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Direction (1-2): In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence is.
Q1 Praise highly in speech or writing
(a) Chide
(b) Eulogize
(c) Chastise
(d) Reprimand
Q2. The return of someone to his own country
(a) Repatriation
(b) Migrate
(c) Emigrate
(d) Immigrate
Direction (3-6): In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”.
Q3. Humongous changes (has occurred) in the last two decades.
(a) have occurred
(b) have occur
(c) have occurring
(d) no improvement
Q4. The joy of (cook) a meal with freshly grown herbs was boundless.
(a) cooked
(b) cooking
(c) cooks
(d) no improvement
Q5. The doctor removed the eye patch and asked him how he (were feeling).
(a) was felt
(b) has feeling
(c) was feeling
(d) no improvement
Q6. It is nothing less than magic which (will transformed) tiny teeny seeds into fruits of life.
(a) transform
(b) transforms
(c) transforming
(d) no improvement
Direction (7-8): The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
Q7. So he decided he
A-people, hopefully none
B-better place with fewer
C-would go far away, to a
(a) CBA
(b) CAB
(c) BCA
(d) BAC
Q8. Many a bird found
A-secure in the branches
B-safety in the trees and
C-built their nests, feeling
(a) BAC
(b) BCA
(c) ACB
(d) ABC
Directions(9-10):In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.
Q9.
(a) daclination
(b) declineation
(c) declination
(d) daclineation
Solutions
S1. Ans (b)
Sol. Eulogise- Praise highly in speech or writing
S2. Ans (a)
Sol. Repatriation – The return of someone to his own country
S3. Ans (a)
Sol.” Humongous changes” is a plural noun so it will take “have” after it, also “have” takes 3rd form of verb after it hence it should be “have occurred”
S4. Ans (b)
Sol. “of” is a preposition which will take a gerund after it hence “cooking” should be used.
S5. Ans (c)
Sol.”he” is singular thus singular helping verb “was” is correct
S6. Ans (b)
Sol. universal truth is being stated thus V1+s/es “transforms” will be used.
S7. Ans (a)
S8. Ans (b)
S9. Ans (c)
Sol. impoverish – make (a person or area) poor.
S10. Ans (c)
Sol. Declination- formal refusal.