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English - 3 (AMCAT)

AMCAT English proficiency test covering vocabulary (antonyms, synonyms), grammar, sentence structure, paragraph sequencing, and reading comprehension.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which pet did the farmer have?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. Cow
  2. Dog
  3. Cobra
  4. Mongoose
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How did the woman react after seeing blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. She beat the mongoose with a stick.
  2. She killed the mongoose.
  3. She killed the snake.
  4. She cried a lot.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the fight?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. The mother
  2. The child
  3. The mongoose
  4. The cobra
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What does "fierce" mean in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. Violent
  2. Happy
  3. Sad
  4. Hatred
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the child doing when the cobra got into the house?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. The child was lying in the cradle.
  2. The child was playing.
  3. The child was sitting.
  4. The child was crying.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Advance

  1. Withhold
  2. Defend
  3. Restrain
  4. Retreat
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Easy

  1. Same
  2. Difficult
  3. Uneasy
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the bold word.

All this water fills the hollows in the earth.

  1. Empty spaces
  2. Solids
  3. Craters
  4. Tubes
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

It is ________ to keep to the left side of the road in order to be on the ________ of traffic rules.

  1. natural, better side
  2. necessary, right side
  3. luxury, bright side
  4. mandatory, good side
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word.

BELLICOSE

  1. War-like
  2. Amusing
  3. Piecemeal
  4. Errant
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in capital letters.

LIVID

  1. Grayish-blue
  2. Pale
  3. Ruddy
  4. Dark
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

__________who are led by the spirit of god _________the children of god.

  1. He, are
  2. Those, are
  3. Them, are
  4. That, is
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the alternative which is opposite in meaning to the italicised word.

He is a good fellow, but what I dislike is his reckless handling of things.

  1. Intelligent
  2. Cautious
  3. Soft
  4. Brilliant
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) It is said that in life, (2) be it friendships or fights, (3) nothing last forever. (4) No error

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)
  5. -
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: A number of sentences are given in the question. When properly sequenced, they form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

A. Effort in work and imagination in work is the beginning, middle and end of success.
B. He who works, will succeed in direct proportion to his toils.
C. Success calls for sustained and determined effort.
D. Ultimately, it is action that counts.

  1. BADC
  2. DABC
  3. CABD
  4. DCBA
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