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English Quiz for Banking entrance exams

Dear readers,

This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
answers/ responses in the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know
the correct answers!

Directions
(Q. 1-4) 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) He,
then hid nearby to watch and see who would remove it.

(B) He saw
a purse full of gold lying in the middle of the road. It was the king’s reward
to the person who did something about the problem.

(C) The
king was tired of his subjects only complaining but doing nothing to solve their
problems.

(D) A youth
on his way to market saw the stone, put down his produce and rolled the stone
to the side of the road.

(E) Many
people passed by but dodged their duty of moving the stone instead blaming the
king for not keeping the highways clear.

(F) One day
he placed a heavy stone in the middle of the road.

1. Which of
the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(1) B           (2)
C            (3) D            (4) E            (5) F

2.  Which of the following is the SIXTH (LAST)
sentence after rearrangement?

(1) A              (2) B             (3) C            (4) D            (5) E

3. Which of
the following is the First sentence after rearrangement?

(1) A             (2) B             (3) C                (4) D               (5) F

4. Which of
the following is the Third sentence after rearrangement?

(1) A             (2) B             (3) C                (4) D               (5) E

5. Which of
the following is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(1) B             (2) C            (3) D                (4) E               (5) F

Directions (6 – 10) : Each question below has two blanks,
each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words
for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

6. The minister _________ about
various ________ being provided by officials for the pilgrims including
direction wise colour coded passenger enclosures.

(1)
ceased, functions

(2)
enquired, facilities

(3)
relied, opportunities         

(4)
shy, evidence

(5)
asked, deity

7. It is ____________ to drive in
the evening and night when the _______ of accidents looms large due to
non-functional streetlights.

(1)
juvenile, planning

(2)
easy, risk

(3)
instinctive, fame

(4)
difficult, threat

(5)
natural, feature

8. An overcast sky made Sunday less
than ________ for city residents, who going by weather experts have more in
___________.

(1)
difficult, fate

(2)
perfect, store

(3)
holiday, sky

(4)
dream, sharing,

(5)
steady, frame

9. Many teachers ___________ the
lack of professional freedom as the __________ for leaving the job.

(1)
cited, reason         

(2)
explained, force

(3)
claimed, understanding

(4)
argued, culprit

(5)
believe, ground

10. Skeptics would not ________
that the earth actually moves. let alone that it __________ around the sun.

(1)
permit, orbits       

(2)
accept, revolves

(3)
experience, circles

(4)
assume, went

(5)
challenge, spins

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Answers 

1(5)    2(2)    3(3)   
4(1)    5(3)      6(2)    
7(4)      8(2)     9(1)     
10(2)