Assessment for competitive exam 100M

PAPER-- ONE

I. Synonyms
1. EAGER
a. Clever b. Enthusiastic c. curious d. devoted
2. PLACID
a. Clear b. Calm c. Enjoyable d. Dull
3. COMMEMORATE
a. Boast b. Remember c. Manipulate d. Harmonise
4. DEIFY
a. Face b. Worship c. Flatter d. Challenge
5. AMENITIES
a. Pageantries b. Privileges c. Facilities d. Courtesies
6. DISPARITY
a. Injustice b. Unlikeness c. Partiality d. Distortion
7. BARBARIAN
a. Arrogant b. Impolite c. Uncivilised d. Unkind
8. LETHAL
a. Unlawful b. Deadly c. Sluggish d. Smooth
9. SERENE
a. Solemn b. Meek c. Delicate d. Calm
10.GRUESOME
a. Hateful b. Painful c. Tragic d. Frightful
11.SECURE
a. Secret b. Comfortable c. Safe d. Independent
12.TYRANNY
a. Misrule b. Power c. Madness d. Cruelty
13.OBLIGATORY
a. Useful b. Required c. Stubborn d. Agreeable
14.CONNOISSEUR
a. Ignorant b. Interpreter c. Delinquent d. Lover of art
15.IMPETUOUS
a. Violent b. Resourceful c. Pleasing d. Rash
16.NEBULOUS
a. Tiny b. Vague c. Insignificant d. Inadequate
17.WRATH
a. Jealousy b. Hatred c. Anger d. Violence
18.ABANDON
 a. Abscond b. Discontinue c. Neglect d. Condense

19.BASHFUL
a. Vigilant b. Confident c. Shy d. Hopeful
20.GARNER
a. Distribute b. Decorate c. Preserve d. Collect
21.LETHARGY
a. Laxity b. Impassivity c. Serenity d. Listlessness
22.VERATE
a. Scold b. Judge c. Downgrade d. Deny
23.MORIBUND
a. Stagnant b. Gloomy c. Dying d. Superfluous
24.REBATE
a. Loss b. Refund c. Compensation d. Discount
25.BEMOAN
a. Lament b. Soothe c. Denounce d. Loathe

II. ANTONYMS:
1. TRANSPARENT
a. Coloured b. Childlike c. Opaque d. imminent
2. PRIDE
a. Humility b. Shame c. Humbleness d. Debasement
3. ACQUISITIVE
a. Miserly b. Frugal c. Simple d. Austere
4. URBAN
a. Country-made b. Pastoral c. Provincial d. Rural
5. BLATANT
a. Noisy b. Quiet c. Barren d. Slow
6. PRIM
a. Rash b. Extravagant c. Foul d. Shameful
7. EXHIBIT
a. Conceal b. prevent c. Withdraw d. Concede
8. SALVAGE
a. Outfit b. Lose c. Burn d. Remove
9. KEEN
a. Dull b. Rogue c. Ardent d. Shrewd
10.HAUGHTY
a. Pitiable b. Scared c. Humble d. Cowardly
11.UNDERTAKING
a. Resignation b. Trial c. Refusal d. Denial

12.AUDACIOUS
a. Timid b. Vulgar c. Low d. Unpractised
13.ENOUGH
a. Inadequate b. Scarce c. Deficit d. Less
14.VIRTUE
a. Vice b. Fraud c. Wickedness d. Crime
15.ZEAL
a. Hostility b. Diffidence c. Apathy d. Contempt
16.SYMPATHY
a. Enmity b. Cruelty c. Abhorrence d. Apathy
17.ERUDITE
a. Professional b. Immature c. Unimaginative d. Ignorant
18.HAPLESS
a. Lucky b. Kind c. Helpful d. Futile
19.HAPPINESS
a. Contentment b. Grief c. Renunciation d. Beatitude
20.ACQUITTED
a. Entrusted b. Convicted c. Burdened d. Freed
21.VULGAR
a. Refined b. Cheerful c. Jolly d. Relevant
22.THRIFT
a. Purchase b. Destroy c. Waste d. Invest
23.LACONIC
a. Prolix b. profligate c. prolific d. Bucolic
24.QUERULOUS
a. Bright b. Splendid c. Smart d. Happy
25.ABSOLUTE
a. Scarce b. Limited c. Faulty d. Deficient

III. Cloze tests

Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with the
most suitable word from the choices provided under the passage.
Tea prices in the domestic ------------- continue to rule high in
the--------- year despite the expectation of a --------- production as
compared to the previous year. According to preliminary assessment
----------- on the weather ---------- in recent months, tea output in 1990
my reach 740 million kilogram as ----------- 700 million kilogram last
 year. During the past three months, tea prices have generally shown an
--------- unlike last year, when tea prices rose dramatically, this year,
prices seem to have ----------- at a rather high level. In the subsequent
four months, the ----------- average price showed a downtrend but in
September, the prices have ----------- hardened to a considerable extent.
1. a) profit b) market c) circle d) sector
2. a) first b) current c) firstly d) last
3. a) large b) higher c) lower d) optimum
4. a) shared b) strategy c) carried d) based
5. a) outbreak b) conditions c) forecast d) pattern
6. a) per b) against c) compared d) above
7. a) uptrend b) upgrade c) reduction d) increment
8. a) increased b) surfaced c) stabilized d) moderated
9. a) weekly b) monthly c) yearly d) daily
10. a) then b) than c) never d) again

IV. Comprehension
Reading the following passage and answer the questions given below it
Through the break between the trees, she looked into one of the lighted
windows above the shop. She could see the cartons of biscuits neatly
piled near the far wall. Against her consciousness wishes lissy’s
salivary glands started pumping fluid into her mouth. She felt her heart
beating strongly from the top of her throat into the back of her mouth.
“There is nobody”, she thought “I can dash in and take a box and dash
out again. I know it is a sin but the Lord will not, punish us if we are so
hungry”.
1. Lissy’s reaction when she saw the biscuit cartons
a) she wanted to take all the cartons
b) her mouth started watering
c) she felt hungry
d) she was surprised to see the biscuits
2. The passage describes
a) Lissy’s bad habit
b) Lissy’s temptation before stealing
c) Lissy’s courage to steal
d) The good quality of biscuits
3. How was Lissy able to see the Crotons of biscuits?
a) From the flavour of biscuits in the room
b) she saw an opened carton
c) she was aided by a light in the room
 d) Because some biscuit cartons were damaged.
4. Why did her heart beat strongly?
a) She was thinking of stealing the biscuits
b) The flavour of biscuits was tempting
c) She thought nobody was watching her
d) she was eager to eat the biscuits.

V. Comprehension
Reading the following passage and answer the questions given below it
It was in Germany and France that the first successful attempts were
made to produce an internal-combustion engine driven by petrol . In
England people were strangely timid about horseless vehicles. English
inventors were handicapped by a quaint old law that forbade any such
vehicle to attain a greater speed than four miles an hour, and compelled
each one to be preceded by a man carrying a red flag. This law was not
repealed until 1896.
The earliest motor cars were looked upon as mere jokes, or as
rather dangerous playthings, by everyone except their inventors. Some
of them were single-seaters, others would carry two or event three
people; but all were noisy, clumsy, queer-looking things. When in
1888, Carl Benz, a Germany, produced a three- wheeled, internal-
combustion car, a great forward stride had been made. Another
German, whose name, Daimler, is often seen on motor cars to this day,
was experimenting about the same time, and testing a petrol-driven
engine.
It is easy to understand how the introduction of the petrol-
driven engine revolutionized road transport throughout the world. Until
then the necessary power to push a vehicle along could not be obtained
without the cumbersome tanks, boilers and furnaces of the steam
engine. The internal-combustion engine is light in weight and small in
size by comparison; the fuel is burned in it, so that there is no waste,
like the dusty cinders of a coal fire.
Questions
5. How did most people regard early motor cars?
a. Not better than horse-driven vehicles
b. A mere joke, or as rather dangerous playthings
c. A mere scientific experiment
d. A cumbersome vehicle
6. What were all early motors cars?
a. A plaything or toy
b. A vehicle better than horse-driven vehicle
c. Noisy, clumsy, queer-looking things
d. Dangerous and risky
7. What made the English inventors handicapped?
a. The general public did not welcome the invention
b. The quaint old law that forbade any such vehicle to attain a greater
speed than four miles/hour
c. Non- availability of adequate fuel to power the engine
d. None of these.
8. What does ‘repealed’ mean?
a. repeated b. refined c. contradicted d. enforced
9. Which among the following words is as closely opposite to
‘clumsy’?
a. Unhandy b. refined c. unusually large d. unusual
10. What is incorrect about the internal combustion engine?
a. fuel burnt in it as waste b. light in weight
c. noisy and clumsy d. small in size

VI. Sentence Completion :

1. These essays are intellectually ------------- and represent
various levels of complexity.
a. revealing b. modern c. superior d. demanding
2. It was almost impossible for him to put out of his mind the
------------ words which he heard from his clever father-in-law.
a. inspiring b. witty c. sarcastic d. soothing
3. Integrity of character, honesty, dependability and discipline
---------------- with a genuine interest in your work will go a long
way in the achievement of success in your professional life.
a. coupled b. adjoined c. fixed d. attached e. joined
4. The soldiers were instructed to restraint and handle the
situation peacefully.
a. exercise b. control c. prevent d. enforce e. remain
5. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of the chief -------- of
women’s rights.
a. promoters b. facilitators c. instigators d. organizers e.
Protagonists.
6. The two sisters look so -------- that it is difficult to tell one
from the other.
a. same b. similar c. identical d. alike e. resembling
 7. Since one cannot read every book, one should be content with
making a ----------- selection.
a. normal b. standard c. sample d. moderate e. judicious
8. Success comes to these who are vigilant not to permit
------------------ from the chosen path.
a. diversion b. deviation c. obstruction d.
alienation e. distraction.
9. His actions had -------- pain and suffering on thousands of
people.
a. deplored b. eliminated c. affected d. inflicted e.
imposed
10. He has good ---------- over the famous world languages.
a. authority b. expertise c. hold d. command e.
knowledge
Spotting errors
1. The road (a) / to famous monument (b)/ passes through a
forest(c) /No error (d)
2. Our Housing Society comprises of (a)/ six blocks and (b) /
thirty three flats in an (c) / area of about thousand sq. meters.
(d)/ No error (e)
3. Now that she is living in her own flat, (a)/ she cleans the
windows, (b)/ twice a week in the summer and once a week
in the winter.(c)/ No error (d)
4. With little imagination and enterprise, (a)/ the tournament
could have been transformed (b)/ into a major attraction (c)/
No error (d)
5. These display (a)/ the (b)/ remarkable variety.(c)/ No error (d)
6. If you have faith in almighty (a)/ everything will turn out (b)/
to be all right.(c)/ No error (d)
7. According to the Bible (a)/ it is meek and humble (b)/ who
shall inherit the earth. (c)/ No error (d)
8. I am not wealthy,(a) / so I cannot afford (b)/ to buy a
expensive car. (c) / No error (d)
9. Sunita opened a almirah (a)/ full of books (b)/ and took one of
them (c)/ for reading. (d)/ No error (e)
10. Most people would have (a)/ attended the union meeting (b)/
if they had (c)/ had longer notice of it. (d) / No error (e).

SENTENCE IMPROVEMENT
In each of the following questions, a part of the sentence is italicized. Below
each sentence are given some possible substitutions for the italicized part. If
one of them is better than the italicized part, indicate your response against
the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence,
indicate ‘No correction required’ or ‘No improvement’ as your answer.

1. He plays cricket and tennis also.

a) both b) besides c) too d)No improvement

2. Shivani was really happy while I accepted her invitation for

her birthday party.
a) when b) after c)as d)No improvement

3. The constable was a so big man that he could not run fast
enough to catch the thief.
a) a such big man b) so big man c) so big a man
d) such a big man e) No correction required.

4. I am used to hard work.

a) hard working b) work hard c) work hardly d) No
improvement.

5.He has eaten his food.

a) has had b) has taken c) has swallowed d) No improvement

6. Please blow up the candle.

a) turn off b) blow out c) put off d) No improvement

7. Practically every part of the banana tree is used by man.

a) most part b) any part c) each part d) No improvement

8.Let he and I work together.

a) him and I b) him and me c) he and me d) No improvement

9. The customer said,”Please give me the another one.”

a) me other one b) me the other one c) the another one to me
d) No improvement

10.No sooner I saw the tiger that I ran away.

a) No sooner I had seen b) No sooner did I see
 c) As soon as I saw d) No improvement

Answers:
1. EAGER
a. Clever b. Enthusiastic c. curious d. devoted
2. PLACID
a. Clear b. Calm c. Enjoyable d. Dull
3. COMMEMORATE
a. Boast b. Remember c. Manipulate d. Harmonise
4. DEIFY
a. Face b. Worship c. Flatter d. Challenge
5.AMENITIES
a. Pageantries b. Privileges c. Facilities d. Courtesies
6.DISPARITY
a. Injustice b. Unlikeness c. Partiality d. Distortion
7.BARBARIAN
a. Arrogant b. Impolite c. Uncivilised d. Unkind
8.LETHAL
a. Unlawful b. Deadly c. Sluggish d. Smooth
9.SERENE
a. Solemn b. Meak c. Delicate d. Calm
10.GRUESOME
a. Hateful b. Painful c. Tragic d. Frightful
11.SECURE
a. Secret b. Comfortable c. Safe d. Independent
12.TYRANNY
a. Misrule b. Power c. Madness d. Cruelty
13.OBLIGATORY
a. Useful b. Required c. Stubborn d. Agreeable
14.CONNOISSEUR
a. Ignorant b. Interpreter c. Delinquent d. Lover of art
15.IMPETUOUS
a. Violent b. Resourceful c. Pleasing d. Rash
 16.NEBULOUS
a. Tiny b. Vague c. Insignificant d. Inadequate
17.WRATH
a. Jealousy b. Hatred c. Anger d. Violence
18.ABANDON
a. Abscond b. Discontinue c. Neglect d. Condense

19.BASHFUL
a. Vigilant b. Confident c. Shy d. Hopeful
20.GARNER
a. Distribute b. Decorate c. Preserve d. Collect
21.LETHARGY
a. Laxity b. Impassivity c. Serenity d. Listlessness
22. VERATE
a. Scold b. Judge c. Downgrade d. Deny
23.MORIBUND
a. Stagnant b. Gloomy c. Dying d. Superfluous
24.REBATE
a. Loss b. Refund c. Compensation d. Discount
25.BEMOAN
a. Lament b. Soothe c. Denounce d. Loathe

ANTONYMS:
1. TRANSPARENT
a. Coloured b. Childlike c. Opaque d. imminent
2. PRIDE
a. Humility b. Shame c. Humbleness d. Debasement
3. ACQUSITIVE
a. Miserly b. Frugal c. Simple d. Austere
4. URBAN
a. Country-made b. Pastoral c. Provincial d. Rural
5. BLATANT
a. Noisy b. Quiet c. Barren d. Slow
6. PRIM
a. Rash b. Extravagant c. Foul d. Shameful
7. EXHIBIT
a. Conceal b. prevent c. Withdraw d. Concede
8. SALVAGE
a. Outfit b. Lose c. Burn d. Remove
9. KEEN
 a. Dull b. Rogue c. Ardent d. Shrewd
10. HAUGHTY
a. Pitiable b. Scared c. Humble d. Cowardly
11. UNDERTAKING
a. Resignation b. Trial c. Refusal d. Denial
12. AUDACIOUS
a. Timid b. Vulgar c. Low d. Unpractised
13. ENOUGH
a. Inadequate b. Scarce c. Deficit d. Less
14. VIRTUE
a. Vice b. Fraud c. Wickedness d. Crime
15. ZEAL
a. Hostility b. Diffidence c. Apathy d. Contempt
16. SYMPATHY
a. Enmity b. Cruelty c. Abhorrence d. Apathy
17. ERUDITE
a. Professional b. Immature c. Unimaginative d. Ignorant
18. HAPLESS
a. Lucky b. Kind c. Helpful d. Futile
19. HAPPINESS
a. Contentment b. Grief c. Renunciation d. Beatitude
20. ACQUITTED
a. Entrusted b. Convicted c. Burdened d. Freed
21. VULGAR
a. Refined b. Cheerful c. Jolly d. Relevant
22. THRIFT
a. Purchase b. Destroy c. Waste d. Invest
23. LACONIC
a. Prolix b. profligate c. prolific d. Bucolic
24. QUERULOUS
a. Bright b. Splendid c. Smart d. Happy
25. ABSOLUTE
a. Scarce b. Limited c. Faculty d. Deficient
cloze test:
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. d
5b
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. d

comprehension:
1. b
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. b
9. b
10.c
sentence completion:
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. e
6. d
7. e
8. b
9. d
10.d
spotting errors :
1. (b): Add ‘the’ before ‘famous’ ‘the’ is used before particular
objects.
2. (d) : Add ‘a’ before ‘thousand’. Here, ‘a’ is before ‘thousand’
3. (c) : Remove ‘the’ before ‘winter’ and ‘summer’.
4. (a) : Add ‘a’ before ‘little’.
5. (b) : Replace ‘the’ by ‘a’.
6. (a) : Add ‘the’ before ‘Almighty’.
7. (b) : Add ‘the’ before ‘meek’.
8. (c ) : Replace ‘a’ by ‘an’ because ‘expensive’ begins with a vowel-
e.
9. (a) : Replace ‘a’ by an.
10.(d) : Add ‘a’ before ‘longer’.