SECTION-I: WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 25, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR

PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

1. Somebody stole my pencil yesterday.

A.Stolen pencil by somebody.
B. Yesterday pencil was stolen…..
C. My pen was stolen by somebody yesterday.
D.None of these.
2. Has anyone ……. Maria today, Mrs. Khanna asked.
A.See
B. Seen.
C. Saw.
D.Sees.
3. Half of the equipment …… destroyed in the flood this year.
A.Are.
B. Is.
C. Was.
D.Were.

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4. The Employee will only work ……….. the owner of the
industry pay them their overdue payment.
A.Unless.
B. If.
C. Since.
D.As.
5. The Assembly was called ……… as no one could attent it.
A.Along.
B. Up.
C. In.
D.Off.
6. Neither Sonia nor her sister ……. In school this morning,
jatin told me when we were walking home in the afternoon.
A.Were.
B. Was.
C. Is.
D.Are.
7. Not Only ………. She ………. In drama, but she is also
directing it.
A.Was Acting.
B. Is Acting.
C. Did Act.
D.Does act.

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8. The famous thief ………… was featured in the news has
been caught.
A.Whose.
B. Whom.
C. Which.
D.Who.
9. ……….. Laid down the ground rules, the educator proceeded
to let the class start their work.
A.Had.
B. Has.
C. Have.
D.Having.
10. The student made a banner to …………….. Their support
for their school basketball squad.
A.Gesture.
B. Visualize.
C. Signal.
D.Demonstrate.
11. Sonam could not ……… the temptation to finish the last
cookie in the jar.
A. Repel.
B. Hold.
C. Resist.
D. Dispute.

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12. like a fish out of water.
A. You feel awkward.
B. You feel happy.
C. Both.
D. None of these.

13. Like a cat on hot tin roof.

A. Hot situation.
B. Safe situation.
C. Nervous state.
D. Easy state.

14. Bell the cat

A. To undertake a risky
B. To undertake a certain
C. To undertake a secure
D. To undertake a stable.

15. Make one’s blood boil.

A. To make someone extremely mild.
B. To make someone extremely collected.
C. To make someone extremely angry
D. To make someone extremely content.

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16. Miss the bus.
A. To miss an opportunity.
B. To miss an tour.
C. To miss an school.
D. To miss an everything.

17. A piece of cake

A. One slice.
B. Easy to do.
C. Many problems
D. None of these.

18. Have your heart in your mouth

A. feeling extremely composed.
B. feeling extremely firm.
C. feeling extremely sure
D. feeling extremely nervous.

19. Right off the bat

A. Immediately.
B. Later
C. Eventually.
D. Never.

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20. Stab someone in the back
A. Pleasure someone who trusts you.
B. Favor someone who trusts you.
C. Harm someone who trusts you.
D. Virtue someone who trusts you.

21. Egg on your face

A. Look stupid
B. Prudent
C. Wise.
D. Bright.

22. After Sanjay was sick for several weeks, his face was
…..
A. Paal
B. Ple.
C. Pale.
D. Pail.

23. Supriya purchased to beautiful new dress …. The party.

A. Foor.
B. For
C. Fore.
D. Four.
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24. Glass tank have been ……. On the sea.
A. Banned.
B. Band
C. Bane.
D. Bond.

25. Rajan was considered ……… because he had no hair.

A. Bald.
B. Bawled.
C. Bold
D. Bouled.

SECTION-II: READING
A. Read the following passages carefully and answer the
questions that follow –
People drink a lot of Coffee. There are many kinds of
Coffee. There is black Coffee. There is green coffee. There
is the white coffee. There is yellow coffee. People drink a lot
of Coffee in China. Some people drink it because it is good
for them. It makes them healthy. Other people drink it
because it tastes very good. It tastes delicious. People drink a
lot of green coffee in Japan. People drink a lot of green
coffee in Korea too. In Vietnam, some people drink tea
before they drink coffee. People drink a lot of coffee in

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England. Every afternoon, English people drink coffee.
English people add milk to their coffee. Finally, many
people drink coffee in the U.S. In the South, people drink
“sweet coffee.” Sweet coffee is cold black coffee with sugar.
Most coffee comes from China. Some coffee comes from
India or Sri Lanka. Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also grow a
lot of coffee.

26) Some Coffee is…

A.purple.
B. black
C. pink.
D. blue.

27) People drink coffee before coffee. in…

A.China.
B. Korea.
C. England.
D. Vietnam.

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28) People add milk to their coffee in…
A.India.
B. England.
C. Vietnam.
D. Sri Lanka.

29) People drink “sweet coffee” in…

A.The South
B. The Northern U.S.
C.Vietnam.
D. Korea.

30) Most coffee comes from…

A.Indonesia.
B. Kenya.
C. Japan.
D. China.

B. Read the following passages carefully and answer the

questions that follow –
Marco was born in 1254 in the Venetian Republic city.. The
city of Venice, Italy was at the centre of the Venetian
Republic. When he was 17 years old, he went to China with
his father, Niccolo, and his uncle, Maffeo. Pope Gregory

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sent them to visit Kabul Khan, the emperor of China. Kabul
Khan liked Marco Polo. He enjoyed Marco ‘s stories about
many lands. Kabul Khan gave Marco a job. He sent Polo on
diplomatic missions. He also made him governor of
Yangzhou, an important trading city. When Marco went
back to the Venetian Republic, he talked about his life in
China. Few believed his stories. In 1298, he went to jail
during a war between Venice and Genoa. While he was a
prisoner in jail, he dictated his stories about China to another
man in jail. The man wrote down the stories. The stories
became the book, “The Travels of Marco.” Each chapter of
the book covers a specific region of China. Each chapter is
about the military, farming, religion, and culture of a certain
area. The book was translated into many languages. Marco
got out of jail in 1299. He went back to Venice to join his
father and uncle. He became very rich. In 1300 he got
married, and he and his wife had three children. Marco died
in 1324. He was almost 70 years old.

31) Who did Marco Polo visit in China?

A. Nicolo
B. Maffeo
C. Pope Gregory X
D. Kabul Khan

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32) In China, Marco worked as a…
A.storyteller
B. governor
C. writer
D. trader.

33) Who wrote down Marco Polo’s stories?

A.His father
B. His uncle
C. A prisoner
D. The emperor

34) When did Marco Polo go to jail?

A.1298
B. 1299
C. 1300
D. 1324

35) There was a war between…

A.Italy and China.
B. China and Venice
C.Venice and Genoa
D. Yangzhou and Genoa

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C. Read the following passages carefully and answer the
questions that follow –
Nationalism is an old concept. As old perhaps as the earliest
of human civilizations. But all through the history of
mankind, it has been narrowly understood. Today people
have begun to realize that nationalism is an essential part of
human instinct.
Nationalism has its negative sides particularly when it
exceeds its proper bounds. People who think their own
country to be the best and are blind to its weaknesses are not
nationalist at all.
We are the member of a large human family and so cannot
neglect our duties and responsibilities towards it. Our love
for the country should be conditioned by respect for the
whole community. Narrow prejudice can do nothing except
to bring misfortune. In trying to overlook others interest in
the modern world, we harm our own.
Nationalism should be tempered with reason so that it may
not be an evil.

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36. Today what is the belief of people regarding
nationalism?
A. It is not needed
B. It is part of hum instinct.
C. It is narrowly understood.
D. None of the above

37. Narrow Prejudice always bring.

A. Good luck
B. Misfortune
C. Huge amount of money
D. Good opportunity.

38. Which type of the people can be categorized as

nationalist?
A. Those whose love for the country is conditioned by
respect for the entire community
B. Those who keep a neutral attitude towards their country
C. Those who think their own country to be the best inspite
of its weakness
D. Those who think others county greater than their own.

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39. The word in the passage means opposite to positive.
A. Proper
B. Negative
C. Reason
D. Narrow.

40. Nationalism is an evil when it is.

A. Not tempered with reason
B. Tempered with reason
C. Beyond narrow feelings
D. None of the above.

FOR QUESTIONS 41 TO 45, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD TO

COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION

41. Raju: My dog is missing. I’m so sad!

Mohan:________________________.
A. I’m afraid to hear that
B. Too bad
C. I’m sorry to hear that
D. Crying shame

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42. Raman (Teacher): Harish is failing his biology and
chemistry tests.
Rajul (Principal): He’ll have to_____________.
A. Roll his socks up
B. Stret chhis socks up
C. Pull his socks up
D. take his socks up
43. Which is the best way to ask for anyone’s Opinion in a
group discussion?
A. What else?
B. Can you say something?
C. Talk, please.
D. What do you think?

44. Jack: Did you hear about this? Daisy is in the hospital.
Rosy: ___________________________________
A. Let’s go visiting
B. Let’s go visiting her.
C. Let’s go visit her
D. Let’s go worry her

45. Jagmohan: Will you come watch me play cricket?

Dad: Sure, I’ll be_________________.
A. Cheering you on
B. Cheering you up
C. Cheering It up
D. Cheering you ahead

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 SECTION-IV: ACHIEVER’S
SECTION
FOR QUESTIONS 46 TO 50, CHOOSE THE BEST WORD
OR PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.
46. Since we have no bike, we go everywhere …..From.
A.With.
B. On.
C. By.
D.For.
47. Certain fruits …….example lemons and oranges, require
long growing season.
A.With
B. On
C. For
D.With
48. Interrogative pronoun in sentence ‘Bike whose colour is
black, has locked’ is
A.Is.
B. Has.
C. Whose.
D.The.

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49. Singular object pronoun in sentence ‘Samar lame excuses
made him doubtful for me’ is
A.For
B. His
C. Me
D.Him.
50. Subjective pronoun in sentence ‘Priya is as intelligent as I’ is
A.I
B. Is
C. She
D.As.
Answers:-
1. C, Active to passive.
2. B, Example of Present perfect tense.
3. C, Example of Past Continuous tense
4. B, Example of Future continuous tense.
5. D, Example of Past Continuous tense.
6. A, Example of Past Continuous tense
7. B, Example of Subject – verb agreement.
8. D, Present perfect Continuous tense
9. D, Example of future perfect tenses.
10. D, Example of present perfect tense.
11. C, Example of simple past tense
12. A, if you’re like a fish out of water in certain situation, you
feel awkward because you haven’t experienced that situation
before.
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13. C, In an uneasy or nervous state
14. A, To undertake a risky or dangerous task,
15. C, To make someone extremely angry
16. A, One slice
17. B, if something is a piece of cake, it’s easy to do.
18. D, if you’ve your heart in mouth, you’re feeling extremely
nervous.
19. A, If you do something right off the bat, you do it
immediately.
20. C, Harm someone who trusts you..
21. A, If you’ve egg on your face, you look stupid and face
embarrassment because of something you’ve done.C, Correct
word.
22. B, Correct word.
23. A, Correct Word.
24. A, Correct Word.
25. B, black.
26. D, Vietnam.
27. B, England
28. A, The South
29. D, China
30. D, Kabul Khan
31. B, governor.
32. C, A prisoner.
33. A, 1298
34. C, Venice and Genoa
35. B, it is part of hum instinct.
36. B, Misfortune
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37. A, Those whose love for the country is conditioned by
respect for the entire community.
38. D, Narrow
39. A, Not tempered with reason
40. C, I’m sorry to hear that.
41. C, Pull his socks up.
42. D, what do you think?
43. C, let’s go visit her.
44. A, cheering you on.
45. B, Conjunction and reposition.
46. C, Reposition.
47. Has, Interrogative pronoun.
48. C, Singular object pronoun.
49. C, Subjective pronoun
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