Instructions

Each questinon has a sentence that has been scrambled and the scrambled parts have been marked A, B, C, D and E. Find the correct order of the parts to reconstruct the sentence.

Question 101

A. like the industrialized countries
B. as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward post
C. we have specially driven attention to the non-motorized transport modes
D. because they are completely overlooked in transport planning
E. till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport

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Solution

The first sentence should be the one which introduces the topic. C is the sentence which introduces the topic and talks about non-motorized transport modes and how they have drawn attention. D gives the reason for the point made in before statement. B continues the point made by D. It says that they are overlooked as they are considered as relics of backward past. E continues the point made by B and A cites an example for the point made by E. Therefore, the order is CDBEA.

The answer is option D.

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In each of these questions, each sentence has four words or phrases in braces marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

Question 102

Drug abuse {have} (A) become {one of} (B) our {most} (C) serious social {problems}. (D)

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Solution

A is incorrect.
Correct sentence: Drug abuse has become one of our most serious social problems.
The answer is option A.

Question 103

Alexander Calder, who was {originally} (A) interested {in} (B) mechanical engineering {later} (C) became {a sculpture}. (D)

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Solution

D is incorrect.
Correct sentence: Alexander Calder, who was originally interested in mechanical engineering later became a sculptor.
The answer is option D.

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A sentence has been broken into four parts. Choose the part that has an error

Question 104

(a) The sound was taken up by another dog, and then another and another,
(b) till, borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the pass,
(c) a wild howling began, which seemed to come from all over the country,
(d) as far as the imagination could grasp them through the gloom of the night.

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Solution

Statement b is incorrect.
Correct sentence: The sound was taken up by another dog, and then another and another, till, borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the Pass, a wild howling began, which seemed to come from all over the country, as far as the imagination could grasp it through the gloom of the night.

The answer is option B.

Question 105

(a) At last there came a time when the driver went
(b) further afield than he had yet gone,
(c) and during its absence, the horses began to tremble
(d) worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright

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Solution

Sentence c is incorrect.
Correct sentence: At last there came a time when the driver went further afield than he had yet gone, and during his absence, the horses began to tremble worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright.
The answer is option C.

Question 106

(a) The house was silent when we got back,
(b) save for some poor creature who was
(c) screaming away in one of the distant ward,
(d) and a low, moaning sound from Vinod's room

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Solution

Sentence c is incorrect.
Correct sentence: The house was silent when we got back, save for some poor creature who was screaming away in one of the distant wards, and a low, moaning sound from Vinod's room
The answer is option C.

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In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech

Question 107

He said, “Where shall I be this time next year?”

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Solution

The correct form of indirect speech is 'He wondered where he would be that time the following year'.
next year will be changed to following year and shall to would.
The answer is option D.

Question 108

She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”

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Solution

direct speech - today, indirect speech - that day
Therefore, options A and C eliminated.
As the sentence is in simple present tense, in indirect speech it should be in simple past tense. The sentence in option B is in past continuous tense. Therefore, the correct sentence is 'She asked him why he did not go that day.'
The answer is option D.

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In the following quesitons groups of four words are given. In each group one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word

Question 109

(a) rennassance
(b) renaissance
(c) rennaiscence
(d) rennaissance

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Solution

renaissance - rebirth

The answer is option B.

Question 110

(a) ireparable
(b) irreparable
(c) irreparrable
(d) irepairable

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Solution

irreparable - impossible to rectify or repair

The answer is option B.

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SNAP 2013 Question Paper

A. like the industrialized countries
B. as if they are to be suffered as relics of a backward post
C. we have specially driven attention to the non-motorized transport modes
D. because they are completely overlooked in transport planning
E. till replaced by faster petroleum fuelled transport

Drug abuse {have} (A) become {one of} (B) our {most} (C) serious social {problems}. (D)

Alexander Calder, who was {originally} (A) interested {in} (B) mechanical engineering {later} (C) became {a sculpture}. (D)

(a) The sound was taken up by another dog, and then another and another,
(b) till, borne on the wind which now sighed softly through the pass,
(c) a wild howling began, which seemed to come from all over the country,
(d) as far as the imagination could grasp them through the gloom of the night.

(a) At last there came a time when the driver went
(b) further afield than he had yet gone,
(c) and during its absence, the horses began to tremble
(d) worse than ever and to snort and scream with fright

(a) The house was silent when we got back,
(b) save for some poor creature who was
(c) screaming away in one of the distant ward,
(d) and a low, moaning sound from Vinod's room

He said, “Where shall I be this time next year?”

She said to him, “Why don’t you go today?”

(a) rennassance
(b) renaissance
(c) rennaiscence
(d) rennaissance

(a) ireparable
(b) irreparable
(c) irreparrable
(d) irepairable

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