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Instructions
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
Besides the old shepherd at Lingwold whose habits __(1)__ him unreliable, I am probably the only person that has ever seen the city on Mallington plateau. I had __(2)__ one year to not go to London; partly because of the ugliness of the things in the shops, partly because of the unresisted invasions of German bands, partly perhaps because some pet parrots in the oblong where I lived had __(3)__ to imitate cab-whistles; but __(4)__ because of late there had seized me in London a quite unreasonable longing for large woods and waste spaces, while the very thought of little valleys underneath copses full of bracken and plants was a __(5)__ to me and every summer in London the longing grew worse till the thing was becoming intolerable. So I took a stick and a knapsack and began walking northwards, starting at Tetherington and sleeping at inns, where one could get real salt, and the waiter spoke English and where one had a name instead of a number; and though the tablecloth might be dirty the windows opened so that the air was clean, where one had the excellent __(6)__ of farmers and men of the wold, who could not be thoroughly vulgar, because they had not the money to be so even if they had __(7)__ it. At first the novelty was delightful, and then one day in a queer old inn up Uthering way, beyond Lingwold, I __(8)__ for the first time the rumour of the city said to be on Mallington plateau. They spoke of it quite casually over their glasses of beer, two farmers at the inn. “They say the queer folk be at Mallington with their city,” one farmer said. “Travelling they seem to be,” said the other. And more came in then and the rumour spread. And then, such are the __(9)__ of our little likes and dislikes and all the whims that drive us, that I, who had come so far to avoid cities, had a great longing all of a sudden for throngs again and the great hives of Man, and then and there __(10)__ on that bright Sunday morning to come to Mallington and there search for the city that rumour spoke of so strangely.
Question 1: (4)
a) strikingly
b) attentively
c) quietly
d) mockingly
e) chiefly
Question 2: (3)
a) persuaded
b) became
c) drowned
d) learned
e) nurtured
Question 3: (2)
a) decided
b) enticed
c) moved
d) ignored
e) contradicted
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Question 4: (1)
a) hyper
b) render
c) simplify
d) engage
e) collate
Instructions
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
If Andy Zachary, the guide, had not mysteriously disappeared from his home within the month, __(1)__ followed the events of the night of the 2nd of July in the year 1864, sooner or later the postmaster in the Cove on one side and the people in the valley on the other must have learned of the __(2)__ of the little colony on the summit of the great rock.
On that particular night the cavalcade had come silently and secretly __(3)__ the mountains by an unfrequented trail from the last station on Upper Bald, which towered above the Sandy River country. The troopers had __(4)__ the guide in single file along the ridges and down the stony trails, and now, when they emerged on the open Cove road for the first time, Andy fell back to the captain’s side, in his butternut suit and mangy fur cap, with his long rifle __(5)__ behind his broad, square shoulders.
Question 5: (5)
a) slung
b) wrap
c) shot
d) play
e) toss
Question 6: (4)
a) dared
b) expressed
c) followed
d) criticized
e) ignored
Question 7: (3)
a) above
b) through
c) below
d) over
e) extend
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Question 8: (2)
a) presence
b) endanger
c) certain
d) grieve
e) lock
Question 9: (1)
a) where
b) which
c) whose
d) when
e) whom
Instructions
Choose the most appropriate word among the given options to fill the blank:
Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful _____(1)_____ to the sound produced by cocking a rifle. This terrible secret society was formed by some ex-Confederate soldiers in the Southern States after the Civil War, and it rapidly formed local branches in different parts of the country, notably in Tennessee, Louisiana, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Its power was used for political purposes, principally for the terrorizing of the voters, and the murdering and driving from the country of those who were ______(2)______ to its views. Its outrages were usually preceded by a warning sent to the marked man in some fantastic but generally recognized shape—a sprig of oak-leaves in some parts, melon seeds or orange pips in others. On receiving this the victim might either openly ____(3)____ his former ways, or might fly from the country. If he braved the matter out, death would unfailingly come upon him, and usually in some strange and unforeseen manner. So perfect was the organization of the society, and so _____(4)______ its methods, that there is hardly a case upon record where any man succeeded in braving it with _____(5)_____, or in which any of its outrages were traced home to the perpetrators.
Question 10: (5)
a) impunity
b) brevity
c) magnanimity
d) bravery
e) mercy
Question 11: In the below question, a sentence or a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence.
Pritam always smoked cigarettes.
a) had always smoked
b) was always smoking
c) had been always smoking
d) always smoking
e) No correction required
Question 12: In the below question, a sentence or a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence.
One should always tread the path he has chosen.
a) one has chosen
b) he/she has chosen
c) that has been chosen
d) he chose
e) No correction required
Question 13: In the following questions, a sentence or a part of a sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence.
The rooms and courtyards in which she had lived was strangely unfamiliar courtesy their elaborate decking in honor of the event.
a) was strangely unfamiliar with their elaborate decking
b) were strangely familiar in their elaborate decking
c) was strange and unfamiliar due to their elaborate decks
d) were strangely unfamiliar with their elborate decking
e) no correction is required
Question 14: In the following questions, a sentence or a part of a sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence.
The girl, holding the jewels thus in her hand that she might feel their nearness, saw them glow into warmer color as she held them, as though her touch breath life into them.
a) as though her touch breathes life into them.
b) as if her touch has breathed the life out of them.
c) as though her touch breathed life into them.
d) as though her touch enlivened the life into them.
e) no correction is required.
Instructions
In these questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence.
Question 15: Although she was born with a silver spoon, the influence of the affluence was hardly visible on the mannerisms of the hardworking heir to the fortune.
a) any influence of the affluence
b) influence in the affluence
c) affluence in the influence
d) affluence from the influence
e) No correction required
Instructions
In each of the following questions given below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternate among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (e) .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.
Question 16: The event got cancel due to haphazard arrangements done by the incompetent event managers from the reputable company.
a) (1) – (5) and (4) – (8)
b) (2) – (6)
c) (3) – (7)
d) (4) – (8)
e) None of the above
Question 17: Given the amount of attention the rude lady got from the people, it seems rather fit to see her image tarnished in the society.
a) (1) – (5)
b) (4) – (8)
c) (2) – (6)
d) (3) – (7)
e) None of the above
Question 18: The efforts of the collective had massive positive effect in cleaning up the infamous Versova Beach in Mumbai.
a) (4) – (8)
b) (1) – (5)
c) (2) – (6)
d) (3) – (7)
e) None of the above
Question 19: In the question given below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternate among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (e) .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.
The election of John Adams as president, and the inauguration of his federal policy, brought into effect a strong opposition press, which allayed itself on the side of Thomas Jefferson.
a) 1-8 and 3-6
b) 2-5 and 3-7
c) 4-7 and 1-6
d) 2-7 and 4-5
e) None of the above
Question 20: In the question given below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternate among the four given options. If no correction is required against the given bold words, mark (e) .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.
In comparison with other battles, so far as numbers go, Bunker Hill was but a skirmish.
a) 1-6 and 2-5
b) 3-8 and 4-7
c) 4-5 and 2-6
d) 1-6 and 4-5
e) None of the above
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Answers & Solutions:
1) Answer (E)
In the sentence, the author gives part of the reasons for not moving to London. Usage of ‘but’ before the blank suggest that the particular reason would be a major one or not a reason at all. Thus, ‘chiefly’ which means ‘majorly’ fits in correctly.
Hence, option E is the correct option.
2) Answer (D)
Nurture means to care or protect. Thus, it doesn’t fit in. One does not ‘become’ to imitate something.
The parrot must’ve ‘learned’ to imitate the cab whistles.
Hence, option D is the correct option.
3) Answer (A)
The author didn’t go to London. ‘Entice’ means to attract. Thus it doesn’t fit in.
Out of the remaining words only ‘decided’ fits in contextually as one ‘decides’ to not to go to someplace.
Hence, option A must be the right answer.
4) Answer (B)
Someone’s habits make him/her to be unreliable. Thus, ‘render’ which means cause to be/become/make fits in perfectly.
Hence, option B is the right choice.
5) Answer (A)
In the part of the sentence, the author is describing the appearance of Andy. So ‘slung’ which means hung or suspend fits logically as a rifle would be ‘hung’ behind the shoulders.
Hence, option A is the correct option.
6) Answer (C)
The troop were walking in a single line along the ridges. Hence, they must’ve ‘followed’ the guide. Other options don’t fit in logically.
Hence, option C is the correct option.
7) Answer (D)
According to the author, the cavalcade, i.e. troops were secretly going across the mountains. Thus, ‘over the mountains’ which expresses passage or trajectory fits logically.
Hence, option D is the correct option.
8) Answer (A)
According to the author, the people would anyhow notice the existence of the little colony on the hilltop. Only ‘presence’ helps in conveying the point and hence, fits in perfectly.
Hence, option A must be the right answer.
9) Answer (B)
The blank must refer to month. Thus, whose, where and whom cannot be used.
If we can remove the clause without destroying the meaning of the sentence, the clause is nonessential, and we can use ‘which’. Thus, ‘which’ fits in perfectly.
Hence, option B is the right choice.
10) Answer (A)
Through the line that contains the blank, the author intends to convey that no man braved the klan without getting injured or murdered. The author intends to convey that anyone who opposed the klan faced terrible consequences. Therefore, ‘impunity’ is the correct word to be used and hence, option A is the right answer.
11) Answer (B)
The given sentence has the word ‘always’ which indicates that the habit was a persistent one and continued. So, the past continuous form should be used. Hence, option B is correct.
12) Answer (A)
whenever we use the pronoun ‘one’, it has to be used throughout the sentence. So, in this sentence the usage of pronoun ‘he’ is wrong. It should be replaced with ‘one’. Hence, option A is the correct choice.
13) Answer (D)
The room appeared unfamiliar due to the decoration. ‘were’ should be used instead of ‘was’ since the sentence contains multiple subjects. Also, ‘decking’ should be used (to denote that the place has been decorated). Therefore, option D is the right answer.
14) Answer (C)
The part of the sentence preceding the underlined part is in the simple past tense. ‘Her touch breathed life into them’ is the correct form. Therefore, option C is the right answer.
15) Answer (A)
The word ‘affluence’ means having a great amount of wealth. ‘Influence’ means having an effect on something. Thus, option C and option D are incorrect as they do not make any logical sense. Option B is incorrect as it is grammatically incorrect. Option A is the answer as it fits better in the sentence as a whole then the underlined statement.
16) Answer (A)
Option A is correct because both cancel and reputable are grammatically incorrect whereas there replacements are grammatically correct. Option B is incorrect because haphazard means more than just dangerous. It can mean mismanaged as well. Option C is incorrect because hard-working does not fit in this context. Option D is correct as reputable is grammatically correct but since there are 2 corrections, option A will be the correct option.
17) Answer (D)
Option A is incorrect because in the context, amount fits with attention. Option B is incorrect because tarnished is a better word when talking about the image of someone. Option C is incorrect because people is a better fit than public in the given scenario. Option D is correct because fit is not grammatically correct in the sentence.
18) Answer (B)
Option A is incorrect because although both the words mean the same, infamous is more appropriate as notorious is mainly used in case of describing people. Option B is correct because group is a better word than collective when describing people. Option C is incorrect because massive seems a better choice than huge in the given context. Option D is incorrect because cleaning up is grammatically correct. Thus option B is the correct answer.
19) Answer (D)
’Effect’ should be replaced by ‘being’ (since press is not a law or amendment). Also, ‘allayed’ should be replaced by ‘arrayed’ (to indicate that the press sided with Jefferson). Therefore, option D is the right answer.
20) Answer (E)
The given sentence makes perfect sense. ‘Compared to’ should be used only when we are likening something to another. Therefore, ‘compared with’ is correct. The author conveys that though Bunker hill was not a large battle going by the numbers, it was significant. Therefore, option E is the right answer.
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