Linguistic Question

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Linguistic Activity

Round 1 (Aptitude Test)

Section-A

In each question below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a

meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.

1. 1. I 2. immediately 3. salary

4. my 5. want

A. 43152 B. 15432

C. 25143 D. 42351E. 45132

2.

1. do 2. today 3. you

4. must 5. it

A. 34152 B. 25413

C. 12543 D. 51324E. 45213

3.

1. left 2. the 3. house

4. he 5. suddenlyA. 12435 B. 21354C. 45123 D. 52341

E. 24135

5.

1. at 2. it 3. take

4. once 5. away

A. 23514 B. 14352

C. 32514 D. 53214E. 42315



Section B

In questions below, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences are

given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled

up. These are labeled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

Question 1.

S1:In the middle of one side of the square sits the Chairman of the committee, the most

important person in the room.

P : For a committee is not just a mere collection of individuals.

Q: On him rests much of the responsibility for the success or failure of the committee.

R: While this is happening we have an opportunity to get the 'feel' of this committe.

S : As the meeting opens, he runs briskly through a number of formalities.

S6: From the moment its members meet, it begins to have a sort nebulous life of its own.

The Proper sequence should be:

A. RSQP B. PQRSC. SQPR D. QSRP

Question 2.

S1: A force of exists between everybody in the universe.

P :Normally it is very small but when the one of the bodies is a planet, like earth, the force is

considerable.

Q : It has been investigated by many scientists including Galileo and Newton.

R : Everything on or near the surface of the earth is attracted by the mass of earth.S : This gravitational force depends on the mass of the bodies involved.

S6:The greater the mass, the greater is the earth's force of attraction on it. We can call this forceof attraction gravity.


A. PRQS B. PRSQ

C. QSRP D. QSPR Question 3.

S1: Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.P : As a result there horrendous congestion.

Q : It was going to be the first in South Asia.

R : They run down the centre of the road

S : To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.

S6: The foundation stone was laid in 1972.




A. PRSQ B. PSQR

C.

SQRP D.

RPSQ

Question 4.

S1: For some time in his youth Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.

P : Then a chance Customer would come.

Q : Young Lincoln way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's

R :Lincoln would jump up and attend to his needs and then revert to hisreading.

S : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading abook.

S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.


A. SRQP B. QSPR C. SQRP D. QPSR

Question 5.

S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.

P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body in to two halves.

Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.

R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.

S :The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with

animals.

S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.


A. PQRS B. PQSR C. QPSR D. QPRS



Section - C

In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given

words.

1. ENORMOUSA. Soft B. Average

C. Tiny D. Weak

2. COMMISSIONED A. Started B. Closed

C. Finished D. Terminated

3. ARTIFICIAL A. Red B. Natural

C. Truthful D. Solid

4. EXODUS

A. Influx B. Home-comingC. Return D. Restoration

5. RELINQUISH

A. Abdicate B. RenounceC. Posses D. Deny

6. EXPAND

A. Convert B. CondenseC. Congest D. Conclude

7. CROWDED

A. Busy B. CongestedC. Quiet D. Deserted

8. HAPLESS

A. Cheerful B. ConsistentC. Fortunate D. Shapely



Section- D

In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicized and underlined . Below are given

alternatives to the italicized part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct

alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.

1. The workers are hell bent at getting what is due to them.

A. hell bent on getting B. hell bent for gettingC. hell bent upon getting D. No improvement

2. When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom,

the protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.

A. into crushing B. in crushing

C.

without crushing D.

No improvement

3. If t he room had been brig hter , I would have been able to read for a while before bed

time.

A. If the room was brighter B. If the room are brighter C. Had the room been brighter D. No improvement

4. The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been met since 1911 when Lord Hardinge.

then Viceroy of India, shot a tiger than measured 11 feet and 6 inches.

A. Improved B. broken

C. Bettered D. No improvement

5. his power f ul desire brought about his downfall.

A. His intense desire B. His desire for power C. His fatal desire D. No improvement

6. Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look f or t hem in the

dictionary.

A. to look it up B. to look them upC. to look at them D. No improvement

7. It was indeed a shock for her, but she has later recovered from it.

A. Since B. Then

C. Afterwards D. No improvement



Section -E

Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other followed

by four pairs of related words, Select the pair which has the same relationship.

1. DIVA:OPERAA. producer:theatre B. director:drama

C. conductor:bus D. thespian:play

2. GRAIN:SALT

A. shard:pottery B. shred:wood

C. blades:grass D. chip:glass

3. THRUST:SPEAR

A. mangle:iron B. scabbard:sword

C. bow:arrow D. fence:epee

4. LIGHT:BLIND

A. speech:dumb B. language:deaf

C. tongue:sound D. voice:vibration

5. FILTER:WATER

A. curtail:activity B. expunge:book C. edit:text D. censor:play



Section - F

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up.

Rearranges these parts which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

Choose the proper sequence.

1. When he

P : did not know

Q : he was nervous and

R : heard the hue and cry at midnight

S : what to do


A. RQPS B. QSPR

C. SQPR D. PQRS

2. It has been established that

P : Einstein was

Q : although a great scientist

R : weak in arithmetic

S : right from his school days


A.

SRPQ B.

QPRSC. QPSR D. RQPS

3. Then

P : it struck me

Q : of course

R : suitable it was

S : how eminently


A. SPQR B. QSRP

C. PSRQ D. QPSR



4. I read an advertisement that said

P : posh, air-conditioned

Q : gentleman of taste

R : are available for

S : fully furnished rooms


A. PQRS B. PSRQ

C. PSQR D. SRPQ

5. Since the beginning of history

P : have managed to catch

Q : the Eskimos and Red IndiansR : by a very difficulty method

S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal


A. QRPS B. SQPR

C. SQRP D. QPSR

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