JMDi ACADEMY
Test Paper - 3
SYNONYMS
1. CENSURE
(a) Criticize (b) appreciate (c) blame (d) abuse
2. DILIGENT
(a) Industrious (b) indifferent (c) intelligent (d) energetic
3. CONTEMPLATION
(a) Consideration (b) meditation (c) deliberation (d) speculations
4. ADULATION
(a) Duration (b) argument (c) flattery (d) institution
5. QUIVER
(a) Quarrel (b) quicken (c) waver (d) tremble
6. BEAUTIFUL
(a) Handsome (b) alluring (c) appealing (d) attracting
7. MOMENTOUS
(a) important (b) temporary (c) fleeting (d) monumental
8. INFATUATION
(a) emotion (b) passion (c) imagination (d) compassion
9. CONSIGNEE
(a) Delegate (b) representative (c) nominee (d) messenger
10. TRAMP
(a) wanderer (b) cheat (c) traveller (d) pilgrim
11. PENURY
(a) Poverty (b) Petty (c) Phony (d) Pathetic
12. AFFECTATION
(a) Adoration (b) Artificiality (c) Appreciation (d) Proficiency
13. The deputy inspector General made a PERFUNCTORY inspection of the police station.
(a) Thorough and complete (b) Superficial
(c) Done as a routine but without interest (d) intensive
14. The decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima was a GRAVE one.
(a) Serious (b) Momentous (c) Instinctive (d) Impulsive
15. A scientist generally carries out his investigations EMPIRICALLY.
(a) By intuitively (b) By verbally
(c) Through written communication (d) By observation and experiment
16. He is employed in an ORDNANCE factory.
(a) Orthodox (b) Arms and ammunition
(c) Electrical and electronic (d) Ordinary and common
17. He is A Sycophant who tries to win over politicians.
(a) A psychologist (b) An opportunist (c) An unscrupulous man (d) A flatterer
18. AROUSE
(a) Disenchant (b) discourage (c) cease (d) incite
19. EVIDENT
(a) Unclear (b) dubious (c) hidden (d) obvious
20. CONGENIAL
(a) Cordial (b) harsh (c) hateful (d) unfriendly
ANTONYMS
21. ANIMOSITY
(a) Love (b) lust (c) luck (d) loss
22. ALTERCATION
(a) Explanation (b) challenge (c) compromise (d) opposition
23. COAX
(a) Dull (b) dissuade (c) active (d) speed
24. ERUDITE
(a) Educated (b) unscholarly (c) scholarly (d) possessive
25. AFFLUENT
(a) High (b) poor (c) rare (d) fluent
26. PAROCHIAL
(a) Narrow (b) international (c) global (d) world wide
27. FALLIBLE
(a) Unerring (b) reliable (c) falsehood (d) trustful
28. IMPERTINENT
(a) Arrogance (b) appropriate (c) respectful (d) modest
29. ROUGH
(a) refined (b) charming (c) Smooth (d) polite
30. RATIFICATION
(a) disapproval (b) disagreeable (c) denial (d) disturbing
31. The man at the gate had a FORBIDDING appearance.
(a) Handsome (b) Lenient (c) Filthy (d) Mild
32. This is a TRIVIAL matter.
(a) Important (b) Small (c) Easy (d) Difficult
33. VINDICTIVE
(a) Forgiving (b) Humane (c) Polite (d) Liberal
34. FRIVOLOUS
(a) Amusing (b) Serious (c) Confusing (d) Teasing
35. TRANSIENT
(a) Lasting (b) Moving (c) Persistent (d) Abiding
36. APPARENT
(a) Real (b) Significant (c) Unimportant (d) Vague
37. He will never TURN DOWN your request.
(a) Turn up (b) Turn over (c) Reject (d) Accept
38. Real happiness does not lie in MATERIAL possessions alone.
(a) Physical (b) Essential (c) Spiritual (d) Manual
39. I was upset by his HOSTILE attitude.
(a) Friendly (b) Negative (c) Positive (d) Inimical
40. Ashoka was a MAGNANIMOUS king.
(a) Small (b) Petty (c) Kind (d) Majestic
IDIOMS / PHRASES
41. When he saw the snake he took to his heels.
(a) ran away in fear (b) went in fear
(c) walked slowly (d) jumped fast
42. He has to abide by the hard and fast rule of the company.
(a) Flexible (b) strict (c) difficult (d) honest
43. She goes to her mother’s house off and on.
(a) Frequently (b) rarely (c) occasionally (d) sometimes
44. The robber murdered, the woman in cold blood for the sake of the jewels.
(a) A murder done without feeling (b) a murder done in revenge
(c) a murder done in great anger (d) a murder done in enmity
45. Indians are going places in the field of software technology.
(a) Going abroad (b) going to spaces
(c) talented and successful (d) friendly and amicable
46. The poet drew on his fancy, not his knowledge of Nature, when he wrote his poem on birds.
(a) used his poem on birds (b) used his knowledge
(c) used his imagination (d) used his skill
47. My neighbour had to pay through his nose for a brand new car.
(a) Pay huge loans (b) pay a reasonable price
(c) pay an extremely high price (d) make a quick buck
48. Very ambitious people do not like to rest on their laurels.
(a) To be unhappy (b) to be motivated
(c) to be impatient (d) to be complacent (self satisfied)
49. If he phones again, I am going to give him a piece of my mind.
(a) To be nice to him (b) to take revenge on him
(c) to reprimand him (d) to support him
50. The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.
(a) Postpone (b) wait and see
(c) allow it to take its own course (d) prevent
51. Ramesh takes after his father.
(a) Follows (b) imitates (c) obeys (d) resembles
52. They made no bones about acknowledging their debt to his genius.
(a) Did not have any hesitation in (b) did not have any faith in
(c) demanded compensation for (d) had problems in
53. It is evident from the minister’s statements that head will roll in the Secretariat.
(a) Transfers will take place (b) heads will be cut off
(c) people will die (d) dismissals will occur
54. During the last moments of his life, the criminal made a clean breast of everything he had done.
(a) Showed his breast (b) fought like a hero
(c) confessed without reservations (d) faced bravely
55. An axe to grind
(a) Attack aggressively (b) suffer a lot
(c) betray somebody (d) have a selfish interest
56. He went on sowing wild oats: he reaped suffering in his later life.
(a) Inviting troubles as a boy (b) Warning others as a youngman
(c) Irresponsible pleasure seeking in young age (d) Sowing grains called oats when young
57. I don’t know why she has become stand –offish recently.
(a) Angry (b) hilarious (c) indifferent (d) unmanageable
58. Why don’t you put an end to blowing your own trumpet?
(a) Playing your own trumpet to produce music
(b) Making too much noise
(c) Praising your own abilities and achievements
(d) None of these
59. I knew he had an axe to grind and turned down his offer of help.
(a) A blunt axe (b) a sharp tongue
(c) a private interest to serve (d) a tendency to fight
60. The saint’s life was an open book.
(a) An uncomplicated one (b) one that held no secrets
(c) an example to all (d) an interesting biography
COMPREHENSION
Passage – 1
Poverty is a complex problem. It is far more than an economic condition. We measure it usually in terms of
income but forget that poverty embraces a whole range of circumstance, including lack of access to
information and to basic services like nutritional diet, health care, and education. It results in a loss of cultural
identity and destroys traditional knowledge. Poor people become marginalized and suffer from exploitation
and loss of human dignity.
61. Which of the following sentences comes close to the meaning of the sentence, “Poverty embraces a whole range of
Circumstance”?
(a) There are lot of angles to poverty
(b) There are several section in the society which are poor
(c) There are several types of poverty
(d) Poverty is solely an economic issue
62. What way do you think ‘lack of access to information’ affects poor people?
(a) They don’t get information about how to improve their conditions
(b) They didn’t get newspapers to read at all
(c) They can’t go to school and read books
(d) They don’t get information about schemes of getting rich
63. What do you think ‘cultural identity’ is important?
(a) A sense of cultural identity gives people self-respect and confidence
(b) Cultural identity defines the character of poor people
(c) It is important to have cultural identity to get jobs
(d) It is useful to have cultural identity because it brings your success
64. Which of the following sentences comes closest to the sentence” Poor people become marginalised?
(a) They are not given any benefit of nay government schemes
(b) They are ignored by the rich people
(c) They are the most ignored elements of the society
(d) They are the most disposed elements of the society
65. What do you think is the tone of the passage?
(a) Objective but querulous (b) Descriptive and impassioned
(c) Argumentative and critical (d) objective and critical
Passage – 2
Brown and his men, huddling round a fire, ate the last of the food that Kassim had brought them that day. Cornelius
sat among them, half –asleep. Then, one of the crew remembered that some tobacco had been left in the boat, and said
he would go and fetch it. He did not think there was any danger in going to the creek in the dark. He disappeared down
the hillside and a moment later he was heard climbing into the boat and them climbing out again.
66. Consider the following statements
1. Brown and Cornelius sat round the fire.
2. Cornelius lay half-asleep at a little distance from the fire.
3. All the people sat round the fire.
Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) 1 and 3
67. One of them disappeared down the hill implies that
(a) The slope of the hill was slippery
(b) He fell from the edge of the hill
(c) There was suddenly a sea beside the hill
(d) He walked down the hill
68. ‘He didn’t think... in the dark’. This sentence actually implies that he
(a) Was bold and adventurous
(b) Was addicted to smoking
(c) Would face some trouble
(d) Was the only person who knew where in the boat tobacco was
69. What does the word ‘ huddling’ imply ?
(a) Moving around (b) Falling into a slumber
(c) Being close together (d) Merrymaking
Answers Key
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A A B C D A A B C A
Ques. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A B C A D B D D D A
Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. A C B B B C A C C A
Ques. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. D A A B A D D C A B
Ques. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans. A B C A C C C D C A
Ques. 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans. D A D C D c c C C B
Ques. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans. A A A C D B D A C
