Sample English Practice Paper 3- 40 Q

Sample Practice Paper for IGNOU BEd

 

Directions—(Q. 1–12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


Keshava, the washerman had a donkey. They worked together all day, and Keshava would pour out his heart to the doneky. One day, Keshava was walking home with the donkey when he felt tired. He tied the donkey to a tree and sat down to rest for a while, near a school. A window was open, and through it, a teacher could be heard scolding the students. ‘Here I am, trying to turn you donkeys into human beings, but you just won’t study !’ As soon as Keshava heard these words, his ears pricked up. A man who could actually turn donkeys into humans ! This was the answer to his prayers. Impatiently, he waited for school to be over that day. when everyone had gone home, and only the teacher remained behind to check some papers, Keshava entered the classroom.


‘How can I help you ?’ asked the teacher. Keshava scratched his head and said, ‘I heard what you said to the children. This donkey is my companion. If you made it human, we could have such good times together.’ The teacher decided to trick Keshava. He pretended to think for a while and then said, ‘Give me six months and it will cost you a thousand rupees.’ The washerman agreed and rushed home to get the money. He then left the donkey in the teacher’s care.


After the six months were up, Keshava went to the teacher. The teacher had been using the donkey for his own work. Not wanting to give it up, he said, ‘Oh, your donkey became so clever that it ran away. He is the headman of the next village.’ When Keshava reached the next village he found the village elders sitting under a tree, discussing serious problems. How surprised they were when Keshava marched up to the headman, grabbed his arm and said, ‘How dare you ? You think you are so clever that you ran away ? Come home at once !’


The headman understood someone had played a trick on Keshava. ‘I am not your donkey !’ he said. ‘Go find the sage in the forest.’ Keshava found the sage sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, deep in meditation. He crept up and grabbed the sage’s beard. ‘Come back home now !’ he shouted. The startled sage somehow calmed Keshava. When he heard what had happened, he had a good laugh. Then he told the washerman kindly, ‘The teacher made a fool of you. Your donkey must be still with him. Go and take it back from him. Try to make some realfriends, who will talk with you and share your troubles. A donkey will never be able to do that !’ Keshava returned home later that day with his donkey, sadder and wiser.


1. Which of the following can be said about the teacher ?
(A) He had the ability to transform animals into human beings
(B) He took advantage of Keshava’s simple nature
(C) He had plotted with the village headman to cheat Keshava
(D) He enjoyed teaching children though he was poorly paid
(E) He was honest and used Keshava’s money to care for the donkey
Ans : (B)


2. Why did Keshava talk to his donkey while working ?
(A) He wanted to practise his communication skills because he wanted to make friends
(B) To entertain himself because he found his work monotonous
(C) The donkey helped him to find answers to his problems
(D) He regarded the doneky as his friend and confided in him
(E) He believed the donkey to be a human being in disguise
Ans : (E)


3. How did Keshava get his donkey back ?
(A) He threatened to take the teacher to the village elders
(B) The sage forced the teacher to release the donkey
(C) He asked the village headman for help
(D) The teacher returned it on learning that Keshava had learnt his lesson
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)


4. Which of the following is NOT true in the context of the passage?
(a) The donkey was over burdened by the teacher.
(b) The teacher was cunning by nature.
(c) The sage laughed at Keshava and treated him unkindly.
(A) Both (a) & (c), (B) Both (b) & (c), (C) Only (b), (D) All (a), (b) & (c), (E) None of these
Ans : (A)


5. Why was Keshava keen to meet the teacher one day ?
(A) Keshava wanted to ask the teacher how to make his donkey a better companion
(B) He wanted to learn more prayers as he was devout
(C) He had been reliably informed that the teacher had changed donkeys into human beings
(D) He heeded the teacher’s words of advice and wanted to study, (E) None of these
Ans : (A)


6. Why did Keshava interrupt the discussion among the village elders ?
(A) He did not agree with their views on different issues
(B) To confront the headman who had cheated him out of one thousand rupees
(C) He wanted them to get justice for him
(D) He was looking for the donkey and wanted to ask for directions, (E) None of these
Ans : (E)


7. What made Keshava pull the sage’s beard ?
(A) He wanted to wake up the sage who was a sleep under the tree
(B) The headman requested him to move the sage from under the tree
(C) He wanted the sage to explain what had happened to the donkey
(D) He misunderstood the village headman and took the sage to be his donkey
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)


8. Why did the teacher ask Keshava to leave the donkey with him for six months ?
(a) He realised that the donkey would require a lot of training.
(b) To reduce Keshava’s dependence on the donkey.
(c) He wanted to rescue the donkey from Keshava who did not know to treat the donkey properly.
(A) None, (B) Only (b), (C) Both (a) & (b), (D) Only (c), (E) None of these
Ans : (A)


Directions—(Q. 9–10) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.


9. trick: (A) joke, (B) skill, (C) mislead, (D) technique, (E) lunny
Ans : (C)
10. remained: (A) pending, (B) waited, (C) lasted, (D) survived, (E) continued
Ans : (D)


Directions—(Q. 11–12) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
11. real: (A) false, (B) imitated, (C) dishonest, (D) imagine, (E) genuine
Ans : (A)
12. deep: (A) low, (B) distracted, (C) flat, (D) awake, (E) sleep
Ans : (B)


Directions—(Q. 13–17) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No Correction is Required’, mark (E) as the answer.


13. The company has set up a foundation which helps students who do not have the necessary funds to study ahead.
(A) further to study, (B) of studying more, (C) to study onward, (D) for higher studies,
Ans : (D)
14. If this land is used to cultivate crops it will be additionally source of income for the villagers.
(A) a source of additional, (B) an additionally source, (C) an additional source, (D) additionally the source
Ans : (C)


15. Belonged to this cadre, you are eligible for facilities such as free air travel and accommodation.
(A) since you belong to, (B) whoever belongs, (C) for belonging to, (D) to belong in
Ans : (A)


16. The bank has hired a consultant who will look into any issues which arise during the merger.
(A) is looking over, (B) will be looked after, (C) will look out, (D) looks down on
Ans : (E)


17. I had severe doubts about if I successfully run a company, but my father encouraged me.
(A) if I am successful in, (B) how should I successfully, (C) whether I could successfully, (D) that I would succeed to
Ans : (C)


Directions—(Q. 18–22) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.


18. RBI has attempted (A) to spend (B) financial (C) awareness (D) through this programme.
Ans : (B)


19. In order to succeed (A) it is crucial (B) for an organisation to constantly (C) improve. (D)
Ans : (E)


20. With some assistance (A) from her son she was enable (B) to settle (C) her debts (D) on time. Ans : (B)


21. Though the government initiated (A) a large sum (B) of money in the scheme (C) it was a failure. (D)
Ans : (A)


22. We have prepared a detailed (A) report giving various (B) solutions (C) to resort (D) the problem.
Ans : (D)


Directions—(Q. 23–27) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(a) I was pleased by their reaction.
(b) Writing my speech was easy, but I was unsure if I could motivate the employees to donate to those affected by the earthquake.
(c) Instead of throwing out their unusable articles, they had transferred them to my office in the name of donations.
(d) When a reputed company invited me to deliver a lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility, I agreed.
(e) It was an affluent company and the well dressed employees who met me afterwards promised to send lots of donations to my office.
(f) What I saw however when I opened the bags of ‘donations’ they had sent shocked me.


23. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (b), (B) (c), (C) (d), (D) (e), (E) (f)          Ans : (A)


24. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a), (B) (b), (C) (c), (D) (d), (E) (e)         Ans : (E)


25. Which of the following should be t h e FOURTH sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a), (B) (b), (C) (c), (D) (d), (E) (e)         Ans : (A)


26. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (b), (B) (c), (C) (d), (D) (e), (E) (f)          Ans : (B)


27. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
(A) (a), (B) (b), (C) (c), (D) (d), (E) (e)         Ans : (D)


Directions—(Q. 28–32) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E).
(Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)


28. He has travelled (A) / all over the world (B) / yet he speaks (C) / several languages fluently. (D)
Ans : (C)


29. A successful company is (A) / any that makes a good (B) / profit and provides (C) / high returns to its shareholders. (D)
Ans : (B)


30. The agreement on (A) / which all of us have (B) / worked so hard will (C) / be sign tomorrow. (D)
Ans : (D)


31. It is necessarily to maintain (A) / a record of all transactions (B) / in case the auditors (C) / want to see it. (D)
Ans : (A)


32. Very few young trainees (A) / willingly undertake (B) / a posting to a branch (C) / located in a rural area. (D)
Ans : (E)


Directions—(Q. 33–40) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.


Today, twenty-two years after the bank …(33)…, it has over a thousand branches all over the country and the staff …(34)… about twentythree lakh borrowers. We decided to operate …(35)… from conventional banks who would ask their clients to come to their office. Many people in rural areas found this …(36)…. Our bank is therefore based on the …(37)… that people should not come to the bank but that the bank should go to the people. Our loans are also …(38)… we give them for activities from candle making to tyre repair. We also keep …(39)… checks on the borrower through weekly visits. We do this to make certain that the family of the borrower is …(40)… from the loan.


33. (A) origin, (B) commence, (C) existed, (D) began, (E) inaugurated
Ans : (E)


34. (A) assemble, (B) cope, (C) interact, (D) deal, (E) handle
Ans : (E)


35. (A) differently, (B) similar, (C) reverse, (D) opposite, (E) identically
Ans : (A)


36. (A) worried, (B) upset, (C) panicking, (D) anxious, (E) threatening
Ans : (D)


37. (A) principle, (B) discipline, (C) opportunity, (D) chance, (E) advantage
Ans : (A)


38. (A) worth, (B) vary, (C) disburse, (D) contrast, (E) diver
Ans : (B)


39. (A) consistently, (B) regular, (C) often, (D) frequently, (E) daily
Ans : (B)


40. (A) benefiting, (B) serving, (C) welfare, (D) obliged, (E) progress
Ans : (A)

Allahabad Bank Clerk English Practice Paper 6

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

 

Keshav and Yash lived in neighbouring villages. Once, a fair was held nearby and they set off from their homes hoping to do some business there. Keshav filled his sack with cheap cotton, overlaid it with a layer of fine wool, and set off for the fair. Meanwhile Yash, collected some old clothes, put a layer of sheer cotton on top and made his way to the fair. Each stopped to rest under a tree and got to talking. “I have the finest wool in my sack,” boasted Keshav Not to be outdone, Yash said, “I have cotton of the most superior quality.”
The two struck a deal. They would exchange their goods and since wool was more expensive, Yash would pay Keshav an extra rupee. But Yash had no money on him. So after agreeing to pay Keshav later, they went home, laughing at each other’s folly. It did not take them long to discover that they had been duped. The next day, Keshav landed at Yash’s house. “You cheat! Give me my rupee at least.” Yash was untroubled by Keshav’s words, “Of course. But first help me find the treasure at the bottom of this well. We can divide it.” So Keshav went into the well. But each time Yash, hauled up the bucket Keshav had filled, he said, “Oh ! No treasure here. Try again.” Keshav soon realized he was being used as free labour to clean the
well. So he gave a loud shout, “Here is the treasure! Watch out it’s heavy !” Yash was amazed that there actually was treasure in the well. As soon as he pulled up the bucket he threw away the rope so that Keshav could not come up. But, what did he find in the bucket ? Keshav covered in mud ! They began fighting again. Soon it got too dark to continue and they left for their homes.
But Keshav did not give up easily. He arrived at Yash’s house a few days later. Yash spotted him and told his wife, “I will pretend to be dead. Keshav will have to give up.” But when Keshav heard Yash’s wife wailing, he rushed out to gather the villagers. “My friend has died. Let’s take his body for cremation.” Yash’s wife got scared, “Go away. I shall arrange for cremation myself !” But the villagers thought she was too grief stricken. Once they reached the cremation ground, Keshav told the villagers, “It is getting dark. I shall watch over him during the night.” When the villagers had left, Keshav said to Yash, “Stop pretending. Give me my money !” Now, a gang of thieves came upon them and seeing one figure seated on the funeral pyre and another standing next to him talking, they assumed them to be ghosts and dropped their bag of stolen goods and left at top speed. The two, saw the bag full of gold and silver ornaments and divided it between themselves. Keshav made sure he got an extra gold coin and the account was settled at last!


1. What made the two young men decide to visit the fair ?
(A) They thought they could get jobs and support themselves
(B) They wanted to trade their goods at the fair and earn some money
(C) To sell the produce they had grown for a handsome profit
(D) Being unemployed they thought they could entertain people at the fair
(E) Not clearly mentioned in the passage
Ans : (B)


2. What were Keshav and Yash quarrelling about ?
(A) The cost of wool                    (B) The interest on the loan Yash had taken
(C) Dividing the thieves’ treasure equally             (D) The money Yash owed Keshav
(E) The wages for digging the well
Ans : (D)


3. Why were the two men happy despite not going to the fair ?
(A) They had managed to buy whatever they needed on the way
(B) They had got a good deal in exchange for a rupee
(C) They had become fast friends and had made a lot of money in the bargain
(D) Each thought he had got the better deal and had swindled the other
(E) None of the above
Ans : (D)


4. Why did the villagers gather at Yash’s house ?
(A) Yash’s wife was very upset seeing Keshav and her husband arguing
(B) To help Yash’s wife carry Yash’s body home as night had fallen
(C) To give Yash’s wife the news of her husband’s death
(D) They wanted to keep watch over Yash’s wife during the night
(E) None of the above
Ans : (E)


5. Why did Yash request Keshav to go down into the well ?
(A) He knew Keshav was smart and would clean it thoroughly
(B) He was in search of treasure that he had buried
(C) To trick Keshav into cleaning it                    (D) His wife had refused to help him
(E) To make Keshav earn the extra gold coin
Ans : (C)


6. Which of the following cannot be said about the two young men ?
(a) They were lazy and made their wives work.    (b) They were a match for each other in shrewdness.
(c) They were dishonest and tried to swindle each other.
(A) Only (a), (B) Only (a) and (c), (C) Only (b) and (c), (D) All (a), (b) and (c), (E) None of the above
Ans : (A)


7. Why did Keshav get an extra gold coin from the thieves’ treasure ?
(A) As payment for digging the well
(B) It was the amount Yash owed Keshav for protecting him from the thieves
(C) As repayment of the rupee that Yash owed him
(D) It was his idea to spend the night at the cremation ground
(E) He had proved to be cleverer than Yash
Ans : (C)


8. What was Keshav’s reaction to Yash’s presumed ‘death’ ?
(A) He immediately sent for the villagers to comfort Yash’s wife
(B) He was very upset because he realized that he would never recover his money
(C) He paid for all Yash’s funeral arrangements
(D) He could not be consoled and kept a watch over Yash’s body all night
(E) He knew Yash was pretending and decided to trick him too
Ans : (E)


9. What frightened the thieves ?
(A) The sight of what they thought were the spirits of the dead
(B) The realization that the villagers would soon return
(C) Someone had discovered their hiding place
(D) Their loot had been stolen by other thieves
(E) The villagers had lit a funeral pyre for them
Ans : (A)


10. Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage ?
(A) Keshav was persevering by nature
(B) There was no treasure buried in Yash’s well
(C) Keshav guarded Yash’s body because he knew thieves lived there
(D) Yash’s wife supported her husband in his crooked dealings
(E) Neither Keshav nor Yash could be trusted to keep his word
Ans : (C)


Directions—(Q. 11–13) Which of the following is most similar in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?

11. Discover: (A) Invent , (B) Explore, (C) Locate, (D) Realize, (E) Research            Ans : (D)
12. Struck;   (A) Reached, (B) Impacted, (C) Slapped, (D) Attacked, (E) Occurred    Ans : (A)
13. Top:  (A) Height, (B) Lid, (C) Finest, (D) Upper, (E) Maximum                             Ans : (B)


Directions—(Q. 14–15) Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage ?
14. Dark: (A) Bright , (B) Cheerful, (C) Shadow, (D) Fair, (E) Shining,              Ans : (A)
15. Free: (A) Occupied, (B) Paid, (C) Captured, (D) Busy, (E) Dependent         Ans : (B)


Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the letter of the part with error as your answer. If there is no error, mark (E).
16. In order to (A) / attract tourists many (B) / hotels have been offered (C) / attractive deals and discounts. (D)
Ans : (C)
17. The Board is likely (A) / to take its time (B) / to examine the facts (C) / before giving their decision. (D)
Ans : (D)
18. How can we open (A) / these branches on time (B) / if we have not (C) / yet obtained the licences ? (D)
Ans : (C)
19. One of the disadvantage (A) / of fixed deposit schemes (B) / is that banks offer (C) / low rates of interest. (D)
Ans : (A)
20. According to experts, it is (A) / necessarily for you to save (B) / and invest at least twenty-five (C) / percent of your monthly income. (D)
Ans : (B)
21. The manager has not (A) / yet replied to the (B) / customer letter asking (C) / about her loan application. (D)
Ans : (C)
22. While the formation of RBI (A) / was approved in March, 1934 (B) / it was inaugurated (C) / only in April 1, 1935. (D)
Ans : (D)
23. The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority has (A) / asked all insurance (B) / companies submitting their (C) / balance sheets by June. (D)
Ans : (C)
24. Arun’s father has been ill (A) / since last year and Arun (B) / has spend his entire (C) / savings on his treatment. (D)
Ans : (C)
25. There are a large number (A) / of Chinese workers which (B) / are employed by (C) / software companies in India. (D)
Ans : (B)


Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

26. There are few (A) differents (B) between (C) these two marketing proposals. (D)
Ans : (B)
27. Most (A) banks have been hiring (B) staff for their corporate (C) banking divisions. (D)
Ans : (B)
28. The interest rate for postal deposits is fixed (A) by the government and usually (B) remains (C) stable. (D)
Ans : (D)
29. Companies (A) will benefit (B) if the Finance Ministry decides to lesser (C) taxes in this budget. (D)
Ans : (C)
30. Compare (A) to private (B) banks, we have a larger (C) network (D) of branches in North India. Ans : (A)


Directions—(Q. 31–40) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

A poor man was once travelling through the desert. Feeling thirsty and tired, he began to …(31)… for water. At last finding a stream, he …(32)… to his knees and drank the water which …(33)… very sweet. He filled up his bottle …(34)… continued on. After several days journey, he …(35)… the palace and got an opportunity to …(36)… the King. As a mark of …(37)… he
presented the King with the bottle …(38)… water. The King tasted the water, and …(39)… rewarded the man. All the courtiers …(40)… to taste the water but the King refused. When the man had left overjoyed, the king explained why he had acted so strangely. “After such a long journey, the water was foul tasting. I could not risk anyone showing, his disgust for a gift which was so sincerely given! For this reason alone I reserved the tasting of the water for myself.”
31. (A) desire, (B) pursue, , C) need, (D) obtain, (E) search
Ans : (E)
32. (A) fell, (B) drop, (C) jumped, (D) leaped, (E) sat
Ans : (D)
33. (A) looked, (B) tasted, (C) flavour, (D) became, (E) sample
Ans : (B)
34. (A) before, (B) soon, (C) and, (D) that, (E) however
Ans : (C)
35. (A) came, (B) reached, (C) built, (D) seen, (E) arrived
Ans : (B)
36. (A) meet, (B) receive, (C) homage, (D) acquaint, (E) welcome
Ans : (A)
37. (A) rebuke, (B) regards, (C) regret, (D) respect, (E) reverend,
Ans : (D)
38. (A) had, (B) of, (C) filled, (D) contained, (E) full,
Ans : (B)
39. (A) foolishly, (B) hasty, (C) similarly, (D) selfishly, (E) generously
Ans : (E)
40. (A) began, (B) hoping, (C) begged, (D) anxious, (E) wish
Ans : (C)