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Foolish Tutor Test Series
Test Series on
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE AND COMPREHENSION
TEST NO. 009
TIME: 60 Minutes MAXIMUM
MARKS: 100
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Directions : In
questions no. 1 to 10, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are
correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark your answer
(A, B, or C) in the Answer Sheet. If a sentence is free from error, your answer
is (D).
1. I was (A) lying down (b) when the door bell
rang. (C) No error (D)
2. I told the teacher (A) that the homework
set for the day (b) was much too heavy for us to complete. (C) No error (D)
3. Someone, they don’t know (A) who,
knocked at (b) their door in midnight. (C) No error (D)
4. Seldom if ever (A) nature does operate
(b) in closed and separate compartment. (C) No error (D)
5. Mohan leapt (A) on the opportunity (b) that came his way. (C) No error (D)
6. Water contamination has become more
serious (A) since chemist have began to use (b) new substances. (C) No error
(D)
7. Due to inflation (A) the cost of living
(b) escalated in the last year. (C) No
error (D)
8. Just as (A) I was entering the room, (b) the family was going for a
party. (C) No error (D)
9. The arm was so badly injured (A) that he
must have (b) it amputated. (C) No error (D)
10. You need not tell a lie (A) when the judge
asked where you were (b) when the crime was committed. (C) No error (D)
Directions :
In questions no. 11 to 20, 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 in the Answer Sheet.
11. After the war, the battle field was littered
with ________________.
(A) cadavers (B) corpses
(C) corps (D) carcasses
12. There was so much ________ material in the
speech that it was difficult to know what the speaker wanted to say.
(A) variegated (B) extra
(C) superficial
(D) beautiful
13. I will have to ________ on your opinion in
this matter.
(A) rely
(B) believe
(C) stand (D) follow
14. Each person had to ________ himself a
character in the musical play.
(A) attest (B) administer
(C) a
sign (D) assign
15. The men were asked not to ________ while
the enemy advanced.
(A) retire (B) go back
(C) retreat (D) return
16. Would you mind _______ the suitcase, Sir?
(A) open (B) opening
(C) to
open (D) opened
17. When she parted ________ her parents, her
eyes were full of tears.
(A) from (B) away
(C) off (D) with
18. He went ______ to oblige his superior.
(A) on
his way (B) out of his way
(C) in
his way (D) with his way
19. During a period of protected illness, the
sick can become infirm, ______ both the strength to work and many of the
specific skills that were once possessed.
(A) regaining (B) denying
(C) pursuing (D) losing
20. His path was beset _______ difficulties.
(A) by
(B) with
(C) of (D) from
Directions :
In questions no. 21 to 25, out or the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given
word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
21. Peruse
(A) overuse (B) examine
(C) abuse (D) defuse
22. Sanguine
(A) optimistic (B) depressed
(C) pessimistic (D) anxious
23. Uncouth
(A) dirty (B) rough
(C) ungraceful (D) slovenly
24. Hide
(A) banish (B) candid
(C) protect (D) conceal
25. Spasmodic
(A) irregular (B) fleeting
(C) capricious (D) desultory
Directions :
In questions no. 26 to 30, choose the word
opposite in meaning to the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
26. Yield
(A) respond (B) survive
(C) attack (D) resist
27. Wreck
(A) loosen (B) salvage
(C) construct (D) free
28. Industries
(A) annoyed (B) undesirable
(C) irritated (D) sluggish
29. Confess
(A) dissent (B) discourage
(C) decrease (D) deny
30. Sprightly
(A) fast (B) dull
(C) lose (D) mild
Directions :
In questions no. 31 to 35, the first and the last parts of the
passages/sentences are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the passages/sentences
is split into four parts and marked P, Q,
R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the passages/sentences
carefully and find out which of the four combinations is correct.
31. P Seems
like a perfect holiday
Q watching the sun sink
R sitting the beach and
S into the blue sea
(A) RPQS (B) QRPS
(C) QSPR (D) RQSP
32. 1 Most
of the diamonds found
P are high enough to allow
Q where the pressure and temperature
R on Earth were formed below
S the Earth’s crust in the upper mantle
6 diamonds to crystallize.
(A)
PSRQ (B) SRQP
(C) RSQP (D) RPSQ
33. 1 Computers
and mobile phones
P grammar and reducing
Q are turning us into
R lazy writes
S ruining our spelling and
6 our attention span.
(A) QRSP (B) SPQR
(C) QSPR (D) SRPQ
34. 1 The
railways have launched
P where one can find
Q on a Google map
R an online application
S the exact location of 6500 trains
6 on a real time basis.
(A) QRSP (B) QRPS
(C) RPSQ (D) SQPR
35. 1 The
transition from
P school to college
Q meet it
R so one must
S is demanding
6 without expectations.
(A) SQRP (B) PSRQ
(C) PRQS (D) RQPS
Directions :
In questions no. 36 to 40, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the
sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the
Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
36. After the public meeting, the crowd went haywire.
(A) were
in jubilation
(B) protested
(C) became
out of control
(D) left
the venue
37. He broke
off in the middle of the story.
(A) fainted
(B) suddenly
stepped
(C) divided
his narrative
(D) took
time off
38. Some shots were fired at random.
(A) without
any aim
(B) for
a long time
(C) to
end quarrel
(D) thoroughly
39. I can finish the work by myself, but she
always tries to be a backseat driver.
(A) person
who misjudges other
(B) person
who wants to do things by herself
(C) person
who falsely accuses other.
(D) person
who gives unwanted advice
40. The young people in the hall gave a loud
cheer to the older people who were cutting
the rug.
(A) wearing
trendy clothes
(B) dancing
vigorously
(C) cutting
the carpets
(D) sitting
calmly
Directions :
In questions no. 41 to 50, a sentence / part of the sentence is underlined.
Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) ,(C) which may improve the sentence. Choose
the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D) .
41. What she said is not correct at all.
(A) incorrect (B) not incorrect
(C) correct (D) No Improvement
42. My uncle couldn’t rise up from his bed no more.
(A) any
further (B) any further
(C) any
more (D) No Improvement
43. The train rolls along the track.
(A) rumbles (B) rattles
(C) ripples (D) No Improvement
44. His miserable condition made us wept.
(A) made
us weep (B) made us to weep
(C) made
us to wept
(D) No
Improvement
45. Everybody was alarmed with the new of his murder.
(A) on (B) after
(C) at (D) No Improvement
46. The greatest fear which is scaring of the world today is global warning.
(A) which
had scared of the world
(B) that
scared off the world
(C) that
scares the world
(D) No
Improvement
47. Anyone interested in computer programming
can find a job in contemporary industry if
you learn the basic programming languages, such COBOL and FORTRAIN.
(A) by
studying (B) by the study of
(C) if
he would learn
(D) No
Improvement
48. Anxiety and other such emotions are known
to be unhealthy to the body.
(A) dangerous (B) detrimental
(C) damaging (D) No Improvement
49. The Portsmought Summer Art Festival is the
only place in New Hamphire where we
are fortunately see such diverse tales all in one place.
(A) we
are able to fortunately see
(B) we
are fortunate to see
(C) we
are fortunate to seeing
(D) No
Improvement
50. He speaks not only English but Hindi as well.
(A) as
well as Hindi
(B) Hindi
too (C) also Hindi
(D) No
Improvement
Directions:
In question no 51 to 60, you have a passage where some of the words have been
left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each
blank out of the four alternatives and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Most
British People go abroad on holiday to visit family, or on short business
trips. People are 51 to find out how
to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to 52 a form which explains what they 53 do if they fall ill or 54 an accident, and what arrangements
exist in 55 country for medical
treatment. The regulations are fairly simple but 56 do not have this information, they may 57 that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not
unusual for people to discover that they do not have 58 money with them to 59
the total costs and 60 such
circumstances an already difficult situation becomes even more complicated.
51. (A) suggested (B) advised
(C) spoken (D) said
52. (A) put (B) bring
(C) fill (D) get
53. (A) ought (B) should
(C) will (D) may
54. (A) have (B) take
(C) happen (D) get
55. (A) their (B) each
(C) one (D) this
56. (A) whether (B) because
(C) people (D) as
57. (A) look (B) find
(C) know (D) want
58. (A) enough (B) little
(C) full (D) few
59. (A) give (B) have
(C) cover (D) spend
60. (A) in (B) at
(C) up (D) on
Directions :
In questions no. 61 to 75, you have three brief passages with 5 question
following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer
to each question out of the four alternatives and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.
The
Wright brother did not have to look far for ideas when building their airplane,
they studied birds. Act of copying from nature to address a design problem is
not new, but over the last decade the practice has moved from obscure scientific
journals to the mainstream. The terms ‘biomimicry’, popularized by American
natural sciences writer Janine Benyus in the late 1990s, refers to innovation
that take their inspiration from flora and fauna. Biomimicry advices argue that
with 3.8 billion years of research and development, evolution has already
solved many of the challenges humans now encounter. Although we often see
nature as something we mine for resources, biomimicry views nature as a mentor.
From all around the globe, there are countless instances where natural sources
have serve as inspiration for inventions that promise to transform every sector
of society. One such instance occurred in 1941 when Swiss engineer, George de
Mestral was out hunting with his dog one day when he noticed sticky burrs, with
their hundreds tiny hooks, had attached themselves to his pants and his dog’s
fur. These were his inspiration for Velcro.
61. The
airplane was inspired by
(A) animals
(B) plants
(C) birds
(D) flies
62. Biomimicry
refers to designs that
(A) are inspired by natural things
(B) transformed
society
(C) are
based on scientific engineering.
(D) arise
out of man’s creativity
63. Biomimicry
views the natural world as a
(A) mine for resources
(B) mine
field of ideas
(C) mentor
(D) source
of inspiration
64. What
has helped solve many of the challenges encountered by man?
(A) biomimicry
(B) evolution
(C) innovation
(D) invention
65. The
two instances biomimicry mentioned in the passage are
(A) flora and fauna
(B) birds
and burrs
(C) copying
and innovating
(D) airplane
and Velcro
The
Word’s largest living organism is not the blue whale – which sill is the
world’s largest living animal – but Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the
country’s prime living animals and prime tourist attraction. Sadly, size
notwithstanding, it is slowly succumbing to the killer ‘white syndrome’, a
bleaching disease which has invaded 33 of its 48 reefs.
Otherwise
brilliantly multicolored and teeming with a kaleidoscope of life, the effected
reefs have acquired a deathly white pallor, the result of dying tissues. The
leaching of the reef happened following the recording of the warmest ever sea
water temperature in the area here. Scientists fear that the naturally gorgeous
reef are endangered and the as yet undiscovered animal and plant species would
soon suffer irreplaceable damage. This is only because of the rising of water
temperature.
66. Which
of the following statement is not true?
(A) the great barrier reef is dying of ‘white
syndrome’
(B) the
blue whale is dying of ‘white syndrome’
(C) The
‘white syndrome’ is a new bleaching disease
(D) The
great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living organism.
67. Out
of Australia’s 48 reefs have succumbed to
(A) the impact of the Blue whale
(B) the
impact of tourism
(C) the
destructive impact of ‘white syndrome’
(D) the
bleaching disease affecting the whales
68. The
dying reefs acquired a
(A) brilliant and multicolor
(B) kaleidoscopic
hues
(C) brilliant
blue color like the whale
(D) sickly
white pallor
69. Scientists’
main worry is about
(A) there will be a fall in tourists with the
reefs gone.
(B) the
bleaching will make the water warmer.
(C) other
endangered and undiscovered flora and fauna will also be damaged
(D) future
research on ‘white syndrome’ will stop
70. The
meaning of ‘succumbing’ is
(A) giving way to an underground passage
(B) giving
way to something powerful
(C) following
order
(D) coming
in the war
Directions :
In questions no. 71 to 75, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given words/sentences and mark your answer in the
Answer Sheet.
71. One
who does something for the first time.
(A) leader (B) model
(C) forerunner (D) pioneer
72. A
government run by officials-
(A) democracy (B) anarchy
(C) oligarchy
(D) bureaucracy
73. That
which can be drunk -
(A) edible (B) palatable
(C) potable
(D) culpable
74. One
who is neither intelligent nor dull-
(A) ordinary (B) average
(C) fair (D) mediocre
75. Person
leading a life of strict self-discipline.
(A) hedonist (B) disciplinarian
(C) atheist
(D) ascetic
Directions:
In question no 76 to 85 a sentence has been given in direct / indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select
the one which best expresses the same sentence in direct / indirect and mark
your answer in the Answer Sheet.
76. Rahul
says that Azhar loves cricket.
(A) Rahul said, “Azhar loves cricket.”
(B) Rahul
says, “Azhar loves the cricket.”
(C) Rahul
says, “Azhar loved cricket.”
(D) Rahul
says, “Azhar loves cricket.”
77. “I
came home last night”, said he.
(A) He told that he had come home the previous
night.
(B) He
said that he came home the previous night.
(C) He
said that he had come home the previous night.
(D) He
said that he had come home the yesterday.
78. The
beggar said, “Poverty is a great curse.”
(A) The beggar said that poverty was a great
curse.
(B) The
beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
(C) The
beggar says that poverty is a great curse.
(D) The
beggar told that poverty is a great curse.
79. “If
you want to smoke, you’ll have to go out.” Said the conductor.
(A) The conductor said that if I wanted to smoke,
I would have to go out.
(B) The
conductor said that if I/he wanted to smoke, I/he would have to go out.
(C) The
conductor said that if he wanted to smoke, he would have to go out.
(D) The
conductor said that if anyone wanted to smoke, one would have to go out.
80. “Be
careful; the steps are very slippery.” I warned him.
(A) I warned him to be careful as the steps were
very slippery.
(B) I
warn him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.
(C) I
warned him to careful as the steps were very slippery.
(D) I
warned him to be careful as the steps were very slipping.
81. The
old lady declared that she was going to walk where she pleased. They had the
liberty.
(A) The old lady: “She was going to walk where
She please. We have the liberty.”
(B) The
old lady: “I am going to walk where I please. We have the liberty.”
(C) The
old lady: “I was going to walk where I please. We have the liberty.”
(D) The
old lady: “I am going to walk there I please. We have the liberty.”
82. The
teacher asked me why I had been absent the day before.
(A) The teacher asked me, “Why were you absent
yesterday?”
(B) The
teacher says me, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
(C) The
teacher asked me, “Why are you absent yesterday?”
(D) The
teacher asked me, “Why were you absent the previous day?”
83. Mr.
Robinson asked his son what he wanted to be when he grew up.
(A) “My son, said Mr. Robinson, “what did you
want to be when you grow up?”
(B) “My
son, said Mr. Robinson, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
(C) “My
son, said Mr. Robinson, “what do you want to be when you grew up?”
(D) “My
son, said Mr. Robinson, “what you do want to be when you grow up?”
84. The
boys respectfully wished their teacher good morning.
(A) “Good Morning Madam”, said the boys to his
teacher.
(B) “Good
Morning Madam”, said boys to their teacher.
(C) “Good
Morning Madam”, said the boy to their teacher.
(D) “Good
Morning Madam”, said the boys to their teacher.
85. She
said, “I am sorry, I am not able to submit those papers.”
(A) She apologized not for being able to submit
those papers.
(B) She
apologizes for not being able to submit those papers.
(C) She
apologized for not being able to submit those papers.
(D) She
apologized for not being unable to submit those papers.
Directions:
In question no 86 to 95 a sentence has been given in active / passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested,
select the one which best expresses the same sentence in active / passive voice
and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.
86. Cacao
is bitter when it is tasted.
(A) Cacao taste bitter.
(B) Cacao
tastes bitter.
(C) Cacao
tastes bitter when tasted.
(D) Cacao
tasted bitter.
87. A
great man acknowledged me as a flatterer to him.
(A) I am acknowledged as a flatterer to a great
man.
(B) I
was acknowledged as a flatter to a great man.
(C) I
acknowledged as a flatterer to a great man.
(D) I
was acknowledged as a flatterer to a great man.
88. Let
us help him.
(A) Let he be helped by us.
(B) Let
him helped by us.
(C) Let
him be help by us.
(D) Let
him be helped by us.
89. Can
those happy moments be ever forgotten by me?
(A) Can I never forget those happy moments?
(B) Can
I ever forget those happy moments?
(C) Can
I ever forgotten those happy moments?
(D) I
can ever forget those happy moments?
90. You
have to do this immediately.
(A) This have to be done by you immediately.
(B) This
has to do by you immediately.
(C) This
has to be done by yourself immediately.
(D) This
has to be done by you immediately.
91. The
laborers were digging a canal.
(A) A canal was dug by the laborers.
(B) A
canal was being dug.
(C) A
canal was being dug by the laborers.
(D) A
canal has been dug by the laborers.
92. The
watchman switched on the lights before it began to grow dark.
(A) The lights were switched on by the watch man
before it begin to grow dark.
(B) The
lights have been switched on by the watch man before it began to grow dark.
(C) The
lights has been switched on by the watch man before it began to grow dark.
(D) The
lights were switched on by the watch man before it began to grow dark.
93. Where
do you keep the current magazines?
(B) Where
are the current magazines keep by you?
(C) Where
were the current magazines kept by you?
(D) Where
are the current magazines kept by you?
94. she
will be rewarded for her kind deed.
(A) Her kind deed will reward her.
(B) Her
kindness deed will reward her
(C) Her
kind deep will reward her
(D) Her
kind deed would reward her
95. God
gives us happiness.
(A) Happiness is given by God.
(B) Happiness
has been given by God.
(C) Happiness
is given to God.
(D) Happiness
gives by God.
Directions:
In question no 96 to 100, find out the correctly spelt word.
96. (A) acros (B) across
(C) accros (D) accross
97. (A) abov (B) beyond
(C) belowe
(D) forword
98. (A) Necessary (B) Nesessary
(C) Necesary
(D) Nacassary
99. (A) Satellite (B) Settlelite
(C) Selellite
(D) Satelite
100. (A) Massacar (B) Masacre
(C) Messacre
(D) Massacre
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