CDS English Exam Paper – 16 September 2012

31. Which of the following statements best describes the nature of the conductor ?
A. he was dutiful
B. he was a law-abiding person
C. he liked dogs
D. he was unfriendly and malicious

32. “It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind that raved along the street cut like a knife”, this sentence gives us an idea of –
A. a lonely night-bus journey
B. an unbearable cold night
C. the wind at the time that was still and cold
D. the hardship of author’s journey

Passage III

Before an armed robber locked Mary Graves in the sweltering trunk of her car, she dialed an emergency number on her portable telephone and slipped it to her three-year-old daughter. Though confused, the little girl saved the day. She told emergency operators that her mother was locked in the trunk. Although she didn’t know where she was, she provided some important clues; she could see airplanes and the sky, according to the transcript of the emergency phone call. The operator called Tampa international airport police, who searched the top floor of the airport parking garage where the car was parked. The operator told the girl to honk, enabling the police to locate the car and free Mrs. graves.

33. The clues provided by the little girl suggest that the car was parked.
A. outside but adjacent to the airport
B. by the main street of the city
C. at the airport
D. in a parking garage in the side-lane

34. The passage indicates that the girl was –
A. clever and brave
B. had the maturity of an adult
C. coy and shy
D. worried and excited

35. The girl helped the police trace the car by –
A. shouting loudly
B. making too much din
C. shrieking frightfully
D. sounding the horn

36. Through the passage, the writer suggests the importance and utility of –
A. education of little children
B. parking garages
C. portable telephones
D. airports

Passage IV

For days i trudged from one property-dealer to another, from one ‘to-let’ notice to another, with the estimated advance money tucked safely in the inner lining of my handbag, but in vain. At one place they needed a couple, at another a young man, and at another they wished to know my employment status. And i realized that i was a freak called the single woman and the job status being nothing more than a freelance writer with hardly any assignments in hand, only dreams of making it some day. So the dream-house remained far away, gradually turning into a fantasy.

37. The author “trudged from one property-dealer to another” means that the author –
A. had to walk a lot of distance
B. had to do a brisk walk to save the time
C. visited several property-dealers without any success
D. acquired a good knowledge about the property-dealers of that area

38. According to the passage, the author was –
A. a novelist
B. an independent writer
C. a publisher of journals
D. an unemployed person

39. Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage ?
A. people always let out their houses to well employed persons only
B. people always let out their houses only to couples
C. single jobless women find it difficult to rent a house
D. women always dream of a house

Passage V

Martin had many little tricks highly entertaining to his son. On an evening, returning from the market, he would buy a paper mask, the head of a hissing dragon. He would put it on the knock at the door. On opening the door, the boy would be terrified for a moment, but only for a moment, for he would soon remove it and the two would roll with mask and knock at the door for his father to open. Martin had to act as if he was paralysed with fear.

40. Martin played his little tricks because –
A. he was very much interested in them
B. he wanted to terrify his son
C. his son got pleasure from them
D. it was his habit to make tricks

41. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate desciption of the mask ?
A. it is a mask looking like a dragon with long tail and covering the whole body of martin
B. it is a mask looking like the head of a dragon with its tongue hanging out
C. it is a mask looking like an animal with horns, wings and a pair of ferocious eyes emitting fire
D. it is a mask looking like the head of a king cobra

42. The father and son rolled with laughter after the –
A. father put on the mask
B. opening of the door
C. son saw the mask
D. father removed the mask

Spotting Errors

Directions – (Q. 43-60) each question in this section has a sentence with three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any part and indicate your answer against the corresponding letter i.e., (A) or (B) or (C). if you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (D).

43. A. The scientist was seemed
B. to be excited
C. over the result of his experiment
D. no error

44. A. the student could not answer the teacher
B. when he was asked to explain
C. why he was so late that day
D. no error

45. A. john could not come
B. to school
C. as he was ill from cold
D. no error

46. A. though she has aptitude in mathematics
B. i won’t allow her to take it up as a subject of study for the master’s degree
C. because i know the labour involved with tell upon her health
D. no error

47. A. i am not familiar with
B. all the important places in this town
C. although i have been living here since two years
D. no error

48. A. if i would be a millionaire
B. i would not be wasting my time
C. waiting for a bus
D. no error

49. A. until you begin to make a better use of your time
B. i shall not shop
C. finding fault in you
D. no error

50. A. neither of the two boys
B. is sensible
C. enough to do this job
D. no error

51. A. they left
B. their luggages
C. at the railway station
D. no error

52. A. you will get
B. all the informations
C. if you read this booklet carefully
D. no error

53. A. she sang
B. very well
C. isn’t it ?
D. no error

54. A. he is working
B. in a bank in new delhi
C. for the past several months
D. no error

55. A. there is no question
B. of my failing
C. in the examination
D. no error

56. A. he is going everyday
B. for a morning walk
C. with his friends and neighbours
D. no error

57. A. her relatives could not explain to us
B. why did not she come for the wedding
C. as she was expected
D. no error

58. A. he was prevented to accept the assignment
B. because he was a government employee
C. and as such barred from accepting such assignments
D. no error

59. A. if you repeat this mistake
B. i will informs to your father
C. and do not blame me then
D. no error

60. A. lieutenant anand was short and muscular
B. with shoulders that bulged impressively
C. against his smart uniform

D. no error

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