Test English-22

Instructions
1. The test comprises of 15 questions. You should complete the test within 20 minutes.
2. There is only one correct answer to each question.
3. All questions carry four marks each.
4. Each wrong answer will attract a penalty of one mark.

Direction for question number 1 to 4:
Given below are four sentences followed by four words . Mark as your answer the word that fits in the maximun number of sentences

1.

The student council made a _____ about the draconian rules.
She made sympathetic ____ after hearing their tale of woe.
The government is making ____ about new social security arrangements
Nothing could be heard above the ______.

a. din
b. noise
c. noises
d. both (b) & both (c)
Ans: b

2.

He is _______ on his feet.
The _______ man moved with becoming dignity.
The _______ fingers of the gymnast caught the rope.
Everyone was taken aback at his _________ move

a. natty
b. dapper
c. quick
d. nifty
Ans: c

3.

The heir struck ________ in his maiden business venture.
The _______ manner of the new recruit disgusted us.
The Arab was looking straight ahead with a ____ gaze.
A _______ lifestyle will only lead to greater afflictions

a. Sudden
b. oil
c. vacuous
d. Oily
Ans: c

4.

She ______ her shawl about her shoulders
He is cool and ______ , but watch out.
The father _______ the child into his arms.
_______ yourself together and come with me.

a. Collected
b. pull
c. tied
d.None
Ans: d

Direction for question number 5 to 12:

5. Be more polite , Amy , You forget yourself

a. Suffer from amnesia
b. behave in an improper manner
c. Are being childish
d. None
Ans: b

6. we could finish this work early only if we cut corners

a.Are reckless
b. resort to bribery
c. Are brutal
d. take the shortest way
Ans: d

7. Janet took to her heels and fled from the principal’s office.

a. Bent down
b. ran off
c. Score
d. kicked off her shoes
Ans: b

8. Balancing one’s homework, tidies and project is a hard line to toe.

a. Like rafting in a rapid
b. like sailing a boat
c. An elusive assignment
d.a difficult task
Ans: d

Direction for question number 9 to 13:
Each pair of capitalized words given below is followed by four pairs of words . choose the pair, which exhibits the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

9. COBBLER : AWL ::

a. surgeon : scalper
b. beggar : cadge
c. doctor : thermometer
d. sculpturer : stone
Ans: a

10. TRPOHY: VICTORY ::

a. gift : friend
b. compensation : success
c. reward : winner
d. remuneration : work
Ans: d

For each of the words below a context is provided. From the alternatives given pick the word or phrase that is closet in meaning in the given context

11. REPARATION : LOSER ::

a. penalty : delay
b. fine : offender
c. punishment : criminal
d. penalty : trespassing
Ans: b

12. GRIMACE : FACE ::

a. jerk : thumb
b. frown : brow
c. menace : forefinger
d. smile : lips
Ans: b

13. EARTH : MOON ::

a. orbit : planet
b. satellite : communication
c. planet : satellite
d. Mars : Sun
Ans: c

Direction for question number 14 & 15
Select the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

14. A. Both moved higher as the storm started moving west across the Caribbean.
B. Crude oil in New York closed at $75.81, up 89 cents, and unleaded gasoline moved up 6 cents to $2.335 a gallon.
C. Despite the oil concerns, only eight Dow stocks were lower on the day along with 148 on the S&P 500
D. It’s not clear if it will threaten the oil and gas production infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico

a. DCBA
b. BADC
c. CDAB
d. ABCD
Ans: b

15. A. “The United States and Britain and a considerable number of Western government do not have any limits on the extent of their political, propaganda, financial, and military backing for this regime”, he said.
B. His remarks were carried in full by the state-run news agency ISNA.
C. He described the Jewish state as “fake” and said that it lacked any “legal foundation or legitimacy”.
D. Ahmadinejad was speaking at an emergency session of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia, which had been organised to discuss Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

a. BCAD
b. ADBC
c. DBCA
d. CADB
Ans: c