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1. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
LAMENT
(a) celebrate (b) appeal (c) bleed (d) bemoan

2. Select the option that can be used as a one- word substitute for the given group of words

A small building or room used for Christian worship in a school , prison, hospital or large
private house.
(a) church (b) cathedral (c) congregation (d) chapel

3. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

If only we ____ a light! It is depressing to wait in the dark.
(a) had (b) have (c) have had (d) are having

4. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘ No substitution’.
The tree was uprooted by the storm last evening, isn’t it?
(a) No substitution (b) didn’t it (c) wasn’t it (d) was it

5. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who held a job or office before the current holder
(a) ancestor (b) successor
(c) descendant (d) predecessor

6. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

TRANQUIL
(a) wild (b) agitated (c) nervous (d)calm

7. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

APPLAUD
(a) commend (b) approve (c) magnify (d) denounce

8. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is ‘no
error, select ‘No error’
In about two weeks our holidays will start.
(a) No error (b) our holidays
(c) In about two weeks (d) will start

9. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

CONTAMINATE
(a) pollute (b) purify (c) sanctify (d) cleanse

10. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) laboratory (b) labour (c) literature (d)lantern

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11. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
INFINITE
(a) vast (b) boundless
(c) limited (d) eternal

12. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Milk is ____ than any other food.
(a) more nourishing (b) most nourishing
(c) nourishing (d) as nourishing

13. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) mischivious (b) mysterious (c) ridiculous (d) humorous

14. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error. If there is no
error, select ‘No error’
We watched the workmen to repair the tiles of the kitchen.
(a) We watched the workmen (b) of the kitchen
(c) No error (d) to repair the tiles

15. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

INTENTIONAL
(a) accidental (b) calculated (c) voluntary (d)designed

16. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

I enjoy to watch a good detective movie.

(a) watching (b) watch
(c) No substitution (d) watched

17. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) pioneer (b) pillion (c) puddle (d) pigeon

18. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FASCINATING
(a) boring (b) tiring (c) stupid (d) appealing

19. Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
A large section of a hotel under construction collapse in New Orleans last Saturday.
(a) A large section of a hotel (b) under construction
(c) last Saturday (d) collapse in New Orleans

20. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable
(a) pacifist (b) anarchist (c) pessimist (d) optimist

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21. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Our PM is received with open arms wherever he goes.
(a) Promptly (b) Harmoniously (c) Honourably (d) Warmly

22. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

ADEQUATE
(a) meagre (b) unfit (d) inept (d) sufficient

23. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Trying to find my lost ring in the college is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
(a) Doing something unimportant (b) Doing something impossible
(c) Making a big deal of a small thing (d) Doing something secretly

24. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.
‘Plogging’ is an international trend, in which someone picking up trash while jogging or brisk
walking.
(a) ‘Plogging’ is an international trend (b) while jogging or brisk walking
(c) in which someone (d) picking up trash

25. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

He obtained 80% marks in Science in High School. He has qualified _______ the science
stream in plus two.
(a) to (b) at (c) in (d) for

26. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

We haven’t been to Gangotri _____ almost ten years.
(a) to (b) for (c) from (d) since

27. Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

SUBSEQUENT
(a) antecedent (b) prior (c) consecutive (d) preceding

28. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence.
Mrs. Arora has got the green light from the principal to organize a science conference in the
college.
(a) Got permission to go ahead with something
(b) Got fired for doing something
(c) Got energy and motivation to do something
(d) Got the work started

29. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
I couldn’t got some sleep because the people in the next room were talking very loudly.
(a) No substitution (b) couldn’t got any sleep
(c) couldn’t get some sleep (d) couldn’t get any sleep

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Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions given after it.
The excitement of bird watchers on spotting a particular species for the very first time is
unparalleled. With eyes shining and pride bursting, they exclaim, “I had a lifer today”, or “It
was a lifer for me”. For the longest time, I couldn’t fathom what all the fuss was about. I
mean, at some point in their lives, even a crow or mynah would have been a lifer — seen
for the very first time. So, here, I’ve done a bit of jugaad with the term and define it as a bird
that you see maybe (but not necessarily) for the first time, but which has made a lasting, life-
changing impact on you. Then I recalled some of my own “lifers”. Number 1 is the little
coppersmith barbet. The first bird I saw through brand new, big and powerful binoculars —
and it was solely responsible for my getting interested in birds. The fellow looked like a tubby
little clown with hiccups and that just blew me away. I will never forget the first time I saw
grey hornbills aeons ago: over sullen grey skies in the Borivali National Park (now called
Sanjay Gandhi National Park) — squealing as they flew high up across the sky. They looked
as if they had just left Jurassic Park. Or, for that matter, their larger, more glamorous, cousins
— Great pied hornbills. Tramping through a streambed in Kalagarh (near Corbett), we
suddenly heard this rasping, whooshing, sound. Up there, in the clear blue, were six-seven
huge black-and-white birds with colossal yellow beaks flying in tandem across the clear blue
sky, their wings making the rasping sound. Say “paradise flycatcher” and a birder’s eyes will
begin to glint: “Where? When? Will it be there now?” are questions that will be shot out like
machine-gun bullets. The first time I saw a full grown milk-white-and-glossy-black male, with
its glamorous 18-inch streamer tail, was at the Sultanpur National Park in Haryana. But I
remember better the flycatchers, that made me run around in a tea garden in Palampur,
teasingly whistling at me from one end to the other. The nesting pair in Naukuchiatal was
more accommodating except that I had to stand knee-deep in the hotel’s garbage dump to
get a good view of them flitting to and fro the gully nearby. To compensate, one actually flew
nearly down to my feet to snatch up a bluebottle I had missed. Of course, there have been
rarities: the highlight of the regular Bharatpur (the Keoladeo National Park) visits was the
darshan of VIP Siberian cranes. Then they stopped coming, which was a first indication of
their slow extinction — even if it was just “local” to our area. The gloriously uppity Great
Indian bustards in the Karera Sanctuary (Madhya Pradesh) were another unforgettable
sighting. The sheer disdain with which they flounced away from our howling, jolting jeep and
took to their wings was a lesson in being put in your place. Now, not only does the sanctuary
not exist anymore but those magnificent muscular birds are crashing to total extinction.

30. Which pair of birds did the author see in Naukuchiatal?.

(a) Great Indian bustard (b) Hornbill
(c) Paradise flycatcher (d) Coppersmith barbet

31. What does the word ‘lifer’ mean for the author?
(a) A bird which is becoming extinct
(b) A bird that you see for the first time
(c) A bird that you love
(d) A bird which makes a life – changing impact impact on you

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32. Which bird is black and white with a huge yellow beak?
(a) Siberian crane
(b) Great pied hornbill
(c) Grey hornbill
(d) Paradise flycatcher

33. Match the words with their meaning.

Words Meanings
a. fathom 1. Team
b. aeons 2. Understand
c. tandem 3. Ages

(a) a-2, b-3, c-1 (b) a-2, b-1, c-3

(c) a-3, b-2, c-1 (d) a-1, b- 3, c-2

34. According to the passage which sanctuary does NOT exist anymore?
(a) Sultanpur National Park, Haryana
(b) Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur
(c) Karera Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Sanjay Gandhi National Park

35. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Word written on a tombstone in the memory of the person who has died
(a) epilogue (b) epitaph
(c) prologue (d) stela

36. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Off and on I take a break from my hectic schedule to refresh myself.
(a) Periodically (b) Immediately
(c) Rarely (d) Seldom

37. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
In spite of her severe accident she took heart and moved forward.
(a) Acted promptly (b) Felt depressed
(c) Overcame problems (d) Gathered courage

38. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.

The authorities are looked on the matter.

(a) are looked into the matter
(b) are looking on the matter
(c) No substitution
(d) are looking into the matter

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39. Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing his feelings or complaining
(a) pedant (b) stoic
(c) ascetic (d) agnostic

40. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Across his morning walk on a beach in Mamallapuram, Prime Minister Modi was seen
picking up plastic litter, bottles, and other items.
(a) on a beach in Mamallapuram
(b) picking up plastic litter
(c) Prime Minister Modi was seen
(d) Across his morning walk

41. Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

ENRAGED
(a) aggravated (b) livid
(c) pleased (d) infuriated

42. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

This is the girl ____ is going to IIT, Delhi.
(a) who (b) which
(c) that (d) whom

43. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) jumble (b) jovial
(c) journey (d) junior

44. Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given
sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Rahul thinks that this is quite the cheap restaurant.
(a) quite a cheap (b) no substitution
(c) so the cheap (d) so a cheap

45. Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

(a) redius (b) resemble
(c) realm (d) reliable

Comprehension:

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of
the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank. I had seen the
magic shop from afar several times. I had passed (1)______ once or twice, a shop window
of (2)______ little objects, magic balls, magic hens, wonderful cones, magic dolls and all
those (3)______ of things. But never had I thought of going in (4)______ one day, Gip
hauled me by my finger - right (5)______ to the window.

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46. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.1.

(a) this (b) them
(c) these (d) it

47. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.2.

(a) alluring (b) allured
(c) allure (d)allures

48. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.3.

(a) sort (b) design
(c) pattern (d) shape

49. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.4.

(a) until (b) after
(c) while (d) since

50. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

(a) down (b) up
(c) out (d) in

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