MTS 21 20-07-2022 Shift 2 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Slim

Options

A

Skinny

B

Moody

C

Flashy

D

Rosy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Skinny

Question 2

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Sporadic

Options

A

Methodical

B

Ample

C

Regular

D

Infrequent

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Infrequent

Question 3

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

I has no doubts that there is a lesson which stands to be learnt from Alice's misfortune.

Options

A

have no doubt that there is a lesson

B

am having no doubts that there are a lesson

C

have had no doubts that their is a lesson

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

have no doubt that there is a lesson

Question 4

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Evident

Options

A

Hidden

B

Apparent

C

Obvious

D

Distinct

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Hidden

Question 5

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We are ______ to the true legacy of humanism, and we must never forget this.

Options

A

Hair

B

Here

C

Heirs

D

Hares

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Heirs

Question 6

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.

He was on cloud nine after passing the test.

Options

A

Very depressed

B

Not educated

C

Busy at work

D

Very happy

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Very happy

Question 7

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

Viren examined careful all the possibilities of data theft.

Options

A

examine careful

B

careful examined

C

No improvement required

D

carefully examined

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

carefully examined

Question 8

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

Community leaders were baffled by the sudden arrival of the President.

Options

A

flustered

B

composed

C

confused

D

thwarted

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

composed

Question 9

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.

Discrimination at the basis / of gender is not / acceptable in this office.

Options

A

Discrimination at the basis

B

of gender is not

C

No error

D

acceptable in this office

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Discrimination at the basis

Question 10

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

The district woken up to a thick blanket of snow this morning as the winter entered its most bitter phase.

Options

A

woke up to a

B

awaken up to an

C

wake up to a

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

woke up to a

Question 11

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Beneifical

B

Benificail

C

Benificial

D

Beneficial

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Beneficial

Question 12

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I think it is quite ______ that your parents still hold hands.

Options

A

adore

B

adores

C

adorably

D

adorable

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

adorable

Question 13

Select the option that rectifies the incorrectly spelt words in the given sentence.

Our webcite is no longer avaialbale to the users.

Options

A

Our website no longer available to the users.

B

Our website is no longer availbale to the users.

C

Our websight is no longer availbale to the users.

D

Our webcite is no longer available to the users.

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Our website no longer available to the users.

Question 14

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Give someone a taste of their own medicine

Options

A

Show someone their faults

B

Mistreat someone in the same way they have treated others

C

Sell something back to someone

D

Make fun of someone

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Mistreat someone in the same way they have treated others

Question 15

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

The community members as well as teachers are presently into the bus station.

Options

A

are present at

B

are presently on

C

is present at

D

No improvement required

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

are present at

Question 16

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

You are not supposed to touch these books.

Options

A

to touch this

B

off touching these

C

No improvement required

D

on touched that

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

No improvement required

Question 17

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The RTE Act bears many similarities to the US's No Child Left Behind Act, ______ school accountability, assessment standards and teacher training.

Options

A

including

B

startling

C

concluding

D

responding

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

including

Question 18

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. 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.

You have to understood what normal political rhetoric looks like.

Options

A

political rhetoric looks like

B

You have to

C

understood what normal

D

No error

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

understood what normal

Question 19

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

A game in which no one wins

Options

A

Hung

B

Null

C

Lapse

D

Draw

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Draw

Question 20

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

Uttar Pradesh / accounts for about 16 per cent / of the / country population.

Options

A

accounts for about 16 per cent

B

country population

C

of the

D

Uttar Pradesh

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

country population

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.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

we’re

B

where

C

when

D

what

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

where

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.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

the

B

one

C

a

D

an

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

the

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.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

exposed

B

made

C

highlighted

D

covered

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

covered

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.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

crushed

B

anguished

C

distinguished

D

extinguished

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

distinguished

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.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

saw

B

seeing

C

seen

D

see

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

seen

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