Directions (Q.1 - 10): In each given sentence, a group of words is given in bold. Below each sentence are four other groups of words of which you have to choose one to substitute the words given in bold. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) as the answer.
1. I am glad to hear that you narrowly escaped being run over by a speeding car yesterday.
a) by being run over by
b) to run over by
c) run over down by
d) being over run by
e) No correction required
2. It is with a heavy heart that I pen these few lines to condole for you on the death of your beloved mother.
a) condole with you in
b) condole upon you on
c) condole with you on
d) condole for you with
e) No correction required
3. You should visit France when you had been to England.
a) had gone to England
b) go to England
c) were going to England
d) should have gone to England
e) No correction required
4. He is one of the best players that has over lived.
a) that would have over lived
b) that have ever lived
c) that would have been ever lived
d) that would ever live
e) No correction required
5. He asked me if he did shut the window.
a) will shut the window
b) can shut the window
c) may shut the window
d) should shut the window
e) No correction
6. The teacher told us that the prize would be presented the next day.
a) will be presented tomorrow
b) would have been presented the next day
c) shall be presented tomorrow
d) should be presented tomorrow
e) No error required
7. His speech was optimistic, but at the end of it he stroke a note of caution.
a) strike a note of caution
b) strut for a note of caution
c) striked a note of caution
d) struck a note of caution
e) No correction required
8. Man has been known how important the sun is to him.
a) Man has long known
b) Man has to known long
c) Man had long known
d) Man has long know
e) No correction required
9. I did not like his comments on my paper but I had no alternatives as I have agreed to keep quiet.
a) I have to agree to keep quit
b) I had agreed to keep quiet
c) I had agreed for keeping quiet
d) I have to agree for keeping quiet
e) No correction required
10. Please do not give him any food if his temperature will rise.
a) if his temperature rises
b) if his temperature would rise
c) if his temperature shall rise
d) unless his temperature rises
e) No correction required
Directions (Q.11 - 20): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate words.
__(11)__ bandh __(12)__ by political parties and even non-government organisations not __(13)__ __(14)__ normal life but also __(15)__ their very __(16)__. It only __(17)__ a mass hysteria, __(18)__ in __(19)__ and __(20)__ of property.
11.
a) Extreme
b) Farceful
c) Frequent
d) Consolidated
e) Effective
12.
a) calls
b) system
c) practice
d) sponsoring
e) protest
13.
a) mainly
b) basically
c) clearly
d) generally
e) only
14.
a) ruin
b) havoc
c) shake
d) disrupt
e) trivialise
15.
a) surrender
b) defeat
c) dominate
d) endanger
e) divide
16.
a) benefit
b) sense
c) purpose
d) nature
e) culture
17.
a) hastens
b) derives
c) ushers
d) evolves
e) prompts
18.
a) damaging
b) instigating
c) involving
d) resulting
e) directing
19.
a) violence
b) loss
c) blunder
d) extreme
e) jeopardy
20.
a) disposal
b) destruction
c) restoration
d) dispensing
e) misuse
Answers:
1. E
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. E
7. D
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. A
13. E
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. E
18. D
19. A
20. B
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