NTSE English Language Test-3

English Language Test-3 for NTSE’2014

50 Questions                                                   

50 Marks                                            

45 Minutes

Directions (Q 1-5): Read the PASSAGE carefully and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable option given below.

If we look into the capitalist system of society, we will realise that the capitalist system of society does not foster healthy relations among human beings. A few people own all the means of production and others though nominally few have to sell their labour under conditions imposed upon them. It promotes worship of economic power with little regard to the means employed for its acquisition and the end that it serves by its exploitation of human beings to the limits of endurance. Its concentration is on the maximum profit rather than maximum production. Thus the division of human race is done on the basis of economic background. All this is against human dignity. And when the harrowed poor turned to the founders of religion for succour, they were rather offered a subtle defence for the established order. They promised future happiness for their present sufferings and conjure up visions of paradise to redress the balance to soothe the sufferings and the revolt of the tortured men. The system imposed injustice; the religion justified it.

1. The passage indicates that the capitalist system is

(1)  fair
(2)  ambitious
(3)  prosperous
(4)  de-humanizing

2. The established order is supported by religion to

(1)  alleviate the suffering of the poor in the capitalist system
(2)  perpetuate the injustice imposed by the capitalist system
(3)  balance the suffering of the poor with hopes of future rewards
(4)  help the tortured men to seek redress

3. In a capitalist system

(1)  the means justify the ends
(2)  the ends justify the means
(3)  the means endorsed by religion are strictly followed
(4)  means which lead to exploitation are strictly prohibited

4. Capitalism is injurious to human relations because it divides society into two groups

(1)  working and non-working
(2)  exploiters and exploited
(3)  religious and irreligious
(4)  buyers and sellers

5. In a capitalistic system of society each man wishes

(1)  to acquire maximum wealth
(2)  to produce maximum wealth
(3)  to have visions of paradise
(4)  to soothe the sufferings of other

Directions (Q 6-10): Choose ONE WORD from the options given below that matches the definitions correctly.

6. Atonement for one’s sins.
(1) Pragmatist                          (2) Repentance
(3) Eccentric                            (4) Punishable

7. A man who does not believe in God.
(1) Theist                                 (2) Agnostic
(3) Atheist                               (4) Pessimist

8. Journey to a holy place.
(1) Nostalgia                           (2) Visit
(3) Mediocre                           (4) Pilgrimage

9. A person who has a long experience of any occupation.
(1) Veteran                              (2) Sadist
(3) Punctilious                         (4) Blemish

10. A man who knows many languages.
(1) Taciturn                             (2) Amiable
(3) Philistine                            (4) Polyglot

Directions (Q 11-15): Fill in the BLANKS with correct word from the options given below that makes the sentence meaningful.

11. I've got __________ money. Let's have coffee.
(1) a few                                  (2) a little
(3) a bit of                               (4) a bundle of

12. I recommend you eat _________ apple pie at this restaurant.
(1) a                                         (2) an
(3) to                                       (4) the

13. His kids are ________ students.
(1) well                                    (2) suitable
(3) good                                  (4) excellent

14. Meera plays the piano __________.
(1) beautiful                             (2) quick
(3) fast                                    (4) beautifully

15. I ________ understand why you don’t let me finish my work in time.
(1)  couldn’t                            (2)  mayn’t
(3)  can’t                                 (4)  wouldn’t

Directions (Q 16-18): Five parts of a sentence are given. You are provided with the beginning (S1) and the ending (S5) of this sentence and other parts are jumbled up. Choose the correct order of the JUMBLED parts of sentence (P, Q, R) that can complete it logically.

16.
S1: We may doubt the judgement of a critic.
S2: _________________________
S3: _________________________
S4: _________________________
S5: This is the test of a great book.

P: Similarly we may doubt our own judgement.

Q: But there is no doubt with regard to the judgement of a generation.

R: But we cannot doubt the judgement of professionals.

Choose the correct option.

(1)  PQR
(2)  RQP
(3)  QPR
(4)  PRQ

17.
S1: Albert Einstein was originally from Germany.
S2: _________________________
S3: _________________________
S4: _________________________
S5: His theory of relativity helped inventors develop atomic energy, including the atomic bomb.

P: He was a Jewish with independent thinking.

Q: He left Germany and came to America during 1930s to settle there.

R: Albert Einstein is known as the father of the nuclear age.

Choose the correct option.

(1)  PQR
(2)  RQP
(3)  QPR
(4)  PRQ

18.
S1: William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England.
S2: _________________________
S3: _________________________
S4: _________________________
S5: However, these only provide brief sketches of specific events in his life.

P: One source is his works and the other – official documentation.

Q: There are two primary sources that provide basic outline of his life.

R: But his personal history is somewhat a mystery.

Choose the correct option.

(1)  PQR
(2)  RQP
(3)  QPR
(4)  PRQ

Directions (Q 19-23): In the following questions each of the bold words given below is followed by four options. Choose the correct ANTONYM of the bold words from the options.

19. Best
(1) Worst                                 (2) Dirty
(3) Unintelligent                      (4) Infallible

20. Bent
(1) Innocent                            (2) Timid
(3) Broken                               (4) Straight

21. Free
(1) Liberated                           (2) Careless
(3) Captive                              (4) Introvert

22. Opaque
(1) Mirror                                (2) Clear
(3) Solid                                  (4) Neat and clean

23. Feeble
(1) Weak                                 (2) Tender
(3) Powerful                            (4) Fit

Directions (Q 24-28): Choose the correct meaning of the PHRASE from the options given below.

24. Herculean task.
(1) Easy work                          (2) Difficult work
(3) Good work                         (4) Mysterious work

25. From pillar to post.
(1) From one place to another (2) To face the problem
(3) To work hard                    (4) From here and there

26.  See eye to eye.
(1) To rebuke                           (2) To escape
(3) To hate                               (4) To agree

27.  Weal and woe.
(1) Feel proud                         (2) Weep out
(3) Good or bad                      (4) Do or die

28.  To be on the last legs.
(1) Widely known                   (2) About to finish
(3) Hotly debated                   (4) To be aware of

Directions (Q 29-33): Four parts of each of the following sentences are underlined and named as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Find out which underlined part is unacceptable in standard written English. If all of them are correct, mark 4.

29.  No sooner the bell rang than there was scramble for getting out of the classroom. No Error.
                               (1)            (2)                                                        (3)                      (4)

30. Kalidas is greater than any writer of Sanskrit dramas. No Error.
                                (1)           (2)               (3)                    (4)

31. The two first chapters of this book are well written. No Error.
             (1)                        (2)                   (3)                    (4)

32. My house is decidedly better than Jack. No Error.
            (1)                             (2)              (3)        (4)

33. Our teacher has told us that this is a best book on the subject. No Error.
                                   (1)                    (2)                (3)                     (4)

Directions (Q 34-38): Find out the RELATION between given two words in capital letter and pick up one word proportionately from the options that bear the same relation.

34. ROD: FOOT :: ROAD : _______

(1) POUND                            (2) LITER
(3) METER                             (4) GRAM

  

35. CHALK: BLACKBOARD :: INK : _______

(1) PEN                                   (2) PAPER
(3) NIB                                   (4) POT

36. DOOR: HANDLE :: DOG : _______

(1) STOOL                              (2) TAIL
(3) CAT                                   (4) PUPPY

37.  EYE: FACE :: KNOB : _______

(1) BED                                  (2) CAR
(3) DRAW                              (4) DOOR

38.  RING: FINGER :: SHOE : _______
(1) SOCKS                             (2) CASE
(3) FOOT                                (4) MARKET

Directions (Q 39-44): In the following questions three of the groups are alike while one is different. Find the ODD ONE out.

39. (1) Smart               (2) Versatile                (3) Dull                        (4) Energetic              

40. (1) Hoof                (2) Manner                  (3) Behaviour              (4) Etiquette

41. (1) XYZ                (2) PQR                      (3) ABC                     (4) LKJ

42. (1) Parrot               (2) Eagle                     (3) Owl                      (4) Hawk

43. (1) Fluid                (2) Rain                       (3) Water                   (4) Liquid

44. (1) Zoology           (2) Chemistry              (3) Physics                  (4) Geography

Directions (Q 45-50): Find out the MISSPELLED word.

45. (1) GOSSIP                      (2) DEFET                  (3) PNEUMONIA      (4) CONVINCE

46. (1) DISEASE                    (2) AGILE                   (3) ANTY                   (4) KEROSENE

47. (1) AGGRESION             (2) BARRIER              (3) COMMISSION    (4) APPARATUS

48. (1) COMPETITION         (2) DECISSION         (3) ELEMENTARY    (4) FORTY

49. (1) GORGEOUS              (2) ENVISAGE           (3) ILLITERATE         (4) NUCKLE

50. (1) MYOPIA                    (2) CATARACT         (3) DIARHEA             (4) JAUNDICE

ANSWERS

1.       (4)

2.       (2)

3.       (2)

4.       (2)

5.       (1)

6.       (2)  

7.       (3)  

8.       (4)  

9.       (1)

10.    (4)

11.    (2)

12.    (4)

13.    (3)

14.    (4)

15.    (3)

16.    (3)

17.    (1)

18.    (2)

19.    (1)

20.    (4)

21.    (3)

22.    (2)

23.    (3)

24.    (2)

25.    (1)

26.    (4)

27.    (3)

28.    (2)

29.    (1)

30.    (2)

31.    (1)

32.    (4)

33.    (2)

34.    (3)

35.    (2)

36.    (2)

37.    (4)

38.    (3)

39.    (3)

40.    (1)

41.    (4)

42.    (3)

43.    (2)

44.    (4)

45.    (2)

46.    (3)

47.    (1)

48.    (2)

49.    (4)

50.    (3)