Chapter 1: SENTENCE COMPLETION







Ans .

C


  1. Explanation :

    "for understanding is wrong as the sentence is in simple present and hence it should be "to understand".





Ans .

C


  1. Explanation :

    The statement should have been "where we were was"





Ans .

D


  1. Explanation :

    The statement should have been "action has been pending since long"





Ans .

D


  1. Explanation :

    The statement should have been "have been followed"





Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    use “hardly had he” in place of “hardly he had”





Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    Remove "being"





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    Sentence is correct as given





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    Sentence is correct as given





Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    use “having worked” in place of “After having working”





Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    use “that” in place of “what”








Rearrange the given six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in a proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the given questions.


  • A. Moreover, the number of licence-holders has risen even faster, one in five Chinese now has a licence.


  • B. Apart from the fact that the country’s population is, so large, most of these accidents have to do with the fact that China is so new to the business of driving cars.


  • C. Accidents are a common sight on the roads of China for many reasons


  • D. In 2015, it added more cars to its roads than were driving in the whole country in 1999.


  • E. Economic rise has played a large part in all these developments.


  • F. In the rich world, where this economic rise has already taken place, the number of licence-holder is flat or falling




Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    The order of the jumble is "C-B-D-A-E-F"





Ans .

D


  1. Explanation :

    The order of the jumble is "C-B-D-A-E-F"





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    The order of the jumble is "C-B-D-A-E-F"





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    The order of the jumble is "C-B-D-A-E-F"





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    The order of the jumble is "C-B-D-A-E-F"







The sue of technology in education has been present throughout history. Over the last century, schools have modified their (23) to teaching as well as methods that are used to enhance student learning. Chalk and slate were at one time the newest technology. From there, technological changes have gone from film, radio and television to desk-top computers and now into interactive white boards like SMART Technology. The capabilities teachers have with new technology give them the (24) to differentiate lessons for (25) overall learning. Microsoft PowerPoint is one of the most popular technology tools used in any classroom. SMART technologies has integrated the SMART Board Software with PowerPoint, thus combining the newest technology with the most popular S1. This brief description shows that new technology is being implemented in the classroom. Unfortunately, due to (26) costs, the more advanced the new equipment becomes; the less likely schools are willing to (27) it for their classrooms. (28) sufficient funds, it is difficult for schools to obtain technologically advanced classrooms. SMART Technology is the most recent equipment to enter the classroom. In 2002, SMART Boards ranged from $ 999 to $ 1999 and that was for just the board. If a school wanted to better (29), its finance and purchase the rolling floor stand accessory, which makes the technology more accessible to all teachers. It would pay an additional amount of somewhere $ 425 and $ 499. Any school that desires new technology must have the capacity to (30) it. However, even with sufficient funds, a technological integration effort is only as strong as the administrative support behind it.



Ans .

C


  1. Explanation :

    Approach is the most suitable, pathway and departure dont fit the sentence. pedagogy means art of teaching and syllabus means content. Both are unsuitable for use with "to teaching"





Ans .

E


  1. Explanation :

    ability to differentiate. limitation is not appropriate as it indicates a weakness.





Ans .

B


  1. Explanation :

    comparitive tense is needed in the word. only better is suitable





Ans .

C


  1. Explanation :

    Unfortunately, due to high costs





Ans .

B


  1. Explanation :

    schools will acquire it for themselves is indicated in the sentence.





Ans .

A


  1. Explanation :

    (28) sufficient funds indicates "in the absence of" - best choice for it is "Without"





Ans .

C


  1. Explanation :

    if the school wanted to better "manage" or allocate.





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E


  1. Explanation :

    The next sentence indicates "buying" so purchase is correct choice.



Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence of six sentences


Q.1. It is often said that good actors can get out of a play more than the author has put into it.
A. A good actor, bringing to a part his own talent, often gives it a value that the layman on reading the play had not seen in it, but at the utmost he can do no more than reach the ideal that the author has seen in his mind’s eye.
B. In all my plays I have been fortunate enough to have some of the parts acted as I wanted; but in none have I had all the parts so acted.
C. That is not true.
D. He has to be an actor of address to do this; for the most part the author has to be satisfied with an approximation of the performance he visualized.
6. This is obviously inevitable, for the actor who is suited to a certain role may well be engaged and you have to put up with the second or third best, because there is no help for it.


  1. BACD
  2. DACB
  3. CADB
  4. DCBA

Ans.c


Q.1. I can think of no serious prose play that has survived the generation that gave it birth.
A. They are museum pieces.
B. They are revived now and then because a famous part tempts a leading actor, or a manager in want of a stop-gap thinks he will put on a play on which he has no loyalties to pay.
C. A few comedies have haphazardly traveled down a couple of centuries or so.
D. The audience laugh at their wit with politeness and at their farce with embarrassment.
6. They are not held nor taken out of themselves.


  1. CDBA
  2. CBAD
  3. ABDC
  4. BACD

Ans.b


Q.1. The wind had savage allies.
A. If it had not been for my closely fitted helmet, the explosions might have shattered my eardrums.
B. The first clap of thunder came as a deafening explosion that literally shook my teeth.
C. I didn’t hear the thunder, I actually felt it – an almost unbearable physical experience.
D. I saw lighting all around me in every shape imaginable.
6. It was raining so torrentially that I thought I would drown in mid air.


  1. BCAD
  2. CADB
  3. CBDA
  4. ACDB

Ans.a


Q.1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals – the name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice.
A. Logically, therefore such a power should be remembered in good times also.
B. Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurudwaras.
C. Industrial organizations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organized by the employees.
D. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble.
6. The top management/managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their personal choice.


  1. CADB
  2. BCAD
  3. DACB
  4. DBCA

Ans.c


Q.1. A thorough knowledge of the path or course to be followed is essential for achieving success.
A. Seniors must show the path clearly by laying down the precise expectations of the management in terms of job description, key result areas and personal targets.
B. They should also ‘light the path’ by personal example.
C. Advice tendered or help offered must be objectively evaluated for its effectiveness in achieving the desired goal.
D. A display of arrogance and a false sense of ‘self-worth’, in order to belittle those who come to help, proves dysfunctional.
6. The individuality of each employee must be respected.


  1. CDAB
  2. CADB
  3. BADC
  4. ABCD

Ans.d


In each of the following questions, the answer choices suggest alternative arrangements of four sentences A, B, C and D. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph.

Q.A. To have settled one’s affairs is a very good preparation to leading the rest of one’s life without concern for the future. B. When I have finished this book I shall know where I stand. C. One does not die immediately after one has made one’s will; one makes one’s will as a precaution. D. I can afford then to do what I choose with the years that remain to me.


  1. DBAC
  2. CABD
  3. BDAC
  4. CBDA

Ans.b


Q.A. It is sad that India has always been in a hurry to conform to western thought, especially the American. B. Even the smaller countries have the guts to take a firm contrarian stand if they feel the policies happen to compromise their country’s interest. C. It’s one thing to sprout theories on liberalization, and entirely another to barter the interests of the nation in its name. D. In this case too, while a large number of countries are yet to ratify the GATT, India has not only ratified the treaty, but is also preparing to amend the Patents Act.


  1. CABD
  2. DCAB
  3. CBDA
  4. BDCA

Ans.a


Q.A. But instead you are faced with another huge crag and the weary trail continues. B. No, the path wind on and another mountain bars your way. C. When for days you have been going through a mountain pass, a moment comes when you are sure that after winding around the great mass of rock in front of you, you will come upon the plain. D. Surely after this you will see the plain.


  1. CDBA
  2. BADC
  3. CADB
  4. BCAD

Ans.c


Q.A. During one exhibition, however, some air became mixed with the hydrogen, and in the words of the shaken performer: “The explosion was so dreadful that I imagined all my teeth had been blown out!” B. An entertainer would finish his acts by blowing the hydrogen he had inhaled towards a lighted candle; as the hydrogen caught fire, flames would shoot menacingly from his lips. C. A paper bag filled with hydrogen amazed guests by zooming off into space. D. When people learned about its unique lighter-than-air property, they began to use it in all sorts of parlor stunts.


  1. DCBA
  2. DBAC
  3. CABD
  4. ACBD

Ans.a


Q.A. It is exciting and various. B. I am a writer as I might have been a doctor or a lawyer. C. The writer is free to work in what he believes. D. It is so pleasant a profession that it not surprising if a vast number of persons adopt it who have no qualifications for it.


  1. CADB
  2. ABDC
  3. DBCA
  4. BDAC

Ans.d


Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.


Q.A. Professional studies has become the _______ of the rich. B. Every citizen has the _______ to speak, travel and live as he pleases. C. He has a definite ________ over all his rivals. D. Sheron no longer has the ________ of the company’s bungalow and car.


  1. advantage
  2. privilege
  3. right
  4. concession

Ans.b


Q.A. People sensed _________. B. A bad ________ case had come in – a person with a smashed arm. C. And then, without warning, ________ struck. D. The dogs were the first to recognize the signs of oncoming ________.


  1. tragedy
  2. accident
  3. disaster
  4. calamity

Ans.c


Q.A. The men there have fought _________ and emotional withdrawal, and were more capable of helping Jim. B. But ______ does occasionally inflict all the adults. C. A person who is deeply hurt feels very __________. D. It is hard to survive this feeling of _______.


  1. dejection
  2. lonely
  3. trouble
  4. depression

Ans.d


Q.A. I have had a small power of _________. B. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from frequents fits of _________. C. They are now bitter enemies – all because of a small ________. D. Her __________ is the most creative thing she has ever possessed


  1. illusion
  2. imagination
  3. hallucination
  4. misunderstanding

Ans.b


Q.A. Communism states that every individual must live for the _________. B. The _________ of the affairs of the nation is deplorable. C. _________ have been laid down by the United States : states The Statesman. D. No _________ has succeeded in gaining complete autonomy from the Federal government.


  1. state
  2. nation
  3. government
  4. condition

Ans.a


From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.


Q.lying : perjury


  1. statement : testimony
  2. seeing : observing
  3. taking : stealing
  4. eating : dining

Ans.a


Q.prehistoric : medieval


  1. Akbar : British
  2. present : future
  3. Shakespeare : Tennyson
  4. colossus : elephant

Ans.b


Q.loud : stentorian


  1. mild : noisy
  2. painful : prickly
  3. adjective : descriptive
  4. bright : resplendent

Ans.d


four parts of a sentence have been given. From the alternatives, find the combination which best gives a meaningful sentence.


Q.A. there was the hope that in another existence a greater happiness would reward one
B. previous existence, and the effort to do better would be less difficult too when
C. it would be less difficult to bear the evils of one’s own life if
D. one could think that they were but the necessary outcome of one’s errors in a


  1. CABD
  2. BDCA
  3. BADC
  4. CDBA

Ans.d


Q.A. he can only renew himself if his soul
B. he renews himself and
C. the writer can only be fertile if
D. is constantly enriched by fresh experience


  1. CBAD
  2. CADB
  3. BDCA
  4. BACD

Ans.a


Q.A. but a masterpiece is
B. untaught genius
C. a laborious career than as the lucky fluke of
D. more likely to come as the culminating point of


  1. CDAB
  2. ADCB
  3. CDBA
  4. ACDB

Ans.b


Q.A. what interests you is the way in which you have a created the illusion
B. they are angry with you, for it was
C. the public is easily disillusioned and then
D. the illusion they loved; they do not understand that


  1. ACBD
  2. BDCA
  3. CBDA
  4. BCAD

Ans.c


Q.A. an adequate physical and social infrastructure level
B. the pattern of spatial growth in these towns as also to
C. the failure of the government to ensure
D. the roots of the riots are related to


  1. ACBD
  2. DBCA
  3. ABDC
  4. CBDA

Ans.b


Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.


Q.One dark night a Darvesh ________ passing by a dry well.


  1. wasn’t
  2. happened to be
  3. discovered in
  4. found to

Ans.b


Q.Nordisk have recently __________ a product called Glucometer.


  1. started
  2. commissioned
  3. launched
  4. begun

Ans.c


Q.I had already published a novel and it was an unexpected success. I thought my _______.


  1. days were up
  2. chances were good
  3. ladyluck was happy
  4. fortune was made

Ans.d


Q.The neighbour grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the road to _______ the flames.


  1. smother
  2. kill
  3. burn out
  4. fizz out

Ans.a


Q.Sam asked me to keep his secret ___________.


  1. secret
  2. in myself
  3. amongst us
  4. between us

Ans.d


Q.Sometimes the greatest inventions ________ an idea of starting simplicity


  1. stumbles upon
  2. hinge upon
  3. starves without
  4. lacks

Ans.b


Q.Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organization, _______different garbs


  1. come in
  2. clad in
  3. dressed in
  4. clothed in

Ans.a


Sentence completion involves recognizing the overall meaning of the sentence and deciding which of the four words can best be substituted in the blank space.



Q. New studies show that as threatening as they may feel, ____________ relationships can often enhance social and emotional development more than impede them.
Opt. illicit , harmonious, cosmic, cross cultural. 
A. Cross cultural

Q. Google and Facebook's _________ for collecting vast amount of data about the users and their online habits could become a threat of consumer privacy.
Opt. Enigma, histrionics, appetite, ingenuity
A. Appetite

Q. Paul, like other modernists believed that form follows function; so his designs asserted the _________________  of human needs and the furniture's form was _______ human use.
Opt. universality - refined by ; importance-relegated to; rationale-emphasized by; primacy - determined by
A. primacy - determined by

Q. Despite continuous research on synthetic gas , the data accumulated are not directly ____________ to environment questions; thus a new study specifically addressing such questions is _______.
Opt. analogous-promising; transferable-contradictory; antithetical-unremarkable; applicable-warranted
A. applicable-warranted

Q. As for alleged value of expert opinion, one need only ________ government records to see _______ evidence of failure of such opinions in many fields.
Opt. inspect-questionable; retain-circumstantial; distribute-possible; consult-strong
A. consult-strong



Q. Because ghost theory is neither completely accepted nor rejected as an scientific form by scientists, their final evaluation of it necessarily remains ____________________.
Opt. arbitrary, equivocal, orthodox, unspoken
A.
equivocal

Q. Although the findings of India and US probes on Mars were complementary, the two set of atmospheric results clearly could not be ___________ without a major change of data or __________.
Opt. obtained-experimentation; completed-position; matched-implementation; reconciled-interpretation;
A. reconciled-interpretation

Q. Famous among job seekers for its _____________ the company, quite apart from generous salaries bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such _______ as low interest home loans and cars.
Opt. magnanimity-reparations; inventiveness-benefits; largesse-perquisites; discernment-prerogatives
A. largesse-perquisites

Q. Having fully embraced the idea of government by persuasion than government by ______________, the leaders then ________ most of their previous statements supporting dictatorship.
Opt. intimidation-issued; coercion-repudiated; demonstration-deliberated; proclamation-codified.
A. coercion-repudiated

Q. ______________, people who love us have the power to hurt us most and so friends and family are most __________ when it comes to being hurt.
Opt. incredibly-susceptible; paradoxically-vulnerable; undeniably-prone; casually-prone;
A. paradoxically-vulnerable

Q. Many East Germans now experience reunification as plain and simple ___________ where they have been given a raw deal as they see themselves as second class citizens and display an ____ nostalgia for the old times where housing and healthcare were free.
Opt. confiscation-unprecedented; candor-elevated; illusion-elated; annexation-unbridled.
A. annexation-unbridled

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