PowerPlay Exam-Lecture 1-2

1. The word 'interpretation' mentioned in passage means ___

(i) awareness (ii) analysis
(iii) translation (iv) development Ans: (ii)
2. We may often find ourselves ___ during dream.
(i) sadness (ii) sorry
(iii) sad (iv) perplexed Ans: (iv)
3. What does the word 'empirical' in the first paragraph refer to?
(i) factual (ii) theoretical
(iii) observational (iv) speculative Ans: (i)
4. Which part of speech is the word 'meaningless'?
(i) noun (ii) adjective
(iii) verb (iv) adverb Ans: (ii)
5. 'Vivid' in the text could be best replaced by ___
(i) unclear (ii) apparent
(iii) clear (iv) unnoticeable Ans: (iii)
6. “Dreams are disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes,” The best synonym of the underlined word is ___
(i) encourage (ii) accomplish
(iii) liberate (iv) subdue Ans: (iv)
7. I could be a cricketer ___ I practiced a lot.
(i) as (ii) unless
(iii) if (iv) in case Ans: (iii)
8. Dreams can be filled ___ joyful emotions or frightening images.
(i) in (ii) up
(iii) with (iv) of Ans: (iii)
9. You’ve wondered why ___ at all.
(i) do you dream (ii) you dream
(iii) did you dream (iv) none Ans: (ii)
10. Which one of the following statements is false?
(i) Valentina's academic career was hard.
(ii) Valentina earned doctorate in spacecraft.
(iii) Valentina was a textile worker before being a cosmonaut.
(iv) Valentina was selected from among more than 400 candidates. Ans: (i)
11. The best meaning of the word 'space shuttle’ is ___

(i) a jet plane (ii) an airbus

(iii) a helicopter (iv) a rocket launched spacecraft Ans: (iv)

12. From the reading of the passage, it is apparent the family of Valentina Tereshkova was ___

(i) appropriate (ii) not fortunate well

(iii) mannered (iv) not well-off Ans: (iv)
13. Tereshkova and Valary Bykovsy were ___

(i) contemporary astronauts (ii) follower engineers of each other

(iii) temporary engineer's (iv) Russian and Australian respectively Ans: (i)
14. What does the word 'include' in the passage refer to?
 (i) reduce (ii) incorporate
(iii) reject (iv) deduct Ans: (ii)
15. The correct spelling is-

(i) nausa (ii) nawsea

(iii) nosea (iv) nausea Ans: (iv)
16. Deforestation means cutting down of trees ----- (post-modify the verb).
(i) environmental (ii) to indiscriminate
(iii) indiscriminately (iv) indiscriminated Ans: (iii)
17. Sabbir is ----- (use determiner to pre-modify the noun phrase) ideal student
(i) the (ii) this
(iii) that (iv) an Ans: (iv)
18. He says prayer ----- (use quantifier to pre-modify the noun) times a day.
(i) very (ii) timely
(iii) the (iv) five Ans: (iv)
19. Raja, ----- (post-modify the noun with an appositive), is known to his classmates as a good student.
(i) he goes to school timely (ii) same
(iii) a student of class xii (iv) many Ans: (iii)
20. He wrote ceaselessly until the death of ----- (use possessive pronoun) poetic flair.
(i) the (ii) your
(iii) his (iv) their Ans: (iii)
21. His songs are ----- (use an intensifier to pre-modify the adjective) melodious.
(i) well (ii) very
(iii) great (iv) poetic Ans: (ii)
22. A balanced diet is a good mixture of —— (pre-modify the noun) foods.
(i) to various (ii) taking
(iii) selecting (iv) nutritious Ans: (iv)
23. But it is not easy ----- (post-modify the adjective with an infinitive) a balanced diet.
(i) to make (ii) making
(iii) to make the (iv) made Ans: (i)
24. He treats the patients ----- (use a participle phrase to post-modify the verb).
(i) take a small fee (ii) to take a small fee
(iii) taking a small fee (iv) well Ans: (iii)
25. Her husband was a ----- (pre-modify the noun) farmer who used ----- (post-modify the verb by using infinitive) on
other people's land.
(i) landless, work (ii) land, to work
(iii) landless, to work (iv) land, work Ans: (iii)