English Test for IBPS PO Prelims Exam set – 11

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in which the usage of the word is CORRECT or APPROPRIATE.

1. PARODY
   (i) When I heard the parody of the love song, I could not stop laughing.
   (ii) Because the director does not have a good sense of humor, he was not amused by the witty parody of his film.
   (iii) The detective could parody information out of the quietest suspects.
   Only (i)
   Only (iii)
   Both (i) and (ii)
   Both (ii) and (iii)
   None of these
   Option C
   Parody means a humorous impression of a creative work
   
    



2. TRIUMPH
   (i) Earning a high school diploma was a huge triumph for the young man with a learning disability.
   (ii) The stingy old man would triumph in every penny he saved.
   (iii) The country’s military triumph finally brought peace to the war-torn area.
   Both (i) and (ii)
   Only (ii)
   Only (iii)
   Both (i) and (iii)
   None of these
   Option D
   Triumph means a very great success, achievement, or victory
   
    



3. ISOLATE
   (i) While the girl was sick with the flu, her parents had to isolate the other children into different bedrooms so they wouldn’t fall ill.
   (ii) The quick-thinking general tried to isolate the enemy troop in the woods and cut them off from all supply sources.
   (iii) A festive isolate bash is scheduled for my boss’s departure at the end of the month.
   Both (i) and (ii)
   Only (ii)
   All are correct
   Only (iii)
   None of these
   Option
   Isolate means to keep a person or animal separate from other people or
   animals by putting them in a different place.
   
    



4. RISIBLE
   (i) If you stick with the most risible elements of your speech, your audience will be so relaxed from laughing that you’re bound to win their support.
   (ii) When there is an emergency, people will usually risible as fast as their feet will take them so they can help the victim.
   (iii) The track team must run as quickly as they can risible the track to the finish line.
   Only (ii)
   Only (i)
   Only (iii)
   All are correct
   None of these
   Option B
   Risible means lacking in quality or usefulness that it deserves to be laughed at.
   
    



5. WHOLESOME
   (i) Though he put on a wholesome persona, the mayor was really a gambler who stole money from the city.
   (ii) If I imbibe too much soda, I find that I am troubled with wholesome bouts of hiccuping.
   (iii) This movie is a wholesome family entertainment.
   Only (i)
   Only (ii)
   Only (iii)
   Both (i) and (iii)
   None of these
   Option D
   Wholesome means something likely to benefit you physically, morally, or emotionally.
   
    


Directions (6-10): In each of the questions given below an incomplete sentence which must be filled/completed with one of the sentences/words given below i.e. one of the sentences/words can be fit into the given blanks. Choose the correct option and complete the given sentences.


6. Learning to abbreviate long words ----------------------------reporter type more quickly.
   will help those court
   will helped the court
   will helping the court
   will help the court
   None of the above
   Option D
   We will use ‘will’, as the sentence is in simple future tense.
   
    



7. After the earthquake, ----------------------huge deprivation of food and water in Haiti.
   there was a
   their was a
   there were a
   their were a
   None of the above
   Option A
   
   
    



8. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are fast emerging -------------------------several specific requirements.
   as an options for
   as a option for
   as an option for
   as the option for
   None of the above
   Option C
   Since the word ‘option’ starts with a vowel, we will use the article ‘an’ with it.
   
    



9. Since Tony could see shapes and objects in the bright lights, he was classified---------------------.
   as only partially blindness
   as them partially blind
   as the only partially blind
   as only partially blind
   None of the above
   Option D
   
   
    



10. To compress the crimpled rug, ---------------------several heavy books on the edges.
    the maid lead
    the maid laid
    an maid laid
    a maid laid
    None of the above
    Option B