English Quiz For Bank Exam

Directions (1-15): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Have you ever seen an elephant waiting ___(1)___ a tent at the circus? He stands there ___(2)___, restrained by only a rope attached to a stake in the ground. Why does not the elephant just ___(3)___ the stake up and run to ___(4)___? Certainly, he is___(5)___ enough to do so?

When the elephant is ___(6)___, the stake holds him. In fact the elephant tries ___(7)___ to free himself, chaffing and cutting his leg in the ___(8)___ .He soon learns not to try and pull up the stake and ___(9)___ cannot rest of his life. Aren't we a lot like that elephant? Are there things that are holding you back that really do not have the ___(10)___ to do so?

Limits are thrown at us every day. Each day we have a ___(11)___ to accept or ____(12)____ them. This is an attempt made to attack the limitations that hold you back from ___(13)___ all that you can be .I believe that each of us was made on purpose, for a ___(14)___ and to reach that purpose we have to pull up the ___(15)___and run.

1.

(1) beside  

(2) on  

(3) beneath

(4) outside  

(5) over

2. 

(1) Patiently 

(2) Impatiently 

(3) Waiting

(4) shaking 

(5) Shivering

3. 

(1) move  

(2) pull  

(3) push

(4) pick  

(5) pick

4. 

(1) freeze  

(2) forever 

(3) freedom  

(4) exile  

(5) restraint

5. 

(1) strong  

(2) weak  

(3) feeble

(4) heavy  

(5) light

6. 

(1) old  

(2) young 

(3) big

(4) Huge  

(5) minor

7. 

(1) fiercely 

(2) ferociously 

(3) vigorously

(4) violently 

(5) vehemently

8. 

(1) way  

(2) pride 

(3) movement

(4) Process 

(5) programme

9. 

(1)believes 

(2) wishes 

(3) faiths

(4) Fails  

(5) regrets

10. 

(1) strength 

(2) stamina 

(3) power

(4) willingness 

(5) unwillingness

11. 

(1) choice  

(2) option 

(3) limit

(4) Check  

(5) measure

12. 

(1) get  

(2) retain 

(3) expect

(4) reject  

(5) relinquish

13. 

(1) being  

(2) become 

(3) getting

(4) becoming 

(5) unbecoming

14. 

(1) purpose 

(2) present 

(3) past

(4) package 

(5) anytime

15. 

(1) stall  

(2) stairs 

(3) stack

(4) stake  

(5) stature

Answers Key:

1)  4  2)  1  3)  2  4)  3  5)  1  6)  2  7)  2  8)  4  9)  1  10)  3  11)  1 12)  4  13)  4  14)  1   15)  4

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