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Verbal Ability (Mixed)

TEST THE READING SCORE OF IELTS AND PRACTISE GENERAL ENGLISH PAPER

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

He knew that
P. and than to save himself
Q. was to save all lives
R. entrusted to his care
S. the duty of a captain

  1. PQRS
  2. SQRP
  3. SPRQ
  4. QSRP
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

All such students
P. get success
Q. who are honest and hard working
R. and recognition
S. in every walk of life

  1. SPRQ
  2. PRQS
  3. QPRS
  4. PSRQ
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

I was
P. and stay for a few days in Delhi
Q. when my father told me
R. very excited
S. that I could go with him

  1. PQRS
  2. RQSP
  3. QRSP
  4. SPQR
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

It has been established that
P. Einstein was
Q. although a great scientist
R. weak in arithmetic
S. right from his childhood days

  1. SRPQ
  2. QPRS
  3. QPSR
  4. RQPS
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

I read an advertisement that said
P. posh, air conditioned
Q. gentleman of the taste
R. are available for
S. fully furnished rooms

  1. PQRS
  2. PSRQ
  3. PSQR
  4. SRPQ
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

When he
P. did not know
Q. he was nervous and
R. heard the hue and cry at midnight
S. what to do

  1. RQPS
  2. QSPR
  3. SQPR
  4. PQRS
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

A French women
P. committed suicide
Q. where she had put up
R. who had come to Calcutta
S. by jumping from the first floor of the balcony of the hotel

  1. PRQS
  2. QSRP
  3. RPSQ
  4. SRQP
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

Some achievements
P. have made
Q. happier and more comfortable
R. of science
S. human life

  1. RPSQ
  2. QRSP
  3. PQRS
  4. RSPQ
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

I enclose
P. and the postage
Q. a postal order
R. the price of books
S. which will cover

  1. RPSQ
  2. QSPR
  3. QSRP
  4. QPSR
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: The sentence is divided into five parts, four of which are marked P, Q, R and S. and are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of these four parts from the options given below:

Education is
P. of the proper sense of responsibilities
Q. the first need
R. in a citizen S. for the development

  1. SQPR
  2. QSRP
  3. QSPR
  4. PQRS
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Choose the best alternative to fill the blank appropriately.

The police _________ him to be the killer.

  1. believed
  2. suspected
  3. agreed
  4. accused
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Choose the best alternative to fill the blank appropriately.

Jane_____trouble to her mother when the latter was in the kitchen.

  1. has been causing
  2. was causing
  3. will cause
  4. cause
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Choose the best alternative to fill the blank appropriately.

Youngsters follow the fashion trend setters these days as the ________follows the sheep.

  1. goat
  2. sheep
  3. wolf
  4. stag
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Choose the best alternative to fill the blank appropriately.

To involve in gambling frequently has been a________experience for him.

  1. sore
  2. bitter
  3. sweet
  4. perfect
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Choose the best alternative to fill the blank appropriately.

They had been putting up in this place_____a long time.

  1. since
  2. for
  3. in
  4. at
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

For right handed people what is easier to learn?

PASSAGE 1

The human brain is spherical. It is divided into two halves, called the two hemispheres. Though two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere dominates over the right resulting in right handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 percentage of brains studied , it was found that left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right, in 14 percentage of cases , the two hemispheres were more or less equal , while in 11 percentage , the right hemisphere was more developed than the left.
  1. languages and mathematics
  2. mathematics than music
  3. music than sports
  4. music and sports than maths
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

Left handed people are better at ______________.

PASSAGE 1

The human brain is spherical. It is divided into two halves, called the two hemispheres. Though two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere dominates over the right resulting in right handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 percentage of brains studied , it was found that left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right, in 14 percentage of cases , the two hemispheres were more or less equal , while in 11 percentage , the right hemisphere was more developed than the left.
  1. music than sports
  2. sports than at music
  3. music and sports than at mathematics
  4. mathematics and languages than at sports
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

Left handed people are those ______________.

PASSAGE 1

The human brain is spherical. It is divided into two halves, called the two hemispheres. Though two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere dominates over the right resulting in right handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 percentage of brains studied , it was found that left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right, in 14 percentage of cases , the two hemispheres were more or less equal , while in 11 percentage , the right hemisphere was more developed than the left.
  1. whose brain is not fully developed
  2. who form the habit of using the left hand in their early childhood
  3. whose right hemispheres of the brain is more developed than that of right handed people
  4. whose left hemisphere of the brain is larger than that of right handed people
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

The author's observation on right handedness and left handedness are based on<span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;=""> <span style="font-family:" arial;="" font-size:="" small;="">______________.

PASSAGE 1

The human brain is spherical. It is divided into two halves, called the two hemispheres. Though two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere dominates over the right resulting in right handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 percentage of brains studied , it was found that left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right, in 14 percentage of cases , the two hemispheres were more or less equal , while in 11 percentage , the right hemisphere was more developed than the left.
  1. prejudice against the left handed people
  2. prejudice against the right handed people
  3. rational thinking
  4. a scientific study
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

According to this passage, man can learn to preserve language by ____________.

Passage 2

Man can speak, he has language. Animals have no language. Through the unifying force of language a mind, otherwise sunk in itself, combines with others. It is through speech that the mind I have is projected into other minds and those in turn become part of my own. When mankind learnt to preserve to language through the written word, the area of contact between minds was extended.
  1. reciting the hymns
  2. inventing the system of writings
  3. using the tape recorders
  4. using it constantly
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

For social interaction human beings depends primarily on ____________.

Passage 2

Man can speak, he has language. Animals have no language. Through the unifying force of language a mind, otherwise sunk in itself, combines with others. It is through speech that the mind I have is projected into other minds and those in turn become part of my own. When mankind learnt to preserve to language through the written word, the area of contact between minds was extended.
  1. gestures
  2. the written language
  3. body contact
  4. spoken language
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

According to passage, written word helps a man ____________.

Passage 2

Man can speak, he has language. Animals have no language. Through the unifying force of language a mind, otherwise sunk in itself, combines with others. It is through speech that the mind I have is projected into other minds and those in turn become part of my own. When mankind learnt to preserve to language through the written word, the area of contact between minds was extended.
  1. to record his experience
  2. to interact with other person
  3. to enjoy himself
  4. to satisfy his vanity
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

The main function of the language is ____________.

Passage 2

Man can speak, he has language. Animals have no language. Through the unifying force of language a mind, otherwise sunk in itself, combines with others. It is through speech that the mind I have is projected into other minds and those in turn become part of my own. When mankind learnt to preserve to language through the written word, the area of contact between minds was extended.
  1. to show that man is superior to animals
  2. to communicate
  3. the creation of the literature
  4. to give power to human beings
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

According to passage, the main difference between the human beings and animals are ____________.

Passage 2

Man can speak, he has language. Animals have no language. Through the unifying force of language a mind, otherwise sunk in itself, combines with others. It is through speech that the mind I have is projected into other minds and those in turn become part of my own. When mankind learnt to preserve to language through the written word, the area of contact between minds was extended.
  1. animals have four legs
  2. animals cannot think
  3. human beings have language
  4. animals cannot communicate
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Direction: Complete the following sentence by selecting the correct option from the following.

In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere of the brain is ______________.

PASSAGE 1

The human brain is spherical. It is divided into two halves, called the two hemispheres. Though two hemispheres are joined together, they seem to work independently. In the majority of the cases, the left hemisphere dominates over the right resulting in right handed people who are better at mathematics and languages than at music and sports. In 65 percentage of brains studied , it was found that left hemisphere was larger and more highly developed than the right, in 14 percentage of cases , the two hemispheres were more or less equal , while in 11 percentage , the right hemisphere was more developed than the left.
  1. larger and more highly developed than the right
  2. smaller but more highly developed than the right
  3. more or less equal to right
  4. less developed than the right
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