English Language Quiz – April, 2015 – Set 3

Directions (1- 10) :-
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which
is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word form the options given against
each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph
meaningfully complete.

The list of behaviours has ___1___ there important functions
i.e. giving employees a shared vocabulary for discussing management, ___2___
them straight – forward guidelines for improving it and ___3___ . The full
range of management responsibilities.

It was clear early on that managers would need help adopting
the new standards, so people ops ___4___ assessments and a training programme
around the oxygen’s findings. People ops designed the training to be ___5___ and
immediately useful. In many organization participants practised writing vision
statements for their departments or teams and bringing the ideas to life with ___6___
stories. Managers have expressed few ___7___ about singing up for the training
courses and going public with changes they need to make. To complement the
training, the development team sets up panel discussions featuring high-scoring
managers from each function. People ops also sends new managers automated email
reminders with tips ___8___ how to succeed and information about courses they
haven’t taken and organisation rewards the behaviours it’s working so hard to
promote. Many organization ___9___ ___10___ it’s selection criteria for it’s
Great Manager Award to reflect the behaviours.

1. (a) capsized (b)
despot (c) eluded (d) served (e) incited

2. (a) offering (b)
foolery (c) nourishing (d) throwing (e) lavishing

3. (a) erecting (b)
eliciting (c) involving (d) grabbing (e) encapsulating

4. (a) roiled (b)
built (c) displayed (d) celebrated (e) deep

5. (a) debunk (b)
advise (c) hands – on (d) variance (e) unfit

6. (a) compelling
(b) abstruse (c) unequivocal (d) unwilling (e) miserly

7. (a) indigenous
(b) concerns (c) combatant (d) augment (e) avarice

8. (a) at (b) for
(c) on (d) in (e) its

9. (a) has (b)
are (c) is (d) have (e) had

10. (a) generous (b)
isolated (c) accelerated (d) esteemed (e) revamped