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Directions [31–35]: In each question below, a sentence
with four words printed in bold type is given. These
are numbered as [1], [2], [3], and [4]. One of these
four boldly printed words may be whether wrongly
spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence.
Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or
inappropriate, if any. The number of that word is your
answer if all the boldly printed words are correctly
spelt and also appropriate in the context of the given
sentence, mark [5] i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.
31. You have absolutely no [1]/ authority to [2]/
interfere in my [3]/ affairs [4]/ all correct.
32. Owing to [1]/ scarcity of water [2]/ the
metropolitan city of Mumbai is passing [3]/
through a hard time [4]/ all correct [5].
33. The cinema transforms [1]/ abstract [2]/ themes
[3]/ into concrete stories [4]/ All Correct..[5]
34. He advised [1] me not to pick [2]/ up quarrel [3]/
with neighbours on trivial matters.[4]/All Correct [5].
35. I appealed to her to look after my [1]/ children
during my [2]/ absence and she [3] acceded to my
request [4]/ All Correct [5]
Can she write an interesting story?
Directions
[1-5]: In these questions, a sentence has been
given in Direct/Indirect. Out of the four
alternatives suggested, select the one which
best expresses the same sentence in
Indirect/Direct.
1. I said to my friend. “Can you pick me after
work?”
A. I asked my friend if he can pick me
after work
B. I told my friend if I could pick him up
after work.
C. I told my friend to pick me up after work.
D. I asked my friend if he could pick me
up after work.
2. He said to me, “Have you completed your
given task?”
A. He asked me if I had completed my
given task.
B. He asked me if I have completed my
given task.
C. He asked me if I had completed his given task.
D. He asked me if he had completed my work.
3. He said “I have been studying in this college
for two years”.
A. He said that he had been studying in that
college for two years.
B. He said he studied in that college for two
years.
C. He said for two years he studied in that
college.
D.He said he had studied in that college for
two years.
4. My father said, “You have been playing
for five hours’’.
A. My father said that he had been playing
for five hours.
B. My father said that I had been playing
for five hours.
C. My father said that I have been playing
for five hours.
D. My father said that I was sleeping for
five hours.
5. “Come here”, he told her.
A. He told to come here.
B. He asked come here.
C. He asked her to come here.
D.He asked her to come there.
Directions [6—15]: In the following passage
some of the words have been left out. Read
the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer to each question out of the
four alternatives and fill in the blanks:
I will always … [i]… the trip I made to the Zoo
in 1998. It was then that I ….[ii]…measles
from one of my friends, John, who had…
[iii]… along too. Before he met us at the
zoo, he had gone to visit his cousin who
was… [iv]… from measles. The next day,
John was … [v]… of a sore throat, a bad
cold and high fever. When he was
diagnosed by a doctor as having measles,
his parents rang me up to warn me that I
had been … [vi]… to measles too. By the
next day, I was also showing/having the
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same symptoms. My doctor… [vii]… me
to stay at home for the next two weeks.
I was quite pleased with the doctor’s
instruction. I spent the time reading story
books,…[viii]… to music and watching
television. When I got bored, I would call
up John, who also had to spend two weeks
at home, for a chat. Unfortunately, the two
weeks passed too/by quickly. When we…
[ix].. to school, we had to work twice as
hard to …[x]… with our classmates. It was
definitely not worth the “holiday”.
6. [v]
A. explained
B. complained
c. complaining
D. complain
7. [viii]
A. looking
B. listening
C. listen
D. listened
8. [ii]
A. caught
B. catch
C. catching
D. will catch
9. [vii]
A. advised
B. advice
C. advising
D. is advised
10. [iii]
A. gone
B. went
C. going
D. go
11. [iv]
A. recovering
B. removed
C. revealed
D. recover
12. [vi]
A. expose
B. exposable
C. exposed
D. exposing
13. [i]
A. be remember
B. remembered
C. remember
D. remembering
14. [x]
A. catch
B. caught up
C. catch up
D. catching up
15. [ix]
A. returned
B. returning
C. return
D. is returned
Directions [16 – 20]: In these questions, four
alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase
underlined in the sentence. Choose the
alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
16. For years one could not shake off the
trauma of the day.
A.forget
B. imagine
C. remember
D. none of these
17. The manager is not dismissed, but he is
definitely under a cloud
A.warned severely B. under suspension
C. under suspicion
D. under scrutiny
18. Do not pull the long face
A. look happy
B. look tired
C. look ugly
D. look dejected
19. Who will believe your cock and bull stories?
A. common story B. ambiguous story
C. authentic story D. absurd story
20. Sit on the fence.
A. to be defeated and dejected
B. halting between two opinions
C. to be relaxed and comfortable
D. to be in a tricky situation
Directions [21 – 25]: In these questions, a
sentence has been given in Active/Passive
Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested,
select the one which best expresses the same
sentence in Passive/Active Voice and mark
your answer accordingly.
21. Ideas are generated by group discussions.
A. Group discussions generates ideas.
B. Group discussions have generated ideas.
C. Group discussions generate ideas.
D. Group discussions generated ideas .
22. Your manners irritate me.
A. I am irritated by your manners.
B. I am irritated by my manners.
C. I am being irritated by your manners.
D. Manners are irritating me.
23. Please give me your pen and take your seat.
A. You are warned to take your seat.
B. You are requested to give me your pen
and take your seat.
C. let your pen give and take your seat.
D. You are ordered to give me your pen
and take your seat.
24. Can she write an interesting story?
A. Can an interesting story written by her?
B. Could an interesting story be written by her?
C. Can an interesting story be written for her?
D. Can an interesting story be written to her?
25. The poet, Keats wrote many poems for
children.
A. Children wrote many poems by the poet Keats.
B. Many are the poems written by children
for the poet Keats.
C. Many poems were written for children
by the poet, Keats.
D. Many poems were written by children
for the poet, keats.
Directions [26 – 30]: Rearrange the following
five sentences [A], [B], [C], [D] and [E] in
the proper sequence so as to form a
meaningful paragraph. Then answer the
questions given below:
A. Hence these activities will start getting
more emphases than the welfare activities.
B. This was because of the fact that the former
gain popularity sooner than the latter do.
C. The things have now stated undergoing
drastic changes.
D. The Government’s tendency so far had
been to give importance to welfare
activities more than the development
activities.
E. The Government’s attention has been
shifted to development activities.
F. Also, they are more eye-catching than
the latter.
26. Which of the following be the “Third
“sentence after rearrangement
1. F
2. E
3. D
4. C 5. B
27. Which of the following be the” Sixth
“[Last Sentence after rearrangement]
1, B
2. A
3. C
4. D 5. E
28. Which of the following be the “Second
“sentence after rearrangement?
1. F
2. E
3. D
4. C 5. B
29. Which of the following be the “First”
Sentence after arrangement?
1. F
2.E
3. D 4 C
5. B
30. Which of the following be the “Fourth”
Sentence?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D 5.E
Answers
1. D, 2. A, 3. A, 4. B, 5. D, 6. C,
7. B, 8. A, 9. A, 10.A, 11.A, 12.C,
13.C, 14.C, 15. A, 16.A, 17.C, 18. D,
19.D, 20.C, 21.C, 22.A, 23.B, 24. A,
25.C, 26.1, 27.2, 28.5, 29.3, 30.z,
31.3, 32.2, 33.4, 34.1, 35.5