English Quiz - 1

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Directions— (Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain wordshave been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Bhaskar was a wealthy, wordly wise merchant. On his deathbed, he called his only son, Nakul, and gave him some advice. “When you do business and travel to an unknown land, make sure you know the local culture well. Try to gainas much information as you can. This and presence of mind will come to your rescue.” Bhaskar died a few days later and Nakul began looking after the business. Once, he travelled by ship to a distant country where he stayed at an inn. He began talking to the owner and ended up telling him all about his life and the business had come to conduct.The following day, Nakul was heading to the bustling market when a one armed man rushed up to him and said,
“Your father took one of my arms as a loan. You must return it to me.” Not knowing what to do, Nakul asked the man to meet him the next day. A little later, a woman came
upto Nakul and said, “Your father married me and would send me money every month. This responsibility is now yours.” Again Nakul asked for a day’s respite and walked
on. On the way he stopped at a tavern and ate breakfast.While paying for his meal the owner said, “The only payment I want is for you to make me happy.” Though he had to pay only two coins, Nakul gave the man five, but the man still maintained that he was unhappy. That evening Nakul met a
man who invited him to a game of dice. Unaware they were playing with a trick dice, he lost every game. The winner set him an unusual condition, “Drink all the water in the sea or give me all the goods on your ship.” Nakul said he would give him his decision the next day. That night as Nakul
lay on his bed, he remembered his father’s words, “In a foreign land only your wits will come to your aid.”The next morning, as soon as he reached the marketplace,the one armed man appeared. Nakul smiled when he saw him and said, “My father took many such loans and our house is
full of hands. I shall take your other arm, find the matching one and repay you.” The man ran away petrified.He then approached the woman who claimed to have been married to his father. “My father was wrong not to tell us about you. Come home with me and help my mother in the fields.” The woman left without a word. Next, Nakul wentto the tavern and standing outside shouted, “Hail the King !
Your king is great !” “I am happy to hear you say that”, was the only response the tavern owner could give.“ If you are happy,” continued Nakul, “I have paid for my meal.” Nakul then sought out the man who had won at dice the previous night. “I shall gladly drink all the water in the sea providedyou bring me the water in jugs.” The man made a quickgetaway when he heard this. Nakul returned home afterconducting much business. He was far richer in wisdom too.

1. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

(1) Nakul preferred sailing to working in the fields with his mother.
(2) Bhaskar’s second wife was a greedy woman.
(3) Bhaskar did not have faith in Nakul’s ability to successfully run the business.

(A) None
(B) Only (1)
(C) Both (1) and (3)
(D) Both (2) and (3)
(E) Only (2)

2. Why did Nakul visit a far-away country ?

(A) It was his father’s final request
(B) To acquire knowledge about a different culture
(C) To mee some of his father’s acquaintances
(D) To trade and do business
(E) None of these

3. How did Nakul manage to deal with the people who triedto swindle him ?

(1) His father provided him with the solution in a dream.
(2) He threatened them with dire punishment.
(3) He gave into their demands and paid them off.

(A) None
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) and (2)
(E) None of these

4. Why wasn’t Nakul able to win any of the games while gambling ?

(A) He was not a skilful player
(B) He was distracted while playing
(C) The other players were cheating with a trick dice
(D) He was not well versed with local rules
(E) None of these

5. Which of the following best describes the one armed man’s reaction when he met Nakul for the second time ?

(A) He was upset because Nakul refused to honour the debt his father owed him
(B) He was angry at Nakul for laughing at his plight
(C) He was frightened since Nakul had threatened to cut-off his remaining arm
(D) He was worried about what action Nakul would take against him for trying to cheat him
(E) He admired Nakul for outwitting him.

6. Why did Nakul confide in the innkeeper ?

(A) The innkeeper was an old friend of his father
(B) He was drunk and unaware he was confiding in a stranger
(C) He was still upset by his father’s death and wanted to talk to someone
(D) By confiding in the innkeeper he hoped to get information about the local customs
(E) None of these

7. Why did Nakul pay the tavern owner five coins instead of two ?

(A) Not being familiar with the foreign currency he made a mistake
(B) Nakul did not have the exact change
(C) He left a tip to show his appreciation for a good meal
(D) He thought the extra money would make the inn keeper happy
(E) He wanted to create a favourable impression

8. Which of the following can be said about Nakul’s father ?

(A) He was adventurous and had travelled all over the world
(B) He was rich and experienced in the ways of the world
(C) He was prosperous because he had duped a lot of people
(D) He favoured Nakul among all his children
(E) He was poor and knew about various cultures

9. Why did Nakul have a good opinion of the King of thefaraway country ?

(1) He encouraged trade and his subjects were prosperous.
(2) He ensured that visitors were treated with hospitality.
(3) There were many facilities for entertainment there.

(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Both (1) and (3)
(D) Only (3)
(E) None of these

10. What was Nakul’s overall experience in the far-awaycountry ?

(A) It was an unpleasant one and he decided it would be hislast trip
(B) It was a profitable one and he learnt a lot
(C) It was stressful and he was glad to return home
(D) It was sad since people kept recounting memories of hisfather
(E) None of these

Directions— (Q. 11–13) Choose the word which is MOSTSIMILAR in EANING to the word printed in bold as used inthe passage.

11. conduct

(A) behaviour (B) handle (C) action (D) habits (E) guide

12. respite

(A) stop (B) part (C) delay (D) rest (E) relax

13. unknown

(A) undecided (B) anonymous (C) renowned (D)unidentified (E) unfamiliar


Directions— (Q. 14–15) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

14. appeared

(A) evaporated (B) died (C) invisible (D)vanished (E) faded

15. matching

(A) duplicate (B) dissimilar (C) original (D) identical (E)single

Directions— (Q. 16–20) In each sentence below four wordshave been printed in bold which are lettered (A), (B), (C)and (D). One of these words may be wrongly spelt orinappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out thewrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The letter of thatword is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt andare appropriate the answer is (E), i.e., ‘All Correct.’

16. To find a solution

 (A) to the problem, we met (B) daily after work and contributed (C) our ideals. (D) All Correct(E)

17. After the presentation 

(A) it was clearly (B) that they were not interested (C) in financing (D) the project. All Correct (E)

18. In my opinion it will be difficult

 (A) to persuade (B) the employees to accept (C) these changes (D) in the rules. All Correct (E)

19. This is the first time that he has been selected

 (A) to give a speech (B) at the anual (C) conference. (D) All Correct (E)

20. Inspite of my attempts

 (A) to encourage (B) him to continue (C) studying (D) he decided to take up a job All Correct (E)

Directions— (Q. 21–25) 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.

(1) At seventy-eight her fingers became too stiff to hold a needle so she began painting.
(2) I decided to tell this boy the story of Ann Moses.
(3) “She began a career at eighty, so if you believe inyourself anything is possible.” I ended.
(4) At the age of twenty-seven, a boy was discouragedabout his career.
(5) She struggled hard to raise five children by doingembroidery and working on a farm.
(6) She went on to paint over 2,000 pictures which becamefamous.

21. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (2) (B) (3) (C) (4) (D) (5) (E) (6)

22. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5)

23. Which of the following will be the LAST (SIXTH)sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5)

24. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (2) (B) (3) (C) (4) (D) (5) (E) (6)

25. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (5) (E) (6)



Answers with Explanations 
1. (E)
 2. (D)
3. (E) 
4. (C)
5. (C) 
6. (D)
 7. (D) 
8. (B) 
9. (B) 
10. (B)
11. (B) 
12. (E)
 13. (E)
 14. (D) 
15. (B) 
16. (D) Change ‘ideals’to ‘ideas’.
17. (B) Change ‘clearly’ to ‘clear’.
18. (E)
19. (C) Change ‘anual’ to ‘annual’.
20. (D) Change ‘studying’ to ‘study’.
21. (E) 
22. (D)
23. (C) 
24. (A) 
25. (D)