MTS 21 07-07-2022 Shift 1 previous year paper English Language PDF

Question 1

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

Shall you pass me that pasta bowl?

Options

A

Shall pass you

B

No improvement required

C

Can you pass

D

Could passing you

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Can you pass

Question 2

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
I can’t control my _____ these days because I got selected for a job.

Options

A

nepotism

B

excitement

C

pollution

D

casualness

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

excitement

Question 3

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Hilarious

Options

A

Usual

B

Pretentious

C

Ridiculous

D

Humourless

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Humourless

Question 4

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Which _____ should I take to reach the railway station?

Options

A

rote

B

root

C

route

D

riot

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

route

Question 5

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

The study of different skin diseases

Options

A

Dermatology

B

Neurology

C

Radiology

D

Psychology

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Dermatology

Question 6

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Sacred

Options

A

Passionate

B

Submissive

C

Adamant

D

Consecrated

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Consecrated

Question 7

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

To foot the bill

Options

A

To hold grudges

B

To make payment

C

To be friendly

D

To reveal a secret

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

To make payment

Question 8

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

One who is hostile and violent

Options

A

Legendary

B

Agreeable

C

Aggressive

D

Idle

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Aggressive

Question 9

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

It has been my great misfortune to follow a speech more notable for its volume than for any sense.

Options

A

to follow a speech much notable

B

No improvement required

C

following a speech most notable

D

to have being following a speech more notable

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

following a speech most notable

Question 10

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Writing books about how to ______ on the internet seems like a great idea.

Options

A

make a fortune

B

make a promise

C

make a list

D

make a habit

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

make a fortune

Question 11

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I ______ your remaining project if you get groceries for me from the market.

Options

A

will have done

B

will do

C

would do

D

would have done

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

will do

Question 12

Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them contains an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options.

Time and technology are two important factor that change substances into resources.

Options

A

Time and technology

B

factor that

C

resources

D

two important

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

factor that

Question 13

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.

A significant number of students volunteers each year for environmental projects.

Options

A

volunteers each year for

B

No error

C

A significant number of students

D

environmental projects

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

volunteers each year for

Question 14

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

He had begun to dig / diligent along the / low tideline and had / captured two clams.

Options

A

He had begun to dig

B

diligent along the

C

captured two clams

D

low tideline and had

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

diligent along the

Question 15

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The Lebanese army raided the boat and ______ dozens of water bottles, tuna cans, loaves of bread, boxes of Picon cheese and life jackets.

Options

A

learnt

B

created

C

invented

D

discovered

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

discovered

Question 16

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Pashion

B

Exploitation

C

Reveneue

D

Conversatian

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Exploitation

Question 17

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Plausible

Options

A

Irrational

B

Untenable

C

irresistible

D

Credible

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Credible

Question 18

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The playground was way large then I had imagined, and in cleaning it, my back began to ache.

Options

A

large then I have

B

No substitution required

C

largest to what I have

D

larger than I had

Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

larger than I had

Question 19

Select the correctly spelt word.

Options

A

Stringent

B

Faltoring

C

Magestic

D

Flexibal

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Stringent

Question 20

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

My elder brother is so innocent that winning an argument against him is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Options

A

Asking for charity

B

Making someone uneasy

C

Exceptionally easy to do

D

Indulge in an illegal activity

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Exceptionally easy to do

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.

Can you (1) ______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2) ______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3) ______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a (4) ______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) ______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Options

A

conjure

B

malign

C

imagine

D

create

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

imagine

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.

Can you (1) ______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2) ______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3) ______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a (4) ______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) ______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

Options

A

enduring

B

hearing

C

suffering

D

inspiring

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

hearing

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.

Can you (1) ______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2) ______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3) ______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a (4) ______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) ______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

Options

A

artists

B

writers

C

mothers

D

teachers

Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

mothers

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.

Can you (1) ______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2) ______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3) ______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a (4) ______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) ______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Options

A

woman's

B

man's

C

children's

D

adult's

Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

man's

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.

Can you (1) ______ a deaf woman writing stories about a war? Well, Laura Redden Searing did this. Moreover, she went to foreign countries to write stories. She was very ill when she was 11 years old. Because of this, she lost her (2) ______. She went to the Missouri School for the Deaf. Laura was 19 years old when she went to work for a newspaper. She wrote about people, places and art. In 1859, most women were just wives and (3) ______. They did not work outside the home; otherwise, their husbands would be angry. Due to this feeling, Laura used a (4) ______ name when she wrote her stories. She called herself Howard Glyndon. She thought that unless she used a masculine name, people would be (5) ______ since they did not think that women should write for newspapers.Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

Options

A

hostile

B

infertile

C

infantile

D

versatile

Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

hostile

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