorism, and that those who support terror are as much a threat to us than
those who perpetrate acts of terror, the eighth BRICS summit came to an end on Sunday in Goa.
F. ” But it was clear from the way India shaped the agenda of the Goa summit that Mr.
Modi was working towards a different end game this time, looking beyond the immediate BRICS
mandate.
1. Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) C
2. Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
3. Which of the following sentences should be the FORTH after rearrangement ?
1) D 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) B
4. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
5. Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
10. A. Krishna Gowda, who owns Bookworm says, “I think the older book sellers have survived
in the city because of the personal connect we bring in our dealings with the customers.
B. If all your book purchases are online, you will not move beyond the bestsellers.
C. There is a tiny bookstore in Jayanagar that gets visitors from across the city, because the
owners always offer recommendations and discounts.”
D. “It is not the same as getting a new copy, I love the smell and feel of old books.
E. On a cool Saturday afternoon, architect Radhika Sethi is sifting through a collection of books
and finally fishes out an old copy of Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide at the new Bookworm
store on Church street.
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F. Blossoms and Bookworm are my favourite haunts since I get the best books and discover
something new every time I come.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) F 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
3. Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH after rearrangement ?
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
4. Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
11.A. Mr. Modi was not very successful in convincing the Chinese leadership to change Beijing’s
stance on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, who India believes was behind the
Pathankot attack this year and the Parliament attack of 2001.
B. This message was primarily aimed at China, a country with which India has had differences
on the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism against India.
C. China had recently put a technical hold once again at the United Nations and prevented Azhar
from being designated a global terrorist, despite JeM being a UN-proscribed terror group.
D. The Prime Minister’s focus, by and large, remained on the issue of terrorism.
E. In more ways than one, he made it plain to his BRICS partners that this is an issue on which
India feels rather strongly and that “BRICS needs to work together and act decisively to combat
this threat.”
F. Without naming Pakistan, he used the BRICS platform to refer to the country as the
“mothership of terrorism”, and forcefully argued that a “selective approach against terrorism”
would be both futile and counterproductive.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) C 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
12. A. This will ensure that the Agreement will enter into force, or become part of international
law, on November 4, 2016.
B. The Paris Agreement, in contrast with the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, makes all countries
responsible for reducing GHGs instead of just the rich or Annex-1 countries, which are
responsible for the bulk of the total GHG concentrations in the atmosphere.
C. Individual countries are now responsible for implementing their Nationally Determined
Contributions (NDCs), goals that each country developed and submitted to the UNFCCC before
the Paris Conference of Parties (COP) last December.
D. Most of the pledges, including India’s, are partly or entirely conditional on financial support
for their implementation.
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E. The European Union’s ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement has nudged it beyond the
required threshold — ratification by more than 55 Parties to the Convention accounting for at
least 55 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
F. Many leaders have praised the speed at which the ratification process moved forward. Patricia
Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), said that she viewed this accelerated process as an expression of the importance that
countries attach to climate change.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
13. A. In urban-poor households, it is used for both lighting and cooking.
B. The largest energy access survey in India, conducted by the CEEW and Columbia University,
U.S., shows that 78 per cent of rural households in six major States are willing to adopt solar-
based lighting solution in lieu of a reduction in their kerosene subsidy.
C. A recent report by the CEEW shows how shifting from kerosene to alternatives such as solar-
assisted solutions for lighting and LPG for cooking could be economically beneficial for both the
government as well as households.
D. Our analysis suggests that such a transition could result in an annual saving between Rs.8,000
and Rs.12,000 crore to the exchequer.
Moreover, there is a bottom-up demand for such a change.
E. The CEEW’s analysis of National Sample Survey Office data highlights that kerosene is
predominantly used as a lighting fuel in rural India, with less than 1 per cent of households using
it as a primary cooking fuel.
F. The shift would provide households with much better end-services and avoiding the adverse
health impacts associated with kerosene use.
1.Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) F
2Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
3.Which of the following sentences should be the FIFTH after rearrangement ?
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
4.Which of the following sentences should be the SIXTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
5.Which of the following sentences should be the FIRST after rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
14. A. apparently taking shelter of the income disclosure scheme that allowed aperson to declare
undisclosed income beyond six years.
B. The income-tax department is reportedly on an overdrive to nab tax evaders.
C. This is extremely unfortunate and will result in harassment of the middle class.
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D. Punitive action against non-disclosure should be in consonance with the existing income tax
law. E. The super-rich, who generously fill the coffers of our politicians and political
parties, whose income and expenses are exclusively in black money, will obviously be immune
to the taxman’s excavative enthusiasm.
F. The department has started quizzing people on transactions older than the six-year time-limit
stipulated for scrutiny under the income-tax law,
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
2.Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) E
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) E
15. A. Most heartening is that India is now the 26th easiest place to get an electricity connection,
up 25 places from last year.
B. That the Bank in its Doing Business 2017 report now ranks India 130 among 190 countries,
just one notch higher than last year, is therefore likely to be taken as a signal of the snail’s pace
of economic reform.
C. As proof of its commitment to economic renewal, the Narendra Modi government had set
itself the target of breaking into the top 50 in the World Bank’s annual ranking of countries on
ease of starting and operating a for-profit enterprise.
D. This too when competition is hotting up, Seventy-five per cent of the 283 reforms reported
this year were carried out by the developing economies, and the world’s ten best improvers
include Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Kenya and Indonesia.
E. ” While it has left out labour regulations from this year’s index, the Bank acknowledges
India’s gains in simplifying tax payments, trade procedures and contract enforcement (though it
still ranks a low 172 on this front).
F. The report notes that the BJP-led government was elected in 2014 “on a platform of increasing
job creation, mostly through encouraging investment in the manufacturing sector.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) F 5) E
1) F 2) E 3) D 4) A 5) B
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) F 5) D
16. A. It is all the more galling since the Reserve Bank of India and its top officials have been
urging bankers for quite some time to accord urgent priority to cyber security.
B. While the actual number of complaints received so far, 641, and the sum of money that
appears to have been fraudulently withdrawn, Rs.1.3 crore, are both small relative to the scale of
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the potential data theft, it is disconcerting that it has taken almost six months for the system to
officially acknowledge the incidents and initiate steps to address them.
C. A private bank appears to have been a point of entry for the data criminals who, according to
reports, may have infiltrated using malware at ATMs operated by a third-party payment services
vendor.
D. The National Payments Corporation of India has been coordinating investigations into the
incident, and a forensic audit is expected to reveal preliminary findings soon.
E. The data breach at 19 Indian banks that has led to more than 32 lakh debit cards being blocked
or recalled is a wake-up call for the banking industry.
F. For the government and the banking regulator, much is at stake as the two have sought to
move in concert to harness the digital revolution to advance socio-economic policy objectives.
1. Which of the following would be the SIXTH (LAST) statement after rearrangement?
1) D 2) E 3) B 4) C 5) F
2. Which of the following would be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?
1) C 2) D 3) A 4) F 5) B
3. Which of the following would be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
1) A 2) D 3) F 4) C 5) E
4. Which of the following would be the THIRD statement after rearrangement?
(1) C (2) A (3) E (4) D (5) B
5. Which of the following would be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
1) C 2) A 3) F 4) D 5) B
17. A. Or like we saw in the movie, The Social Network, a founder is carefully made the ‘un-
founder’ once the business grows
B. Everywhere in the world, one question is being asked: Who, who has the next Facebook?
Instagram? Amazon? Who? Who?
C. And that search — by companies doing in-house R&D, the world’s financiers, governments
— has replaced the world of explorers and conquests in the age of empire
D. Sometimes founders fight on who had the original idea and end up in court once something
becomes successful claiming it was only one individual, on one drunken night, on one napkin,
making a little scribble, that changed everything
E. The search for the authentic idea is the defining feature of 21st century business
F. The gold of South America the Spanish launched their armadas for, today, that gold is the next
Twitter. Ideas are complicated things and have their lives of their own
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) E 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
18. A. It’s also a pillar of design thinking, which puts the customer at the centre of a system of
interactions with the brand
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B. Developing a better understanding of customers is increasingly a strategic necessity, because
fast-moving markets, new technologies, and new business models are changing what customers
want and how they shop
C. which leaves them with a limited and often incorrect view of what customers want
D. This kind of research is closely tied to behavioural economics, a school of thought that seeks
to understand the way consumers actually make decisions
E. It is a recipe for obsolescence in today’s economy… Observing consumers as they shop or use
a product is often deeply revealing about their behaviours and motivations
F. Yet many companies still spend the bulk of their research budget on traditional techniques
(e.g., focus groups, interviews, and surveys), or treat insights as an afterthought,

1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) E 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
19. A. This really is the time for cooperative federalism.
B. Even as agriculture needs a serious upgrade, with the last agricultural census showing
negative growth in the number and area of operational farm holdings in Tamil Nadu,
C. Centre and the states need to resolve walls of mistrust and look for solutions as a team.
D. Also, the Cauvery region is very vulnerable to the climate change threat.
E. The energy that the states are wasting in bickering should be invested in more constructive
work, like encouraging farmers to switch from water intensive crops.
F. rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have added to water woes.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) E 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
20. A. Some of these fears have been brought on by India’s experience with Bt cotton. Cotton
yield more than doubled since Bt cotton’s introduction in 2002.
B. The history of GM crops in India has been a turbulent one.
C. For a certain section of activists continue to believe that commercialisation of GM crops will
harm biodiversity, negatively affect farmers’ livelihood, and lead to market monopolies in seeds
and loss of food sovereignty.
D. Much of this has been because of politics rather than science.
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E. In 2010, GEAC had cleared Bt brinjal. But its commercial release had been over-ruled by then
environment minister Jairam Ramesh following opposition from civil society groups.
F. But subsequent controversies over pricing and intellectual property rights made people wary.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) E 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
21. A. But there are still those who are right up there in the ‘fame game’ and literally leaving
nothing to the imagination, like Kim Kardashian.
B. If there is a thing known as ‘less exposure’, is there something known as ‘overexposure’?
C. Some feel that obsessive social media updates via Snapchat, instagram, twitter and facebook
really leave nothing to the imagination.
D. So often picking her wardrobe from her husband’s apparel line and posting the same looks,
her online activity is an instant marketing for” Kanye West” merchandises.
E. Since your already seeing all the drama on your smartphones, are u really missing your
favourite actor enough to flock to the big screen?
F. In our world of information over drive, does a little restraint make you wanting more?
1.Which of the following sentences should be the SECOND after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
2.Which of the following sentences should be the THIRD after rearrangement ?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
22.A. In today’s hyper online world, some believe that such reclusive behaviour can that threaten
irrelevance.
B. If Social Media is such a powerful tool, launching new fame and keeping the already famous
connected, why do some celebrities stay away like the plague?
C. Or perhaps they just couldn’t care less to display every aspect of their private lives for public
scrutiny. D. In Bollywood itself, film stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and
Aishwarya Rai have been reluctant on the social media scene.
E. So what are the rules? F. Perhaps, they are of the opinion that the ‘mystery element’ so
typical of the latter year actresses like Madhubala works well for them and keeps their enigmatic
aura alive on the silver screen.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
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1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) E 3) A 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
23. A. Rajan was not only outstandingly competent and a rock star with the international investor
community, B. The government, therefore, has done well to maintain continuity and
appoint Urjit Patel – who was deputy governor of RBI and worked closely with Rajan,
C. Institutional weakness is the bane of Indian democracy.
D. as well as shares many of his ideas – as the new governor.
E. It was in that context that RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s decision to step down had caused
consternation all round.
F. he could be trusted to sustain RBI’s independence.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
24.A. with zero or negative per capita GDP growth and near-universal poverty.
B. It’s only the post-liberalisation years that saw a significant rise in prosperity and big dents in
poverty. C. As India steps into its 70th year of independence today is a day of celebration –
as well as a time to take stock.
D. GDP growth rate inched up during the Nehruvian years of Soviet-style planning and the
licence raj, but India’s population exploded too and living standards remained dismal.
E. How well has India been faring, and where do we go from here? Before independence the
Indian economy was stagnant during the first half of the 20th century,
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) C
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) D
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) A
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
25. A. Comparing India’s and China’s growth rates, he argues that the main reason for the latter’s
explosive growth cannot be attributed to the nature of its government,
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B. This will not just address the country’s health needs but also have a positive impact on its
poverty and growth levels.
C. but to its higher investment in health and education.
D. Professor Amartya Sen has repeatedly argued for the same.
E. India requires an urgently integrated action on health care to make it universally accessible
and affordable at the same time.
F. He has been critical of the suggestion that countries should grow economically first and then
invest in their social sector later.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) D 5) E
26.A. The merger of PSBs had been recommended even earlier in 1998 by the M. Narasimham-
led Committee on Banking Sector Reforms.
B. Thus, issues related to consolidating the Indian banking sector have been debated and
discussed for many years and merger has been a preferred recommendation consistently.
C. Earlier, in 2009, the Rakesh Mohan-led Committee on Financial Sector Assessment had
proposed that the RBI should create a conducive environment for mergers and amalgamations.
D. In pursuing the objective of consolidating banks, the government has announced that State
Bank of India (SBI) and its associates would be merged.
E. Still earlier, restructuring of Indian banks through merger and acquisitions had also been
recommended by other committees since 1972.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) C
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) D
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) A
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
27.A. It fears that if the government goes ahead with some of its proposed “reforms”, its losses
will begin to mount.
B. But it’s not as if labour militancy has gone up in recent years.
C. On the contrary, man-days lost due to industrial disputes (lockouts and strikes) came down
from 23.7 million in 2001 to 13 million in 2012 before rising to 19 million in 2013.
D. However, there is little doubt that organised labour in India, as in the rest of the world, sees
itself as a loser in the changes unleashed by liberalisation and globalisation.
E. These figures are considerably lower than those in the 1970s and 1980s.
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F. Labour is restive today, It is apprehensive about what the future bodes for itself.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) D 5) E
28.A. However, recent progress is in danger of being undone soon due to the Central
government’s counter-productive push for Aadhaar-based biometric authentication in the PDS.
B. In June this year, we went back to six of India’s poorest States (Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal) for an update.
C. In Jharkhand, for instance, the transparency of the system has vastly improved, and the
official NFSA website is among the best in the country.
D. We found that four out of six had a fairly good PDS, with most NFSA cardholders receiving
the bulk of their entitlements every month and relatively low exclusion errors.
E. The last two, Jharkhand and especially Bihar, still have a long way to go, Even there,
however, the situation is much better than it was a few years ago.
F. This involves installing “Point of Sale” (PoS) machines at PDS shops, and verifying the
identity of cardholders by matching their fingerprints against the Aadhaar database over the
Internet.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
29.(A) However, while reading, they would not know when to pause and what to emphasise.
(B) Since then, their use has been regularised and the punctuation rules have been followed by
all. (C) In earlier days, people learnt by reading out loud.
(D) But not everybody used the same punctuations for the same thing.
(E) To address this problem, various signs depicting various punctuations were introduced.
(F) Thus, firmer guidelines regarding punctuations were framed so that everyone used them in a
similar way.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
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1) B 2) C 3) A 4) E 5) F
1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
(1) So how is global competition changing companies?
30.(A) For example, a group with a Europe-wide pay freeze may have to be flexible enough to
authorise salary increases to specialists and managers in developing’ countries, who are still able
to jump ship for a better offer.
(B) Second, the emerging-market companies as well as established multinationals are rivals, –
there is no way these can be Ignored.
(C) First, businesses are having to respond faster than before to pay changes.
(D) A case in point today is Africa, where rapid growth in key countries, notably Nigeria, has
persuaded many business people that the continent’s time may finally have arrived.
(E) The sight of well-paid expatriate foreign managers inspires the local Indian executives to ask
for more and employers have to respond.
(F) So such countries where people move easily – like India – are seeing executive pay rising
rapidly.
1. Which of the following should be the LAST (SEVENTH) sentence after the rearrangement?
1) F 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) B
2. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) F
3. Which of the following should he the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) E 5) F
4. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) E 5) F
5. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
31.A. There are multiple ways to arrive at an answer, but the problem is that each metric points
in a different direction.
B. If someone asks you how the Indian economy is doing, how would you answer?
C. Adding to the confusion is the fact that almost every metric put out by the government is
incompatible with every other metric, even if they pertain to the same sector!
D. Or would you look at corporate and personal income tax collections and base your analysis on
that? E. Would you say that the Gross Domestic Product and Gross Value Added (GVA)
are both above 7 per cent, and so the economy is growing strongly?
F. Or would you say that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has contracted for two straight
months, so actually India isn’t doing too well?
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
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1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
32.A. A proposal floated a few years ago is doing the rounds again, namely, the creation of a ‘bad
bank’ that would house the bad loans in the PSB system.
B. The proposal has its merits, However making a success of it in the Indian context poses
significant challenges.
C. Before we examine the proposal, it’s best to have an idea of how banks deal with bad loans.
D. Indian banks’ pile of bad loans is a huge drag on the economy, It’s a drain on banks’ profits.
E. Clearly, the bad loan problem requires effective resolution.
F. Lack of credit growth, in turn, comes in the way of the economy’s return to an 8 per cent
growth trajectory.
G. Because profits are eroded, public sector banks (PSBs), where the bulk of the bad loans
reside, cannot raise enough capital to fund credit growth.
1) A 2) G 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
4.Which of the following sentences should be the SEVENTH (LAST) after rearrangement ?
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) E
33.A. We’re communicating, consuming, educating and entertaining ourselves in ways that were
unimaginable just a few years ago.
B. For decades, fishermen of Chennai faced the problem of invisible maritime borders
sometimes sparking international incidents and detentions.
C. When I was growing up in India, it was hard to get access to a computer.
D. And we’re only beginning to understand the full potential of what these devices can do.
E. Now hundreds of millions of people have smartphones — powerful devices — all the time.
F. Often the best innovations come from the most surprising places.
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
34.A. To improve access to the Internet, we have been working with Indian Railways and RailTel
on providing Wi-Fi at 400 train stations across the country, with 100 of those by the end of the
year. B. The progress of the last few years has been stunning.
C. We are already at 50 stations connecting more than 3 million people every month, with more
coming online all the time.
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D. Last December, I had the chance to see the progress of Digital India when I met Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. E. In the last nine months, our teams around the world, and
especially in India, have worked hard to make this a reality.
F. Around that same time, at our Google for India event in Delhi, I outlined our goals of bringing
more people online.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) F 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
35.A. The Marrakesh Treaty represents a significant step towards making books available to
everyone, B. Ensuring that books become widely available to people who are blind
or print-disabled takes perseverance, patience, and logistical effort.
C. by easing the creation and transfer across national boundaries of texts in accessible formats
such as Braille, audio, or large print. D. Joining the treaty is the easy part, however.
E. So far, 22 countries have joined the Marrakesh Treaty, but many more are needed: each new
nation that joins brings along not only a population in need, but a wealth of printed matter that
can more easily be made accessible in other countries.
F. With access to information and educational materials, blindness need no longer be a barrier to
learning, employment and full participation in society.
1) A 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) F 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) B 2) A 3) D 4) C 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
36.A. has got its yuan accepted as world currency by the International Monetary Fund and the
New York branch of Bank of China has been designated as the clearing house for the Chinese
official currency, the renminbi.
B. The reality is that the world situation is one of multipolarity and consequent interdependency,
contradictions, compromises and pressures.
C. China is leveraging its economy and relationships to build a hegemony (G-2) with the U.S.
where both can share international financial domination.
D. There is scope for both linkages and dependency.
E. So China, who we think the U.S. is trying to ‘contain’ (and India could get a role in this),
F. Countries across the spectrum are building multiple alliances.
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1) A 2) B 3) D 4) E 5) F
1) A 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) C
1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) F
1) C 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F
1) A 2) B 3) F 4) C 5) E
37.A. It will be dedicated to optimising opportunities in the education industry for investors and
educators alike, a worldwide awareness of the fact that Make in India has all its roots in its
education aspects and that India would be the next international education magnate where bright
futures await prospective students.
B. Make in India is one of the best campaigns that have emerged from India in the age of
information. C. This will also solve the problem of brain-drain.
D. It has established brand India as a contending player in the international sphere.
E. Thus, I have made it my personal goal to start a new Educate in India campaign on a global
scale. F. I thought, why not have a campaign that is dedicated to education?
1.Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
2.Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
3.Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
4.Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
5.Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) D
38.A. Of the three names that had been mentioned in the press as constituting the shortlist, Urjit
Patel’s was the one most likely to come to light.
B. I say the last not on grounds of the politics as much as the fact that he must agree with the
new view of monetary policy legislated by Parliament in April 2016 whereby inflation targeting
became the main objective of the RBI.
C. He was after all the head of the Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen Monetary Policy
that had recommended the transition in the first place.
D. First, he was already within the Bank, being one of its Deputy Governors.
E. But, above all, he also has the advantage of being on the same page as the current dispensation
in Delhi. F. So the Government of India has announced the name of the next
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, In a way, there was no great surprise.
G. Second, he has the academic pedigree by now considered de rigueur for top posts in the
Indian government.
1.Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
2.Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
3.Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
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(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) G
4.Which of the following should be the LAST (EIGHT) sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) G
5.Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) F
39.A. A similar provision could be considered to record the process of making an advance
directive. B. There are several safeguards that the Bill could have incorporated from
laws in other countries to C. ensure that advance directives are properly executed by medical
practitioners. D. For example, a valid advance directive would have to be in writing and
executed in the presence of witnesses.
E. When concerns were raised about the informed consent process in PIL on clinical trials, the
Supreme Court ordered the audio-visual recording of the process rather than banning trials
outright. F. If doubts about the validity of the directive were to arise at the time of
execution, such a recording might prove useful in resolving them.
G. Some of these safeguards have already been addressed in the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013.
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
3. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) D
40.A. While doing all of this besides scripting films, he was tried no less than six times on
charges of obscenity, three times in India, three times in Pakistan post Partition; the equality
among the cases merely proving that on either side of the border people took note of Manto.
B. He lived for less than 43 years; penned 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five collections
of radio plays and three collections of essays.
C. An icon for some, an iconoclast for vast multitudes, Manto stays in circulation.
D. Manto mattered, Whether one liked him, followed him, as in the case of religion, or hated
him, as in the case of the relationship of the faithful with Satan, the truth was there was nobody
who could ignore Manto. E. Like religion, Manto never goes out of fashion.
F. It has remained the same, around 60 years after he breathed his last in Lahore.
(1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) A
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
(1) A (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) B
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) E (5) F
41.A. Most of these booms end badly.
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B. If there is one common theme to the vast range of crises we consider, it is that excessive debt
accumulation, whether it be by the government, banks, corporations, or consumers, often poses
greater risks than it seems during a boom.
D. Such debt buildups pose risks because they make an economy vulnerable to crises of
confidence, particularly when debt is short term and needs to be constantly refinanced.
B. Infusions of cash can make a government look like it is providing greater growth to its
economy than it really is.
E. Debt-fuelled booms all too often provide false affirmation of a government’s policies, a
financial institution’s ability to make outsized profits, or a country’s standard of living.
C. Private sector borrowing binges can inflate housing and stock prices far beyond their long-run
sustainable levels, and make banks seem more stable and profitable than they really are.
(1) B (2) C (3) D (4) F (5) A
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
(1) A (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) B
(1) A (2) B (3) D (4) E (5) F
42.A. Or you can take it off a coal-fired power plant as it’s escaping into the atmosphere, and
that’s actually a good place to do it because it’s highly energetic.
B. There are actually five sources of CO2 that can be used to make into products.
C. It comes off of industrial sources So, in your manufacturing, you have a very pure stream of
CO2 and that’s a second source that can be used to make products.
D. A third source is, before you burn it, you can take coal and take the carbon out of it, so you
don’t have the CO2, and you can make fuels, amongst other things.
E. You can capture it and use it there, And capturing it out of the air, where it’s 400 parts per
million, you can also do.
F. First, CO2 comes out of the ground and is used in ‘enhanced oil recovery’, to get more oil out
of oil wells.
1. Which of the following will be the Last sentence?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) E
2. Which of the following will be the First sentence?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
3. Which of the following will be the Third sentence?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
4. Which of the following will be the Fourth sentence?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
5. Which of the following will the Second sentence?
(1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D (5) F
1 1.C 2.F 3.B 4.A 5.C 2 1.C 2.E 3.A 4.D 5.F
3 1.G 2.F 3.E 4.B 5.D 4 1.D 2.E 3.F 4.A 5.B
5 1.B 2.F 3.A 4.D 5.E 6 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.E 5.F
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7 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.B 8 1.B 2.C 3.E 4.A 5.D
9 1.B 2.A 3.E 4.C 5.D 10 1.D 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.E
11 1.F 2.E 3.A 4.C 5.D 12 1.A 2.F 3.C 4.D 5.E
13 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.E 14 1.D 2.F 3.C 4.E 5.B
15 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.F 16 1.F 2.D 3.E 4.A 5.C
17 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.E 18 1.F 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B
19 1.B 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.E 20 1.D 2.E 3.A 4.F 5.B
21 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.F 22 1.D 2.F 3.A 4.E 5.B
23 1.E 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 24 1.E 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C
25 1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.E 26 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.E 5.D
27 1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.F 28 1.D 2.E 3.A 4.F 5.B
29 1.A 2.E 3.F 4.B 5.C 30 1.D 2.F 3.E 4.C 5.A
31 1.E 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.B 32 1.G 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.D
33 1.E 2.A 3.F 4.B 5.C 34 1.D 2.F 3.A 4.C 5.B
35 1.C 2.F 3.D 4.B 5.A 36 1.F 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B
37 1.B 2.F 3.C 4.D 5.E 38 1.A 2.D 3.G 4.C 5.F
39 1.B 2.D 3.F 4.C 5.E 40 1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.E
41 1.D 2.F 3.C 4.A 5.B 42 1.E 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.F
IDIOMS:
1. A hot potato
Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually
disputed
2. A penny for your thoughts
A way of asking what someone is thinking
3. Actions speak louder than words
People's intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say.
4. Add insult to injury
To further a loss with mockery or indignity; to worsen an unfavorable situation.
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5. An arm and a leg
Very expensive or costly. A large amount of money.
6. At the drop of a hat
Meaning: without any hesitation; instantly.
7. Back to the drawing board
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
8. Ball is in your court
It is up to you to make the next decision or step
9. Barking up the wrong tree
Looking in the wrong place. Accusing the wrong person
10. Be glad to see the back of
Be happy when a person leaves.
11. Beat around the bush
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
12. Best of both worlds
Meaning: All the advantages.
13. Best thing since sliced bread
A good invention or innovation. A good idea or plan.
14. Bite off more than you can chew
To take on a task that is way to big.
15. Blessing in disguise
Something good that isn't recognized at first.
16. Burn the midnight oil
To work late into the night, alluding to the time before electric lighting.
17. Can't judge a book by its cover
Cannot judge something primarily on appearance.
18. Caught between two stools
When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
19. Costs an arm and a leg
This idiom is used when something is very expensive.
20. Cross that bridge when you come to it
Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before.
21. Cry over spilt milk
When you complain about a loss from the past.
22. Curiosity killed the cat
Being Inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation.
23. Cut corners
When something is done badly to save money.
24. Cut the mustard [possibly derived from "cut the muster"]
To succeed; to come up to expectations; adequate enough to compete or participate
25. Devil's Advocate
To present a counter argument
26. Don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched
This idiom is used to express "Don't make plans for something that might not happen".
27. Don't give up the day job
You are not very good at something. You could definitely not do it professionally.
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28. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
29. Drastic times call for drastic measures
When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions.
30. Elvis has left the building
The show has come to an end. It's all over.
31. Every cloud has a silver lining
Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
32. Far cry from
Very different from.
33. Feel a bit under the weather
Meaning: Feeling slightly ill.
34. Give the benefit of the doubt
Believe someone's statement, without proof.
35. Hear it on the grapevine
This idiom means 'to hear rumors' about something or someone.
36. Hit the nail on the head
Do or say something exactly right
36. Hit the sack / sheets / hay
To go to bed.
37. In the heat of the moment
Overwhelmed by what is happening in the moment.
38. It takes two to tango
Actions or communications need more than one person
39. Jump on the bandwagon
Join a popular trend or activity.
40. Keep something at bay
Keep something away.
41. Kill two birds with one stone
This idiom means, to accomplish two different things at the same time.
42. Last straw
The final problem in a series of problems.
43. Let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning - do not disturb a situation as it is - since it would result in trouble or complications.
44. Let the cat out of the bag
To share information that was previously concealed
45. Make a long story short
Come to the point - leave out details
46. Method to my madness
An assertion that, despite one's approach seeming random, there actually is structure to it.
47. Miss the boat
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance
48. Not a spark of decency
Meaning: No manners
49. Not playing with a full deck
Someone who lacks intelligence.
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50. Off one's rocker
Crazy, demented, out of one's mind, in a confused or befuddled state of mind, senile.
51. On the ball
When someone understands the situation well.
52. Once in a blue moon
Meaning: Happens very rarely.
53. Picture paints a thousand words
A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
54. Piece of cake
A job, task or other activity that is easy or simple.
55. Put wool over other people's eyes
This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
56. See eye to eye
This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
57. Sit on the fence
This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
58. Speak of the devil!
This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.
59. Steal someone's thunder
To take the credit for something someone else did.
60. Take with a grain of salt
This means not to take what someone says too seriously.
61. Taste of your own medicine
Means that something happens to you, or is done to you, that you have done to someone else
62. To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
To hear something from the authoritative source.
63. Whole nine yards
Everything. All of it.
64. Wouldn't be caught dead
Would never like to do something
65. Your guess is as good as mine
To have no idea, do not know the answer to a question
66. The case was held over due to the great opposition to it.
1. dropped 2. postponed 3. stopped 4. cancelled
67. It was he who put a spoke in my wheel.
1. helped in the execution of the plan 2. tried to cause an accident
3. thwarted in the execution of the plan 4. destroyed the plan
68. I did not mind what he was saying, he was only through his hat.
1. talking nonsense 2. talking ignorantly
3. talking irresponsibly 4. talking insultingly
69.The cricket match proved to be a big draw.
1. a huge attraction 2. a lovely spectacle
3. a keen contest 4. a game without any result
70.The cricket match proved to be a big draw.
1. a huge attraction 2. a lovely spectacle
3. a keen contest 4. a game without any result
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71. Do no trust a man who blows his own trumpet
1. admonishes others2. praises others
3. flatters 4. praises himself
72. I am afraid he is burning the candle at both ends and ruining his life.
1. overtaxing his energies 2. losing his objectives
3. wasting his money 4. becoming overgenerous
73. The project did not appear to hold out bright prospects.
1. show 2. offer 3. highlight 4. promise
74. Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to stew in his own juice.
1.Suffer in his own juice 2.Boil 3.Make a stew 4.Suffer for his own act
75. In the organised society of today no individual or nation can plough a lonely furrow.
1. remain non-aligned 2. do without the help of others
3. survive in isolation 4. remain unaffected
76. Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance.
1. Bribed 2. Given advance information
3. Toppled over 4. Threatened
77. He passed himself off as a noble man.
1. Was regarded as 2. Was looked upon
3. Pretended to be 4. Was thought to be
78. He was undecided. He let the grass grow under his feet.
1. moved away 2. sat unmoving 3. stayed out 4. loitered around
79. I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.
1. scolded me 2. insulted me 3. abused me 4. ignored me
80. He is out and out a reactionary.
1. deadly against 2. thoroughly 3. no more 4. in favour of
81. In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness.
1. die while still working 2. die in the battlefield
3. die with honour 4. die on a horse back
82. Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get the
job.
1. Secret and unfair influence 2. Backing influence
3. Deserving and proper influence 4. Political influence
83. When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.
1. felt sad 2. became desperate
3. became discouraged 4. became angry
84. This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided
one way or the other. 1. ignored 2. stuck up 3. hotly debated 4. going on slowly
85. Companies producing goods play to the gallery to boost their sales.
1. cater to the public taste 2. advertise
3. depend upon the public for approval 4. attempt to appeal to popular taste
86. All and Sundry ?
[A] Everybody without distinction [B] only rich person
[C] together [D] selected people
87. At arm's length ?
[A] Length of arm [B] At a distance [C] Insult [D] Very near
88. At daggers drawn ?
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[A] real cause [B] to be puzzled [C] at enmity [D] at friendship
89. Bag and baggage ?
[A] All the clothing [B] Without any belonging
[C] Leave [D] With all one's belongings
90. Bed of roses ?
[A] very soft bed [B] dull life [C] belong to [D] full of joys
91. By leaps and bounds ?
[A] very fast [B] very slow [C] in details [D] aimlessly
92. In cold blood ?
[A] in full operation [B] unintentionally [C] deliberately [D] aimlessly
93. In the teeth of ?
[A] real cause [B] in the face of [C] in the end [D] to chase
94. Ins and Outs ?
[A] no details [B] finally [C] major share [D] full details
95. Lions share ?
[A] look angrily [B] major share [C] minor share [D] heart of the prey
96. Hammer and tongs
[A] white colored [B] to be unsafe [C] to break up [D] with all one's strength
97. Put in cold storage
[A] to forget or neglect something [B] relax
[C] to calm down [D] to take revenge
98. To take a thing lying down
[A] to beg [B] to submit without resistance
[C] to disregard [D] to avoid
99. On the shelf
[A] death penalty [B] object to
[C] to be sacked from a job [D] a foolish person
100. To change color
[A] to cheat someone [B] to blush or grow pale [C] politician [D] unfriendly
101. Keep a level head
[A] to be drunk [B] to disentangle [C] in brief
[D] to remain calm in the hour of crisis
102. In the throes of
[A] out of the grip [B] in the grip of [C] uncontrolled [D] in the power of
103. Tarred with the same brush
[A] a beautiful painting [B] birds of the same feather
[C] to act promptly [D] to speed up
104. Turn the corner [A] to finish [B] to engage [C] to run away [D] to overcome
105. Bear out [A] to resist [B] to crush [C] to confirm [D] to fight
106. To hold water [A] a thick forest [B] a perennial river [C] a princely feast
[D] a foolish person
107. Feather one's own nest
[A] to make money by unfair means B] selfish man
[C] to distributed [D] to feel healthy
108. To give oneself airs
[A] auspicious day [B] to cheat
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[C] to deceive [D] affected manners
109. Make up for
[A] compensate for [B] design artificially
[C] start afresh [D] recover the loss
110. A bottleneck
[A] a type of drink [B] big business
[C] anything that causes delay [D] a challenge
111. To play one false
[A] to betray [B] to encourage [C] sincerely [D] affectionately
112. To count upon
[A] to relax [B] to be grateful [C] to clean a thing [D] to depend upon
113. To come to grief
[A] to be anxious [B] to be unsuccessful [C] to avoid [D] to emit
114. To be at sea
[A] puzzled [B] time just before an event [C] praiseworthy [D] to remember
114. To bear in mind
[A] to clean a place [B] to remember [C] a wild plant [D] to be unanimous
115. Cheek the Jowal
[A] formal [B] not close [C] clever [D] very intimate
116. On the eve of
[A] to donate [B] to praise [C] time just before an event [D] to remember
117. To bring into play
[A] to make use of [B] to treat kindly [C] to waste foolishly [D] petty quarrels
118. To fight shy
[A] to control [B] to loose [C] to lie down [D] to avoid
119. To stand one in good stead
[A] to act wisely [B] to lose heart [C] to prove useful [D] to waste energy
120. To back out
[A] withdraw [B] support [C] oppose [D] watch from a distance
121. To play fast and loose
[A] to remember [B] very close [C] to fall ill [D] to act irresponsibly
122. To make one's mark
[A] to discourage [B] to gain distinction [C] of the best type [D] to rob
123. To keep body and soul together
[A] to be in love [B] to be undecided [C] to make hospitable [D] to manage to live
124. To cry wolf
[A] to go on hunting [B] a very brave man [C] to raise false alarm [D] to relax
125. To hang back
[A] to snow unwillingness to act [B] to withdraw
[C] to give up [D] to rely on
126. To be in bad odour
[A] unnecessarily [B] hesitantly
[C] to have a bad reputation [D] to make better
127. Once for all [A] finally [B] beginning [C] summary [D] directly
128. Of no avail
[A] persistently [B] unfortunately [C] expectations [D] useless
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129. Out of the wood
[A] very clean [B] a crazy person
[C] clear of dangers or difficulties [D] essential part
130. In defense of
[A] in concrete terms [B] in support of
[C] in consistency [D] a lovable person
131. In keeping with
[A] unfortunately [B] sincerely [C] in harmony with [D] not binding
132. In the long run
[A] in the end [B] from the very beginning [C] to run very fast [D] a slow runner
133. Not worth his salt
[A] to beat severely [B] light drink
[C] not worth keeping [D] sense of adventure
134. In lieu of
[A] to improve matter [B] in place of
[C] to reach climax [D] past problems
135. Upto one's ears
[A] in writing [B] in detail [C] to quarrel [D] to be hold
136. Make - believe
[A] that something exists [B] that something does not exists
[C] realistic [D] scientific
137. Hand in hand [A] to starve [B] to welcome [C] to destroy [D] together
138. Hue and cry
[A] to keep aloof from [B] to create crisis
[C] a general outcry of alarm [D] to conclude
139. Enough and to spare
[A] more than enough [B] straightforward [C] dissipated life
[D] to threaten
140. A maiden speech
[A] the first speech [B] outlandish [C] a beautiful lady [D] a lady's speech
141. A crying need
[A] a scoundrel [B] urgent demanding attention
[C] specified position [D] perform
142. Olive branch
[A] a gesture of chaos [B] tragic [C] gesture of peace [D] sorrowful
143. Be even with
[A] to gaze [B] to agree with [C] to fly high [D] to settle scores with
144. To be taken aback
[A] to be surprised [B] by force [C] wrong path [D] children manners
145. Cut and dried
[A] instigate [B] mechanical [C] cowardly [D] show contempt
146. To play up
[A] to criticize [B] to explain briefly [C] to neglect [D] to over-emphasize a point
147. From the bottom of one's heart
[A] a division of heart [B] adjoining [C] genuinely and deeply [D] self-satisfied
148. To strain every nerve
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[A] to make utmost efforts [B] to feel weak and tired
[C] to be a diligent worker [D] to be methodical in work
149. To flog a dead horse
[A] to whip a dead horse [B] to attempt to do the impossible
[C] waste ones efforts [D] to take advantage of a weakness
150. To show a clean pair of heels
[A] to hide [B] to escape [C] to pursue [D] to follow
151. To die in harness
[A] premeditated murder [B] dying young in an accident
[C] to die while in service [D] to be taken by surprise
152. to take someone for a ride
[A] to give a ride to someone [B] to deceive someone
[C] to be indifferent [D] to disclose a secret
153. To be all at sea
[A] a family voyage [B] lost and confused
[C] in the middle of the ocean[D] a string of islands
154. A bolt from the blue
[A] a delayed event [B] an inexplicable event
[C] an unexpected event [D] an unpleasant event
155. green thumb
[A] to have a natural intrest in gardening [B] one has a green tatto on the thumb
[C] ones nails are painted green [D] one is articstic
156. played havoc
[A] caused destruciton [B] caused hardship [C] caused floods
[D] caused disease
157. no love lost between
[A] forming a group [B] stop loving
[C] have a good understanding [D] not on good terms
158. fair and square
[A] auhtorative [B] honest [C] business like [D] active
159. Find Idioms/Phrases of "a white elephant"
[A] a proud possession [B] costly or truoblesome possession
[C] a rare article [D] useful mode of transport
160. out and out [A] slightly [B] simply [C] totally [D] merely
161. does not hold water
[A] Cannot be belived [B] does not deserve appreciation
[C] does not fulfil the reqiurements [D] cannot be valued
162. a tight corner
[A] in a small field [B] in a meadow
[C] in a closed room [D] in a difficult situation
163. He has the gift of the gab.
a) He is gifted b) He is a chatterbox c) He is a good conservationist
164. Parental property has become a bone of contention between the siblings.
a) unifying factor b) something that causes a quarrel c) a firm view d) none of these
165. Once in a blue moon, we meet each other.
a) frequently b) hardly ever c) very seldom indeed d) in the light of a blue moon
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166. He has been jobless for several months, and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling.
a) avoids starvation b) keeps the fire burning c) is angry d) keeps firing
167. In the end he had to eat the humble pie.
a) apologize humbly b) defend himself vigorously c) adopt an aggressive attitude
d) none of these
168. To be a good orator, you don’t have to play to the galleries.
a) offend audiences b) to be prepared c) appease select audience
d) to appeal to the lower taste
169. The officer took him to task.
a) rebuked him b) dismissed him c) promoted him d) praised him
170. At one's wit's endA. Perplexed B. Clear Up C. Explain D. Enlighten
66. 2 67. 3 68. 1 69. 1 70. 3
71. 4 72. 1 73. 2 74. 4 75. 2
76. 2 77. 3 78. 3 79. 4 80. 2
81. 1 82. 1 83. 3 84. 4 85. 4
86. A 87. B 88. C 89. D 90. D
91. A 92. C 93. B 94. D 95. B
96. D 97. A 98. B 99. C 100. B
101. D 102. B 103. B 104. D 105. C
106. D 107. A 108. D 109. A 110. C
111. A 112. D 113. B 114. A 115. B
116. D 117. C 118. A 119. C 120. A
121. D 122. B 123. D 124. C 125. A
126. C 127. A 128. D 129. C 130. B
131. C 132. A 133. C 134. B 135. A
136. B 137. D 138. C 139. A 140. A
141. B 142. C 143. D 144. A 145. B
146. D 147. C 148. A 149. B 150. B
151. C 152. B 153. B 154. C 155. A
156. A 157. D 158. B 159. B 160. C
161. C 162. D 163. C 164. B 165. C
166. A 167. A 168. D 169. A 170. A
ONE WORD SUBSTITUTIONS:

1.Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool
A.Imbecility B. Senility C. Dotage D. Superannuation
2.That which cannot be corrected
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A. Unintelligible B. Indelible C. Illegible D. Incorrigible
3.The study of ancient societies
A. Anthropology B. Archaeology C. History D. Ethnology
4.A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
A. Expert B. Intellectual C. Snob D. Literate
5.A person who insists on something
A. Disciplinarian B. Stickler C. Instantaneous D. Boaster
6.State in which the few govern the many
A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy C. Plutocracy D. Autocracy
7. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
A. Pedantic B. Verbose C. Pompous D. Ornate
8. Which of the following words refers to the skill required to manage international affairs?
a) Diplomacy b) Tact c) Tenacity
9. You are in a …………………… when you are forced to choose between two unpleasant
alternatives. a) dilemma b) confusion c) crisis
10. Small pieces of burning coal a) Ambers b) Embers c) Ashes
11. Severe scarcity of food a) Famine b) Shortage c) Poverty
12. Seize authority of others in an unlawful manner
a) Ascend b) Enthrone c) Dethrone d) Usurp
13. Serving as an example a) Extraordinary b) Exemplary c) Extraordinary
14. The science which studies the occult influence of stars on human beings
a) Astronomy b) Astrology c) Optics
15. Remedy for all diseases a) Panache b) Panacea c) Cure
16. Revolt against the government to bring about complete change
a) Riot b) Revolution c) War
17. Scene of violent and illegal confusion
a) Pandemonium b) Struggle c) Pandora’s box
18. Science of birds a) Paleontology b) Ornithologyc) Physiology
19. Place where animals like cows and horses are kept
a) Kennel b) Sty c) Stable
20. A person who loves mankind and works for their well-being
a) Trustee b) Philanthropist c) Devotee d) Anthropologist
21. Periodical publication of official news a) Gazette b) Magazine c) Memo
22. The study of ancient societies
a. History b. Archaeology c. Anthropology d. Ethnology
23. A person who renounces the world and practices self-discipline in order to attain salvation:
A.Sceptic B.Ascetic C.Devotee D.Antiquarian
24. One who abandons his religious faith:
A. Apostate B. Prostate C. Profane D. Agnostic
25. A hater of knowledge and learning:
A. Bibliophile B. Philologist C. Misogynist D. Misologist
26. Commencement of words with the same letter:
A. Pun B. Alliteration C. Transferred epithet D. Oxymoron
27. Person who does not believe in the existence of God:
A. Theist B. Heretic C. Atheist D. Fanatic
28. A lady's umbrella is: A. Parasol B. Granary C. Epitaph D. Aviary
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29. Story of old time gods or heroes is:
A. Lyric B. Epic C. Legend D. Romance
30. A person who loves everybody:
A. Cosmopolitan B. Fratricide C. Atheist D. Aristocrat
31. A sad song: A. Ditty B. Knell C. Dirge D. Lay
32. One who believes in the power of fate:
A. Fatalist B. Optimist C. Pessimist D. Parsimonious
33. One who cannot easily pleased:
A. Cosmopolitan B. Frightening C. Fastidious D.Feminist
34. The murder of Brother: A. Homicide B. Regicide C. Fratricide D. Suicide
35. A person who is indifferent to pains and pleasure of life:
A. Stoic B. Sadist C. Psychiatrist D. Aristocrat
36. A person who insists on something
A. Disciplinarian B. Stickler C. InstantaneousD. Boaster
37. State in which the few govern the many
A. Monarchy B. Oligarchy C. Plutocracy D. Autocracy
38. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
A. Pedantic B. Verbose C. Pompous D. Ornate
39. List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting
A. Schedule B. Timetable C. Agenda D. Plan
40. Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous
A. Evade B. Evacuate C. Avoid D. Exterminate
41 A prima facie case is such
A. As it seems at first sight B. As it is made to seem at first sight
C. As it turns out to be at the end D. As it seems to the court after a number of hearings
42. A person pretending to be somebody he is not
A. Magician B. Rogue C. Liar D. Imposter
43. A person who knows many foreign languages
A. Linguist B. Grammarian C. Polyglot D. Bilingual
44. One who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness
A. Egoist B. Fatalist C. Stoic D. Cynic
45. One who possesses many talents
A. Versatile B. Nubile C. Exceptional D. Gifted
46. A disease which spreads by contact:
A. Incurable B. Infectious C.Contagious D. Fatal
47. A man who rarely speaks the truth:
A. Crook B. Liar C. Scoundrel D.Hypocrite
48. A remedy for all diseases: A. Narcotics B. Antiseptic C. Panacea D. Lyric
49. International destruction of racial groups:
A. Matricide B. Regicide C. Genocide D. Homicide
50. Custom of having many wives: A. Misogamy B. Bigamy C. Polygamy D. Monogamy
51. One who firmly believes in fate or destiny ?
[A] Gratis [B] Dermatologist [C] Fatalist [D] Honorary
52. A disease or accident which ends in death?
[A] Fatal [B] Drawn [C] Fastidious [D] Illegal
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53. A supporter of the cause of women ?
[A] Effeminate [B] Loquacious [C] Sophist [D] Feminist
54. Without payment or free of cost ?
[A] Gratis [B] Hedonist [C] Stoic [D] Precious
55. One who talks too much ?
[A] Quite [B] Garrulous [C] Pregnable [D] Illogical
56. Eliminating or killing of a whole race ?
[A] Germicide [B] Homicide [C] Genocide [D] Suicide
57. Doctor for skin disease?
[A] Dermatologist [B] Cardiologist [C] Psychiatrist [D] Paediatrician
58. One who does a thing for pleasure and not as profession.
[A] Philanderer [B] Amateur [C] Empirical [D] Imposter
59. Government by the priests or a government which has its state religion.
[A] Thearachy [B] Aristocracy [C] Oligarchy [D] Theocracy
60. A hater of learning and knowledge.
[A] Samaritan [B] Misologist [C] Mascochist [D] Misogynist
61. A man with abnormal habits.
[A] Eccentric [B] Arrogant [C] Self centred [D] Supercilious
62. Animals that eat flesh.
[A] Carnivorous [B] Graminivorous [C] Vegetarian [D] Herbivorous
63. The act of violating the sancity of the church.
[A] Heresy [B] Descreation [C] Camouflage [D] Sacrilege
64. An animal that is equally at home on land and in water.
[A] Domestic [B] Abstemious [C] Amphibious [D] Cannibal
65. A person who does not believe in the existence of god.
[A] Theist [B] Atheist [C] Ascetic [D] Agnostic
66. A tank where fish or water plants are kept.
[A] Apiary [B] Aviary [C] Nursery [D] None of These
67. A general pardon granted by the government to political offenders.
[A] Amnesty [B] Alimony [C] Diplomacy [D] Armistice
68. Last part of speech.
[A] Conclusion [B] Epilogue [C] Peroration [D] Permutation
69. A person who readily believes others.
[A] Creditable [B] Credulous [C] Credible [D] Sensitive
70. Process of thought.
[A] Commiseration [B] Cerebration [C] Insinuation [D] Machination
71. The passage of soul after death from one body to another.
[A] Transmutations [B] Post diadem [C] Metamorphosis [D] Transmigration
72. A story in which ideas are symbolized as people
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[A] Allegory [B] Fable [C] Legend [D] Parable
73. A person who advocates extreme patriotism.
[A] socialism [B] democracy [C] chauvinism [D] atheism
74. A person who is too stubborn to admit.
[A] oblique [B] obdurate [C] determined [D] fascinated
75. A person who is generous and has an exalted soul ?
[A] magnanimous [B] miser [C] stingy [D] frugal
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. B
6. B 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. B
11. A 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. B
16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. B
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D
26. B 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. A
31. C 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. A
36. B 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B
41. A 42. D 43. A 44. D 45. A
46. C 47. D 48. C 49. C 50. C
51. C 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. B
56. C 57. A 58. B 59. D 60. B
61. A 62. A 63. D 64. C 65. B
66. D 67. A 68. C 69. B 70. B
71. D 72. A 73. C 74. B 75. A
ANALOGY :
1) Poles : Magnet :: ? : Battery A. Energy B. Power C. Terminals D. Cells
2) Peace : Chaos :: Creation : ? A. Manufacture B. Destruction C. Build
D. Construction
3) Architect : Building :: Sculptor : ? A. Museum B. Statue C. Chisel D. Stone
4) Horse : Mare :: A. Fox : Vixen B. Duck : Geese C. Dog : Puppy D. Donkey : Pony
5) Cricket : Pitch :: A. Ship : Dock B. Boat : Harbour C. Boxing : Ring D. Wrestling : Track
6) Oceans : Deserts : : Waves : ? A. Dust B. Sand Dunes C. Ripples D. Sea
7) Grain : Stock : : Stick : ? A. String B. Heap C. Collection D. Bundle
8) Cube is related to Square in the same way as Square is related to
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A. Plane B. Triangle C. Line D. Point
9) Bank is related to Money in the same way as Transport is related to
A. Traffic B. Goods C. Speed D. Road
10) Fan is related to Wings in the same way as Wheel is related to
A. Round B. Air C. Spokes D. Cars
11) FOX : CUNNING :: RABBIT : ? A. Courageous B. Dangerous C. Timid D. Ferocious
12) FLEXIBLE : RIGID :: CONFIDENCE : ?
A. Diffidence B. Indifference C. Cowardice D. Scare
13) NECKLACE : ADORNMENT :: ?
A. Medal : Decoration B. Bronze : Medal C. Scarf : Dress D. Window : House
14) BILLY : GOAT :: A. Cow : Bull B. Lord : Maid C. Man : Woman D. Cow : Calf
15) WORK : MOTIVE :: A. Body : Mind B. Wall : Paint C. Body : Food D. Petrol : Car
16) WINDOW : CURTAIN ::
A. Door : Frame B. Book : Jacket C. CPU : Cabinet D. Casing : Wire
17) MIND : BODY ::
A. Water : Air B. CPU : Hard Disk C. Ship : Oil D. Software : Computer
18) MIRROR : GLASS ::
A. Music : Violin B. Match : Matchbox C. Shirt : Cloth D. Air : Flow
19) SUNFLOWER : LIGHT ::
A. Torch : Battery B. Scholar : Books C. Ink : Print D. Mould : Humidity
20) BLADE : GRASS ::
A. Dig : Shovel B. Size : Hole C. Grain : Rice D. Food : Morsel
21. Deity : Temple
a.) Crucifix : Church b.) Teacher : School c.) Sculpture : Museum d.) Machine : Factory
22. Natural : Synthetic
a.) Introduction : Thesis b.) Fragrance : Perfume c.) Chalk : Powder d.) Gas : Petroleum
23. Zombie : Cataleptic
a.) Supreme : Principal b.) Ghost : Vampire c.) Swine Flu : Contagious
d.) Sleepwalker : Somnambulistic
24. Crash : Course
a.) Antique : silver b.) Old : memories c.) Public : Government d.) Sincere : Student
25. Ballistics : Projectiles
a.) Entomology : Insects b.) Aeronautics : Satellites c.) Oneirology : Dreams
d.) Orthopedics : Musculoskeletal system
26. Discourage : Thwart
a.) Liking : Addictionb.) Rebellious : Terroristc.) Good : Niced.) Learned : Studious
27. Wraith : Ghost
a.) Height : Elevation b.) Prayer : Slogan c.) Actual : Excuse d.) Vertex : Summit
28. Woollen : Cold
a.) Seat belt : Car b.) Knee guards : Skating c.) Cotton: Hot d.) Socks : Shoes
29. Anecdote : Story
a.) Joke : Humour b.) Romance: Soft c.) Suspense : Excitement
d.) Beauty Pageant : Smile
30. Reindeer : Fawn
a.) Goldfish : Fingerling b.) Monkey : baby c.) Bear : Pooh d.) Tom : Jerry
31. Narcosis: Narcotics
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a.) Hailtosis : Hail b.) Symbiosis : Sympathy c.) Sedation : Sedatived.) Mucosis : Mucus
32. Monk : Monastery
a.) Wild animals : Jungle b.) Priest : Temple c.) Horse : Sty d.) Soldier : Barracks
33. Mammoth : Infinitesimal
a.) Parsimony : Frugality b.) Innate : Required c.) Sceptical : Gullible d.) Survivor : Victim
34. Amnesia : Memory
a.) Theft : Money b.) Amputation : Limbc.) Dyslexia : Orientation d.) Enemy : Friend
35. Dance : Choreography
a.) Script : Writing b.) Music : Composition c.) Food : Cooking d.) Skipping : Rope
36. Rigid : Resilient
a.) Candid : Plain b.) Detached: Indifferent c.) Essential : Redundant d.) Indolent : Agile
37. Paw: Cat then Hoof:? A. Lion B. Horse C. Lamb D.
Elephant
38. Scribble : Write then Stammer : ? A. Shout B. Weep C. Dance D. Speak
39. Breeze : Cyclone then Drizzle : ?A. Storm B. Flood C. Earthquake D. Downpour
40. Venerate : Worship :: Extol : ? A. Recommend B. Compliment C. Glorify D.
Homage
41. Nurture : Neglect then Denigrate : ?A. Calumniate B. Recognize C. Reveal D. Extol
42. Sculptor : Statue then Poet : ? A. Canvas B. Pen C. Verse D. Chisel
43. Jeopardy : Peril :: Jealousy : ? A. Envy B. Lust C. Secure D. Romance
44)PALATE : MOUTH ::
A) rainbow : sky B) rivulet: dam C) hill: range D) ceiling : room
45)STUTTER : SPEECH ::
A) blare : hearing B) aroma: smell C) astigmatism : sight D) novocain : touch
46)SEDATIVE : SLEEP::
A) challenging : knowledge B) mnemonic : memory
C) dramatic : story D) vocal: eloquence
47)PLAIN : AUSTERE ::
A) neutral: detached B) clean : sterile C) lonely : gloomy D) deserted : barren
48)BACTERIA : DECOMPOSITON ::
A) volcano : eruption B) antibiotic : injection C) yeast: fermentationD) oxygen : treatment
49)EXPEL: SCHOOL::
A) export: factory B) exile : nation C) escape : penitentiary D) vacate : building
50) INCUMBENT : OFFICE ::
A) monarch : throne B) president: company C) supervisor: employee D) captain : army
51) HATCH : HOLD ::
A) rudder:anchor B) boat: barge C) courtyard : terrace D) door: room
52) SHARD : POTTERY ::
A) hill: cliff B) ash : fire C) hair : wig D) splinter: wood
53) RETICENT: TALK ::
A) abstemious : devour B) tasteless : savor C) likely : conjecture D) cranky: grumble
54. Carpenter: Hammer::
A. painter: paint B. pilot: airplane C. philosopher: books D. plumber : wrench
55. Arid: Dry :: A. acrid : tart B. distant : removed C. acrimonious : quarrel D. saturated : wet
56. Swan : Cygnet ::A. lion : pride B. bevy : beauties C. swan : genus D. foal : horse
57. Osteopath: Bone ::
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A. physician : medicine B. conductor : lightening C. dermatologist: skin D. sanguine: blood
58. Botany: Plants ::
A. astronomy : stars B. medicine : analgesic C. teacher : class D. disease : etiology
59. Wasp: Insect A. snake: cobra B. bird : mammal C. turtle : reptile D. lion : tiger
60. Pencil: Graphite ::
A. pen : plastic B. house : mortar C. gunpowder : cordite D. car : engine
61. Forecast: Future: : Regret : A.Present B.Atone C.Past D.Sins
62. Influenza: Virus : : Typhoid : A.Bacillus B.Parasite C.Protozoa D.Bacteria
63. Fear: Threat: : Anger : ?A.Compulsion B.Panic C.Provocation D.Force
64. Melt: Liquid: : Freeze :A.Ice B.Condense C.Solid D.Crystal
65. Clock : Time : : Thermometer : A.Heat B.Radiation C.Energy D.Temperature
66. Muslims : Mosque : : Sikhs :
A.Golden Temple B.Medina C.Fire Temple D.Gurudwara
14. Eye : Myopia : : Teeth :A.Pyorrhea B.Cataract C.Trachoma D.Eczema
67. segregate: unify :: repair : ______ a. approach b. push c. damage d. outwit
68. penurious : ______ :: deep : significant a. generous b. stingy c. decrepit d. cavernous
69. dolorous : ______ :: sonorous : loud a. woozy b. weepy c. dull d. sleepy
70. ______ : play :: sing : anthem a. act b. scene c. theater d. field
71. scrub : wash :: sob : ______ a. cry b. water c. sad d. tease
72. lawless : order :: captive : ______ a. trouble b. punishment c. jail d. freedom
73. search: ______ :: defeat : vanquish a. peer b. ransack c. destroy d. find
74. kitten: ______ :: soldier : army a. cat b. litter c. puppy d. meow
75. irrelevant : significance :: relaxed : ______a. care b. calm c. thoughtful d. asleep
76. ______ : peace :: lion : courage a. war b. brave c. dove d. cub
77. pride : ______ :: calm : storm a. proud b. forecast c. sunny d. fall
78. ______ : highway :: net : court a. road b. radar c. ticket d. median
79.______ : ship :: telescope : star a. deck b. water c. periscope d. astronomy
80. admonish : ______ :: defeat : conquer
a. administer b. celebrate c. negotiate d. berate
81. ______ : king :: bench : judge a. throne b. queen c. court d. knight
82. bray: ______ :: bark : dog a. braid b. tree c. donkey d. sea
83. about: bout :: ______ : mend a. amend b. near c. tear d. dismiss
84. Particular: fussy :: ______ : subservient a. meek b. above c. cranky d. uptight
85. coif: hair :: ______ : musical a. shower b. close c. praise d. score
86. feta : Greek ::provolone : ______ a. salad b. Swiss c. blue d. Italian
87. moccasin : snake ::______ : shoe a. alligator b. waders c. asp d. loafer
88. ______ : zenith ::fear : composure a. apex b. heaven c. heights d. nadir
89. hovel : dirty :: hub : ______ a. unseen b. pridefull c. busy d. shovel
90. nymph : ______ ::seraphim : angel a. maiden b. sinner c. candle d. priest
91. fecund : infertile ::______ : fleet a. rapid b. slow c. fertilizer d. damp
92. smear : libel :: heed : ______ a. represent b. doubt c. consider d. need
93. mend : sewing ::edit : ______ a. darn b. repair c. manuscript d. makeshift
94. abet : ______ :: alone :: lone a. bet b. loan c. wager d. single
95. piercing : ______ ::hushed : whisper a. diamond b. watch c. siren d.. ears
96. segregate : unify ::repair : ______ a. approach b. push c. damage d. outwit
97.congeal : solidify ::______ : char a. conceal b. singe c. evaporate d. charge
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98. ______ : marsupial ::monkey : primate a. opossum b. ape c. honeybee d. moose
99. . principle : doctrine ::living : ______ a. will b. dead c. likelihood d. livelihood
100. ______ : climb ::recession : withdrawal a. ascent b. absence c. dollar d. absorption
101. myopic : farsighted ::______ : obscure
a. benevolent b. famous c. turgid d. wasted
102. conjugate : pair ::partition : ______ a. divide b. consecrate c. parade d. squelch
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. D
16. C 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B
26. A 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. A
31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. A
36. A 37. B 38. D 39. D 40. C
41. D 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. C
46. B 47. B 48. C 49. B 50. A
51. D 52. D 53. A 54. D 55. D
56. D 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. C
61. C 62. D 63. C 64. C 65. D
66. D 67. A 68. C 69. B 70. B
71. A 72. D 73. B 74. B 75. A
76. C 77. D 78. D 79. C 80. D
81. A 82. C 83. A 84. A 85. D
86. D 87. D 88. D 89. C 90. D
91. D 92. C 93. A 94. A 95. C
96. C 97. B 98. A 99. B 100. D
101. A 102. B
READING COMPREHENSION:
1) Should we really care for the greatest actors of the past could we have them before us? Should
we find them too different from our accent of thought, of feeling, of speech, in a thousand minute
particulars which are of the essence of all three? Dr. Doran's long and interesting records of the
triumphs of Garrick, and other less familiar, but in their day hardly less astonishing, players, do
not relieve one of the doubt. Garrick himself, as sometimes happens with people who have been
the subject of much anecdote and other conversation, here as elsewhere, bears no very distinct
figure. One hardly sees the wood for the trees. On the other hand, the account of Betterton,
"perhaps the greatest of English actors," is delightfully fresh. That intimate friend of Dryden,
Tillatson, Pope, who executed a copy of the actor's portrait by Kneller which is still extant, was
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worthy of their friendship; his career brings out the best elements in stage life. The stage in these
volumes presents itself indeed not merely as a mirror of life, but as an illustration of the utmost
intensity of life, in the fortunes and characters of the players. Ups and downs, generosity, dark
fates, the most delicate goodness, have nowhere been more prominent than in the private
existence of those devoted to the public mimicry of men and women. Contact with the stage,
almost throughout its history, presents itself as a kind of touchstone, to bring out the bizarrerie,
the theatrical tricks and contrasts, of the actual world.
1. In the expression One hardly sees the wood for the trees', the author apparently intends the
word trees to be analogous to
A. features of Doran's language style
B. details learned from oral sources
C. personality of a famous actor
D. detail's of Garrick's life
E. stage triumphs of an astonishing player
2. The doubt referred to in line 7 concerns whether
A. the stage personalities of the past would appeal on a personal level to people like the author
B. their contemporaries would have understood famous actors
C. the acting of famous stage personalities would appeal to us today
D. Garrick was as great as he is portrayed
E. historical records can reveal personality
3. Information supplied in the passage is sufficient to answer which of the following questions?
(Select ALL answer choices that apply)
A. Who did Doran think was probably the best English actor?
B. What did Doran think of Garrick?
C. Would the author give a definite answer to the first question posed in the passage?
2) A sanctuary may be defined as a place where Man is passive and the rest of Nature active. Till
quite recently Nature had her own sanctuaries, where man either did not go at all or only as a
tool-using animal in comparatively small numbers. But now, in this machinery age, there is no
place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command. He can strangle to
death all the nobler wild life in the world to-day. To-morrow he certainly will have done so,
unless he exercises due foresight and self-control in the mean time.
There is not the slightest doubt that birds and mammals are now being killed off much faster than
they can breed. And it is always the largest and noblest forms of life that suffer most. The whales
and elephants, lions and eagles, go. The rats and flies, and all mean parasites, remain. This is
inevitable in certain cases. But it is wanton killing off that I am speaking of to-night. Civilized
man begins by destroying the very forms of wild life he learns to appreciate most when he
becomes still more civilized. The obvious remedy is to begin conservation at an earlier stage,
when it is easier and better in every way, by enforcing laws for close seasons, game preserves,
the selective protection of certain species, and sanctuaries.
I have just defined a sanctuary as a place where man is passive and the rest of Nature active. But
this general definition is too absolute for any special case. The mere fact that man has to protect a
sanctuary does away with his purely passive attitude. Then, he can be beneficially active by
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destroying pests and parasites, like bot-flies or mosquitoes, and by finding antidotes for diseases
like the epidemic which periodically kills off the rabbits and thus starves many of the carnivora
to death. But, except in cases where experiment has proved his intervention to be beneficial, the
less he upsets the balance of Nature the better, even when he tries to be an earthly Providence.
4. The author implies that his first definition of a sanctuary is

A. totally wrong
B. somewhat idealistic
C. unhelpful
D. indefensible
E. immutable
5. The author�s argument that destroying bot-flies and mosquitoes would be a beneficial action
is most weakened by all of the following except
A. parasites have an important role to play in the regulation of populations
B. the elimination of any species can have unpredictable effects on the balance of nature
C. the pests themselves are part of the food chain
D. these insects have been introduced to the area by human activities
E. elimination of these insects would require the use of insecticides that kill a wide range of
insects
6. It can be inferred that the passage is
A. part of an article in a scientific journal
B. extracted from the minutes of a nature club
C. part of a speech delivered to an educated audience
D. a speech delivered in a court of law
E. from a polemical article published in a magazine
7. The purpose of the final paragraph is
A. to sum up the main points of the author's argument
B. to urge a solution to an increasingly pressing problem
C. to qualify the author's definition of an important term
D. to propose a program
E. to suggest that man should not intervene in natural environments
8. Answer this question based on the information in the paragraph below.
It has been suggested that long-term prisoners, on release from jail, be given a reasonable state
pension to reduce the likelihood of their resorting to crime. Most people instinctively reject the
suggestion as they feel it would be like rewarding criminal activity.
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The supporters of the prisoners' pension scheme have criticized those who reject this possibility,
by claiming that for the critics...
Which of the following is the most logical completion of the sentence above?
A. emotion is more important than justice
B. punishment for criminals is more important than crime prevention
C. crime prevention is not an important issue
D. money has too high a value
E. the law should not be concerned with what happens after jail
3) The first and most important rule of legitimate or popular government, that is to say, of
government whose object is the good of the people, is therefore, as I have observed, to follow in
everything the general will. But to follow this will it is necessary to know it, and above all to
distinguish it from the particular will, beginning with one's self: this distinction is always very
difficult to make, and only the most sublime virtue can afford sufficient illumination for it. As, in
order to will, it is necessary to be free, a difficulty no less great than the former arises that of
preserving at once the public liberty and the authority of government. Look into the motives
which have induced men, once united by their common needs in a general society, to unite
themselves still more intimately by means of civil societies: you will find no other motive than
that of assuring the property, life and liberty of each member by the protection of all. But can
men be forced to defend the liberty of any one among them, without trespassing on that of
others? And how can they provide for the public needs, without alienating the individual
property of those who are forced to contribute tothem? With whatever sophistry all this may be
covered over, it is certain that if any constraint can be laid on my will, I am noonger free, and
that I am no longer master of my own property,if any one else can lay a hand on it. This
difficulty, which would have seemed insurmountable, has been removed, like the first, bythe
most sublime of all human institutions, or rather by a divine nspiration, which teaches mankind
to imitate here below theunchangeable decrees of the Deity. By what inconceivable art has a
means been found of making men free by making them subject; of using in the service of the
State the properties, the persons and even the lives of all its members, without constraining and
without consulting them; of confining their will by their own admission; of overcoming their
refusal by that consent, and forcing them to punish themselves, when they act against their own
will? How can it be that all should obey, yet nobody take upon him to command, and that all
should serve, and yet have no masters, but be the more free, as, in apparent subjection, each loses
no part of his liberty but what might be hurtful to that of another? These wonders are the work of
law. It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ of the will of all
which establishes, in civil right, the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which
dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the
rules of his own judgment, and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice
alone that political rulers should speak when they command; for no sooner does one man,
setting aside the law, claim to subject another to his private will, than he departs from the state of
civil society, and confronts him face to face in the pure state of nature, in which obedience is
prescribed solely by necessity.
9. The paradox in line 28 is resolved according to the author when an individual
A. submits to the rule of law and thus is at liberty to do anything that does not harm another
person
B. behaves according to the natural rights of man and not according to imposed rules
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C. agrees to follow the rule of law even when it is against his best interests
D. belongs to a society which guarantees individual liberty at all times
E. follows the will of the majority
10. The author's attitude to law in this passage is best conveyed as
A. respect for its inalienable authority
B. extolling its importance as a human institution
C. resignation to the need for its imposition on the majority
D. acceptance of its restrictions
E. praise for its divine origin
11. The author would agree with all of the following except
A. government must maintain its authority without unduly compromising personal liberty
B. individual freedom is threatened in the absence of law
C. justice cannot be ensured in the absence of law
D. political leaders should use the law as their guide to correct leadership
E. the law recognizes that all men are capable of recognizing what is in the general interest
12. Answer this question based on the information in the paragraph below.
Most scientists agree that new lines of interdisciplinary research are the need of the hour. Even
government committees on science have stressed the need for more interdisciplinary projects.
Yet, of ten proposals for new interdisciplinary projects last year, only one was successfully
funded. Some have suggested that this means that as yet researchers are not coming up with
sufficiently persuasive projects, or that their proposals are not of high enough quality, or even
that the reputations of these researchers is not high enough. However, the real reason probably
lies in the way funding is organized. Funding is still allocated according to the old categories and
there are no funds specifically for research that overlaps different subject areas.
The two parts in bold-face are related to each other in which of the following ways?
A. The first is a finding that the author finds unacceptable; the second is the author�s own
position
B. The first is a finding that the author attempts to account for; the second is a finding that
contradicts the author�s main conclusion.
C. The first is a fact that the author attempts to account for. The second is data that explicitly
supports the author�s main conclusion.
D. The first is a position that the author opposes; the second is the author�s main position.
E. The first is a situation that the author finds paradoxical; the second is an assumption that the
author uses to reinforce the paradox.
4) When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is
an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to
them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.
Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of
years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images
depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far
outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental
and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their
painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages
in the Lascaux complex.
Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and
temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many
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entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the
open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have
deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to
tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.
13. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. Wild Animals in Art
B. Hidden Prehistoric Paintings
C. Exploring Caves Respectfully
D. Determining the Age of French Caves
14. In line 3, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to _______.
A. discovers
B. watches
C. notices
D. buys
15. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
A. It is home to rare animals.
B. It has a large number of caves.
C. It is known for horse-racing events.
D. It has attracted many famous artists.
16. According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?
A. Birds
B. Bison
C. Horses
D. Wild cats
17. In line 8, the word depict is closest in meaning to _______.
A. show
B. hunt
C. count
D. draw
18. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
A. It was completely dark inside.
B. The caves were full of wild animals.
C. Painting materials were hard to find.
D. Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.
19. In line 12, the word They refers to _______.
A. walls
B. artists
C. animals
D. materials
20. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT
_______.
A. temperature changes
B. air movement
C. water
D. light
21. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?
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A. Visitors were prohibited from entering.
B. A new lighting system was installed.
C. Another part was discovered.
D. A new entrance was created.
5) "Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"Bill caught the
basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net. "Bill, you never
miss!" Joe said admiringly."Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the
time."Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe
in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.
"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested."But I practice all the time with you!"
Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me.""You play
well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out. "That's because I've known you since we were five
years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are
around." Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea. The next day Joe and Bill met in
the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself. "Practice without
me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute." Joe hurried through the school building,
gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a
janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help. Joe reminded the
group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill
was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people
standing behind him."Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally. Bill turned. A look of surprise came over
his face. "I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe
said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"
22. What would be the best title for the story?
a. Joe Joins the Team b. Practice Makes Perfect c. Bill Wins the Big Game
d.Bill'sBasketball problem
23. In line 6, the word performed is closest in meaning to _______.
a. acted b. played c.moved d.changed
24. Why is Bill upset? a. He plays better in practice than he does during games. b.The school
yard is not a good place to practice.c. Joe watches him too closely when he plays. d.His team
loses too many games.
25. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?
a. He is comfortable with Joe. b. Joe tells him how to play better.
c. He does not know that Joe is there.d.He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.
26. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?
a. Because he wants more players for his team b. Because he wants to help Bill feel less
nervous
c. Because he wants to show them his talent d. Because he wants more people to see the next
game
27. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT _______.
a. Joe b. a janitor c. a math teacher d. the basketball coach
28. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?
a. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do b. Because they do not want Bill to know
they were there
c. Because Bill likes to practice alone d. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s
instructions
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6) The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw attention to
the importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as merchants have set out their wares
daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, people have been in rough agreement
with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this tradition is today more apparent than
ever. Were it not for public acceptance of a single yardstick of time,
social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services, and
information would proceed in fits and starts; the very fabric of modern society would begin to
unravel.
29. What is the main idea of the passage?
a. In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.
b.The traditions of society are timeless.
c.An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.
d.Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.
30. In line 6, the phrase "this tradition" refers to
a. the practice of starting the business day at dawn b. friendly relations between neighbors
c. the railroad's reliance on time schedules d. people's agreement on the measurement of time
7) The Alaska pipeline starts at the frozen edge of the Arctic Ocean. It stretches southward across
the largest and northernmost state in the United States, ending at a remote ice-free seaport village
nearly 800 miles from where it begins. It is massive in size and extremely complicated to operate
The steel pipe crosses windswept plains and endless miles of delicate tundra that tops the frozen
ground. It weaves through crooked canyons, climbs sheer mountains, plunges over rocky crags,
makes its way through thick forests, and passes over or (10) under hundreds of rivers and
streams. The pipe is 4 feet in diameter, and up to 2 million barrels (or 84 million gallons) of
crude oil can be pumped through it daily. Resting on H-shaped steel racks called "bents," long
sections of the pipeline follow a zigzag course high above the frozen earth. Other long sections
drop out of sight beneath spongy or rocky ground and return to the surface later on. The pattern
of the pipeline's up-and-down route is determined by the often harsh demands of the arctic and
subarctic climate, the tortuous lay of the land, and the varied compositions of soil, rock, or
permafrost (permanently frozen ground). A little more than half of the pipeline is elevated above
the ground. The remainder is buried anywhere from 3 to 12 feet, depending largely upon the type
of terrain and the properties of the soil. One of the largest in the world, the pipeline cost
approximately $8 billion and is by far the biggest and most expensive construction project ever
undertaken by private industry. In fact, no single business could raise that much money, so 8
major oil companies formed a consortium in order to share the costs. Each company controlled
oil rights to particular shares of land in the oil fields and paid into the pipeline-construction fund
according to the size of its holdings. Today, despite enormous problems of climate, supply
shortages, equipment breakdowns, labor disagreements, treacherous terrain, a certain amount of
mismanagement, and even theft, the Alaska pipeline has been completed and is operating
31. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's
a. operating costs b. employees c. consumers d. construction
32. The word "it" in line 4 refers to
a. pipeline b. ocean c. state d. village
33. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each
a. day b. week c. month d. year
34. The phrase "Resting on" in line 13 is closest in meaning to
a. Consisting of b. Supported by c. Passing under d. Protected with
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35. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's route
EXCEPT the
a. climate b. lay of the land itselfc. local vegetation d. kind of soil and rock
36. The word "undertaken" in line 26 is closest in meaning to
a. removed b. selected c. transported d. attempted
37. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?
a. 3 b.4 c.8 d.12
8) The painter Roy Lichtenstein helped to define pop art—the movement that incorporated
commonplace objects and commercial-art techniques into paintings—by paraphrasing the style
of comic books in his work. His merger of a popular genre with the forms and intentions of fine
art generated a complex result: while poking fun at the pretensions of the art world,
Lichtenstein’s work also managed to convey a seriousness of theme that enabled it to transcend
mere parody.
That Lichtenstein’s images were fine art was at first difficult to see, because, with their word
balloons and highly stylized figures, they looked like nothing more than the comic book panels
from which they were copied. Standard art history holds that pop art emerged as an impersonal
alternative to the histrionics of abstract expressionism, a movement in which painters conveyed
their private attitudes and emotions using nonrepresentational techniques. The truth is that by the
time pop art first appeared in the early 1960s, abstract expressionism had already lost much of its
force. Pop art painters weren’t quarreling with the powerful early abstract expressionist work of
the late 1940s but with a second generation of abstract expressionists whose work seemed airy,
high-minded, and overly lyrical. Pop art paintings were full of simple black lines and large areas
of primary color. Lichtenstein’s work was part of a general rebellion against the fading emotional
power of abstract expressionism, rather than an aloof attempt to ignore it.
But if rebellion against previous art by means of the careful imitation of a popular genre were all
that characterized Lichtenstein’s work, it would possess only the reflective power that parodies
have in relation to their subjects. Beneath its cartoonish methods, his work displayed an impulse
toward realism, an urge to say that what was missing from contemporary painting was the
depiction of contemporary life. The stilted romances and war stories portrayed in the comic
books on which he based his canvases, the stylized automobiles, hot dogs, and table lamps that
appeared in his pictures, were reflections of the culture Lichtenstein inhabited. But, in contrast to
some pop art, Lichtenstein’s work exuded not a jaded cynicism about consumer culture, but a
kind of deliberate naivete, intended as a response to the excess of sophistication he observed not
only in the later abstract expressionists but in some other pop artists. With the comics—typically
the domain of youth and innocence—as his reference point, a nostalgia fills his paintings that
gives them, for all their surface bravado, an inner sweetness. His persistent use of comic-art
conventions demonstrates a faith in reconciliation, not only between cartoons and fine art, but
between parody and true feeling.
38. Which one of the following best captures the author’s attitude toward Lichtenstein’s work
a. enthusiasm for its more rebellious aspects b. respect for its successful parody of youth and
innocence
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c. pleasure in its blatant rejection of abstract expressionism d. admiration for its subtle critique of
contemporary culture e. appreciation for its ability to incorporate both realism and
naivete
39. The author most likely lists some of the themes and objects influencing and appearing in
Lichtenstein’s paintings (middle of the last paragraph) primarily to
a. show that the paintings depict aspects of contemporary life b. support the claim that
Lichtenstein’s work was parodic in intent c. contrast Lichtenstein’s approach to art with that of
abstract expressionism d. suggest the emotions that lie at the heart of Lichtenstein’s work
e.endorse Lichtenstein’s attitude toward consumer culture
40. The primary purpose of the passage is most likely to
a. express curiosity about an artist’s work b. clarify the motivation behind an artist’s work c.
contrast two opposing theories about an artist’s work d. describe the evolution of an
artist’s work e. refute a previous overestimation of an artist’s work
9) The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its introduction into education would
remove the conventionality, artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed. So, too, in their time had the humanists
thought that the study of the classical authors in the original would banish at once the dull
pedantry and superstition of mediaeval scholasticism. The professional schoolmaster was a
match for both of them, and has almost managed to make the understanding of chemical
reactions as dull and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid. The chief claim for
the use of science in education is that it teaches a child something about the actual universe in
which he is living, in making him acquainted with the results of scientific discovery, and at the
same time teaches him how to think logically and inductively by studying scientific method. A
certain limited success has been reached in the first of these aims, but practically none at all in
the second. Those privileged members of the community who have been through a secondary or
public school education may be expected to know something about the elementary physics and
chemistry of a hundred years ago, but they probably know hardly more than any bright boy can
pick up from an interest in wireless or scientific hobbies out of school hours. As to the learning
of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably a farce. Actually, for the convenience of
teachers and the requirements of the examination system, it is necessary that the pupils not only
do not learn scientific method but learn precisely
the reverse, that is, to believe exactly what they are told and to reproduce it when asked,
whether it seems nonsense to them or not. The way in which educated people respond to such
quackeries as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such as racial theories
or currency myths, shows that fifty years of
education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has produced no visible effect
whatever. The only way of learning the method of science is the long and bitter way of personal
experience, and, until the educational or social systems are altered to make this possible, the best
we can expect is the production of a
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minority of people who are able to acquire some of the techniques of science and a still smaller
minority who are able to use and develop them.
41. The author implies that the 'professional schoolmaster' (line 7) has
A. no interest in teaching science B. thwarted attempts to enliven education C. aided true
learning
D. supported the humanists E. been a pioneer in both science and humanities.
42. The author�s attitude to secondary and public school education in the sciences is
A. ambivalent B. neutral C. supportive D. satirical E. contemptuous
43. The word �palpably� (line 24) most nearly means
A. empirically B. obviously C. tentatively D. markedly E.
ridiculously
44. The author blames all of the following for the failure to impart scientific method through the
education system except
A. poor teaching B. examination methods C. lack of direct experience D. the social
and education systems E. lack of interest on the part of students
45. If the author were to study current education in science to see how things have changed since
he wrote the piece, he would probably be most interested in the answer to which of the following
questions?
A. Do students know more about the world about them? B. Do students spend more time in
laboratories?
C. Can students apply their knowledge logically? D. Have textbooks improved?
E. Do they respect their teachers?
46. Astrology (line 31) is mentioned as an example of
A. a science that needs to be better understood B. a belief which no educated people hold
C. something unsupportable to those who have absorbed the methods of science D. the gravest
danger to society E. an acknowledged failure of science
47. All of the following can be inferred from the text except
A. at the time of writing, not all children received a secondary school education B. the author
finds chemical reactions interesting C. science teaching has imparted some knowledge of facts
to some children D. the author believes that many teachers are authoritarian E. it is
relatively easy to learn scientific method.
By the time a child is six or seven she has all the essential avoidances well enough by heart to be
trusted with the care of a younger child. And she also develops a number of simple techniques.
She learns to weave firm square balls from palm leaves, to make pinwheels of palm leaves or
frangipani blossoms, to climb a coconut tree by walking up the trunk on flexible little feet, to
break open a coconut with one firm well-directed blow of a knife as long as she is tall, to play a
number of group games and sing the songs which go with them, to tidy the house by picking up
the litter on the stony floor, to bring water from the sea, to spread out the copra to dry and to
help gather it in when rain threatens, to go to a neighboring house and bring back a lighted
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faggot for the chief's pipe or the cook-house fire But in the case of the little girls all these tasks
are merely supplementary to the main business of baby-tending. Very small boys also have some
care of the younger children, but at eight or nine years of age they are usually relieved of it.
Whatever rough edges have not been smoothed off by this responsibility for younger children
are worn off by their contact with older boys . For little boys are admitted to interesting and
important activities only so long as their behavior is circumspect and helpful. Where small girls
are brusquely pushed aside, small boys will be patiently tolerated and they become adept at
making themselves
useful. The four or five little boys who all wish to assist at the important, business of helping a
grown youth lasso reef eels, organize themselves into a highly efficient working team; one boy
holds the bait, another holds an extra lasso, others poke eagerly about in holes in the reef
looking for prey, while still another tucks the captured eels into his lavalava. The small girls,
burdened with heavy babies or the care of little staggerers who are too small to adventure on the
reef, discouraged by the hostility of the small boys and the scorn of the older ones, have little
opportunity for learning the more adventurous forms of work and play. So while the little boys
first undergo the chastening effects of baby-tending and then have many opportunities to learn
effective cooperation under the supervision of older boys, the girls' education is less
comprehensive. They have a high standard of individual responsibility, but the community
provides them with no lessons in cooperation with one another. This is particularly apparent in
the activities of young people: the boys organize quickly; the girls waste hours in bickering,
innocent of any technique for quick and efficient cooperation.
48.The primary purpose of the passage with reference to the society under discussion is to
A. explain some differences in the upbringing of girls and boys B. criticize the deficiencies in
the education of girls C. give a comprehensive account of a day in the life of an average young
girl D. delineate the role of young girls E. show that young girls are trained to be useful to
adults
49.The word 'brusquely' (line 22) most nearly means
A. quickly B. gently C. nonchalantly D. abruptly E. callously
50.The list of techniques in paragraph one could best be described as
A. household duties B. rudimentary physical skills C. important responsibilities D.
useful social skills E. monotonous tasks
51. It can be inferred that the 'high standard of individual responsibility' (line 38) is
A. developed mainly through child-care duties B. only present in girls C. taught to
the girl before she is entrusted with babies D. actually counterproductive E. weakened
as the girl grows older.
52.The expression 'innocent of' (line 42) is best taken to mean
A. not guilty of B. unskilled in C. unsuited for D. uninvolved in E.
uninterested in
53. It can be inferred that in the community under discussion all of the following are important
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except
A. domestic handicrafts B. well-defined social structure C. fishing skills D.
formal education
E. division of labor
54. Which of the following if true would weaken the author's contention about 'lessons in
cooperation' (line 39) ?
I Group games played by younger girls involve cooperation
II Girls can learn from watching boys cooperating
III Individual girls cooperate with their mothers in looking after babies
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I, II and III
55.Which of the following is the best description of the author's technique in handling her
material?
A. Both description and interpretation of observations. B. Presentation of facts without
comment.
C. Description of evidence to support a theory. D. Generalization from a particular
viewpoint.
E. Close examination of preconceptions.
. Should we really care for the greatest actors of the past could we have them before us? Should
we find them too different from our accent of thought, of feeling, of speech, in a thousand minute
particulars which are of the essence of all three? Dr. Doran's long and interesting records of the
triumphs of Garrick, and other less familiar, but in their day hardly less astonishing, players, do
not relieve one of the doubt. Garrick himself, as sometimes happens with people who have been
the subject of much anecdote and other conversation, here as elsewhere, bears no very distinct
figure. One hardly sees the wood for the trees. On the other hand, the account of Betterton,
"perhaps the greatest of English actors," is delightfully fresh. That intimate friend of Dryden,
Tillatson, Pope, who executed a copy of the actor's portrait by Kneller which is still extant, was
worthy of their friendship; his career brings out the best elements in stage life. The stage in these
volumes presents itself indeed not merely as a mirror of life, but as an illustration of the utmost
intensity of life, in the fortunes and characters of the players. Ups and downs, generosity, dark
fates, the most delicate goodness, have nowhere been more prominent than in the private
existence of those devoted to the public mimicry of men and women. Contact with the stage,
almost throughout its history, presents itself as a kind of touchstone, to bring out the bizarrerie,
the theatrical tricks and contrasts, of the actual world.
56. In the expression “One hardly sees the wood for the trees”, the author apparently intends the
word trees to be analogous to
A. features of Doran’s language style B. details learned from oral sources C.
personality of a famous actor D. detail’s of Garrick’s life
E. stage triumphs of an astonishing player
57. The doubt referred to in line 7 concerns whether
A. the stage personalities of the past would appeal on a personal level to people like the author
B. their contemporaries would have understood famous actors
C. the acting of famous stage personalities would appeal to us today
D. Garrick was as great as he is portrayed E. historical records can reveal personality
58. Information supplied in the passage is sufficient to answer which of the following questions?
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(Select ALL answer choices that apply)
A. Who did Doran think was probably the best English actor? B. What did Doran
think of Garrick?
C. Would the author give a definite answer to the first question posed in the passage?
II.A sanctuary may be defined as a place where Man is passive and the rest of Nature active. Till
quite recently Nature had her own sanctuaries, where man either did not go at all or only as a
tool-using animal in comparatively small numbers. But now, in this machinery age, there is no
place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command. He can strangle to
death all the nobler wild life in the world to-day. To-morrow he certainly will have done so,
unless he exercises due foresight and self-control in the mean time.
There is not the slightest doubt that birds and mammals are now being killed off much faster than
they can breed. And it is always the largest and noblest forms of life that suffer most. The whales
and elephants, lions and eagles, go. The rats and flies, and all mean parasites, remain. This is
inevitable in certain cases. But it is wanton killing off that I am speaking of to-night. Civilized
man begins by destroying the very forms of wild life he learns to appreciate most when he
becomes still more civilized. The obvious remedy is to begin conservation at an earlier stage,
when it is easier and better in every way, by enforcing laws for close seasons, game preserves,
the selective protection of certain species, and sanctuaries.
I have just defined a sanctuary as a place where man is passive and the rest of Nature active. But
this general definition is too absolute for any special case. The mere fact that man has to protect a
sanctuary does away with his purely passive attitude. Then, he can be beneficially active by
destroying pests and parasites, like bot-flies or mosquitoes, and by finding antidotes for diseases
like the epidemic which periodically kills off the rabbits and thus starves many of the carnivora
to death. But, except in cases where experiment has proved his intervention to be beneficial, the
less he upsets the balance of Nature the better, even when he tries to be an earthly Providence.
59. The author implies that his first definition of a sanctuary is A. totally wrong
B. somewhat idealistic C. unhelpful D. indefensible E. immutable
60. The author’s argument that destroying bot-flies and mosquitoes would be a beneficial action
is most weakened by all of the following except
A. parasites have an important role to play in the regulation of populations
B. the elimination of any species can have unpredictable effects on the balance of nature
C. the pests themselves are part of the food chain
D. these insects have been introduced to the area by human activities
E. elimination of these insects would require the use of insecticides that kill a wide range of
insects
61. It can be inferred that the passage is
A. part of an article in a scientific journal B. extracted from the minutes of a nature club
C. part of a speech delivered to an educated audience D. a speech delivered in a court of law
E. from a polemical article published in a magazine
62. The purpose of the final paragraph is
A. to sum up the main points of the author’s argument B. to urge a solution to an
increasingly pressing problem
C. to qualify the author’s definition of an important term D. to propose a program
E. to suggest that man should not intervene in natural environments
III.Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is
conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through
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the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the
music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater
such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung
rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small
instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
63. It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.
A) has developed under the influence of musical theater
B) is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
C) is not a high-budget production
D) is often performed in Europe
E) is the most complex of all the performing arts
64. We can understand from the reading that ----.
A) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater
B) drama in opera is more important than the music
C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
D) musical theater relies above all on music
E) there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera
65. It is stated in the reading that ----.
A) acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater
B) many people find musical theater more captivating than opera
C) music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera
D) an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
E) opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater
IV.Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car
ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and
carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected
the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy
night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins,
had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139
survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea.
The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of
questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life,
while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.
66. One can understand from the reading that ----.
A) the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be lowered
B) design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry
C) 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing water
D) naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable
E) most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins
67. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ----.
A) helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all
B) were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance
C) helped save hundreds of lives
D) are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder
E) told the investigators nothing about the accident
68. According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, ----.
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A) there were only 139 passengers on board
B) few of the passengers were asleep
C) there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board
D) faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's chances of survival
E) all the passengers had already moved out into the open decks
V. Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping
drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the
more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look
after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the
community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is
much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any
of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor
of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least
satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we
appear superior when we destroy them.
69It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.
A) don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them
B) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
C) have a reputation for being friendly to humans
D) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
E) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans
70. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they
can kill us ----.
A) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
B) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
C) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
D) does not mean that we are superior to them
E) proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought
71. One can infer from the reading that ----.
A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world
B) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think
D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans
VI.Erosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put
the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282
million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil
erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the
years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum
scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.
72. As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.
A) causes humans to place new demands on the land B) is worse than it was in the
nineteenth century
C) happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed D) is the most critical
problem that the nation faces
E) is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production
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73. The author points out in the passage that erosion in America ----.
A) has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under
the plow
B) has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their settlements
C) occurs only in areas with no vegetation
D) can become a more serious problem in the future
E) was on the decline before 1930s
74. It is pointed out in the reading that in America ----.
A) petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution problems
B) heavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands and to prevent a disaster
C) soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming lands
D) water is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion
E) there are many ways to reduce erosion
VII.You may have heard that tomatoes and processed tomato products like tomato sauce and
canned tomatoes protect against some types of cancer. The cancer-preventing properties of
tomato products have been attributed to lycopene. It is a bright red pigment found in tomatoes
and other red fruits and is the cause of their red color. Unlike other fruits and vegetables, where
nutritional content such as vitamin C is diminished upon cooking, processing of tomatoes
increases the concentration of lycopene. Lycopene in tomato paste is four times more than in
fresh tomatoes. This is because lycopene is insoluble in water and is tightly bound to vegetable
fiber. Thus, processed tomato products such as pasteurized tomato juice, so up, sauce, and
ketchup contain the highest concentrations of lycopene. Cooking and crushing tomatoes as in the
canning process and serving in oil-rich dishes such as spaghetti sauce or pizza greatly increase
assimilation from the digestive tract into the bloodstream. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so
the oil is said to help absorption to a great extent.
75. According to the passage, it is true that lycopene ----.
A) can only be found in processed tomato products
B) loses its cancer-preventing property when the tomato is processed
C) lowers the risk of having cancer only when it is consumed together with vitamin
D) is absorbed by the body more easily when accompanied by the oil
E) is a pigment which is solved quickly in water
76. It can be understood from the passage that as far as the lycopene intake is concerned ----.
A) lycopene hardly offers any protection against diseases such as cancer
B) one can get the highest amount of lycopene through eating fresh tomatoes
C) there is a correlation between the lycopene consumption and the prevention of some cancer
types
D) there have been no reported side effects or toxicity associated with intake
E) tomato products contain high concentrations of lycopene and fat
77. It can be understood from the passage that ----.
A) lycopene is what gives some fruits their color
B) no credible evidence has been found to support an association between lycopene intake and a
reduced risk of cancer
C) processed tomato products include the lowest concentrations of lycopene
D) there are several health problems that may result from consuming a great deal of lycopene
E) unlike the popular belief, fat doesn't help the absorption of lycopene in the body
VIII. The grey wolf also known as the timber wolf or wolf is a mammal of the order Carnivore.
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Genetic studies indicate the grey wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog and
might be its ancestor. Many other grey wolf subspecies have been identified however the actual
number of subspecies is still open to discussion. Though once abundant over much of North
America and areas of Europe and Asia, the grey wolf inhabits a very small portion of its former
range because of the widespread destruction of its habitat. Gray wolves are highly adaptable and
have thrived in forests, deserts, mountains, tundra and grasslands. They function as social
predators and hunt in packs organized according to strict social hierarchies. It was originally
believed that this comparatively high level of social organization was related to hunting success,
and while this still may be true to a certain extent, emerging theories suggest that the pack has
less to do with hunting and more to do with reproductive success.
78. We can understand from the passage that the grey wolf ----.
A) is able to survive in a wide variety of habitats
B) prefers to hunt individually rather than in groups
C) was once found in every continent of the world in great numbers
D) has been proved to be the ancestor of the domestic dog and all its subspecies
E) and the timber wolf are two different species of wolf
79. It is understood from the passage that ----.
A) the number of grey wolf subspecies has been determined with certainty by researchers
B) there are few grey wolf subspecies which continue living today
C) grey wolf subspecies have increased in number in the last decades
D) it is known that many of grey wolf subspecies have already become extinct
E) there is no consensus on how many grey wolf subspecies exist
80. According to the passage, in the light of the genetic studies carried out, It has been found out
that ----.
A) the domestic dog could have descended from the grey wolf
B) the grey wolf and the domestic dog are the subspecies of a kind of wolf having lived
thousands of years ago
C) the dog is believed to be ancestor of the grey wolf
D) grey wolves live in very large packs
E) grey wolves live only in Europe and Asia today
IX.Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication
and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before a child is three years old. The
genetics of autism are complex and it is generally unclear which genes are responsible for it.
Autism affects many parts of the brain but how this occurs is also poorly understood. Autism is
strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects. Other proposed causes, such as
childhood vaccines, are controversial and the vaccine hypotheses lack convincing scientific
evidence. The number of people known to have autism has increased dramatically since the
1980s. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life. Early behavioral
cognitive intervention can help children gain self-care, social and communication skills but there
is no cure for it. Few children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, but same
become successful and an autistic culture has developed, with same seeking a cure and others
believing that autism is a condition rather than a disorder.
81. According to the passage, autism is a developmental disorder of the human brain ----.
A) that gives its first signs early in the childhood period
B) which is caused by childhood vaccines
C) which can't be diagnosed until after the child is three years old
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D) for which there has been a successful cure in recent years
E) whose causes have been fully understood
82. It can be understood from the passage that autism ----.
A) is caused by a childhood vaccine that affects the development of the brain
B) is accepted as a condition rather than a disorder by all specialists
C) is a condition in which a child suffers from severe pains in the head
D) was a more prevalent disorder in the past than it is today
E) is characterized by abnormalities of behavior patterns
83. It can be understood from the passage that ----.
A) autistic children cannot hear the sounds and are unable to talk with others
B) even if the treatment for autism starts early, the child doesn't have any chance to recover
completely
C) when they become an adult all autistic people can live as actively as normal people do
D) people with autism should be encouraged to live on their own
E) scientists know which genes are responsible for the development of autism
X. Slavery is a system under which certain persons are totally deprived of personal freedom and
compelled to perform labor or services. Although outlawed in nearly all countries, slavery is still
practiced in some parts of the world. The evidence for slavery predates written records. It can be
found in almost all cultures and continents. Historically, most slaves were captured in wars but
some persons were sold into slavery by their parents, or by themselves, as a means of surviving
extreme conditions. Ancient Warfare often resulted in slavery for prisoners and their families.
Captives were often considered the property of those who captured them and were looked upon
as a prize of war. Those captured sometimes differed in ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race
from their enslavers, but often were the same as the captors. The dominant group in an area
might take captives and turn them into slaves. The possibility always existed of reversals of
fortune at the height of the Roman Empire, when powerful nations fought among themselves,
anyone could find himself enslaved.
84. According to the passage, slavery ----.
A) is a system in which the enslaved person has some amount of freedom
B) started with the establishment of the Roman Empire
C) was banned by international agreements between countries a long time ago
D) meant for some people surviving the conditions they had to endure
E) is a practice which can be see n in many places in the world today
85. It Is stated in the passage that the practice of slavery ----.
A) was the most common in the Roman Empire
B) goes back to ancient times
C) has been abolished by all nations now
D) still exists secretly in many communities today
E) became common in the past mostly due to poverty
86. It can be understood from the passage that the captives of the wars in ancient times ----.
A) were killed as soon as they were caught
B) were accepted as the property of the leader of the dominant group in an area
C) usually shared certain features in common with the ones who captured them
D) were mostly the civilians as the captured soldiers were quickly executed
E) were turned into slaves and sold to other nations
XI.Data from the Pioneer spacecraft of NASA apparently prove the theory that the high surface
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temperature of Venus is due to an atmospheric greenhouse effect caused mainly by a blanket of
carbon dioxide. Such a greenhouse effect is created when energy in the form of sunlight easily
passes through a planet's atmosphere, warms its surface, and is converted to heat radiation that is
then held in by the atmosphere from top to bottom. Venus has a relatively thin atmosphere like
the Earth's, but Venus' atmosphere consists of more than ninety percent carbon dioxide,
compared to less than four percent in that of the Earth. Because of its higher percentage of
carbon dioxide, Venus' atmosphere traps much more heat radiation than does the Earth's. Thus,
the Venus studies are believed to be important to the understanding of possible adverse effects on
the Earth's agriculture that could result from the long-term use of fossil fuels, which add carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere.
87. According to the passage, data from the Venus study can be used to ----.
A) measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere accurately
B) increase the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
C) test the efficiency of the spacecraft sent to Venus by NASA
D) predict future agricultural problems on Earth
E) determine the topography and the surface characteristics of the Earth
88. We understand from the passage that the atmosphere of Venus ----.
A) is thinner than the atmosphere of the Earth
B) contains much more carbon dioxide than that of the Earth
C) traps less heat radiation compared to the atmosphere of the Earth
D) blocks out dangerous rays from the sun
E) is far colder than the atmospheres of other planets in our solar system
89. One can infer from the passage that ----.
A) there is no difference between the atmospheres of Venus and the Earth
B) the atmosphere of the Earth consists of mainly carbon dioxide
C) the more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the warmer the world will tend to get
D) lack of atmosphere causes a very high surface temperature on Venus
E) Venus had once enjoyed a climate of the sort hospitable to life
XII. Theories about how brain works remain a topic of debate. It is agreed, though, that the
hippocampus, a part of the brain, is undeniably important for memory. When we experience
something, the information is sent via our senses to the hippocampus, where it is processed.
Scientists believe that brain cells called neurons first transform the sensory stimuli we experience
into images in our immediate memory. Then, these images are sent to the hippocampus and
stored temporarily in short term memory. In the hippocampus information is organized, and it is
during this process that parts of the image of our experience fade away. Finally, certain
information is then transferred to long term memory in a section in the frontal lobe of the brain
known as the cerebral cortex. Scientists think this process may happen while we are sleeping, but
exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another is a mystery.
90. This reading is mainly concerned with ----.
A) how to improve our memory
B) why some of the information in short term memory fades away
C) illness that results in severe memory loss
D) how human brain processes and stores information
E) the importance of neurons in transferring sensory stimuli
91. According to the passage scientists ----.
A) know that information is sent from the long term memory to the hippocampus
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B) have found out why some of the information is lost in the hippocampus
C) don't know exactly how the information is transferred from one area of the brain to another
D) agree on how the brain works
E) still debate whether the hippocampus is important for memory
92. It is pointed out in the reading that ----.
A) the brain was not considered as a highly complex organ in the past
B) damage to hippocampus doesn't cause memory loss
C) all of the information stored in the short term is transferred to long time memory
D) hippocampus is in the frontal lobe of he brain
E) scientists agree that the hippocampus is important in processing information
XIII. Fictional stories about people who have extraordinary abilities have always attracted
people's attention. One of them is the story of Vera Petrova, who is able to perceive things with
different parts of her skin, and through solid walls. One day she comes into his father's office and
puts her hands on he door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asks her fa her why he keeps so many
old newspapers locked away there. Vera's curious talent is brought to the notice of a scientific
research institute and she is given a series of tests by a special commission. During these tests
she manages to read a newspaper through an opaque screen and then she describes he figures and
colors of a picture hidden under a carpet. During all these tests Vera is blindfold; and, indeed,
except when blindfold she lacks the ability to perceive things with her skin. It was also found
that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands
were wet.
93. As we understand from the reading, Vera Petrova ----.
A) can only perceive things with her fingers
B) is a curious child
C) is not the only fictional character who has extraordinary abilities
D) fails most of the tests administered by a special commission
E) perceives the objects only when her fingers are wet
94. It is pointed out in the reading that Vera Petrova loses the ability to perceive objects with her
fingers ----.
A) when her father first notices this ability
B) when she is asked to read a newspaper through an opaque screen
C) after she is given a series of tests
D) as soon as her hands get wet
E) when the object is hidden under a carpet
95. According to the reading, ----.
A) Vera Petrova's father asks her why she keeps the old newspapers in the locked safe
B) the scientific research institute is not interested in Vera Petrova's talent
C) Vera can't perceive objects with her skin unless she is blindfold
D) there are several scientific research institutes which examine people like Vera
E) the special commission is made up by people who can also perceive objects with their skin
XIV. The Bermuda Triangle occupies a disturbing and almost unbelievable place in the world's
catalog of unexplained mysteries. More than a hundred planes and ships have vanished in this
area into the air since 1945, and more than a thousand lives have been lost, without a single body
or even a piece wreckage from the vanishing planes or ships having been found. Many of the
planes concerned have vanished while in normal radio contact with their base until the very
moment of their disappearance, while others have radioed the most extraordinary messages,
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implying that they could not get their instruments to function, that their compasses were
spinning, that the sky had turned yellow and hazy on a clear day, and the ocean, which was calm
nearby, didn't look right without further clarification of what was wrong.
A) the wreckages of some ships and planes have been found in the Bermuda Triangle
B) the number of incidents involving lost ships is no larger than that of any other heavily traveled
region of the world
C) the ships. and the planes couldn't contact with their base due to the lack of equipment.
D) the weather in Bermuda Triangle is always stormy
E) the first mention of disappearances in the area was made in 1945
97. It is pointed out in the passage that ----.
A) thousands of people lost their lives in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945
B) all of the disappearances happened during the day time
C) the Bermuda Triangle mystery was solved in 1945
D) most of the missing planes could contact with their base by their own special means until the
very moment of disappearing
E) the ocean floor near Bermuda, highly unexplored, is host to many strange phenomena
98. The reading mainly deals with ----.
A) why so many ships and planes disappear in the Bermuda Triangle
B) the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle
C) the location of the Bermuda Triangle
D) the frequency of the disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle
E) the unpredictable weather conditions in the Bermuda Triangle
XV. An ultralight airplane is very different from a conventional airplane. It looks like a lawn
chair with wings, weighs no more than 254 pounds, flies up to 60 miles an hour, and carries
about 5 gallons of fuel. Most ultralights are sold as kits and take about 40 hours to assemble.
Flying an ultralight is so easy that a pilot with no experience can fly one. Accidents are rarely
fatal or even serious because the ultralight lands so slowly and gently and carries so little fuel.
Some models now have parachutes attached, while others have parachute packs which pilots can
wear.
99. According to the passage, pilots ----.
A) prefer to fly with ultralights rather than with regular aircraft
B) can weigh up to 250 pounds, depending on the model of the ultralight airplane
C) don't think that their ultralight airplanes are simple to use
D) are reluctant to put their ultralights together
E) don't need a special training to fly an ultralight airplane
100. We learn from the passage that an ultralight airplane ----.
A) provides the only opportunity to fly affordably
B) doesn't fly very well if it weighs less than 254 pounds
C) is inexpensive but difficult to fly
D) can be put together in a short time
E) is only permitted to be used for private recreational flying
A) there is more risk involved in flying ultralight aeroplanes than in flying general aviation
aircraft
B) ultralight airplanes can remain airborne for more than an hour
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C) the risk of injury to a passenger in an ultralight airplane is very low
D) the gear an ultralight airplane carries can be more fragile than traditional equipment
E) people who fly 'ultralights don't need a license
XVI. Modern scientific and technological developments in the practice of medicine and public
health have drawn nursing into new and wider fields of activity, and its functions have been
expanded accordingly. Therefore, nursing is no longer limited mainly to activities within the
hospital, or to what is called curative nursing. It has become also a community service in which
preventive and rehabilitative functions are a vital part of its program. The modern concept of
nursing considers the hospital, however central, as only one of many health agencies in the
community.
102. As we understand from the reading, today ----.
A) the only reason people go to hospitals is for nursing care
B) most of the nursing practice now takes place in people's homes
C) hospitals are not the only setting where people receive care or support
D) scientific and technological developments can't improve the quality of care that is delivered in
hospitals
E) nursing care is not vital to the core competency of hospitals any more
A) nurses were treating more people in the patient's own home in the past
B) hospitals are the only places where nursing care is crucial
C) nurses don't see the hospital and clinic as important units in the community health program
D) hospitals are still the most important component of the healthcare sector
E) nursing shortage has had significant consequences during the past few years
104. According to the passage, the nurse's function has been expanded because of ----.
A) the nurse's activities in the hospital
B) hospitals, which are the most common work environments for nurses
C) the reluctance of nurses to work in the hospital
D) the necessity of working longer hours
E) the progress in science and technology in related fields
XVII Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who
refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be
regarded as a social problem. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised both at the point of
manufacture and through periodic road-worthiness inspections. In addition, speed limits have
been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts
still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave.
105. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem since ----.
A) the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention
B) the accidents have more to do with hazardous conditions than hazardous drivers
C) most of the accidents are caused by drivers who don't pay attentionto the traffic rules
D) the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not confined to drivers
E) traffic accidents can cause serious economic damage
106. According to the passage, the number of accidents has fallen because ----.
A) significant advances have been made towards safer driving
B) many people now know that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration
C) drivers are warned to take extra care on the roads
D) drivers have finally learned how to behave
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E) there has been improvement in the way drivers behave
107. It is pointed out in the passage that those who violate traffic regulations ----.
A) are the most inexperienced drivers that we have on the roads
B) always blame the road conditions
C) don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records
D) are the biggest threat to those with whom they share the road
E) don't know most of the traffic rules and regulations
XVIII. When early humans hunted and gathered food, they were not in control of their
environment. They could only interact with their surroundings as lower organisms did. When
humans learned to make fire, however, they became capable of altering their environment. To
provide themselves with fuel they stripped bark from trees, causing the trees to die. Clearings
were burned in forests to increase the growth of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for
the wild animals that humans fed upon. This development led to farming and the domestication
of animals. Fire also provided the means for cooking plants which had previously been inedible.
Only when the process of meeting the basic need for food reached a certain level of
sophistication was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as the founding of cities.
108. This passage is mainly concerned with ----.
A) the evolution of farming techniques
B) the role of hunting as a source of food
C) how the discovery of fire changed the development of mankind
D) basic food-gathering techniques of early humans
E) how people supplied themselves with food prior to the discovery of how to make fire
109. One can infer from the passage that the discovery of how to make fire ----.
A) improved the hunting skills of early humans
B) caused early humans to interact with their surroundings as lower organisms did
C) taught early humans how to live with lower organisms
D) increased alimentary options for early humans
E) made easier for early humans to gather food
110. As we understand from the passage, early humans ----.
A) didn't eat plants before they learned how to control fire
B) used fire as a tool to alter their surroundings
C) gained better control of their environment when they learned to live with lower organisms
D) started to maintain their food supply by hunting and gathering food when they started
cooking with fire
E) were the prey of many predators
XIX. The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known
overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.2 on the Japanese Scale. It occurred on
January 17, 1995 at 5:46 am 52 seconds in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture and lasted for
approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji
Island, near the cosmopolitan city of Kobe with a population of 1.5 million. A total of 6,433
people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten
trillion yen in damage. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the costliest natural
disaster. It was the worst .earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which
claimed 140,000 lives.
111. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe ----.
A) was greater than that of Hurricane Katrina
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B) was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake
C) exceeded that of any known earthquake
D) was extremely high for an earthquake of this magnitude
E) was small due to the type of construction
112. According to the passage, the Kobe earthquake is listed in the Guinness Book of Records
because ----.
A) it has been the highest magnitude earthquake recorded so far
B) it lasted less than 20 seconds
C) it caused more financial damage than any other natural disaster in the world
D) the city of Kobe suffered the highest number of deaths among affected regions
E) its epicenter was on the northern end of Awaji island
113. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake ----.
A) is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B) didn't cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe
C) was the first to cause widespread and serious damage to modern buildings
D) is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan
E) had a higher magnitude than the Great Kanto earthquake
XX.First language, also known as mother tongue, is generally the language a person learns first.
However, one can have two or more native languages thus being a native bilingual or indeed
multilingual. The order in which these languages are learned is not necessarily the order of
proficiency. Incomplete first language skills often make learning other languages difficult. Often
a child learns the basics of his or her first language or languages from his or her family. The term
mother tongue, however, should not be interpreted to mean that it is the language of one's
mother. For instance, in some paternal societies, the wife moves in with the husband and thus
may have a different first language or dialect than the local language of the husband. Yet their
children usually only speak their local language.
114. According to the passage, first language skills ----.
A) take a very long time to develop
B) play an important role in learning a new language
C) are not transferable to the second language
D) can also have negative effects in foreign language acquisition
E) can aid children only in the beginning stages of learning a second language
115. We understand from the passage that ----.
A) most bilinguals don't have a dominant language
B) the acquisition of a first language is the most complex skill anyone ever learns
C) most children have learning difficulties in acquiring their first language
D) one's mother tongue might not be the language of the parents
E) it is very rare for bilinguals to have equal competence in both their languages
A) one cannot be a native speaker of more than two languages
B) very few children throughout the world learn to speak two languages
C) it is possible for a bilingual to become more competent in his second language
D) bilinguals use their two languages for different purposes and functions
E) only a few people learn to speak his or her mother's language like a native
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XXI. Many consider World War I to have been the first modern war, a total war where the
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civilian populations were deliberately endangered as a direct tactic of war, which has continued
in all subsequent wars. While civilians have always died in wars, World War I made civilian
casualties accepted and commonplace, from, for example, aerial bombardment. All aspects of the
societies fighting were affected by the conflict, often causing profound social change, even if the
countries were not in the war zone.
117. It is stated in the reading that World War I ----.
A) caused a major depression in countries that were against killing civilians
B) introduced the killing of civilians as a method of warfare
C) is the bloodiest war in history
D) marked the end of the most peaceful period in modern history
E) was not the first war to be fought on a worldly scale
118. It is pointed out in the passage that ----.
A) the war's economic impact was felt sharply in countries that were close to the war zone
B) the aftermath of World War I brought more attempts to protect civilians in war
C) unlike all subsequent wars, World War I was worldwide
D) more civilians than soldiers were killed in World War I
E) the impact of the World War I was felt even by the countries which were not close to the war
fronts
119. We can understand from the passage that ----.
A) very few countries had designed or built aircraft specifically for war functions before World
War I
B) World War I was not the first war in which civilians died
C) many consider World War I the defining moment of modern life
D) the aerial bombardment of civilians was , widely criticized
E) deaths in World War I usually resulted from mistake, accident, or being too close to a military
target
XXII. Stonehenge is an ancient monument situated about ten miles north of Salisbury in
England. It was built about 4500 years ago, but by whom and for what purpose remains a
mystery. The builders must have known of geometry. They may have been influenced by the
Mycenaeans, whose architecture was similar. Some of the stones must have been brought from
West Wales, over 135 miles away. These stones weigh more than fifty tons. They may have been
brought on rafts and rollers. Experts say that it must have taken 1500 men more than five years
to transport them. Stonehenge was probably built in three stages. First, settlers from continental
Europe built a temple for sun worship. Later the "Beaker" people added the stone circles. Finally,
people of the Wesse Culture transformed Stonehenge into an observatory. They could calculate
the exact time of Midsummer and Midwinter and of equinoxes.
120. We understand from the passage that the construction of the Stonehenge ----.
A) began 135 miles away from Salisbury
B) is thought to have taken place in more than one stage
C) was first documented by the Mycenaeans
D) is not a mystery that needs to be solved
E) was completed in less than five years
121. It is pointed out in the reading that the Stonehenge ----.
A) was built by the Mycenaeans, who were very advanced in geometry
B) probably has religious origins, possibly for worship of the sun
C) had no astrological purposes
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D) was erected thousands of years ago in West Wales
E) is still used to calculate the changes of the seasons
122. According to the passage, there is no certainty about ----.
A) where the Stonehenge was built
B) what kind of stones were used in the construction of the Stonehenge
C) how to calculate the exact time of Midsummer and Midwinter and of equinoxes
D) how the stones used in the construction of the Stonehenge were transported
E) whether some of the stones are in position to reflect the movements ofthe sun and the moon
XXIII.A tic is a repeated, impulsive action, reflexive in nature, which the actor feels powerless to
control or avoid. Only when the individual performs the tic, is tension and anxiety released
within the individual with a tic disorder. Tics can be triggered by an emotional state or sensation,
or can happen for no obvious reason. General types of tics include verbal tics, facial tics, and
other muscular tics. Physical and psychological therapy and medication can cause tics to go
away, often permanently. Muscular tics look something like twitches or quick grimaces, and
often affect the eyes and hands. Muscular tics can affect multiple muscles at once. Some forms
of stuttering are caused by muscular tics in the throat, tongue, or vocal cords when speaking or
preparing to speak.
123. According to the reading, tics ----.
A) are nothing to be fearful of
B) are not voluntary movements and they can't be consciously controlled
C) can be stopped voluntarily for brief periods
D) do not need particular treatment
E) can be triggered by the use of medicinal drugs
124. As it is pointed out in the passage ----.
A) there is usually no need to see the health care provider for a tic
B) a tic can involve only one muscle at a time
C) people with tics often feel relief after the tic is over
D) drugs used to treat tics have a low rate of success
E) the most common cause of a tic is anxiety
A) anxiety can be a side effect of medication to treat tics
B) the cause may be harder to detect in the case of a facial tic
C) most tics are mild and hardly noticeable
D) although tics are involuntary, the urge sometimes can be suppresse for short periods with
voluntary effort
E) psychological support may be helpful for those with tics
XXIV. In the 1920s, new technology allowed filmmakers to attach to each film a soundtrack of
speech, music and sound effects synchronized with the action on the screen. These sound films
were initially distinguished by calling them talking pictures, or talkies. The next major step in the
development of cinema was the introduction of color. While the addition of sound to film
revolutionized the medium, quickly driving out silent movies, color was adopted more gradually.
The public was relatively indifferent to color photography as opposed to black-and-white. But as
color processes improved and became as affordable as black-and-white film, more and more
movies were filmed in color after the end of World War II, as the industry in America came to
view color an essential to attracting audiences in its competition with television, which remained
a black-and-white medium until the mid-60s. By the end of the 1960s, color had become the
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norm for filmmakers.
126. We can understand from the passage that the introduction of sound films ----.
A) occurred at the time of the introduction of color films
B) was not easy because it was not affordable
C) made color movies a possibility on a commercial basis
D) was an important milestone in the film industry
E) was delayed until after the end of World War II
127. It is stated in the reading that ----.
A) 1920s marked the end to the era of sound films
B) the transition to color films was not as rapid as the transition to soundfilms
C) color movies did not appear until the mid- 60s
D) television didn't become popular until the mid-60s
E) color TVs were expensive initially
128. One can understand from the passage that ----.
A) black-and-white films are still a wonderful source of entertainment
B) the film industry fell into a serious crisis after the end of World War II
C) the' arrival of sound films ended the popularity of silent movies
D) the introduction of color to movies didn't help movie industry in it competition with television
E) the public was indifferent to sound films
XXV. People seldom feel neutral about poetry. Those who love it sometimes give the impression
that it is an adequate substitute for food, shelter, and love. But it isn't. Those who dislike poetry
on principle sometimes claim, on the other hand, that poetry is only words and good for nothing.
That's not true either. When words represent and recreate genuine human feelings, as they often
do in poetry, they can be very important. Poems provide, in fact, a language for feeling, and one
of poetry's most insistent merits involves its attempt to express the inexpressible. One of the joys
of experiencing poetry occurs when we read a poem and want to say, "yes, that is just what it is
like; I know exactly what that line means but I have never been able to express it so well." Poetry
can be the voice of our feelings even when our minds are speechless with grief or joy.
129. One can understand from the passage that people ----.
A) seldom feel that poetry is an equivalent for life itself
B) rarely take a biased opinion about poetry
C) generally think that poetry expresses what might otherwise seem unutterable
D) never differ in their opinions about a poem
E) generally think of poetry as extremely important or totally useless
130. One point made by the author in the passage is that poetry ----.
A) tends to make the reader disappointed
B) is an adequate substitute for food, shelter, and love
C) is only words and good for nothing
D) often captures real human feelings
E) is impossible to be defined
131. The author points out in the reading that ----.
A) poetry is not closely concerned with feelings
B) poems are primarily about how people think rather than how people feel
C) poetry can't be the expression of one's deepest feelings
D) few people think that poetry is neutral
E) poetry tries to express what people feel but find it hard to describe
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XXVI.People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed.
Two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. The two approaches are very
different from one another. The controversy is often referred to as nature and nurture. Those who
support the nature side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are
largely determined by biological and genetic factors. That our environment has little to do with
our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory. Proponents of the nurture
theory claim that our environment is more important than our biologically based instinct in
determining how we will act. They see humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely
shaped by their surroundings. Neither of these theories can yet fully explain human behavior. In
fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes.
That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain.
132. One can understand from the passage that supporters of the nature theory believe that ----.
A) environment is important in determining a person's behavior and personality
B) a person's instincts have little effect on his actions
C) it is impossible to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors
D) biological reasons have a strong influence on how we act
E) there are a lot of similarities between the two theories
133. One point made by the writer in the passage is that ----.
A) heredity is more important than the environment in the development of human beings
B) the correct explanation of human behavior will probably take ideas from both theories
C) environment is the most important factor in determining personality
D) the behaviorists' view correctly explains how we act
E) biologically based instincts have very little to do with behavior
134. It is stated in the passage that, according to the nurture theory, ----.
A) a trait is always shaped by both genetic dispositions and the environments in which people
develop
B) it is possible to measure the heritability of a trait within a population
C) we are almost completely governed by our instincts
D) human behavior can be predicted based on knowledge of genetics
E) a person's character is greatly influenced by his environment
XXVII. Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the
cause is a cold or flu may make a difference in how long the flu lasts. That's because the
prescription drugs available for the flu need to be taken soon after the illness sets in although the
symptoms can be eased with over the counter medications. As for colds, the sooner a person
starts taking over-the-counter remedy, the sooner relief will come. Cold symptoms such as stuffy
nose, runny nose and scratchy throat typically develop gradually, and adults and teens often do
not get a fever. On the other hand, fever is one of the characteristic features of the flu for all ages.
And in general, flu symptoms including fever and chills, sore throat and body aches come on
suddenly and are more severe than cold symptoms.
135. According to the passage, knowing the cause of scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body
aches ----.
A) reduces the likelihood of catching cold
B) sometimes doesn't help patients lessen the severity of symptoms
C) encourages patients to buy over-the-counter medications
D) will shorten the duration of the flu
E) prevents people from getting infected
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136. According to the passage, to combat the flu effectively, ----.
A) the virus which causes the disease has to be identified
B) patients should only use over-the-counter medications
C) one should take the necessary medications upon catching the disease
D) there is no reason to see a doctor
E) people should try some alternative remedies
A) fever is the most important feature of a cold
B) flu symptoms are not as severe as cold symptoms
C) the flu can be prevented by the flu vaccine
D) one doesn't need to take any medicine if he has a cold or the flu
E) over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu
XXVII. In bringing up children, every parent, regardless of ethnicity, income, education, or
geographic location, watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill. However, it is
often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, which can set up dangerous
feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might
be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he
knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too
much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his
desire to find out new things for himself. Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness
towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severed over
times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed
represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own
benefit.
138. According to the passage, in the process of children's learning new skills, parents ----.
A) must encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B) should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
C) never expect too much of their children
D) should create as many learning opportunities as possible for themselves
E) must exert strict control over the children
A) parents should be strict with their children
B) parental controls reflect only the needs of the .parents and the values of the community
C) parents must maintain strict control over their children's pocket money
D) parents often enforce strict regulations on their children's eating habits
E) parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone
140. As we understand from the passage, watching the child's acquisition of new skills ----.
A) sets up dangerous states of worry in the parents
B) is universal among parents
C) ensures the security of their children
D) will make him lose interest in learning new things E) is what parenting is all about
XXVIII.Psychologist George Spilich at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided
to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to think and concentrate. He put
non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived of cigarettes through a series of tests. In the
first test, each subject sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she
recognized a target letter. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers
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performed equally well. The next test was more complex. Non-smokers were faster, but under
the stimulation of nicotine, active smokers were faster than deprived smokers. In the third test of
short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer
errors than active smokers. In the fourth test, non-smokers were the best and deprived smokers
bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. As the tests became more complex,
non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins.
141. It is pointed out in the passage that the purpose of George Spilich's experiments is ----.
A) to test whether smoking has a positive effect on the mental capacity of smokers
B) to show how smoking damages people's mental capacity
C) to prove that smoking affects people's regular performance
D) to show that non-smokers are less productive at work than smokers
E) to prove that nicotine helps people's short term memory
142. We understand from the passage that ----.
A) active smokers in general performed better than deprived smokers
B) active smokers responded more quickly than the other subjects in all tests
C) the other subjects were not better than nonsmokers in the simplest test
D) deprived smokers gave the slowest responses to the various tasks
E) non-smokers committed more errors than deprived smokers in most ofthe tests
143. George Spilich's experiment was conducted in such a way as to ----.
A) check the effectiveness of nicotine on nonsmokers
B) put the subjects through increasingly complex tests
C) finish the tests as quickly as possible
D) force the subjects to recall the words they learned
E) compel the subjects to respond as fast as possible
XXIX. Although there is a great deal of variation within each gender, on the average men and
women discuss a surprisingly different range of topics. According to some studies, women and
men ranging in age from seventeen to eighty described the range of topics each discussed with
friends of the same sex. Certain topics were common to both men and women: work, movies,
and television proved to be frequent topics for both groups. The differences between men and
women were more striking than the similarities. Female friends spent much more time discussing
personal and domestic subjects, relationship problems, family, health and reproductive matters,
weight, food and clothing. Men, on the other hand, were more likely to discuss music, current
events, sports and business. Women were more likely to gossip about close friends and family.
By contrast, men spent more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities. These
differences can lead to frustration when men and women try to converse with one another.
144. It is stated in the passage that women ----.
A) are unwilling to discuss personal subjects
B) are more interested in discussing relationship problems than are men
C) never talk about other men and women
D) don't like gossiping about anything
E) discuss more important issues than men
145. According to the passage, men ----.
A) need to learn to communicate better
B) like talking about movies and television as much as women do
C) are not likely to gossip on anything D) have no common topics with women
El get frustrated more whenever they try to converse with women
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146. The passage mainly discusses ----.
A) what women's conversational topics are
B) why men don't like conversing with women
C) the topics men like discussing D) why women talk more than men
E) the conversational topics of men and women
XXX. One of the major processes that takes place in schools, of course, is that students learn.
When they graduate from high school, many can use a computer, write essays with three-part
theses, and differentiate equations. In addition to learning specific skills, they learn to think
critically, to weigh evidence and to develop independent judgment. The extent to which this
development takes place is related to both school and home environments. Teachers who are
more open to new ideas and less authoritarian produce students who have greater intellectual
flexibility and higher achievement test scores. Studies show that teachers are most demanding
when they are of the same social class as their students. The greater the difference between their
own social class and that of their pupils, the more rigidly they structure their classrooms and the
fewer demands they place on their students.
147. It is stated in the passage that teachers who are more open to new ideas ----.
A) produce more successful students in terms of test scores and intellectual flexibility
B) often come from a lower social class than their students
C) are more authoritarian towards students
D) discourage intellectual flexibility in schools
E) give students more homework
148. We learn from the reading that when students graduate from high school ----.
A) none of them are able to think critically
B) they can take the overall responsibility of anything
C) all of them have a good knowledge of computer usage
D) many of them have gained specific skills like writing essays and differentiating equations
E) most of them lack knowledge because of unavailability of ideal learning conditions
149. According to the reading, it is true that ----.
A) teachers who are from a higher social class than their students should be hired
B) it is not so difficult to constitute ideal learning conditions
C) with close supervision every student can get high test scores
D) both the school and home environments greatly influence a student's achievement in school
E) students learn best in a rigid classroom environment
1.b 2.a 3.a & c 4.b 5.d
6.c 7.c 8.b 9.a 10.b
11.e 12.c 13.b 14.c 15.b
16.c 17.a 18.d 19.b 20.d
21.a 22.d 23.b 24.a 25.a
26.b 27.d 28.b 29.c 30.d
31.d 32.a 33.a 34.b 35.c
36.d 37.c 38.e 39.a 40.b
41.b 42.e 43.b 44.e 45.c
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46.c 47.e 48.a 49.d 50.d
51.a 52.b 53.d 54.d 55.a
56.b 57.a 58.a 59.b 60.d
61.c 62.c 63.b 64.c 65.c
66.e 67.b 68.c 69.d 70.e
71.e 72.b 73.d 74.c 75.d
76.c 77.a 78.a 79.e 80.a
81.a 82.e 83.b 84.d 85.b
86.c 87.d 88.b 89.c 90.d
91.c 92.e 93.c 94.d 95.c
96.e 97.d 98.b 99.e 100.d
101.c 102.c 103.d 104.e 105.c
106.a 107.d 108.c 109.d 110.b
111.b 112.c 113.d 114.b 115.d
116.c 117.b 118.e 119.b 120.b
121.b 122.d 123.b 124.c 125.e
126.d 127.b 128.c 129.e 130.d
131.e 132.d 133.b 134.e 135.d
136.c 137.e 138.b 139.e 140.b
141.a 142.c 143.b 144.b 145.b
146.e 147.a 148.d 149.d & e
THEME DETECTION:
1. The attainment of individual and organisational goals is mutually interdependent and linked by
a common denominator - employee work motivation. Organisational members are motivated to
satisfy their personal goals, and they contribute their efforts to the attainment of organisational
objectives as means of achieving these personal goals.
The passage best supports the statement that motivation -
A. encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organisational goals.
B. is crucial for the survival of an individual and organisation.
C. is the product of an individual's physical and mental energy.
D. is the external force which induces an individual to contribute his efforts.
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E. makes organisation and society inseparable.
2. Due to enormous profits involved in smuggling, hundreds of persons have been attracted
towards this anti-national activity. Some of them became millionaires overnight. India has a vast
coastline both on the Eastern and Western Coast. It has been a heaven for smugglers who have
been carrying on their activities with great impunity. There is no doubt, that from time to time
certain seizures were made by the enforcement authorities, during raids and ambush but even
allowing these losses the smugglers made huge profits.
The passage best supports the statement that
A. smuggling hampers the economic development of a nation.
B. smuggling ought to be curbed.
C. authorities are taking strict measures to curb smuggling.
D. smuggling is fast increasing in our country owing to the quick profit it entails.
3. Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have come
to stay. They will not go, come what may. However, what is now required is that strong efforts
should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these youngsters.
The passage best supports the statement that:
A. fashion is the need of the day.
B. the excessive craze for fashion is detrimental to one's personality.
C. the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constructive
development.
D. work and other activities should be valued more than the outward appearance.
4. One of the important humanitarian by-products of technology is the greater dignity and value
that it imparts to human labour. In a highly industrialized society, there is no essential difference
between Brahmin and Dalit, Muslim and Hindu; they are equally useful and hence equally
valuable for in the industrial society individual productivity fixes the size of the pay cheque and
this fixes social status.
A. technology decides individual's social status. B. castes and religions are man-made.
C. human labour has dignity and value. D. all individuals, irrespective of caste and creed,
are born equal.
E. industrial society is a great leveller of men.
5. The future of women in India is quite bright and let us hope that they will justify their abilities
by rising to the occasion. Napoleon was right when he declared that by educating the women we
can educate the whole nation. Because a country can never rise without the contribution of 50%
of their population.
A. India is striving hard for the emancipation of women.
B. all women should be well educated.
C. a nation can progress only when women are given equal rights and opportunities as men.
D. women ought to be imparted full freedom to prove their worth and contribute to the progress
of the nation.
6. The prevention of accidents makes it necessary not only that safety devices be used to guard
exposed machinery but also that mechanics be instructed in safety rules which they must follow
for their own protection, and that lighting in the plant be adequate.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial accidents -
A. are always avoidable; B. may be due to ignorance.
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C. cannot be entirely overcome. D. can be eliminated with the help of safety
rules.
E. usually result from inadequate machinery.
7. To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of strength.
It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of vengeance;
but it takes a strong character to restrain those natural passions. The man who forgives an injury
proves himself to be the superior of the man who wronged himself and puts the wrong-doer to
shame.
The passage best supports' the statement that:
A. the sufferer alone knows the intensity of his sufferings.
B. people tend to forgive the things happened in the past.
C. natural passions are difficult to suppress.
D. mercy is the noblest form of revenge.
E. a person with calm and composed nature has depth of thought and vision.
8. Industrial exhibitions play a major role in a country's economy. Such exhibitions, now
regularly held in Delhi, enable us to measure the extent of our own less advanced industrial
progress and the mighty industrial power and progress of countries like the U.K., U.S.A. and
Russia whose pavilions are the centres of the greatest attention and attractions.
The passage best supports the statement that industrial exhibitions -
A. greatly tax the poor economies.
B. are more useful for the developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand out superior to
those of the developing countries.
C. are not of much use to the countries who are industrially backward.
D. boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country's
products with those of the developed countries.
9. The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition
form one generation to the next. This applies today in an even higher degree than in former times
for, through the modern development of economy, the family as bearer of tradition and education
has become weakened.
This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from one
generation to the next -
A. there are means other than the school. B. several different sources must be tried.
C. economic development plays a crucial role D. modern technology must be put to use.
E. family, as ever, is the most potent means.
10. Emerson said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination made the
poet master of land, sea and air. But a poet's dream of yesterday becomes today an actual
achievement and a reality for all men. Even those who invented, improved and perfected the
aeroplane could hardly have dreamt of the possibility of flight into outer space.
A. seemingly impossible imaginations make one a good poet,
B. all imaginations become a reality some day.
C. what man imagined has never been impossible; he has always turned it a reality through his
conception of ideas and sheer hard labour.
D. man has reached the climax of technological development with his exploration into outer
space.
11. It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of
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about ten crore workers whose families total up about forty crore men, women and children. Our
agriculture is over-manned. A lesser number of agriculturists would mean more purchasing or
spending power to every agriculturist. This will result in the shortage of man-power for many
commodities to be produced for which there will be a new demand from a prosperous agrarian
class. This shortage will be removed by surplus man-power released from agriculture as
suggested above.
A. employment in production is more fruitful than employment in agriculture.
B. Indian economy is in a poor shape basically due to improper mobilisation of man-power.
C. a shift of labour from agricultural sector to the industrial sector would uplift the living
standard.
D. the industrial sector is labour-deficient while the agricultural sector is over-manned in our
country.
12. Exports and imports, a swelling favourable balance of trade, investments and bank-balances,
are not an index or a balance sheet of national prosperity. Till the beginning of the Second World
War, English exports were noticeably greater than what they are today. And yet England has
greater national prosperity today than it ever had. Because the income of average Englishmen,
working as field and factory labourers, clerks, policemen, petty shopkeepers and shop assistants,
domestic workers and other low-paid workers, has gone up.
A. a country's economic standard can be best adjudged by per capital income.
B. a country's balance of trade is the main criteria of determining its economic prosperity.
C. a nation's economy strengthens with the increase in exports.
D. English trade has continually increased since the Second World War.
13. Satisfaction with co-workers, promotion opportunities, the nature of work, and pay goes
with high performance among those with strong growth needs. Among those with weak growth
needs, no such relationship is present - and, in fact, satisfaction with promotion opportunities
goes with low performance.
This passage best supports the statement that:
A. satisfaction is an inevitable organisational variable.
B. job satisfaction and performance are directly and closely related.
C. relationship between job satisfaction and performance is moderated by growth need.
D. every organisation has few employees having weak growth need.
E. high performance is essential for organisational effectiveness.
14. The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's powers by the demands
of the social situations in which he finds himself. Through these demands he is stimulated to act
as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original narrowness of action and feeling, and to
conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs.
The passage best supports the statement that real education -
A. will take place if the children imbibe action and feeling.
B. will take place if the children are physically strong.
C. s not provided in our schools today.
D. comes through the interaction with social situations.
E. comes from the self-centred approach of the students.
15. The press should not be afraid of upholding and supporting a just and righteous cause. It
should not be afraid of criticising the government in a healthy manner. The press has to be
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eternally vigilant to protect the rights of the workers, backward and suppressed sections of the
society. It should also give a balanced view of the things so that people can be helped in the
formation of a healthy public opinion.
A. press has a great role to play in a democracy.
B. the press is the only means to project to the masses the policies of the government.
C. the freedom of press is essential for the proper functioning of democracy.
D. the press can be used by the governments as an effective media for the upliftment of the
backward sections of society.
E. all the information given by the press should be well-articulated so as to gain a good opinion
towards the ruling party.
16. Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation's great cities, provided
people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow citizens to understand the
standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution
around the world.
The passage best supports the statement that the businessman -
A. is accountable to the society.
B. lives luxurious and comfortable life.
C. is the beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution.
D. is capable of raising his standard of living.
E. has contributed to the growth of civilisation.
17. There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The increase
in service-sector will require the managers to work more with people rather than with objects and
things from the assembly line.
A. managers should have a balanced mind.
B. assembly line will exist in service organisations.
C. interpersonal skills will become more important in the future work place.
D. manufacturing organisations ignore importance of people.
E. service organisations will not deal with objects and things.
18. The virtue of art does not allow the work to be interfered with or immediately ruled by
anything other than itself. It insists that it alone shall touch the work in order to bring it into
being. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.
A. art is governed by external rules and conditions.
B. art is for the sake of art and life.
C. art is for the sake of art alone.
D. artist realises his dreams through his artistic creation.
E. artist should use his art for the sake of society.
19. The attainment of individual and organisational goals is mutually interdependent and linked
by a common denominator – employee work motivation. Organisational members are motivated
to satisfy their personal goals, and they contribute their efforts to the attainment of organisational
objectives as means of achieving these personal goals. The passage best supports the statement
that motivation –
A. encourages an individual to give priority to personal goals over organisational goals.
B. is crucial for the survival of an individual and organisation.
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C. is the product of an individual’s physical and mental energy.
D. is the external force which induces an individual to contribute his efforts.
E. makes organisation and society inseparable.
20. Due to enormous profits involved in smuggling, hundreds of persons have been attracted
towards this anti-national activity. Some of them became millionaires overnight. India has a vast
coastline both on the Eastern and Western Coast. It has been a heaven for smugglers who have
been carrying on their activities with great impunity. There is no doubt, that from time to time
certain seizures were made by the enforcement authorities, during raids and ambush but even
allowing these losses the smugglers made huge profits.The passage best supports the statement
that
A. smuggling hampers the economic development of a nation.
B. smuggling ought to be curbed.
C. authorities are taking strict measures to curb smuggling.
D. smuggling is fast increasing in our country owing to the quick profit it entails.
21. Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have
come to stay. They will not go, come what may. However, what is now required is that strong
efforts should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these
youngsters.The passage best supports the statement that:
A. fashion is the need of the day.
B. the excessive craze for fashion is detrimental to one’s personality.
C. the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constructive
development.
22. One of the important humanitarian by-products of technology is the greater dignity and value
that it imparts to human labour. In a highly industrialized society, there is no essential difference
between Brahmin and Dalit, Muslim and Hindu; they are equally useful and hence equally
valuable for in the industrial society individual productivity fixes the size of the pay cheque and
this fixes social status.The passage best supports the statement that:
A. technology decides individual’s social status.
B. castes and religions are man-made.
C. human labour has dignity and value.
D. all individuals, irrespective of caste and creed, are born equal.
23.The future of women in India is quite bright and let us hope that they will justify their abilities
by rising to the occasion. Napoleon was right when he declared that by educating the women we
can educate the whole nation. Because a country can never rise without the contribution of 50%
of their population.The passage best supports the statement that:
A. India is striving hard for the emancipation of women.
B. all women should be well educated.
C. a nation can progress only when women are given equal rights and opportunities as men.
D. women ought to be imparted full freedom to prove their worth and contribute to the progress
of the nation.
24. The prevention of accidents makes it necessary not only that safety devices be used to guard
exposed machinery but also that mechanics be instructed in safety rules which they must follow
for their own protection, and that lighting in the plant be adequate.The passage best supports the
statement that industrial accidents –
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A. are always avoidable; B. may be due to ignorance. C. cannot be entirely
overcome.
D. can be eliminated with the help of safety rules. E. usually result from inadequate machinery.
25. To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of
strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of
vengeance; but it takes a strong character to restrain those natural passions. The man who
forgives an injury proves himself to be the superior of the man who wronged himself and puts
the wrong-doer to shame.The passage best supports’ the statement that:
26. Industrial exhibitions play a major role in a country’s economy. Such exhibitions, now
regularly held in Delhi, enable us to measure the extent of our own less advanced industrial
progress and the mighty industrial power and progress of countries like the U.K., U.S.A. and
Russia whose pavilions are the centres of the greatest attention and attractions.The passage best
supports the statement that industrial exhibitions –
A. greatly tax the poor economies.
B. are more useful for the developed countries like U.S.A. whose products stand out superior to
those of the developing countries.
C. are not of much use to the countries who are industrially backward.
D. boost up production qualitatively and quantitatively by analytical comparison of a country’s
products with those of the developed countries.
has become weakened.This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of
tradition from one generation to the next –
A. there are means other than the school.
B. several different sources must be tried.
C. economic development plays a crucial role
D. modern technology must be put to use.
28. Emerson said that the poet was landlord, Sealord, airlord. The flight of imagination made the
poet master of land, sea and air. But a poet’s dream of yesterday becomes today an actual
achievement and a reality for all men. Even those who invented, improved and perfected the
aeroplane could hardly have dreamt of the possibility of flight into outer space.The passage best
supports the statement that:
A. seemingly impossible imaginations make one a good poet,
B. all imaginations become a reality some day.
C. what man imagined has never been impossible; he has always turned it a reality through his
conception of ideas and sheer hard labour.
D. man has reached the climax of technological development with his exploration into outer
space.
29. It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of
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suggested above.The passage best supports the statement that:
standard.
country.
30. Exports and imports, a swelling favourable balance of trade, investments and bank-balances,
are not an index or a balance sheet of national prosperity. Till the beginning of the Second World
War, English exports were noticeably greater than what they are today. And yet England has
greater national prosperity today than it ever had. Because the income of average Englishmen,
working as field and factory labourers, clerks, policemen, petty shopkeepers and shop assistants,
domestic workers and other low-paid workers, has gone up.The passage best supports the
statement that:
A. a country’s economic standard can be best adjudged by per capital income.
B. a country’s balance of trade is the main criteria of determining its economic prosperity.
C. a nation’s economy strengthens with the increase in exports.
D. English trade has continually increased since the Second World War.
31. Satisfaction with co-workers, promotion opportunities, the nature of work, and pay goes with
high performance among those with strong growth needs. Among those with weak growth needs,
no such relationship is present – and, in fact, satisfaction with promotion opportunities goes with
low performance.This passage best supports the statement that:
32. The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child’s powers by the demands
conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs.The
passage best supports the statement that real education –
C. is not provided in our schools today.
D. comes through the interaction with social situations.
E. comes from the self-centred approach of the students.
formation of a healthy public opinion.The passage best supports the statement that
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34. Throughout the ages the businessman has helped build civilisation’s great cities, provided
people with luxuries and artists with patronage, and lift his fellow citizens to understand the
standard of living. In the last few centuries the businessman has seeded the Industrial Revolution
around the world.The passage best supports the statement that the businessman –
A. is accountable to the society.
B. lives luxurious and comfortable life.
C. is the beneficiary of the Industrial Revolution.
D. is capable of raising his standard of living.
E. has contributed to the growth of civilisation.
35. There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The increase in
service-sector will require the managers to work more with people rather than with objects and
things from the assembly line.This passage best supports the statement that:
B. assembly line will exist in service organisations.
being. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.This passage best
supports the statement that:
37. The only true education comes through the stimulation of the child's power by the demands
conceive himself from the standpoint of the welfare of the group to which he belongs.
The passage best supports the statement that real education.
C. is not provided in our schools today
D. comes through the interaction with social situations
E. comes from the self-centered approach of the students
38. Though the waste of time or the expenditure on fashions is very large, yet fashions have
come to stay. They will not go, what may. However, what is now required is that strong efforts
should be made to displace the excessive craze for fashion from the minds of these youngsters.
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The passage best supports the statement that :
A. fashion is the need of the day
B. the excessive craze for fashions is detrimental to ones personality.
C. the hoard for fashion should be done away with so as not to let down the constuctive
development.
39. To forgive an injury is often considered to be a sign of weakness; it is really a sign of
strength. It is easy to allow oneself to be carried away by resentment and hate into an act of
vengeance; but it takes a strong character to restrain those natural passions. The man who
forgives an injury proves himself to be the superior of the man who wronged himself and puts
the wrong-doer to shame.
has become weakened.
This passage best supports the statement that for transferring the wealth of tradition from one
generation to the next -
A. there are means other than the school.
B. several different sources must be tried.
C. economic development plays a crucial role.
D. modern technology must be put to use.
E. family, as ever, is the most potent means.
41.It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of
suggested above.
standard.
country.
42. Satisfaction with co-workers, promotion opportunities, the nature of work, and pay goes with
high performance among those with strong growth needs. Among those with weak growth needs,
no such relationship is present - and, in fact, satisfaction with promotion opportunities goes with
low performance.
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formation of a healthy public opinion.
being. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.
44. There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The increase in
service-sector will require the managers to work more with people rather than with objects and
things from the assembly line.
B. assembly lime will exist in service organisations.
45. One of the important humanitarian by products of technology is the greater dignity and value
that it imparts to the human labour. In a highly industrialized society, there is no essential
difference between Brahmin and Dalit, Muslim and Hindu; they are equally useful and hence
equally valuable, for in the industrial society individual productivity fixes the size of the pay
cheque and this fixes social status.
A. technology decides individual social status.
B. castes and religions are man made.
C. human labour has dignity and value.
D. all individuals, irrespective of caste and creed, are born equal.
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46. The context in the developing and third world countries is worse. Women here are still
subject to ‘honor killings’, they are still denied their basic rights to education and freedom, and
face violence and abuse. It was observed in a CARE project working with adolescent girls in
India, that these girls were considered as temporary people who would cease to exist, at least for
their fathers, once they are married.
A. A nation can progress only when women are given equal rights and opportunities as men.
B. The future of women in India is quite bright and let us hope that they will justify their abilities
by rising to the occasion.
C. All women should be well treated equally.
D. In many places in India, domestic violence is acceptable to women, and cultural and ethical
implications are imposed on their freedom.
47. Many argue that art cannot be defined. Art is often considered the process or product of
deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a
diverse range of human activities, creations and ways of expression, including music, literature,
film, sculpture and paintings.
A. Art is defined as a form of human expression of a creative nature.
B. Artist realises his dreams through his artistic creation.
C. Art is governed by external rules and conditions.
D. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.
48. The model was extended to establish a relationship between financial development and
economic growth. Co-integration results show that capital–output ratio and rate of growth of
human capital have positive effects on real rate of growth of GDP, irrespective of the indicator of
stock market development. An increase in the market capitalization dampens economic growth,
whereas turnover has no significant effect, and an increase in the money market rate of interest
has a positive effect on economic growth in India.
A. Reform measures on the market rate of interest that were introduced in the Indian banking
system appear to have promoted economic growth significantly.
B. The impact of the developments in the financial sector on economic growth in India.
C. There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation.
D. Real wealth, real effective exchange rate and the rate of growth of labour have negative
effects.
49. The Indian farmer celebrates the social function in the simplest manner possible. He
celebrates a lot of festivals round the year. He celebrates the wedding of his sons and daughters.
He entertains his kith and kin and friends and neighbours.
A. Social life of Indian farmers in India.
B. The condition of the Indian farmers should be improved. He should be taught the modern
method of farming.
C. The Indian farmer is harassed by the village touts. He is harassed by the money-lenders and
the tax collectors.
D. Farmers are the backbone of the nation.
50. Most social network services are web-based and provide means for users to interact over the
Internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Online community services are sometimes
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considered as a social network service, though in a broader sense, social network service usually
means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered.
Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, pictures, posts, activities, events, and interests
with people in their network.
A. Facebook service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social
links, and a variety of additional services.
B. A social networking service is a platform to build social networks or social relations among
people who, for example, share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections.
C. Several websites are beginning to tap into the power of the social networking model for
philanthropy.
D. Companies have begun to merge business technologies and solutions, such as cloud
computing, with social networking concepts.
51. Most of the child labourers are engaged in agriculture and allied subject like livestock,
foresting and fisheries. In the urban areas, children work in dhabas, eateries helpers or cleaners in
trucks and as domestic servants etc. They have long working hours, bad and unhygienic working
conditions and fewer wages. The main reason behind child labour is poverty.
A. Child Labour is a social evil in every nation.
B. Awareness of the people and Government also compels poor parents to make their children
employed as laborers.
C. Almost every country in the world has laws relating to and aimed at preventing child labour.
D. Parties recognise the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from
performing any work.
52. Terrorism is one of the bad debts to the world. And the people's are affected this type of
violence. Terrorism means the policy of striking terror in the minds of the people by violent
methods to achieve some ends.
A. It could also take a toll on his self-respect, confidence and ability to stand up for himself in
the future, because in his mind, he's always the guilty one.
B. In ballet class, children need to follow directions closely and control their urges to run around
the wide-open spaces .C. It is a law of the jungle to use muscle power and force to get things
done.
D. It's not the disagreements between parents that's harmful, it's how those conflicts are handled
and resolved in front of their child.
53. The children, who know no English and haven’t received any formal school education,
quickly begin playing with the machine and, within days, they’re learning English, browsing the
internet and teaching each other what they discover.
A. No other form of communication in the natural world transfers so much information in such a
short period of time.
B. There is no genetic code that leads a child to speak English or Spanish or Japanese.
C. The proliferation of mobile devices and social networks is leading to entirely new ways of
learning.
D. It is very common for teachers in early childhood classrooms to have children with speech
and language delays.
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54. The manifestos of the major political parties in the country are like semantic adaptations of
the same expressions, with only a few differences. They try to force national consensus on
certain issues, but only strategy and implementation will separate them.
A. Sometimes, Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds.
B. A piece of Personal Information Manager software.
C. The words in which they are conveyed seem to be their greatest strength for now.
D. Protect the weak and poor through initiatives that are designed to integrate them in the
economy.
55. Deforestation results from removal of trees without sufficient reforestation; however, even
with reforestation, significant biodiversity loss may occur. There are many causes, ranging from
slow forest degradation to sudden and catastrophic wildfires.
A. A modeling study shows that reforesting the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley can
significantly reduce runoff from agricultural lands.
B. A new study warns that the world’s largest tropical desert, the Sahara, has suffered a
catastrophic collapse of its wildlife.
C. It's not just the total number of species preserved that matters; it's the number of key species.
D. In developing countries, massive deforestation is ongoing and is shaping climate and
geography.
56. As many as thirty sightings of king cobras were recorded in residential areas across Kerala
within a year and most of them were caught from bathrooms and courtyards of houses, and
roads.
A study conducted by the researchers of the Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, and
the Reptile Study Group, Thiruvananthapuram, has revealed that the king cobra, the world's
longest venomous snake, is under increasing pressure from habitat loss.
A. The occurrences were strange as king cobras were never known to trespass into human
territory.
B. Large-scale deforestation and the disturbances caused by poachers and illicit liquor-brewers
could be forcing king cobras to migrate.
C. the grasslands of the Western Ghats in Kerala, home to a rich collection of butterflies,
including endemic species, were under increasing threat from tourism.
D. Endangered species in India.
57. A Huge majority — 84 percent — of the population identifies as Hindu. There are many
variations of Hinduism, and four predominant sects — Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakteya and Smarta.
About 13 percent of Indians are Muslim, making it one of the largest Islamic nations in the
world. Christians and Sikhs make up a small percentage of the population, and there are even
fewer Buddhists and Jains.
A. Indian’s Culture, Traditions and Customs of India.
B. India is known as multilingual country.
C. India is identified as the birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism.
D. India is a country where diversity in religion still exists .
58. By playing sports, children learn how to get along with their peers and interact positively
with their coaches and elders. It builds sportsmanship spirits in them, whether they win or lose.
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The losing team shake hands with the winning one and pat on their shoulders as a gesture of
appreciating them. Children playing together as a team, share and celebrate their victory together.
A. Many parents assume that attitude isn't something that develops until the preadolescent or
teen years.
B. Fostering children's positive attitudes toward physical activity would be conducive to the
promotion of current and lifelong physical activity participation of children.
C. Sports play an important role in psychological development and social well-being of a child.
D. The children who play sports get more chance of meeting and interacting with people.
59. The argument ‘irrespective of the economic progress we make, we continue to remain
socially disadvantaged’ by those benefiting from it is unacceptable. Reservation destroys self-
respect, so much so that competition is no longer on to determine the best but the most
backward.Is it fair to extend reservation to the children of professors, scientists, bureaucrats,
MPs and MLAs belonging to the SC, the ST and the OBC?
A. Reservation in promotion is a natural and logical corollary of reservation at the entry level.
B. The reservation system has received a mixed response from Indians since its inception.
C. India never needs a reservation system.
D. It was a mistake to differentiate people using reservation policy.
60. Many initiatives are taken in many schools to develop the interest among students to enter
Indian politics. The Field of politics is usually a perception that it is not suited to Educated
People and this perception is being changed by many school students who take up the idea of
politics as their career and help promoting the cause.
A. Indian education is full of innumerable pages of obsolete, outdated theory with no innovation
or any practical work.
B. The more educated person, more coward he is.
C. A more motivational experience for other youth to join and become a part of the community.
D. Youth should be set limits before politics.
61. Space probes costs enormously as the launching rockets cannot be recovered and used again.
In India, the space program was formerly launched in 1972, with the setting up of the Space
Commission and the Department of Space. Advancement in areas of communication,
meteorology, resources survey & management, develop satellites, launch vehicles & associated
ground systems were the initial objectives. Since then, India has made impressive progress in this
field.
A. Satellite technology has strengthened all Communication Media as well as gives trigger to
various fields.
B. Satellite technology has wasted most spoiled generation.
C. India plans to a have a new launch pad to undertake its proposed human space flight manned
mission.
D. India is not a novice to the field of communications satellites.
62. Authoritative behavior involves setting clear boundaries appropriate for the child's age and
development, which the children are expected to follow. It is when the parents are in total
control, and the children are expected to obey without question. Children from authoritarian
parents can become aggressive and rebellious, and they often have problems with self-esteem. In
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uninvolved parenting, the parents are permissive and do not have any boundaries or rules
because they do not have much interest in their children's lives. There is no real discipline
because the parents do not care .The parents may be emotionally detached from their children.
A. The effect of visual media on the social behavior of children.
B. The Effect of Parent Behavior on Children's Discipline.
C. Emotional Attachment of Parents with their Job not with Children.
D. Challenges of Effective Discipline in the Parents.
63. Urge teen girls to own their feelings by acknowledging their feelings to others when they set
boundaries. She can do this by using 'I' statements. For instance, "I feel frustrated when I'm
consistently interrupted." Teens should also indicate how they will respond to future boundary
violations, such as, "If I am interrupted again, I will no longer participate in the conversation."
Warn that they must follow through on stated repercussions, because if a teen girl continues a
discussion despite ongoing interruptions after she has set the boundary, this will send a message
that these limits are not to be taken seriously. In turn, others will continue to cross her lines and
she may feel insignificant.
A. Vulnerability of Women’s in India.
B. Boundaries vary depending on person and context, and can change over time.
C. Teaching Girls how to set boundaries for themselves.
D. Women and girls are often pressured to conform to societal gender roles.
64. According to research published in the journal “Developmental Psychology,” children in
smaller first-grade classrooms demonstrated better literacy performance than those in larger
groups. The researchers noted that class sizes are a predictor of literacy outcomes in kindergarten
and first grade. Small class sizes are not a magic bullet for learning potential -- this study
puzzlingly found lower levels of engagement in smaller groups -- but they do help teachers
provide quality instruction and student support. Smaller classes allow educators to focus more on
students in their teaching, coming to better understand and adjust their methods to diverse
individual needs, according to the experts.
A. Developmental Psychology transforming the new ways of classroom life.
B. Smaller classes are just one tool for literacy teachers, and they may prove most beneficial in
targeting and intervening among key student populations.
C. The Effect of Classroom Size on Literacy Instruction.
D. Adopting New Methodology always proves Success when it comes to Education.
65. When a child receives strong parental encouragement and approval for sports performance, a
shift may occur in the child's motivation. The child may attach so much importance to
performance and ability that mistakes become severe blows to his self-worth and identity.
A. The youngster may attach the approval to self-esteem and begin to believe that performance
and achievement defines who he is and his overall worth.
B. When parents push a child too forcefully to excel in sports, injuries are a frequent result.
C. Parents with unfulfilled sports dreams and ambitions may seek to achieve these goals through
a child.
D. Over-involvement with sports participation may lead to parents taking over control and
ownership of the activity.
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66. There is a shift in our economy from a manufacturing to a service orientation. The increase
in the service
sector will require the manager to work more with people rather than with objects and things
from the
assembly line.
This passage best supports the statement that
(1)managers should have a balanced mind (2)assembly line will exist in service sector
(3)interpersonal skills will become more important in the future work place.
(4)manufacturing organisations ignore importance of people
(5)service organisation will not deal with objects and things
67. Through advertising, manufacturing exercises a high degree of control over consumer's
desires. However
the manufacturer assumes enormous risks in attempting to predict what consumers will want and
in producing
goods in quantity and distributing them in advance of final selection by the consumers
The paragraph best supports the statement that manufacturers
(1)distribute goods directly to the consumers
(2)can eliminate the risk of overproducing by advertising
(3)always take moderate and calculated risk
(4)can predict with great accuracy the success of any product they put on the market
(5) None of these
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. D
6. D 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. C
16. E 17. C 18. C 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. D
26. D 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. A
31. C 32. D 33. C 34. E 35. C
36. C 37. D 38. C 39. D 40. C
41. B 42. C 43. C 44. C 45. C
46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. A
51. B 52. A 53. C 54. C 55. A
56. D 57. B 58. D 59. C 60. B
61. C 62. A 63. B 64. C 65. B
66. A 67. C 68. B
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B ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KARUR-639 111

1. Bill enjoys reading _____ mystery novels. 1. no article 2. an 3. a 4. the

1. You must be back ___ four o'clock. a. to b. by c. in d. for

DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH:

3.I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

A.I asked him why he was working so hard.

B.I asked him why was he working so hard.

C.I asked him why had he been working so hard.

D.I asked him why he had been working so hard.

4.He said to her, What a cold day!"

A.He told her that it was a cold day.

B.He exclaimed that it was a cold day.

C.He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.

D.He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.

6. He said to interviewer, "Could you please repeat the question?"

A.He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.

B.He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

D.He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

7.He said. "Be quite and listen to my words.

A.He urged them to be quite and listen to his words.

C.He urged they should be quite and listen to his words.

D.He said you should be quite and listen to his words.

C.He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.

D.He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.

9.The Captain said to his men, "Stand at ease."

A.The Captain urged his men to stand at ease.

B.The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease.

D.The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.

A.Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he will phone me.

B.Pawan told me that if he will hear my news, he will phone me.

D.Pawan told me that if he heard any news, he would phone me.

11.He said,"I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

12.He told her, "I want to meet your father":

13.He says, ''I don't want to play any more."

A.He says that he doesn't want to play any more.

B.He says that I don't want to play any more.

C.He says that I didn't want to play any more.

D.He says that he didn't want to play any more.

Answer & Solution Discuss in Board Share

14.The government has announced, "Taxes will be raised":

A.The government has announced that taxes would be raised.

B.The government has announced that taxes would raised.

C.The government has announced that taxes will be raised.

D.The government has announced taxes will be raised.

B.Mohan told that we shall go to see the Taj in moonlit night.

16.The teacher said to Ram,"Congratulations ! Wish you success in life."

B.The teacher wished congratulations and success in life to Ram.

D.The teacher congratulated Ram and wished him success in life.

A.The poor examine prayed God to take pity on him.

C.The poor examine exclaimed that God take pity on him.

D.The poor examine asked God to take pity on him.

C.I said to him where he will be in case I have to ring him.

20.The father warned his son that he should be beware of him.

A.The father warned his son, "beware of him !"

B.The father warned his son, "Watch that chap !"

C.The father warned his son, "Be careful about him."

A.Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus earlier.

B.Manna asked Rohan had he sat in a trolley bus before.

C.Manna asked Rohan if he sat on a trolley bus before.

D.Manna asked Rohan if he has ever sat in a trolley bus.

B.He proposed going for swim as it was quite fine.

C.He suggested going for a swim as it was quite fine.

D.He advised me to go for a swim as it was quite fine.