Thursday, March 22, 2012

SBI Associates Clerk English Sample Practice Paper- 52

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Directions-(Q. 1-10) 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.

Once upon a time, there was a stork that lived by
catching fish from a particular tank. As the years went by, the stork grew older and weaker and its ability to catch fish diminished. At times it would even starve. The stork knew that it had to do something to survive.

One day it stood by the side of the tank with a very
forlorn look on its face. The frogs, fish and crabs wondered why it was not trying to catch any food. A big crab asked the stork what the matter was. The stork answered that it was sad because all the fish in the tank were going to die and so it would have to starve. The stork said that it had heard that
people were going to fill the tank with mud and grow crops over it. The fish were very worried and asked the stork to help them.

The stork offered to take all of them to a bigger tank some distance away. But it said that it needed to rest between trips because of old age. It would only be able to carry a few fish at a time.

On its first trip, the stork took a beakful of fish. It flew to a big rock and had a good meal. Thereafter, it rested for a while, and when it was hungry again, the stork took a second trip. In this manner, the stork took a trip each time it was hungry.

The big crab in the tank also wanted to save itself and it requested the stork to take it too. The stork thought it was a good idea to try a new dish. It agreed to take the crab on its next trip.

After the stork flew up with the crab, the crab looked down to see what the new surroundings would be like. All it could see was dry land. When the crab questioned the stork about this, the stork laughed wickedly and pointed to the rock below where the crab sawa heap of fish bones. The crab
realized that it was to be the stork's next meal. So the crab dug its claws into the stork's neck and would not let go till the stork fell to the ground and died. The crab then cut off the stork's head and returned home to show it to all the other fish and share the story of its adventure with the stork.
Directions-(Q. 1-3) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

1.
REALIZE: (A) Confess, (B) Conclude, (C) Solve, (D) Dream, (E) Confuse
Ans : (B)

2.
ADVENTURE: (A) Incident, (B) Decision, (C) Saviour, (D) Scheme, (E) Friendship
Ans : (A)

3.
CATCHING: (A) Teasing, (B) Holding, (C) Detecting, (D) Sipping, (E) Eating
Ans : (E)

Directions-(Q. 4-5) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

4.
DIMINISHED: (A) Praised, (B) Developed, (C) Agitated, (D) Excited, (E) Lessened
Ans : (B)

5.
FORLORN: (A) Serious, (B) Satisfied, (C) Wicked, (D) Helpful, (E) Cheerful
Ans : (E)

6. How did the crab kill the stork ?
(A) The crab dug its claws into the stork's neck until it fell on the ground.
(B) The crab poisoned the stork's meal at the rock., (C) The crab starved the stork to death.,
(D) The crab cut the stork's head., (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. Why did the stork agree to take the crab along ?
(A) It wanted to try a new dish, (B) It wanted to prove that it was still young
(C) It wanted to save the crab , (D) It was blackmailed by the crab, (E) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Which of the following can be the
most appropriate title for the story ?
(A) The foolish fish, (B) The brave stork, (C) The crab's adventure with the stork
(D) The innocent stork and the fish, (E) The lazy crab
Ans : (B)

9. Why did the stork have to remain hungry ?
(A) There were not fish in the tank., (B) The stork's capacity to catch fish had diminished.
(C) The stork had lost its teeth due to old age., (D) The fish had learnt to trick the stork.
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

10. As per the stork what had the people being saying about the tank ?
(A) The tank would dry due to immense heat., (B) The tank would be poisoned by the people.
(C) They would trap the fish and take them to aquariums.
(D) They would fill the tank with mud and cultivate crops., (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
Directions-(Q. 11-20) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B) (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

11. Will you be
able (A) to obtain (B) the necessary (C) information immeediately. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

12.
Although (A) I was angry, (B) I controlled (C) myself. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

13. He came (A) at a time (B) when I was (C) too buzy (D) to see him. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

14. Have (A) you posted (B) the latter (C) to the lawyer ? (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

15. Every habbit (A) of the parent (B) was found (C) in the child. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

16. He is not (A) as intelligent (B) a man as I accpected (C) him to be. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

17. I did (A) not see (B) the and (C) of the play. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

18. It is indeed (A) very clever (B) of him to have reefused (C) to do the task. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

19. Due to unfourseen (A) circumstances, we shall have (B) to leave earlier (C) than planned. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

20. There (A) were several (B) questions before (C) the committee. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)
Directions-(Q. 21-25) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2),(3),(4),(5) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below:
(1) These books are collectively called Euclid's elements.
(2) Euclid has included his findings in one of the volumes of Euclid's elements.
(3) Euclid is known as the father of modem geometry .
(4) This information was systematically presented by him in a set of 13 books.
(5) He complied information on geometry that was already available.

21. Which of the following should be the
FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 5 , (B) 2, (C) 1, (D) 3, (E) 4
Ans : (C)

22. Which of the following should be the
LAST sentence '?
(A) 3 , (B) 1, (C) 5, (D) 4, (E) 2
Ans : (E)

23. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence ?
(A) 1 , (B) 3, (C) 4, (D) 2, (E) 5
Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence ?
(A) 2 , (B) 4, (C) 3, (D) 5, (E) 1
Ans : (C)

25. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence ?
(A) 2 , (B) 1, (C) 4, (D) 5, (E) 3
Ans : (D)
Directions-(Q. 26-35) Read 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 (E) .(Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any .)

26. If you does (A) / not work (B) / hard, you (C) / will not succeed. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

27. The candidate (A) / tried to convince (B) / the panel of the (C) / genuinely of his case. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

28. He ran so hardly (A) / that he (B) / was out (C) / of breath. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

29. Mohan was very (A) / concerned about (B) / is health which (C) / was deteriorating day by day. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

30. He dealing (A) / sternly (B) / with the (C) / offender. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

31. The man who (A) / was run on (B) / has been taken (C) / to the hospital. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

32. We started (A) / at a (B) / rapidity of pace (C) / towards the shore. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

33. She is (A) / the tallest (B) / of the (C) / two girls. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

34. He went (A) / to finding (B) / the buried (C) / treasure. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

35. No matter what (A) / they get some (B) / man always (C) / seem dissatisfied. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)
Directions-(Q. 36-45) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Dilip Kumar's train was late and it
...(36)... Mumbai a little after midnight. It was his f1fSt ...(37)... to the city and the did not ...(38)... where to go. He thought he would go to a dormitory where he would not have to pay any ...(39)... but he did not know how to find one at that hour. He asked a porter to get him a cheap room. The porter asked him for fifty rupees, but Dilip waved him away and walked out of the station. He ...(40)... through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough. He sat
down on a bench in a park to
...(41)... of what he should do next. He was very tired and fell ...(42)... on the bench. He woke up the next morning, stiff on every limb, but he ...(43)... when he ...(44)... that it was the ...(45)... night lodging that he had ever had.

36. (A) leave. (B) arrived, (C) halted, (D) reached, (E) went
Ans : (D)

37. (A) ambition , (B) visit, (C) parking, (D) rest, (E) check
Ans : (B)

38. (A) want , (B) know, (C) guess, (D) ask, (E) imagine
Ans : (B)

39. (A) rent , (B) interest, (C) lease, (D) allowance, (E) hire
Ans : (A)

40. (A) crept , (B) wandered, (C) across, (D) search, (E) go
Ans : (B)

41. (A) eat , (B) free, (C) think, (D) escape, (E) rest
Ans : (C)

42. (A) sound , (B) asleep, (C) above, (D) upon, (E) right
Ans : (D)

43. (A) amazed , (B) thought, (C) smiled, (D) cried, (E) shocked
Ans : (C)

44. (A) confusion , (B) reassured, (C) regretted, (D) realised, (E) resolved
Ans : (E)

45. (A) cheapest, (B) easy, (C) comfortable, (D) reliable, (E) free
Ans : (A)
Directions-(Q. 46-50) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

46. They………….very pleased to see us.
(A) foresee , (B) ignore, (C) find, (D) looks, (E) seem
Ans : (E)

47. The seating arrangement makes it difficult for the pupils to talk to………….other.
(A) every , (B) among, (C) all, (D) for, (E) each
Ans : (E)

48. The university has………….the government a lot of money.
(A) sanction , (B) cost, (C) asked, (D) labelled, (E) wasted
Ans : (C)

49. We………….the whole day shopping.
(A) enjoy , (B) left, (C) had, (D) happened, (E) spent
Ans : (C)

50. I was sitting in a cafe, ………….for my friend.
(A) hoping , (B) knowing, (C) seeing, (D) waiting, (E) asking
Ans : (D)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

S.S.C. (C.P.O.) Sub-Inspectors Exam, English Sample Paper - 51


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Directions—(Q. 1–5) In these questions, some of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and blacken the rectangle (●) corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) in the Answer Sheet.

1. The political candidate talked (A) / as if she has already been elected (B) / to the presidency. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (B)

2. The way to increase the production of the food (A) / is to bring more land (B) / under cultivation. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (A)

3. The girls watched intently (A) / as the model applied her make-up (B) / with a practiced hand. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (C)

4. If he is a millionaire (A) / he would help (B) / the millennium project. (C) No Error. (D)
Ans : (A)

5. The Prime Minister along with his Cabinet colleagues (A) / have been welcomed by the Chief Minister (B) / at a formal ceremony. (C) No Error (D)
Ans : (B)

Directions–(Q. 6–10) In these questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle (●) in the Answer Sheet.

6. I am exhausted, let’s …… a day.
(A) call it, (B) call at, (C) call off, (D) call in
Ans : (A)

7. The worker used …… to patch up the hole in the wall.
(A) Sand , (B) Cement, (C) Soil, (D) Grass
Ans : (B)

8. She made her stepson her ……to her large fortune.
(A) Hare , (B) Heir, (C) Hair, (D) Here
Ans : (B)

9. The stewardess showed the passenger …….
(A) When to start travelling, (B) Where to land the plane
(C) How to fasten the seat belt, (D) How to judge the altitude of the plane
Ans : (C)

10. Many people reported …… a noise in the night.
(A) To hear, (B) Having heard, (C) To have heard, (D) Been hearing
Ans : (C)

Directions–(Q. 11–15) In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses
the meaning of the given word.

11. Stringent: (A) Flexible,, (B) Inflexible, (C) Staunch, (D) Tough
Ans : (B)

12. Deliberately: (A) Spontaneously, (B) Inadvertently, (C) Intentionally, (D) Naturally
Ans : (C)

13. Flaunt: (A) Cut, (B) Deceive, (C) Exhibit, (D) Blame
Ans : (C)

14. Subjugate: (A) Capitulate, (B) Conquer, (C) Strike, (D) Confuse
Ans : (B)

15. Behaviour: (A) Conduct, (B) Blessing, (C) Character, (D) Response
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 16–20) In these questions, choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

16. Impede: (A) Obstruct, (B) Advance, (C) Linger, (D) Guarantee
Ans : (B)

17. Perilous: (A) Carefree, (B) Impetuous, (C) Safe, (D) Impure
Ans : (C)

18. Brittle: (A) Weak, (B) Strong, (C) Fragile, (D) Bright
Ans : (A)

19. Callous: (A) Rude, (B) Insensitive, (C) Indifferent, (D) Sympathetic
Ans : (A)

20. Dishevelled: (A) Composed, (B) Tidy, (C) Confident, (D) Jovial
Ans : (B)

Directions–(Q. 21–25) In these questions, four alternatives are given for the idiom/Phrase Printed in Bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the given Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

21. He and his friend are sailing in the same boat.
(A) Sailing together in the same boat, (B) Sharing the financial and social condition
(C) Being in the same difficult situation, (D) Getting rid of the difficult situation
Ans : (C)

22. To be successful in Today’s world, we require the gift of the gab.
(A) Ability to speak well, (B) Good interpersonal skills
(C) Divine help and guidance, (D) A fierce competitive spirit
Ans : (A)

23. Winter was so bad that the nomadic tribesmen found it difficult to keep the wolf from the door.
(A) Hunt wild animals, (B) Escape starvation
(C) Get woollen clothes, (D) Walk on ice
Ans : (B)

24. There is no soft option to the crisis now.
(A) Popular opinion, (B) Popular solution
(C) Easy and agreeable option, (D) Difficult choice
Ans : (C)

25. The teacher’s announcement to conduct a snap test came as a bolt from the blue to many students.
(A) Imaginary, (B) Unexpected, (C) Forbidden, (D) Heavenly
Ans : (B)

Directions–(Q. 26–30) In these questions, A part of the sentence is bold part of which may need improvement. Alternatives are given at (A), (B) and (C) below which may be a better option. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D).

26. He work hard will succeed.
(A) Who will work hard, (B) Who will be working hard
(C) Who works hard, (D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

27. It is high time you started revising your lessons.
(A) Start, (B) Had started, (C) Will start, (D) No improvement
Ans : (A)

28. With these extra people you can work easily with this job.
(A) Deal, (B) Improve, (C) Cope, (D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

29. I visited my aunt just before a week.
(A) A week before, (B) A week earlier, (C) A week ago, (D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

30. Foreigners often come a cross with serious difficulties in studying English.
(A) Have to come across with, (B) Come cross with
(C) Come across, (D) No improvement
Ans : (C)

Directions–(Q. 31–35) In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

31. The study of insects—
(A) Anthropology, (B) Zoology, (C) Etymology, (D) Entomology
Ans : (D)

32. List of issues to be discussed at a meeting—
(A) Schedule , (B) Agenda, (C) Time-table, (D) Plan
Ans : (B)

33. Speed of an object in one direction—
(A) Pace, (B) Tempo, (C) Velodrome, (D) Velocity
Ans : (D)

34. The place where public, government or historical records are kept—
(A) Coffer , (B) Pantry, (C) Archives, (D) Scullery
Ans : (C)

35. Theft of another person’s writings or ideas and passing them off as one’s own—
(A) Plagiarism , (B) Burglary, (C) Piracy, (D) Pilferage
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 36–40) In these questions, groups of four words are given. In each group, one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

36. (A) Embarass , (B) Embarrass, (C) Embaras, (D) Embarras
Ans : (A)

37. (A) Separetion, (B) Seperation, (C) Seperetion, (D) Separation
Ans : (D)

38. (A) Discrepancy, (B) Descrepancy, (C) Discripancy, (D) Discrepansy
Ans : (A)

39. (A) Adviceable , (B) Advicable, (C) Advisable, (D) Adviseable
Ans : (C)

40. (A) Millenium , (B) Millennium, (C) Milennium, (D) Milenium
Ans : (A)

Directions–(Q. 41–50) In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Mark your answer in the Answer sheet.

Martin Luther King, Jr., was born Michael Luther King, Jr., …41… his grandfather had his name …42… to Martin. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, …43… from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B.A. degree in 1948 …44… Morehouse college, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had graduated. After three years of …45… study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a …46… white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. …47… a fellowship won at Ebenezer he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence …48… the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955. In Boston he …49… and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of …50… intellectual and artistic attainments.

41. (A) And, (B) So, (C) Since, (D) But
Ans : (A)

42. (A) Given , (B) Changed, (C) Become, (D) Made
Ans : (B)

43. (A) Graduating , (B) Finishing, (C) Graduated, (D) Finished
Ans : (C)

44. (A) In , (B) From, (C) By, (D) With,
Ans : (B)

45. (A) Theological, (B) Intellectual, (C) Educational, (D) Psychological
Ans : (A)

46. (A) Predetermined, (B) Predominantly, (C) Significantly, (D) Somewhat
Ans : (B)

47. (A) From , (B) By, (C) With, (D) Through
Ans : (C)

48. (A) For , (B) Of, (C) About, (D) To
Ans : (A)

49. (A) Saw , (B) Eloped, (C) Met, (D) Watched
Ans : (C)

50. (A) Common, (B) Particular, (C) Uncommon, (D) General
Ans : (C)