Which statement is true?

Directions (Q. 1-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer. If there is 'No error', mark (5) as your answer.



1.Your father (1)/ wants you become somebody, but you (2)/ take no notice of (3)/what has been said. (4)/ No error (5)

2.The educational systems of the two countries (1)/ is so different (2)/as to provide almost (3)/ no basis for comparison between them. (4)/ No error (5)

3.Such juvenile delinquents are (1)/ too poor that they have (2)/ no choice but become (3)/ school dropouts. (4)/ No error (5)

4.So far in our teaching of languages, (1)/ we have given enough emphasis (2)/ to some common errors, but we have not (3)/lstressed on complicated problems.



(4)/ No error (5)



5.Dhanraj, the hero in the novel, (1)/ he grew into a brave man and (2)/ won the friendship of all the people (3)/ in the neighbourhood. (4)/ No error (5)

6.Lalith is such a helpful person (1)/ that (2)/ we are hard (3)/ not to respect him. (4)/ No error (5)

7.Everybody spent a few days (1)/ going over the old notes, but he did it (2)/ in two days or so, and (3)/ the result was marvelous. (4)/ No error (5)

8.The reference book which I bought from one of the (1)/ local English bookstores (2)/ the other day, (3)/ it cost me three hundred dollars. (4)/ No error (5)

9.Although he had been preparing for the championship, (1)/ still (2)/ he had not picked (3)/ when the championship started. (4)/ No error (5)

10.The man was hung as punishment (1)/ for murdering (2)/ his five children (3)/ and his wife. (4)/ No error (5)



Directions (Q. 11-15): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.



A)There might be a few things you have questions about, or you might need to disclose some additional information to make sure you start the job on the right foot.



B)This is great news, but now it's time to have another conversation with human resources before signing on the dotted line.



C)Either way, you can't ignore these items.

D)Make sure you alert a future employer about these things before accepting their offer.



E)You've perfected your resume to make it to the job interview, and now you've aced that, too.

F)In fact, a company with a new position just made you a job offer.



11.    What is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

    1) A    2) B    3) C    4) E    5) F



12.    What is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

    1) A    2) B    3) C    4) D    5) E



13.    What is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

    1) A    2) B    3) D    4) E    5) F



14.    What is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

    1) A    2) B    3) C    4) D    5) F



15.    What is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

    1) A    2) B    3) C    4) D    5) E



Directions (Q. 16-20): Each question below has a blank/ two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word/ set of words from the five options for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.



16.    Educational planning should aim at --------- the educational needs of the -------- population of all age groups.

    1) Promoting… all

    2) meeting… entire

    3) understanding … maximum    4) satisfy… full

    5) experience… growing



17.    Operation flood was ------------ with the primary objective of -------------- rural milk producers with urban milk consumers.

    1) Launched … linking

    2) devised… making

    3) begun… connecting

    4) started … planning

    5) visualized … joining



18.    Once two persons come together, the ----------- of acquaintance and consequently friendship ----------- thus making the world a happy place to live in.

    1) Round …widens

    2) ball … broadens

    3) mirror … increases

    4) circle … grows

    5) game … narrows



19.    Do not imagine that we can effectively deal ---------- the problem of unemployment without technological ------------.

    1) About … temper

    2) in … understanding

    3) off… touch

    4) with … progress

    5) over … knowledge



20.    At the peak of her -------------, she insisted on taking screen tests and refused leads in favour of lesser but more ------------ roles.

    1) Freedom … monotonous

    2) kingdom …    humdrum

    3) dukedom … boring

    4) famous … similar

    5) stardom …challenging



Directions (Q. 21-25): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.The mind of man mirrors the fairest and most interesting properties of nature. The Poet converses with general nature, with affections very much like those, which, through long hours of hard work, the Man of Science has raised up in himself, by conversing with those particular parts of nature which are the objects of his studies. The knowledge acquired by both gives them pleasure. But the knowledge of the Poet brings us closer to a necessary part of our existence, our natural and unalienable inheritance, while the knowledge acquired by the Man of Science is a personal and individual acquisition. It does not naturally create a habitual and direct sympathy connecting us with our fellow-beings.



21.    Which statement is true?

    a) the knowledge acquired by the Man of Science is delicate

    b) the knowledge acquired by the Man of Science is robust

    1) only a    2) only b

    3) both a & b    4) neither a nor b

    5) either a or b



22.    Which statement is false?

    a) knowledge acquired by the Man of Science fails to connect easily

    b) The knowledge acquired by Poet and Man of Science gives them pleasure.

    1) only a    2) only b

    3) both a & b    4) neither a nor b

    5) either a or b



23.    The synonym of converse is?

    1) Speak    2) flatters

    3) blurts    4) mimics

    5) follows



24.    The antonym of acquisition is?

    1) Purchase    2) order

    3) debt    4) auction

    5) failure



25.    The antonym of habitual is?

    1) Routine    2) customary

    3) consistent    4) remarkable    5) reliable



Directions: (Q. 26-30): Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase underlined in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If there is no error mark (5) No correction required as your answer.



26.    The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the severely punishment.

    1) be getting the most severely

    2) has got the most severely

    3) get the most severe

    4) get the most severely

    5) no correction required



27.    An artist is always having his own vision of life.

    1) always is having

    2) always has    3) is having

    4) all times has

    5) no correction required



28.    Having given up smoking, he had no utilize of a lighter.

    1) usage of    2) use for

    3) utility for    4) utilization

    5) no correction required



29.    I have been inconsiderate in the past but I will make up to you.

    1) make up for you

    2) make amends for you

    3) make it up to you

    4) make you up to it

    5) no correction required



30.    This program has been adapted to a three year old boy.

    1) from a three year old boy

    2) for a three year old boy

    3) by a three year old boy

    4) into a three year old boy

    5) no correction required



Key

1) 2    2) 2    3) 2    4) 4    5) 3

6) 3    7) 5    8) 4    9) 2    10) 1

11) 2    12) 3    13) 1    14) 3    15) 5

16) 2    17) 1    18) 4    19) 4    20) 5

21) 1    22) 4    23) 1    24) 5    25) 4

26) 3    27) 2    28) 2    29) 3    30) 2