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Competitive Guidance Banks English
. LALITHA BAI
Associate Professor in English, Hyderabad.
Directions:: Look at the italicized part of each sentence. Three alternatives are given, if one of them is better than the italicized part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate D as your response.
1.They are waiting for Raju since morning.
a) Have been waiting
b) were waiting
c) wait
d ) no improvement
2.They told me that they were already sold out all their belongings.
a) Has sold already
b ) had already sold
c) were already sold
d) no correction
3.The disparity between the urban and the rural area has widen in the last decade.
a) Areas has widened
b) area have widen
c) area has widene
d) no alternative
4.He has studied Spanish since four years.
a) Since four years ago
b) for four years
c ) from four years
d) no improvement
5.Roads are wet, it must had rained last night.
a) Must have been
b ) must have
c) would have been
d) no improvement
6.In winter, nights are more colder than days.
a) More cold
b) colder
c) coldest
d) no improvement
7.It is better to say too little than too much.
a) Little
b ) only little
c) very little
d ) no improvement
8.A large number of houses has come up around Secunderabad.
a) Is coming up
b) are coming up
c) had come up
d) no improvement
9.The rules of chess require that one made only one move at a time.
a) Makes
b) make
c) will make
d) no improvement
10.Gita enjoys to tell stories to children.
a) Telling stories
b) how to tell stories
c) to narrate stories
d) no improvement
11.'Daffodils' have been written by William Wordsworth.
a) Has been written
b) are written
c) are being written
d) no improvement
12.By temperament the French are reserved, so they prefer to live in solitude.
a) French people
b ) French
c) some French
d) no improvement
13.Do not take an umbrella lest you do not get wet.
a) Lest you should
b) lest you should not
c) lest you might not
d) no improvement
14.He has been working off and on for several years to compile a dictionary.
a) Regularly
b) constantly
c) on and off
d ) no improvement
15.But for the two incomes, we would be hard out.
a) Hard upon
b) hard up
c) hard on
d) no improvement
16.It is all and one to me whether he lives in Bangalore or Mumbai.
a) All but one
b) all one
c) one and the same
d) no improvement
17.The trunk is so heavy that I can hardly carry it
a.) As
b ) too
c) much
d ) no improvement
18.Most willingly Ravi agreed to go to Mumbai and remain there for a month.
a) Go to
b) on going to
c) to going
d ) no improvement
19.Hemanth did not know the answer and I did not neither.
a) And neither did I
b) and either did I
c) and neither have
d) no improvement
20.Although her parents warned her of what would happen, she continued to disobey them.
a) Off
b ) on
c) to
d ) no improvement
21.When new coins were issued, the old ones were called out.
a) In
b) up
c) off
d) no improvement
22.It will depend now on they coming on time.
a) Their coming
b) them coming
c) theirs coming
d ) no improvement
23.He told us the story in a nutshell.
a) In the nutshell
b ) putting it in a nut
c) in nutshell
d) no correction
24.Ravi is extraordinarily clever at mimicking his friends.
a) Clever for mimicking
b) clever in mimicking
c) clever to mimick
d) no correction
25.The facts attributed to my report in your paper are wrong.) Attributing towards) attributed against) attribute for ) no correction
:
1) A 2) B 3) A 4) B 5) B
6) B 7) A 8) B 9) A 10) A
11) A 12) D 13) A 14) C 15) B
16) C 17) B 18) B 19) A 20) D
21) C 22) A 23) D 24) B 25) B
Practice test
: In each sentence there is a blank) To fill the blank, three words are given below the sentence, which are denoted by (i), (ii) and (iii)) Find out which one can be used to fill up the blank and make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. This is the common ____ followed by employees in many companies.
i) Sense ii) practice iii) outcome
a) Only i b) only ii c) only iii
d) i and ii only e) ii and iii only
2. In such a ____changing scenario, the outdated methods should be dropped.
i) Fast ii) speed iii) rapidly
a) i or ii only b) ii or iii only
c) i or iii only d) any one e) only i
3. He was the first to ____ this novel method in our factory.
i) Intiate ii) start iii) implement
a) Only i b) only ii c) only iii
d) i or ii only e) any one
4. After spending a small amount on medicines, he refunded the entire ____ to his father.
i) Remained ii) balance iii) residual
a) Only i b) only ii
c) only iii d) i and iii only
e) ii and iii only
5. It happened inadvertently; he didn't do it -____.
i) Deliberately ii) purposefully
iii) intentionally
a) Anyone b) i or ii only
c) i or iii only d) ii or iii only
e) none of these
In each sentence below one word has been printed in bold. Below the sentence, five words/ groups of words are suggested, one of which can replace the word printed in bold without changing the meaning of the sentence. Find out the appropriate word/group of words in each case.
6. A very stubborn attitude in life cannot prove helpful.
a) Uncooperative b) rigid
c) unsuitable d) unhelpful
e) inapplicable
7. Travel will familiarize you with new customs.
a) Adjust b) popularize
c) satisfy d) influence
e) acquaint
8. His appearance was extremely misleading.
a) Attractive b) depressing
c) deceptive d) sad e) normal
9. He was a cunning businessman.
a) Crafty b) successful
c) dishonest d) corrupt
e) respected
10. The affluence of Hindi film actors has no match.
a) Handsome appearance
b) brave action c) healthy physique
d) wealth condition e) intelligent deed
:
1) B 2) C 3) E 4) B 5) C
) B 7) E 8) C 9) A 10) D
: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A.There is ample justification for the phenomenon of the description.
B.In the present era also, efforts are being made to rejuvenate Pali.
C.A curious researcher can study them provided he has mastery over Pali language.
D.The Indian tradition describes Buddha as an advocate of analytical method.
E.Pali was perhaps the most commonly used language in those days.
F.This justification is found in several discourses.
1. hich of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
2. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
3. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
4. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
5. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E
: In each sentence below four words have been printed in bold which are numbered (a), (b), (c) and (d)) One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word is the answer. If all four words are correctly spelt than the appropriate answer is (e) i.e) 'All correct')
. Mary constantly (a) talks about herself irregardless (b) of other people's (c) interests (d)) All correct (e)
. All roads, hotels (a) and restaurants (b) in the surrounding (c) area were devastated (d) All correct (e)
. As soon as Gandhi presented (a) his proposal (b) Muni sumoned (c) his advisors (d) All correct (e)
. The committee (a) is stranded (b) unles (c) the storm lets up (d)) All correct (e)
. The minister (a) gave an exeptional (b) speech (c) at the inauguration (d)) All correct (e)
:
) D; 2) A; 3) C; 4) E; 5) B proper sequence is DAFCEB; 6) B proper word is 'regardless'; 7) E; 8) C correct spelling is 'summoned'; 9) C correct spelling is 'unless'; 10) B correct spelling is 'exceptional'
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