Subject-Verb Agreement
Direction (1-5): Combine the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb given
1. Man and woman ………………… complementary to each other.

A. is B. are

Answer: Option (B)
2. Plenty of mangoes and bananas ………………… available in this season.

A. is B. are

Answer: Option (B)
3. A dictionary and an atlas __________ missing from the library.

A. is B. are

Answer: Option (B)
4. The leader as well as his brothers __________ to the same tribe.

A. belong B. belongs

Answer: Option (B)
5. Cats and dogs __________ not get along.

A. do B. does

Answer: Option (A)
Unseen Passages
Language is a wonderful gift given to man. No animal possesses this gift, but they have their own way of expressing themselves. When a rabbit sees an enemy it runs away into its hole. Its tail, which is white, bobs up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see it and they run too. They know that there is a danger. When a cobra is angry, it raises its hood and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to the hive. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a kind of dance in the air. Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks when a stranger comes near.
Answer the following questions briefly:
1. What is the wonderful gift given to man?
Answer: The gift of language.
2. How is man different from other animals?
Answer: The man has the gift of speech.
3. How does the rabbit give a signal of danger to other rabbits?
Answer: It bobs its tail up and down as it runs.
4. How does a bee tell the other bees about where the food is?
Answer: It does a kind of dance in the air.
5. When does a dog bark?
Answer: When it sees a stranger coming near.
6. What does the word ‘possesses’ mean?
Answer: Owns.
Fill in the Blanks
1. We still have not given our _______ to conduct the survey of natural resources in our state.

A. consent B. request C. provision D. projection

Answer: Option (A)
2. The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of __________ environmental pollution which is going on at an incredibly rapid pace.

A. splendid B. gigantic C. colossal D. inhuman

Answer: Option (C)
3. The battalion operating from the mountian was able to ________ three enemy divisions.

A. tie with B. tie down C. tie on D. tie up

Answer: Option (B)
4. One day, mother goat went into the forest to __________ some food.

A. fetch B. got C. gather D. getting

Answer: Option (C)
5. The economic __________ has affected our sales tremendously.

A. slowdown B. showdown C. touchdown D. crackdown

Answer: Option (A)
Antonyms
Direction (1-5): Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
1. Mephitic

A. healthy B. rural C. honest D. simple

Answer: Option (A)
2. Lachrymose

A. plentiful B. loquacious C. quick D. blithe

Answer: Option (D)
3. Traduce

A. presuppose B. deduce C. laud D. laud

Answer: Option (C)
4. Epicurean

A. providential B. ascetic C. slovenly D. imprecision

Answer: Option (B)
5. Vituperation

A. acclaim B. alacrity C. alertness D. reparation

Answer: Option (A)

Error Correction
Direction (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E)
1. The cook quickly (A)/ come inside and (B)/ caught hold of (C)/ the surprised crow(D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (B)
2. One summer afternoon (A)/ the queen and her maid (B)/ set out for a stroll (C)/ in the palace gardens (D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (E)
3. All the hunters (A)/ stopped in their tracks (B)/ as the deer the saw (C)/ was extremely beautiful (D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (E)
4. Many a man (A)/ have come to India from Bangladesh (B)/ to live here (C)/ permanently (D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (B)
5. The merchant called out to (A)/ the villagers in his high voice (B)/ and it all came eagerly (C)/ to see what he had with him (D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (A)
Sentence Rearrangement
Directions (1-5): Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
1. Facebook said on Monday (A) It was publishing its privacy principles (B) To help users control who has access to their information, (C) For the first time and rolling out educational videos (D) As it prepares for the start of a tough new EU data protection law.

1. BDCA 2. ABDC 3. ACBD 4. CDBA

Answer: Option (C)
2. US President Donald Trump, (A) On social media with rambunctious postings, (B) Who has garnered a large following (C) Said he sometimes tweets from bed, (D) Though he occasionally allows others to post his words.

1. ACBD 2. BDCA 3. CDBA 4. BACD

Answer: Option (D)
3. Militants on Monday (A) Over the past nine days that is putting a new, (B) Raided a military academy in Kabul, the afghan capital, (C) Killing 11 soldiers, the fourth major attack in a spate of violence (D) More aggressive US strategy under the spotlight.

1. BCAD 2. BDAC 3. ABCD 4. BDAC

Answer: Option (A)
4. Once upon a time there was an old man (A) He lived alone as his only son had gone far away to study. (B) He never grumbled or complained about anything. (C) Called Yugiyama, in a small village in Japan. (D) He had a very positive view of everything that happened around him.

1. DBAC 2. CADB 3. BDCA 4. BACD

Answer: Option (B)
5. Once a rich merchant presented a beautiful cat to the Emperor of China. (A) Everywhere people kept asking the emperor, what was the cat named (B) Eventually, the emperor became fond of the animal (C) And took it with him wherever he went. (D) And everyone was surprised, when told that it had no name.

1. BCAD 2. DBAC 3. ADBC 4. BCDA

Answer: Option (A)
Idioms & Phrases
1. With open arms

A. Warmly B. Cold blooded C. Resemble D. Coldly

Answer: Option (A)
2. Lions share

A. look angrily B. major share C. minor share D. heart of the prey

Answer: Option (B)
3. To cry wolf

A. To refer to B. To emphasise C. To have no result D. To give false alarm

Answer: Option (D)
4. At arm's length

A. Length of arm B. At a distance C. Insult D. Very near

Answer: Option (B)
5. Tie the knot

A. To get married B. To get educated C. To hit someone D. To be turned away

Answer: Option (A)