Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct word/phrase: We don’t know what __________ him to commit this crime.
A)
excited
B)
roused
C)
prompted
D)
attracted
'Prompted' means caused or induced him to act.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'The manager said to his assistant, “Let the customers in.”'
A)
permission
B)
order
C)
suggestion
D)
both (b) and (c)
The manager is issuing an order.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words: 'He told me what his father told him.'
A)
co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
The clause is a noun clause serving as the object of 'told'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The __________ news from the war front is very disappointing.
A)
next
B)
further
C)
latest
D)
nearest
'Latest news' means the most recent news.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the author’s suggestion to bring down prices?
A)
Government should control the white cement market.
B)
Production capacity should be increased.
C)
Usage of white cement in other areas should be reduced.
D)
Competition among manufacturers of cement paints and tiles should be reduced.
The passage suggests reducing usage of white cement in other areas to bring prices down.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the sentence and choose the correct option: 'Everyone wonders how she completed this work.'
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
The embedded 'how' clause functions as a dependent clause, so the sentence is complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: 'If I were you, I would not care for such a man.'
A)
suggestion
B)
possibility
C)
advice
D)
order
The sentence expresses advice.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Fill in the blank with the correct part of speech: The robbers not only injured the landlord but also decamped __________ booty.
A)
off
B)
to
C)
about
D)
with
'Decamped with booty' means left with the stolen goods.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: He told me what his father told him.
A)
co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
'What his father told him' is the object of 'told', so it is a noun clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom in the sentence: His most trusted friend proved to be a snake in the grass
A)
a hidden enemy
B)
cowardly and brutal
C)
an unreliable and deceitful person
D)
low and mean
A snake in the grass is a hidden enemy or danger.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Based on the passage provided, why is the price of cement going up?
A)
Because the Government is controlling the quota.
B)
Because of export of white cement.
C)
Because of extensive usage of white cement for construction.
D)
None of the above.
The passage attributes the price rise to exports of white cement.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the author’s suggestion to bring down prices?
A)
Government should control the white cement market.
B)
Production capacity should be increased.
C)
Usage of white cement in other areas should be reduced.
D)
Competition among manufacturers of cement paints and tiles should be reduced.
Reducing competing non-essential uses of white cement was the suggested way to ease the price pressure.
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
In this context, 'idle' means inactive or lazy.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: Nine days’ wonder
A)
a place of divinity
B)
to be awestruck
C)
a short-lived glory
D)
a fairy-tale
A 'nine days' wonder' is something that attracts attention only briefly.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: I shall go to the place where my friend lives.
A)
relative clause
B)
adjective clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
'Where my friend lives' modifies 'place', so it is an adjective/relative clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: Rich as he is, he is not happy.
A)
noun clause
B)
principal clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
co-ordinate clause
'Rich as he is' expresses a concessive condition and functions adverbially.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: Since my brother came, he has been teaching.
A)
Co-ordinate clause
B)
adverb clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
'Since my brother came' gives the time/reason relation and functions as an adverb clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the given 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
The sentence contains a main clause plus a subordinate noun/adjective construction, so it is complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the given sentence and choose the correct option: You permit me and I shall leave the room.
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
Two independent clauses, 'You permit me' and 'I shall leave...', are joined by 'and', 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
'Will be waiting' is the future progressive tense.
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 consequence 'you will be refused admission' functions as a threat.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Identify the notion/concept expressed by the sentence: If I were you, I would not care for such a man.
A)
suggestion
B)
possibility
C)
advice
D)
order
The speaker gives advice in 'If I were you...'.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the phrase in the sentence: She exhibited remarkable sang froid during the crisis
A)
temper
B)
irritation
C)
composure
D)
anger
French 'sang-froid' means composure or calmness under pressure.
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 an important input in tile manufacturing.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: Loaves and fishes
A)
a square meal
B)
bread and butter
C)
paupers and beggars
D)
worldly benefits
'Loaves and fishes' refers figuratively to worldly/material benefits.
