English Exam Practice Questions — Cloze and Jumbled Sentences

Jul 14, 2026

A set of English language exam items testing word-meaning selection for underlined words, matching italicized phrases to options, identifying correct meanings of adverbs in context, rearranging jumbled sentence parts, and answering comprehension questions. A passage about the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation’s millet project outlines its objectives and regional context, then discusses causes of millet cultivation decline and intervention areas.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages25

Reading Time1 h 3 min

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1 PART—A Directions:Given below are five items,comprising sentences in which one word has beerunderlined.Choose the response (a),(b),(c)or (d)which is closest to the meaning of the underlineword and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. 3.The hundred-year old college buildizwas now in aderelict state. 1.The essay was badly researched andcontained several platitudes andgeneralizations. —1 (a)Preserved for historical value (b)Unsafe for occupation (a)Incorrect statements (c)Neglected and broken down √ (b)Imprecise comments (d)Retaining its original beautyX impact on my life.4.My 4.My serendipitous encounter with (c)Often used and unoriginal ideas man on the bus was to have a profou (d)Vague,subjective statements (a)FortunateX (b)of historical psgnificance⑧ (er Sudden and abrupta A chance eventarA 2.The judgment of beauty is based onthe human capacity for disinterestedpleasure in the natural world. 5.Notwithstanding our victory todaymust be careful to avoid a feelincomplacency. , ① (a)Indifference la)Smug and self-satisfied1a S1 (b)Free of all self-interest( (b)A defensive attitudeX 1c)e.Not caring for something义 (c)Pride× (0)Etemely focused× 人 (d)Feeling of superiority Directions:Each of the five items given below has a phrase given in italics.Choose the one fromamong the options (a),(b),(c)and (a)that best describes the phrase and mark your response in theAnswer Sheet accordingly. 8.The organizers refused to allow him tospeak at the function since he wasknown to make speeches that tended toprovoke and ignite passions. 6.Her poetry not only succeeds inbrilliantly capturing the beauty ofnature but also carries the power tosuggest that which is too great andbeautiful to be expressed in words. g ②a)irreverent speeches )rncendiary speeches (a)the unknownX (c)unsubstantiated speechesX (b)the proscribedX (d)irrelevant speeches 9.She was criticized for her views that wereoften restricted to small local issues andignored matters of national importance. (c)the intangibleX d)the ineffableld (a)unilateral (b)illiberal 7.The Government's policies were aimed atrelieving thę distress of the homeless,Jthe unemployed and he poverty-stricken sections of society le)parochialle) p (d)limited 10.When profits began dropping steeply qll ofa sudden he realized that he ought towind up his business soon. b)instantaneously 树)disadvantaged (c)cataclysmically (d)dramatically Dlrections:Each of the following five items in this section consists of a sentence,parts of whave been jumbled.These parts are labelled as P,Q,R and S.Given below each sentence aresequences,namely (a),(b),(c)and (d).You are required to rearrange the jumbled parts to formmost appropriate sentence and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. was incomprehensibleaecsionto pead sul(a)SQRP(c)QSPR 11.befor h

Jul 14, 2026

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