Language Conventions - 2

Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to “convenient” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following could replace “him” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of these fits gap (ii)?

Directions: Complete the passage by selecting the correct option from the list for the corresponding gap.

India has a long record of producing great souls who gave new thoughts to mankind, to show it the way, the right path. Gautama Buddha is the most ___(i)___ example of this. His entire life and acts transformed into one ___(ii)____ light named Buddhism which is still burning bright and going strong. He made India the only country that conquered scores of ___(iii)___ without sending a soldier. His ___(iv)___ still rule over hundreds of millions of hearts and minds the world over.

Which of these fits gap (ii)?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the corresponding gap.

Self help is the best help. Fortune comes only to those who ____(i)____. It never comes to the aid of idlers. A person who does nothing himself ___(ii)___ all claims to God’s blessings. We cannot please God by chanting hymns or by praying the rosary. We can please Him only by doing our work with our own hands. God loves those who do ____(iii)____. He comes to the help of those who help themselves. There has been no great man of the world ___(iv)____. It is only through self help, industry and courage, that a man can rise in life.

Which of these fits gap (iii)?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the corresponding gap.

Self help is the best help. Fortune comes only to those who ____(i)____. It never comes to the aid of idlers. A person who does nothing himself ___(ii)___ all claims to God’s blessings. We cannot please God by chanting hymns or by praying the rosary. We can please Him only by doing our work with our own hands. God loves those who do ____(iii)____. He comes to the help of those who help themselves. There has been no great man of the world ___(iv)____. It is only through self help, industry and courage, that a man can rise in life.

Which of these fits gap (i)?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the corresponding gap.

Self help is the best help. Fortune comes only to those who ____(i)____. It never comes to the aid of idlers. A person who does nothing himself ___(ii)___ all claims to God’s blessings. We cannot please God by chanting hymns or by praying the rosary. We can please Him only by doing our work with our own hands. God loves those who do ____(iii)____. He comes to the help of those who help themselves. There has been no great man of the world ___(iv)____. It is only through self help, industry and courage, that a man can rise in life.

Which of these fits gap (iv)?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option from the list for the corresponding gap.

Self help is the best help. Fortune comes only to those who ____(i)____. It never comes to the aid of idlers. A person who does nothing himself ___(ii)___ all claims to God’s blessings. We cannot please God by chanting hymns or by praying the rosary. We can please Him only by doing our work with our own hands. God loves those who do ____(iii)____. He comes to the help of those who help themselves. There has been no great man of the world ___(iv)____. It is only through self help, industry and courage, that a man can rise in life.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined word in statement I?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, have been left out/have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.

Statement I: Long, long ago, a young man returned to his native village for holidays. Although he wanted  to enjoy nature, he was sitting under an apple tree in his mother’s beautiful garden.
Statement II: He saw an apple felled to the ground. 
Statement III: They began to wonder why the apple fell towards the ground. He concluded that 
Statement IV: this happened _________.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Statement I: “No smoking in the compartment” said the ticket inspector.
Statement II: “___________,” was the traveller’s reply.
Statement III: “But you have got your pipe in his mouth,” reiterated the ticket inspector.
Statement IV: “Yes, I have my feet in my boots, but I am not walking,” replied the traveller who sat besides his luggage.

Which of the following could replace “whether” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Statement I: “No smoking in the compartment” said the ticket inspector.
Statement II: “___________,” was the traveller’s reply.
Statement III: “But you have got your pipe in his mouth,” reiterated the ticket inspector.
Statement IV: “Yes, I have my feet in my boots, but I am not walking,” replied the traveller who sat besides his luggage.

Which of the following could replace “defferences” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement IV?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, have been left out/have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.

Statement I: Long, long ago, a young man returned to his native village for holidays. Although he wanted  to enjoy nature, he was sitting under an apple tree in his mother’s beautiful garden.
Statement II: He saw an apple felled to the ground. 
Statement III: They began to wonder why the apple fell towards the ground. He concluded that 
Statement IV: this happened _________.

Which of the following could replace “carried away” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement III?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Statement I: “No smoking in the compartment” said the ticket inspector.
Statement II: “___________,” was the traveller’s reply.
Statement III: “But you have got your pipe in his mouth,” reiterated the ticket inspector.
Statement IV: “Yes, I have my feet in my boots, but I am not walking,” replied the traveller who sat besides his luggage.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement II?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, have been left out/have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.

Statement I: Long, long ago, a young man returned to his native village for holidays. Although he wanted  to enjoy nature, he was sitting under an apple tree in his mother’s beautiful garden.
Statement II: He saw an apple felled to the ground. 
Statement III: They began to wonder why the apple fell towards the ground. He concluded that 
Statement IV: this happened _________.

Which of the following could replace “feeble” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of these fits gap (iii)?

Directions: Complete the passage by selecting the correct option from the list for the corresponding gap.

India has a long record of producing great souls who gave new thoughts to mankind, to show it the way, the right path. Gautama Buddha is the most ___(i)___ example of this. His entire life and acts transformed into one ___(ii)____ light named Buddhism which is still burning bright and going strong. He made India the only country that conquered scores of ___(iii)___ without sending a soldier. His ___(iv)___ still rule over hundreds of millions of hearts and minds the world over.

Which of the following could replace “overflowed” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following options is the best substitute for the underlined words in statement III?

Directions: In this passage, errors or parts of a sentence, have been left out/have been underlined. To correct these errors and correctly complete the passage, choose the correct option.

Statement I: Long, long ago, a young man returned to his native village for holidays. Although he wanted  to enjoy nature, he was sitting under an apple tree in his mother’s beautiful garden.
Statement II: He saw an apple felled to the ground. 
Statement III: They began to wonder why the apple fell towards the ground. He concluded that 
Statement IV: this happened _________.

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement II?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to complete the passage.

Statement I: “No smoking in the compartment” said the ticket inspector.
Statement II: “___________,” was the traveller’s reply.
Statement III: “But you have got your pipe in his mouth,” reiterated the ticket inspector.
Statement IV: “Yes, I have my feet in my boots, but I am not walking,” replied the traveller who sat besides his luggage.

Which of these fits gap (iv)?

Directions: Complete the passage by selecting the correct option from the list for the corresponding gap.

India has a long record of producing great souls who gave new thoughts to mankind, to show it the way, the right path. Gautama Buddha is the most ___(i)___ example of this. His entire life and acts transformed into one ___(ii)____ light named Buddhism which is still burning bright and going strong. He made India the only country that conquered scores of ___(iii)___ without sending a soldier. His ___(iv)___ still rule over hundreds of millions of hearts and minds the world over.

Which of these fits gap (i)?

Directions: Complete the passage by selecting the correct option from the list for the corresponding gap.

India has a long record of producing great souls who gave new thoughts to mankind, to show it the way, the right path. Gautama Buddha is the most ___(i)___ example of this. His entire life and acts transformed into one ___(ii)____ light named Buddhism which is still burning bright and going strong. He made India the only country that conquered scores of ___(iii)___ without sending a soldier. His ___(iv)___ still rule over hundreds of millions of hearts and minds the world over.

Which of the following could replace “considerable” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.