SENTENCE CORRECTION

Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer.

[1] He never has and ever will take such strong measures.
A. had taken nor will ever take
B. had taken and will ever take
C. has and never will take
D. had and ever will take
E. No correction required
Ans - A
 
[2] Technology must use to feed the forces of change.
A. must be used to feed
B. must have been using to feed
C. must use having fed
D. must be using to feed
E. No correction required
Ans - A

[3] Anyone interested in the use of computers can learn much if you have access to a personal computer.
A. they have access
B. access can be available
C. he or she has access
D. one of them have access
E. No correction required
Ans - C

[4] They are not beware of all the facts
A. are not aware for
B. are not aware of
C. are not to be aware
D. must not to be aware for
E. No correction required
Ans - B
 
[5] We can not always convey ourselves in simple sentences.
A. cannot always convey
B. can not always express
C. cannot always express
D. can not always communicate
E. No correction required
Ans - C
 
[6] What does agonise me most is not this criticism, but the trivial reason behind it.
A. most agonising me
B. agonises me most
C. agonising me most
D. I most agonised
E. No correction required
Ans - B

[7] As there was no time, the remaining items were deferred into the next meeting.
A. are deferred till
B. were deferred till
C. were deferred to
D. had deferred with
E. No correction required
Ans - B

[8] Despite of their differences on matters of principles, they all agree on the demand of hike is salary?
A. Despite their
B. Despite of the
C. Despite for their
D. Despite off their
E. No correction required
Ans - A

[9] The man who has committed such a serious crime must get the mostly severe punishment.
A. be getting the mostly severely
B. get the most severe
C. have got the most severely
D. have been getting the severe most
E. No correction required
Ans - B

[10] For many centuries in Indian History there was no city so famous like the city of Ujjain.
A. as
B. such as
C. likewise
D. so like
E. No correction required
Ans - A

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SYNONYMS

[1] UNCOUTH
A. Ungraceful
B. Rough
C. Slovenly
D. Dirty
Ans - B

[2] ERROR
A. Misadventure
B. Misgiving
C. Ambiguity
D. Blunder
Ans - D

[3] COMMENSURATE
A. Measurable
B. Proportionate
C. Begining
D. Appropriate
Ans - B

[4] DEBACLE
A. Collapse
B. Decline
C. Defeat
D. Disgrace
Ans - A

[5] GERMANE
A. Responsible
B. Logical
C. Possible
D. Relevant
Ans - D

[6] DISTINCTION
A. Diffusion
B. Disagreement
C. Different
D. Degree
Ans - C

[7] VORACIOUS
A. Wild
B. Greedy
C. Angry
D. Quick
Ans - B

[8] UNITE
A. Unfold
B. Unchain
C. Combine
D. Unhinge
Ans - C

[9] COMBAT
A. Conflict
B. Quarrel
C. Feud
D. Fight
Ans - D
 
[10] REFECTORY
A. Restaurant
B. Parlour
C. Living Room
D. Dining Room
Ans - D

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ANTONYMS

[1] VANITY
A. Pride
B. Humility
C. Conceit
D. Ostentious
Ans - B

[2] RARELY
A. Hardly
B. Definately
C. Frequently
D. Periodically
Ans - C

[3] MALICIOUS
A. Kind
B. Boastful
C. Generous
D. Indifferent
Ans - A

[4] EPILOGUE
A. Dialogue
B. Prelude
C. Post script
D. Epigram
Ans - B

[5] CAPACIOUS
A. Limited
B. Caring
C. Foolish
D. Changeable
Ans - A

[6] CONDENSE
A. Expand
B. Distribute
C. Interpret
D. Lengthen
Ans - A

[7] ADAPTABLE
A. Adoptable
B. Flexible
C. Yielding
D. Rigid
Ans - D

[8] SACROSANCT
A. Irreligious
B. Unethical
C. Irreverent
D. Unholy
Ans - D

[9] INDISCREET
A. Reliable
B. Honest
C. Prudent
D. Stupid
Ans - C

[10] FAMILIAR
A. Unpleasant
B. Dangerous
C. Friendly
D. Strange
Ans - D

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SENTENCE CORRECTION

Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'E' as the answer

1. The small child does whatever his father was done.
A. has done
B. did
C. does
D. had done
E. No correction required
Ans- C

2. You need not come unless you want to.
A. You don't need to come unless you want to
B. You come only when you want to
C. You come unless you don't want to
D. You needn't come until you don't want to
E. No correction required
Ans- A

3. There are not many men who are so famous that they are frequently referred to by their short names only
A. initials
B. signatures
C. pictures
D. middle names
E. No correction required
Ans- A

4. The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.
A. to whom I sell
B. to who I sell
C. who was sold to
D. to whom I sold
E. No correction required
Ans- D

5. They were all shocked at his failure in the competition.
A. were shocked at all
B. had all shocked at
C. had all shocked by
D. had been all shocked on
E. No correction required
Ans- E

6. I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.
A. will speak to itself
B. speaks for itself
C. has been speaking
D. speaks about itself
E. No correction required
Ans- B

7. He is too important for tolerating any delay.
A. to tolerate
B. to tolerating
C. at tolerating
D. with tolerating
E. No correction required
Ans- A

8. The population of Tokyo is greater than that of any other town in the world.
A. greatest among any other
B. greater than all other
C. greater than those of any other
D. greater than any other
E. No correction required
Ans - E

9. The performance of our players was rather worst than I had expected.
A. bad as I had expected
B. worse than I had expected
C. worse than expectation
D. worst than was expected
E. No correction required
Ans - B

10. Why did you not threw the bag away?
A. did you not throw
B. had you not threw
C. did you not thrown
D. you did not thrown
E. No correction required
Ans - A

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ANTONYMS

[1] INDISCREET
A. Reliable
B. Honest
C. Prudent
D. Stupid
Ans - C

[2] FAMILIAR
A. Unpleasant
B. Dangerous
C. Friendly
D. Strange
Ans - D
 
[3] TANGIBLE
A. Ethereal
B. Concrete
C. Actual
D. Solid
Ans - A

[4] LOVE
A. Villainy
B. Hatred
C. Compulsion
D. Force
Ans - B

[5] FAMOUS
A. Disgraced
B. Unknown
C. Evil
D. Popular
Ans - B

[6] ABSOLUTE
A. Deficient
B. Faulty
C. Limited
D. Scarce
Ans - C
 
[7] FRUGAL
A. Copious
B. Extravagant
C. Generous
D. Ostentatious
Ans - B

[8] INSIPID
A. Tasty
B. Stupid
C. Discreet
D. Feast
Ans - A

[9] ABLE
A. Disable
B. Inable
C. Unable
D. Misable
Ans - C
 
[10] HOSTILITY
A. Courtesy
B. Hospitality
C. Relationship
D. Friendliness
Ans - D

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COMPREHENSION

[1] I felt the wall of the tunnel shiver. The master alarm squealed through my earphones. Almost simultaneously, Jack yelled down to me that there was a warning light on. Fleeting but spectacular sights snapped into ans out of view, the snow, the shower of debris, the moon, looming close and big, the dazzling sunshine for once unfiltered by layers of air. The last twelve hours before re-entry were particular bone-chilling. During this period, I had to go up in to command module. Even after the fiery re-entry splashing down in 81o water in south pacific, we could still see our frosty breath inside the command module.
1. The word 'Command Module' used twice in the given passage indicates perhaps that it deals with
A. an alarming journey
B. a commanding situation
C. a journey into outer space
D. a frightful battle.
Ans - C

2. Which one of the following reasons would one consider as more as possible for the warning lights to be on?
A. There was a shower of debris.
B. Jack was yelling.
C. A catastrophe was imminent.
D. The moon was looming close and big.
Ans - C

3. The statement that the dazzling sunshine was "for once unfiltered by layers of air" means
A. that the sun was very hot
B. that there was no strong wind
C. that the air was unpolluted
D. none of above
Ans - D

[2] But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.

1. The phrase 'Preoccupied grandmotherly air' signifies
A. being totally unconcerned
B. pretending to be very busy
C. a very superior attitude
D. calm, dignified and affectionate disposition
Ans - D

2. From the passage it appears that the author was
A. an inexperienced hunter
B. kind and considerate
C. possessed with fear
D. a worried man
Ans - B

3. The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
A. was afraid of it
B. did not have the experience of shooting big animals
C. did not wish to kill animal which was not doing anybody any harm
D. did not find the elephant to be ferocious
Ans - B

[3] Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.
1. In his dream Harold found the loathsome creatures
A. in his village
B. in his own house
C. in a different land
D. in his office
Ans - C

2. Which one of the following phrases best helps to bring out the precise meaning of 'loathsome creatures'?
A. Security bug and slimy tentacles
B. Fearful dream and slug-like animals
C. Slimy tentacles and slug-like animals
D. slug-like animals and security bug
Ans - C

3. The statement that 'he later threw off the security bug' means that
A. Harold succeeded in overcoming the need for security
B. Harold stopped giving much importance to dreams
C. Harold started tolerating social victimisation
D. Harold killed all the bugs troubled him
Ans - A

4. Harold's dream was fearful because
A. it brought him face to face with reality
B. it was full of vivid pictures of snakes
C. he saw huge elephant in it
D. in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies
Ans - A

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CLOSET TEST

[1] Today most businessmen are very worried. To begin with, they are not used to competition.In the past they sold whatever ...(1)... produced at whatever prices they chose. But ...(2)... increasing competition, customers began to ...(3)... and choose. Imports suddenly became ...(4)... available and that too at cheaper ...(5)...

1.  A. it
     B. he
     C. they
     D. we
Ans - C

2.  A. with
     B. by
     C. after
     D. from
Ans - A

3.  A. buy
     B. take
     C. pick
     D. want
Ans - C

4.  A. hardly
     B. easily
     C. frequently
     D. conveniently
Ans - B

5.   A. costs
      B. returns
      C. dividend
      D. prices
Ans - D

[2] As a rule of thumb, a manned mission costs from fifty to a hundred times more than a comparable unmanned mission. Thus, for scientific exploration alone, ...(1)... missions, employing machine intelligence, are ...(2)... However, there may well be ...(3)... other than scientific for exploring ...(4)... social, economic, political, cultural or ...(5)...

1.  A. manned
     B. unmanned
     C. space
     D. lunar
Ans - B

2.  A. liked
     B. wanted
     C. used
     D. preferred
Ans - D

3.  A. reasons
     B. causes
     C. clues
     D. objects
Ans - A

4.   A. moon
      B. sun
      C. space
      D. mission
Ans - C

5.   A. casual
      B. historic
      C. historical
      D. histrionic
Ans -  C

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ANTONYMS

[1] ABLE
A. Disable
B. Inable
C. Unable
D. Misable
Ans - C

[2] HOSTILITY
A. Courtesy
B. Hospitality
C. Relationship
D. Friendliness
Ans - D

[3] CROWDED
A. Busy
B. Congested
C. Quiet
D. Deserted
Ans - D

[4] COMIC
A. Emotional
B. Tragic
C. Fearful
D. Painful
Ans - B
 
[4] HAPLESS
A. Cheerful
B. Consistent
C. Fortunate
D. Shapely
Ans - C
 
[5] FLIMSY
A. Frail
B. Filthy
C. Firm
D. Flippant
Ans - C
 
[6] EQUANIMITY
A. Resentment
B. Dubiousness
C. Duplicity
D. Excitement
Ans - D

[7] ADDITION
A. Division
B. Enumeration
C. Subtraction
D. Multiplication
Ans - C 

[8] ZENITH
A. Acme
B. Top
C. Nadir
D. Pinnacle
Ans - C

[9] DOUBTFUL
A. Famous
B. Certain
C. Fixed
D. Important
Ans - B

[10] PERENNIAL
A. Frequent
B. Regular
C. Lasting
D. Rare
Ans - D

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SYNONYMS

[1] BARE
A. Uncovered
B. Tolerate
C. Clear
D. Neat
Ans - A

[2] REPEAL
A. Sanction
B. Perpetuate
C. Pass
D. Cancel
Ans - D

[3] SALACITY
A. Bliss
B. Depression
C. Indecency
D. Recession
Ans - C

[4] ECSTATIC
A. Animated
B. Bewildered
C. Enraptured
D. Illful
Ans - C

[5] ADMONISH
A. Punish
B. Curse
C. Dismiss
D. Reprimand
Ans - D
 
[6] DILIGENT
A. Progressive
B. Brilliant
C. Inventive
D. Hard-working
Ans - D

[7] PIOUS
A. Pure
B. Pretentious
C. Clean
D. Devout
Ans - D

[8] BROWSE
A. Heal
B. Deceive
C. Examine
D. Strike
Ans - C

[9] INFREQUENT
A. Never
B. Usual
C. Rare
D. Sometimes
Ans - C
 
[10] RESTRAINT
A. Hindrance
B. Repression
C. Obstacle
D. Restriction
Ans - D

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SPOTTING ERRORS

Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'.

[1]  A. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
      B. on the eve of the examination
      C. that I found it very easy to work it out.
      D. No error.
      Ans -  A


[2] A. An Indian ship
     B. laden with merchandise
     C. got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
     D. No error.
    Ans - C

[3] A. I could not put up in a hotel
     B. because the boarding and lodging charges
     C. were exorbitant.
     D. No error.
     Ans - A

[4]  A. The Indian radio
      B. which was previously controlled by the British rulers
      C. is free now from the narrow vested interests.
      D. No error.
     Ans - C

[5] A. If I had known
     B. this yesterday
     C. I will have helped him.
     D. No error.
     Ans - C

[6] A. A lot of travel delay is caused
     B. due to the inefficiency and lack of good management
     C. on behalf of the railways.
     D. No error.
     Ans - C

[7] A. One of the members
     B. expressed doubt if
     C. the Minister was an atheist.
     D. No error.
     Ans - B

[8] A. I have got
     B. my M.Sc. degree
     C. in 1988.
     D. No error.
     Ans - A

[9] A. Having received your letter
     B. this morning, we are writing
     C. to thank you for the same.
     D. No error.
      Ans - D

[10] A. If you lend him a book
      B. he will lend it to some one else
      C. and never you will get it back.
      D. No error.
       Ans - C

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ORDERING OF SENTENCES

In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

[1] S1: In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most important person in the room.
P : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.
Q : On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.
R : While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.
S : As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.
S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.
Ans - QSRP

[2] S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.
P : Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is considerable.
Q : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.
R : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.
S : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.
S6:The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this force of attraction gravity
Ans - QSPR

[3] S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.
P : As a result there horrendous congestion.
Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia.
R : They run down the centre of the road
S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.
S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.
Ans - RPSQ

[4] S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.
P : Then a chance Customer would come.
Q : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's
R : Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to his reading.
S : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.
S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.
Ans - QSPR


[5] S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.
P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.
Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.
R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.
S : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.
S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.
Ans - QPRS

[6] S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.
P : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.
Q : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.
R : Everyone now knew there was fire on board.
S : Flames broke out here and there.
S6: Most people bore the shock bravely.
Ans - SRQP

[7] S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.
P : I really gave it up.
Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.
R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.
S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.
S6: poor girl!.
Ans - QPRS

[8] S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.
P : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.
Q : As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.
R : For the atmosphere becomes thinner.
S : As a result there is less friction.
S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.
Ans - QPRS

[9] S1: A father having offered to take the baby out in a perambulator, was tempted by the sunny morning to slip into a pub for a glass of beer.
P : Indignant at her husband's behaviour, she decided to teach him a lesson.
Q : She wheeled away the pram.
R : A little later, his wife came by, where to her horror, she discovered her sleeping baby.
S : Leaving the pram outside, he disappeared inside the bar.
S6: She waited for him, anticipating the white face and quivering lips which would soon appear with the news that the baby had been stolen.
Ans - SRPQ

[10] S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.
P : The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q : The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R : They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.
S : Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.
Ans - SPQR

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