(GK) General English Model Test

 General English Model Test

1. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
We have benefited from / the discoveries bequeathed at us / by
(a) (b)
scientists of the last century / No error.
(c) (d)

B

2. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
He was beside / himself with rage / when he saw the mess
(a) (b) (c)
/ No error
d)

D

3. Read the sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. If there is no error, the answer is 'd' (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)
Her clothes / were bespattered / by mud. / No error
(a) (b) (c) (d)

C

4. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
He showed a flagrant disregard for anyone else's feelings.
(a) disregard at 
(b) disregard over 
(c) disregard with 
(d) No improvement.

D

5. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
Looked over from that point of view, his decision is easier to understand.
(a) Looked with (
b) Looked at 
(c) Looked for 
(d) No improvement.

B

6. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The negotiations will call for considerable dexterity
(a) will call considerable 
(b) will call at considerable 
(c) will call with considerable 
(d) No improvement.

D

7. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
Bogus social workers have been preying over old people living alone.
(a) preying with 
(b) preying at 
(c) preying on 
(d) No improvement.

C

8. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The building is a prime example of 1960s architecture.
(a) primary 
(b) paramount 
(c) primitive 
(d) No improvement

D

9. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The whole family rallied round when mother was ill
(a) rallied over 
(b) rallied at 
(c) rallied with 
(d) No improvement.

D

10. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
Gangs of youth went at the rampage in the city yesterday.
(a) with the rampage 
(b) on the rampage 
(c) over the rampage 
(d) No improvement.

B

11. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
You must atone with your sins before you expect any pardon.
(a) atone at 
(b) atone to 
(c) atone for 
(d) No improvement.

C

12. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
Each furniture on display in this hall is on sale.
(a) Each of the furniture 
(b) Each piece of furniture 
(c) Each one of the furniture 
(d) No improvement

B

13. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The child should that he might attract attention.
(a) to attract attention 
(b) in attracting attention 
(c) that he may attract attention 
(d) No improvement.

A

14. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
He insisted on he was innocent.
(a) insistent on that 
(b) insisted that 
(c) insisted with 
(d) No improvement.

B

15. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
If you are living near a market you should be ready to bear the disturbances caused by traffic.
(a) to bear upon 
(b) to bear with 
(c) to bear in 
(d) No improvement.

B

16. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The company goes to great lengths to ensure that employees can be comfortable in their work environment.
(a) should enjoy comfort 
(b) will be comfortable 
(c) are comfortable 
(d) No improvement

C

17. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
Whatever my students come across new words, I ask them to look for them in the dictionary.
(a) to look it up 
(b) to look them up 
(c) to look at them 
(d) No improvement

B

18. Following sentence is given with three possible substitutions for the bold part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the bold part, indicate your response. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (d).
The tension between us had eased a little.
(a) eased off 
(b) eased up 
(c) eased over 
(d) No improvement

B

19. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
He has a reputation for being a .... critic.
(a) forthcoming 
(b) forthwith 
(c) forthright 
(d) fortified

C

20. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
The building had a/an ....... air of sadness about it.
(a) temperate 
(b) integral 
(c) tangible 
(d) intangible

C

21. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
The train was ...... delayed by the accident.
(a) inevitably 
(b) invariably 
(c) inexactly 
(d) inexhaustibly

A

22. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
Some students are ....... and want to take only the courses for which they see immediate value.
(a) reclusive 
(b) pragmatic 
(c) ambivalent 
(d) consistent

B

23. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how ..... he was.
(a) indolent 
(b) cursory 
(c) assiduous 
(d) indigent

D

24. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
I have no ..... motive in offering this advice; I seek no personal advantage.
(a) magnanimous 
(b) implied 
(c) altruistic 
(d) ulterior

D

25. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
It is imperative that the Government initiates swift action on such a critical recommendation if its intention of tackling the menace of spurious drugs is to carry some ...... with the general public.
(a) credibility 
(b) credulity 
(c) credulousness 
(d) creditableness

A

26. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
The new office block is a/an ...... on the landscape.
(a) humiliation 
(b) ugliness 
(c) excrescence 
(d) oddity

D

27. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
Putin's overwhelming victory clearly shows that what the Russian wants is a strong leader who will ..... Mother Russia to her former pride and glory.
(a) restate 
(b) restore 
(c) rescue 
(d) retrieve

B

28. Following sentence has a blank space and four words or groups of words are given after the sentence. Out of these four choices, select the word or group of words which you consider the most appropriate for the blank space.
Medical ethics ....... a doctor to have a love affair with a patient.
(a) censure 
(b) forbid 
(c) contraindicate 
(d) disallow

B

29. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The concept of death
P : that it has been reduced
Q : as an inevitability
R : is so ancient
S : to a cliche
The proper sequence should be :
(a) SPRQ (b) QRPS (c) SRPQ (d) QPRS

B

30. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The unfortunate reality
P : as a result of this decline England is
Q : peripheral sport in England and
R : is cricket is today a
S : peripheral to world cricket.
The proper sequence should be :
(a) SQPR (b) RPQS (c) SPQR (d) RQPS

D

31. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
Like most people,
P : all of their behaviour
Q : entrepreneurs are complex
R : can explain
S : and no one theory
The proper sequence should be :
(a) QPRS (b) RSQP (c) QSRP (d) RPQS

C

32. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Today
P : in a fishbowl
Q : where any action may be the subject of media scrutiny
R : managers at most large organisations
S : realise that they operate
The proper sequence should be :
(a) RSPQ (b) QPSR (c) RPSQ (d) QSPR

A

33. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. If
P : no amount of experience could alter them
Q : they could be fixed at birth and
R : completely dictated by heredity
S : personality characteristics were
The proper sequence should be :
(a) QRSP (b) SPQR (c) QPSR (d) SRQP

D

34. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The specific
P : ability requirements of the job
Q : depend on the
R : required for adequate job performance
S : intellectual or physical abilities
The sequence should be :
(a) PQRS (b) SRQP (c) PRQS (d) SQRP

B

35. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The expenditure on developmental activities
P : has drastically cut down
Q : has been possible
R : on non-developmental activities
S : because the government
The proper sequence should be :

(a) PSQR (b) QRPS (c) PRQS (d) QSPR

D

36. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The most
P : anyone is about
Q : difficult question doing the rounds
R : an early resumption of talks
S : now is how optimistic
The proper sequence should be :
(a) PRQS (b) QSPR (c) PSQR (d) QRPS

B

37. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
The government guidelines
P : to moneylenders as there are no records of the debt
Q : of suicide victims who were in debt
R : therefore do not allow
S : the giant of compensation to families
The proper sequence should be :
(a) PSQP (b) PQRS (c) RQSP (d) PSQR

A

38. In The following some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.
In the distance
P : with fresh snow
Q : the first mountain range
R : and through a gap.
S : rises a mist of light clouds
The proper sequence should be :
(a) SQRP (b) PRQS (c) SRQP (d) PQRS

C

39. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
He was sitting next to her.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

C

40. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
I shall tell you more about it in my next.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

A

41. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
What next ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)

B

42. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
I shall see you next Monday.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

A

43. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
The earth revolves round the sun.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

D

44. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
HE came round to their belief.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

C

45. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
A square peg in a round hole.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

A

46. In the given sentence the single underlined word is used as different parts of speech in English Grammar. Mark the answer as
(a) if the underlined word is used as Adjective.
(b) if the underlined word is used as Noun.
(c) if the underlined word is used as Adverb.
(d) if the underlined word is used as Preposition.
The evening was a round of pleasures.
(a) (b) (c) (d)

B

47. Sentences given when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
I. Participation involves more than the formal sharing of decisions.
II. Through anticipation, individuals or organisations consider trends and make plans, shielding institutions from trauma of learning by shock.
III. Innovative learning involves both anticipation and participation.
IV. It is an attitude characterised by co-operation, dialogue and empathy.

(a) II, III, IV, I (b) I, II, III, IV (c) III, II, I, IV (d) IV, I, II, III

C

48. Sentences given when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
I. Such a system will help identify and groom executives for positions of strategists.
II. Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the purpose of reward or punishment for past performance.
III. They must become an integral part of the executive system.
IV. Even where the evaluation system is for one's promotion to assume higher responsibilities it rarely includes terms that are a key for playing the role of strategists effectively, e.g., the skills of playing the role of change agent and creative problem solving.

(a) IV, III, I, II (b) IV, III, II, I (c) III, IV, II, I (d) II, IV, III, I

D

49. Sentences given when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
I. In the past, the customized tailoring units were localised to the township or city and catered exclusively to domestic demand.
II. Traditionally, Indians preferred custom-made clothing and the concept of ready-to-wear is a relatively recent one.
III. Consumer awareness of styling issues and the convenience afforded by ready-to-wear helped the RMG industry, make small inroads into the domestic market in the 1980s.
IV. The customized tailoring outfits have always been a major source of clothing for domestic market.

(a) II, III, IV, I             (b) II, IV, I, III             (c) III, IV, II, I             (d) IV, II, I, III

B

50. There are four statements, of which one is incorrect. choose
the incorrect one.
(a) Somnabulism is act of sleep walking.
(b) When someone finds his metier he gets his true vocation.
(c) A maverick is an unorthodox or an independent mine person.
(d) Matins are evening prayers.

D

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