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General English Practice/Sample Paper 1 (With Solutions)

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General English Practice/Sample Paper 1 (With Solutions)



1. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

(a) You would not have used (b) such an insulting language (c) if you would have been accompanied (d) by your elder brother. (e) No error

Answer – c

2.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

All the furnitures have been (a)/ replaced by the owner of the house (b)/ before shifting. (c)/ No error. (d)

Answer – a

3.Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is ‘d’ (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

As soon as I shall reach New Delhi (a) I shall send you the file (b) you have asked for. (c) No error. (d)

Answer – a

4.In each of these questions, the given sentence has a blank space. Four alternative words (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given after the sentence. Select from the alternatives that word as your answer which you consider most appropriate for the blank space.

He does not suffer from any ……. disease at all.

a. Acute

b. Chronic

c. Temporary

d. Irregular

Answer – b

5.We are not sure if their business is strictly ………

a. Prudent

b. Honest

c. Judicious

d. Legitimate

Answer – a

6.The claims made by the manufacturer of the product are so extravagant that only the …… will accept them on face value.

a. Cynical

b. Gullible

c. Rich

d. Indifferent

Answer – b

7.Justice should be ….. even-handedly.

a. Discharged

b. Performed

c. Declared

d. Administered

Answer – d

8.The leader of the opposition party condemned the communal riots in … terms.

a. Unambiguous

b. Unparliamentary

c. Unequivocal

d. Uncontrollable

Answer – c

9.They should spend less time … about and more with their children.

a. Gallivanting

b. Gravitating

c. Frisking

d. Flirting

Answer – c

10.The Government’s handling of the situation led to …… violations of human rights.

a. Tumultuous

b. Obvious

c. Ostensible

d. Flagrant

Answer – d

11.A bullet …….. his cheek.

a. Grazed

b. Glazed

c. Grasped

d. Screamed

Answer – a

12.The injured man was still groggy and could only give a ….. account of the accident.

a. Garish

b. Gangling

c. Garbled

d. Garrulous

Answer – c

13.The teacher’s counsel had a …….. effect on the mischievous student’s conduct.

a. Memorable

b. Salutary

c. Sudden

d. Forceful

Answer – b

14.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

The majority of village folk in India are illiterate and …. superstitious.

(a) Overtly (b) Delicately (c) Stubbornly (d) Covertly (e) Critically

Answer – c

15.In these questions, pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

I must admit, my parents stood by me in my times of …… .

(a) Passion (b) Duress (c) Involvement (d) Development (e) Criticism

Answer – b

Directions—(Q. 16–27) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Keshava, the washerman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava would pour out his heart to the doneky. One day, Keshava was walking home with the donkey when he felt tired. He tied the donkey to a tree and sat down to rest for a while, near a school. A window was open, and through it, a teacher could be heard scolding the students. ‘Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just won’t study !’ As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could actually turn donkeys into humans ! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatiently, he waited for school to be over that day. when everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained behind to check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom.

‘How can I help you ?’ asked the teacher. Keshava scratched his head and said, ‘I heard what you said to the children. This donkey is my companion. If you made it human, we could have such good times together.’ The teacher decided to trick Keshava. He pretended to think for a while and then said, ‘Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees.’ The washerman agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left the donkey in the teacher’s care.

After the six months were up, Keshava went to the teacher. The teacher had been using the donkey for his own work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, ‘Oh, your donkey became so clever that it ran away. He is the headman of the next village.’ When Keshava reached the next village he found the village elders sitting under a tree, discussing serious problems. How surprised they were when Keshava marched up to the headman, grabbed his arm and said, ‘How dare you ? You think you are so clever that you ran away ? Come home at once !’

The headman understood someone had played a trick on Keshava. ‘I am not your donkey !’ he said. ‘Go find the sage in the forest.’ Keshava found the sage sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, deep in meditation. He crept up and grabbed the sage’s beard. ‘Come back home now !’ he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Keshava. When he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the washerman kindly, ‘The teacher made a fool of you. Your donkey must be still with him. Go and take it back from him. Try to make some real friends, who will talk with you and share your troubles. A donkey will never be able to do that !’ Keshava returned home later that day with his donkey, sadder and wiser.

16. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?

(A) He had the ability to transform animals into human beings

(B) He took advantage of Keshava’s simple nature

(C) He had plotted with the village headman to cheat Keshava

(D) He enjoyed teaching children though he was poorly paid

(E) He was honest and used Keshava’s money to care for the donkey

Ans : (B)

17. Why did Keshava talk to his donkey while working ?

(A) He wanted to practise his communication skills because he wanted to make friends

(B) To entertain himself because he found his work monotonous

(C) The donkey helped him to find answers to his problems

(D) He regarded the doneky as his friend and confided in him

(E) He believed the donkey to be a human being in disguise

Ans : (E)

18. How did Keshava get his donkey back ?

(A) He threatened to take the teacher to the village elders

(B) The sage forced the teacher to release the donkey

(C) He asked the village headman for help

(D) The teacher returned it on learning that Keshava had learnt his lesson

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

19. Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the passage?

(a) The donkey was over burdened by the teacher.

(b) The teacher was cunning by nature.

(c) The sage laughed at Keshava and treated him unkindly.

(A) Both (a) & (c)

(B) Both (b) & (c)

(C) Only (b)

(D) All (a), (b) & (c)

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

20. Why was Keshava keen to meet the teacher one day ?

(A) Keshava wanted to ask the teacher how to make his donkey a better companion

(B) He wanted to learn more prayers as he was devout

(C) He had been reliably informed that the teacher had changed donkeys into human beings

(D) He heeded the teacher’s words of advice and wanted to study

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

21. Why did Keshava interrupt the discussion among the village elders ?

(A) He did not agree with their views on different issues

(B) To confront the headman who had cheated him out of one thousand rupees

(C) He wanted them to get justice for him

(D) He was looking for the donkey and wanted to ask for directions

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

22. What made Keshava pull the sage’s beard ?

(A) He wanted to wake up the sage who was a sleep under the tree

(B) The headman requested him to move the sage from under the tree

(C) He wanted the sage to explain what had happened to the donkey

(D) He misunderstood the village headman and took the sage to be his donkey

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

23. Why did the teacher ask Keshava to leave the donkey with him for six months ?

(a) He realised that the donkey would require a lot of training.

(b) To reduce Keshava’s dependence on the donkey.

(c) He wanted to rescue the donkey from Keshava who did not know to treat the donkey properly.

(A) None

(B) Only (b)

(C) Both (a) & (b)

(D) Only (c)

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 24–25) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

24. trick

(A) joke

(B) skill

(C) mislead

(D) technique

(E) lunny

Ans : (C)

25. remained

(A) pending

(B) waited

(C) lasted

(D) survived

(E) continued

Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–27) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

26. real

(A) false

(B) imitated

(C) dishonest

(D) imagine

(E) genuine

Ans : (A)

27. deep

(A) low

(B) distracted

(C) flat

(D) awake

(E) sleep

Ans : (B)


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