Hewlett – Packard –
English Verbal - 1
In the following questions a sentence is broken into jumbled
parts as P, Q, R and S. Arrange the parts in a proper order so that the
sentence is complete in all respects.
1. When
he ……
P) Did not know Q) he was nervous
and
R) heard the hue and cry at midnight S) what to do.
a) RQPS b)
QSPR c) SQPR d) PQRS Ans: (a)
2. Then…
P) it struck me Q)
of course
R)
suitable it was
S) how eminently
a) SPQR b)
QSRP c) PSRQ d) QPSR Ans: (c)
3. I
read an advertisement that said …..
P) posh, air-conditioned Q)
gentleman of taste
R) are available for S) fully furnished rooms
a) PQRS b)
PSRQ c) PSQR d) SRPQ Ans:
(b)
Some proverbs/idioms are given below with their suggested
meanings. Identify the correct meaning of the proverb/idiom.
4. To
keep one’s temper
a) To
become hungry b) to be in good mood c) to preserve one’s energy
d) to be aloof from e) none of these.
Ans: ( b)
5. To
have an axe to grind
a) A
private end to serve b) to fail
to arouse interest
b) To
have no result d) to
work for both sides e) none
of these
Ans: (a)
6. To
cry wolf
a) To
listen eagerly b) to
give false alarm c) to turn pale
c) To
keep of starvation e) none of
these
Ans: (b)
In the following questions, read each sentence to find
out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one
part of the sentence.
7. a)
we discussed about the problem so
thoroughly
b) on
the eve of the examination
c) that,
I found it very easy to work it out
d) no
error
Ans: (a)
8. a)
I could not put up in a hotel
b) because
the boarding and lodging charges
c) were
exorbitant
d) no
error
Ans: (a)
In each of the following questions the two words in bold
letters have certain relationship between them. Identify the paid of words that have similar
relationship from the given four pairs of words.
9. GRAIN
: SALT
a) Shard
: pottery b) shred : wood c)
blades : grass
d) chip : glass
Ans: (d)
10.
THRUST : SPEAR
a) Mangle
: iron b) scabbard : sword c) bow : arrow d) fence : epee
Ans: (d)
11. LIGHT
: BLIND
a) Speech
: dumb b) language : deaf c) tongue : sound d) voice : vibration
Ans: (a)
12. WAN
: COLOUR
a) Corpulent
: weight b) insipid : flavour c) pallid :
complexion
d) enigmatic : puzzle
Ans: (b)
In the following questions a part of the sentence is
italicised and underlined and below them are given alternative sentences for
the italicised and underlined part. Identify the right one tht would complete
the sentence properly.
13. The
workers are hell bent at getting
what is due to them.
a) Hell
bent on getting b) hell bent for getting
c) hell bent upon getting d)
no improvement
Ans: (c)
14. If the room had been brighter, I
would have been able to read for a while before bed time.
a) If
the room was brighter b) If the room are brighter
c) Had the room been brighter d) no
improvement
Ans: (c)
15. His powerful desire brought about
his downfall.
a) His
intense desire b) his desire for power
c) his fatal desire d) no improvement
Ans: (b)
In the following questions identify the correctly spelt
words.
16. a)
ommineous b) omineous c) Ominous d) Omenous
Ans: (c)
17. a)
Benifitted b)
Benifited c)
Benefited d) Benefeted
Ans: (c)
18. a)
scripher b)
scripture c) skripture d) scriptur
Ans: (b)
In the following words choose the exact OPPOSITE of the
given word.
19. NADIR
a) Modernity
b) Zenith c) Liberty d) Progress
Ans: (b)
20. EXTRAVAGANCE
a) Luxury b) Poverty c) Economical d) Cheapness
Ans: (c)
21. OBSCURE
a) Implicit b) Obnoxious c) Explicit d) Pedantic
Ans: (c)
22. URBANE
a) Illiterate b) Backward c) Discourteous d) Orthodox
Ans: (c)
In the following choose the word that is similar in
meaning to the given word
23. CORPULENT
a) Lean
b) Gaunt c) Emaciated d) Obese
Ans: (d)
24. VENT
a) Opening b) Stodge c) End d) Past tense of GO
Ans: (a)
25. CANNY
a) Obstinate b) Handsome c) Clever d) Stout
Ans: (c)
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