English Comprehension Question Papers
10th September 2016 (Shift-2)
Question 76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
FORSWEAR
Options:
1) SWEAR
2) OATH
3) ABUSE
4) FORSAKE
Correct Answer: FORSAKE
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
INCLEMENT
Options:
1) RADICAL
2) MILD
3) HARSH
4) TYRANNICAL
Correct Answer: MILD
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
1) ANTICEPTIC
2) ANTECEPTIC
3) ANTICEPTIQUE
4) ANTISEPTIC
Correct Answer: ANTISEPTIC
Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
The doctor says that(A)/the patient will recover(B)/in few days(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: C
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
I do not think that(A)/I can cope up(B)/with this problem(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: B
Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the “No error” option.
The mother(A)/yearns for(B)/her only child(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
Correct Answer: D
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Since last year his condition has been________
Options:
1) deteriorate
2) deteriorating
3) severely deteriorated
4) deterioratingly
Correct Answer: deteriorating
Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Most children remain______school between the ages of seven and ten.
Options:
1) in
2) under
3) at
4) inside
Correct Answer: at
Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The quake also_______ mudslides on the outskirts of the city.
Options:
1) tempered
2) tampered
3) erupted
4) triggered
Correct Answer: triggered
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Wet behind the ears
Options:
1) Skillful
2) Young and rich with experience
3) Young and without much experience
4) Hearing impaired
Correct Answer: Young and without much experience
Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Under a cloud
Options:
1) Sheltered from the sun
2) Under suspicion
3) Out in the open
4) Get wet
Correct Answer: Under suspicion
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.
Get the sack
Options:
1) Look for a sack
2) Find a sack
3) Get a call back
4) Be dismissed
Correct Answer: Be dismissed
Question 88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A person’s peculiar habit
Options:
1) Trait
2) Idiosyncracy
3) Idiolect
4) Talent
Correct Answer: Idiosyncracy
Question 89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Speech delivered without preparation
Options:
1) Rhetoric
2) Oration
3) Extempore
4) Maiden speech
Correct Answer: Extempore
Question 90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.One who will do any job for anyone for money
Options:
1) Mercenary
2) Recruit
3) Hoodlum
4) Merchant
Correct Answer: Mercenary
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The more they earn, more they spend
Options:
1) The more they earn, the more they spend
2) More they earn, the more they spend
3) More they earn, more they spend
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: The more they earn, the more they spend
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
The offerings were placed on the alter
Options:
1) on the altar
2) on the steps
3) on the platform
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: on the altar
Question 93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
Really speaking, no man is perfect
Options:
1) Strictly
2) slightly
3) vaguely
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: Strictly
Question 94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
Mankind does not know this
Options:
1) do
2) had
3) is
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Question 95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.
Practically every part of the coconut tree is used by man
Options:
1) each
2) most
3) any
4) No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.
Dyslexia is a perceptual disorder often occurring in persons of normal, or even above-average intelligence. The reader is unable to perceive correctly what is on a page. Letters and numbers often appear reversed: “b” seems to be “d”,”quite” is “quiet” and “from” is “form”. The reader tends to leave out letters or words or insert words or letters that are not there. Vowel and consonant sounds may be confused. Many dyslexics are lefthanded or able to write with either hand. They often confuse left and right. Learning to speak may also be delayed beyond infancy. The condition seems to be inherited. It may persist into adulthood. However, with early recognition and specialized approaches to teaching reading, most dyslexics can learn to read.
Some researchers believe that latent dyslexia may be aggravated by the way reading is taught. The modern whole word, or look and say, method seems to be more of a hindrance to learning for dyslexics than it is for ordinary pupils. The phonetic method of teaching students to learn letters and sound them out appears to achieve better reading results. The problem of words that cannot be sounded out such as rough, laugh or through is not solved by phonetics. These words must simply be memorized. However, for children with dyslexia, the problem can be compounded by the failure of parents or teachers to recognize the condition. This can easily lead to emotional problems for dyslexic children, who cannot understand their failure to keep up with their classmates.
Question 96. Dyslexia, often occurring in persons of normal, or even above average intelligence, is a __________
Options:
1) Conceptual disorder
2) Pathological disease
3) Perceptive disorder
4) Perceptual disorder
Correct Answer: Perceptual disorder
Question 97. In Dyslexia, letters and figures often appear __________
Options:
1) Inverted
2) Blurred
3) Reversed
4) Clustered
Correct Answer: Reversed
Question 98. People suffering from dyslexia are often ___________
Options:
1) right handed
2) far sighted
3) ambidextrous
4) only left handed
Correct Answer: ambidextrous
Question 99. Dyslexia may ___________
Options:
1) be noticed during infancy
2) last till childhood
3) persist into adulthood
4) end when one goes to school
Correct Answer: persist into adulthood
Question 100. The problem of perception can be compounded by the failure of parents and teachers to
Options:
1) provide treatment
2) recognize the condition
3) correct the child at infancy
4) understand the child
Correct Answer: recognize the condition