Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Can you arrange for the consignment ________ delivered on Monday?
is
for being
being
to be
"be + V3" will be the correct grammatical structure for the given sentence.
Hence, 'to be delivered (V3)' is the most appropriate answer
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"I am going to walk to the market to check which shops are open," said Anant.
Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open.
Anant said that he was going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Correct)
(b) Anant said that he is going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) Anant said that he went for a walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) Anant said that he will be going to walk to the market to check which shops were open. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 3:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
4.
tunnel
architecture
facade
vent
'Facade' means the front wall of a large building that you see from the outside. The given passage states that as he stood there, the lights on the facade of the church went out. Hence, 'facade' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 4:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
3.
dried
wet
closed
open
'Open' means not closed or covered. The given passage states that further out he could see a darker belt of open water.
Hence, 'open' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underline/Bold segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select 'no improvement required'.
I imagine you have learnt a valuable lesson from this experience, didn't you?
have you?
did you?
haven't you?
No substitution required
According to the "Question Tag rule", if the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative but in the contracted form('t) & Vice-versa. However, the sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense. Similarly, the given sentence is positive So the question tag will be negative(haven't).
Hence, 'haven't you?' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and (1) ____________ across the bridge. He turned (2) ____________ the road and along the sound below the church. Ice had formed on the sound and inside the old harbor, but further out he could see a darker belt of (3) __________ water. As he stood there, the lights on the (4) ____________ of the church went out, and it was dark all around him. It was (5) ___________ cold and stars filled the sky.
1.
stalked
walked
danced
slept
'Walked' means to move in this way for exercise or pleasure. The given passage states that just before midnight he put on warm clothes and his new shoes and walked across the bridge.
Hence, 'walked' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
The world is constantly living in risk, uncertainty and fear of ______________.
body
life
nature
death
The word to be used has to be paired with uncertainty which is a negative word. When two words are joined by and they should be similar. So the other word should also be negative. So death is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
One expects better behaviour from a senior student.
Better behaviour was expected from senior student.
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.
Senior student behaviour is expected better.
As a senior student you need to behave
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student. (Correct)
(a) Better behaviour was expected from senior student. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) As a senior student you need to behave. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Senior student behaviour is expected better. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Ludicrous
Intuitive
Astute
Crazy
Intrinsic
Ludicrous is foolish and unreasonable. So 'b' crazy is the most appropriate answer.
Intuitive is based on what one feels.
Astute is mentally sharp and clever.
Intrinsic is essential
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
One expects better behaviour from a senior student.
Senior student behaviour is expected better.
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student.
As a senior student you need to behave
Better behaviour was expected from senior student.
Better behaviour is expected from a senior student. (Correct)
(a) Better behaviour was expected from senior student. (Incorrect Tense)
(b) As a senior student you need to behave. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
(d) Senior student behaviour is expected better. (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
