TOPIC: Word Replacement, Sentence Completion, Sentence Rearrangement
Directions (1-5):
In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the
following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes
contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is,
choose option (e) as your answer.
Q1. New (1)/ diversity of snakes are being (2)/discovered worldwide too and Central and South America are (3)/considered the regions with the
highest snake (4)/species.
(a) 1-2
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 1-4
(e) No change required
Q2. Teaching input can be partly (1)/ assessment by the number of
courses (2)/taught, but research (3)/ measured should avoid the
quantitative (4)/metric.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-3
(c) 1-3
(d) 2-4
(e) No change required
Q3. Parliament’s recent (1)/approval of the redrawn electoral
constituencies has (2)/reinforced allegations
of gerrymandering and (3)/unequal sizing
of electoral districts to (4)/benefit
the National Front.
(a) 1-2
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 2-4
(e) No change required
Q4. Meanwhile, in an effort to (1)/ herded its flock together, the
party (2)/ keep its elected party
men and two Independent legislators to a (3)/resort
on the (4)/outskirts of the city.
(a) 1-2
(b) 2-3
(c) 3-4
(d) 2-4
(e) No change required
Q5.
It was a long (1)/grief for
the tribals from the morning for their near and dear. They even (2)/refused to take breakfast and water
as all of them were (3)/stricken
with (4)wait.
(a) 1-2
(b) 1-4
(c) 3-4
(d) 2-4
(e) No change required
Directions (6-10):
In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be
filled/completed with one of the sentences/words given .i.e. one of the sentences/words can be
fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given
sentences.
Q6. Rich mineral resources and the
…………………………………….. to build infrastructure will
attract plenty of foreign investment.
(a) government
willingly present
(b) government
presence is willing
(c) government is
present but willing
(d) present
government’s willingness
(e) government
present willing
Q7.
…………………………………………………….. a good
education system, attractive quality of life and a good transport system which
can cope with its rising population.
(a) One of the
city’s advantages include
(b) Some of the
city’s advantages include
(c) The city has
advantages included
(d) Many of the
city’s advantages are included
(e) One of the
city’s advantages including
Q8. Regulators in
America have plans to …………………………………… of capital
that its eight largest banks can hold and banks will have until 2018 to comply.
(a) increased the
amount
(b) increase in
the amounts
(c) which
increases the amount
(d) by increasing
amounts
(e) increase the
amount
Q9. If we revise
the school curriculum, colleges will not only get
………………………………………. but companies will also get
skilled employees.
(a) most quality
students
(b) good quality
of the student
(c) students of
best qualities
(d) better
quality students
(e) more quality
of students
Q10. By running
small dairy farms and selling milk to factories,
…………………………………………………. the needs of their
families.
(a) woman of the
village caring for
(b) woman of a
village will care
(c) women of the
village take care of
(d) village women
taking care of
(e) the women of the village takes care
Directions
(11-15): In each of the following Questions a sentence is divided into four
parts A, B, C and D. Rearrange the following parts (A), (B), (C) and (D) in the
proper sequence to form a meaningful sentence and then answer the questions
given below.
Q11.
(A) pulling out
the boat is
(B) equipment is
with us and if
(C) the boat has
not overturned
(D) not difficult
if the latest
(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD
Q12.
(A) the attack on
the tourist, the second
(B) such incident
in a fortnight
(C) civil society
members condemned
(D) regional
parties and several
(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD
Q13.
(A) worse than
merely the production of studious
(B) actually,
what India is experiencing
(C) in higher
education today is far
(D) but
creativity-challenged youth
(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD
Q14.
(A) creativity of
the people as a whole
(B) Singapore’s
orderly society may not
(C) suggests one
way we could identify the
(D) be
everybody’s cup of tea but its history
(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD
Q15.
(A) over
independent thought
(B) system that
rewarded studiousness
(C) he traced the
lack of
(D) creativity to
an education
(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD
ALSO CHECK:
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace “diversity-species”
with each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace
“assessment-measured” with each other to make a grammatically correct
and meaningful sentence.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. No change required
S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace “herded-keep” with
each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace “grief-wait” with
each other to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol.
‘present government’s willingness’ is grammatically and contextually
correct.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘Some of the city’s advantages include’ is grammatically and
contextually correct.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. ‘increase the amount’ is grammatically
and contextually correct.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol.
‘better quality students’ is grammatically and contextually correct.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol.
‘women of the village take care of’ is grammatically and contextually
correct.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is ADBC.
S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is DCAB.
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is BCAD.
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is BDCA.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CDBA.