Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.
Q1. Reports government (1)that given Mr. Gantz’s openness (2)to work with other parties, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin may be inclined (3)to invite him first to form a indicate (4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q2. Eastern Europe’s ecologically (1) diverse wildflower provide (2) and old-growth forests meadows (3) near-perfect conditions for bison and other scarce species(4).
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q3. There is addiction (1) evidence on the harm of nicotine ample (2)— the reason that it is only approved (3)under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act for use only in nicotine gums (4)and patches.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 1-2
(d) 1-3
(e) None of these
Q4. Albert Einstein’s discovery (1)of gravity has been invoked (2)as a successful example for achieving thinking (3)unattainable goals through “out-of-the-box” seemingly(4).
(a) 1-3
(b) 2-4
(c) 2-3
(d) 3-4
(e) None of these
Q5. Iran shot (1) down an American drone alleging (2) that it had violated Iranian air space, taking tensions (3) to the brink of a direct conflict (4) with the U.S.
(a) 1-4 and 2-3
(b) 2-4 and 1-3
(c) 1-2 and 3-4
(d) Only 1-4
(e) None of these
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) ,(F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(G) Are we losing our country?
Q6. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) G
(d) F
(e) C
Q7. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement?
(a)D
(b)F
(c)G
(d)C
(e)A
Q8. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) F
(c) E
(d) C
(e) G
Q9. Which of the following should be the last sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)D
(c)C
(d)E
(e)F
Q10. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) B
(d) G
(e) A
Directions (11-15): In each of the given question, a statement is divided in four parts. Identify the part of the statement which contains grammatical error. If the given statement is correct, mark ‘E’, no error, as your answer.
Q11. Zimmerman was tossed to the (A)/ground and was hit slightly (B)/by a passing horse when he would attempt (C)/to get to the inside rail (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) B
Q12. Only a handful of people still (A)/speak fluently Chipewyan, he says, and (B)/those under 45 have only a sketchy (C)/ knowledge of the language at best (D)/ No Error (E)
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) B
Q13. A person which was a (A) member of the Northern (B)/Ireland Assembly was also (C)/a member of the Transitional Assembly(D) / No Error (E)
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) B
Q14. When clothes are not stored (A)/and maintained proper, the chances (B)/of clothes moths damaging (C)/ the garments increases (D) / No Error (E)
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) B
Q15. The owner told me (A)/that the glass (B)/doors were broken unless (C)/they were well packed (D) / No Error (E)
(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) B
Solutions
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e, ‘government-indicate’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
“Reports indicate that given Mr. Gantz’s openness to work with other parties, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin may be inclined to invite him first to form a government.”
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e, ‘provide-meadows’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
“Eastern Europe’s ecologically diverse wildflower meadows and old-growth
forests provide near-perfect conditions for bison and other scarce species.”
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e, ‘addiction-ample’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
“There is ample evidence on the harm of nicotine addiction — the reason that it is only approved under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act for use only in nicotine gums and patches.”
S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, 3-4 i.e, ‘thinking-seemingly’ will be replaced to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is,
“Albert Einstein’s discovery of gravity has been invoked as a successful example for achieving seemingly unattainable goals through “out-of-the-box” thinking. ‘
S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, the sentence given with highlighted words is contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. Thus, it doesn’t require any replacement.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is GADFCBE.
(G) Are we losing our country?
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is GADFCBE.
(G) Are we losing our country?
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is GADFCBE.
(G) Are we losing our country?
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is GADFCBE.
(G) Are we losing our country?
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct sequence of the given sentences is GADFCBE.
(G) Are we losing our country?
(A) Ece Temelkuran, a Turkish journalist and writer, suggests that we should be asking this to ourselves.
(D) In her recent book, How to Lose a Country, she describes how her homeland was stolen from her by what she considers the dictatorship of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
(F) Subtitled “The seven steps from democracy to dictatorship”, the book outlines a saptapadi that Indians have become intimately familiar with over the past six years.
(C) In fact, Ms. Temelkuran’s main point is that this is now a global trend.
(B) The story begins with the creation of a movement that claims to be of and for the “real people”, the authentic owners of the nation.
(E) This is followed by an assault on rationality and on language, where new meanings are thrust upon old terms and argument is replaced by aggressive slogans.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, the error lies in part (C). ‘Would attempt’ will be replaced by ‘attempted’ because second form of verb is used in simple past. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, the error lies in part (B). ‘Fluently Chipewyan’ will be replaced by ‘Chipewyan fluently’ because “Subject+Verb+Object+Adverb of Manner” is used, like,
Ravi speaks German fluently.
Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S13. Ans. (c)
Sol. Here, the error lies in part (A). ‘Which’ will be replaced by ‘who’ because for a person of relative pronoun, “Who” is used and not which. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. Here, the error lies in Part (B). “Proper” will be replaced by “properly” because sentence framing is “Subject+Verb+Object+Adverb of Manner”. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
S15. Ans. (a)
Sol. Here, the error lies in part (C). “Were broken” will be replaced by “would break”. When a clause beginning with “unless” is a “conditional clause” and the second clause is “Result clause”, it is quite clear that the “conditional clause” will happen first and the “result clause” will occur after that. Such as, unless you work hard for the upcoming exams, you will fail.
Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
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