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Mock Test Solutions in English

Questions

1. Directions: In this section, a word is spelled in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is
correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (A), (B), (C) and (D).
A. Frevolous B. Frivolous
C. Frivollous D. Frivillous
2. Direction: In this section, a word is spelt in four different ways. You are to identify the one which is
correct. Choose the alternative bearing the correct spelling from (a), (b), (c) and (d).
A. Delectation B. Dilectation
C. Delecctation D. Dellectation
3. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Choose the
response (A), (B), (C), or (D) which is the most appropriate expression. Alisha needed to be home early;
as such, she left work at 3 p.m.
A. Adjective B. Adverb
C. Preposition D. Conjunction
4. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. Choose the
response A, B, C, or D which is the most appropriate expression. The frustrating experience during the
tour made me agitated.
A. Gerund B. Noun
C. Pronoun D. Participle
5. Choose the correct preposition to fill the blank in the given sentences.

My parents have been married ______ fifty years.

A. For B. From
C. By D. Since
6. Choose the correct preposition to fill the blank in the given sentences.

My mother is very good ______ drawing a portrait.

A. For B. Over
C. In D. At
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7. Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words.

One who cannot be changed or reformed.

A. Legitimate B. Incorrigible
C. Erroneous D. Illegible
8. In the following questions, A sentence has been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts
which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

The landscape...

With nature displaying (P)/ here is awesome (Q)/ that are seldom seen(R)/ a range of delights (S)
A. PSRQ B. QPSR
C. RSPQ D. QRSP
9. In the following questions, A sentence has been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts
which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence. A
dictionary

arranged words (P)/ about which information is given (Q)/ containing alphabetically (R)/ is a book (S)
A. RPQS B. QRPS
C. SRPQ D. SPRQ
10. Directions (1-10): Each of the following items this section consists of a sentence the parts of which have
been jumbled These parts have been labelled as P Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four
sequences namely (A), (B), (C) and (D). You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts of the sentence
and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. the mystery of the (A) missing treasure (B) has
been solved after (C) five years (D).
A. ABCD B. BACD
C. DABC D. CABD
11. Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the
response (A), (B), (C) or (D) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the
Answer Sheet accordingly. Let someone off the hook
A. Free someone B. Fly with someone
C. Hang someone D. Not to hold someone responsible for something
12. Direction: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose
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the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.

Verbal diarrhoea
A. to be sick B. to talk too much
C. to be in a difficult situation D. to be a good orator
13. Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the
response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate meaning.

A Perfect Storm
A. To take risks B. A perfect enemy
C. The worst possible situation D. To spoil something
14. Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and
indicate your response from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) on the Answer Sheet. They have to thinking
of a trick to get past the guards.

A. They have to thinking B. of a trick to

C. get past the guards D. No error
15. In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error. If the sentence has no
error, then select 'No error'.

He is several years junior than Mrs. Cooper.

A. He is several B. years junior
C. than Mrs. Cooper D. No error
16. A series is given with one term missing. Select the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.

TEL, WHO, ? , ITA

A. BMT B. SBT
C. MTB D. BTM
17. Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?

35, 46, 68, 101, 145, ?

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A. 300 B. 200
C. 400 D. 350
18. In a certain code language, IF is written as 225 and BUT is written as 1849. How will SLIP be written as in
that language?
A. 6313 B. 3136
C. 3163 D. 1336
19. Select the word pair whose two words are related in the same way as both the words of the word
pair below are related.

Skin : Eczema
A. Kidney : Diabetes B. Lungs : Oxygen
C. Eyes : Cataract D. Heart : Blood
20. ‘Lion’ is related to ‘Cub’ in the same way as ‘Cow’ is related to ________.
A. Calf B. Lamb
C. Foal D. Joey
21. Three of the following four option are similar in a certain way and one is different. Find the one that
is different.
A. 14 - 70 – 85 B. 9 - 45 – 60
C. 11 - 55 – 70 D. 7 - 42 – 58
22. Pointing to a lady in a photograph, Meera said, "Her father's only son's wife is my mother-in-law". How is
Meera's husband related to that lady in the photo ?
A. Nephew B. Uncle
C. Son D. Father
23. Wahid and Majid are brothers. Nahid and Eram are sisters. Wahid’s son is Eram brother. Nahid is the wife
of Asim. How Wahid is related to Asim?
A. Brother B. Father
C. Mother-in-law D. Father-in-law
24. A is taller than B but shorter than C. B is as tall as D but taller than E, who is the tallest?
A. C B. A
C. B D. D
25. There are five friends-Satish, Kishore, Mohan, Anil and Rajesh. Mohan is the tallest. Satish is shorter than
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Kishore but taller than Rajesh. Anil is little shorter than Kishore but little taller than Satish. Who is taller
than Rajesh but shorter than Anil?
A. Anil B. Kishore
C. Rajesh D. Satish
26. Hari remembers that his father’s birthday is between 13th and 16th of June, whereas his sister remembers

that their father’s birthday is between 14th and 18th of June. On which day is their father’s birthday, which
both agree?
A. 14th June B. 15th June
C. 16th June D. 17th June
27. Direction: Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it.

J, Y, R, M and B pursue five professions, namely, Designer, Teacher, Engineer, Technician and Accountant
and have five gadgets, namely, mobile, laptop, calculator, tablet and computer, in random order. A person
can pursue only one profession and have only one gadget,

1) M has a calculator and is neither a teacher nor a technician.

2) The designer has a tablet.

3) The person who has a mobile is neither an accountant nor a teacher.

4) Y is an engineer who has neither computer nor mobile.

5) J is a technician and B is not a teacher.

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Which gadget does the accountant have?

(A) Tablet

(B) Calculator

(C) Mobile

(D) Laptop

A. (D) B. (B)
C. (C) D. (A)
28. Which among the following is right combination?

(A) Teacher-Laptop

(B) Accountant-Tablet

(C) Technician-Computer

(D) Engineer-Laptop
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A. (D) B. (B)
C. (A) D. (C)
29. Who has a computer?

(A) B

(B) J

(C) R

(D) Y

A. (A) B. (D)
C. (B) D. (C)
30. A boy can cover a distance of 8 km in 1.5 hr by his cycle. What time will he take to cover 1 km?
A. 10 min B. 8.75 min
C. 11 min D. 11.25 min
31. Select the option that is related to the third Letter Cluster in the same way as the second Letter
Cluster is related to the first Letter Cluster.

ROLF : VTRM :: NODP : ?

A. RTJW B. SUKX
C. RUJW D. SVRX
32. Direction: Study the following information and answer following questions.

Ajit is son of Kumar. Kumar’s sister has a son Deepak and daughter Harishma. Babu is uncle of Deepak.

How is Ajit related to Deepak?

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A. Cousin brother B. Nephew

C. Brother D. Uncle
33. How many nephews does Babu have?
A. two B. one
C. three D. zero
34. How is Harishma related to Babu?
A. Daughter B. Sister
C. Niece D. Wife
35. A national leader was born on 29th February in a particular year. He will have his birthday once in ___.
A. 2 years B. 3 years
C. 4 years D. None of these
36. 'CALANDER' is coded as 'CLANAEDR'. Find the code for 'CIRCULAR' under the same rule.
A. LACANDER B. CRIUCALR
C. CLANADER D. None of these
37. Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

65, 70, 80, 95, 115, ?, 170

A. 165 B. 130
C. 140 D. 145
38. Identify the letter-cluster that does NOT belong to the following series.

DEC, HIG, LKM, PQO, TUS

A. TUS B. PQO
C. LKM D. HIG
39. Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

BYT, WUQ, RQN, MMK, ?

A. GIH B. IHJ
C. HIH D. HJI
40. Select the correct option that will fill in the blank and complete the series.
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27, 39, 63, _______

A. 79 B. 83
C. 99 D. 89
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Solutions

1. B
Sol. Option (B) is the correct choice. Frivolous means not having any serious purpose or value.
2. A
Sol. Option (A) is the correct option. Delectation means pleasure and delight.
3. B
Sol. The underlined phrase is an adverB. A conjunctive adverb, adverbial conjunction, or subordinating adverb
is an adverb that connects two clauses by converting the clause it introduces into an adverbial modifier of
the verb in the main clause.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

4. D
Sol. The underlined word is a non-finite. “Experience” is a noun and “frustrating” is modifying that noun,
working as an adjective. So, it is a participle.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

5. A
Sol. Option A is the most appropriate preposition to fill the blank, as it is indicating time or duration.

6. D
Sol. ‘At’ is the most appropriate option to fill the blank with as it is indicating an activity or an action.
Thus,option D is correct.
7. B
Sol. Option B – Incorrigible is the correct answer.

Incorrigible - not able to be changed or reformed.

Legitimate – conforming to the law or to rules.

Erroneous – wrong; incorrect.

Illegible - not clear enough to be read.

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8. B
Sol. The correct sequence is QPSR - The landscape here is awesome with nature displaying a range of
delights that are seldom, is the complete unjumbled sentence.
9. C
Sol. The correct sequence is SRPQ.

A dictionary is a book containing alphabetically arranged words about which information is given.
10. A
Sol. The segments are already arranged and hence, no ordering is required.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

11. D
Sol. The phrase "Let someone off the hook" means to allow someone go without being punished and without
holding responsible. Hence, option D is the correct answer.
12. B
Sol. The phrase “verbal diarrhoea” means “the quality or habit of talking too much.” It matches option B.
Hence, it is the correct answer.
13. C
Sol. The most appropriate meaning of the given idiom is option C - The worst possible situation.
14. A
Sol. The verb ‘think’ on account of the meanings ‘suppose’, ‘believe’, ‘consider’, ‘know’ is not used
in the continuous form. Rather, it is used in the simple form.
Therefore, ‘thinking’ must be replaced with ‘think’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.
15. C
Sol. We use the preposition ‘to’ after adjectives like superior, inferior, preferable etc. and not the conjunction
‘than’.

Therefore, ‘than’ must be replaced with ‘to’ to form a grammatically correct sentence.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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16. A
Sol. The pattern is:

So, the missing group of letters is BMT.

Hence, option A is correct answer.

17. B
Sol. Logic is:

35+11=46

46+22=68

68+33=101

101+44=145

145+55=200

Hence, option B is the correct answer.

18. B
Sol. Logic shown here as, Place value of alphabetical series

I → 9, F → 6

6+9 = 15 → 152 = 225

Similarly,

S → 19, L → 12, I → 9, P → 16

19+12+9+16 = 56 → 562 = 3136

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Hence, option B is correct answer.

19. C
Sol. Eczema is a skin disease and in the same way, Cataract is an Eye disease.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

20. A
Sol. As we know the baby of a ‘Lion’ is called a ‘Cub’.

Similarly, the baby of a ‘Cow’ is called a ‘Calf’.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

21. D
Sol. From the given options,

Option A – (14 - 70 – 85)

14 x 5 = 70
70 +15 = 85

Option B - (9 - 45 – 60)
9 x 5 = 45
45 +15 = 60

Option C - (11 - 55 – 70)

11 x 5 = 55
55 +15 = 70

Option D - (7 - 42 – 58)
7 x 6 = 42
42 +16 = 58

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

22. A
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Sol. Hence, Correct option is A.

23. D
Sol. From the information in the question,

Wahid is the father-in-law of Asim.

So, the correct answer is option D.

24. A
Sol. C > A > B
B=D
B>E
As per the above arrangement, it is clear that anyhow C is the tallest.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

25. D
Sol. As per the given information;
Mohan is the tallest.
Kishore > Satish > Rajesh
Kishore > Anil > Satish
So, on combining all we get the order as:
Mohan > Kishore > Anil > Satish > Rajesh.

Hence, the correct option is D.

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26. B
Sol. According to Hari, his father’s birthday may be on 14th or 15th June.

According to Hari’s sister, their father’s birthday may be on 15th, 16th or 17th June. Common Date 15th
June
27. B
Sol.

The accountant has Calculator.

Option B is correct.
28. A
Sol.

Engineer – laptop is the right combination among all the options according to the above figure.
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Option A is correct.
29. D
Sol.

R has a computer.

Option D is correct.
30. D
Sol. Here, Speed of the boy = 8/1.5 = 16/3 km/h

Thus, Time required to cover 1 Km = 1/(16/3)

= 3/16 hours = 11.25 minutes

31. A
Sol.
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Hence, option A is the correct answer.

32. A
Sol.

As per the given information, the family tree diagram will be:
So, clearly from the above diagram Ajit is the cousin brother of Deepak.
Hence, option (A) is the correct response.
33. A
Sol.
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As per the given information, the family tree diagram will be:

So, clearly from the above diagram Babu have two nephews.
Hence, option (A) is the correct response.
34. C
Sol.

As per the given information, the family tree diagram will be:

So, clearly from the above diagram Harishma is the niece of Babu.
Hence, option (C) is the correct response.
35. C
Sol. 29th February comes in a Leap Year. Therefore, his birthday will come once in four years. Hence, option C
is the right answer.
36. B
Sol.
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Hence, option B is the correct answer.

37. C
Sol.

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

38. C
Sol. The pattern is:
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So, LKM does not belong to the series, it should be LMK.

Hence, option C is correct answer.

39. C
Sol. pattern is:

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

40. C
Sol. The series is increasing in the multiples of 12.

Hence, option C is correct.