Important English Quiz For SSC and Bank Set-71

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Directions: In question nos. 151 to 155, some parts of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error . If there is no error, blacken the rectangle corresponding to (D) .

151. I do not understand (A)/ why (B)/ he is so angry at me. (C)/ No error. (D)

152. After opening the door we entered (A)/ into the room (B)/ next to the kitchen. (C)/ No error. (D)

153. The driver tried his best (A)/ to avert the accident by bringing the car (B)/ to a suddenly stop. (C)/ No error. (D)

154. He is too coward (A)/ to make it (B)/ happen (C)/ No error. (D)

155. Although they listen to me (A)/ but their actions (B)/ prove otherwise. (C)/ No error.

151. (C); 'angry with me' is the correct use
152. (B); 'into' is not used with 'enter' (exception: enter into agreement)
153. (C); 'sudden' in place of 'suddenly'
154. (A); 'Cowardly' in place of 'coward'
155. (B); 'yet/,' in place of 'but'

Directions: In question nos. 156 to 160, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Choose the correct alternative out of the four .

156. My father keeps all his ......... papers in a lock and key.
(A) required (B) necessary
(C) useful (D) confidential

157. I ........... you to keep quiet.
(A) beg of (B) beg from
(C) beg (D) beg for

158. The splendor of the Himalayas .......
(A) beggars description
(B) needs no description
(C) is so charming
(D) inspires awe

159. Every candidate has to poll a minimum number of votes in order to avoid ........ of his security.
(A) penalty (B) cancellation
(C) forfeiture (D) loss

160. Life is to death as pleasure is to .........
(A) suffering (B) pain
(C) poverty (D) anguish

156. D
157. A
158. A
159. C
160. B

Directions : In question nos. 161 to 165, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

161. Benevolence
(A) Vision (B) Morbidity
(C) Kindness (D) Ill-will

162. Jibes
(A) Jokes (B) Abuses
(C) Criticism (D) Taunts

163. Credible
(A) Praiseworthy (B) Readable
(C) Believable (D) False

164. Waver
(A) Resolve (B) Decide
(C) Settle (D) Hesitate

165. Congenial
(A) Suited (B) Beneficial
(C) Helpful (D) Preferable

161. C
162. C
163. C
164.d
165. A

Directions : In question nos. 166 to 170, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

166. Foreign
(A) Exported (B) Indigenous
(C) Fashionable (D) Exotic

167. Tenuous
(A) Enough (B) Reasonable
(C) Less (D) Abundant

168. Dauntless
(A) Tactful (B) Stoical
(C) Bashful (D) Cowardly

169. Commended
(A) Dismissed (B) Condemned
(C) Censured (D) Rejected

170. Pernicious
(A) Beneficial (B) Prolonged
(C) Ruinous (D) Pornographic

166. B
167. D
168. D
169. B
170. A

Directions : In question nos. 171 to 175, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold in the sentence. Choose the the best alternative.

171. To rise like a phoenix
(A) to resemble a phoenician
(B) to get up with a start
(C) to rise with a new life
(D) to rise with anger
 

172. Every piece of furniture in her house in is apple-pie order.
(A) very neatly arranged
(B) painted in light colours
(C) kept in a disoraganised way
(D) very delicately arranged

173. To show one's white feather
(A) to show arrogance
(B) to show signs of cowardice
(C) seek peace
(D) to become polite

174. To rule the roost
(A) to domineer (B) to surrender
(C) to run away (D) to fight

175. To nail one's colours to the mast
(A) to understand the fact
(B) to refuse to surrender
(C) to mishandle something
(D) to accept the proposal

171. C
172. A
173. B
174. A
175. B  given ans as b.. meaning will be to publicly state your opinions about a subject

Directions : In question nos. 176 to 180, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed your answer is (D).

176. I met the two girls, whom I believe are twinsisters.
(A) who I believe, are
(B) who I believe to be
(C) who, to my belief, are
(D) No improvement

177. His father won't be able to leave for Varanasi until they have arrived.
(A) until they arrive
(B) until they will arrive
(C) untill they will have arrived
(D) No improvement

178. They cooked a conspiracy to overthrow the monarch.
(A) created (B) fabricated
(C) hatched (D) No improvement

179. Is there any place for me to sit?
(A) space (B) room
(C) area (D) No improvement

180. I cannot put forth with this nasty fellow.
(A) put up (B) put in
(C) put out (D) No improvement

176. A

177. D
178. C
179. B
180. A

Directions: In the following passages some of the words have been left out. Fill in the blanks
with the help of the alternatives given.

PASSAGE - I
When I got off the plane at Heathrow airport, I had the first taste of English hospitality. For I
was immediately bounded off to a hospital. No, not because I was 181 but to find out whether I was
a carrier. And truth to say, it wasn’t 182 a hospital but only the sick bay at the airport. Someone at
the immigration counter had taken it into his 183 that I was too thin and an instant X-ray would
be in order. Needles to say, I much 184 this extra attention, I would much rather have walked
away like the other passengers. The X-ray 185 me as much as the discovery that the famous
British sense of humour was by no means ubiquitous.
181. (A) ill (B) wicked (C) senseless (D) victim
182. (A) materially (B) factually (C) actually (D) in fact
183. (A) mind (B) head (C) judgement (D) brain
184. (A) respected (B) liked (C) resented (D) enjoyed
185. (A) excited (B) annoyed (C) pleased (D) impressed

181. A
182. C
183. A
184. C
185. B

PASSAGE - II
The year was 1913. The Wright brothers had just 186 in making an airplane which 187
flew. I was deeply interested in 188 and was busy with my own 189 with flying machines. I
really 190 in that little machine I had put together and I decided it was time to prove its
merits.
186. (A) succeeded (B) failed (C) involved (D) accepted
187. (A) hardly (B) really (C) highly (D) never
188. (A) science (B) history (C) flying (D) marvels
189. (A) judgements (B) experiments (C) toys (D) plans
190. (A) disbelieved (B) believed (C) relied (D) worshipped

186. A
187. B
188. C
189. B
190. B

Directions: In question nos. 191 to 195, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

191. A study of words and the way words develop
(A) Phraseology (B) Phonography
(C) Philology (D) Phonology

192. Something which is not in harmony
(A) Cacophonous (B) Noisy
(C) Smooth (D) Quiet

193. A list of books
(A) Catalogue (B) Index
(C) Anthology (D) Glossary

194. Man with womanly habits and manners
(A) Effeminate (B) Gay
(C) Bovine (D) Suave

195. Something unusual or strange, having peculiar notions
(A) Whimsical (B) Aggressive
(C) Dramatic (D) Reasonable

191. D
192. A
193. A
194. A
195. A

Directions: In questions no. 196 to 200, there are four different words out of which one is correctly spelt word and indicate it by blackening the appropriate rectangle in the Answer Sheet

196. (A) flabbergast (B) flabbergust
(C) flabergast (D) flabergust

197. (A) holocost (B) halocaust
(C) holocaust (D) holocast

198. (A) revarential (B) reverentiel
(C) reverantial (D) reverential

199. (A) metikyulus (B) meticulus
(C) meteculous (D) meticulous

200. (A) suvenir (B) souviener
(C) souvenir (D) suvenire

196. A
197. C
198. D
199. D
200. C


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