Directions Q (71 - 85): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
There was a country a long time ago where the people would change a king every year. The person who would become the king had to agree to a
contract that he would be sent to an island after one year of his being a king. One king had finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live there. The people dressed him up in expensive clothes and put him on an elephant and took him around the cities to say goodbye to all the people. This was a moment of sadness for all kings who ruled for one year. After
bidding farewell, the people took the king to a remote island in a boat and left him there. On their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently. They saw a young man who had
survived by holding on to a floating piece of wood. As they needed a new king, they picked up the young man and took him to their country. They requested him to be king for a year. First, he refused but later he agreed to be the king. People told him about all the rules and regulations and that how he would be sent to an island after one year.
After three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the island where all the other kings were sent. They agreed and took him to the island. The island was covered with a thick Jungle and sounds of
vicious animals were heard coming out of it. The king went a little bit further to check. Soon he discovered dead bodies of all the past kings. He understood that as soon as they were left on the island, the wild animals had come and killed them.
The king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers. He took them to the island and instructed them to clean the jungle, remove all the deadly animals and cut down all excess trees. He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing. In the first month, all the animals were removed and many trees were cut down. In the second month, the whole island was cleaned out. The king then told the workers to plant gardens in various parts of the island. He also took with himself useful animals like chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc. In the third month, he ordered the workers to build big houses and docking stations for ships. Over the months, the island turned into a beautiful place. The young king would wear simple clothes and spend very little from his earnings as a king. He sent all the earnings to the island for storage. When nine months passed like this, the king called the ministers and told them: “I know that I have to go the island after one year, but I would like to go there right now.” But the ministers didn’t agree to this and said that he had to wait for another three months to complete the year.
Three months passed and now it was a full year. The people dressed up the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the country to say goodbye to others. However, this king was unusually happy to leave the kingdom. People asked him, “All the other kings would cry at this moment. Why is it that you are laughing?” He replied, “Don’t you know what the wise people say? They say that when you come to this world as a baby, you are crying and everyone else is smiling. Live such a life that when you die, you will be smiling and everyone around you will be crying. I have lived that life. While all the other kings were lost into the luxuries of the kingdom, I always thought about the future and planned for it. I turned the deadly island into a beautiful
abode for me where I can stay peacefully.”
71. Why did the people of the kingdom change the king every year?
A. As their first king had invented this system and had recorded it in the form of a contract
B. As they believed that the new king would bring better ideas to the kingdom.
C. As they wanted their king to relax on an island after one year of hard work
D. Not mentioned in the passage
E. None of the above
72. What would happen to the king once his term of one year was over?
A. He would be paraded in the cities as a farewell and then be taken to a remote island
B. He would be gifted with expensive clothes and jewellery
C. He would be sent on an island which required a lot of work to be done
D. He would be asked to buy an elephant and go to the remote island himself
E. None of the above
73. What did the young man notice on his visit to the remote island after three days of being king?
A. That the animals on the island were too many to be killed
B. That the island was very big
C. That the jungle on the island was full of animals that had killed all the previous kings placed on the island
D. That the island was very beautiful and clean
E. Not mentioned in the passage
74. What happened to the island in the first month of the young king’s tenure?
A. The wild animals were removed from the island.
B. The whole island was cleaned.
C. Many unnecessary trees were cut down.
A. Only A
B. Only B
C. Only C
D. B and C
E. A and C
75. What could be said about the island after the young king had made his servants work on it?
A. The dangerous island had been turned to a beautiful place
B. The island still remained the same despite all the young king’s efforts
C. The island was barely tolerable now
D. The island was safe from all types of attacks
E. None of the above
76. Which of the following describes the young king correctly?
A. He was intelligent
B. He had foresight
C. He was cunning
A. Only A
B. A and B
C. Only C
D. B and C
E. All A, B and C
77. What was the king’s request to the ministers after the completion of nine months?
A. That he should not be sent to the island after completion of one year
B. That he would like to go to the island immediately
C. That he should be paid more in order to improve work on the island
D. That he should be sent to the island after a year
E. None of the above
78. How did the young king arrange for money on the island?
A. By selling a large amount of his property
B. By spending all the money derived from his income as a king
C. By borrowing money from the ministers and sending it to the island
D. By spending very less of his income as a king and sending it to the island for storage
E. None of the above
79. Why were the people of the kingdom puzzled when the young king was taken around the country to say goodbye to everyone?
A. As they could not believe that one year had elapsed so soon
B. As they were not aware that the young king was actually a wise sage
C. As the young king was happy to go to the island unlike the previous kings
D. Not mentioned in the passage
E. None of the above
80. What can possibly be the moral of the story?
A. Always put others before yourself
B. Give respect to others
C. Live in the present and forget about the future
D. Do not put things off until tomorrow
E. Always think and plan ahead
Directions Q (81 - 83): Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
81. CONTRACT
A. work
B. signature
C. deal
D. temporary
E. get
82. BIDDING
A. wishing
B. auctioning
C. wasting
D. playing
E. talking
83. ABODE
A. stop
B. mountain
C. plenty
D. house
E. dwelling
Directions Q (84 - 85): Choose the word / group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word / group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.
84. SURVIVED
A. scratched
B. died
C. lived
D. fell
E. suffered
85. VICIOUS
A. simple
B. small
C. tough
D. harmless
E. ferocious
Directions Q (86 - 90): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox in the distance, was frightened and shouted, “Children, hurry to the lake, there’s a fox !”
(B) The mother duck ran, leading the fox away from the lake and as soon as the fox came very close, the mother duck quickly spread her wings and rose up in the air.
(C) The ducklings hurried towards the lake and the mother duck began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground.
(D) A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to the lake one day.
(E) The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings as he could not reach the ducklings because they were in the middle of the lake by now.
(F) When the fox saw her he became happy as he thought that the mother duck was hurt and couldn’t fly and that he could easily catch and eat her!
86. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
87. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
88. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
89. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
90. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement?
Directions Q (91 - 95): Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printe in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.
91. As it was a dark and stormy night, Lata was too scaredto go home alone.
A. very scary to
B. much scared to
C. as scared to
D. to scared too
E. No correction required
92. Since it was her engagement party, Riya was dress to kill.
A. dresses to kill
B. dressed to kill
C. dressed to killings
D. dressing to killed
E. No correction required
93. Ramesh worries endlessly about his son’s future as he was so poor in studies.
A. worry endless
B. worried endless
C. worried endlessly
D. worries endless
E. No correction required
94. Now that the actual criminal had been caught, Kunal was happy that he was finally let off the hook.
A. off the hook
B. of the hooking
C. off the hooks
D. of the hooks
E. No correction required
95. The little boy appeared all of a sudden out of nowhere and take everyone by surprise.
A. took everyone as surprised
B. take everyone with surprised
C. took everyone by surprises
D. took everyone by surprise
E. No correction required
Directions Q (96 - 100): In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.
96. He went to his friend's house in the evening as was his won't.
A. as usual
B. as he wanted
C. as his want was
D. as he wanted that day
E. none of these
97. Why do you wish to tread on the toes?
A. To give offense to them
B. To follow them grudgingly
C. To treat them indifferently
D. To be kicked by them
E. None of these
98. He intends setting up as a lawyer in the adjoining district.
A. To establish himself
B. To migrate
C. To join
D. To settle
E. None of these
99. The autographed bat from the famous cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is worth a Jew's eye.
A. Not a worthy possession
B. unnecessary
C. Costly items
D. Possession of high value
E. None of these
100. The speaker gave a bird's eye view of the political conditions in the country.
A. a personal view
B. a general view
C. a biased view
D. a detailed presentation
E. None of these
Solutions:
Q(71-85)
Q71.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The reason behind the question is not mentioned in the passage.
Q72.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Refer to the second sentence of the first para of the passage that the king had to agree to a contract....... being a king.
Q73.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Refer to the sentence that the island was covered....... discovered dead bodies.......past kings of the second last sentence of the third para of the passage.
Q74.
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Refer to the fourth sentence that in the first month.......trees were cut down.......of the fourth para of the passage.
Q75.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Refer to the last sentence “I turned the deadly island..............a beautiful abode.......peacefully” of the sixth para of the passage.
Q76.
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
From reading the passage thoroughly we come to the conclusion that the king was intelligent, foresight and cunning as he made the deadly island a beautiful place to live in with all luxuries of the kingdom.
Q77.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Refer to the sentence that ‘I know.......complete the year’ of the statement made by the king in the fourth para of the passage.
Q78.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Refer to the second last sentence of the fourth para that he sent all the.......for storage.......of the passage.
Q79.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Refer to the third sentence that however, the king.......leave the kingdom.......of the last para of the
passage.
Q80.
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
The moral of the story is ‘Always think and plan ahead’.
Q81.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The word contract means agreement. Compact, bond, deal, bargain etc. are the most similar word in meaning.
Q82.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The word bidding means order, command, wish, desire, request, direction etc. Hence wishing is most similar in meaning of the given word.
Q83.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The word abode means house, dwelling, residence and habitation etc.
Q84.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The word survived means remained alive, lived, endured etc. Hence died is the most opposite word in meaning.
Q85.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The word vicious means brutal, savage, dangerous, cruel etc. Its opposite word will be gentle, kindly, harmless etc. Sentences are re-arranged in order as DACFBE. A mother
duck is the clue and qualifier of a sentence which is followed by A, C, F and finally B and E.
Q86.
Answer: Option D
Q86.
Answer: Option A
Q86.
Answer: Option C
Q89.
Answer: Option E
Q90.
Answer: Option D
Q91.
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Here, too is used as an emphatic word. Lata was so scared that she could not go home alone. Hence, no correction is required.
Q92.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The structure of the sentence is subject + was/was + the third form of verb + object. Thus, Riya was dressed to kill.
Q93.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The given sentence is the statement of simple past tense. Hence it should be ‘worried’ instead of worries.
Q94.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The phrase ‘let off’ means to give them only light punishment.
Q95.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
It should be ‘took’ instead of ‘take’.
Q96.
Answer: Option A
Q97.
Answer: Option A
Q98.
Answer: Option A
Q99.
Answer: Option D
Q100.
Answer: Option B