MTS 21 05-07-2022 Shift 3 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

In a nutshell

Options

A

Without delay

B

Under protection

C

Extremely pale

D

Very briefly

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Very briefly

Question 2

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

I knew very little Spanish when I came here, but I have been learning and can now make myself understood.

Options

A

as soon as I came here, but

B

No improvement required

C

when I come here, however

D

upon arriving here, since

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

No improvement required

Question 3

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

One who dies for a noble cause

Options

A

Heretic

B

Narcissist

C

Martyr

D

Butcher

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Martyr

Question 4

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

One of the children stood at the door to ______ if he saw the apparitor coming, who was an officer of the spiritual court.

Options

A

give thought

B

give notice

C

give a hand

D

give advice

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

give notice

Question 5

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Upgrade

Options

A

Elevate

B

Demote

C

Lean

D

Advance

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Demote

Question 6

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Aid workers have delivered vast quantities of food on the refugee camps.

Options

A

vast quantities of food

B

Aid workers have delivered

C

on the refugee camps

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

on the refugee camps

Question 7

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Tickets for the event are available ______ the door; there is no advance booking.

Options

A

of

B

in

C

at

D

to

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

at

Question 8

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A place where government records are kept

Options

A

Hangar

B

Cloakroom

C

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Question 9

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Tricks of the trade

Options

A

A particular profession

B

An easy task

C

A trick to deceive

D

Special skills or knowledge

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Special skills or knowledge

Question 10

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Fortiunate

B

Infatuaition

C

Perfection

D

Bezarre

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Perfection

Question 11

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Seeds of mustard plants give us oil, and the leave are used as a vegetable.

Options

A

Seeds of

B

leave are used

C

as a vegetable

D

give us oil

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

leave are used

Question 12

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Contemperary

B

Imigrant

C

Cosmopoliton

D

Chauvinist

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Chauvinist

Question 13

The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.

Sometimes I act / like a fool, and she has / to step into save me.

Options

A

like a fool and she has

B

No error

C

Sometimes I act

D

to step into save me

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

to step into save me

Question 14

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Occlude

Options

A

facilitate

B

promote

C

Abstain

D

Obstruct

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Obstruct

Question 15

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Malign

Options

A

Approve

B

Benefit

C

Besmirch

D

Commend

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Besmirch

Question 16

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

A book or paper written by hand

Options

A

Edition

B

Paperback

C

Manuscript

D

Periodical

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Manuscript

Question 17

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.

The kids have been pestering me to buy them new toys.

Options

A

tormenting

B

pacifying

C

bugging

D

perturbing

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

pacifying

Question 18

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement required'.

I am trying to finding an investor from abroad.

Options

A

trying to find

B

try to find

C

No improvement required

D

trying too find

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

trying to find

Question 19

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Gel ingredients work well on waved, curled, relax and texture hair in the long run.

Options

A

No substitution required

B

relaxed and texturing

C

relaxed and textured

D

relaxing and textured

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

relaxed and textured

Question 20

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Flabby

Options

A

Plump

B

Stretched

C

Long

D

Firm

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Firm

Question 21

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

defenestrated

B

demonstrated

C

orchestrated

D

administrated

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

demonstrated

Question 22

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

Life

B

insurance

C

planet

D

charisma

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Life

Question 23

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

sanitary

B

segmentary

C

sedentary

D

complimentary

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

sedentary

Question 24

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

exaggerative

B

creative

C

discriminative

D

native

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

creative

Question 25

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A group of researchers has (1) ______ that pleasure and positive states of mind are better for our health. This new intellectual approach to health is not only more powerful, but also has no side effects. Central to this claim are recent findings that even getting an education may add as much as 10 years to your (2) ______. That is why National Geographic featured John de Rosen in its book The Incredible Machine, which discussed old age. De Rosen, an artist, continued to paint until the week he died at age 91. The book notes: "Some scientists believe that retirement to a (3) ______ lifestyle initiates or aggravates medical problems, thus shortening life. According to a study of retired people, adults over 65 can learn a (4) ______ skill, like oil painting, as readily as younger students." So retiring from a job in a sense means retiring from life unless (5) ______ by some other, preferably new activity.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

supplemented

B

experimented

C

ornamented

D

pigmented

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

supplemented

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