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DPP : 01
TENSE
Direction : Tick the erroneous option in the following.
1.
He is going everyday /for a morning walk /with his friends and neighbours. /No error.
(A*)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
3.
The child /have picked up a burned paper /from the street. /No error.
(A)
(B*)
(C)
(D)
4.
The Sharmas /are living in this colony /for the last eight years. /No error.
(A)
(B*)
(C)
(D)
5.
If I will have the time /I shall try and make it /to the zoo this afternoon. /No error.
(A*)
(B)
(C)
(D)
6.
An Indian ship /laden with merchandise /has got drowned in the Pacific yesterday. /No error.
(A)
(B)
(C*)
(D)
7.
8.
9.
10.
He is working in /a bank in New Delhi /for the past several months. /No error.
(A*)
(B)
(C)
(D)
I think we
(A) will have relaxed enough and we should start the work.
(B) have been relaxing enough and should start the work.
(C*) have relaxed enough and should start the work.
(D) are relaxing enough and should start the work.
12.
13.
Today
(A) had been the most fulfilling day for me so far.
(B) will have been the most fulfilling day for me so far.
(C) will be the most fulfilling day for me so far.
(D*) has been the most fulfilling day for me so far.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Radhika has
(A) write a letter.
(B) wrote a letter.
(C*) written a letter.
(D) writes a letter.
18.
Saplings
(A) is planted in the vicinity.
(B) will have planted in the vicinity.
(C*) were being planted in the vicinity.
(D) is being planted in the vicinity.
19.
We
(A) are on our way when it started raining.
(B) will on our way when it started raining.
(C*) were on our way when it started raining.
(D) was on our way when it started raining.
20.
The master did not know (a)/ who of the servants (b*)/ broke the glass (c)/ No error. (d)
2.
The ruling party stood (a)/ for implementation of the bill (b)/ and was ready to stake their political
existence (c*)/ No error. (d)
3.
Wherever we go (a)/ they easily adapt to (b*)/ local circumstances (c)/ No error. (d)
4.
He is not one of those (a)/ who will help everybody (b)/ whom he meets (c*)/ No error. (d)
5.
It is not easy for anyone to command (a)/ respect from both one's friends as well as critics (b*)/ as
Dr. Neil did for his integrity and honesty (c)/ No error. (d)
6.
Mahatma Gandhi taught us (a)/ that one should respect (b)/ the religions of others as much as his
own (c*)/ No error. (d)
7.
He, You and I (a*)/ shall manage (b)/ this problem together (c)/ No error. (d)
8.
Was it him (a*)/ who got injured (b)/ in an accident this morning (c)/ No error. (d)
9.
As soon as he (a)/ saw his mother (b)/ he ran to them and embraced her.(c*)/ No error.(d)
10.
Due to me being a newcomer (a*)/ I was unable to get a house (b)/ suitable for my wife and me (c)/
No error. (d)
11.
For they who have to / work for a living she and her husband / have the deepest compassion.
(A*)
(B)
(C)
12.
It isnt the question of me / going to Africa, said the new manager, / only of who I should go with
(A*)
(B)
(C)
13.
14.
Just between you and I / whats the chance of the Indian / cricket teams winning next week ?
(A*)
(B)
(C)
15.
16.
17.
18.
The new professor is / a woman whom were quite sure will be / able to control the girls.
(A)
(B*)
(C)
19.
20.
DPP : 02
Directions : Read the following newspaper headlines and complete the sentences by choosing the
correct options given below :
(i) Baba Ramdev mulls forming political party
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said that _____________ a political party if the Centre fails to
take necessary steps to put an end to corruption in the country.
(A) he will be launched
(B) he will launch
(C*) he would launch
(D) he would be launched
(ii) Gwalior air station gets three more Sukhoi-30s
The Maharajpura Air Station in Gwalior ____________ with the addition of three Sukhoi-30 planes,
official sources said on Thursday.
(A) has being upgraded
(B) have been upgraded
(C*) has been upgraded
(D) have being upgraded
(iii) 797 policemen died on duty in one year
Around 800 police and para-military personnel ____________ in the past one year during operations
on the naxalites.
(A*) sacrificed their lives
(B) sacrifice their lives
(C) has sacrificed their lives
(D) has been sacrificed their lives
(iv) Asia most vulnerable to climate change
A new study states that the plains of Asia ____________ from the climatic change.
(A) has being at highest risk
(B) is been at highest risk
(C*) is at highest risk
(D) are at highest risk
2.
Sheena asked her, How do you find this weather? The reported speech is
(A) Sheena asked her how did you find this weather.
(B*) Sheena asked her how she found that weather.
(C) Sheena asked her how did she find that weather.
(D) Sheena asked her how she had find this weather.
3.
4.
Priya asked me
(A) for how many years you have been working here.
(B*) for how many years I had been working there.
(C) for how many years you had been working there.
(D) for how many years I had been working here.
5.
6.
7.
My aunt said, I will have left by the time you return. The reported speech is
(A) My aunt said that she will leave by the time I return.
(B*) My aunt said that she would have left by the time I returned.
(C) My aunt said that she will have left by the time I will return.
(D) My aunt said that I can have left by the time you returned.
8.
The manager said, Why are you late? The indirect speech is
(A*) The manager asked me why I was late.
(B) The manager asked me why was I late.
(C) The manager asked me why are you late.
(D) The manager asked me that why I was late.
9.
The participants
(A*) have been waiting for the judge for over two hours.
(B) are being waiting for the judge for over two hours.
(C) had waiting for the judge for over two hours.
(D) waiting for the judge for over two hours.
10.
I said, Mansi, please come along with me. The reported speech is
(A) I ordered Mansi to come along with me.
(B) I told Mansi to come along with her.
(C) I said to Mansi please come along with me.
(D*) I requested Mansi to come along with me.
11.
12.
His mother said, Speak only when you are required to. The indirect speech is
(A) His mother said that speak only when you were required to.
(B*) His mother ordered him to speak only when he was required to.
(C) His mother requested him to speak only when he is required to.
(D) His mother asked him that to speak only when you are required to.
13.
14.
15.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(D) a little
(C*) the
(D) none
(C) the
(D*) none
(D) none
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
(C*) the
(D) none
(C) the
(D) none
(D) none
(C) the
(D) none
(D) a little
12,
He works with _______ diligence as there are so many errors in his work.
(A*) little
(B) a little
(C) the little
(D) the few
13.
14.
15.
(C) the
(D*) none
(D) none
(D) none
DPP : 03
Passive Voice
Direction : Choose the right options.
1.
The teacher appointed him monitor. The passive form of the sentence is
(A) He is appointed monitor.
(B*) He was appointed monitor.
(C) He had appointed monitor.
(D) He will appointed monitor.
2.
They chose him their leader. The passive voice of the sentence is
(A) He was chosed leader by them.
(B) He was choosen leader by them.
(C*) He was chosen leader by them.
(D) He was chose leader by them.
3.
Everybody
(A) is shocked by the news yesterday.
(B) has shocked by the news yesterday.
(C) has been shocked by the news yesterday.
(D*) was shocked by the news yesterday.
4.
Mrs. Mridul teaches us English. The correct passive form of the sentence is
(A) We were taught English by Mrs. Mridul.
(B) We has been taught English by Mrs. Mridul.
(C*) We are taught English by Mrs. Mridul.
(D) We had been taught English by Mrs. Mridul.
5.
A new book
(A) will be published by the company next year.
(B*) was published by the company next year.
(C) has been published by the company next year.
(D) is published by the company next year.
6.
It has
(A) to be do by next Monday.
(C) to being done by next Monday.
He was
(A) holding responsible for theft.
(C) hold responsible for theft.
He is
(A) accuse of stealing a pen.
(C) been accused of stealing a pen.
Promise
(A) should be keep.
(C*) should be kept.
He might
(A) have did this work.
(C) have doing this work.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Many trees
(A*) were uprooted due to heavy rain.
(C) is uprooted due to heavy rain.
Rima
(A) has admitted to hospital.
(C*) was admitted to hospital.
The roads
(A) is being repaired this month.
(C) have being repaired this month.
15.
16.
17.
18.
She
(A) is introduced to her new boss yesterday.
(B) has been introduced to her new boss yesterday.
(C*) was introduced to her new boss yesterday.
(D) had introduced to her new boss yesterday.
19.
20.
Nano Booking Cancelled around 15 percent of 2.07 lakh customers who had booked Nano___ their
booking.
(A) has cancelled
(B*) have cancelled
(C) have been cancelled
(D) cancelled
Modals
2.
3.
4.
5.
This year, it
(A) cannot rain that much.
(C*) may not rain that much.
6.
7.
Tomorrow, it
(A) can be Saturday.
(C*) will be Saturday.
8.
9.
I want to go to
(A*) Bhopal. May I take a week-long off? (B) Bhopal. Will I take a week-long off?
(C) Bhopal. Shall I take a week-long off? (D) Bhopal. Ought I to take a week-long off?
10.
11.
12.
13.
On November 24, I
(A) may turn 25.
(C) could turn 25.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
DPP : 04
Conjunctions
Direction : Choose the right options.
1.
2.
3.
Akshay is courteous
(A) although his younger brother is arrogant.
(C) if his younger brother is arrogant.
4.
5.
6.
My eyes welled up
(A) until I ate a green chilly.
(C) unless I ate a green chilly.
Hurry up
(A) although you will miss your flight.
(C) unless you will miss your flight.
I will apologise
(A*) before it is too late.
(C) so it is too late.
Stay back
(A*) in the event that it gets too late.
(C) unless it gets too late.
He became bald
(A) until he turned 40.
(C) while he turned 40.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
I laughed so much
(A) since my stomach started aching.
(C) as my stomach started aching.
Calculus is tougher
(A) as Algebra.
(C*) than Algebra.
(B) if I am tired.
(D*) although I am tired.
It is neither decent
(A) and right.
(C) or right.
He wore sunglasses
(A) as he could protect his eyes from the sunrays.
(B) unless he could protect his eyes from the sunrays.
(C) because he could protect his eyes from the sunrays.
(D*) so that he could protect his eyes from the sunrays.
Adjectives
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Lead is the
(A*) heaviest of all the metals.
(C) much heavy as all the metals.
The sponge soaks up water
(A) fastest than the cloth.
(C) more fastly as the cloth.
Tomato is
(A) too much nutritious than carrot.
(C*) not more nutritious than carrot.
My brother has
(A) as much coats as my cousin.
(C) more coats as my cousin.
No other movie is
(A) very enjoyable than the one I watched yesterday.
(B*) so enjoyable as the one I watched yesterday.
(C) too much enjoyable the one I watched yesterday.
(D) much enjoyable the one I watched yesterday.
7.
8.
9.
10.
My father is the
(A) better badminton player in the town.
(C) very best badminton player in the town.
Meetu is the
(A) older of my aunts four children.
(C) elder of my aunts four children.
Direction : Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct option from those given
below:
(i) No other boy in the class is __________ Ram.
(A*) as tall as
(B) taller for
(C) tallest than
(ii) The Taj Mahal is one of the __________ monuments in the world.
(A) more beautiful
(B) beautiful
(C*) most beautiful
(iii) William Shakespeare is _________ than any other dramatist in the world.
(A) great
(B) greatest
(C*) greater
(D) most great
(iv) No other continent is ___________ Australia in the world.
(A) larger to
(B*) as large as
(C) largest than
(v) His last movie was good but I think this one will be _________ that.
(A) good than
(B*) better than
(C) best than
(vi) I am feeling very thirsty but there is very _________ water in the jug.
(A) fewer
(B*) little
(C) few
(D) much
(vii) Very few buildings are _________ this one in the city.
(A*) as tall as
(B) tallest than
(C) tall than
(D) taller as
(D) latest
(D) as popular as
DPP : 05
Prepositions
Direction : Choose the right options to complete the sentences.
1.
2.
He was grappling
(A*) with the tough question on Calculus.
3.
8.
9.
11.
12.
(C) of fear.
He resides
(A) on 1541 Outram Lines.
He hit a six
(B) of just one hand.
I have access
(A) in all the books in the library.
Raunak is proficient
(B) of driving.
(C*) in driving.
(D) on driving.
(C) of songs.
(D) at songs.
15.
(C) from all the charges. (D) out of all the charges.
(A) in songs.
14.
I accept him
7.
6.
He was acquitted
(A) off all the charges.
5.
He finally succumbed
(A) too the pressure.
4.
16.
17.
(B) in substance.
(C*) of substance.
(D*) in a scandal.
20.
19.
18.
Mangesh is desirous
(A) off becoming an IAS officer.
2.
8.
10.
(C) where.
(D) which.
(B) how.
(C*) here.
(D) skillfully.
(C*) politely.
(D) hohestly.
(B) worst.
(B) unpleasantly.
Neeti swam
(B*) fastest of all.
He performed
(A*) better than expected.
11.
(B*) when.
(D) yesterday.
7.
(C) gracefully.
6.
(B) now.
5.
(D*) there.
Adverb of time is
(A) how.
4.
(C) beautifully.
I visit my aunt
(A*) frequently.
3.
(B) second.
(B) when.
(C) how.
(D) who.
Try to dance
(A) as graceful as you can.
12.
13.
15.
(C*) occasionally.
(D) tearfully.
He is
(A) most fast bowler.
14.
(B) awfully.
She
(A) will join you 5 minutes ago
For cooking
(A*) one needs to keep the ingredients ready.
(B) firstly one needs to keep the ingredients ready.
(C) first one needs to keep the ingredients ready.
(D) one firstly needs to keep the ingredients ready.
16.
They were
(A*) eating greedily.
17.
18.
19.
She
(A*) cooks delicious food.
My sister
(A) brilliantly danced at the function last night.
20.
(B) innovative.
(C) innovation.
(D) innovativeness.
There is
(A) too many noise.
DPP : 06
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Statistics
(A) is often misleading.
(C) was often misleading.
Either you or he
(A) are telling a lie.
(C) were telling a lie.
My limited means
(A*) do not allow me to be extravagant.
(C) is not allow me to be extravagant.
Dominoes
(A) are an interesting game.
(C*) is an interesting game.
The majority of us
(A) is in favour.
(C) was in favour.
(B) is loose.
(D) have loose.
16.
17.
Tess of Durbervilles
(A*) was written by Thomas Hardy.
(C) are written by Thomas Hardy.
18.
Five days
(A) are not enough to learn swimming.
(B*) is not enough to learn swimming.
(C) were not enough to learn swimming. (D) am not enough to learn swimming.
19.
My glasses
(A) is broken.
(C) was broken.
20.
Cloze Test
Direction for questions 1 to 15 : In the following paragraph, certain words are missing. Construct the
paragraph by choosing the best alternative among the five for each of the blanks.
Gandhiji had little sense of beauty or artistry in (1) _______objects though he (2) _______ natural
beauty. The Taj Mahal was for him an (3) _______of forced labour and little more. His sense of smell
was
(4) _______ And yet in his own way he had (5) _______ the art of living and had made of his life an
artistic whole. Every (6) _______ had meaning and grace without a (7) _______ touch. There were
no rough (8) _______ or sharp (9) _______ about him, no trace of (10) _______or commonness, in
which unhappily, our middle classes (11) _______ Having found an inner peace, he (12) _______ it
to others and
(13) _______ through lives (14) _______ ways with firm and (15) _______steps.
1.
(A) synthetic
(B) immaterial
(C) vulgar
(D*) worldly
(E) unrefined
2.
(A) accepted
(B) appreciated
(C*) admired
(D) abhorred
(E) liked
3.
(A) building
(B*) embodiment
(C) explanation
(D) monument
(E) creation
4.
(A*) limited
(B) meek
(C) strong
(D) burly
(E) less
5.
(A) discovered
(B) invented
(C) realized
(D) sensed
(E*) mastered
6.
(A) account
(B*) gesture
(C) indication
(D) word
(E) habit
7.
(A*) false
(B) right
(C) true
(D) benign
(E) correct
8.
(A) ground
(B) manners
(C*) edges
(D) words
(E) ideas
9.
(A*) contours
(B) ideas
(C) weapons
(D) corners
(E) words
10.
(A) capability
(B) hostility
(C*) avarice
(D) vulgarity
(E) materiality
11.
(A*) excel
(B) sustain
(C) follow
(D) dislike
(E) appreciate
12.
(A) absorbed
(B) released
(C*) radiated
(D) reflected
(E) deflected
13.
(A) followed
(B*) marched
(C) peeped
(D) muddled
(E) walked
14.
(A) easy
(B*) simple
(C) ordinary
(D) tortuous
(E) difficult
15.
(A) long
(B) tottering
(C) fast
(D) quick
(E*) undaunted
Direction for questions 1 to 8 : In the following paragraph, certain words are missing. Construct the
paragraph by choosing the best alternative among the five for each of the blanks.
India has for (1) _______ given the lead in different fields and the impact of its civilization and
culture has spread to the (2) _______corners. This has become possible, thanks to the lead given
by her sages and saints, statesmen and scholars and poets and literatures. It is training and
education that (3)_______contributed to her progress. As the Radhakrishnan Commission has
rightly mentioned, if India is to (4) _______ the confusion of our times, she must (5) _______ for
guidance, not to those who are lost in the mere (6) _______ of the passing hour, but to her men of
letters, her men of science, to her poets and artists, and to her discoverers and inventors. These
intellectual (7) _______ of civilization are to be found and trained in the universities, which are the
(8) _______ of the inner life of the Nation.
1.
(A) years
(B) periods
(C) decades
(D) time
(B) longest
(C*) farthest
(D) widest
(B) basically
(C*) eventually
(D) finally
(B*) remove
(C) confront
(D) contribute to
(B) return
(C*) go
(D) move
(B) difficulties
(C) problems
(D) emergencies
(B) perpetuation
(C) dons
(D) pioneers
(B) sanctuaries
(C) temples
(D) apostle
(E*) ages
2.
(A) furtherest
(E) each and every
3.
(A) fundamentally
(E) more or less
4.
(A) create
(E) oppose
8
A
5.
(A) turn
(E) consult
6.
(A) necessities
(E*) exigencies
7.
(A*) guardians
(E) masters
8.
(A*) epitome
(E) None of these
EXPLANATIONS
EXERCISE-1
1.
Because Gandhiji had little sense of beauty, the correct option should be 4.
2.
Admired best fits in the meaning of the sentence. Though appreciated is also not incorrect but
admired is a better option.
3.
Article an precedes the blank, So, it can either be 2 or 3. Since option 3 makes the sentence logically
incorrect, it has to be option 2.
4.
5.
The author has discussed about Gandhijis sense of smell in the previous sentence. But we cannot
say that one has sensed, invented or has discovered the art of living. Mastered is the correct word.
6.
7.
Rest of the options make the statement logically and meaningfully incorrect.
8.
9.
10.
The only word we can relate to middle classes and commonness from the given options is avarice.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Tortuous ways of life refers to the difficulties that Gandhiji has faced.
15.
EXERCISE-2
1.
Since we are talking about civiliztion and culture, it has to be a wider term Hence ages.
2.
3.
4.
One cannot oppose or confront confusion. Remove connects the sentence logically to the rest of
the paragraph.
5.
We always say - go for guidance. Rest of the options do not make sense.
6.
We cannot say difficulties because the passage is discussing problems during a definite time period
(of the passing hour). Exigencies best fits in the meaning of the sentence.
7.
8.
Epitome of the inner life of the nation means that the symbolize the life of the nation .
DPP : 07
I will finish the assignment even if I have to remain awake the whole night. This sentence contains
a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C*) adverb clause of supposition or concession.
(D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of supposition or concession even if I have to
remain awake the whole night - which begins with even if and like an adverb, it modifies the verb
finish.
2.
You will never complete your work on time unless you stop procrastinating. This sentence contains
a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C*) adverb clause of condition.
(D) adverb clause of reason.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of condition unless you stop procrastinating that
begins with a subordinating conjunction unless and like an adverb, it modifies a verb (complete).
3.
The stadium where the last match took place has been upgraded. This sentence contains a/an
(A*) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of cause or reason.
(D) adverb clause of supposition or concession.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adjective clause where the last match took place which begins
with a relative adverb where and like an adjective, it qualifies a noun (stadium).
4.
5.
She took a decision that paid rich dividends. This sentence contains a/an
(A*) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of place.
(D) adverb clause of time.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adjective clause that paid rich dividends - that begins with a
relative pronoun that and like an adjective, it qualifies the noun decision.
6.
You may return when the lunch is ready. This sentence has a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of place.
(D*) adverb clause of time.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of time when the lunch is ready - that begins with
a subordinating conjunction when and like an adverb, it modifies the verb return.
7.
She does not realise how many problems she can face. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B*) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of place.
(D) adverb clause of time.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains a noun clause how many problems she can face which here is
the object of a transitive verb (realise).
8.
9.
Start saving if you do not want to face financial problems. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of cause or reason.
(D*) adverb clause of condition.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of condition if you do not want to face financial
problems - which is introduced by if and like an adverb, it modifies the verb save.
10.
She is the girl who lodged a complaint. This sentence contains a/an
(A*) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of cause or reason.
(D) adverb clause of condition.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adjective clause who lodged a complaint which begins with a
relative pronoun who and like an adjective, it qualifies a noun (girl).
11.
Your suggestion that be honest to your work, worked wonders. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B*) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of cause or reason.
(D) adverb clause of condition.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains a noun clause that be honest to your work which lies in apposition to an abstract noun (suggestion), and hence does the work of a noun.
12.
They like her because she is compassionate. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C*) adverb clause of cause or reason.
(D) adverb clause of condition.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of cause or reason because she is compassionate which begins with the subordinating conjunction because and like an adverb, it modifies the
verb like.
13.
14.
My dream is that Sachin scores a triple hundred. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B*) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of supposition or concession. (D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains a noun clause that Sachin scores a triple hundred which here is
used as the complement of a verb of incomplete predication.
15.
16.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of result or consequence that he started panting which begins with that and is preceded by so in the principal cause. Like an adverb, it modifies
the adverb hard.
17.
This is the film which has received a phenomenal response. This sentence contains a/an
(A*) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of result or consequence.
(D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adjective clause which has received a phenomenal response
which begins with a relative pronoun which and like an adjective, it qualifies the noun film.
18.
How they survive in such extreme conditions is a mystery. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B*) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of result or consequence.
(D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains a noun clause how they survive in such extreme conditions - which
like a noun, is the subject of a verb (is).
19.
The show commenced as soon as the chief guest arrived. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B) noun clause.
(C*) adverb clause of time.
(D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains an adverb clause of time as soon as the chief guest arrived which
begins with as soon as and like an adverb, it modifies the verb commence.
20.
You cannot say that she was partial. This sentence contains a/an
(A) adjective clause.
(B*) noun clause.
(C) adverb clause of time.
(D) adverb clause of comparison.
Explanation :
The given sentence contains a noun clause that she was partial which like a noun, is the
object of a transitive verb say.
Critical Reading
Direction : Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below.
In this life, there are no gains without pains. Life indeed would be dull if there were no difficulties.
Games lose their zest if there is no real struggle and if the result is a foregone conclusion. Both
winner and loser enjoy a game most if it is closely contested to' the last. No victory is a real
triumph unless the foe is worthy of the steel. Whether we like it or not, life is one continuous
competitive examination.
1.
2.
Which of the following nearly sums up the meaning of the first sentence?
(A) hard labour on mans part usually ends in suffering
(B) even ,after undergoing suffering, man can hardly achieve anything
(C*) the man cannot achieve anything unless he suffers for it
(D) achievement in life is disproportionate to the suffering one undergoes for it
3.
4.
The statement "The foe is worthy of the steel" in the last but one sentence means that
(A*) the other fellow is capable of defending himself
(B) the opposite team is equipped with deadly arms
(C) the enemy shows a lot of tact and flexibility
(D) the enemy is capable of showing determined hardness and resistance
5.
Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word "dull" in the passage?
(A) Famous
(B) Beautiful
(C*) Interesting
(D) Attractive
Direction : Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below.
Sometimes we think that it would be very nice to have no work to do. How do we envy rich people who
do not have to work for their living but can do just what they please all the year round. Yet when we feel
this, we make a mistake. Sometimes rich people are not as happy as we think they are, because they
are tired of having nothing to do. Most of us, are happy when we have regular work to do for our living,
especially if the work is what we like to do. The first thing work does for us is to give us happiness. The
work gives us self-respect.
The idler however rich he is lives on the work of others. But the honest worker, who earns his living by
useful toil, can hold up head and respect himself. It will be interesting to know that, regular work helps
to build up character. It teaches us such good habits as punctuality, carefulness, thoroughness and
faithfulness in work. It is the man who works, not the idler that as a rule develops the best character.
1.
2.
3.
4.
(B) an idler
DPP : 08
Today Wegeners theory is _________ however, he died an outsider treated with _________ by the
scientific establishment.
(A) unsupported - approval
(B) dismissed - contempt
(C) accepted - approbation
(D) unchallenged - disdain
(E) unrivalled - reverence
2.
The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it _________ on as fiercely as ever.
(A) trudges
(B) meanders
(C) edges
(D) ambles
(E) rages
3.
Each occupation has its own _________ bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for
example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.
(A) merits
(B) disadvantages
(C) rewards
(D) jargon
(E) problems
4.
_________ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.
(A) Garrulous
(B) Equivocal
(C) Taciturn
(D) Arrogant
(E) Gregarious
5.
Biological clocks are of such _________ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect
most organisms to _________ them.
(A) clear - avoid
(B) meager - evolve
(C) significant - eschew (D) obvious - possess
(E) ambivalent - develop
6.
The peasants were the least _________of all people, bound by tradition and _________ by
superstitions.
(A) free - fettered
(B) Infranchised - rejected (C) enthralled - tied
(D) pinioned - limited
(E) conventional - encumbered
7.
Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that many
marketed spices were _________ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.
(A) devoid of
(B) teeming with
(C) improved by
(D) destroyed by
(E) active against
8.
If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on _________ , but their
intensity _________as they travel further from their source.
(A) erratically - mitigates (B) eternally - alleviates (C) forever - increases (D) steadily - stabilizes
(E) indefinitely - diminishes
9.
The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous,
Frazer _________ and boastful.
(A) phlegmatic
(B) choleric
(C) constrained
(D) tractable
(E) stoic
10.
The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has been _________ in classrooms
where emphasis on British-American literature has not reflected the cultural _________ of our
country.
(A) eradicated - unanimity
(B) encouraged - aspirations
(C) stifled - diversity
(D) thwarted - uniformity
(E) inculcated - divide
11.
12.
In the Middle Ages, the _________ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects plans;
almost invariably cathedral was positioned haphazardly in _________ surroundings.
(A) situation - incongruous
(B) location - apt
(C) ambience - salubrious
(D) durability - convenient
(E) majesty - grandiose
13.
Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to _________ their case with
more data obtained from dubious sources.
(A) ascertain
(B) buttress
(C) refute
(D) absolve
(E) dispute
14.
Archaeology is a poor profession; only _________sums are available for excavating sites and even
more _________amounts for preserving the excavations.
(A) paltry - meager
(B) miniscule - substantial
(C) average - augmented
(D) judicious - penurious
(E) modest - generous
15.
The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the _________ to question the senior professors
judgment.
(A) wisdom
(B) temerity
(C) interest
(D) trepidation
(E) condescension
16.
The formerly _________ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible
from the surface.
(A) muddy
(B) tranquil
(C) stagnant
(D) pellucid
(E) rancid
17.
After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles _________ through
disuse.
(A) atrophied
(B) contracted
(C) elongated
(D) invigorated
(E) dwindled
18.
Some critics maintain that Tennysons poetry is uneven, ranging from the _________ to the______.
(A) sublime - elevated (B) trite - inspired
(C) vacuous - inane
(D) succinct - laconic
(E) sonorous - voluble
19.
After grafting there is a _________of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced lymphocytes then move in to attack the foreign tissue.
(A) diminution
(B) proliferation
(C) obliteration
(D) paucity
(E) attraction
20.
One _________ the new scheme is that it might actually _________ just those applicants that it
was intended to encourage.
(A) highlight of - stimulate
(B) feature of - attract
(C) problem with - induce
(D) attraction of - intimidate
(E) drawback of - daunt
21.
Corruption is _________ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is _________.
(A) growing - unquestioned
(B) endangered - disputed
(C) pervasive - intact
(D) rare - corrupted
(E) rife - suspect
22.
In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational model favored
by orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes that often appear
_________ and _________..
(A) cerebral - considered
His characteristically _________ views on examination methods at university level have aroused
_________in those who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of assessment.
(A) hidebound - antagonism
Our grandfather was an entertaining _________; he used to _________us with marvelous anecdotes
that we, in our childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
(A) rascal - bore
He was treated like a _________ and cast out from his community.
(A) ascetic
(B)prodigy
(C) prodigal
(E) tyro
(D) pariah
26.
The teacher accused me of _________ because my essay was so similar to that of another student.
(A) procrastination
(B) plagiarism
(C) celerity
(D) confusion
(E) decorum
27.
We live in a _________ age; everyone thinks that maximizing pleasure is the point of life.
(A) ubiquitous
(B) propitious
(C) sporadic
(D) corrupt
(E) hedonistic
28.
Thankfully the disease has gone into _________ ; it may not recur for many years.
(A) treatment
(B) sequestration
(C) quarantine
(D) remission
(E) oblivion
29.
People from all over the world are sent by their doctors to breathe the pure, _________ air in this
mountain region.
(A) invigorating
(B) soporific
(C) debilitating
(D) insalubrious
(E) aromatic
30.
As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was _________ in his knowledge of the grammar of
the local language, though his accent was _________ .
(A) deficient - poor
(B) competent - adequate (C) faultless - awful
(D) well-versed - effective
(E) erratic - eccentric
parajumbles
Directions : Rearrange P, Q, R and S to form a meaningful sentences
1.
2.
(D) SRPQ
(D) PQRS
(C) SRPQ
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
P. it becomes difficult
Q. satisfying our desire
R. but once we set about
S. if not impossible to restrain them
(A) RQPS
(B) RQSP
(C) QRPS
(D) PQSR
(D) PQSR
(C) QPRS
(D) PSQR
(D) SPQR
(C) QSPR
(D) RQSP
(C) RQSP
(D) RPSQ
9.
O. The release of atomic energy is the greatest achievement which science has yet attained
P. but the first invention to which their discoveries were applied was a bomb.
Q. the atom was split by physicists whose minds were set on the search for knowledge
R. it was more deadly than any other weapon invented so far
S. it is with dread that scientists regard the first use to which their greatest discovery was put
T. however, they are gratified by the numerous applications of atmic energy for peaceful and constructive population
(A) PQRS
(B) SQPR
(C) QPRS
(D) RSQP
10.
11.
12.
13.
(D) SRQP
14.
15.
(C) RPSQ
(D) RSQP
(C) RPQS
(D) SQPR
(C) QSRP
(D) RSQP
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
O. If evil consisted
P. men would be drawn to virtue
Q. but, alas! how many know their duty
R. merely in ignorance
S. as soon as it was explained to them
T. and yet do not do it
(A) RPQS
(B) RPSQ
(C) RSPQ
(D) SPRQ
(C) RPSQ
(D) SRQP
(C) RSPQ
(D) SPRQ
(D) SORP
(B) QSPR
(C) RPSQ
(D) SQRP
Sentence Completion
Ques.
Ans.
Ques.
Ans.
1
D
16
D
2
D
17
A
3
D
18
B
4
C
19
B
5
D
20
E
6
A
21
E
7
B
22
D
8
E
23
A
9
B
24
C
10
C
25
D
11
E
26
B
12
A
27
E
13
B
28
D
14
A
29
A
15
B
30
C
Parajumbles
Q ues.
Ans.
Q ues.
Ans.
Q ues.
Ans.
1
C
11
D
21
C
2
A
12
A
22
C
3
B
13
C
4
A
14
A
5
B
15
A
6
A
16
B
7
A
17
A
8
C
18
B
9
A
19
B
10
A
20
B
DPP : 09
Error Spotting
Direction : Spot errors in the following sentences.
1.
I agree that (A) / a knowledge of Latin is helpful to build (B) / a good English vocabulary, but (C) / I
do not think I have the capacity to (D) / study the subject at the moment. No error (E).
2.
In such (A) / areas as sports, ranking of individual performance is (B) / relatively well accepted
since (C) / the parameters on which the rating are (D) / based are generally objective. No error (E).
3.
Determination of (A) / the long-term effects of (B) / aerosols on the upper atmosphere is (C) /
currently one of the more challenging (D) / problems in climate research. No error (E).
4.
The most (A) / important skill I had learned (B) / in my two years of (C) / senior high school was
to(D) / direct the course of my own studies. No error(E).
5.
Scientific advances over the last fifty years have led(A) / to revolutionary changes in health,
agriculture and communication, and (B) / generally enhancing (C) / socio-economic development and
the quality of our lives(D) / . No error(E).
6.
This detailed yet (A) / readable biography is well researched and (B) / provides valuable insight
to(C) / the facts that(D) / motivated the famous philosopher. No error(E).
7.
I have nearly (A) / written all the new tests for(B) / inclusion in the revised edition of my book, and
hope to finish (C) / the work within(D) / a week. No error(E).
8.
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her father contains(A) / a valuable commentary on (B) /
the prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead to her (C) / leaving home at such(D) / a young
age. No error (E).
9.
The unfortunate accident that caused (A) / the explosion was (B) / extensively (C) / reported in all
the local newspapers and national (D) / television. No error(E).
10.
Neither of the answers provided in the memorandum(A) / address (B) / my concerns about (C) / the
validity of (D) / the procedure. No error (E).
11.
Katz claimed that reading classic novels is (A) / more illuminating (B) / than to read(C) /
autobiographies written by(D) / their authors. No error (E).
12.
The students have been(A) / practicing for the concert since(B) / three weeks, and (C) / in that time
have (D) / improved considerably. No error (E) .
13.
The racing champion had (A) / made no mention (B) / in his(C) / speech of the mechanics on
whom (D) / his success had depended. No error(E).
14.
If you were willing (A) / to ask for directions, instead of doggedly (B) / driving on, we might get to
our (C) / destination sooner (D) /. No error (E).
15.
Waiting (A) / for the results of (B) / the final examination, the students nerves were(C) / on edge;
she could not sleep properly or (D) / eat normally. No error(E).
16.
We have no choice but (A) / to appoint Mary: (B) / she is the best (C) / of the two candidates, and
there is (D) / no prospect of finding more applicants. No error (E).
17.
The reason I will (A) / not be going(B) / to Mexico this year is because(C)/. I will use up all my travel
money in attending (D) / an important meeting in Singapore. No error (E).
18.
The manager tried hard to effect (A) / a change in company policy, but (B) the owner, who steadfastly refused to compromise (C), overruled (D) him on every point. No error(E) .
19.
The new library is undoubtedly (A) / well stocked and functional, but (B) / no one can say that its (C)
/ atmosphere is anything like the old one (D) / . No error (E) .
20.
My uncle, who (A) / was (B) / on vacation, along with my two cousins and I (C) / , went (D) / fishing
down by the river. No error(E) .
Jumbled Words
Direction : Rearrange the following words in grammatical order.
1.
has/been/for/ troubling/long/you/so/who
Who has been troubling you for so long?
2.
situation/he/a/confronted/with/he/was/difficult/
He was confronted with a difficult situation.
3.
for/he/Resonance/been/have/in/years/five/in/will/June/working
He will have been working in Resonance for five years in June.
4.
he/eaten/I/came/had/before/food
He had eaten food before I came.
5.
hard/failed/adventure/he/very/worked/but/in/his
He worked very hard but failed in his adventure.
Vocabulary
Choose the word opposite in meanting to the capitalized word
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
AUSPICIOUS
(A) condemn
(B) conspicuos
(C) unfavourable
(D) Spicy
MOROSE
(A) harmless
(B) decent
(C) cheerful
(D) unusual
CLARITY
(A) reserve
(B) confusion
(C) candour
(D) exaggeration
BRIDGE
(A) release
(B) open
(C) bind
(D) divide
IMPECCABLE
(A) reasonable
(B) practical
(C) repulsive
(D) faulty
FRUGAL
(A) charitable
(B) extravagant
(C) generous
(D) gaudy
7.
8.
9.
10.
LAUDABLE
(A) blameful
(B) negligible
(C) admirable
(D) praiseworthy
STAGNANT
(A) effervescence
(B) mobile
(C) progress
(D) inertia
DELETERIOUS
(A) fatal
(B) nourishing
(C) vital
(D) Injurious
PERNICIOUS
(A) innocuous
(B) healthy
(C) hygienic
(D) fine
Direction : In the following questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the
given word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
INDICT
(A) Condemn
(B) Reprimand
(C) Accuse
(D) Allege
SCINTILLATING
(A)Smouldering
(B)Gilittering
(C)Touching
(D)Warming
REFECTORY
(A) Restaurant
(B) Parlour
DISTINCTION
(A)Diffusion
(B)Disagreement
(C)Different
(D)Degree
IMPROVEMENT
(A)Advancement
(B)Betterment
(C)Promotion
(D)Preference
ADVERSITY
(A)Failure
(B)Helplessness
(C)Misfortune
(D)Crisis
TURN UP
(A)Land up
(B)Show up
(C)Crop up
(D)Come up
DEIFY
(A)Flatter
(B)Challenge
(C)Worship
(D)Face
ERROR
(A)Misadventure
(B)Misgiving
(C)Ambiguity
(D)Blunder
SHALLOW
(A)Artificial
(B)Superficial
(C)Foolish
(D)Worthless
Error Spotting
Ques.
Ans.
Ques.
Ans.
1
B
16
C
2
D
17
C
3
D
18
E
4
B
19
D
5
C
20
C
6
C
7
A
8
E
9
D
10
B
11
C
12
B
13
A
Antonyms
Ques.
Ans.
1
C
2
C
3
B
4
D
5
D
6
B
7
A
8
B
9
B
10
B
6
C
7
B
8
C
9
D
10
B
Synonyms
Ques.
Ans.
1
C
2
B
3
D
4
C
5
B
14
E
15
A