COMPANY SPECIFIC SERIES

ACCENTURE – ENGLISH ABILITY - TRAINER HANDOUT

1. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

Don’t dismiss the idea completely; talk it _______ with your husband and see if you agree on
it.
a. At b. Up c. For d. Over

Solution: Phrasal verbs are made up of preposition combinations. Talk (something) up means
to promote something. Talk (something) over means to discuss thoroughly. These are proper
phrasal verbs.
Answer option: d. Over

2. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

Jerry stays _____________ a penthouse atop a skyscraper.
a. At b. On c. In d. None of the options

Solution: Need to use a preposition of place. Penthouse is a larger space and hence ‘in’ is the
correct option.
Answer option: c. in

3. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

The army man is strongly _______ and won’t be corrupted by your offer.
a. Patriotic b. Intelligent c. Vocal d. Brave

Solution: Patriotic means he is loyal to the country and sticks to the country’s principles
Answer option: a. patriotic

4. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

The volunteers gave ________ food packets to the earthquake victims.
a. Over b. In c. Out d. None of the above

Solution: Correct phrasal verbs must be used.

Gave over: stop doing something.
Gave in: surrendered.
Gave out: used up/ run out.
None of these phrasal verbs give the meaning of “distributed” thus it is option d.
Answer option: d. None of the above

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5. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The hackers breached the firewall ____________ the software they had coded the night
before.
a. On b. By means of c. Due to d. From

Solution: The answer choice means to be a synonym on ‘using’ and here ‘by the means of’
means with the help of and thus is the correct answer.
Answer option: b. By means of

6. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.

My head aches, so I __________ on coffee the past few days.
a. Will cut down b. Has been cutting down c. Have been cutting down d. Have
cutting down

Solution: An action that started a few days back and is still continuing now must be chosen.
Thus option c is correct.
Answer option: c. Have been cutting down

7. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option

If he _________ any more, he _______ liver damage
a. Drinks, will suffer b. Drinks, suffer c. Will drink, will suffer d. Will
drink, suffer

Solution: The second part of the sentence talks about consequences of the first action. Thus,
future tense must be used. In the first blank simple present tense must be used. Option a is
correct.
Answer option: a. Drinks, will suffer

8. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option

Since he refused to practice, he began to fall ________ in his class.
a. Under b. Through c. Behind d. Out

Solution: It is an example of phrasal verbs. It should mean something similar to lagging.

Fall under: Be influenced by. Fall through: fail.
Fall behind: Lag. Fall out: Have an argument.
Answer option: c. Behind

9. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.

I am offended at how she talked ___________ to me.
a. Up b. Down c. Under d. Over

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Solution: Phrasal verbs must be used.
Talk up: to speak in a positive way Talk down: talk to someone as if they are less intelligent
Talk under is not a phrasal verb Talk over: discuss a problem or plan
Answer option: b. Down

10. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.

The fairy lives _______ a shack in the forest.
a. On b. At c. In d. None of the mentioned

Answer option: c. In

11. Find out which underlined part of the sentence below has an error and mark the
option accordingly.
I regret that I wasn’t aware that you have lost your job when you visited me last week.
a. I wasn’t aware b. have lost your c. when you visited me d. No error

Solution: ‘I wasn’t aware’ is in simple past tense, ‘have lost your’ is in present perfect tense
and ‘when you visited me’ is in simple past tense. When there are multiple actions
happening in the sentence the one that gets over first must be in the past perfect tense and the
others will be in simple past tense. Hence ‘have lost your’ should be ‘had lost your’.
Answer option: b. have lost your

12. Which part of the sentence has an error in it?

I didn’t expect / to see my parents / at the airport.
a. I didn't expect b. To see my parents c. At the airport d. No error

Solution: No part has a mistake.

Answer option: d. No error

13. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part.

William is often shrugged off as a has-been but he surprised everyone at the last meeting.
a. Is often been shrugged off as a has-been b. Was often shrugged off as a has-been
c. Often times is shrugged off as a has-been d. Has often been shrugged off as a
has-been

Solution: Unless there are different events happening, the tense must be consistent
throughout the sentence. “He surprised” in the second half of the sentence is in simple past
tense. An option must be chosen that is in the simple past as well.
Answer option: b. Was often shrugged off as a has-been

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14. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part.
Concentrate on your work assignment instead of idling at the lake with your friends.
a. Instead of sitting idle at the lake with your friends b. Instead idling at the lake with
your friends
c. Instead of idling at the lake with your friends d. Instead of being idle at the lake
with your friends

Solution: Instead is not followed by ‘of’, option b can be ruled out. Idling is used for engines
and machines and so option c can be ruled out too. In option a it must be sitting idly, as an
adverb and not a verb, must describe the verb.
Answer option: d. Instead of being idle at the lake with your friends

15. Find out which underlined part of the sentence below has an error and mark the
option accordingly.
I am guilty of not knowing you have come to me to seek help for the next issue of your
magazine.
a. your magazine b. for the next issue c. not knowing d. have come to me

Solution: The sentence can be split into 2 parts and needs to be joined by a conjunction. The
correct sentence would be “I am guilty of not knowing that you have come to me to seek
help for the next issue of your magazine”.
Answer option: c. not knowing

16. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
The constitution guarantees citizens the right for freedom of expression subject to some
conditions for national well being.
a. The right of freedom of expression b. The right to freedom of expression
c. The right for freedom for expression d. The right for freedom of expression

Solution: ‘Right to’ is the correct way of using the word and is the pair that must be used.
Answer option: b. The right to freedom of expression

17. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
He berates me and insists that I should pay attention to him.
a. Insists that I have paid attention to him b. Insists that I should pay him my attention
c. Insists that I should pay him attention d. Insists that I pay attention to him

Answer option: d. Insists that I pay attention to him

18. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
It is unfair to lay the entire blame on me.

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a. Lay the entire blame on me b. Lay the entire blame in its entirely
c. Lay entirely the blame on me d. Lay the blame entirely on me

Solution: Option d is grammatically correct.

Answer option: d. Lay the blame entirely on me

19. Find out which part of the sentence has an error.

It’s / been a long / from our / last meeting.
a. Last meeting b. From our c. Been long d. It’s

Solution: The sentence would be correct if ‘from our’ was replaced with ‘since’.
Answer option: b. From our

20.Which part of the sentence given below has an error in it?

They kept me busy / even when there was no work / as if I was a machine to them.
a. a machine to them. b. even when there was no work
c. They kept me busy d. as if I was

Solution: The sentence talks about an imaginative condition. In such cases ‘was’ cannot be
used. ‘Were’ is the correct word to be used.
Answer option: d. as if I was

21. Rearrange the given sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

(1) But the fact is that most of us lie about 18 to 50 times a day, often without thinking.
(2) And so, honesty can make all the difference in a relationship.
(3) We all like to think of ourselves as honest people.
(4) So we land in trouble constantly, even though we never meant to hurt someone’s feelings.
a. 3412 b. 3142 c. 3421 d. 3124

Solution: (3) is the starting sentence from the options given. Next we need to find the
mandatory pair: sentences that go together. (4) is a consequence and (1) gives the reason for
the consequence and comes before (4). (2) is a concluding statement.
Answer option: b. 3142

22. Rearrange the given sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

(1) Most of us chastise the world over several issues.
(2) We ought not to force others to change.
(3) We criticize and blame our surroundings and never realise that it is us who needs to
change.
(4) Change is the only constant in the world, and change should come from us, not those
around us.

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a. 1234 b. 1324 c. 1342 d. 1243

Solution: From the answer options it can be understood that the opening sentence has to be
(1). Option (3) introduces the idea of criticism and change and it is continuous with option
(2). Option (4) is a concluding statement.
Answer option: b. 1324

23. Given below are sentences which when arranged logically form a coherent passage.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.
(1) Celebrations are observed the world over, but particularly in India, by throwing colour at
one another.
(2) Holi celebrates the arrival of spring and summer, as the dull winter breaks into a glow of
colour under clear skies.
(3) For Indians, the festival is a crucial part of the year, and collecting flowers and making
colours begins late in winter.
(4) Perhaps because the crops sown in autumn ripen under the newly golden sun, and so
anticipation of glass times becomes only natural.
a. 3241 b. 2413 c. 2341 d. 2143

Solution: (1) and (3) are mandatory pairs since (1) introduces India and (3) gives further
information about celebrations in India. Thus the answer must have a 1-3 pair and that is in
option b
Answer option: b. 2413

24. Rearrange the given sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

(1) Change comes inevitably, and transitions are smoothest when they come from within us
that outside.
(2) A lot of us criticize our workplaces over many issues.
(3) It is not our place to force everyone else to change.
(4) We cuss and lament shortcomings or tough bits of our roles, never pausing to see how it is
harmful to us.
a. 2413 b. 1432 c. 1234 d. 2143

Solution: (2) and (4) form mandatory pairs as (4) further explains what is introduced in (2).
Since only option a has a 2-4 pair is it correct
Answer option: a. 2413

25. Given below are sentences which when arranged logically form a coherent passage.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.
(1) Increase in protein in the common diet of communities, for example, which would be
dismissed as insignificant, was found to influence violence amongst students.

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(2) It is a mirror that lets us see ourselves interact with each other as factors like stress, age or
even the weather changes.
(3) The study of these behaviours has a limited utility, however, since we may not be able to
table all of the factors that may influence decisions and responses of people and groups.
(4) Sociology is essentially a science of human interaction.
(5) The importance of subtle factors that are ignored by laymen is understood only too well
by trained sociologists.
a. 42315 b. 14253 c. 42351 d. 14235

Solution: 5-1 is a mandatory pair as (1) explains more on the subtle factors mentioned in (5).
Answer option: c. 42351

26. Given below are sentences which when arranged logically form a coherent passage.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.
(1) They will shirk tasks and even ignore promises of promotion to do as little work together
as possible.
(2) XYZ company has in the past, on multiple occasions, fired employees for mistakes made
on some crucial projects that needed collaborative work.
(3) Employees in XYZ company rarely collaborate with each other unless so instructed.
(4) The reason we found was shocking, and no, the employees were not to blame.
(5) What that did was not to increase vigilance, but make employees more worried about their
jobs than the tasks they could achieve to have a good run in that job.
a. 31425 b. 31452 c. 13452 d. 13425

Solution: First sentence cannot start with a pronoun thus 1 cannot be the first sentence, thus
eliminating c and d. Sentence 2 describes an action item. Reason for the action item is
described in the 5th sentence. Thus 2 is followed by 5.
Answer option: a. 31425

27. Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Sticky, gooey, oftentimes orange and homemade within the ears - earwax is considered a
gross nuisance that people tend to frequently remove and clean from the body. Whether it is
by cotton swab, an ill-advised and ___________ method, or by an otolaryngologist, people
go to great lengths for unobstructed ear canals - but is removing earwax a good idea? Why
does our body produce ear wax in the first place if we just remove it in the end?

Earwax, also known by the formal name cerumen, is made from a mixture of long-chain fatty
acids, alcohols, cholesterol, and the chemical compound squalene. It’s secreted by glands in
the outer ear canal in order to block dust, bacteria, insects and other outside agents from
infiltrating the ear canal and damaging the skin in the outer ear and the sensitive inner ear.

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While it’s incredibly beneficial to the health of the ear, overproduction can cause earwax
impaction, blocking sound waves from reaching the eardrum. Use of cotton swabs to clean
excessive earwax can lead to further problems, pushing the wax farther into the inner ear
canal rather than drawing it out. This has the potential to cause permanent damage to the
eardrum and hearing abilities.
Which of the following fits the blank in the passage?
a. Complex b. Toxic c. Dangerous d. Safe

Solution: The word must go along with the word before and which is ill-advised. Dangerous
is the most suitable option.
Answer option: c. Dangerous

28. Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Sticky, gooey, oftentimes orange and homemade within the ears - earwax is considered a
gross nuisance that people tend to frequently remove and clean from the body. Whether it is
by cotton swab, an ill-advised and ___________ method, or by an otolaryngologist, people
go to great lengths for unobstructed ear canals - but is removing earwax a good idea? Why
does our body produce ear wax in the first place if we just remove it in the end?

Earwax, also known by the formal name cerumen, is made from a mixture of long-chain fatty
acids, alcohols, cholesterol, and the chemical compound squalene. It’s secreted by glands in
the outer ear canal in order to block dust, bacteria, insects and other outside agents from
infiltrating the ear canal and damaging the skin in the outer ear and the sensitive inner ear.
While it’s incredibly beneficial to the health of the ear, overproduction can cause earwax
impaction, blocking sound waves from reaching the eardrum. Use of cotton swabs to clean
excessive earwax can lead to further problems, pushing the wax farther into the inner ear
canal rather than drawing it out. This has the potential to cause permanent damage to the
eardrum and hearing abilities.

State whether the following statement is true or false:

The author prefers the earwax be cleaned with cotton swabs instead of it remaining
there and blocking sound.
a. True b. False
c. Sometimes true, sometimes false d. cannot be determined

Solution: “Use of cotton swabs to clean excessive earwax can lead to further problems,
pushing the wax farther into the inner ear canal rather than drawing it out. This has the
potential to cause permanent damage to the eardrum and hearing abilities.” From these lines
it can be concluded that the statement is false.
Answer option: b. False

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29. Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
Sticky, gooey, oftentimes orange and homemade within the ears - earwax is considered a
gross nuisance that people tend to frequently remove and clean from the body. Whether it is
by cotton swab, an ill-advised and ___________ method, or by an otolaryngologist, people
go to great lengths for unobstructed ear canals - but is removing earwax a good idea? Why
does our body produce ear wax in the first place if we just remove it in the end?

Earwax , also known by the formal name cerumen, is made from a mixture of long-chain
fatty acids, alcohols, cholesterol, and the chemical compound squalene. It’s secreted by
glands in the outer ear canal in order to block dust, bacteria, insects and other outside agents
from infiltrating the ear canal and damaging the skin in the outer ear and the sensitive inner
ear. While it’s incredibly beneficial to the health of the ear, overproduction can cause earwax
impaction, blocking sound waves from reaching the eardrum. Use of cotton swabs to clean
excessive earwax can lead to further problems, pushing the wax farther into the inner ear
canal rather than drawing it out. This has the potential to cause permanent damage to the
eardrum and hearing abilities.

Cerumen is:
a. Best left undisturbed in the ear
b. Composed of dead skin cells
c. Harmful to the body because it blocks sound
d. Useful for the body to prevent damage and infection

Solution: “It’s secreted by glands in the outer ear canal in order to block dust, bacteria,
insects and other outside agents from infiltrating the ear canal and damaging the skin in the
outer ear and the sensitive inner ear”. From this line it can be understood that the correct
option is option d.
Answer option: d. Useful for the body to prevent damage and infection

30. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
The savory smell. The crunchy bite. The salty kick. The buttery finish. Americans will
recognize the smell and flavor of their favorite movie going snack anywhere. Why is it that
we feast our taste buds on these crisp kernels while our eyes feast on the big screen?

A few converging aspects made popcorn the quintessential movie snack, according to
Andrew F. Smith, author of Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America. Mostly,
it boiled down to the snack’s price, convenience, and timing. Popcorn was cheap for sellers
and for customers, and making it didn’t require a ton of equipment. Popcorn also became
popular at a time when movie theaters were in desperate need of an economic boost, which is
how popcorn got introduced into the silver screen.

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Fun fact: popcorn does not refer to the popped kernel alone. It’s also the name for the specific
type of corn that is used to make the snack. It was originally grown in Central America and
became popular in the U.S in the mid-1800s. Compared with other snacks at the time, it was
super-easy to make, and it got easier in 1885 when the mobile steam powered popcorn maker
was invented. What hit the streets in the late 19th century was a fleet of independent popcorn
purveyors. They were like the great-great-grandfathers of food trucks.

Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the word “quintessential” as used in the
passage.
a. Curious b. Typical c. Tasty d. Attractive

Solution: From the passage it can be inferred that quintessential means typical.
Answer option: b. Typical

31. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
The savory smell. The crunchy bite. The salty kick. The buttery finish. Americans will
recognize the smell and flavor of their favorite movie going snack anywhere. Why is it that
we feast our taste buds on these crisp kernels while our eyes feast on the big screen?

A few converging aspects made popcorn the quintessential movie snack, according to
Andrew F. Smith, author of Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America. Mostly,
it boiled down to the snack’s price, convenience, and timing. Popcorn was cheap for sellers
and for customers, and making it didn’t require a ton of equipment. Popcorn also became
popular at a time when movie theaters were in desperate need of an economic boost, which is
how popcorn got introduced into the silver screen.

Fun fact: popcorn does not refer to the popped kernel alone. It’s also the name for the specific
type of corn that is used to make the snack. It was originally grown in Central America and
became popular in the U.S in the mid-1800s. Compared with other snacks at the time, it was
super-easy to make, and it got easier in 1885 when the mobile steam powered popcorn maker
was invented. What hit the streets in the late 19th century was a fleet of independent popcorn
purveyors. They were like the great-great-grandfathers of food trucks.

The passage is primarily concerned with:

a. Discussing how popcorn was invented
b. Debating why popcorn is given so much importance in movie halls
c. Discussing the rise in popularity of popcorn
d. Discussing the economics of making popcorn

Solution: The passage covers many aspects of popcorn like its invention, how it was named,
etc. But the primary intention was to talk about the rise in popularity of popcorn

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. Answer option: c. Discussing the rise in popularity of popcorn

32. Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
The savoury smell. The crunchy bite. The salty kick. The buttery finish. Americans will
recognize the smell and flavour of their favourite movie going snack anywhere. Why is it that
we feast our taste buds on these crisp kernels while our eyes feast on the big screen?

A few converging aspects made popcorn the quintessential movie snack, according to
Andrew F. Smith, author of Popped Culture: A Social History of Popcorn in America. Mostly,
it boiled down to the snack’s price, convenience, and timing. Popcorn was cheap for sellers
and for customers, and making it didn’t require a ton of equipment. Popcorn also became
popular at a time when movie theaters were in desperate need of an economic boost, which is
how popcorn got introduced into the silver screen.

Fun fact: popcorn does not refer to the popped kernel alone. It’s also the name for the specific
type of corn that is used to make the snack. It was originally grown in Central America and
became popular in the U.S in the mid-1800s. Compared with other snacks at the time, it was
super-easy to make, and it got easier in 1885 when the mobile steam powered popcorn maker
was invented. What hit the streets in the late 19th century was a fleet of independent popcorn
purveyors. They were like the great-great-grandfathers of food trucks.

Popcorn became popular in the movie halls because:

a. It was imported from Central America b. It was tasty yet cheap for customers.
c. None of the mentioned options d. It was cheap and easy to make

Solution: “Mostly, it boiled down to the snack’s price, convenience, and timing.” From this
sentence it can be inferred that the answer is option d.
Answer option: d. It was cheap and easy to make

33. Mark the option which is the closest to the meaning of the word BAIL.
a. Promise b. Group c. Leave d. Money

Solution: Bail is an amount of money to have an accused released until trial. Also means to
stop doing or leave a place. Example: The match was so boring that I bailed early.
Answer option: c. Leave

34. Choose the option which is the closest in meaning to the word given below.
CONTRAST
a. Compare b. Check c. Prepare d. Display
Solution: Compare and contrast go together.

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Answer option: a. Compare

35. Choose the option which is the closest in meaning to the word given below.
INDICATE
a. Ask b. Mark c. Demand d. Allow

Solution: Indicate means to point to something or mark something.

Answer option: b. Mark

36. Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the given word below
NUZZLE
a. Banish b. Hug c. Stop from speaking d. Arrest

Solution: Nuzzle means to be very close to each other, to snuggle or hug.

Answer option: b. Hug

37. Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the given word.
INSTIGATE
a. Refuse b. Question c. Cause d. Look after

Answer option: c. Cause

38. Mark the option which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word.
CONDUCIVE
a. Cheap b. Usual c. Shocking d. Harmful

Solution: Conducive means to facilitate or make something possible or easy. Here we need a
word opposite to this meaning as in not making something easy or possible that is harmful
among these options.
Answer option: d. Harmful

39. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the word given below.
CORDONED
a. Untrue b. Fresh c. Free d. Able

Solution: Cordoned means to restrict access. The opposite would mean to allow free
movement and thus it is option c.
Answer option: c. Free

40. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
BONAFIDE

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a. Certified b. Perfect c. Fake d. Imperfect

Solution: Bonafide means authentic or believed to be good. The answer must be opposite to
that. Here, fake is the correct answer.
Answer option: c. Fake

41. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
FREEWHEELING
a. Paved b. Marching c. Structured d. Quiet

Solution: Freewheeling means unconstrained. A word opposite to that meaning needs to be

considered. From the options structured is the correct answer.
Answer option: c. Structured

42. Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the given word.
EMINENT
a. Rare b. Popular c. Boring d. Everyday

Solution: Eminent means famous. Rare can be the antonym to eminent, Popular is a
synonym. Boring means saturated or not interesting. Everyday means daily. Thus, option a is
correct.
Answer option: a. Rare

43. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

I told her that I __________ German fluently, thanks to her efforts.
a. Could have spoken b. Could speak c. Can be speaking d. None of the
above

Solution: The sentence is in past tense and must remain throughout the sentence. Hence
option c is not possible as it is present continuous tense. Could is the past tense form of can.
Could have is in present perfect tense. Since the tense needs to be maintained i.e. past tense,
B is the correct option.
Answer option: b. Could speak

44. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option

This family needs a counselor to ________ guide them towards happiness.
a. Gaunty b. Smartly c. Gently d. Sweety

Answer option: c. Gently

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45. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.
Before I get married next year, I ________ amassed a sizable bank balance.
a. Shall have b. Have c. Has d. Shall has

Solution: The word should be in future perfect tense. Hence it is option a

Answer option: a. Shall have

46. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option.

________ Neem tree is _________ important source of medicinal extracts.
a. The, the b. A, the c. The, an d. A, a

Solution: They are talking about Neem tree as a species collectively, thus definite article
‘The’ must be used. The word important must be preceded with an as it starts with a vowel.
Thus, option c.
Answer option: c. The, an

47. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.

There are a lot of projects coming up, so the company _______ for interns.
a. Have been looking b. Has been looking c. Was looking d. Had
looked

Solution: The company is a singular subject and must be followed by a singular verb. As it is
a continued process present perfect tense seems most appropriate. Hence option b is the
answer.
Answer option: b. Has been looking

48. Choose the answer that shows the best punctuation for the underlined part of the
sentence.
She was the one you were talking of, wasn’t she?
a. of, wasn’t she? b. of wasn’t she? c. of wasn’ she, d. of, wasn't she.

Solution: Question tag format: <statement><comma><space><question tag><question

mark>
Answer option: a. of, wasn’t she?

49. Which part of the sentence given below has an error in it?
All this while, Ben handled / most clients for them / and therefore / became indispensable
part of the company.
a. All this while, Ben handled b. most clients for them
c. and therefore d. became indispensable part of the company

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Solution: Indispensable means a very crucial and important part of something. The article
before indispensable is missing and must be ‘an’ since the word starts with a vowel.
Answer option: d. became indispensable part of the company

50. Which part of the sentence has an error in it?

Is the medicine / you suggested / also effective / against bodyache?
a. against bodyache? b. also effective
c. you suggested d. Is the medicine

Solution: ‘Bodyache’ is not the correct way of using the word. There must be a space
between the body and ache thus the answer is option a.
Answer option: a. against bodyache?

51. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
All citizens have the right for life in this country, which comprises several other rights in it.
a. The right of life b. The right in life c. The right for life d.
The right to life

Solution: The correct way of following the word ‘right’ is with the word ‘to’. Hence d is the
correct answer.
Answer option: d. The right to life

52. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
I cannot recommend that you lay the whole blame on them.
a. lay the whole blame on them. b. lay the whole blame for them.
c. lay the blame wholly on them. d. lay the blame wholly for them.

Answer option: c. lay the blame wholly on them

53. Which part of the sentence given below has an error in it?
The task is / more tough / than it seems.
a. The task is b. Than it seems c. More tough d. No error

Solution: Tough is a single syllable word. There is no need to add more or most in the
superlative degrees. The correct usage is ‘tougher’. Thus more tough is incorrect.
Answer option: c. More tough

54. Given below are sentences which when arranged logically form a coherent passage.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.
(1) I had seen the accused once before, in the driveway of the mall in fact.

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(2) At the time of the crime, I was exiting from the movie theatre when I saw the accused
pointing a gun at the cashier.
(3) He took the cash, ran quickly (and I chased), and then threw the bag of cash in the same
car I had seen him in at the previous instance.
a. 213 b. 132 c. 312 d. 231

Solution: The paragraph can’t start with (3) and ‘He’ hasn’t been introduced yet. But (3)
mentions that a similar situation had occurred before. Sentence (1) indicates the occurrence of
the same situation before. Thus a 1-3 pair is there.
Answer option: a. 213

55. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

He likes to show ________ his wealth.
a. off b. with c. down d. up

Answer: A

56. The sentences given below form a coherent passage when arranged logically.
Choose the option which gives the correct sequence.
(1) I had had the car serviced just the previous day, so I didn’t expect what
happened next.
(2) My wife stopped the car and asked me to check where the sound had come from
.(3) My wife and I were taking a road trip to the other side of the country.
(4) Just as we crossed out of state limits, we heard a loud pop.
(5) And lo, we had not one, but two punctures, much to the anger of my wife.

A. 3 1 4 2 5
B. 1 3 4 2 5
C. 1 3 4 5 2
D. 3 1 4 5 2

Answer: B

57. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

I know you’re tired, and so I _______ arrangements for you to stay in the guest house
tonight.
A. Have been made
B. Had been made
C. Have made
D. To make
Answer: C

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58. Which part of the sentence given below has an error in it?
When will you stop / blaming everyone else / and start taking responsibility / for your
actions?
A. Blaming everyone else
B. And start take responsibility
C. When will you stop
D. For your actions?

Answer: B

59. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

I am _______ of the same routine every day.
A. Exhausted B. Angry C. Tired D. Innocent

Answer: C

60. Mark the option which is closest to the meaning of the word given below.
INVERT
A. Reply B. Insert C. Call D. Reverse

Answer: D

61. Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.

By the time the instructions were announced, the students _______ the question papers.
A. Has been B. See C. Seen D. Had been

Answer: D

62. Mark the option which is the closest in meaning to the word given below.
MUZZLE

A. Banish B. Arrest C. Hug D. Stop from speaking

Answer: B

63. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option.

_______ efficient way to solve ____ case would be to investigate at the site , but
unfortunately it was set on fire last night.
A. A, a B. A, the
C. An, a D. An, the

Answer: D

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64. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.
Samuel’s contribution is often ignored, but the new boss has taken note of his hard work.
A. Often is ignored B. Is frequently ignored
C. Was being ignored D. Was often ignored

Answer: D

65. Choose the best replacement for the underlined part of the sentence.

I appreciated the delegation for themselves going into the field and collecting data to ensure
maximum accuracy.
A. For themselves going into the field B. For going themselves into the field
C. Themselves for going into the field D. For going into the field themselves

Answer: D

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