Migrant:- a person who moves from one place to another,
Question 2:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word given in Bold/Underline.
Innate
Simple
Acquired
Basic
Unassuming
Acquired - buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Innate - inborn; natural.
Unassuming - not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
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.
Her health has being / steadily improving / since she started / practising yoga.
practising yoga
Her health has being
steadily improving
since she started
We generally use 'been' after has/have and not 'being'. It means 'has been' is correct & 'has being' is incorrect.
Hence, 'her health has been' is the most appropriate structure.
Question 4:
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 said to the judge to pardon.
The thief urged to pardon to the judge.
The thief requested the judge for pardon me.
The thief begged the judge to pardon him. (Correct)
(a) The thief requested the judge for pardon me. ("For & me" are incorrect)
(b) The thief said to the judge to pardon. (Incorrect reported verb) incorrect)
(d) The thief urged to pardon to the judge. (Reported verb is incorrect.)
Question 5:
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) ____________.
2.
vague
accurate
superficial
approximate
'Accurate' means exact and correct. The given passage states that listening enables a person to gather the proper and accurate information.
Hence, 'accurate' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 6:
Direction:- Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words,
The sound of a crow
creak
caw
cluck
cackle
caw- The sound of a crow
(a) cackle - laugh in a loud, harsh way.
(b) creak - a harsh scraping or squeaking sound.
(c) cluck - (of a hen) make a short, low sound.
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) ____________.
3.
words
orator
topic
writer
'Topic' means a subject that you talk about, write or learn about. The given passage states that he should have a positive attitude towards the speaker and the topic.
Hence, 'topic' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 8:
Direction :- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Let us know __________ you change your mind.
however
in case
although
suppose
We use 'in case' when we want to show something might happen. According to this sentence, the narrator might change his/her mind.
Hence, 'In case' is the most appropriate answer.
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'.
What kind of the book do you want?
kind of the books
No substitution
kinds of a book
kind of book
The article 'the' is used to refer to specific or particularnouns. However, in the given sentence, 'book' is not particularly specified so it can be any book. So, we will remove the article 'the' before 'book'.
Hence, 'kind of book' is the most appropriate answer.
Question 10:
Direction :- Select the correct indirect/direct form of the given sentence.
The manager lauded the salesman and said that his performance had been exceptional.
The manager said to the salesman, “Well done! Your performance has being exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is !"
The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional."
The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has been exceptional." (Correct)
(a) The manager said to the salesman, "Oh! Your performance had been exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)
(c) The manager said to the salesman, "Well done! Your performance has being exceptional." (Incorrect Tense)
(d) The manager said to the salesman, "Bravo! How exceptional his performance is!" (Incorrect Sentence Structure)
