English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2015 – Set 8

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Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here is a set of English Quiz with Sentence Rearrangements and Vocabulary Test.

Directions(1–5): Rearrange
the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) ,(E) and (F) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given
below.

(A) Being
rejected from almost every management and banking competition I applied for,
taught me that strategy comes from planning and real world application of ideas
not seat of the pants thinking.

(B) My failure
taught me to be clearer about my practice, vision, and objectives when persuading
others to get behind me.

(C) Getting
dinged from 4 out of the 9 top banks taught me that accuracy matters just as
much as speed when evaluating what organization or post you should align
yourself with.

(D) Getting out
from second round examinations taught me that I should funnel my desire for
accuracy off stage.

(E) Failing my
exam taught me that you have to be prepared, always, in order to be successful.

(F) I’ve chosen a
field that requires me to think logically about time management problems and
apply my interest in the quantitative aptitude and accuracy.

1. Which of the
following would be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) D (b) E (c) A (d) C (e) F

2. Which of the
following would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A (b) E (c) B (d) C (e) F

3. Which of the following
would be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A (b) E (c) C (d) F (e) D

4. Which of the
following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) F (b) C (c) E (d) A (e) B

5. Which of the
following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) D (b) C (c) F (d) A (e) E

Direction (6 – 10):
In each of the following questions four words given, of which two words are
most nearly the SAME or OPPOSITE in meaning. Find the two words which are most
nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct
letter combination :

6. A) Burnish B)
Promulgation C) Looming D) Tarnish

(a) D – B (b) A – D (c) B – C (d) A – B (e) C – A

7. A) Glaze B)
Insignificant C) Irk D) Grandiose

(a) D – B (b) B – C (c) A – B (d) C – D (e) D – A

8. A) Revelation B)
Inadequacy C) Pittance D) Cascade

(a) C – A (b) A – B (c) D – A (d) D – B (e) B – C

9. A) Hegemony B)
Drooping C) Leadership D) Erstwhile

(a) D – A (b) B – C (c) A – C (d) A – B (e) B – D

10. A) Combative B)
Contentious C) Strangle D) Veer

(a) C – A (b) D – B (c) B – C (d) A – B (e) D – A

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