Part – I (English)
Passage for reading comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the question set below it.
We save money mainly to meet our future needs. Some needs are urgent. Some are not, some needs can be prioritized and some can be put off easily and some can be scarified for economy. Whatever the motive for saving, it is a good means to a useful end. Savings stand us in a good stead and save us from hardships in rainy days.
But not all earning hands can save money easily. Owing to high cost of living it is hard for many earners to set aside some money for their future needs. In order to save some money, many work overtime. Many work part time after their regular daytime jobs. Most can only make both ends meet with sweat of their brows. Those who live below the poverty line can hardly have a square meal, Living full life is a daydream for them. Therefore, they stay content with what they can earn to live on.
Answer the following first ten (01-10) questions from the above passage you have just read.
1. How many kinds of needs are mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. four
B. five
C. six
D. seven
B. five
2. How many kinds of bread earners/ workers are mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
A. three
3. What is the main grammar person mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. first
B. second
C. third
A. first
4. What is main grammar person mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. first
B. second
C. third
C. third
5. What is meaning of the underlined phrase ‘stand us in a good stead”?
A. to be in a good position
B. to be worthwhile
C. to be useful or helpful to us when needed
D. to be effective at the right hour
C. to be useful or helpful to us when needed
6. What is meaning of the underlined phrase “in rainy days”?
A. in monsoon
B. in rainy season
C. in torrential rains
D. time when we will really need money saved
D. time when we will really need money saved
7. What is meaning of the underlined phrase ‘to set aside some money”?
A. to keep something in safe custody
B. keep some money to use later
C. to keep money in safe deposit
D. to keep money in fixed deposit
B. keep some money to use later
8. What is meaning of the phrase “make both ends meet”?
A. to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
B. to be able to survive with what one has
C. to live with means one can afford
D. to be in hand to mouth position
A. to earn just enough money to be able to buy the things you need
9. What is meaning of the underlined phrase “a square meal”?
A. rich food
B. delicious meal
C. a nutritious meal
D. a good satisfying meal
C. a nutritious meal
10. One main object and one main subject mentioned in the first paragraph and the second paragraph are ______ and _______ respectively.
A. savings, earnings
B. savings, work
C. needs, earning hands
D. savings and earning hands
A. savings, earnings
Note: Meanings of underlined words (synonyms and antonym contextual meanings in the given sentences
Synonyms
11. Boss praised the subordinate for doing a smart job.
A well-dressed
B. stylish
C. intelligent
D. Brilliant
D. Brilliant
12. Shakespeare is a giant among all English literary writers.
A great
B. monstrous
C. massive
D. significant
D. significant
13. Grandmother narrated a really funny story.
A. portrayed
B. recited
C. explained
D. related
C. explained
14. Many companies use cheap tricks for promotion to deceive
A. inexpensive
B. economical
C. mean
D. competitive
A. inexpensive
15. Everybody disliked his childish behaviour in the party.
customers.
A. immature
B. boyish
C. childlike
D. girlish
C. childlike
Antonyms
16. The job is not as rewarding as he expected to be.
A. lucrative
B. thrilling
C. nail-biting
D. disappointing
D. disappointing
17. Fiction writers exaggerate the situation to make it vivid and emphatic
A. underestimate
B. underwrite
C. Disregard
D. ignore
D. ignore
18. Faisalabad is famous for making very delicate lace shawls.
A. powerful
B. crude
C. muscular
D. Hard
B. crude
19. Fuzzy ideas are very difficult to comprehend.
A. Vague
B. clear
C. plain
D. logical
B. clear
20. Parents are anxious about their children’s future.
A. worried
B. careless
C. carefree
D. cool
C. carefree
Error detection
21. Neither you nor your sister are wrong in this case.
A. you
B. your sister
C. are
D. in
C. are
22. No sooner did he sees us, he disappeared in the market.
A. did
B. sees
C. disappeared
D. in
B. sees
23. You will now begin to work from dusk to dawn.
A. begin
B. to work
C. from
D. dusk to dawn
D. dusk to dawn
24. The book that you gave lie in a heap on the desk.
A. book
B. that
C. lie
D. a heap
C. lie
25. I met one of my best teacher today in the mall.
A. met
B. best
C. teacher
D. in the mall
C. teacher