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General English for SBI Clerks

Directions (Q.1-5): Rearrange the following seven sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the below questions.

(A) He was sitting in the hope that if a cart passed that way, the cart driver would give him a lift and he would reach his village.
(B) He had nothing to pay, therefore he could not go.
(C) The weather was extremely hot and that lame man was unable to move on because his crutch had broken.
(D) In the meanwhile a cart arrived there.
(E) He requested the cart-driver to give him a lift but the cart man demanded fare.
(F) For a long time, no other cart arrived; therefore, he slept under a tree.
(G) Once a lame sailor was sitting on the way which led to a village.

1. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) G     2) B      3) D     4) A      5) C

2. Which of the following is the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
1) A      2) F      3) B      4) D     5) G

3. Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) B      2) A      3) C      4) D     5) F

4. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
1) G     2) F      3) E      4) C      5) B

5. Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) C      2) D     3) A      4) B      5) E

Directions (Q.6-10): In each of the following sentences, a word or a group of words has been printed in bold. From the five answer choices given below, pick out one which substitute the bold word or group of words correctly without changing the meaning of the sentence.

6. He resigned to his fate as was left with no choice.
1) He has resigned to his fate
2) He resigned to his fate himself
3) He resigned himself to his fate
4) He resigned for his fate himself
5) No correction required

7. Ravi's father went to the school yesterday to know his son's progress.
1) Father of Ravi went to school
2) Ravi's father had gone to the school
3) Ravi's father went to school
4) Ravi's father had been going to the school
5) No correction required

8. Mr. Shyamsundar, the secretary of the union is visiting Delhi next week.
1) Mr. Shyamsundar, secretary of the union
2) Shyamsundar, a secretary of union
3) Shyamsundar, only secretary of union
4) Shyamsundar, the union secretary
5) No correction required

9. Nothing can be predicted about the result as both the contestants are running neck to neck.
1) are running neck and neck
2) are running neck over neck
3) are running neck on neck
4) are running neck upon neck
5) No correction required

10. In these days of rising prices of essential commodities, it is difficult to make both ends meet.
1) to have both ends meet
2) to make the both ends meet
3) to make ends meet
4) to help both ends meet
5) No correction required

MEANINGS:
★ Exhort = urge, encourage
★ Predict = expect
★ Neck and neck = having equal chance
★ Make both ends meet = to live
★ Heed = care
★ Rebuke = scold
★ Sole = only
★ Exclaim = wonder
★ Reiterate = say repeatedly
★ Referendum = vote for decision about a subject★ Antagonise = oppose
★ Helm = top
★ Soar = go up
★ Summit = highest point
★ Affirm = say firmly
★ Denounce = criticise, oppose
★ Outcry = cry
Applaud = praise
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