English Quizzes For ESIC- UDC, Steno, MTS Prelims 2022: 06th March – Practice test

TOPIC: Practice test

Directions (1-5) There are certain words missing in the
passage given below. The options given contain answers that will fit into those
given blanks. Choose the correct word needed to be used to make the sentence
coherent and grammatically correct.

Some scientists have 1)________________ that healthy
adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence and
intellectual performance. A research
group has suggested that such drugs might become as 2)_________________
as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.

To counter this, students taking exams might have to take
drugs tests like athletes. There are
already drugs that are known to improve 3)________________ performance,
like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating. A drug given to people with trouble sleeping
also helps people remember numbers.

These drugs raise serious legal and 4)________________ questions,
but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it
will not be a simple problem to solve.
It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food
supplement becomes an 5)_____________ drug in an examination.

Q1.

(a) predicted

(b) expended

(d) prohibited

(e) None of these

Q2.

(a) betrothed

(b) deprave

(d) common

(e) None of these

Q3.

(a) potent

(b) ornate

(d) hypothetical

(e) None of these

Q4.

(a) prompt

(b) moral

(d) erratic

(e) None of these

Q5.

(a) unfair

(b) horde

(d) luxuriant

(e) None of these

Directions (6-10): There has been a word omitted from the
following sentences which prevents the particular sentence from becoming
meaningful. Choose the option which contains the correct word to be placed in
the filler. If no word is likely to fit in the sentence, then choose none of
these are your answer.

Q6. Two preprint
studies posted Saturday offer further evidence that the coronavirus _______________
in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in
Wuhan, China.

(a) extorted

(b) undermined

(d) conceded

(e) None of these

Q7. ICC made
repeated blunders by amending scorecard of India’s Women’s World Cup warm-up
match against South Africa multiple times, creating confusion with regards to
the _______________.

(a) outcome

(b) brawl

(d) locomotion

(e) None of these

Q8. Sweden, Finland
and Denmark said they will shut their ______________ to Russian planes
on Sunday following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(a) campaign

(b) outskirts

(d) ideology

(e) None of these

Q9. The Indian
embassy in Ukraine in its latest advisory urged its nationals to travel in
groups while advising them to move away from _____________ zones.

(a) modest

(b) peculiar

(d) conflict

(e) None of these

Q10. Scientists in
the UK have announced that the piranha fish’s reputation as a ______________
killer may well not be deserved.

(a) transparent

(b) fearsome

(d) savvy

(e) None of these

Directions (11-15): In each of the
questions given below, a sentence in active voice has been given. You are
required to choose the sentence with the passive voice of the given sentence.

Q11. The teachers informed the students that the class had
been cancelled.

(a) The students
were being informed that the class had been cancelled.

(b) The students
were informing that the class had been cancelled.

(d) The students
were informed that the class had been cancelled.

(e) The students should
be informed that the class had been cancelled.

Q12. We will ride the bus to New York City.

(a) The bus to New
York City will be ridding by us.

(b) The bus to New
York City will be ridden by us.

(d) The bus to New
York City is ridden by us.

(e) The bus to New
York City should be ridden by us.

Q13. Monkeys really like banana, and by using this fact,
scientists have organized many experimental environments.

(a) Bananas are
really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have organized by
scientists using this fact.

(b) Bananas really
loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have organized scientists
using this fact.

(c) Bananas are
really being loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been
organized by scientists using this fact.

(d) Bananas
are really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been
organized by scientists using this fact.

(e) Bananas are
really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been organized
by scientists using this fact.

Q14. Did they tell you that we were talking to him?

(a) Have
you been told that we are talking to him?

(b) Have you been
told that I was talking to him?

(d) Would you be told that we are talking to him?

(e) Need you be told that we are talking to him?

Q15. By noon, they had worked for five hours on their project.

(a) From noon,
their project had been worked on for five hours by them‎.

(b) At noon, their
project had been working on for five hours by them‎.

(d) At
noon, their project had been worked on for five hours by them‎.

(e) At noon, their
project had been worked on for five hours by us‎.

SOLUTIONS

S1. Ans (a)

Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is predicted
as it means stated or estimated as likely to happen in the future; forecast.

Prohibited- that has been
forbidden; banned.

Expended- spend or use up
(a resource such as money or energy).

Cultivated- refined and
well educated.

S2. Ans (d)

Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is common as
it means occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

Betrothed- the person to
whom one is engaged.

Deprave- make (someone)
immoral or wicked.

Parable- a simple story
used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the
Gospels.

S3. Ans (c)

Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is mental as
it means relating to the
mind.

Ornate- elaborately or
highly decorated.

Potent- having great
power, influence, or effect.

Hypothetical-
involving
or being based on a suggested idea or theory

S4. Ans (b)

Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is moral as
it means standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong.

Prompt- done without
delay; immediate.

Insatiable- (of an appetite
or desire) impossible to satisfy.

Erratic- not even or
regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

S5. Ans (a)

Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is unfair as
it means not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and
justice.

Horde- a large group
of loosely organized people.

Avarice- extreme greed
for wealth or material gain.

Luxuriant- abundant
or lush in growth, as vegetation

S6. Ans (c)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is originated which means create or initiate (something).

Extorted- obtain
(something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.

Undermined- lessen the
effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

Conceded- admit or agree
that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

S7. Ans (a)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is outcome which means the way a thing turns out; a consequence.

Brawl- a rough or
noisy fight or quarrel.

Disdain- the feeling
that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.

Locomotion- movement or the
ability to move from one place to another.

S8. Ans (c)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is airspace which means the air available to aircraft to fly in,
especially the part subject to the jurisdiction of a particular country.

Campaign means a race between candidates for elective office.

Outskirts means
the
outer parts of a town or city.

Ideology means a system of ideas and ideals, especially one
which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.

S9. Ans (d)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is conflict which means a struggle or clash between opposing forces;
battle.

Modest- not overly
proud or confident: not boastful.

Peculiar- different to
what is normal or expected; strange.

Subtle- fine or
delicate in meaning or intent.

S10. Ans (b)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is fearsome which means frightening, especially in appearance.

Transparent means easy to perceive or detect.

Pragmatic means
dealing
with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical
rather than theoretical considerations.

Savvy means having or showing perception, comprehension, or
shrewdness especially in practical matters.

S11. Ans (d)

Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct.