The door behind them was (1) There was 3. extract 4.

emerge
no escape. A strange light was (2) from a 9. 1. curdled 2. spilled
corner, one that did not (3) the room but 3. locked 4. flowed
made darkness visible. (4) alien voice 10. 1. bones 2. eyes
was heard which sounded like jargon, (5) 3. head 4. skin
to the hapless friends. They went down Passage
(6) their knees sobbing, pleading for Academics has always been an essential
their lives but the (7) sounds continued. part of human development. It prepares
Slowly, a form seemed to (8) right before us to survive in the outside world and
their eyes which (9) their blood and establish an identity of our own. In India,
chilled their (10). It was formless mass from an early age we have been taught
with no face! that education is limited to the
1. 1. unbolted 2. sealed boundaries of academics only; the idea
3. vacant 4. ajar of getting out into the field, for gaining
2. 1. emanating 2. commencing practical experience is always
3. preceding 4. reclining considered a hoax. This has hindered
3. 1. ignite 2. extinguish students’ development. In the 21st
3. kindle 4. illuminate century, the pure academic type of
4. 1. A 2. An education is slowly paving way for a
3. Any 4. The whole new type. The shift in the whole
5. 1. invincible 2. indelible education system is evident. People
3. incomprehensible 4. incorrigible have now come to understand that
6. 1. at 2. in education should focus on students’
3. on 4. by overall development, rather than
7. 1. bizarre 2. familiar restricting him/her to the classroom.
3. customary 4. regular Co-curricular activities that take place
8. 1. assume 2. derive
outside the classroom help in the growth exactly things are managed. Classroom
of the child, in more than one way. teaching provides the foundation, and
Participating in such activities helps co-curricular or extra-curricular
youngsters grow mentally, socially and activities provide practical exposure and
individually. Intellectual development of opportunities to implement what
a student takes place in the classroom, students learn in the classroom. This
but for the aesthetic development such helps in developing the overall
as team-building, character-building and personality of the students, inculcating
physical growth, students must step out various soft-skills in them, which
into the outside world. Similarly, in otherwise are difficult to teach.
colleges and institutions, there is a need 1. Select the correct meaning of
for practical exposure so that the ‘implement’ as used in the passage.
students can experience the actual 1. inculcate
working of an industry. Most 2. coordinate
professional colleges including B- 3. enforce
schools, have started providing practical 4. commence
exposure to students through regular 2. The new education system has shifted
guest lectures, industrial visits, focus on
conferences and so on. Guest lectures 1. social and aesthetic development
are very important for all- round 2. intellectual development
development of students as guest 3. academic development
speakers talk about their real- life 4. spiritual development
experiences and not what is there in the 3. What is the passage mainly about?
text books. 1. Preparing students for survival in the
Through such events students are made real world
to participate and coordinate different 2. Importance of teaching soft skills to
events wherein, they get to know how students
3. The need to change the education 2. Your mother prepares delicious food,
system in 21st century did she?
4. Participation of students in extra- 1. prepares delicious food
curricular activities 2. No error
4. What has hindered the development 3. Your mother
of students? 4. did she?
1. expanding academics to the outside 3. She decided to marry him in spite his
world habit of spending recklessly.
2. getting out into the field 1. to marry him
3. not gaining practical experience 2. in spite his habit
4. indulging in co-curricular activities 3. She decided
5. Which of these does NOT provide 4. of spending recklessly
industry exposure to students of 4. I will definitely accept the
business schools? responsibility while the time comes.
1. text books 1. I will definitely accept
2. conferences 2. while the time comes.
3. industrial visits 3. the responsibility
4. guest lectures 4. No error
5. The captain along with all the sailors
Spotting Errors were warmly welcomed back home by
1. Two elderly gentlemen told the rather the town people.
improbable story to mislead the police 1. by the town people.
personnel. 2. along with all the sailors were
1. Two elderly gentlemen 3. warmly welcomed back home
2. story to mislead 4. The captain
3. told the rather improbable 6. The two buses moving side by side
4. the police personnel gave the illusion of been stationary.
1. moving side by side 2. language learning tremendously.
2. gave the illusion 3. this method speeds up
3. The two buses 4. Specialists say that
4. of been stationary 11. My sister and me have a keen
7. Mona took a little time to thought interest in learning classical music.
before she gave her consent to the 1. classical music
proposal. 2. have a keen interest
1. before she gave her consent 3. My sister and me
2. Mona took a little 4. in learning
3. time for thought 12. Hold my hand lest you should not get
4. to the proposal lost in the huge crowd at the fair.
8. The innocent clerk was accused with 1. crowd at the fair
misappropriating funds of the company. 2. lest you should not
1. misappropriating funds 3. get lost in the huge
2. was accused with 4. Hold my hand
3. of the company 13. None than you deserve credit for the
4. The innocent clerk success of this project.
9. Are you yet afraid of going out in the 1. for the success
dark? 2. deserve credit
1. no error 3. of this project
2. afraid of going out 4. None than you
3. in the dark 14. She use to learn fabric painting when
4. Are you yet she was in middle school.
10. Specialists say that this method 1. in middle school
speeds up language learning 2. She use to
tremendously. 3. learn fabric painting
1. No error 4. when she was
 19. It is time someone takes concrete
15. Rohit Sharma’s century was very steps to alleviate the problem of
acclaimed in the media. unemployment in the country.
1. No error 1. concrete steps to alleviate
2. in the media. 2. the problem of unemployment
3. very acclaimed 3. in the country
4. Rohit Sharma’s century 4. It is time someone takes
16. The food was not as delicious as we 20. Select the most appropriate option
had expected. that rectifies the error(s) in the following
1. we had expected sentence.
2. No error One must do his/her duty proparly.
3. The food was not 1. One must do once duty proparly.
4. as delicious as 2. One must do ones duty properly.
17. Let us work out the details of our 3. One must do one’s duti proprly.
endeavour, shouldn’t we? 4. One must do one’s duty properly.
1. shouldn’t we 21. We cannot postpone discussion on
2. Let us work out this issue although it is urgent.
3. our endeavour 1. We cannot postpone
4. the details of 2. No error
3. discussion on this issue
18. You can take a horse to the water but 4. although it is urgent.
you cannot make it to drink.
1. to the water Cloze test 1
2. make it to drink.
1. 2
3. You can take a horse
2. 1
4. but you canno
3. 4
4. 2
 5. 3 14. 2
6. 3 15. 3
7. 1 16. 2
8. 4 17. 1
9. 1 18. 2
10. 1 19. 4
20. 4
Passage
21. 4
1. 3
2. 1
3. 1
4. 3
5. 1
Errors
1. 3
2. 4
3. 2
4. 2
5. 2
6. 4
7. 3
8. 2
9. 4
10. 1
11. 3
12. 2
13. 4