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.
Our host started to read and the (1) _______ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ___________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) __________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ___________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) _________.
2.
silence
chaos
din
noise
'Silence' means no noise or sound at all. The given passage states that there was a sweet silence as each person read, no one that felt forced or imposed in any way.
Hence, 'silence' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 2:
The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
The performance of our players is worst than I had expected.
I had
worst than
our players
The performance
Worst is a superlative degree and for a comparative degree (to do a comparison), we will use 'worse'.
Hence, 'worse than' will be the correct sentence structure.
Question 3:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
speed greater than that of sound
subsonic
harmonic
cacophonic
supersonic
Supersonic- speed greater than that of sound
Harmonic- used to describe the way notes are played or sung together to make a pleasing sound
Cacophonic- having an unpleasant sound
Subsonic- relating to or flying at a speed or speeds less than that of sound.
Question 4:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. On coming out, his skin would be shining like ebony and he would squeal with pleasure.
B. First, he would lie down on the sand bank while I rubbed him clean with the sand of the river.
C. Every day, I used to take the baby elephant to the river for his bath.
D. After that, he would lie in the water for a long time.
BADC
CBDA
DABC
ADCB
CBDA
Sentence C will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. Every day, the narrator used to take the baby elephant to the river for his bath. However, Sentence B states that first, he would lie down on the sand bank while the narrator rubbed him clean with the sand of the river. So, B will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that after that, he would lie in the water for a long time & Sentence A states that on coming out, his skin would be shining like ebony and he would squeal with pleasure. So, A will follow D. Going through the options, only option d has the correct sequence.
Question 5:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Allege
Soothe
Charge
Placate
Appease
Charge- the price that you must pay for goods or services
Allege- to say that somebody has done something wrong
Soothe- to make somebody calmer or less upset
Placate- to make somebody feel less angry about something
Appease- to make somebody calmer or less angry by agreeing to what he/she wants
Question 6:
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'.
Despite living in the same neighbourhood, we only did not greet each other.
still
No improvement
even
mainly
Still is used to say an action or situation continues to the present because it has not finished. It often refers to something happening for longer than expected. The given sentence states that in spite of being neighbors we do not greet each other.
Hence, 'still' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
In the theatre, the audience threw flowers on the screen.
In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers were thrown by the audience. (Correct)
(b) In the theatre, flowers had been thrown by the audience. (Incorrect tense )
(c) In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience. (Incorrect verb )
(d) In the theatre, flowers are thrown by the audience. (Incorrect Tense)
Question 8:
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.
Our host started to read and the (1) _______ stopped. There was a sweet (2) ___________ as each person read, not one that felt forced or imposed in any way. People did not seem to (3) __________ or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now. I know I was increasingly self-conscious as the readings came closer to me and that when it was my turn I think I (4) ___________ through most of it, probably without making any sense of the (5) _________.
5.
music
dance
pottery
poetry
'Poetry' means a collection of poems. The given passage states that when it was my turn I think I mumbled through most of it, probably without making any sense of the poetry. Hence, 'poetry' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 9:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Caustic
Bitter
Sarcastic
Kind
Scary
Kind - having sympathetic and passionate feeling for other
Caustic - chemicals that usually harm
Scary- frightening
Sarcastic- having opposite meaning of what is said in a funny way
Bitter - a type of unpleasant taste
Question 10:
Direction :- Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. On coming out, his skin would be shining like ebony and he would squeal with pleasure.
B. First, he would lie down on the sand bank while I rubbed him clean with the sand of the river.
C. Every day, I used to take the baby elephant to the river for his bath.
D. After that, he would lie in the water for a long time.
ADCB
CBDA
BADC
DABC
CBDA
Sentence C will be the starting line as it contains the main idea of the para jumble i.e. Every day, the narrator used to take the baby elephant to the river for his bath. However, Sentence B states that first, he would lie down on the sand bank while the narrator rubbed him clean with the sand of the river. So, B will follow C. Further, Sentence D states that after that, he would lie in the water for a long time & Sentence A states that on coming out, his skin would be shining like ebony and he would squeal with pleasure. So, A will follow D. Going through the options, only option d has the correct sequence.
