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Directions 1 to 5: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D
between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence of six sentences

1.

1. It is often said that good actors can get out of
play more than the author has put into it.

A. A good actor, bringing to a part his own talent,
often gives it a value that the layman on reading the play had not seen in it,
but at the utmost he can do no more than reach the ideal that the author has
seen in his mind’s eye.

B. In all my plays I have been fortunate enough to
have some of the parts acted as I wanted; but in none have I had all the parts
so acted.

C. That is not true.

D. He has to be an actor of address to do this; for
the most part the author has to be satisfied with an approximation of the
performance he visualized.

6. so obviously inevitable, for the actor who is
suited to a certain role may well be engaged and you have to put up with the second
or third best, because there is no help for it.

(a) BACD          (b)
DACB             (c) CADB               (d) DCBA

2.

1. I can think of no serious prose play that has
survived the generation that gave it birth.

A. They are museum pieces.

B. They are revived now and then because a famous part
tempts a leading actor, or a manager in want of a stop-gap thinks he will put
on a play on which he has no loyalties to pay.

C. A few comedies have haphazardly traveled down a
couple of centuries or so.

D. The audience laugh at their wit with politeness and
at their farce with embarrassment.

6. They are not held nor taken out of themselves.

(a) CDBA           (b)
CBAD               (c) ABDC            (d) BACD

3.

1. The wind had savage allies.

A. If it had not been for my closely fitted helmet,
the explosions might have shattered my eardrums.

B. The first clap of thunder came as a deafening
explosion that literally shook my teeth.

C. I didn’t hear the thunder, I actually felt it – an
almost unbearable physical experience.

D. I saw lighting all around me in every shape
imaginable.

6. It was raining so torrentially that I thought I
would drown in midair.

(a) BCAD            (b)
CADB             (c) CBDA               (d) ACDB

4.

1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a
power greater than that of the mortals – the name given to such a power by
individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice.

A. Logically, therefore such a power should be
remembered in good times also.

B. Their other philanthropic contributions include the
construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurudwaras.

C. Industrial organizations also contribute to the
veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies
and festivities organized by the employees.

D. This power provides an anchor in times of
adversity, difficulty and trouble.

6. The top management/managers should participate in
all such events, irrespective of their personal choice.

(a) CADB           (b)
BCAD            (c) DACB             (d) DBCA

5.

1. A thorough knowledge of the path or course to be
followed is essential for achieving success.

A. Seniors must show the path clearly by laying down
the precise expectations of the management in terms of job description, key
result areas and personal targets.

B. They should also ‘light the path’ by personal
example.

C. Advice tendered or help offered must be objectively
evaluated for its effectiveness in achieving the desired goal.

D. A display of arrogance and a false sense of
‘self-worth’, in order to belittle those who come to help prove dysfunctional.

6. The individuality of each employee must be
respected.

(a) CDAB         (b)
CADB               (c) BADC                (d) ABCD

Directions: 6 – 8: From the given alternatives, select
the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between
the bold words.

6. lying : perjury

(a) statement : testimony

(b) seeing : observing

(c) taking : stealing

(d) eating : dining

7. prehistoric : medieval

(a) Akbar : British

(b) present : future

(c) Shakesphere : Tennyson

(d) colossus : elephant

8. loud : stentorian

(a) mild : noisy

(b) painful : prickly

(c) adjective : descriptive

(d) bright : resplendent

Directions 9 to 10: Fill in the blanks of the
following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the
four alternatives.

9. On dark night a Darvesh ________ passing by a dry
well.

(a) wasn’t

(b) happened to be

(c) discovered in

(d) found to

10. Nordisk have recently __________ a product called
Glucometer.

(a) started

(b) commissioned

(c) launched

(d) begun        

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Answers

1(c)    2(b)    
3(a)    4(c)     5(d)    
6(a)   7(b)    8(d)    
9(b)    10(c)