Competitive Examination - SOF IEO - STD 4 - Past QP - 2014 - B

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SECTION - WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

FOR QUESTIONS 1 TO 12, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

Example Potato chips are             .

A. creamy            B. silky                  C. crunchy

1. It rained so ______________ last night that the roof started to leak.

A. solidly             B. seriously         C. heavily

2. We are going                            the south for our holidays. All the best beaches are in the south of my country.

A. on                    B. in                      C. to

3. Robin grew up to be _____________ sporty nor clever.

A. either              B. both                 C. neither

4. Hey friends! I think we have holidays for _____________ week in December and not just for two days.

A. the                   B. all                     C. a

5. You start the engine of a car by ______________ the key.

A. switching        B. turning            C. putting

6. Why don’t you go out and play, ______________ of sitting at home all the time?

A. instead            B. in spite            C. in fact

7. Excuse me. I ___________, if I could ask you for a favour.

A. wondered      B. was wondering            C. have been wondering

8. It’s a big car factory; six hundred people are __________ there.

A. employee       B. employer        C. employed

9. Welcome to ‘The Royal Hotel’! I __________   you a pleasant stay here.

A. hope                B. desire              C. wish

10. Oh! You are back. Did you enjoy your trip __________ the beach?

A. on                    B. to                     C. in

11. Where is the pen, I gave you? You haven’t returned it. What have you __________ with it?

A. done                B. been doing    C. doing

12. I __________ a lot of milk, but I don’t drink much now.

A. was drinking                 B. used to drink                C. was used to drink

REARRANGE THE WORDS TO FORM A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE.

Example

cat / the / curiosity / killed

a             b             c             d

A. a c d b             B. c d b a             C. b d c a

13. vanished / thin air / the thief / into

a             b             c             d

A. b a d c             B. d c b a             C. c a d b

SECTION - READING

FOR QUESTIONS 14 TO 20, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

MONGOOSE

Mongooses are primarily found in Africa. They cover most of the continent. Some species occupy parts of southern Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. They are generally terrestrial mammals, but some are semi-aquatic, and others are at home in the treetops.

Ranging in size from the 7-inch-long (18-centimetre-long) dwarf mongoose to the 2-foot-long (60-centimetre-long) Egyptian mongoose; these sleek mammals have long bodies with short legs and long snouts.

They normally have brown or grey fur, and a number of species have striped coats or ringed tails.

Mongooses live in burrows and are predators, feeding on small animals such as rodents, birds, reptiles, frogs, insects and worms. Some species supplement their diet with fruits, nuts and seeds. Creative hunters, mongooses are known to break open the birds’ eggs by throwing them with their paws toward a hard object.

Famously, some species of mongoose will boldly attack venomous snakes such as cobras. The most celebrated of these is Rudyard Kipling’s fictional Rikki-tikki-tavi, based on an ancient fable and included in The Jungle Book.

In the 1800s, mongooses were introduced to several islands in Hawaii and the West Indies in order to control the rodent populations on sugarcane plantations. Today, this effort has come back to haunt these islands as mongooses threaten the survival of various native species, particularly birds. However, in their natural environments mongooses are currently threatened themselves due to habitat loss.

14. The Egyptian mongoose is __________ long.

A. 18 cm              B. 180 cm            C. 60 cm

15. Mongooses in the West Indies also eat __________.

A. birds                 B. sugarcane       C. other mongooses

16. Mongooses are creative hunters because they __________.

A. attack with their ringed tails   B. attack venomous cobras          C. break open birds’ eggs

17. Mongooses are found __________.

A. predominantly in Africa           B. all over Africa                              C. only in Africa

18. Mongooses have __________ legs.

A. smooth           B. short                C. shiny

19. Mongooses were introduced to the West Indies to control the             .

A. sugarcane problem    B. rodent problem           C. their own population

20. Currently, mongooses are threatened by        .

A. venomous cobras       B. native birds                   C. the loss of habitat

SECTION - SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 21 TO 24, CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

Example

Steve: ‘I live in a big city.’

Jill: ‘       .’

A. I live near the park     B. So do I            C. I also

21. Guest: ‘Bye, then! Thanks for the lovely dinner.’

Host: ‘You are welcome. Bye! __________ .’

A. See you soon               B. All over again               C. All the best

22. Tom: ‘Do you want to go out and fly a kite?’

Sam: ‘I’m not feeling too well. __________.’

A. I’d like not      B. I’d prefer not                C. I’d rather not

23. John: ‘I know lots of people here.’

Amir: ‘Do you? I thought you said __________.’

A. you didn’t know anybody        B. you knew everybody                 C. you know somebody

24. Student: ‘I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the variety of books in the library.’

Library in-charge: ‘__________.’

A. Yes, we don’t have enough books

B. You can order books on the internet

C. We apologise for the lack of variety of books

FOR QUESTIONS 25 TO 30, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE EACH BLANK.

Hi Veena,

I hope you’re well. I’m writing to _____(25)_____ you to my party on Saturday evening. There are two reasons, I’m having this party; one is to _____(26)_____ the completion of the exams and the other is, because it’s my birthday. The party is at my house, _____(27)_____ the food is coming from my auntie’s restaurant. She makes the _____(28)_____ samosas in the world. Apart from that, there will be pizzas and ice creams.

The party will start at 5 pm, but could you come a bit _____(29)_____ to help prepare everything? Please come. Could you also bring your football? _____(30)_____ had a puncture last week and it has not been fixed yet. We could all play with yours. I will take out all my board games and we will have fun.

See you at the party! Helen

25. A. tell            B. invite               C. ask

26. A. celebrate B. be happy        C. party

27. A. and           B. but                   C. when

28. A. most         B. awesome       C. best

29. A. soon         B. quickly            C. early

30. A. It                B. Mine C. That

SECTION - ACHIEVERS SECTION

FOR QUESTIONS 31 AND 32, CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD/PHRASE TO COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE.

31. I can’t hear you very well. Can you speak __________ a little?

A. out    B. in       C. up

32. You can take __________ bus. They will all drop you at the town hall.

A. any    B. some               C. many

REARRANGE THE WORDS TO FORM A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE.

33.         dog / a nice / found our / person

a             b             c             d

A. b a c d             B. b d c a             C. a c b d

FOR QUESTIONS 34 AND 35, CHOOSE THE BEST REPLY TO COMPLETE EACH CONVERSATION.

34. Mohan: ‘Shall I tell Sameer that you ate all his lunch?’ Vikas: ‘No,       .’

A. I’d prefer it, if he didn’t know

B. I should think he doesn’t know

C. I feel he’ll not come to know

35. Beginning of a letter: It was nice to hear from you my friend. Ending of the same letter:               .

A. I looked forward to hearing from you

B. Please do not hesitate to contact me

C. Hope to hear from you soon

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