Directions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
The original design of "Oscar" was by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons. He came up with a statuette of a knight standing
on a reel of film gripping a crusader’s sword. The Academy commissioned the Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley to create
the design in three dimensions. It was presented for the first time at the initial awards banquet on May 16, 1929 to Emil
Jennings, named Best Actor for his performances in "The Last Command" and "The Way of All Flesh". Since then, 2,701
statuettes have been presented. The new golden statuettes are cast, molded, polished and buffed each January by RS
Owens & Company, the Chicago based awards manufacturer retained by the Academy since 1982. Oscar stands 13½ inches
tall and weighs 8½ lbs. The film reel features five spokes, signifying the five original branches of the Academy: actors,
directors, producers, technicians and writers. Although the statuette remains true to its original design, the size of the base
varied until 1945, when the current standard was adopted. Officially named the Academy Award of Merit, the statuette is
better known by its nickname, Oscar. While the origins of the moniker are not clear, a popular story has it that upon seeing
the trophy for the first time, Academy librarian (and eventual executive director) Margaret Herrick remarked that it
resembled her Uncle Oscar. The Academy didn’t adopt the nickname officially until 1939. The statuettes presented at the
initial ceremonies were gold plated solid bronze. Within a few years the bronze was abandoned in favour of Britannia
metal, a pewter like alloy which is then plated in copper, nickel silver, and finally, 24- carat gold. Due to a metal shortage
during the Second World War, Oscars were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited
recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold plated metal ones. The Academy is not certain know how many statuettes
it will hand out until the envelopes are opened on the night of the ceremony. Although the numbers of categories are
known in advance, the possibility of ties and of multiple recipients sharing the prize in some categories makes it impossible
to predict the exact number of statuettes to be awarded. Any surplus awards are housed in the Academy’s vault until the
following year's event.
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage:
1) The perfect number of awards is always erratic
2) Oscars were made of painted plaster always
3) The film reel features five spokes, signifying the four original branches of the Academy
4) Oscar stands 13½ inches tall and weighs 8½ kgs
5) The Academy adopted the nickname officially until 1939
Ans: 3
2. Which of the following is false according to the passage
1) The Academy commissioned the Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley to create the design in three dimensions
2) The statuettes presented at the initial ceremonies were gold plated solid bronze.
3) Due to a metal shortage during the Second World War, the metal was changed.
4) Actors, directors, producers, technicians and writers are not the only people who represent the five spokes
5) The initial awards banquet was held on May 16, 1929
Ans: 4
3. The meaning of Crusader used in second line is
1) champion
2) jury
3) board
4) committee
5) member
Ans: 1
4. An alloy means
1) A metal made by combining two or more metals
2) A metal made by combining gold and bronze
3) A metal made by combining plaster of paris and copper
4) A metal made by combining silver and gold
5) A metal made by compressing two or more metals
Ans: 1
5. Vault is
1) A burial chamber
2) tombstone
3) cemetery
4) park
5) closet
Ans: 5
Directions (6-10): Each question below has a blank/ two blanks. Choose the word/ set of words from the five options for
each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
6. The seriousness of the situation is __________ to appreciate in its ________.
1) easy; complete
2) different; wholesome
3) difficult; totality
4) hard; completeness
5) tough; compliment
Ans: 3
7. The new policy was adopted in the ____________ of fierce ____________.
1) wake; opponent
2) show; postponement
3) teeth; criticism
4) course; outcome
5) reality; injustice
Ans: 3
8. The computer is now an __________ tool for the family doctor.
1) valuable
2) valid
3) price
4) worth
5) invaluable
Ans: 5
9. A nasty incident was prevented by the __________ arrival of the police.
1) timid
2) rightly
3) timely
4) correct
5) properly
Ans: 3
10. The author __________ draws together the different __________ of the plot.
1) nicely; theme
Ans: 4
2) tactfully; lines
3) cleverly; link
4) skillfully; threads
5) truly; stories