English quiz - 53 | SBI | IBPS

Directions(1-10) : In the given passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The king and the minister were fools who ordered that day would be night and vice-versa. Everyone had to fill their fields and ____(1)___ their business only after dark and go to ____(2)___ as soon as the sun came up. ___(3)___ who disobeyed was to be punished with ___(4)___. One day, a guru and his disciple arrived in the ___(5)___ where they found everyone assembled in the square ___(6)___ the execution of a thief. As the thief was ___(7)___ to be executed, it occurred to the minister that the thief was too ___(8)___ to be executed as the stake he was to be tied to was rather wide but the newcomers fill the stake ____(9)____ and he said so to the king. Now the guru was wise and thought of a plan. He said to the king, "Punish me ___(10)___ Punish my disciple later". The disciple too made the same plea. Puzzled by this behavior the king demanded an explanation. "Whoever dies at this stake will be a ruler in the future!" the guru explained. The king and the minister immediately order the people to execute them so they could continue to rule in the next life.

1.a) run

b)make

c)function

d)carry

e)supervises

2.a)asleep

b)bed

c)work

d)travel

e)awaken

3.a)People

b)Subjects

c)Nobody

d)Those

e)Anyone

4.a)vicious

b)thanks

c)death

d)harsh

e)pity

5.a)middle

b)suddenly'

c)hope

d)horse

e)city

6.a)celebrate

b)face

c)awaiting

d)appearing

e)because

7.a)definite

b)about

c)plead

d)begged

e)nearly

8.a)thin'

b)much

c)early

d)quickly

e)considerably

9.a)perfect

b)definite

c)surely

d)exactly

e)equal

10.a)never

b)first

c)beginning 

d)original

e)main

Answers 

1.(a)
2.(b)
3.(d)
4.(c)
5.(e)
6.(c)
7.(b)
8.(a)
9.(a)
10.(b)