CDS English Exam Paper – 08 September 2013

61. REPRIMAND
A. praise
B. reminder
C. rebuke
D. reward

62. PUNCTILIOUS
A. serious
B. careful
C. punctual
D. hardworking

63. DISCREET
A. mature
B. intelligent
C. clever
D. prudent

64. MOMENTOUS
A. time-tested
B. momentary
C. very important
D. hectic

65. PORTEND
A. profess
B. portray
C. think
D. foreshadow

66. ODIUM
A. illness
B. hatred
C. oddity
D. devious

antonyms
Direction – (Q. 67-86) each of the following twenty items consists of a word in capital letters, followed by four words of group of words. select the word that is furthest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

67. LAUDATORY
A. laughable
B. derogatory
C. abusive
D. detriment

68. PERTINENT
A. eloquent
B. distant
C. relevant
D. irrelevant

69. COLOSSAL
A. fragile
B. small
C. colourful
D. impressive

70. INDISPENSABLE
A. tolerable
B. superfluous
C. expensive
D. hostile

71. VINDICTIVE
A. forgiving
B. humane
C. polite
D. liberal

72. FRIVOLOUS
A. amusing
B. serious
C. confusing
D. teasing

73. TRANSIENT
A. lasting
B. moving
C. persistent
D. abiding

74. APPARENT
A. real
B. significant
C. unimportant
D. vague

75. SLACKEN
A. weaken
B. intensify
C. quicken
D. provoke

76. ZEAL
A. intolerance
B. inefficiency
C. senile
D. apathy

77. DEFILE
A. purify
B. pollute
C. disturb
D. glorify

78. FORTUITOUS
A. unfortunate
B. accidental
C. planned
D. ludicrous

79. AVERSION
A. promotion
B. attraction
C. hatred
D. passion

80. IMPERIOUS
A. characterless
B. impermanent
C. imperfect
D. submissive

81. MARVELLOUS
A. awful
B. mechanical
C. meaningless
D. unsentimental

82. VEXATION
A. comfort
B. slyness
C. fright
D. nervousness

83. DOLEFUL
A. aggressive
B. cheerful
C. tired
D. involved

84. SENILITY
A. virility
B. laziness
C. maturity
D. exhaustion

85. UNGAINLY
A. quick
B. short
C. awkward
D. graceful

86. SPORADIC
A. rare
B. frequent
C. sharp
D. coordinated

Ordering of sentences

Directions – (Q.87-104) in the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S1) and the final sentence (S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentence in reach have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. you are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentence and mark accordingly on the correct alternative.

87. S1 : his sisters recognized her at once.
S6 : as for the young prince, he found her more lovely and lovable than ever, and insisted upon marrying her immediately.
P : she embraced them, telling them she forgave them with all her heart.
Q : then she departed with the herald to the King’s palace.
R : they were not in the least surprised, for everybody believed in fairies, and everybody longed to have a fairy godmother.
S : she told her whole story to his majesty and the royal family.
The proper sequence should be –
A. R S Q P
B. Q P S R
C. P Q S R
D. P S Q R

88. S1 : no daily paper has ever found it’s way into this village.
S6 : they carry this with them to the trading centres in the plains and cities.
P : these travellers come from distant places.
Q : on their return journey they have news from the hills.
R : the only news the inhabitants get is from travellers.
S : on their way into the hills they bring new from distant plains and cities of india.
The proper sequence should be –
A. P Q S R
B. R P S Q
C. Q S P R
D. R Q P S

89. S1 : a stag was drinking water at a pool.

S6 : he was thus caught by the hunters.
P : he was admiring his shadow in the water.
Q : all of a sudden some hunters came to the pool.
R : from what he saw, he liked his horns, but he was rather unhappy about his legs.
S : his legs helped him in getting away from the hunters, but his horns were caught in a bush.
The proper sequence should be –
A. Q P R S
B. P Q R S
C. P R Q S
D. R P Q S

90. S1 : The wise men laughed at galileo for presuming to differ from the great aristotle.
S6 : both struck the ground together, as he had asserted that they would.
P : he then climbed to the top, carrying with him a ten-pound shot and a one-pound shot.
Q : so one morning he took some students and teachers to the base of the famous leaning tower.
R : balancing them on the edge of the tower, he let them fall together.
S : but galileo said he could prove his statement.
The proper sequence should be –
A. S Q P R
B. Q P S R
C. P R S Q
D. R S Q P

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