Test -2 key

Test-2 key

1)4   2)3

3)Answer: Option A

Explanation:

The first sentence says that women's boxing has not been recognized as an Olympic sport. Sentence A follows with the idea that the IBA is campaigning towards including it in the 2008 Olympics. Taking up boxing as a profession or getting a government job as mentioned in sentences B and C cannot be a great 'dream' to be fulfilled which is the idea stated in the last sentence.

4)  Answer is B. The paragraph describes 19th century Japan and Second World War Germany to highlight the fact that technological change results in a “lumpy and bumpy” world where old and new technologies co-exist, piling on top of each other. 

This idea is best captured by option (B). Technologies layer and stack and endure over time.

Option (A) talks of factors other than “efficiency” driving technological change. This is unrelated to the rest of the paragraph.

Option (C) states that “the best ideas” do not necessarily become popular right away. The paragraph does not describe any “great ideas” and say that these were unpopular when they were first introduced.

Option (D) states that innovations do not spread at the same rate; some are adopted slowly while some catch on quickly. The paragraph given, however, does not relate to this idea. 

5) The paragraph describes populists as "allergic to reflection" and naturally "kinetic". Why kinetic? Because they do not like to pause and think through details. Instead, they simply insist that there are simple solutions to complex problems, and that these solutions are held back from the public by the "elite".

Now, let us consider the options to see which sentence fits best in the given paragraph.

Option A states that populists point out the problems in "accepted political wisdom". It is not clear what this accepted wisdom is from the paragraph. Nor does the paragraph describe how populists position themselves against conventional political ideas. So, this is not a good option to start the given paragraph.

Option B says that populists are catalysts for political change. Now, the paragraph is not about political change brought about by populists. The paragraph only argues that populists insist on simple solutions to complex problems. That populists accelerate change is not the main idea of the paragraph. So, this option too is ruled out.

According to option C, populists survive by "staying in motion". This relates to the idea of populists being "naturally kinetic" and not pausing for thought. The paragraph argues that populists do not like to reflect; instead of thinking through problems, they facilely insist on simple solutions to problems. Option C fits well in the given paragraph.

Option D states that populists pit people against an "intransigent" elite. But the paragraph does not build on the idea that populists project the elite as unbending. In fact, the paragraph does not even group the elite as a single unit, but as an assortment: "saboteurs", "enemies of the people" and even "consumers of carrot cake" form the "metropolitan elite". So, D is not a good option to complete the given paragraph.

The question is " Choose the Sentence that completes the Paragraph "

Hence, the answer is Sentence C

Rearrangement  order(6-10)

Becafd

11. b as a batsaman

12.a fast(there is no word called fastly in English)

13. b in rescuing

14. b better than

15. c behaved nicely

16. b firing at the crowd

17. c least arrogant

18. a use supposing or if not both

19. a have been free (not are free)

20. c filmmakers

21.5

22.5

23.3

24.1

25.4

26.5

27.1

28.3

29.3

30.1

Test-2

Test-2

Odd Man Out(1-2)

1)1. As India looks to increase the number of cities, our urban planning must factor in potential natural disasters and work out contingencies in advance.

2. Authorities must revise data and upgrade infrastructure and mitigation plans even if their local area hasn't been visited by a natural calamity yet.

3. Extreme temperatures, droughts, and forest fires have more than doubled since 1980.

4. There is no denying the fact that our baseline normal weather is changing.

5. It 1s no longer a question of whether we will be hit by nature's fury but rather when.

2)1. Much has been recently discovered about the development of songs in birds.

2. some species are restricted to a single song learned by all individuals, others have a range of songs.

3. The most important auditory stimuli for the birds are the sounds of other birds.

4. or all bird species there is a prescribed path to development of the final song,

5. A bird begins ·Nith the subsong, passes through plastic song, until it achieves the species song.

 Para Completion(3-5)

3). Women's boxing is yet to be recognized as an Olympic support,--------------. If that happens the dream of most of the tough girls may come true.

(A) The International Boxing Association has been campaigning to include it as an event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

(B) Though boxing is a very tough sport many women are seen willing to take up professional boxing now a days.

(c) Even some state governments are now willing to employ the women pugilists.

·         A. Only A

·         B. A and C

·         C. Only B

·         D. B and C

·         E. All the three

4)____________________________________________.For instance, 19th-century Japan was a world where steam and sail, railroads and rickshaws all shared common space. Industrial revolutions were distributed unequally in place and time. In the Second World War, the most common transport for the German army wasn’t tanks and other motorized vehicles but horses. The technological world wasn’t flat. This is the world, still, today. It is lumpy and bumpy, with old and new technologies accumulating on top of and beside each other.

A.  Throughout history, imperatives besides efficiency have driven technological change.

B.  As they layer and stack, technologies persist over time.

C. The best ideas do not necessarily become popular right away.

D. Some innovations spread slowly, while others do so quickly.

E.  None.

5)_________________________________.They are allergic to reflection and are naturally kinetic. They despise policy detail, nuance and pauses for thought. The essence of populism is not democracy, but the insistence that there are simple solutions to complex problems – solutions that are withheld from the public by a metropolitan elite of “saboteurs”, “enemies of the people” and consumers of carrot cake.


A.  Populists point to tears in the fabric of accepted political wisdom.

B.  Populists are catalysts for political change.

C. Populists survive by staying in motion.

D. Populists pit the people against intransigent elite

E.  None.

Rearrangement (6-10)

a)It is a general term used to describe over 200 individuals.

b) The abnormal cells grow without any control, invade through normal tissue barriers and reproduce indefinitely.

c) The word ‘cancer’ comes from Latin, meaning a crab.

d) These characteristics include development within any tissue of a malignant growth.

e) A Tumor was called cancer because of swollen veins around the area resembling a crab’s limbs.

f) These diseases progress differently over a period of time and share certain characteristics.

Error Location(11-20)

11. Avinash is not so (a)/ good a batsman to (b)/ be selected for the national cricket team. (c)/ No Error (d)

12. He ran so fastly (a)/ that he reached (b)/ the destination in just two minutes. (c)/ No Error (d)

13. The fireman could not (a)/ succeed in rescue the (b)/ child although they could put out the fire. (c)/ No Error (d)

14. Anjali’s performance in the (a)/ drama was best than (b)/ Deepali’s but not as good as Vaishali’s. (c)/ No Error (d)

15. Although he is usually (a)/ rude with everyone (b)/ he behaved nice with all of us today. (c)/ No Error (d)

16. The police man (a)/ started firing the crowd(b)/ when the striking workers got violent. (c)/ No Error (d)

17. Of all the friends (a)/ I have had, he is the most helpful (b)/ and less arrogant. (c)/ No Error (d)

18. Supposing if you (a)/ are arrested (b)/ what will you do? (c)/ No Error (d)

.19.Although we are free (a)/ for the last fortyfive years or so (b)/ yet we continue to be economically backward. (c)/ No Error (d)

20. Satyajit Ray, who conceived, co-authored (a)/, and directed a number of good films, was (b) one of India’s most talented film maker. (c)/ No Error (d)

Cloze Test(21-30)

Hundreds of plants and animals are (21) every day due to deforestation and urbanization. What might happen if this continues in the future? The last mass extinction of plant and animal species occurred 65 million years ago with the dinosaurs. In all, five mass extinctions have occurred and scientists (22) earth is in the sixth mass extinction. The world as it is now is threatened, including people, who are responsible for earth's (23). Pesticides contaminating water; overharvesting of animals and plants; air pollution; illegal fishing and the clearing of land are direct results of urbanization and deforestation. People have (24) and damaged almost half of earth's land, at a very unsustainable rate. 

 Global warming is having a serious impact as well. A six- degree Celsius increase in global temperature killed 95% of all species on Earth 251 million years ago. An increase of six- degree Celsius is forecast this century if a change is not made to (25) the damage done to earth. Humans will be one of the 95% of species lost. Noticeable, changes of global warming include migration (26) and the change in season timings. Migrating birds are migrating earlier which in turn is causing them to hatch eggs and (27) young earlier than they did at the beginning of this century. While this is just the tip of the iceberg many other (28) regarding the extinction of plant and animal species need addressing. It is more important now than ever before to pull our heads out of the sand and make changes for the (29) of the earth. Future generations are (30), as they are a species as well. 

21. 1) killing 

    2) alive  

    3) born 

    4) left 

    5) lost

22. 1) speak 

    2) told 

    3) estimation 

    4) believe  

    5) consider 

23. 1) shape

    2) development  

    3) deterioration 

    4) warmth  

    5) expansion  

24. 1) altered

2) created  

    3) produced 

    4) made  

    5) brought  

25. 1) void 

     2) dissipate 

     3) augment 

     4) reverse  

     5) increase  

26. 1) delay 

    2) birds  

    3) slowdown

    4) hasten 

    5) acceleration  

27. 1) spare  

    2) bear  

    3) destroy 

    4) amend  

    5) generation  

28. 1) animals  

    2) difficulty  

    3) issues 

    4) humans  

    5) problem  

29. 1) extinction 

    2) better  

    3) wealth 

    4) stigma  

    5) demand  

30. 1) endangered  

      2) threaten  

      3) evaluated  

      4) living  

      5) compared

Test-1 key

Test-1 Answers

1 (3) 2 (1) 3 (1) 4 (5) 5 (2)

6-10 Rearrangement order

BDAECF

11.d 12.b 13.b 14.b 15.a 

16 (1) To curb(not to curbing)

 17 (1) (delete which )

18 (2)(“but also was “is correct)

19 (1) went on a rampage

 20 (3) solutions to this are(not is)

21 (5) 22 (3) 23 (4) 24 (2) 25 (1) 26 (3) 27 (5) 28 (2) 29 (4) 30 (1)

Test -2 will be posted today evening.

Test-1

                      Test-1

Directions (1-5) The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You' are given six words denoted by A. B, C, D, E & F as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick two correct answers, either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete

1. _____ before the clock struck 8 on Saturday night, India Gate was swamped with people wearing, black tee-shirts and holding candles.

 (A) minutes (B) time (C) later (D) quickly (E) since (F) seconds

1) (B) and (E) 2) (A) and (C) 3) (A) and (F) 4) (B) and (D) 5) (C) and (E)

2. Tile States should take steps to ______ the process of teachers' appointments as the Centre has already sanctioned six lakh posts.

 (A) fasten (B) move (C) hasten (D) speed (E) early (F) quicken

1) (D) and (F) 2) (A) and (C) 3) (C) and (F) 4) (D) and (E) 5) (B) and (D)

3. A senior citizen's son ______ threatened her every day and physically harmed her, forcing her to transfer her property to him.

 (A) superficially (B) mistakenly (C) allegedly (D) miserably (E) doubtfully (F) purportedly

1) (C) and (F) 2) (A) and (E) 3) (C) and (E) 4) (D) and (F) 5) (A) and (C)

 4. Medical teachers said that the management had continued to remain ________to their cause leading to the stretching of their strike.

 (A) unmoved (B) lethargic (C) unconcerned (D) apathetic (E) indifferent (F) bored

1) (B) and (C) 2) (C) and (F) 3) (A) and (E) 4) (A) and (D) 5) (D) and (E)

5. The parents had approached the high court to ______ the government order after their children, who passed- UKG, were denied admission by a school.

 (A) void (B) quash (C) annul (D) stay (E) lift (F) post

1) (A) and (D) 2) (B) and (C) 3) (C) and (E) 4) (E) and (F) 5) (C) and (D)

Reaarangement(6-10)

(A) However, if this happens it will cause problems for the elderly who mainly use cheques.

(B) The use of cheques has fallen dramatically in the past few years.

(C) Thus cheques may be phased out gradually making sure that the needs of all consumers including the elderly are met.

(D) This is because more and more consumers are transferring money electronically by direct debit or credit cards.

 (E) Without cheques, they are likely to keep large amounts of cash in their homes, making themselves vulnerable to theft.

(F) British banks have thus voted to phase cheques out in favour of these more modern payment methods

Choose the Synonym for the following

11. DEFY (a) Face (b) Worship (c) Flatter (d) Challenge (e) surrender

12. LETHAL (a) Unlawful (b) Deadly (c) Sluggish (d) Smooth  (e) legal

13. ADVERSITY (a) Crisis (b) Misfortune (c) Failure (d) Helplessness  (e) Bliss

14. STUBBORN (a) Easy (b) Obstinate (c) Willing (d) Pliable (e) Modest

15. RADIANT (a) Bright (b) Beautiful (c) Light (d) Influential (e) Sleepy

Error Location

16. /1.To curbing the spread of violence / 2.authorities brought under curfew /3. more areas in the  state, where / 4.three youths were killed. /5. No error

 17./1.Demand for diesel cars, which has / 2.been on the rise for the last few years, /3. may dip as the  government is increasing the price /4.of the fuel, bringing it closer to that of petrol. /5. No error

 18./1.Not only was the actress over the moon /2. for winning an award, but was /3. also deeply  touched by the support /4. she got from the industry. / 5.No error

19./1.The protestors went on a rampaging / 2.and set ablaze three shops / 3.resulting in injuries to thirty people / 4.including women and children. / 5.No error

 20. /1.Hectic schedules can /2. take a toll on anybody and /3. the solutions to this is /4. a quick holiday to some exotic location. / 5.No error

Cloze Test

The World Diabetes Congress has determined that India has the largest number of diabetics in the world. Apart from the loss of productivity, the (21) burden is alarming - $2.8 billion annually. Sedentary jobs, (22) of electronic entertainment, changing diet patterns and (23) dependence on automobiles have driven the activity (24) of Indians' lives, especially in cities. The (25) is, therefore, to make people physically (26) and requires interventions 'which impact a large (27) of the population. Admittedly, physical activity is a (28) of choice and is strongly driven by (29) preferences. But policy making needs to shift to (30) moderate levels of physical activity in the daily lives of people. One way to accomplish this is to create walk able communities that give residents a variety of destinations within walking distance.  

21. 1) health 2) economic 3) finance 4) subsidy 5) physical

22.1) widespread 2) broadcast 3) spread 4) prevalent 5) expand

23. 1) increasing 2) totally 3) entirely 4) grown 5) mutual

24. 1) outside 2) most 3) out 4) from 5) through

25. 1) dispute 2) ultimatum 3) hazard 4) Sensitivity 5) challenge

26. 1) qualified 2) equip 3) built 4) active 5) trained

27. 1) piece 2) section 3) scale 4) degree 5) percent

28. 1) lack 2) want 3) matter 4) scarcity 5) right

29. 1) individually 2) showing 3) given 4) special 5) personal

30. 1) attract 2) pursuit 3) indulge 4) introduce 5) insist

Voice Bits

A. Change the following ACTIVE VOICE sentences into PASSIVE VOICE, but only if possible. Omit the by-phrase wherever possible. Do NOT change the verb tense.

 1. The student copied the new vocabulary into her notebook. The new vocabulary _____________________________________________________________

2. The salesperson talked Sung Ho into buying a new car. Sung Ho _______________________________________________________________________

 3. The chef seasoned the bubbling pot of pho with star anise. The bubbling pot of pho __________________________________________________________

 4. The sous chef chopped the onions and grated the ginger. The onions _______________________ and the ginger _________________________________

 5. The crow ate all of the cherries on her tree. ______________________________________________________________________________

6. This year, monkeys have bitten several tourists in Phuket. ______________________________________________________________________________

7. It rains a lot during the monsoon season. ______________________________________________________________________________

8. The sun rises at seven o’clock in winter. ______________________________________________________________________________


 9. Her parents taught her to be punctual.

______________________________________________________________________________

 10. The scholar diligently checked all of his references. ______________________________________________________________________________

B. Change the sentences to passive voice.

1. Many people begin new projects in January

2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s party.

3. Mum is going to prepare the food.

4. They make shoes in that factory.

5. We will have to examine you again.

6. They had finished preparations by the time the guests arrived.

7. The delegation will meet the visitors at the airport.

8. We have produced skis here since 1964.

9. All workers will read the memo.

 10. Nobody can beat Tiger Woods at golf.

11. They also speak German at EU meetings.

12. We must look into the question.

13. Someone reads the newspaper to him every day.

14. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.

15. Has he given you back the book yet?

16. The police locked up the criminals.

17. They must have left the keys behind.

 18. The robbers made up the story.

19. The boy is eating the cake.

 20. Dad promised by a box of chocolates.

 21. The spider scared her.

 22. The guide will show us the Natural History Museum in the afternoon.

23. The dentist is cleaning the woman’s teeth.

 24. She showed her relatives the new house.

C.Change the sentences to passive voice.

 1. The Browns have built the large house.

2. A jellyfish stung her while she was swimming.

 3. They gave her a nice present.

4. Jane is singing the new song.

 5. The storm destroyed the house.

6. People spent a lot of Monday on the first shopping Saturday.

7. How do you write that word?

8. She watered the flowers every day.

9. The headmaster called his parents to the office.

10. Ben will direct the show.

11. The dog has broken the window pane.

 12. You must pay the bill first.

 13. They were interviewing her for the job.

 14. The professor told him not to talk in class.

15. You shouldn’t speak to your neighbor.

16. Do not leave your bicycle in the hall.

 17. Can you learn French easily?

18. Your impolite tone surprises me.

19. James will repair the car.

20. An unknown author wrote the book.

21. They forced him to steal the money out of his dad’s room.

22. Our neighbors have invited us to dinner.

 23. Why are they tearing down the old theatre?

 24. I will present my ideas at the conference tonight.

 25. She would have told you.