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.
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
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
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
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
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.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Which of the following statements is false according to the passage?
A)
White cement is a controlled product.
B)
Increase in price of white cement is not because of production problem.
C)
Price rise in white cement would upset cement tile market.
D)
Most cement paint manufacturers are from small scale sector.
White cement is not described as a controlled product in the passage, making that statement false.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: I do not know whom she is teaching.
A)
noun clause
B)
relative clause
C)
adverb clause
D)
adjective clause
'Whom she is teaching' functions as the object/complement of 'know', so it is a noun clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Pick the correct clause of the underlined words in the sentence: He could not utter a single word to his son who, when he arrived, was in a dejected mood.
A)
co-ordinate clause
B)
noun clause
C)
principal clause
D)
adjective clause
'Who ... was in a dejected mood' modifies 'son', so it is an adjective/relative clause.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the given 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
Two independent clauses joined by 'therefore' make it compound.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
What is the crisis being faced by the cement tile manufacturers as described in the passage?
A)
White cement is priced very low.
B)
White cement prices are very high.
C)
White cement is being exported.
D)
White cement is not of good quality.
The cement-tile manufacturers' crisis is the very high price of white cement.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the given sentence and choose the correct option: Everyone wonders how she completed this work.
A)
compound sentence
B)
simple sentence
C)
complex sentence
'How she completed this work' is a subordinate clause, making the sentence complex.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: To kiss the dust
A)
to be humiliated
B)
to humble oneself
C)
to surrender
D)
to worship someone
'Kiss the dust' means to be defeated/surrender.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Analyse the given 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
As written, the sentence is complex because the infinitive phrase expresses the complement of 'denied'; the intended classification in the test is complex.
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)
'Let the customers in' is an order/instruction.
Steno Gr-III • 2015
Indicate the correct meaning of the idiom: Chip of the old block
A)
a piece of sculpture
B)
building materials
C)
a superb work of art
D)
the son resembling the father
'A chip off the old block' means a son who resembles his father.
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: 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
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.
