Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of English Quiz based on fill in the blanks and sentence rearrangements.
Directions (Q. 1-5):
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Choose the set of
words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Choose the set of
words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. The protests were
_____ at _____ awareness among the elite and the educated.
_____ at _____ awareness among the elite and the educated.
(a) held, generating
(b) aimed, creating
(c) targeted, awakening
(d) focused, building
(e) concentrated, producing
2. While it is _____
possible to inflation-index cash entitlements and food stamps, the _____ nature
of food prices would make it a more
difficult process than envisaged.
possible to inflation-index cash entitlements and food stamps, the _____ nature
of food prices would make it a more
difficult process than envisaged.
(a) theoretically, volatile
(b) absolutely, stable
(c) hypothetically, slow
(d) not, unpredictable
(e) notionally, established
3. The actress is
_____ that she has not only acted opposite her childhood hero, but has also
_____ out a song and recited a poem
on-stage with the living legend.
_____ that she has not only acted opposite her childhood hero, but has also
_____ out a song and recited a poem
on-stage with the living legend.
(a) overjoyed, belted
(b) morose, sung
(c) ecstatic, written
(d) tense, prepared
(e) elated, made
4. _____ to popular
belief that red meat makes humans _____ scientists have found that it actually
has a calming effect.
belief that red meat makes humans _____ scientists have found that it actually
has a calming effect.
(a) dissimilar, happy
(b) opposite, intelligent
(c) contrary, aggressive
(d) comparable, hostile
(e) sticking, violent
5. _____ an earlier
judgment, the high court has directed the state government to identify natural
water resources in the state and
_____ all illegal encroachments on them.
judgment, the high court has directed the state government to identify natural
water resources in the state and
_____ all illegal encroachments on them.
(a) remembering, establish
(b) citing, remove
(c) cancelling, build
(d) quoting, destroying
(e) furthering, maintain
Directions (Q.6-10):
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
Rearrange the following six sentences A, B, C, D, E and F in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful
paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. Buildings of these
structures required a lot of fuel to be burnt which emits a large amount of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
structures required a lot of fuel to be burnt which emits a large amount of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B. The major source
of carbon dioxide is power plants.
of carbon dioxide is power plants.
C. Another twenty
percent of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere comes from burning of
gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
percent of carbon dioxide emitted in the atmosphere comes from burning of
gasoline in the engines of vehicles.
D. Buildings, both
commercial and residential represent a larger source of global warming
pollution than the said cars and trucks.
commercial and residential represent a larger source of global warming
pollution than the said cars and trucks.
E. The major cause of
global warming is the emission of green house gases like carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, etc, into the atmosphere.
global warming is the emission of green house gases like carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, etc, into the atmosphere.
F. These power plants
emit large amounts of carbon dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for
the purpose of electricity generation.
emit large amounts of carbon dioxide produced from burning of fossil fuels for
the purpose of electricity generation.
6. Which of the
following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E (b) D (c) C (d) B (e) A
7. Which of the
following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F
8. Which of the
following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
9. Which of the
following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
10. Which of the
following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E (b) D (c) C (d) B (e) A
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