Test English-27

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:
The passage given below is followed by a set of four questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question

There are several regularities in food consumption, which have been formulated in "laws". Engel's law states that the proportion of a family's budget devoted to food declines as the family's income rises. Although it's partially derived from the proposition that the capacity of the stomach is limited, it should be noted that it is expenditure, not amount of food eaten, that Engel's law applies to. Calories consumed level off well before expenditure. The law doesn't apply to very poor families, whose expenditure rises proportionately or even more than proportionately, as their income increases. It is between 80 and 85 percent of their total outlay. The poverty line has at times been defined as the level of income at which the proportion of expenditure on food begins to decline. It is among members of the groups below this poverty line that the risk of nutritional damage is the greatest.

Bennett's law states that the ratio of starchy staple food consumed declines as income rise. Stretchy staples, comprising mainly grain and root crops, are the cheapest form of food. As income rises, families diversify their consumption into dearer calories. The quality of food, measured by prices paid for it, rises with income. When income is calculated for the purpose of testing these laws, addictive expenditures (e.g. on cigarettes) and interest on loans may have to be deducted before determining available income, for they do not represent discretionary components of income. While Engel's law refers to expenditure on food, relative to income, Bennett's law refers to sources of food calories relative to income. A third law says that the average quality of food calories, measured by prices, rises with incomes.

1. If Engel's laws had been derived only from the proposition that the capacity of the stomach is limited, then:

a. The law would have applied to rich families only.
b. The law would have applied to very poor families too.
c. The law would have applied to very poor families only.
d. None of the above
Ans: d

2. The author wishes to remind us that

a. There is a limit to the calories that a family will consume even in the best of times
b. Families may not consume beyond a level in terms of calories, but that is not a guarantee that their expenditure on food will also not rise beyond that required to attain the said level.
c. There is a limit both to the family,s expenditure on food and total calories requirement.
d. Poor families still consist of human beings, hence the need to look after them
Ans: b

3. By combining Bennett's law with that of Engel's we can infer that with decline in income

a. Expenditure on food declines, as does the quality of food.
b. Expenditure on food increases but the quality of food declines.
c. Quality of food. Declines while Expenditure on food vary from rich to poor families.
d. Expenditure on food declines but the quality of food increases.
Ans: c


4. A pregnant woman is offered better quality of food by her husband even though their income remains the same as when she was not pregnant. This real life situations is a

a. A negation Engel's law
b. A negation of Bennett's law
c. A negation of the third law mentioned by the author.
d. Indeterminate
Ans: d

Direction for question number 5 & 6 Choose the option that rearranges the sentences to form a coherent passage.

5.

A. For 40 years he's been dating gals under 30, the latest is Marin.
B. Nancy Meyer's Something Gotta Give, the film, doesn't need "somethings Gotta gives" , the song.
C. The sixty something guys is played flamboyantly by jack Nicholson, playing himself, but going under an alias, is a congenital womanizer - actually, make that a congenital base-iser.
D. The opening situation is identical sixty something guy, twenty something girl- but everything s a lot easier these days

a. ACDB
b. BDCA
c. BACD
d. DACB
Ans: b

6.

A. If you are a manager dealing with poor performance, look first at these two causes
B. Both happen to be rather difficult to solve
C. The former will almost certainly require some careful job design and better cooperation between individuals or departments; the later will demand understanding and patience
D. The most straightforward causes of an employee's poor performance are the "mechanical" causes - perhaps the company is not providing him with the tools of the information he needs; and the "personal" causes - perhaps she is still grieving from a recent death in the family.
E. In spite of this limitation, as a manager it would allow you at least identify these situations in the office

a. DAEBC
b. AEDCB
c. CEADB
d. DABCE
Ans: d

Direction for question number 7 to 10:
Select the word closet to the capitalized word.

7. DAPPER

a. smart
b. eloquent
c. prim
d. proper
Ans: a

8. DAPPLED

a. damp
b. dank
c. mottled
d. sizzled
Ans: c

9. DEIGN

a. consent
b. condescend
c. connive
d. conspire
Ans: b

10. GUTTURAL

a. nasal
b. drainage
c. throaty
d. intestinal
Ans: c

Direction for question number 11to 15:
In each question choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate

11. GOOD

a. Is this a good dress for the party ?
b. The kept milk in the glass is still good.
c. Farah ruined the family’s good name
d. I'm good for another round of golf
Ans: b

12. WRITE

a. How do you write your name?
b. To write one's thoughts is a good habit
c. You 'll have to write out a request
d. It is important to write one's will itself
Ans: d

13.BOARD

a. Aryan tried to board up a broken window
b. The board has seven active members
c. The kneading board was plastic made
d. The package included bed and board
Ans: c

14. IDEA

a. Antara had not the slightest idea what latitude was
b. The idea is to finish the project under budget
c. Vivek had a political strange idea
d. We had no idea that the dinner would be so bad
Ans: c

15. SWIM

a. We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
b. We should try and swim with the tide
c. Mira felt the room swim before her eyes
d. After winning the lottery , she could swim in money
Ans: a