Direction: Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
"Our teacher returned from Mumbai last month", she said.
She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the earlier month.
She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month.
Her teacher returned from Mumbai last month, she said.
She said that their teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month.
She said that their teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month. (Correct)
(a) She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the earlier month. (Incorrect Pronoun and words)
(b) Her teacher returned from Mumbai last month, she said. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) She said that her teacher had returned from Mumbai the previous month. (Incorrect Pronoun)
Question 2:
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 are thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers was thrown by the audience.
In the theatre, flowers were 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 3:
Direction :- Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the Active/Passive voice.
The central team visited eight villages in the state to assess the damage to the crops.
The central team assessed the damage to the crops in eight villages in the state.
Eight villages had visited the central team to assess the damage to the crops.
Eight villages in the state were visited by the central team to assess the damage to the crops.
The damage to the crops was assessed in eight villages in the state by the central team.
Eight villages in the state were visited by the central team to assess the damage to the crops. (Correct)
(b) The damage to the crops was assessed in eight villages in the state by the central team. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The central team assessed the damage to the crops in eight villages in the state. (Incorrect placement of Subject/Object)
(d) Eight villages had visited the central team to assess the damage to the crops. (Incorrect Tense)
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.
ADCB
CBDA
DABC
BADC
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 option to fill in the blank.
People have overcome poverty, drug addiction, abuse, divorce, mental illness, and virtually every ________ known to man.
Dispute
Objection
Defiance
Challenge
Challenge means something new and difficult that forces you to make a lot of effort. The given sentence states that people have overcome every difficult thing that forces them to make a lot of effort.
Hence, 'challenge' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
With a lot of difficulty, he could ________ only two tickets for the train from Mumbai to Ranchi.
incur
procure
gain
attain
Procure means to obtain something, especially with difficulty. The given sentence states that with a lot of difficulties, he could obtain only two tickets for the train. Hence, 'procure' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 7:
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) _________.
1.
rattle
patter
fritter
chatter
'Chatter' means to talk quickly or for a long time about something unimportant. The given passage states that our host started to read and the chatter stopped.
Hence, 'chatter' is the most appropriate answer.
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) _________.
2.
din
chaos
silence
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 9:
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) _________.
3.
sleep
fidget
distract
sing
'Fidget' means to keep moving your body, hands or feet because you are nervous, bored, excited, etc. The given passage states that people did not seem to fidget or cough, but perhaps that is just how I remember it now.
Hence, 'fidget' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
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) _________.
4.
mumbled
dozed
played
grumbled
'Mumbled' means to speak quietly without opening your mouth properly, so that people cannot hear the words. 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.
