Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the
passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information
provided in the passage.
It all started at the beginning of fifth
grade. At first, Carmen wasn’t really sure what was happening. In class, she
had to squint to see the blackboard clearly. She had to do the same thing when
she read street signs, or when she watched a movie. As the fuzziness got worse,
she became more and more worried. It was important for her to see the notes and
homework assignments the teacher put on the board.
It wasn’t long before Carmen found herself
squinting all the time, but she didn’t want anyone to know that she was having
a problem seeing. In class, she asked for a desk that was closer to the
blackboard. One day, her teacher said, "Carmen, are you all right? I’ve
noticed you squinting a lot. Are you having trouble seeing the board?"
Carmen shook her head. "I’m fine, Mrs.
Cruz," she said, but she knew she couldn’t pretend much longer.
At home, she had to sit closer and closer
to the television in order to see the picture. Her mother noticed her squinting
as she watched her favorite shows, and she began to get suspicious.
"Tomorrow I’m calling the eye
doctor to set up an appointment for
you," she said firmly. Carmen protested, but her mother’s mind was made
up.
Three days later, Carmen had new glasses
and instructions from her doctor to wear them all the time. Carmen frowned in
the car the whole way home. "All of the kids at school will think I’m a
nerd," she said. Her mother smiled and shook her head. "You look just
as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them," she said. But
Carmen didn’t believe her. The next day,
Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She
avoided her friends and stood alone, feeling miserable. Suddenly, she heard her
friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What’s
wrong?" she asked. "My silver ring is gone!" Theresa cried.
"My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very special and I can’t
lose it!"
Carmen could tell that Theresa was very
upset. They all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.
Carmen realized that she could search
better if she could see better. She took the glasses out of her pocket and put
them on. The objects and people around her came into sharp focus. She caught
her breath. Everything looked so different! So clear! She looked down at the
ground and a glimmer of silver caught her eye. It was the ring. "Here it
is," she shouted. "I’ve found it!" She handed it to Theresa, and
Theresa slipped the ring back on her finger.
"Thanks Carmen," she said.
"I never thought we'd find it." She paused. "Hey, I didn’t know
you wore glasses. They look great!" Carmen had forgotten that she was
wearing the new glasses. "Thanks," she replied shyly. As they walked
back toward the school building, two more girls from her class complimented her
glasses. Carmen smiled. "Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after
all," she thought.
1. BEFORE Carmen got glasses she
A.
Thought having glasses wouldn’t be so bad.
B.
Wasn’t able to see the blackboard clearly.
C.
Found Theresa’s missing ring.
D.
sat far away from the television
Ans: B
2. Based on the end of the story, what do
you think Carmen will do next?
A.
She won’t tell her friends that she needs to wear glasses.
B.
She will keep her glasses in her pocket where no one can see them.
C.
She will wear her glasses all the time.
D.
She will wear her glasses only when she is with her family.
Ans: C
3.
Read this sentence from the story 'Her mother noticed her squinting as
she watched her favorite shows, and she began to get suspicious'.
What is an antonym for the word suspicious?
A.
doubtful
B.
guilty
C.
innocent
D.
trusting
Ans: D
4. Which statement BEST describes Carmen?
A.
She is willing to overcome her fears in order to help her friends.
B.
She doesn’t care how well she does in school.
C.
She cares more about herself than her friends.
D.
She doesn’t worry about what other people think of her.
Ans: A
5. Read this sentence from the story. 'In
class, she had to squint to see the blackboard clearly'.
What does squint mean?
A.
to look with eyes partly closed
B.
to move closer
C.
to try hard
D.
to concentrate
Ans: D
Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the
passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information
provided in the passage.
Primitive man was probably more concerned with
fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source of
light. Before he discovered less
laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it, and whenever he went on a
journey he carried a firebrand with him. His discovery that the firebrand, from
which the torch may very well have developed, could be used for illumination
was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame.
Lamps, too, probably developed by accident.
Early man may have had his first
conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat
dropped from a roasting carcass. All he
had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in
it. Such lamps, which are made of
hollowed stones or sea shells, have persisted in identical from up to quite
recent times.
6. Primitive man's most important use for
five was
A) To provide warmth B) to cook
food C) to provide light D) Both
A and B.
Ans: A
7. The firebrand was used to
A) Prevent accidents B) provide
light C) scare animals D) save labour
Ans: B
8. By 'primary' the author means
A) Primitive B)
fundamental C) elemental D) essential
Ans: D
9. Lamps probably developed through mere
A) Hazard B) fate C) chance
D) planning
Ans: C
10. Early lamps were made by
A) Using a reed as a wick in the fat
B) letting a reed soak the fat
C) putting the fat in a shell and lighting it D) floating a reed in the sea-shell
Ans: A
Directions11-18: Pick out the most
effective word from the given words to
fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
11. These essays are intellectually
............... and represent various levels of complexity
A) Revealing B) Modern C) persistent D) demanding E) persistent
Ans: C
12. It was almost impossible for him to put
out of his mind the ............... words which he heard from his clever
father-in-law
A) Inspiring B) witty C) sarcastic D) soothing E) exhortative
Ans: B
13Integrity of character, honesty,
dependability and discipline............... with a genuine interest in your
work will go a long way in the achievement of success in your professional
life.
A) Coupled B) adjoined C) fixed
D) attached E) joined
Ans: A
14. The soldiers were instructed
to.........................restraint and handle the situation peacefully.
A) Exercise B) control C) prevent D) enforce E) remain
Ans: A
15. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of
the chief............... of women's rights
A) Promoters B)
facilitators C) instigators D) organizers E) protagonists
Ans; E
16. Her parents will never give their
.........to such an unsuitable match.
A. willingness B.
agreement C. consent d. acquiescence
Ans: C
17. He is ......... dancer
A. a skilled B. an adept C. an adapt d. an adopt
Ans: A
18. The degrees were awarded in the
annual.........................
A. conference B.
convention C. Convolution D. convocation
Ans: D
Direction Questions 19-26 in each question
below is given a passage followed by several inferences. You have to examine
each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its
degree of truth or falsity.
Mark your answer as:
A. if the inference is ' definitely true'
i.e., it directly follows from the facts given in the passage
B. if the inference is ' probably true'
though not definitely true in the light of the facts given
C. if you think the data are in adequate
i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be
true or false
D.
if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in
the light of the facts given; and
E. if you think inference is ' definitely
false' i.e, it contradicts the given facts.
Passage I
A recent survey shows that India has the
lowest death rate for blood cancer. China, Thailand and Myanmar (countries that
have taste for spices) also have low rates. Higher rates are found in .S.A
where spices are not used. The typical American food remains chicken rolls,
butter and beef.
19. Americans are unorthodox in their food
habits.
Ans: D
20. Americans dislike spices
Ans: C
21. Spices prevent blood cancer
Ans: A
22. Spices promote forms of cancer other than
blood cancer
Ans: C
23. Chicken rolls, butter and beef promote
cancer.
Ans: A
Passage II
The water resources of our country are very
much underutilized . The main reason of this underutilization is the lack of
capital and technology. A large portion of our water resources is wasted due to
floods and unwise use of water for irrigation as well as domestic purposes. we
can make full use of our water resources by building dams on rivers and by
adopting policy of awareness among
people not to waste water.
24. Occurrence of floods adds to the water
resources.
Ans: E
25. Some people do not use water resources
in a judicious way.
Ans: A
26. The country does not have enough funds
to develop water resources
Ans: A
Direction 27-32: In each of the following
questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no
mistake the answer is 'no error'
27. My father is / in bad mood / today. /
No error
A B C D
Ans: B
34. Both the civilians/ and armymen /
joined the First World War / today. / No error
A B C D
Ans: B
28. The school is / with in hundred yards /
from my house / no error
A B C D
Ans: B
29.
As soon as the teacher entered / everyone fell /in a silence / no error
A B C
Ans: C
30. He took to / reading Times / for better
knowledge / of the facts./ no error
A B C D E
Ans: B
31. I will put on / a note in this regard /
for your consideration / and necessary decision./ no error
A B C D E
Ans: A
32. He has been working on /the problem
from a long time /but is still not / able to solve it./ no error
A B C D E
Ans:
E
Directions 33-40: In each question, a part
of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, some phrases are given
which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the sentence is
correct as it is, the answer is 'No correction required'
33.
He did many mischiefs
A. made many a mischiefs
B. made much mischief
C. Committed many mischiefs
D. No Correction required
Ans: C
34. Rohit is as fast as or perhaps faster
than Manish.
A. Equally fast B. almost
as fast C. as fast D. No Correction required
Ans: C
35. All his family members are in Kanpur.
A. All of his family members
B. All the family members if his
C. All the members of his family
D. No Correction required
Ans: C
36. I often see him dancing the top
A. rotating
B. encircling
C. dodging
D. No Correction required
Ans: D
37. What is the time in your watch?
A. on B. by C. from D. No Correction required
Ans: C
38. Columbus invented America
A. searched B. traced C. discovered D. No Correction required
Ans: C
39. Wise men catch time by the forelock.
A. Hold B. seize C. take D. No Correction required
Ans: B
40. A bird in hand is worth two in bush
A. two in the bush b.
two at a bush c. two on bush D. No Correction required
Ans: A
By :- Shivam Kotwalia
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