Q.1 Select the word segment that substitutes (replace) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction required’ if the sentence is correct as given.

I waited with (some exciting) to view my sudden-found sister.

Q.2 Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Megha sends letters.

Q.3 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

• (P) relatively warm temperatures and retreating glaciers
• (Q) after the initial development of glacial conditions, the Earth
• (R) system alternated between two modes, one of cold
• (S) temperatures and growing glaciers and the other of

Q.4 Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Delinquency

Q.5 Select the word that is opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word given below.

Wane

Q.6 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Flick through the

• (P) image gallery on your phone, or fast forward
• (Q) with little or no effort on your part
• (R) how the briefly presented images trigger memories
• (S) through a previously watched movie, and notice

Q.7 Some parts of a few sentences have been jumbled up, and labelled A, B, C and D. Select the option that gives the correct sequence in which these parts can be rearranged to form a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence.

I clenched my jaw in glee.

• (A) I shook my companions awake.
• (B) But it was not a time for calmness.
• (C) When they saw my face, they feared I’d gone mad.
• (D) I knew what I must do.

I told them my plan.

Q.8 Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the part that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, select ‘No error’.

When she feels low, she writes very careful.

Q.9 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Dead ringer

Q.10 Select the word that is opposite in meaning (antonym) to the word given below.

Relentless

Q.11 In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

For old time’s sake

Q.12 Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

In some places, roads were still unfinished, as were several areas where footballs fans are expected to ______.

Q.13 Choose the word that means the same as the given word.

Eccentric

Q.14 Choose the incorrectly spelt word.

Q.15 Choose the sentence with no spelling error.

Q.16 Improve the underlined part of the sentence. Choose ‘No improvement’ as an answer if the sentence is grammatically correct.

A cloth merchant has been stabbed in broader daylight over a rupee.

Q.17 Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.

Have you ever wondered how this machine _______?

Q.18 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The surgeon says, “You should get anesthesia for the surgery.”

Q.19 Select the word segment that substitutes (replace) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction required’ if the sentence is correct as given.

The councilor (said that, “We plan to make the state a safer place for) everyone.”

Q.20 Find the part of the given sentence that has an error in it. If there is no error, choose ‘No error’.

The young learners were divided on groups, according to their abilities.

Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Tons of fruits and vegetables are produced, processed, and ____(1)____ on a daily basis so that we can buy them fresh. Many of these pieces of produce, however, never make it into stores. This is because many fruits and vegetables such as apricots, mushrooms, lettuce, and pears ____(2)____ brown or spoil over time. This reaction is also ____(3)____  enzymatic browning and is one of the largest causes of ____(4)____ in fruits and vegetables – even though it does not make the food harmful to eat. The name enzymatic browning comes from the ____(5)____ that an enzyme within the fruit turns the fruit brown.

Q.21 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.

Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Tons of fruits and vegetables are produced, processed, and ____(1)____ on a daily basis so that we can buy them fresh. Many of these pieces of produce, however, never make it into stores. This is because many fruits and vegetables such as apricots, mushrooms, lettuce, and pears ____(2)____ brown or spoil over time. This reaction is also ____(3)____  enzymatic browning and is one of the largest causes of ____(4)____ in fruits and vegetables – even though it does not make the food harmful to eat. The name enzymatic browning comes from the ____(5)____ that an enzyme within the fruit turns the fruit brown.

Q.22 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Tons of fruits and vegetables are produced, processed, and ____(1)____ on a daily basis so that we can buy them fresh. Many of these pieces of produce, however, never make it into stores. This is because many fruits and vegetables such as apricots, mushrooms, lettuce, and pears ____(2)____ brown or spoil over time. This reaction is also ____(3)____  enzymatic browning and is one of the largest causes of ____(4)____ in fruits and vegetables – even though it does not make the food harmful to eat. The name enzymatic browning comes from the ____(5)____ that an enzyme within the fruit turns the fruit brown.

Q.23 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 3.

Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Tons of fruits and vegetables are produced, processed, and ____(1)____ on a daily basis so that we can buy them fresh. Many of these pieces of produce, however, never make it into stores. This is because many fruits and vegetables such as apricots, mushrooms, lettuce, and pears ____(2)____ brown or spoil over time. This reaction is also ____(3)____  enzymatic browning and is one of the largest causes of ____(4)____ in fruits and vegetables – even though it does not make the food harmful to eat. The name enzymatic browning comes from the ____(5)____ that an enzyme within the fruit turns the fruit brown.

Q.24 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.

Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

Tons of fruits and vegetables are produced, processed, and ____(1)____ on a daily basis so that we can buy them fresh. Many of these pieces of produce, however, never make it into stores. This is because many fruits and vegetables such as apricots, mushrooms, lettuce, and pears ____(2)____ brown or spoil over time. This reaction is also ____(3)____  enzymatic browning and is one of the largest causes of ____(4)____ in fruits and vegetables – even though it does not make the food harmful to eat. The name enzymatic browning comes from the ____(5)____ that an enzyme within the fruit turns the fruit brown.

Q.25 Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.