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Once, a teacher was
travelling (1) with a few of his followers. While they were travelling, they
happened to pass by a lake. They stopped there and the teacher told one of his
disciples, ‘‘I am thirsty. Please get me some water from that lake there.’’
The obedient disciple
walked up to the lake. When he reached there, he (2) that some people were
washing clothes in the lake water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart was
crossing through the lake. As a (3), the water had become very muddy and
turbid. The disciple though, ‘‘How can I give this muddy water to my teacher!’’
So he came back and told the teacher, ‘‘The water in there is very muddy. I
don't think it is fit to drink. So I did not bring it to you. Should I ask
those people to (4) their activities so that I can bring clean water for you?’’
The teacher did not reply. He simply smiled and said that he would like to rest
for a little while before (5) the journey.
After about half an
hour, the teacher asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him
some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time
he (6) that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down
and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a
pot and (7) it to the teacher.
The teacher looked at
the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, ‘‘See what you have
done to make the water clean. You let it be for a little while and the mud (8)
down on its own and you got clear water. Human mind is also like that. When it
is disturbed, one must just let it be. Give it a little (9). It will settle
down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will
(10) on its own. It is effortless.’’
1. (A) together
(B) besides
(C) also
(D) to
(E) along
2. (A) noticed
(B) caught
(C) finding
(D) seen
(E) seeing
3. (A) result
(B) problem
(C) cause
(D) effects
(E) answer
4. (A) lose
(B) continued
(C) stop
(D) forgot
(E) close
5. (A) end
(B) thinking
(C) reporting
(D) continuing
(E) start
6. (A) got
(B) see
(C) notice
(D) seen
(E) found
7. (A) hand
(B) bring
(C) brought
(D) present
(D) get
8. (A) ran
(B) settled
(C) threw
(D) scattered
(E) fell
9. (A) push
(B) happy
(C) minute
(D) time
(E) money
10. (A) settled
(B) happen
(C) settled
(D) clean
(E) occurred
Directions—Q. (11-15) :
Each sentence below has a blank, each blank indicating that something has been
omitted. Choose the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence as whole.
11. ............. of
being told to leave early, she late very late.
(A) inspite
(B) despite
(C) though
(D) even
(E) still
12. All the houses in
that area .......... similar.
(A) find
(B) look
(C) same
(D) not
(E) was
13. She ........... the
book store last week.
(A) went
(B) visited
(C) seen
(D) go
(E) gone
14. Anju was feeling
homesick so she .......... to her hometown last month.
(A) left
(B) visit
(C) returned
(D) run
(E) gone
15. Rachna's wedding
dress was ........ by her sister.
(A) make
(B) stitch
(C) create
(D) designed
(E) tear
Directions—Q. (16-25) :
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or
idiomatic 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’.
(Ignore errors of punctuation if any.)
16. The teacher scolded
and (A) / punished all those (B) / students who had (C) / neglected their
homework. (D) No Error
17. The actor has
declined (A) / to performance the stunts in (B) / his next movies because (C) /
of his back injury. (D) No Error (E)
18. Out of all the (A)
/ candidates who appeared (B) / for the interview only (C) / three were selected. (D) No error. (E)
19. Of later they (A) /
have started using paper (B) / and cloth carry-bags instead (C) / of plastic
ones. (D) No Error. (E)
20. Today morning she
said (A) / that she would buy (B) / the groceries on her (C) / way home by
work. (D) No Error. (E)
21. Suraj had not lose
(A) / confidence even after (B) / losing the singing (C) / competition last
year. (D) No Error (E)
22. She could not (A) /
attend the function (B) / as her flight to (C) / Pune was delayed. (D) No Error
(E)
23. Many students have
(A) / volunteered to help (B) / the NGO in keeping (C) / the city clean. (D) No
Error (E)
24. The kids were (A) /
delighted when they (B) / saw an elephant at (C) / the zoo yesterday. (D) No
Error. (E)
25. People do not have
(A) / access to basically necessities (B) / like potable water in (C) / many
parts of the country. (D) No Error (E)
Directions—Q. (25-30) :
In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. There are
numbered (1), (2), (3) and (4). One of these words printed in bold may either
be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the
word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of the word is
your answer. If all the words printed bold are correctly spelt and appropriate
in the context of the sentence then mark (5) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your
answer.
26. They wish (A) to
donate (B) some clothes (C) to the orphannage. (D) All correct (E)
27. Shweta surprised
(A) everyone by (B) coming earlier (C) than expected. (D) All correct (E)
28. I think (A) we
should (B) take a write (C) turn from this junction. (D) All correct. (E)
29. He bought (A) a
mobile (B) phone from a shope (C) near this his house. (D) All correct. (E)
30. She conted (A) the
money (B) before putting (C) it in her bag. (D) All correct (E)
Directions—Q. (81-45) :
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words/phrase have been printed in bold to help your locate them while
answering some of the questions.
A princess who was not
only known for her beauty but also for her intelligence and quick wit, wanted
to marry a man who was more intelligent and learned as compared to her. She was
not too concerned about his looks or wealth. One day she told her father, ‘‘I
have decided. Let any man ask me eight questions. If I am unable to answer even
one of them, I will marry him.’’ The king was well aware of his daughter's
intelligence. He asked her, He asked her, ‘‘And what if you answer all the
questions?’’ he asked. ‘‘Then that man will be rejected and will not be given a
second chance,’’ she answered. The king agreed reluctantly as he had no choice
left.
The next day an
announcement was made in the kingdom, about the princess' challenge. Many
suitors came to the place to try their luck but the princess was too clever for
them. She answered all their questions in no time.
The king was now
worried about his daughter's marriage. Thus he decided to take the help of its
trusted friend who was a great teacher. The teacher heard the king's story and
after giving it some thought, said that he had a solution. He reassured the
king that he would send his brightest student to question the princess. The
next day a very handsome young man arrived at the palace. He was dressed in
simple clothes. He announced that he had eight questions for the princess. The
king summoned the princess. The young man's first question was, ‘‘How many
stars are there in the sky?’’ The princess replied, ‘‘The number of stars in
the sky is equal to the amount of hair on a goat.’’ His next question was,
‘‘Who has the most beautiful child in the world?’’ To this she answered,
‘‘Every child is the beautiful one for its mother.’’ Thus, every mother
possesses the most beautiful child in the world. His third question was, ‘‘Who
has hands and is yet consider handless?’’ The princess replied, ‘‘A rich man
who does not share his wealth.’’ The young man's next question was, ‘‘Who has
eyes but is still blind?’’ The princess replied, ‘‘A man without compassion who
does not see the suffering the exists in the world.’’. The young man then
showed a picture of a dilapidated palace to the princess and asked her what it
meant. By now the princess was sure that the young man was as intelligent as
her. Her reply was, ‘‘The picture shows that a house with a weak foundation is
bound to collapse’’ be it a palace or a hut.’’ The young man then showed
another picture to the princess. This one was of an old lady collecting
firewood, while carrying a heavy load on the back. The princess smiled and
replied, ‘‘This picture depicts human greed’’ The woman has already collected
more firewood than what she can carry. Yet she does not want to give up and go
home.’’ Now, the princess had answered six questions accurately. There were
only two questions left. The young man's seventh question was, ‘‘Princess,
which is the question that can't answer?’’ The princess was stumped at this
question. If she told him the answer, the young man would ask that question as
the last one, and if she did not answer it, she would lose anyway. She accepted
defeat and told the king that she would like to marry this intelligent man.
31. What did the king
do in order to find a suitable husband for husband for his daughter.
(A) He asked his
trusted minister to go and find a suitable husband for his daughter?
(B) He helped the
suitors by providing questions to be asked
(C) He consulted his
trusted friend who was the great teacher
(D) He asked his
daughter to marry a man who was not as intelligent as her
(E) He found a wealthy
and handsome prince for her
32. According to the
princess, who has the most beautiful child in the world?
(A) The princess'
mother
(B) Every mother
(C) The young man's
mother
(D) The king's mother
(E) The king's friend
33. Why was the king
worried?
(A) None of the suitors
could outsmart the princess and thus lost the challenge
(B) The princess wanted
to marry a pauper
(C) The suitors were
too smart as compared to the princess
(D) The princess could
not answer the eight question asked by the suitors
(E) No one showed up to
face the princess' challenge
34. What kind of a man
did the princess want to marry?
(A) Someone who was
good looking
(B) Someone who was
more clever than the king
(C) Someone who was
Wealthier than her
(D) Someone who was
brave
(E) Someone who was
cleverer than her
35. Which of the
following is true according to the given passage?
(A) The princess could
not answer a single question
(B) The young man was
not as intelligent as the princess
(C) The king was reluctant
to let the princess marry the young man
(D) The princess
answered all the questions asked by the young man
(E) None is true
36. What was the young
man's eighth question?
(A) He showed a picture
of a dilapidated palace, to the princess and asked her to interpret it
(B) He did not ask the
eighth question at all
(C) He showed a picture
of an old woman collecting firewood with a load on her back, to the princess
and asked her to interpret it
(D) He asked the
princess, how many stars were there in the sky
(E) He asked the
princess, which was the question that the princess would not know the answer to
37. What did the
princess decided in the end?
(A) That she would never
get married
(B) That she wanted to
ask the young man eight questions
(C) That she wanted to
marry a man of her father's choice
(D) That she wanted to
marry another suitor
(E) that she wanted to
marry the young man
38. Arrange the
following incidents in a chronological order as they occurred in the passage.
(1) The princess
accepted defeat
(2) The young man
showed a picture to the princess
(3) The princess
decided to marry an intelligent man
(4) The teacher sent
his student to ask questions
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 4 2 1
(E) 2 1 4 3
39. What was the young
man's sixth question?
(A) He showed a picture
of an old woman collecting firewood with a load on her back, to the princess
asked her to interpret it
(B) He showed a picture
of a dilapidated palace, to the princess and asked her to interpret it
(C) He asked the
princess, which was the question that the princess would not know the answer to
(E) He did not ask the
sixth question at all
40. Which of the
following may be an appropriate title for the given passage?
(A) The foolish
princess
(B) The helpless king
(C) The brightest
student
(D) Eight questions for
the princess
(E) The questions
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some questions are wrong like 36 39 he dont ask the eighth one
ReplyDeleteSorry for the inconvenience Kamal. Corrected them now. Please check.
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Hi sivani mam, this is supriya...
ReplyDeleteThanks for this model paper. It was really very helpful.. But i have some doubts in q.18 and Q.19.. How the answers came wat was d wrong. Please clarify my doubt madam.
And mam the answer for question no. 36 will be B.. but u have given as E. So please explain me the ans madam..
Thanks in advance.
Q. 18 : "The" is used to refer to specific or particular nouns only Priya. But here we're not pointing any specific person. So you shouldn't use "THE" here.
DeleteQ. 19 : The expression "Of later" was wrong.
Q. 36 : Yep you are correct. The correct answer is B (its a typing mistake, corrected now)
Hope it helps. Good day
dear madam, the answer of Q18 is a. but there was another mistake- at option (D) it is "three 'was' selected", while it should be "three were selected". please check it. thank you
DeleteThats a typing mistake bristi. corrected now. Thank you so much for the correction.
DeleteDear Team
ReplyDeletePlease correct the 26th question & 36th one...
In Q.26, D must be the answer as orphanage is the correct spelling
In Q.36, B must be the correct answer as there was no eight question...
Also, in Q. 39 the correct answer must be (A), the princess asked about the greedy lady carrying log of woods...
Just some errors in the paper, rest it was a good mock test for everyone. Thanks a lot friends :) Take care !
Sorry for the Inconvenience Tanya. We need to recheck the options before posting them. Anyways thank you so much for the support and help. Corrected them now.
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No problem dear :) Just made you aware of the typos.I know it happened :) Good day ! Take care, thanks a lot for such a nice mock test :)
DeleteCan you please explain the answer for Q. 40. I am a bit confused among option (C) and (D)
Trow some light on the reason you chose (C) as the answer please
We choose this option according to the protagonist's point of view Tanya. This is the only option with adjective which tells the quality of the protagonist of our story.
DeleteWhy no "D"? This would be the perfect option if the young man asks the princes 8 questions. Of course he supposed to ask, but the matter settled with only 7 questions :D so we felt option D is irrelevant.
Hope it helps
Oh ! Yes, I got the point here. Thanks a lot :) Take care !
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ReplyDeleteIt is really helpful for all the candidates appearing IBPS CWE 2012, Thanks a lot and all the best for all students.
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ReplyDeletemam, please provide explanation for sentence correction :)
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ReplyDeletemam plzzz explain answers of error detection section in detail..so it will be helpful for us..plzzzzz
ReplyDeletemam plzzz expain answers of error detection section in detail..it'll be helpful for us
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