KEY BOARD AND ONLINE TESTING FAMILIARITY (KBOLT)

ENLISH LANGUAGE ABILITY – (Section 1 of 4)

Section I

Complete incomplete sentences – Questions 1 to 7 are incomplete sentences. They have to be

completed with appropriate words/phrases/sentences given under options a,b,c or d.

1. Challenges must be __________ to realize the _________ of a greater regional economic

integration.
a. Overcome....Potential
b. Suppressed....power
c. Ignored....benefits
d. Sustained....Advantages

2. He’s got a sharp ________. He might just get into trouble, if he isn’t careful.
a. Tongue
b. Mouth
c. Vision
d. Brain

3. We had lunch _____ a Chinese restaurant yesterday

a. In
b. On
c. At
d. Inside

4. Vinod is clearly _________ when it comes to speaking English.

a. To a disadvantage
b. At a disadvantage
c. From a disadvantage
d. In a disadvantage

5. It was clear that there was no rationale behind his act; he went solely by his _____ and
somehow succeeded.
a. Logic
b. Interpretation
c. Intuition
d. Analysis

6. For silent movies to succeed, the quality of acting has to be___ as there are no ______
dialogues or music for support.
a. Mediocre...engaging
b. Sublime...intimate
c. Substantial...vehement
d. Extraordinary...mesmerizing

7. Sports for the visually challenged _____ their confidence and help them to mingle with
the _______ of society.
 a. plummet.....elite
b. boost.....mainstream
c. abate.....cream
d. curb.....best

8. Every minister must be made_______ to the public for his/her acts of omission and
commission.

a. acceptable
b. approachable
c. accountable
d. dispensable

Section 2
In each sentence, four words or sentences are underlined. Identify the word/sentence to be changed
to make the sentence correct
1. If Jaya calls tonight, tell them that I am not at home
a. Calls tonight
b. Tell them (Tell her)
c. That I am
d. Not at home

2. No one wanted to accompany him at the lunch

a. No one
b. Wanted to
c. Accompany him
d. At the lunch (for the lunch)

3. The deer had jumped over the steam to escape from the tiger chasing it
a. Deer had jumped
b. Over the steam (over the stream)
c. To escape
d. From the tiger

4. It is not important how people looks like, it is how they act

a. It is not important
b. How people looks like (how people look like)
c. It is how
d. They act

5. Rajiv wanted Rahul to stay for entire function, but Rahul informed that he could stay for
a hour only
a. Rajiv wanted Rahul
b. To stay for
c. Rahul informed that he could
d. Stay for a hour only (Stay for an hour only)

6. Most of the mobile phones do not last no longer than two years
 a. Most of the
b. Mobile phones
c. Do not Last no longer (do not last longer)
d. Than two years

7. During pleasure trip, Varun had narrow escape from an accident. Depite this, he could
not hardly enjoy himself during the trip.
a. During pleasure trip
b. Had narrow escape
c. Despite this
d. He could not hardly enjoy himself (he Could hardly enjoy himself)

Section 3

Select the correct word among the choice given which conveys same meaning as original pair of
words

1. Telescope:Star
Ship:_______
a. Deck
b. Water
c. Periscope
d. Astronomy

2. Odor:garbage
Din:________
a. Crowd
b. Tree
c. Darl
d. Mouth

3. Candle:illuminate
________:cool
a. Breeze
b. Wick
c. Refrigerator
d. Ice

4. Stable:horse
_____:Plant
a. Cow
b. Unstable
c. Nursery
d. Water

5. Bench:Judge
_______ : King
a. Queen
b. Soldier
 c. Throne
d. Minister

6. Candle:wax
Paper:______
a.wood
b.Tree
c.bamboo
d.pulp

7. Miserly:cheap
Homogenous:__________
a.extravagant
b.hetrogenous
c.alike
d.moneyminded

8. ______:horse
Board:train
a. Lace
b. Mount
c. Saddle
d. Blind

9. Tacit:implied
______:inferior
a. Outspoken
b. Superior
c. Shoddy
d. Hidden

10. Mine:gold
______: honey
a.sweet
b.medicine
c.hive
d.tree

Section 4

Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the word given in caption:

1. Tentative
a. Final
b. Experimental
c. Prevalent
d. Plan
2. Replenish
a. Reinstate
b. Refill
c. Refuse
d. Regret

3. Repurcussion
a. Rejecting
b. Accepting
c. Proactive
d. Reaction

4. Mediocre
a. Medicinal
b. Excellent
c. Average
d. Mathematical

5. Copious
a. Plenty
b. Scarce
c. Sufficient
d. delicious