ICICI Bank - English Verbal

ICICI Bank – English Verbal

Questions 1-7 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building __________

a. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery.

b. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully.

c. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week.

d. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.

Ans: c

2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for ________

a. another pants

b. others pants

c. the others ones

d. another pair

Ans: d

3. The committee has met and _________

a. they have reached a decision

b. it has formulated themselves some opinions

c. its decision was reached at

d. it has reached a decision

Ans: d

4. Alfred Adams has not ________

a. lived loneliness in times previous

b. never before lived sole

c. ever lived alone before

d. before lived without the company of his friends

Ans: c

5. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; ___________

a. he should study last night

b. he should have studied last night

c. he must have studied last night

d. he must had to study last night

Ans: c

6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because _________

a. he must to teach a class

b. he will be teaching a class

c. of he will teach a class

d. he will have teaching a class

Ans: b

7. Having been served lunch, __________

a. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee

b. the committee members discussed the problem

c. it was discussed by the committee members the problem

d. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee

Ans: b

II. Phrases: Part II [1 x 7 = 7 Marks]

In question 8-14, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

8. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple Street in New York City.

a. the main

b. be found

c. in

d. in

Ans: b  (be located)

9. Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.

a. less

b. than

c. were

d. to vote

Ans: d  (to elect)

10. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often cooks really delicious meals.

a. particularly

b. fond of

c. often cooks

d. really

Ans: a  (very)

11. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is remarkable.

a. progress

b. made

c. in space

d. for

Ans: d  (in or during)

12. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she was seventeen years old.

a. not rarely

b. a play

c. since

d. was seventeen years old

Ans: a  (rarely)

13. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new problems already.

a. The

b. has

c. how to deal with

d. already

Ans: d  (yet)

14. There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Italy.

a. there was

b. a

c. on the

d. about

Ans: d  (on)

III .Relationships: Part III [1 x 6 = 6 Marks]

In question 15-20, the given pair of words contains a specific relationship to each other. Select the best pair of choices which expresses the same relationship as the given.

15. PROCRASTINATOR : DELAY ::

a. flatterer : undermine

b. genius : creativity

c. tyrant : influence

d. general : salute

Ans: b

16. APIARY : BEE ::

a. mountain : skier

b. airport : flight

c. schedule : event

d. stable : horse

Ans: d

17. OVATION : APPLAUSE ::

a. grief : loss

b. rout : defeat

c. triumph : failure

d. pathway : ruin

Ans: b

18. DOLPHIN : FLIPPER ::

a. insect : antenna

b. burglar : mask

c. gull : wing

d. plane : radar

Ans: c

19. WATERTIGHT : MOISTURE ::

a. hermetic : air

b. combatant : strife

c. somnolent : boredom

d. ocean : shore

Ans: a

20. PLAYWRIGHT : SCRIPT ::

a. composer : score

b. physician : diagnosis

c. verse : poet

d. king : parliament

Ans: a

IV Opposite: Part IV [1 x 5 = 5 Marks]

In question 21-25, choose the best word, which is most opposite in the meaning to the given word.

21. LUCID

a. underlying

b. complex

c. luxurious

d. tight

Ans: b

22. LATITUDE

a. frenzy

b. attitude

c. altitude

d. restriction

Ans: d

23. GRATUITOUS

a. Noticeable

b. Useful

c. Needful

d. Original

Ans: b

24. MERITORIOUS

a. Simple

b. Inferior

c. Unrewarding

d. Young

Ans: b

25. VOUCHSAFE

a. steal

b. postpone

c. refuse

d. injure

Ans: c