English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2015 - Set 16

Once upon a time in Mumbai, I was present at Teachers' Day function that delivered a __1__ lesson to both the management and the teaching staff. When the gifts were unwrapped and the teachers found stainless steel tiffin boxes, a section of them __2__:"Does this mean we do more cooking and have less time for reading, researching and updating ? Is it a reminder that our primary place is the kitchen ?" They said they preferred a field trip. If accepting gifts is tough, choosing is much __3__. So, You set __4__ cash, time and effort to meet a gifting need and often end up feeling __5__ that it may not be the right one. How do I know __6__ won't be __7__ to a shelf-back or worse, re-cycled ? The joy of choosing for some one you love doesn't entirely take away the stress of finding the "perfect gift", does it ? Well Face bookers, be reminded-you can get together on your Facebook walls and buy on another gifts. Wrapp, an app that runs on smart phones or tablets etc, lets Face book friends buy gift cards from participating retailers individually or by teaming up, store them in mobiles and __8__ them either online or at physical stores. "E-commerce platforms are becoming __9__ more social with the __10__ of comments, recommendations and purchase history from each person's social graph.

1. (a) Reasonable (b) upright (c) intense (d) startling (e) impair

2. (a) exploded (b) invigorate (c) moderated (d) favoured (e) redeemed

3. (a) rusty (b) more (c) ever (d) than (e) has

4. (a) deprave (b) rouse (c) aside (d) manly (e) heed

5. (a) uneasy (b) real (c) unreal (d) stout (e) revengeful

6. (a) creditable (b) benevolent (c) it (d) have (e) you

7. (a) haul (b) resist (c) enfold (d) atrocious (e) confined

8. (a) yield (b) adorn (c) uncouth (d) redeem (e) preserve

9. (a) comely (b) amity (c) inherently (d) towering (e) hampering

10. (a) inclusion (b) rampage (c) plunder (d) intrinsic (e) facade

Winners of this Quiz:

1. Dreamer/S@M - 10/10
2. Priyanka - 9/10
3. Rudra/Alot - 8/10

There are many of you got 8/10 but they took less time. :)