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VERBAL TEST PAPER 3


Directions for questions 1 to 3

Each of the sentences given below has a blank space. Select the appropriate word that would make the sentence meaningful.

1.  He is said to be poor as ________

    Simple    a church mouse     Crone     a scarecrow

2. The captious political situation __________ unorthodox remedies.

    Calls in     calls off          calls for         calls out

3. We had concluded that Jim had died in a railway accident, when a week later, he stood in front of us as large as _______

    a giant    an ox             the day           life

4. The four steps were enforced at that time with a view _______ absenteeism.

    to curbing    to curb    of curbing        for curbing

Directions for questions 5 to 9

 

Each question consists of four jumbled sentences marked A, B, C, & D. Indicate the sequence which completes the sentence

5.
       (A) is your ability to spot a mistake in

        (B) one of the aspects of the French Language   

        (C) a piece of formal written French

       (D) you are examined in

       DCBA     CABC    BDAC    ACDB

6. 
        (A)as he cannot possibly read and examine

        (B) an editor has to play it by ear

        (C) all the stuff that comes to him

        (D) when he is considering varied articles on diverse subjects

        BDCA     DCBA    BDAC    BADC

 7. 
        (A) can make use of all the services and experts

        (B)the most effective joint attack on management problems

        (C) in such a way as to evolve

        (D) a well organized operations research team

        ]BDCA     DACB    DABC    BCDA

8. 

        (A) Submission is another tendency in children

        (B) Dr Mathews, a psychologist recognizes self-assertion as the life force

        (C) Both these tendencies differ from child to child

        (D) Self-assertion is a dominant instinct

       BDCA     DACB    DABC    BCDA

9. 
        (A) the employees will resent the inconsistent way in which

        (B) as otherwise

        (C) discipline is negotiated with a single individual for the sake of his morale

        (D) one must consider the morale of the entire working force

        BDCA     DACB    DABC    DBAC

Directions for questions 10 to 14

Given below are five words. Choose the word that does not belong to the group

10.  ram, goat, sheep, ewe, bitch

        bitch              ewe              ram                goat

11. books, library ,scholar ,dozen ,lectern

       dozen            books          library          lectern

12.  voyage, plank, nautical, mariner, compass

       plank             voyage         nautical         compass

13. museum, curator, curio, antiques, pantheon

       museum        curator         curio              pantheon

14. pulley, hawser, crane, wharf, load

        pulley              hawser        crane              wharf

Each of the sentences below has one or more blank spaces indicating that something has been left out. Choose the set of words that makes the sentence most meaningful.

15.  ______ curtains of lace not only add grace but also _______ robbers from breaking into houses for fear of being seen.

Diaphanous, in habit

Lacy, prevent

Dilatory, instigate

Desultory, in genue

16.  The man was mentally _____after the death of his wife and hence was put in an ______

unfit, hospital

deranged,asylum

upset,institution

depraved, ding

 17.  The _______ of his interest between music and dance put him in a ______as to which to pursue after completion of school.

diffusion, charisma

interest, problem

dichotomy, dilemma

confusion, perplex

18.  clothes are ________ to make them shine

whitened

bleached

washed

rubbed

 19.  Medical facilities have improved so well that what was ________ yesterday is_______ today.

unimaginable,commonplace

professional, amateur

unbelievable, possible

official, unofficial

Each question below has two capitalized words which have a certain relationship between them . Following this are four other pairs. Select the pair wherein the words havea relationship closest to that of the original pair.

20.  Ballerina:Balletomane

heroine:audience

performer:admirer

dance:choreographer

artist:critic

21.  Boomerang:Aborigine

tomahawk:Indian

pistol:holster

horse:cowboy

hook:manhout

22.  Stoic:Emotions

glint:steel

flint:spark

stork:baby

precious:gem

23.  DISH: MENU

stars:stripes

seal: paper

vegetables:knife

leaf:book

24.  BEE:HIVE

dog: mat

hornet:nest

duck:pond

worm:grub

 Directions for questions 25 to 30

In each question below a capitalised word is followed by words. Choose the word that is most nearly opposite to the given capitalised word

 

25.  BROWBEAT

usurp

procrastinate

cajole

despair

26.  DROSS

liquid

stale

liqeur

essence

27.  SLACK

airy

active

congenial

flamboyant

28.  SEEDY

slow

fashionable

intricate

germinal

29.  CAVIL

hair splitting

loosen up

applaud

flatter

30.  NETTLE

disentangle

dismember

obfuscate

assauge

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