English Language Practice Test for IBPS Bank Exams - Set 13

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Hi friends,  I am Shravan again. Here I am sharing the Part 13 of English Language Practice Test taken from News Papers. Happy Reading :)

Directions (Q 1 - 5) : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5).

1. In order to (1) / ensure quick service (2) / please give us all the required (3) / details as quick as possible. (4) / No error (5). 

2. When we heard the name (1 ) / of our leader uttered (2) / respectfully by the foreigners (3) / we felt pride of him. (4)/ No error (5).

3. Jamshedji knew that (1 ) / an industrial revolution can (2) / brought in the country (3) / by setting up iron & steel industry. (4 ) / No error (5). 

4. Your television set (1) / is superior to (2) / our television set (3) / by all respects. (4) / No error (5). 

5. Responsibilities includes (1) / working with the editors (2) / on all aspects (3) / of the editorial process. (4) / No error (5). 

Directions (Q 6 - 10) : Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3), (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 5) as the answer. 

6. Attempts by both parties to reach for a consensus have not been successful. 

1. reach at 
2. to reach 
3. in reaching to 
4. to reach upon 
5. No correction required 

7. He is working hard to succeed for the examination. 

1. for succeeding 
2. for success off 
3. to succeed in 
4. for success into 
5. No correction required 

8. Anil's friends have convinced him with-drawn his resignation. 

1. in withdrawing 
2. for withdrawal of 
3. to withdraw 
4. to withdrawn 
5. No correction required 

9. He was quite upset how we refused his request for a loan. 

1. that we refuse 
2. hen we refused 
3. while we refused 
4. where we refused 
5. No correction required 

10. He tried hardly and that led to his success. 

1. Hardly had he tried 
2. Had he tried hardly 
3. He had tried hard 
4. He had tried 
5. No correction required 

Directions (Q.11 - 15) : In each of the following sentences there are two blanks. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denot-ed by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) 5). Rnd out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks to make sentence meaningfully correct. 

11. Nothing undermines the communication of a changed vision more than ______ on the part of key ______   that seems inconsistent with the vision. 

1. anything, issues 
2. behaviours, players 
3. advocacy, managers 
4. something, personnel
5. philosophy, problems 

12. Poetry is the language of the imagination and ______   It relates to whatever gives ______   pleasure or pain to the human mind.

1. thinking, permanent 
2. analysis, temporary 
3. passions, immediate 
4. circumspection, sporadic
5. visualisation, constant 

13. Although religion does not ______ the acquisition of wealth, tenor of its teaching is to ______ an attitude of indffference to worldly things. 

1. proclaim, prohibit 
2. inhibit, induce 
3. manifest, proud 
4. delink, develop 
5. allow, criticise 

14. Students should be ______ to realise that the real goods of life are spiritual, love of things of the spirit and ______ of their fellowmen. 

1. made, service 
2. allowed, needs 
3. believed, service 
4. made, devotion 
5. professed, involvement 

15. You will see signs of  ______ everywhere, which speak well for the ______ of these people.

1. decoration, senses 
2. clear, debris 
3. beauty, careful 
4. industry, prosperity 
5. repairs, extravaganza 

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