Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'Unless you pay you will be refused admission.'
A)
advice
B)
affirmative
C)
threat
D)
prohibition
The conditional sentence expresses a threat of refusal.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Which of the following words has the same meaning as the word ‘idle’ as used in the passage?
A)
lazy
B)
clumsy
C)
large
D)
excess
'Idle' means lazy/inactive.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'He denied to have sold spurious drugs to the customers.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
Same as row 149: the construction is treated as a complex sentence in the source taxonomy.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'I shall go to the place where my friend lives.'
A)
relative clause
B)
adjective clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
The 'where' clause qualifies the noun 'place', hence adjective clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'May you live long!'
A)
strong possibility
B)
likelihood
C)
determination
D)
wish
'May you live long!' is a wish/blessing.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: A horse is __________ like an elephant.
A)
not
B)
never
C)
nothing
D)
none
The standard expression is 'not as ... as'; among the given choices, 'not' is required.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: His chances are __________ than mine.
A)
less
B)
lesser
C)
few
D)
fewer
'Fewer' is used with countable plural nouns such as chances.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: I had injured my knee four years ago but I have been feeling pain in it __________.
A)
even now
B)
since
C)
until now
D)
ever since
'Ever since' correctly links a past event with a continuing condition.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'You permit me and I shall leave the room.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The conjunction joins two independent clauses, making a compound sentence.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: He comes __________ a good family.
A)
out of
B)
off
C)
of
D)
from
The idiom is 'come from a good family'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Morning walk is a good exercise, therefore everybody should walk.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb, so it is compound.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'She will be waiting for me when I reach her home.'
A)
future possibility
B)
future progressive
C)
wish
D)
possibility
The sentence uses future progressive for an action in progress at a future time.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: Because of the bitter experiences of the past he __________ everywhere.
A)
disbelieves
B)
suspects foul
C)
sees a danger
D)
smells a rat
'Smells a rat' means suspects something wrong or suspicious.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'Rich as he is, he is not happy.'
A)
noun clause
B)
principal clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
The underlined concessive clause is an adverb clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The tiger jumped __________ the stag.
A)
on
B)
upon
C)
at
D)
with
The natural collocation is 'jump upon/on the stag'; 'upon' is the intended answer.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: The brilliant students will be __________ scholarships.
A)
rewarded
B)
awarded
C)
forwarded
D)
honoured
Scholarships are 'awarded' to students.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Although they were tired, they worked late into the night.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
'Although they were tired' is a subordinate clause, so the sentence is complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'The verdict of the Judges that he is guilty has been challenged.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
It is a complex sentence because the subordinate clause 'that he is guilty' is embedded in the noun phrase.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: Dishonesty is always detrimental __________ progress in life.
A)
on
B)
in
C)
to
D)
for
The standard collocation is 'detrimental to'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'Since my brother came, he has been teaching.'
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
adverb clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
The subordinate 'since' clause is an adverb clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The profits will be equally divided __________ the two partners.
A)
among
B)
by
C)
with
D)
between
With two partners, the correct preposition is 'between'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Which of the following is correct according to the passage?
A)
White cement is not used in the manufacture of paint.
B)
White cement forms a minor part of tile manufacturing.
C)
White cement is very important for tile manufacturing.
D)
White cement is used only for making paints.
White cement is very important for tile manufacturing.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'The old lady goes for a walk in the morning.'
A)
progressive
B)
habitual
C)
possibility
D)
locative
The sentence expresses a habitual action.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'I do not know whom she is teaching.'
A)
noun clause
B)
relative clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
adjective clause
The embedded 'whom' clause functions as a noun clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: On seeing the police approach, the miscreants __________.
A)
cooled their heels
B)
wore at their heels
C)
took to their heels
D)
took upon their heels
'Took to their heels' means ran away quickly.
