Q1. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:
Roopam hasn’t seen her father_______________ last September.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) for
(D) since
(E) then
EXPLANATION
Answer: D
“since” is the correct answer as it is used with the starting of a particular period. For example, since last summer, since yesterday
Q2. Choose the correct verb form to fill in the blanks:
That there would be thunderstorm today was ______by the weather experts.
(A) foretold
(B) foreteld
(C) fortelling
(D) foretell
(E) none of these
EXPLANATION
Answer: A
By reading the sentence, we can observe that it is in the past tense. The past form of “foretell” is “foretold”.
Hence, the answer is option A.
Q3. Find the correctly spelt word.
(A) Klaptomania
(B) Klepptomania
(C) Kleptemania
(D) Kleptomania
(E) Klepttomania
EXPLANATION
Answer: D
The correct word is “Kleptomania” which means “a recurrent urge to steal”. Hence, the answer is option D.
Q4. Identify the correct direct speech form of the following sentence:
My teacher told me that I am not working hard.
(A) My teacher told to me, “You are not working hard.”
(B) My teacher said, “You are not working hard.”
(C) My teacher said to him, “I am not working hard.”
(D) My teacher said to me, “You are not working hard.”
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Answer: D
Option A is incorrect as it cannot be told to me. It should be either told me to said to me.
Options B and C doesn’t give the same meaning as the given sentence. In option B, it doesn’t refer you to anyone in particular.
Therefore, the meaning doesn’t remain the same.
Option D is the correct direct speech form.
Answer is option D.
Q5. Pick the correct sentence:
(A) He made a fool of certainly himself.
(B) Certainly he made a fool of himself.
(C) Certainly a fool he made of himself.
(D) He made a certainly fool of himself.
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Answer: B
The grammatically correct sentence among the options is B: ” Certainly he made a fool of himself.
“Certainly” is used to emphasize something.
Q6. Please fill the blanks with the help of correct word from pairs given below and complete the sentence:
(elicit / illicit; council / counsel; hoard / horde; dependents / defendants)
(a) He was charged with ____ sale of narcotics.
(b) The Chief Minister was given a ____ to keep off the epidemic.
(c) A ____ of terrorists have attacked the army base.
(d) The ____ of the university employees are granted full free-fellowship.
(A) (a) Elicit; (b) Council; (c) Hoard; (d) Dependents
(B) (a) Illicit; (b) Council; (c) Horde; (d) Defendants
(C) (a) Elicit; (b) Counsel; (c) Hoard; (d) Defendants
(D) (a) Illicit; (b) Counsel; (c) Horde; (d) Dependents
(E) None of these
EXPLANATION
Answer: D
a. “elicit” means “to evoke a reaction” while “illicit” means “illegal/forbidden by law”. For the given sentence, “illicit” is the right choice.
b. “council” means “a group of people selected for a certain administrative job”, whereas a “counsel” means “to give advice”.
Concerning the given sentence, “counsel” is the correct choice.
c. “hoard” means “to store”, and “horde” means “a large group of people”. Thus, “A horde of terrorists” will be the correct phrasing.
d. “The dependents of the university employees” is the right choice for the given sentence.
Hence, the answer is option D.
Q7. Spot the Error.
The media was wrong regarding the assumptions made about the accused. No Error.
(A) the media
(B) the assumptions made
(C) was wrong
(D) about the accused
(E) no error
EXPLANATION
Answer: B
The section of the sentence with an error is “was wrong”. The correct use would be “was in the wrong”. Hence, the answer is option B.
Q8. Fill in the blank/s to complete the sentence:
He confided ____ her and relied ____ her for keeping his secret.
(A) in; on
(B) of; upon
(C) of; on
(D) to; upon
(E) for; to
EXPLANATION
Answer: A
The prepositions that are used with “confided” and “relied” are “in” and “on”, respectively. Hence, the answer is option A.
