MTS 21 11-07-2022 Shift 1 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the INCORRECTLY spelt word.

Options

A

Aberrant

B

Appease

C

Arbitrary

D

Incipid

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Incipid

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'.

None only did the men aid in the work, but the women also did their part.

Options

A

No improvement required

B

No only

C

Not only

D

Only

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Not only

Question 3

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Today, your presentation was ______ better than Saba’s presentation.

Options

A

more

B

much

C

many

D

most

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

much

Question 4

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Milennia

B

Prihistoric

C

Monothistic

D

Hypothesis

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Hypothesis

Question 5

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

To descend a cragged / mountain, however, was most/ difficult and dangerous / than to ascend it.

Options

A

mountain however was most

B

difficult and dangerous

C

To descend a cragged

D

than to ascend it

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

mountain however was most

Question 6

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

These types of insects are usually very difficult to eradicate.

Options

A

emancipate

B

conserve

C

devastate

D

annihilate

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

conserve

Question 7

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Impartial

Options

A

Pious

B

objective

C

Biased

D

Intellectual

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Biased

Question 8

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

If you keep dodging your manager’s call, you will be on thin ice.

Options

A

Change plans in the middle of a process

B

Go to jail

C

In a risky situation

D

Perform adequately

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

In a risky situation

Question 9

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Provoke

Options

A

Arouse

B

Inhibit

C

Slack

D

Constrain

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Arouse

Question 10

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

Thank you all for coming so earlier at the morning.

Options

A

No improvement required

B

the early in a

C

early in the

D

earliest on the

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

early in the

Question 11

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Your explanation was simpler ______ Rekha’s explanation.

Options

A

than

B

of

C

that

D

then

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

than

Question 12

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

Austin can be saw chasing cops with a sickle.

Options

A

be seen chasing

B

being seen chase

C

been saw chasing

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

be seen chasing

Question 13

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Spill the beans

Options

A

Give away a secret

B

To drop something

C

To find out something

D

To get a new idea

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Give away a secret

Question 14

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

The probable side effects of this medication include burning and itching.

Options

A

including burning and itching

B

No improvement required

C

can be including burning and itching

D

includes burning and itching

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

includes burning and itching

Question 15

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.

My teacher said to me that / all that / glitters were not gold.

Options

A

glitters were not gold

B

all that

C

No error

D

My teacher said to me that

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

glitters were not gold

Question 16

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The defendant’s lawyer argued that his past offenses were ______ to this case.

Options

A

contagious

B

irrelevant

C

arrogant

D

spacious

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

irrelevant

Question 17

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

These figures have been greatly exaggerated.

Options

A

magnified

B

ignore

C

understated

D

belittled

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

magnified

Question 18

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

Climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, typically using one's hands and feet

Options

A

Pedagogy

B

Clamber

C

Retreat

D

Quack

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Clamber

Question 19

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

His autobiography will be one of the most ______ awaited books.

Options

A

slowly

B

badly

C

eagerly

D

deftly

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

eagerly

Question 20

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.

Anosmia is the / completed loss or / absence of the sense of smell.

Options

A

absence of the sense of smell

B

completed loss or

C

Anosmia is the

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

completed loss or

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.

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

widely

B

wide

C

widest

D

wider

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

widely

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.

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

able

B

harboured

C

authorised

D

courageous

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

able

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.

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

does

B

did

C

do

D

done

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

do

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.

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

on

B

to

C

at

D

of

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

to

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.

With up to 50,000 species of spiders, spider habitats vary (1) ______. Spiders are (2) ______ to live anywhere in the world except Antarctica. They (3) ______ not live in bodies of water or in the air, but can adapt (4) ______ almost any type of environment: hot or cool, wet or (5)______, in the garden or in your house.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

dewy

B

dry

C

damp

D

muggy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

dry

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