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1. Question

In these questions a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Do not buy medicines without the doctor's prescription.

2. Idiom

Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.

To play ducks and drakes

3. Sentence correction

In each question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

Cyclone Idai killed at least 157 people in Zimbabwe and Mozambique although it tore across Southern Africa.

4. Synonym

Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.

COERCE

5. Sentence Improvement

Directions: In each question, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

The workers of this textile factory demand higher wages for a long time.

6. Question

In these questions a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

Do not park your car in front of my house.

7. One word substitution

Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a place

8. Antonym

Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

ESCALATE

9. Antonym

Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

TENDER

10. Fill in the blank

Fill in the blanks/blank with suitable pair of words/word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence.

The State Government argued that it could not _______ the increase in the teachers' salaries as awarded by the court.

11. Para Jumbled

Rearrange the following Four sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. That sort of pollution, which is also widespread in other south east Asian nations, regularly kills wildlife like whales and turtles that ingest the waste.<br> B. Environmental groups have tagged the Philippines as one of the world's biggest ocean polluters due to its reliance on single-use plastic. <br> C. In Thailand also, a whale died last year after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags. <br> D. In the latest case, a whale with 40 kilos of plastic trash in its stomach died on Saturday in southern Philippines where it was stranded a day earlier.

12. Fill in the blank

Fill in the blanks/blank with suitable pair of words/word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence.

Scientists at Cambridge University are ___ how plants can give us sustainable energy.

13. Spelling Error

Choose the incorrectly spelt word out of the given alternatives.

Select wrongly spelt word

14. Sentence Improvement

In each question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

<strong>I look for a better job</strong> for the last two months, but nothing is in sight.

15. Question

In these questions a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested below, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

The main gate of the building was being guarded by gun-totting guards.

16. Sentence Incorrect

In each question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

Due to the Cyclone Idai vast areas of land have been flooded, roads destroyed and communications disrupting in Zimbabwe and Mosambique.

17. Cloze Test

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (17) with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (18) was sweeping the piazza in front of the (19) church in preparation for market day, (20) the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (21) retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.

18. Cloze Test

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (17) with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (18) was sweeping the piazza in front of the (19) church in preparation for market day, (20) the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (21) retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.

19. Cloze Test

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (17) with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (18) was sweeping the piazza in front of the (19) church in preparation for market day, (20) the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (21) retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.

20. Cloze Test

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (17) with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (18) was sweeping the piazza in front of the (19) church in preparation for market day, (20) the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (21) retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.

21. Cloze Test

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town (17) with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact, (18) was sweeping the piazza in front of the (19) church in preparation for market day, (20) the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last (21) retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.

22. Idiom

Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.

Costs an arm and a leg

23. Para Jumbled

Rearrange the following four sentences/ group of sentences (A), (B), (C), and (D) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. The elephant tusks were tracked from the Democratic Republic of Congo for two months. <br> B. Customs officials in Thailand say it's the biggest seizure in the country's history. <br> C. Four tonnes of ivory, with a market value of $6 million - it was an impressive haul. <br> D. Officials say they were being transported to Laos, from where they believed the ivory would be sold to customers across Asia.

24. Spelling Error

Choose the incorrectly spelt word out of the given alternatives.

Select wrongly spelt word

25. Synonym

Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.

GARRULOUS

26. Sentence Improvement

Directions: In each question, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

If you join this job now, it proves to be good in the long run.

27. Idiom

Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.

Get out of hand

28. Synonym

Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.

TILT

29. One word substitution

Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.

A person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

30. Question

Each consecutive underlined section corresponds with an answer choice. Select the choice that has an error, or select choice E for no error.

She got two quick promotions in order that she has good communication skills.

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