CPO Mini Mock English(25 June 2024)

Question 1:

Direction :- Select the most appropriate idiom given in the following Question.

In trying to solve the crime, the detective found himself _________ Yet the mystery kept deepening.

• Beating his brains out

• Making room for others

• Letting his hair down

• Beating the bush

Question 2:

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

Their relationship has run into rough weather ever since they fell in love with the same girl.

• brought cool breeze and rains

• become pleasant and cordial

• experienced difficulties

• become stronger and firmer

Question 3:

The following sentence has been divided into parts, which contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

I remember a friend to me buying several pairs of shoes at a sale.

• I remember

• of shoes at a sale

• a friend to me

• buying several pairs

Question 4:

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

He had hardly gone a few kilometres ___________ his car broke down.

• where

• that

• when

• than

Question 5:

Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.

The thief said to the judge, "Pardon me."

• The thief begged the judge to pardon him.

• The thief requested the judge for pardon me.

• The thief said to the judge to pardon.

• The thief urged to pardon to the judge.

Question 6:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• userp

• implore

• unique

• impeach

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.

Listening plays (1) _________ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) __________ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3)__________ He should also (4) ______________ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ____________.

1.

• a significant

• a paltry

• a trivial

• an abundant

Question 8:

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'.

The forecast predicts that there will be little rain in the month of July.

• No substitution required

• must be a little rain

• should be many rain

• would be few rain

Question 9:

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

Innate

• Simple

• Basic

• Acquired

• Unassuming

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.

Listening plays (1) _________ role in the interactive process of business transactions. It enables a person to gather proper and (2) __________ information so that he can understand the matter with clarity. For this, he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the (3) __________ He should also (4) ______________ on what is being spoken and then evaluate it with reference to the (5) ____________.

5.

• paragraph

• context

• selection

• excerpt