CDS English Exam Paper – 14 February 2016

Selecting Words

Directions – for the following 20 (twenty items).
In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of three words marked (a), (b), and (c),one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the three. Mark the letter, viz. (A), (B) or (C), relating to the word on your answer sheet. Examples K and L have been solved for you.
K. The [A. boy/ B. horse/ C. dog] was in the school in shimla.
L. [A. she/ B. it/ C. he] was home sick.

Explanation : out of the list given in item K, only ‘boy’ is the correct answer because usually, a boy, and not a horse or a dog, attends school. So ‘(A)’ is to be marked on the answer sheet for item K, you have to read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits best.

passage
I was engaged in many activities and i wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without
31. A. Wish / B. Action / C. Idea

Is undeveloped thought. Action without
32. A. thought / B. wish / C. idea

Is folly. Of course we
33. A. never / B. belatedly / C. sometimes

Act on some impulse or
34. A. peaceful / B. uncontrollable / C. indisputable

Urge. if suddenly you throw
35. A. no / B. an / C. a

Brick at me and my
36. A. hand / B. wrist / C. finger

Goes up in front to
37. A. stimulate/ B. rescue / C. protect

myself , it is an automatic,
38. A. uncontrollable / B. instinctive / C. impulsive

Action and not a result
39. A. to / B. in / C. of

Deliberate thought. Our living is
40. A. made / B. conditioned / C. developed

By a series of automatic
41. A. thoughts / B. actions / C. wishes

From morning till night. anything
42. A. we / B. i / C. they

Do outside that common range of
43. A. thoughts / B. ideas / C. actions

However, has to be
44. A. proceeded / B. preceded / C. followed

By some measure of thinking.
45. A. some / B. if / C. the

More action and thought are
46. A. developed / B. allied / C. hostile

And integrated, the more effective
47. A. they / B. thoughts / C. we

Become and the happier you
48. A. appear / B. develop / C.grow

There will then be no
49. A. reconciliation / B. conflict / C. inflict

Between a wish to do something and
50. A. inability / B. probability / C. plausibility

To act.

Spotting Errors

Directions – for the following 15 (fifteen) items :
Each question in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C) . reach each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your response in the answer sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (D).

51. A. The hardly won freedom
B. Should not be lost
C. So soon
D. No error

52. A. I tried to meet the person
B. Whom are said
C. Was looking for me
D. No error

53. A. We looked after the thief
B. But he was
C. Nowhere to be found
D. No error

54. A. I hoped that the train
B. Will arrive on time
C. But it did not
D. No error

55. A. Their all belongings
B. Were lost
C. In the fire
D. No error

56. A. He was in the temper
B. And refused
C. To discuss the matter again
D. No error

57. A. the decorations in your house

B. are similar
C. to his house
D. no error

58. A. despite of the increase in air fares
B. most people still prefer
C. to travel by plane
D. no error

59. A. he told the boys that
B. if they worked hard
C. they will surely pass
D. no error

60. A. i shall write
B. to you
C. when i shall reach chennai
D. no error

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