Directions-(Q. 1-10) Sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate
1. Go home immediately ____your mother is looking for you.
After
So that
Because
But
2. He was slow as usual. Even a snail would have seemed ___
Fastest
Faster
Too fast
Not fast
3. The father seems relived as___ he has married both of his daughters
Of
Off
To
Away
4. Amar: Have you ever___before ? It is my first time in a plane and I am a little nervous.
Fled
Flowed
Flown
Flying
5. They have already completed the job,…..
Isn’t it
Hasn’t they
Haven’t they
Won’t they
6. The whole class sympathised____the peon.
In
For
With
Towards
7. Your tie does not go well___your shirt
Above
With
For
Over
8. I am grateful___him
With
In
For
To
9. The subordinate made a ___remark against his boss that cost his job.
derogatory
complimentary
oblique
conscientious
10. He__before the court that he was innocent of the crime
denied
denounced
demanded
declared
11. The delegates listened to the speaker___
attend
attentively
attention
attentive
12. The price of foodgrains have gone up_
consider
considerate
consideration
considerably
13. The officer___leave to his secretary
offered
granted
allowed
awarded
14. Nothing___like success
success
succeed
succeeds
successful
15. Whenever I look at Amar I am__of my brother
recalled
recollected
reminded
remembered
Directions:-(Q. 16-20) Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word
16. Absolutely
Partly
Really
Entirely
Exclusively
17. Penury
Bribery
Injury
Poverty
Penalty
18. Negligent
Ignorant
Unimportant
Careless
Cheat
19. Impromptu
Unrehearsed
Uninfluenced
Unconvincing
Improbable
20. Erudite
Snobbish
Scholarly
Saintly
Secretive
Directions- ( Q. 21-25) Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
21. Conclude
Preclude
Commence
Seclude
Finish
22. Virtue
Truth
Vice
Wisdom
Idiocy
23. Notorious
Famous
Popular
Eminent
Distinguished
24. Particular
Usual
Random
General
Any
25. Cheer
Fear
Threat
Abuse
Decry
(Q- 26-35) ( COMMON ERROR )
26. It should be obvious to you / that if you persist bothering him / he will get angry with you. / No Error
27. I and Amar / left for Delhi / last summer / No error
28. I certainly / differ with you / in this matter / No error
29. He had a suspected fracture. / so he was / admitted into the hospital / No error
30. The wages / of hard work / are sweet. / No error.
31. I will certainly / avail of your offer / when the occasion arises / No error
32. All the pupils / stood up respectively / as the Guru entered the room / No error
33. Many a men / attended the meeting / last night / No error
34. The hour / to prepare lessons / has arrived / No error
35. Even at this late stage in her career. / Rekha acts nicely. / doesn’t she ? / No error
CLOZE TEST
India and 25 other countries agreed to the Copenhagen Accord even as other developing countries accepted it as an irreversible decision later. The Accord came out of (36)..bargaining lasting almost 20 hours Amog…(37)… of governments of some of the most ..(38)… countries of the world. At the …(39)… of the day on Saturday. India …(40)… to have given ground on some …(41)… but blocked intrusion on other red lines. It had become …(42)… within the first week of the …(43)… that the best even the four emerging and …(44)… economies of the developing world were going to do was to defend the …(45)… economic resources sharing regimes
36. A. difficult
B. hard
C. easy
D. early
37. A. rulers
B. kings
C. heads
D. chiefs
38. A. influential
B. corrupted
C. useless
D. beautiful
39. A. middle
B. evening
C. night
D. end
40. A. proved
B. appeared
C. viewed
D. cleared
41. A. materials
B. thoughts
C. issues
D. discussion
42. A. evident
B. ambiguous
C. vague
D. indecisive
43. A. accord
B. talks
C. issues
D. thoughts
44. A. economics
B. political
C. powerful
D. praiseworth
45. A. expected
B. existing
C. resultant
D. consequential
Directions (Q. 46-50) In the following questions, you have two brief passages with 5 questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and mark it in the Answer-Sheet.
Passage I(Q. 46 to 50)
The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B.C. Its name was derived from the stone tools and weapons that modern scientists discovered. This perious divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages.
During the first period (2 million to 8000 B.C.) the fist hatchet and the use of fire for heating and еро Cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years in the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves. wear clothing and develop new tools.
During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B.C.) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs for hunting and developed a bow and arrow, which was used until the fourteenth century A.D.
The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B.C.) saw human kind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle, becoming less nomadic than in the previous Ages, establishing permanent settlements and creating governments.
Questions:
46. The Stone Age was divided into___periods
A. five
B. four
C. three
D. six
47. What developed first in the Paleolithic period
A. The bow and arrow
B. Pottery
C. The fist hatchet
D. The fish hook
48. For how many years did Mesolithic Age exist ?
A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 4000
D. 5000
49. Which period lasted longest ?
A. Paleolithic
B. Ice Age
C. Mesolithic
D. Neolithic
50. When did people create governments ?
A. 8000-6000 BC
B. 2 million to 8000 BC
C. 6000 to 3000 BC
D. 2 million to 1 million BC
