Way 2 Freshers

Spotting Errors
Read the each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

1. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. We discussed about the problem so thoroughly
B. on the eve of the examination
C. that I found it very easy to work it out.
D. No error.

2. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. An Indian ship
B. laden with merchandise
C. got drowned in the Pacific Ocean.
D. No error.

3. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. She hardly knew how to do that problem,
B. and so went to her teacher, and asked her,
C. “How this problem is to be solved?”
D. No error.

4. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. I could not put up in a hotel
B. because the boarding and lodging charges
C. were exorbitant
D. No error.

6. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. The Prime Minister has said that India would not have spent so much on defence
B. if some of the neighbouring countries
C. adopted the policy of restricting defence expenditure
D. No error.

Synonyms

In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

1. CORPULENT
A. Lean B. Gaunt
C. Emaciated D. Obese
2. BRIEF
A. Limited B. Small
C. Little D. Short

3. EMBEZZLE
A. Misappropriate B. Balance C. Remunerate D. Clear

4. VENT
A. Opening
B. Stodge
C. End D. Past tense of go

Antonyms

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

1. ENORMOUS
A. 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-coming
C. Return D. Restoration

5. RELINQUISH
A. Abdicate B. Renounce
C. Posses D. Deny

Selecting Words
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. Fate smiles …… those who untiringly grapple with stark realities of life.
A. with B. over
C. on
D. round
2. The miser gazed …… at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. avidly
B. admiringly
C. thoughtfully
D. earnestly

3. Catching the earlier train will give us the …… to do some shopping.
A. chance
B. luck
C. possibility D. occasion

4. I saw a …… of cows in the field.
A. group B. herd C. swarm D. flock

5. The grapes are now …… enough to be picked.
A. ready B. mature
C. ripe D. advanced

Spellings

Find the correctly spelt words.

Find the correctly spelt words.

1. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. Efficient B. Treatmeant
C. Beterment D. Employd

2. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. Foreign
B. Foreine
C. Fariegn D. Forein
3. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. Ommineous B. Omineous
C. Ominous D. Omenous

4. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. Pessenger B. Passenger
C. Pasanger D. Pesanger

5. (solve as per the direction given above)
A. Benefitted B. Benifited
C. Benefited
D. Benefeted

Sentence Formation

Directions to Solve

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. 42351
E. 45132

2. 1. do 2. today 3. you 4. must 5. it
A. 34152
B. 25413
C. 12543 D. 51324
3. 1. left 2. the 3. house4. he 5. suddenly
A. 12435 B. 21354
C. 45123 D. 52341
4. 1. medicine 2. a 3. Neeta
4. given 5. was
A. 51423 B. 25431
C. 15423 D. 42531
E. 35421
5. 1. of 2. we 3. heard 4. him 5. had
A. 42351 B. 52341
C. 25341 D. 25431 E. 25314 Ordering of Words

Ordering of Words

Directions to Solve

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearranage these parts which are labelled 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 The Proper sequence should be:
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 The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ B. QPRS C. QPSR D. RQPS

3. Then
P : it struck me
Q : of course
R : suitable it was
S : how eminently
The Proper sequence should be:
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 The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS B. PSRQ C. PSQR D. SRPQ

5. Since the beginning of history
P : have managed to catch
Q : the Eskimos and Red Indians
R : by a very difficulty method
S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS B. SQPR
C. SQRP D. QPSR

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