English Quiz - 56 | SBI | IBPS

Directions(1-10): In the following passage,  are blanks, each of which has been numbered. The numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Ryan, the Zen teacher, was requested by his sister-in-law to come to her house and talk to her son. "He does no work, ____(1)____ his father's money in wild parties and is ____(2)____ the estate," she complained. "If he does not reform, we will be ruined." Ryan went to his brother's house and met his nephew who was ____(3)____ pleased to see him. The two of them had spent many happy hours together before Ryan had turned to Zen and ____(4)____ the monastery. The young man knew why his uncle had come and braced himself for the ____(5)____ he was sure to receive. But Ryan said not a word in rebuke. The next morning when it was time for him to go, he put on his ____(6)____ and then said to his nephew: "Will you help me tie the ____(7)____ of my shoes? My hands shake and I cannot do it." His nephew helped him willingly. "Thank you," said Ryan. "A man becomes older and feebler day by day. You remember how strong and ____(8)____ I used to be?" "I do," said his nephew, thoughtfully. "I do indeed remember how you used to be." It was the moment of ____(9)____ for him. He suddenly realized that his mother and all those who looked after him had become old and that it was now his turn to look after them and take on the ____(10)____ of the household and the community. He gave up his dissolute life forever.

1.a)squanders

b)distributes

c)gives

d)collects

e)hoards

2.a)testing

b)torturing

c)patronizing

d)mocking

e)neglecting

3.a)also

b)thankfully

c)readily

d)genuinely

e)strangely

4.a)lived

b)entered

c)inaugurated

d)moved

e)built

5.a)scolding

b)task

c)gift

d)affection

e)reward

6.a)cap

b)beads

c)bag

d)garments

e)shoes

7.a)ends

b)strands

c)hooks

d)threads

e)laces

8.a)talented

b)handsome

c)secure

d)robust

e)persistent

9.a)success

b)justice

c)comfort

d)truth

e)adventure

10.a)throne

b)responsibilities

c)head

d)position

e)task.

Answers.

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