Dear Bank Aspirants we are providing practice English questions set for LIC AAO and Syndicate manipal PO exam. Try to solve these Mixed Questions and share time taken to solve these Mixed Questions and share your attempt.
In English section Comprehension, Cloze test, Fill in the Blanks , rearrangement, spotting errors play important role in exam.
Directions (Q. 1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Several studies have (1) that folks who (2) engage in mentally challenging activities—like reading, doing crossword puzzles or playing chess (3) less likely to (4) dementia later in life. The difficulty comes in figuring out (5) their good fortune is a direct (6) of their leisure activities or whether their continuing pursuit of these pleasures merely (7) good genes for cognitive function.
A 20-year survey of 469 elderly people living in the Bronx, New York, tried to get to the (8) of this chicken or egg question by following subjects who (9) no signs of dementia in the first seven years of the study. The results. which were published in 2003, showed that reading and playing board games or a musical instrument was (10) with a decreased risk of Alzehimer's disease or other forms of dementia. (11), those with the strongest habits (12) the greatest benefits. Participants who solved crossword puzzles four days a week, for instance, had a 47% (13) risk of dementia than those who do the puzzles once a week. By the same (14), several studies have suggested that older folks who are socially active — (15), for example, do volunteer work or attend religious services - have a reduced risk of dementia.
1.
1) done
2) performed
3) found
4) led
5) ensured
2.
1) seldom
2) never
3) absently
4) reluctantly
5) regularly
3.
1) seem
2) have
3) were
4) refrain
5) ascertain
4.
1) cure
2) engage
3) embarrass
4) develop
5) form
5.
1) that
2) low
3) when
4) why
5) whether
6.
1) goal
2) result
3) measure
4) route
5) offer
7.
1) encourages
2) reflects
3) enhances
4) engenders
5) threats
8.
1) height
2) cause
3) bottom
4) dilemma
5) Anxiety
9.
1) had
2) conceal
3) reserve
4) force
5) accumulate
10.
1) bereft
2) together
3) envisaged
4) associated
5) anticipated
11.
1) Luckily
2) Certainly
3) Intriguingly
4) Unfortunately
5) Obviously
12.
1) targeted
2) demonstrated
3) desered
4) demanded
5) expected
13.
1) more
2) greatly
3) sharper
4) steeper
5) lower
14.
1) token
2) way
3) analogy
4) example
5) author
15.
1) they
2) always
3) same
4) who
5) many
Answers
1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (1)
4. (4)
5. (5)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (1)
10. (4)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (5)
14. (1)
15. (4)
Directions (Q. 1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Several studies have (1) that folks who (2) engage in mentally challenging activities—like reading, doing crossword puzzles or playing chess (3) less likely to (4) dementia later in life. The difficulty comes in figuring out (5) their good fortune is a direct (6) of their leisure activities or whether their continuing pursuit of these pleasures merely (7) good genes for cognitive function.
A 20-year survey of 469 elderly people living in the Bronx, New York, tried to get to the (8) of this chicken or egg question by following subjects who (9) no signs of dementia in the first seven years of the study. The results. which were published in 2003, showed that reading and playing board games or a musical instrument was (10) with a decreased risk of Alzehimer's disease or other forms of dementia. (11), those with the strongest habits (12) the greatest benefits. Participants who solved crossword puzzles four days a week, for instance, had a 47% (13) risk of dementia than those who do the puzzles once a week. By the same (14), several studies have suggested that older folks who are socially active — (15), for example, do volunteer work or attend religious services - have a reduced risk of dementia.
1.
1) done
2) performed
3) found
4) led
5) ensured
2.
1) seldom
2) never
3) absently
4) reluctantly
5) regularly
3.
1) seem
2) have
3) were
4) refrain
5) ascertain
4.
1) cure
2) engage
3) embarrass
4) develop
5) form
5.
1) that
2) low
3) when
4) why
5) whether
6.
1) goal
2) result
3) measure
4) route
5) offer
7.
1) encourages
2) reflects
3) enhances
4) engenders
5) threats
8.
1) height
2) cause
3) bottom
4) dilemma
5) Anxiety
9.
1) had
2) conceal
3) reserve
4) force
5) accumulate
10.
1) bereft
2) together
3) envisaged
4) associated
5) anticipated
11.
1) Luckily
2) Certainly
3) Intriguingly
4) Unfortunately
5) Obviously
12.
1) targeted
2) demonstrated
3) desered
4) demanded
5) expected
13.
1) more
2) greatly
3) sharper
4) steeper
5) lower
14.
1) token
2) way
3) analogy
4) example
5) author
15.
1) they
2) always
3) same
4) who
5) many
Answers
1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (1)
4. (4)
5. (5)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (1)
10. (4)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (5)
14. (1)
15. (4)
Dear Bank Aspirants we are providing practice English questions set for LIC AAO and Syndicate manipal PO exam. Try to solve these Mixed Questions and share time taken to solve these Mixed Questions and share your attempt.
In English section Comprehension, Cloze test, Fill in the Blanks , rearrangement, spotting errors play important role in exam.
Directions (Q. 1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Several studies have (1) that folks who (2) engage in mentally challenging activities—like reading, doing crossword puzzles or playing chess (3) less likely to (4) dementia later in life. The difficulty comes in figuring out (5) their good fortune is a direct (6) of their leisure activities or whether their continuing pursuit of these pleasures merely (7) good genes for cognitive function.
A 20-year survey of 469 elderly people living in the Bronx, New York, tried to get to the (8) of this chicken or egg question by following subjects who (9) no signs of dementia in the first seven years of the study. The results. which were published in 2003, showed that reading and playing board games or a musical instrument was (10) with a decreased risk of Alzehimer's disease or other forms of dementia. (11), those with the strongest habits (12) the greatest benefits. Participants who solved crossword puzzles four days a week, for instance, had a 47% (13) risk of dementia than those who do the puzzles once a week. By the same (14), several studies have suggested that older folks who are socially active — (15), for example, do volunteer work or attend religious services - have a reduced risk of dementia.
1.
1) done
2) performed
3) found
4) led
5) ensured
2.
1) seldom
2) never
3) absently
4) reluctantly
5) regularly
3.
1) seem
2) have
3) were
4) refrain
5) ascertain
4.
1) cure
2) engage
3) embarrass
4) develop
5) form
5.
1) that
2) low
3) when
4) why
5) whether
6.
1) goal
2) result
3) measure
4) route
5) offer
7.
1) encourages
2) reflects
3) enhances
4) engenders
5) threats
8.
1) height
2) cause
3) bottom
4) dilemma
5) Anxiety
9.
1) had
2) conceal
3) reserve
4) force
5) accumulate
10.
1) bereft
2) together
3) envisaged
4) associated
5) anticipated
11.
1) Luckily
2) Certainly
3) Intriguingly
4) Unfortunately
5) Obviously
12.
1) targeted
2) demonstrated
3) desered
4) demanded
5) expected
13.
1) more
2) greatly
3) sharper
4) steeper
5) lower
14.
1) token
2) way
3) analogy
4) example
5) author
15.
1) they
2) always
3) same
4) who
5) many
Answers
1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (1)
4. (4)
5. (5)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (1)
10. (4)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (5)
14. (1)
15. (4)
Directions (Q. 1-15): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
Several studies have (1) that folks who (2) engage in mentally challenging activities—like reading, doing crossword puzzles or playing chess (3) less likely to (4) dementia later in life. The difficulty comes in figuring out (5) their good fortune is a direct (6) of their leisure activities or whether their continuing pursuit of these pleasures merely (7) good genes for cognitive function.
A 20-year survey of 469 elderly people living in the Bronx, New York, tried to get to the (8) of this chicken or egg question by following subjects who (9) no signs of dementia in the first seven years of the study. The results. which were published in 2003, showed that reading and playing board games or a musical instrument was (10) with a decreased risk of Alzehimer's disease or other forms of dementia. (11), those with the strongest habits (12) the greatest benefits. Participants who solved crossword puzzles four days a week, for instance, had a 47% (13) risk of dementia than those who do the puzzles once a week. By the same (14), several studies have suggested that older folks who are socially active — (15), for example, do volunteer work or attend religious services - have a reduced risk of dementia.
1.
1) done
2) performed
3) found
4) led
5) ensured
2.
1) seldom
2) never
3) absently
4) reluctantly
5) regularly
3.
1) seem
2) have
3) were
4) refrain
5) ascertain
4.
1) cure
2) engage
3) embarrass
4) develop
5) form
5.
1) that
2) low
3) when
4) why
5) whether
6.
1) goal
2) result
3) measure
4) route
5) offer
7.
1) encourages
2) reflects
3) enhances
4) engenders
5) threats
8.
1) height
2) cause
3) bottom
4) dilemma
5) Anxiety
9.
1) had
2) conceal
3) reserve
4) force
5) accumulate
10.
1) bereft
2) together
3) envisaged
4) associated
5) anticipated
11.
1) Luckily
2) Certainly
3) Intriguingly
4) Unfortunately
5) Obviously
12.
1) targeted
2) demonstrated
3) desered
4) demanded
5) expected
13.
1) more
2) greatly
3) sharper
4) steeper
5) lower
14.
1) token
2) way
3) analogy
4) example
5) author
15.
1) they
2) always
3) same
4) who
5) many
Answers
1. (3)
2. (5)
3. (1)
4. (4)
5. (5)
6. (2)
7. (1)
8. (3)
9. (1)
10. (4)
11. (3)
12. (2)
13. (5)
14. (1)
15. (4)
