CPO Mini Mock English(25 June 2024)

Question 1:

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

Subsequent

• Prior

• Antecedent

• Preceding

• Consecutive

Question 2:

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 3:

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. The flute seller stands in a corner of the square near the hotel.

B. From time to time, he stands the pole on the ground, selects a flute and plays a tune.

C. In his hand is a pole from which protrude about fifty flutes in all directions.

D. They are all made from hollow bamboo stems.

• BDAC

• ABCD

• ACDB

• CBDA

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.

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 paltry

• a significant

• a trivial

• an abundant

Question 5:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• laboratary

• olfactory

• elementary

• boundary

Question 6:

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

Innate

• Unassuming

• Acquired

• Simple

• Basic

Question 7:

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.

• Letting his hair down

• Beating his brains out

• Beating the bush

• Making room for others

Question 8:

Direction :- Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

• midget

• militant

• migrent

• migraine

Question 9:

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'.

Oscar is the most prestigious award which is introduced to good actors in that year.

• nominated to fine

• attached to fine

• rewarded to good

• awarded to best

Question 10:

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

The therapeutic use of sunlight

• dactylology

• genealogy

• psephology

• heliotherapy