Directions (1-5): There are certain words missing in the passage given below. The options given contain answers that will fit into those given blanks. Choose the correct word needed to be used to make the sentence coherent and grammatically correct.
Some scientists have 1)________________ that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to improve their intelligence and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that such drugs might become as 2)_________________ as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.
To counter this, students taking exams might have to take drugs tests like athletes. There are already drugs that are known to improve 3)________________ performance, like Ritalin, which is given to children with problems concentrating. A drug given to people with trouble sleeping also helps people remember numbers.
These drugs raise serious legal and 4)________________ questions, but people already take vitamins to help them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be very difficult to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an 5)_____________ drug in an examination.
Q1.
(a) predicted
(b) expended
(c) cultivated
(d) prohibited
(e) None of these
Q2.
(a) betrothed
(b) deprave
(c) parable
(d) common
(e) None of these
Q3.
(a) potent
(b) ornate
(c) mental
(d) hypothetical
(e) None of these
Q4.
(a) prompt
(b) moral
(c) insatiable
(d) erratic
(e) None of these
Q5.
(a) unfair
(b) horde
(c) avarice
(d) luxuriant
(e) None of these
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Directions (6-10): There has been a word omitted from the following sentences which prevents the particular sentence from becoming meaningful. Choose the option which contains the correct word to be placed in the filler. If no word is likely to fit in the sentence, then choose none of these are your answer.
Q6. Two preprint studies posted Saturday offer further evidence that the coronavirus _______________ in animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China.
(a) extorted
(b) undermined
(c) originated
(d) conceded
(e) None of these
Q7. ICC made repeated blunders by amending scorecard of India’s Women’s World Cup warm-up match against South Africa multiple times, creating confusion with regards to the _______________.
(a) outcome
(b) brawl
(c) disdain
(d) locomotion
(e) None of these
Q8. Sweden, Finland and Denmark said they will shut their ______________ to Russian planes on Sunday following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
(a) campaign
(b) outskirts
(c) airspace
(d) ideology
(e) None of these
Q9. The Indian embassy in Ukraine in its latest advisory urged its nationals to travel in groups while advising them to move away from _____________ zones.
(a) modest
(b) peculiar
(c) subtle
(d) conflict
(e) None of these
Q10. Scientists in the UK have announced that the piranha fish’s reputation as a ______________ killer may well not be deserved.
(a) transparent
(b) fearsome
(c) pragmatic
(d) savvy
(e) None of these
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions given below, a sentence in active voice has been given. You are required to choose the sentence with the passive voice of the given sentence.
Q11. The teachers informed the students that the class had been cancelled.
(a) The students were being informed that the class had been cancelled.
(b) The students were informing that the class had been cancelled.
(c) The students informed that the class had been cancelled.
(d) The students were informed that the class had been cancelled.
(e) The students should be informed that the class had been cancelled.
Q12. We will ride the bus to New York City.
(a) The bus to New York City will be ridding by us.
(b) The bus to New York City will be ridden by us.
(c) The bus to New York City will be ridden by me.
(d) The bus to New York City is ridden by us.
(e) The bus to New York City should be ridden by us.
Q13. Monkeys really like banana, and by using this fact, scientists have organized many experimental environments.
(a) Bananas are really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have organized by scientists using this fact.
(b) Bananas really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have organized scientists using this fact.
(c) Bananas are really being loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been organized by scientists using this fact.
(d) Bananas are really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been organized by scientists using this fact.
(e) Bananas are really loved by monkeys, and many experimental environments have been organized by scientists using this fact.
Q14. Did they tell you that we were talking to him?
(a) Have you been told that we are talking to him?
(b) Have you been told that I was talking to him?
(c) Have you told that we are talking to him?
(d) Would you be told that we are talking to him?
(e) Need you be told that we are talking to him?
Q15. By noon, they had worked for five hours on their project.
(a) From noon, their project had been worked on for five hours by them.
(b) At noon, their project had been working on for five hours by them.
(c) At noon, their project had been worked on for five hours by them.
(d) At noon, their project had been worked on for five hours by them.
(e) At noon, their project had been worked on for five hours by us.
Solutions
S1. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is predicted as it means stated or estimated as likely to happen in the future; forecast.
Prohibited- that has been forbidden; banned.
Expended- spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy).
Cultivated- refined and well educated.
S2. Ans (d)
Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is common as it means occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Betrothed- the person to whom one is engaged.
Deprave- make (someone) immoral or wicked.
Parable- a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
S3. Ans (c)
Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is mental as it means relating to the mind.
Ornate- elaborately or highly decorated.
Potent- having great power, influence, or effect.
Hypothetical- involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory
S4. Ans (b)
Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is moral as it means standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong.
Prompt- done without delay; immediate.
Insatiable- (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
Erratic- not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
S5. Ans (a)
Sol. The correct choice to fill the blank is unfair as it means not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.
Horde- a large group of loosely organized people.
Avarice- extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Luxuriant- abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation
S6. Ans (c)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank is originated which means create or initiate (something).
Extorted- obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
Undermined- lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.
Conceded- admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
S7. Ans (a)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank is outcome which means the way a thing turns out; a consequence.
Brawl- a rough or noisy fight or quarrel.
Disdain- the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect.
Locomotion- movement or the ability to move from one place to another.
S8. Ans (c)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank is airspace which means the air available to aircraft to fly in, especially the part subject to the jurisdiction of a particular country.
Campaign means a race between candidates for elective office.
Outskirts means the outer parts of a town or city.
Ideology means a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
S9. Ans (d)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank is conflict which means a struggle or clash between opposing forces; battle.
Modest- not overly proud or confident: not boastful.
Peculiar- different to what is normal or expected; strange.
Subtle- fine or delicate in meaning or intent.
S10. Ans (b)
Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank is fearsome which means frightening, especially in appearance.
Transparent means easy to perceive or detect.
Pragmatic means dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Savvy means having or showing perception, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in practical matters.
S11. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct.
The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.
Simple past tense for Passive Voice: Object+ was/were V3+ by + subject.
S12. Ans (b)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (b) is correct.
The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.
Passive Voice Rules for Future Simple Tense: Object+ will+ be +V3+ by + subject.
S13. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (d) is correct.
The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.
S14. Ans (a)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (a) is correct.
The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.
S15. Ans (c)
Sol. Among the given options, only statement (c) is correct.
The rest of the statements are grammatically incoherent.
Passive Voice Rules for Past Perfect Tense: Object + had+ been+V3+ by Subject.
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