CPO Mini Mock English(03 June 2024)

Question 1:

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.

All elephants (1) ________ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) ________, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) ________ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) _______ elephants include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.

1.

• have

• had

• will have

• has

Question 2:

Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A person who eats the flesh of other human beings

• tribal

• aborigine

• savage

• cannibal

Question 3:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline .

Auspicious

• playful

• Suspicious

• hapless

• favourable

Question 4:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline .

Auspicious

• hapless

• favourable

• playful

• Suspicious

Question 5:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions

Speak one's mind 

• to put one's thoughts in writing

• to speak without thinking

• to speak in an assembly

• to voice one's thoughts plainly

Question 6:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.

Exasperation

• enjoyment

• wrath

• pique

• resentment

Question 7:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

If only we __________ a light! It is depressing to wait in the dark.

• have had

• have

• are having

• had

Question 8:

Direction :-Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Study of environment

• ecology

• pathology

• radiology

• cosmology

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.

All elephants (1) ________ several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk or proboscis, used for many (2) ________, particularly breathing, lifting water and grasping objects. Their incisors grow (3) _______ tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs (4) ________ carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to (5) _______ elephants include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past they were used in war; today, they are often put on display in zoos and circuses.

4.

• could

• should

• would

• can

Question 10:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline .

Imitation

• fake

• original

• genuine

• real